Chapter 47: The Apparition Presses Hard

Li Lin was very surprised; wasn't a Taowu Zhenjun unable to leave the area they guarded at will?

Moreover, the Four Wonders Taowu Zhenjun had not 'summoned' other Taowu Zhenjun; how had the Lady Tree Immortal managed to get here?

The Lady Tree Immortal floated down, her long snake tail extending outward into the darkness; she was very quiet, yet in the eyes staring at Li Lin, emotions seemed to be surging.

"Go back!"

Li Lin was stunned for a moment; go back?

Now?

He looked at the pitch-black night outside the window; going back now was not a simple matter.

"Is it urgent? Did something happen in the village?" Li Lin asked.

The Lady Tree Immortal did not speak, but shook her head slightly.

Something didn't happen in the village?

Li Lin carefully observed the cold expression on the Lady Tree Immortal's face, then seemed to understand something; he smiled and said, "Rest assured, I will return tomorrow night."

The Lady Tree Immortal's expression softened somewhat.

It seemed indeed that his staying overnight in the county town had caused her displeasure.

Yet previously he had also occasionally stayed overnight in the county town; why did she not react so strongly then, but now... Li Lin looked around, looked at this room, and a plan formed in his heart.

"I bought this place merely for convenience in lodging," Li Lin said softly. "This is not my true home; the place up at the Ladder Entrance Village is."

Hearing these words, the figure of the Lady Tree Immortal slowly faded, then vanished.

Li Lin wiped the cold sweat from his head, then stretched; just as he was preparing to lie down, he suddenly jumped off the bed, pushed open the window, and looked at the distant sky.

In his perception, a grievous qi was generated over there, extremely vast.

Li Lin estimated the distance and convenience, discovering that place was where the great lake outside the county town was located.

The grievous qi felt in the pavilion during the day must be this one that suddenly emerged now.

Let's go out and check the situation.

This grievous qi was truly too vast; Li Lin felt somewhat uneasy.

He pushed open the main hall door; just as he reached the second gate, he heard a voice shouting from the side chambers ahead: "Who is walking about?"

"It is me."

"Young Master?"

"Yes."

Zhang Afu walked out of the room; under the moonlight, he saw Li Lin, clasped his hands, and asked, "Young Master, are you going out so late?"

"I am a Spirit Hunter." Li Lin touched the white jade token at his waist.

Zhang Afu stood in solemn respect: "Young Master has worked hard."

Li Lin waved his hand: "Leave a door open for me; I do not know when I will return."

"Yes, Young Master."

Li Lin left the house and came to the base of the eastern city wall, just preparing to climb up.

Local militia were patrolling here; seeing Li Lin come up, they shouted in inquiry: "Who is it?"

"Spirit Hunter, Li Lin."

After presenting the white jade token, the patrolling local soldiers allowed him to pass.

Li Lin reached the city wall, but unexpectedly discovered a familiar figure already standing there.

It was Zhao Hao.

"Young Master Zhao, why are you here?" Li Lin walked over and asked.

"Influenced by that thing in the lake, I could not sleep, so I came to look." Zhao Hao looked at Li Lin and smiled: "You must be the same."

Li Lin nodded.

Standing on the city wall, one could see the distant lake surface.

Under the moonlight, the lake surface had only faint ripples, appearing very quiet.

But only they Spirit Hunters knew clearly that something was causing trouble inside the lake.

Not long after, Su Huafang also walked up.

"Oh, what a coincidence." Su Huafang greeted with a smile.

Li Lin could not help but ask: "Seeing your calm appearances, you must all know what thing is in the lake?"

"We know." Su Huafang said with a bitter smile: "It is merely an unjust case from long ago; that person formed grievous qi, and even though sunk in the lake, did not abandon the thought of revenge. It causes trouble once every year or two."

"An unjust case?" Li Lin was somewhat surprised: "The County Magistrate does not seem like that kind of person."

Su Huafang waved his hand and said: "It was a problem with the previous County Magistrate... He was also, due to this case, dismissed and his whole family exiled to Ningguta."

"Is it fierce when it causes trouble?"

Zhao Hao smiled: "Not fierce, just the scale is larger."

"I see." Li Lin let out a yawn and said: "Then I will go back to rest; thank you both for your hard work."

"No need for courtesy."

The county town was managed jointly by Su Huafang, Zhao Hao, and three other Spirit Hunters; after all, the county town was very large, and various troublesome matters were quite numerous; configuring several Spirit Hunters was a normal thing.

Li Lin returned to his new home and fell asleep immediately.

He did not get up until approaching noon.

He gathered the five people together and said: "I will not live here for long; therefore, you help me watch this house first."

The five people looked silently at Li Lin.

Li Lin took out several silver notes, placed them in a box, then handed it to Zhang Afu: "There is one hundred taels of silver inside; take this to hire another person who can cook to return. From now on, your money for buying rice, buying vegetables, and buying clothes will all come from here; I will regularly add money to it."

It had to be said, that meal last night was actually somewhat unpalatable.

Li Lin felt the food he cooked was tastier than the dishes they made.

Zhang Afu bent his waist: "Young Master, rest assured. I will definitely settle this household properly."

Then Li Lin went to the restaurant, sat by the window, and while sipping sweet fermented rice wine, he tasted the delicacies.

Not long after, two guests arrived at a table not far away, looking dusty from travel.

Li Lin originally didn't care; guests coming and going in a restaurant was quite normal.

But the content of the conversation between the two men while eating caught Li Lin's attention.

They thought their voices were very low; logically, ordinary people shouldn't be able to hear them.

But Li Lin still heard them; after all... he was now a ranked Soul Hunter, and his hearing ability had improved greatly.

"Where exactly have Zhang Xianrui and Yan Hai died! We have searched three places and still haven't found them."

"Now only Shangtikou Village remains unchecked."

"The Young Master said it doesn't matter whether the people are alive or dead; those two pieces of clothing must be found and brought back to the Sect."

"What if we can't find them?"

"If we can't find them, we will kill everyone in the village, and then we will naturally find them; someone will bring them out to us."

Hearing this, Li Lin calmly asked the waiter to settle the bill.

Then he left the restaurant, went straight to the blacksmith shop, bought a red-tasseled spear, and waited while lurking in the shadows of the alley outside the restaurant.

Not long after, those two men also walked out of the restaurant.

After they exited the city gate, they followed the country road leading to Shangtiku.

Li Lin followed from far behind, using the woods on both sides of the country road, crouching his body as he advanced.

And at this moment, the 【Stealth +1】 that hadn't appeared for a long time appeared again.

Now, using the Stealth technique to crouch on the desolate and eerie ground no longer yielded improvements in familiarity.

He didn't expect that following two outsiders would bring an unexpected joy.

These two men took very large strides when walking, but Li Lin could easily keep up; he had practiced the Lightness Technique for a few days, and his walking speed was much faster than before.

After walking for quite a while, at a bend that was almost a right angle, Li Lin, who knew the terrain well, used the trees as obstacles to speed up and catch up, quickly closing the distance between the two parties.

He had reached within Li Lin's attack range.

His eyes were icy; without hesitation, he forcefully drove the spearhead of his long spear into the ground, then watched the two men not far away through the gaps between the trees.

His hands began to form hand seals!

(End of this chapter)