Chapter 174: Wanted

Seeing Li Yanjing, the Daoist paused, then flushed with anger and shouted, "Demoness, how dare you steal my treasure!"

He waved his whisk and immediately flung it at Li Yanjing.

Li Yanjing floated backward, smiling, "This little thing is quite good; give it to me."

Xuan Yangzi missed his strike and was just about to pursue again when he saw Li Lin approaching.

At this moment, his treasure had been stolen and his mind unsettled; he dared not engage Li Lin.

He swiftly retreated, shouting angrily, "Very well! Li Lin, you little brat, just wait. Don't let me find an opportunity."

With that, he turned and leaped several times, vanishing atop the roof.

Li Yanjing held the short sword in one hand, looked at Li Lin, and said, "Let's go inside first."

Li Lin immediately understood.

The two entered and immediately closed the door.

At this moment, Li Yanjing's face turned very ugly; she cried out in pain, and her right hand holding those small swords suddenly burst apart, turning into a cloud of gray mist.

At that same time, the small sword tried to fly away, but Li Lin suddenly acted, grabbing the hilt of the small sword.

The moment it touched his hand, Li Lin felt a strange force in the small sword, trying to drag him into the air.

Li Lin immediately channeled spiritual energy into his right hand, trying to strengthen his grip.

At that very moment, the small sword, pressured by the spiritual energy, immediately calmed down, allowing Li Lin to hold it.

So obedient now?

Li Lin held the small sword horizontally before his eyes to examine it.

Earlier, seeing it silver-bright, he had thought it was cast from silver, but after taking it in hand, he realized the texture was wrong.

Then his expression turned strange.

"Aluminum?"

This was a short sword made of aluminum alloy.

Generally speaking, swords and blades made of aluminum alloy lack hardness and are of little use.

But... aluminum, under current conditions, is not easy to obtain.

"Do you recognize this material?" Li Yanjing asked.

Li Lin looked at her and noticed her right hand had not yet recovered.

So he extended his left hand: "Absorb a bit more."

Li Yanjing looked at the peach blossom tree in the sky, somewhat hesitant.

"Rest assured, the Peach Blossom Tree Immortal Lady is not an unreasonable person."

Li Yanjing nodded, then extended her tongue and gently licked the palm of Li Lin's hand.

That subtle sensation returned.

Moreover, unlike the Peach Blossom Tree Immortal Lady's cold and focused demeanor, when Li Yanjing licked and wiped, her face flushed slightly, her eyes drifted and turned, carrying the unique charm of a courtesan.

Fortunately, Li Lin's will was firm, so he did not make a fool of himself.

After licking, Li Yanjing gently touched her red lips with her left hand and said, "I will return to the altar to rest first and fully recover my injuries. It will take about two days before I can come out. During this time, you must be careful yourselves."

Li Lin nodded slightly.

Then Li Yanjing vanished.

Li Lin returned to the study with this aluminum alloy sword and examined it carefully.

He discovered that on the blade of this aluminum alloy sword, there were also many faint stripes, somewhat familiar.

Then he took a long box from a nearby shelf and removed the jade sword from the box.

He placed the two swords together, just about to study whether the patterns on them were the same or if he could derive something from them, when he saw the jade sword suddenly emit white light.

Just as he was puzzled, he saw the aluminum alloy sword suddenly 'melt', turning into a pool of silvery-white liquid that rapidly sank into the jade sword.

Then, on the hilt of the jade sword, some silver appeared.

It seemed to have acquired a special texture.

It was eaten?

Li Lin picked up the jade sword, quite puzzled.

He tried to channel spiritual energy into the jade sword again; as before, the jade sword showed no reaction.

But... Li Lin felt he seemed to have formed a special connection with this sword.

Very subtle, appearing and disappearing, like an illusion.

Li Lin pondered thoughtfully.

At this moment, Xuan Yangzi landed in the backyard of a commoner's house, where a large amount of firewood and dry branches were stored.

He hid in the pile of dry branches, sat cross-legged, and circulated his energy.

Then he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

He immediately felt his body become more comfortable.

"Li Lin, you little brat, if I do not avenge this matter, I swear I will not remain human."

Xuan Yangzi had come this time full of confidence.

The upper echelons of the Demon-Slaying Society actually knew about the Yulin County Commandant killing their members.

However, the Demon-Slaying Society's main area of activity was in the Central Plains, and their true experts operated in the Central Plains.

They rarely paid attention to this side of the Southern Border.

It was only that Qin Tuo's uprising caused massive casualties among the populace, a method that seemed somewhat similar to the legendary Outer Realm Demonic Spirits, so they sent some people over to investigate.

The Lotus Brothers, Lian Hua and Lian Ji, were also sent over.

Originally, by all rights, they should have been going to suck the blood qi of the Southern Barbarians to strengthen themselves.

But recently, problems arose in the Southern Barbarian region; not only did the entire area turn to desert, but the people became fewer and fewer, with the survivors all being madmen who often huddled together, making it quite troublesome to strike.

Thus, they turned their schemes toward the commoners of Yulin County.

At first, they only sucked blood in the surroundings and went to Fuxin Village, but were discovered by the Taowu Zhenjun there.

That Taowu Zhenjun was also a straightforward person; seeing the villagers he protected being killed, he rushed over regardless of the consequences.

He refused to listen to their explanations.

Xuan Yangzi had no choice but to summon his Immortal Sword and destroy the altar.

Without the altar, the villagers naturally could not survive.

This also prompted... Li Lin to take people there to investigate.

They immediately came to Yulin County to lie in wait and told another member of the Society about this matter.

Yulin County had many people, making it easy to find suitable blood qi targets.

After sucking the blood qi of several people, they unexpectedly provoked Li Lin.

Coincidentally, Xuan Yangzi was out on business at the time, and as a result, two Monks died.

If he had been there at the time, he could have protected the two Monks from death, and killing Li Lin would not have been difficult.

After all, there were three of them.

Unlike now, where he fights alone, and even the Immortal Sword was snatched away by someone.

Thinking that this Immortal Sword was granted by the upper echelons only after he had diligently performed dirty work in the Society for over twenty years, and that he hadn't even wielded it for three years before it was forcibly taken, he felt heartache.

Then he spat out another mouthful of black blood.

"Once I have healed my injuries... I will go after your family, hehehe!"

He sneered a few times, swallowed another pill, and then began to sit cross-legged and circulate his qi.

Feeling his body recover rapidly, he was just sighing at the powerful efficacy of the spiritual pills granted by the Society when he heard noisy sounds coming from ahead.

"government office Runners, what is the matter?"

A humble voice sounded.

"Have you seen a Daoist with loose hair?"

"No!"

"No? Let us in to check."

"government office Runners, please."

Footsteps were heard immediately after.

These footsteps first moved around inside the house, and then came to the backyard.

Xuan Yangzi thought they would just look and leave, but he hadn't waited long before hearing the sound of a sharp weapon stabbing into a pile of firewood.

"Check thoroughly; do not let a single suspicious spot escape. Daring to attempt an assassination on my lord the Commandant, you must be tired of living."

Xuan Yangzi held his breath, hoping these government office Runners would just check casually and leave.

But unexpectedly, someone soon walked to the pile of dry branches and leaves where he was.

Then came the sound of a sharp weapon thrusting forward.

He hurriedly leaped up from the leaf pile.

"Ah, found him, it's a Daoist with loose hair, sound the signal."

Immediately, intense gong sounds rang out urgently.

It was very noisy.

(End of this chapter)