New and dark light years

Chapter 528 Death Ends All Hatred
Yuecheng.

He Yuma sat in the room, watching the woman opposite him with a pair of green compound eyes chewing on a very hard piece of wood with her sharp mouthparts.

Humans can't eat this.

But insects can.

He Yuma simply sat and watched, showing no surprise whatsoever.

He's used to it.

Two years ago, he came to Yue County alone, and then to Yue City, where he witnessed this scene.

Yue County may not have much else, but it has a lot of Gu people.

At first he was very nervous, but later he found that these Gu people... or rather most of them, were not aggressive.

These Gu people eat grass or gnaw on trees and generally do not actively attack any living beings.

However, those carnivorous Gu people are extremely aggressive.

However, there aren't many carnivorous Gu people in Yuecheng, so as long as you avoid them, there shouldn't be any major problems.

He sat in the room for a while, and soon a man walked in from outside.

The man glanced at the woman wielding the Gu poison, then cupped his hands and said, "Hero He, I've brought what you wanted. Where is what I asked for?"

He Yumao took out a small box from his pocket.

The man took it, opened it, looked inside, and then put the small box away.

"Okay, the deal is done. I will leave Yuecheng immediately, and what happens after that is none of my business."

After saying this, the man stood up and was about to turn and leave.

"Wait!" He Yumao suddenly said.

"What further guidance do you have, Master He?"

"I heard you're going to Jin County?"

“Yes.” The man said, “Currently, Jin County and its surrounding areas have relatively good security and environment in the south. Although that military governor is not very friendly to people from the martial arts world, he is ultimately a good official. Even if I don’t think about myself, I have to think about my family. Living there for a long time should be a good idea.”

"Then help me deliver this to the military governor, and that will be my way of repaying the favor."

Another small box was taken out from the side.

Unlike the previous small boxes, this box is longer and looks like it's for holding books.

The man frowned: "This isn't the booklet you stole from the Qin army, is it?"

“You guessed right.” He Yumao nodded.

"You won't practice it yourself, but instead you'll send it to the military governor?"

"I told you, I owe him a favor."

The man was silent for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll embezzle it?"

"Zhang Xin of the Nine Cauldrons Sword, a promise as firm as ninety-nine cauldrons." He Yumao laughed, "In this martial world, if you can't trust anyone, then there's no one you can trust."

Zhang Xin sighed and said, "I can guarantee that this booklet will reach the Jiedushi, but I can't guarantee that no one else will have seen it."

"It's alright," He Yumao said with a smile. "The same technique can be practiced by some people and not by others. Some people who practice it will have extraordinary abilities, while others will only be ordinary. Take the paper-making technique, for example."

“You’re right.” Zhang Xin took the box in his hand. “Then I’m leaving. I’ll arrange for someone to collect your body.”

"Thank you."

"Why must we send it... Never mind."

Zhang Xin stopped talking and turned to leave.

After Zhang Xin left, He Yumao opened the small box.

Inside was a very exquisite hand crossbow.

Tang Clan's hand crossbow.

Unlike a powerful bow, a hand crossbow is concealed but quite powerful.

More importantly, the accompanying crossbow bolts have a pale green sheen.

This is a special kind of deadly poison, said to be almost certain to kill anything that is alive if it is poisoned.

Whether he is a human or an insect.

He Yumao took out the crossbow and then loaded the bolts one by one.

This crossbow can fire four shots in a row, meaning that as long as he can get within six zhang of Qin Tuo, he will have four chances to kill him.

He tucked the crossbow into his sleeve, stood up, and said to the woman with the Gu worm, "I should go now. Take good care of yourself from now on."

After saying this, He Yuma walked out of the room and gently closed the door behind him.

The room darkened, and He Yumao's footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

The woman with the Gu worms put down the wood in her hand, covered her face, and made hissing and chirping sounds, as if she were crying.

After leaving the house, He Yumao turned left and right, and came to a main street.

At this time, the street was under martial law, with soldiers guarding both sides of the street and at the intersections.

Ordinary people cannot get close at all.

However, it's still acceptable to 'observe' from a certain distance.

He Yumao hid in the crowd, about five zhang away, watching a group of people walk over from a distance.

The group of people were surrounding a sedan chair.

The person sitting in this sedan chair should be Qin Tuo.

Today is the day he went to the Zhenjun Temple to offer blessings.

It's something we do every year.

The sedan chair slowly approached, accompanied by the shouts of the soldiers clearing the way.

He Yumao stood quietly, watching, his expression calm.

The sedan chair slowly approached.

When they were still six zhang away from him, which was directly in front of the intersection, He Yuma made a move.

With his longsword drawn, he transformed into a streak of black light, flying towards the large red sedan chair with lightning speed.

His attack was too sudden; although several martial artists nearby noticed him, they were too late to help.

He Yumao's long sword pierced the sedan chair, and the enormous impact shattered and sent the entire front half of the sedan chair flying.

The inside was revealed.

Qin Tuo was indeed sitting in a sedan chair, and next to him sat a woman whose face was covered in insect shells.

Qin Tuo remained calm, while the woman held He Yumao's longsword between two fingers of her right hand.

His red compound eyes seemed to hold a hint of disdain.

He Yumao's expression remained unchanged. He tried to draw his longsword, but it wouldn't budge.

He immediately flicked his left hand, and a crossbow appeared in his hand. He pointed it at Qin Tuo's head and pulled the trigger four times in quick succession.

He Yumao's eyes were filled with the joy of revenge.

Whoosh whoosh!

The four short arrows were blocked less than an inch from Qin Tuo's head.

The Gu woman had another hand; her right hand held three arrows, and she used the center of her palm to catch the last arrow.

And the arrow pierced her palm.

However, the witch's face showed no sign of pain.

Seeing that his crossbow attack had failed, He Yuma was about to abandon his longsword and charge forward, biting and punching Qin Tuo to kill him.

But he suddenly froze, because he felt that he had no strength left in his body.

He then slowly looked down and saw that his abdomen had been pierced by two spider-like segments.

Fresh blood is dripping.

He Yuma coughed up a mouthful of blood helplessly. Just as he was about to speak, he felt his entire body being lifted into the air and landing on the roadside.

Then several martial artists rushed over and struck him with several powerful blows full of vital energy.

He Yuma didn't even have time to utter a sound of pain before he turned into a pile of minced meat.

But there was a hint of pleasure on his face as he died. A commotion arose, then quickly subsided.

Qin Tuo glanced at the pool of blood and flesh not far away and snorted, "A mere martial artist dares to try and assassinate me."

He then looked at the witch beside him and asked, "Are you alright? You're injured."

Because he saw that there was a crossbow bolt stuck in the witch's left palm.

Just as the witch was about to speak, she suddenly vomited a large pool of green liquid, and then her body slowly collapsed.

Qin Tuo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly hugged the woman with the Gu poison and shouted in terror, "Someone, quickly fetch a doctor, quick!"

……

About seven days later, Li Lin sat in the White Tiger Hall of the administrative office.

He looked at the officials below and asked, "Have you figured out the situation in Yangxu Military Town?"

At that moment, a captain stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said, "Sir, we have found out that in order to prevent our troops from sending out, the Tang family army specially dispatched three hundred elite soldiers who had eaten the flesh of the white elephant god, and they captured Yangxu military town with lightning speed."

"so smart?"

The captain nodded and said, "This group of people are all equivalent to the strength of a sixth-rank martial artist, and they also have some special supernatural abilities. For example, they can breathe fire and control lightning! These are no ordinary people, which is why Yangxu Military Town was captured before the beacon fires were even lit."

"Then why did they only capture Yangxu military town, while Liangshan military town, which is fifty kilometers away, remained unscathed?"

The captain said, "According to the information we have gathered, these people will have a long period of recuperation after using their supernatural powers. They can only be used as surprise troops, not as true regular elites."

Li Lin nodded to indicate that he understood.

The flesh of the White Elephant God does indeed have good effects, and it's not surprising that eating too much of it can grant supernatural powers. However, this thing is just a basic ingredient... Li Lin's true and most correct use is to refine pills. Simply eating it... only provides a strong nourishing effect.

This is normal, though. The Tang family was just lucky to obtain the flesh of the White Elephant God; they didn't have the skills to refine pills.

Therefore, the effect of the white elephant god's flesh in their hands was less than one-third.

“Then send a force to retake Yangxu Military Town,” Li Lin sighed. “I think Yangxu Military Town should be deserted by now.”

Everyone understood what Li Lin meant.

The Tang family army did this simply to time things perfectly and prevent Li Lin from ruining their important military campaign.

"Everyone, get back to work. We can't get involved in the Tang Family Army's affairs for now."

Tang Qi, as expected of the border army commander, used this 'blocking' tactic to make things quite difficult for Li Lin's side.

They could only watch as the other side rushed towards Dian County.

Both civil and military officials have left.

After finishing his business, Li Lin was about to go home when a personal guard came in to report something.

"My lord, there is a warrior kneeling by the roadside outside the government office, requesting an audience with you."

"If he has a grievance, let him go to the county government to handle it. It's not dark yet in Yulin County."

Many people are now trying various methods to pay their respects to Li Lin.

After all, Li Lin was a powerful figure who controlled a region.

He only needs to casually reveal a little something in his possession to make an ordinary person soar to great heights.

The guard said, "Sir, he said he was sent by a friend named He Yumao to discuss his funeral arrangements and needs to see you."

What will happen to He Yumao after his death?
Li Lin paused for a moment, then led his personal guards out of the administrative office.

A dozen or so guards surrounded Li Lin. He saw a weathered-looking, haggard-looking warrior kneeling across the road.

Several guards ran over and searched the man's body. After confirming that the man had no weapons, they led him to a spot two zhang in front of Li Lin.

"This humble citizen, Zhang Xin, also known as the Nine Cauldrons Sword in the martial arts world, pays his respects to Your Excellency, the Military Governor."

Li Lin sized the other man up for a moment and asked, "You're talking about what happened to He Yumao after his death?"

"Yes!"

"What happened to him?"

"Seven days ago, he attempted to assassinate Qin Tuo, but failed!"

Li Lin sighed softly and asked, "Did he leave any message?"

“This is his keepsake that he asked me to give to you.” Zhang Xin took out the box from his pocket and said, “He said it was a gift to repay a favor to you.”

The small box was taken away by the guards, who checked it inside and out before handing it to Li Lin.

Li Lin opened the box and saw that it contained a thin book.

The cover has the words "Purple Qi Swallowing the Clouds Skill" written in big letters!

This is... a secret Taoist technique?
There are also many people in the Taoist sect who cultivate immortality, and this Purple Qi Swallowing Clouds Technique is said to be the closest to the method of cultivating immortality.

However, this technique requires very high aptitude, and even within the Taoist sect, very few people can master it.

Not to mention reaching a high level of proficiency.

Li Lin closed the lid and said, "I've got the item. What reward do you want?"

Zhang Xin shook his head: "No need, Hero He has already given it to me. I will not disturb you any longer, Governor. I will take my leave now."

After saying this, Zhang Xin left.

Li Lin sighed and rode his horse back home.

He returned to his study, looked at the booklet, and seemed somewhat dazed.

As for He Yumao's relationship with him, well... they weren't very close, but they were friends nonetheless.

Now that he is gone, although he had expected this outcome, he still felt sad when the end actually happened.

I felt the same way when Su Huafang passed away.

Li Lin felt uneasy, and even his spiritual energy seemed to be fluctuating.

He used his internal energy to calm his mind, and at that moment, the phantom of the Tree Fairy appeared beside him.

Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the study; not even Huang Qing is permitted.

But the Tree Fairy Goddess can.

After all, the Tree Fairy was special to him.

"Zhe'er, how did you wake up?" Li Lin got up and asked with some surprise.

When other people are present, Li Lin addresses her as "Tree Fairy Goddess".

But in private, Li Lin would only call her Zhe'er.

After all, she was his 'preordained' wife.

"Don't get upset!"

The Tree Fairy Goddess placed her jade hand on Li Lin's forehead.

Then Li Lin felt a cool sensation in his sea of ​​consciousness, and the uncomfortable feeling from before was gone.

"After Foundation Establishment... Spirit Refinement!"

After she finished speaking, the Tree Fairy Goddess disappeared.

Only a faint fragrance of peach blossoms remained in the air.

Next, Li Lin began to abandon the cultivation of martial arts and devoted more time to dual cultivation and meditation.

Li Lin was 100% certain that the Tree Fairy Goddess would not harm him.

Ten days or so later, he received an invitation.

It was sent by Chu Feng.

The invitation essentially stated that Chu Feng had purchased a satisfactory house in Yulin County, and his relatives had already moved in. A housewarming banquet would be held in a couple of days, and Li Lin was invited to attend.

Of course I have to go.

Li Lin looked at the address.

"Yulin County, Wangzhenxiang, Anqingfang, west of the Big Banyan Tree, Li Mansion!"

Li Lin nodded. It wasn't far; it would take less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to walk there.

But then he felt something was off.

"The Li residence... isn't the Chu residence?"

(End of this chapter)