New and dark light years

Chapter 515 The advantage is mine
Zi Feng donned her magnificent purple robes, which enveloped her exquisite body, before transforming into a wisp of smoke and departing with Xiao Juan.

She planned to return to the Yang residence to stay.

Anyway, Li Lin has absorbed the primordial yin energy in her body, so her great-grandson won't cause trouble for the time being.

She landed in the air and found the entire Yang mansion in a mess.

But there were still a few servants with sorrowful expressions working.

When they saw the purple phoenix descend, they were somewhat at a loss, and then immediately knelt on the ground and bowed in worship.

"Little Rong'er, I'm entrusting her to you." Zi Feng withdrew her divine sense and began to fall asleep.

Without the primordial yin energy, her body would become weak.

But it wasn't all bad; the large amount of spiritual energy exchanged through dual cultivation was now dormant within her body.

Because she is a spirit, spiritual energy cannot provide any special effects for the time being, but it is already slowly transforming her body and soul.

If she engages in this kind of dual cultivation a few more times, when her spiritual energy surpasses the yin energy in her body, that will be the time for her identity to change.

This is why she said, "It's up to you whether you come or not."

Regardless of gender, they almost never let go of any opportunity to "improve themselves".

Consort You Rong returned to her body. Looking at the kneeling servants before her, she asked, "Father, Mother, and my elder brother's body, have they been properly buried?"

Her parents and elder brother had been killed by Zi Feng. She used to hate them intensely, but now she has come to terms with it.

Even if she hates him, what can she do? She and Zifeng have already become one, inseparable.

Besides, the fact that I survived was a result of the other side softening their stance.

This matter was a tangled mess for both her and Zifeng.

The group of servants breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly when they saw that Consort Yourong's demeanor had become familiar.

Although Consort Rong's temper wasn't particularly good, she wasn't a bloodthirsty person, and as long as there was no major mistake, her life was generally not in danger.

Consort Yourong then asked, "How has the family fared in the past two days?"

The steward replied, "Your Majesty, we don't have many people. When the Di people and the rebels came, we all hid in the secret passage. We even left some silver and some precious medicinal herbs in the main hall. They took the things and left without doing anything to the mansion."

Consort You Rong looked around and found that the house was indeed not damaged much, so she nodded in satisfaction: "Well done. I'm a little hungry, go and prepare some food."

"Yes!"

The steward and servants were overjoyed, knowing that the Imperial Concubine had not blamed them for using the secret passage without permission and for using the head of the household's money to save their lives.

"Oh, right." Yang Yourong pointed to the side: "This is Miss Xiaojuan, my personal attendant, understand?"

All the servants looked closely at Xiao Juan, memorizing her appearance.

The housekeeper looked at Xiaojuan, hesitant to speak.

He had actually met Xiao Juan before; after all, the Yang and Fang families had some dealings and had met before.

Consort You Rong returned to her room.

Some things inside were missing, but she didn't care; they were just worldly possessions.

She then lay lazily on her soft bed, her eyes still half-closed with sleep, looking extremely alluring.

Xiao Juan busied herself tidying up the mess and covering Consort You Rong with a light blanket.

She was a maid, and she was already used to these things.

Just then, Zi Feng's voice suddenly appeared: "Xiao Juan, you will also need to practice martial arts from now on."

Xiaojuan was taken aback: "Do I have to learn too? I'm almost twenty already."

“It would be a waste not to practice.” Zi Feng’s voice seemed to come from the void: “This is spiritual energy, pure spiritual energy. Last night, Xiao Rong’er took 90% of the benefits from the dual cultivation, and you got at least half of it. In the words of the martial arts world, you have obtained a great opportunity. Don’t waste it.”

"Okay, Xiaojuan understands."

Zi Feng then said to Consort You Rong, "You must practice too."

"Ah, do I want one too?" Yang Yourong asked, puzzled. "I'm a Noble Consort. How can a Noble Consort be involved in fighting and killing?"

"But you're just wasting..."

"Didn't you say that having more spiritual energy would automatically change one's physique, so that one wouldn't need to exercise much?"

"That's what I said..."

Yang Yourong squinted her long eyelashes and smiled, "Then it's fine. At worst, I can go to him for dual cultivation from time to time."

"Your idea is too lewd."

Xiao Juan nodded slightly beside her, her face showing a hint of joy.

She thought about the madness of last night.

Yang Yourong snorted: "Sister Feng, just tell me if you still want to or not."

Zi Feng remained silent.

But silence can be a form of agreement.

Yang Yourong chuckled and didn't say anything more, because she knew that sometimes pressing too hard could make some people angry.

After a while, Zi Feng said, "Xiao Juan, from now on you will stay by our side. When we have the opportunity to cultivate with Li Lin again, we will give you some benefits. But you must remember one thing: the key to cultivation is 'purity'. If you have an affair with another man, even if Li Lin cultivates with you again, it will not be effective."

Xiao Juan bowed and said, "This servant dares not have any other thoughts; I will obey Your Majesty's orders."

Zi Feng said with satisfaction, "You are quite lucky. You are not a virgin and are a maid, yet you have been able to get this opportunity."

Xiaojuan wholeheartedly agreed.

……

On the other side, Li Lin sat inside the city tower.

Although there was a fierce battle last night, there was no unpleasant smell in the room. The Consort You Rong had a natural peony fragrance. He didn't know if it was the Consort's effect or the effect of Zi Feng, the 'furnace'. In any case, it didn't matter to Li Lin. After all, the experience brought by Consort You Rong was indeed top-notch.

Whether in terms of the effectiveness of cultivation, or in any other aspect.

We can try to get to know each other more often in the future.

This wasn't because Li Lin was infatuated with beautiful women; it was all for the sake of spiritual energy... Yes, for the sake of spiritual energy.

Not long after, someone gently knocked on the door.

Li Lin said, "Come in."

The one who entered was a captain. He looked around and, seeing that no one was there, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sir, the rebel army of Da Shun attacked six of our passes. Although we have repelled them all, they have divided their forces in front of several passes and seem to be planning something big. What should we do?"

At this moment, Li Lin was using his mind to gently nourish the primordial yin energy that he had 'transferred' from Zi Feng.

Unlike ordinary yin energy, this primordial yin energy seems to be an energy at a more... fundamental level than spiritual energy.

The conversion is very slow, but the amount of spiritual energy extracted is exceptionally large.

He opened his eyes and said, "Let the Flying Cavalry Battalion conduct archery guerrilla warfare centered on the capital, slowly killing off the rebels' manpower, mainly to suppress their morale. No one is allowed to go out to fight without my order, but if the Flying Cavalry Battalion wants to enter the city for supplies, the passes must cooperate as much as possible."

The captain wrote it down.

Li Lin thought for a moment and then said, "The safety of the supply line must be ensured. Also... in my name, I will 'beg' for grain from the capital and see if they will give it to us."

The captain laughed: "Yes, sir."

The captain withdrew from the city wall and soon arrived in the military town.

At this moment, a group of mid-level officers, including captains, gathered around, along with several of Li Lin's personal staff. They all asked questions at once:

"Is there a woman in the adult's room?"

“I saw her from afar that day. It was Consort Rong. I had seen her from afar before. Her beauty was unparalleled. There could only be one other than her.”

"Could this be a honey trap set by the emperor?"

"Is that even possible? The emperor sending his own woman out?"

"There is no essential difference between a Noble Consort and a Concubine; it's not like she's being given to the Empress."

"Moreover, the rebels we recently captured said that the Great Shun King was also looking for Yang Guifei. If it weren't for finding her, he wouldn't have been so reckless and suffered a defeat."

"How could that wicked emperor be so evil? Can Your Excellency resist the seduction schemes of the most beautiful woman in the land?"

The captain, who was surrounded, shouted, "Stop! I'll tell you everything one by one."

He took a deep breath and said, "First of all, there are no women in the master's room."

Everyone cheered.

After all, Li Lin is still young, and young people like him are most vulnerable to beauty.

"Secondly, the order given by the master is very reasonable. He doesn't seem to have been bewitched. Everyone, disperse. The master is fine."

Only then did everyone disperse and go about their own business.

Li Lin was unaware of what was happening outside; he was still diligently refining the Yin Qi.

……

On a small hill only ten miles from the capital, the command tent of Zhang Zouzhi, the King of Da Shun, was stationed.

Around the small hill, there are 30,000 to 40,000 people protecting this place.

Zhang Zouzhi stood in the snow, looking at the capital city not far away, her eyes filled with reluctance.

He then thought of that beautiful noblewoman who had captivated him.

"You should be in the palace now... Wait, when I come back next time, I will definitely fight for the dragon throne, and then you will rightfully belong to me."

Zhang Zouzhi muttered to herself.

Just then, someone came over and said, "Your Majesty, all the leaders have sent messengers to inquire about the next course of action."

Zhang Zouzhi pondered for a moment and then asked, "How is the Di people doing?"

"According to the intelligence we have gathered, they have been completely annihilated by the military governor of Cangwu Road."

Zhang Zouzhi was somewhat surprised: "Completely annihilated? Those were Di people, warriors on horseback, who come like the wind. How could they be completely annihilated?"

"Li Lin blocked three passes leading north, and now that the weather is getting warmer and the river is about to thaw, the Di people had no choice but to dismount and forcefully attack the city. However, they were ambushed from the rear by Li Lin's four thousand cavalry, who, together with the infantry at the passes, attacked them from both sides."

Zhang Zouzhi asked, "The Di people won't surrender?"

"I heard that two thousand Di people intended to surrender, but Li Lin still ordered them all to be killed."

"So ruthless?" Zhang Zouzhi was somewhat surprised.

The man continued, "That's not all. I heard that the Di people once used captured women as hostages to try to get Li Lin to open the pass, but Li Lin killed the hostages along with them."

Zhang Zouzhi was silent for a while, then said, "I thought people didn't really believe that Li Lin was from the Li family of Jin County. Now it seems that, apart from truly great families, ordinary people can't raise such a ruthless young master."

No one nearby offered an opinion.

Because in his view, his own king was the truly ruthless one.

But these words, of course, cannot be spoken aloud.

He simply asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do next? Li Lin has already occupied all the passes, and we are trapped in this area of ​​the capital."

Zhang Zouzhi snorted: "This Li Lin is indeed a great enemy of my Great Shun. Back then, he was the one who forced me to Xiang County. Now he has come to the capital to cut off my retreat. But I am no longer the same as before. He has occupied six passes, so I will only attack one place. Order all the leaders to march towards Yuyang County and assemble. Since he dares to cast a wide net, I will focus on attacking one place."

"What if they come to our aid?"

“I’m going to force them out and fight us in the open field,” Zhang Zouzhi said confidently. “Li Lin’s troops number at most 30,000, while I still have 140,000 troops. No matter how you look at it, the advantage is on my side.”

The man beside him clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Your Majesty's insight is profound."

Hahahahaha!
Zhang Zouzhi smiled happily.

Li Lin rested in the city tower for another day, finally managing to digest most of the primordial yin energy.

He benefited greatly from this dual cultivation.

Just then, someone came in and said urgently, "Sir, according to intelligence from the Flying Cavalry Battalion, all enemy troops are advancing towards the pass of Yuyang County."

Li Lin got up, looked at the map for a while, and said, "It seems that the enemy has some courage and ability; they want to force us out of the city."

"Sir, what should we do?"

"Order the other five passes to reinforce the pass in Yuyang County. Since the enemy is forcing us to fight in the open, then let's fight." Li Lin paused and said, "I originally wanted to starve and freeze them to death, but in the end, I still have to send my men to fight desperately. It's a bit of a pity."

The captain, with tears in his eyes, said, "My lord, we have long since disregarded life and death for you in this campaign."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Live if you can... Go and tell all the military commanders and the leaders of the passes to be cautious and steady when leaving the city, and to try to coordinate with the other friendly forces. Do not be alone."

"As ordered."

"Also, order the cavalry to patrol near the capital. If they encounter the Imperial Guards leaving the city, find a way to notify us and try to restrain them."

The captain rose and hurriedly went to deliver the order.

This is the benefit of having a highly mobile army; there are many additional strategic deployments that can be implemented in both offense and defense.

……

Fei Xiuming was the battalion commander of the Flying Cavalry Battalion.

A seventh-rank military officer.

He was originally just a farmer, but after joining the army two years ago, he accidentally discovered that he had a talent for riding horses and then became a cavalryman.

They continued fighting and killing their way to their current location.

Even now, Fei Xiuming has not yet recovered from the immense sense of change.

He was just a farmer, how did he become a high-ranking official?

However, he was very clear about one thing: the military governor was his true benefactor.

He couldn't be bothered with any other ministers or emperors.

Although he was assigned to guard the capital and protect the rear, he was not very happy; he would rather go to the front lines and fight the enemy.

But he still dutifully guarded these city gates.

And at this time, the gates of the capital city were opened.

He mistook them for enemies and surrounded them with his men. Just as he was about to kill them, he discovered that the enemy force was small.

They were less like an army and more like a group of people dressed in bright colors who sang for money.

"Who are you people? What are you doing out here at this time?"

The pale-faced leader said in a high-pitched voice, "We are from the Pacification Commission. We have come out to announce the Emperor's decree to the Military Governor of Cangwu Road."

(End of this chapter)