Chapter 194: Suspected Dragon Vein

Li Lin held the "Secret Records of Immortals," carefully turning its pages.

This book, using very concise text, recorded many rumors about the appearance of Immortals several hundred years ago.

Many of these rumors could be pinpointed to specific year, month, and day, as well as location.

Only a small portion of the rumors lacked sufficient information, being recorded with words like "according to research" or "estimated."

Li Lin recorded all these rumors, then used his "re-drawn" terrain map to mark these locations.

At first, these points scattered across the map of Great Qi appeared chaotic and disordered.

But as he slowly studied the contents of this "Secret Records of Immortals," and more and more "marks" appeared on the map, they formed a very interesting "route"; combined with a timeline chart, a clear "trend line" appeared before Li Lin.

Looking at the array of points on the map, Li Lin asked Huang Qi beside him, "What do you think this image looks like?"

Carrying a faint floral scent, Huang Qi looked for a moment, then said with some disbelief, "It has a head and claws... a Dragon Vein?"

As the daughter of a great family, she also knew some secrets, knowing of things like Dragon Veins.

After all, the concept of a Dragon Vein was not something particularly secret among the vast masses.

It was even acknowledged by everyone.

But where the Dragon Vein ran, and how to find it, few people knew.

Or rather, some people deliberately concealed it.

"I also think... it is suspected to be a Dragon Vein," Li Lin examined the map carefully: "Let us treat it as a Dragon Vein, but this Dragon Vein's dragon head is north of Lu Commandery, its tail is in Yuecheng, winding and twisting through most of the Central Plains... that is to say, do the Northern Di truly have the Mandate of Heaven? Does Qin Wang of Yue Commandery also possess a share of Dragon Qi?"

Huang Qi's red lips moved slightly, her blue eyes filled with disbelief: "Could it be that our Great Qi is truly going to... have trouble?"

She dared not say the word "collapse."

Li Lin felt that Great Qi was currently in a mess; being able to stabilize the situation was already remarkable.

What he focused on, however, were other more important matters: "Are the places where Immortals appeared all Dragon Veins... or did the Dragon Veins form because Immortals walked through these places?"

Huang Qi looked at Li Lin; at this moment, although Li Lin had not yet truly reached Foundation Establishment, he already possessed a faint "Immortal Aura," which felt extremely comfortable to the senses and could make people feel at ease.

Thus, her heart was no longer so tense and anxious.

Regardless, she believed her man could protect her and protect this home.

Time moved to the second day; Qin Donglai was "loaded" into a prisoner cart.

He wore shackles, sitting inside the cart.

Li Lin did not abuse him.

Next, he would take Qin Donglai to Jincheng for handover.

For this, he led over a hundred village soldiers, accompanied by several Spirit Hunters.

Additionally, a carriage was added to the formation, with Huang Qi and Hong Luan sitting inside.

With such a lineup, unless they encountered a real regular army of several hundred or more, ordinary bandits and martial artists could not bring them down.

Li Lin rode his horse beside the prisoner cart; amidst the rolling sound of the wheels, Qin Donglai looked at Li Lin: "Li County Lieutenant, speaking of which... do you think the current situation of Great Qi, this current world, is still worth the service of talents like you?"

The surrounding soldiers, hearing these words, wished to pierce their own ears.

Li Lin smiled: "Better than messing around with foreign tribes... Qin Wang acting this way truly lacks the proud backbone of the Qi people."

"You..." Qin Donglai sighed: "Forget it, I won't argue these points with you; my mouth is clumsy, I cannot argue with you scholars."

Although Li Lin currently held a military post, everyone considered him a scholar.

After all, that handsome and dashing face was truly too misleading.

Wang Tianyou walked over at this moment, saying, "Li County Lieutenant, once we reach Jincheng, please be sure to come to my home as a guest."

"Certainly, I will definitely visit then."

Wang Tianyou leaned in close, speaking softly: "Mainly, I ask you to curb my older brother's arrogance, which will also help me gain face within the family."

Li Lin nodded.

Wang Tianyou could be considered his friend; a Wang family with a friend in charge would indeed be more conducive to his future development.

After all, he now knew that the Wang family indeed possessed considerable power.

Thinking of this, Li Lin could not help but shake his head, sighing that he was quickly becoming a creature of interest.

Clearly, in the past, he had looked down on such political interest exchanges.

People must grow up eventually.

Along this journey, they encountered no special problems.

Not to mention the blood qi condensed by over a hundred soldiers, which was enough to suppress and drive away wild ghosts and spirits; furthermore, Li Lin knew how to refine protective barrier powder.

He had improved the formula; the protective barrier powder was more effective than the Ding family's.

With such a configuration, unless they encountered something particularly outrageous, nothing would go wrong.

Spending five days, they arrived at Jincheng.

The village soldiers camped outside the city, while Wang Tianyou returned to his home.

Several Spirit Hunters, led by Bai Zhiwei, agreed on a time and went to seek entertainment.

The carriage of Huang Qi and Hong Luan went to the Huang Manor.

The Prefect's home... was easy to find.

Li Lin led over a dozen government office Runners, pulling the prisoner cart to the government office for handover.

Then, in the public hall, he saw Huang Yan.

"Your Excellency," Li Lin smiled and bowed with clasped hands.

"No need for excessive courtesy," Huang Yan stood up, smiling: "This is a place for discussing official business; let us go to the back courtyard to talk."

The two arrived at the back courtyard and sat in the pavilion.

Huang Yan sized up Li Lin, smiling as he spoke: "You truly did very well with the Beiliu County matter. You actually rescued around twenty thousand common people; this matter has also been discussed in the court, and your name has been remembered by many."

"I would rather the nobles knew nothing of my affairs; there will likely be many troubles ahead."

Huang Qi laughed at these words: "No need for that. Everything has two sides; it depends on how you weigh and choose."

That is true.

Once famous, it means more opportunities, but also more troubles.

"The matter of Qin Donglai, this defected general, is written with your name and Jiang Jili's, but I took the initiative and added another person to it. Do you mind?"

"Of course I don't mind."

"Good then. I feared it might anger you." Huang Qi seemed to breathe a slight sigh of relief: "I did not notify you beforehand for a reason. I need to secure a certain merit in this farce to stabilize the current situation of the Huang family."

Li Lin fell silent for a moment, then asked: "Is Jingcheng very troublesome over there?"

"Indeed, it is a bit. As I told you, everything has pros and cons." Huang Qi hummed lightly and said: "I chose to cultivate here in the Southern Border for over ten years, so I must have lost some control over Jingcheng, but it is no big deal. With this merit, I can stabilize more matters."

Li Lin nodded slightly.

"You must have other matters this time you came." Huang Qi suddenly asked.

Li Lin smiled: "Yes, your son-in-law has a small matter to trouble Taishan with."

"Speak."

"The Wang family, through my mouth, wishes to meet you."

Huang Qi pondered for a moment, then asked in return: "Do they want the position of Beiliu County Magistrate?"

(End of this chapter)