Chapter 84: Paper Man? Real Person?

Li Lin's first reaction was that Zhao Squire had conspired with a Strange to trap him.

But soon he abandoned that thought.

Because there was no need to be so direct; it would be easily exposed.

Those stronger Stranges could, through mental suggestion, indirectly control the behavior of ordinary people; acting this way was actually more covert.

Li Lin glanced at the room, then immediately ran outside.

That yellow mist followed him out, continuing to shroud him within it, making him unable to see his surroundings.

Then, one by one, the little paper men vanished.

The Qin family female Strange had already discovered that Li Lin relied on the little paper men to distinguish his surroundings.

After she chopped the last little paper man into shreds, Li Lin lost his 'perception' of the surroundings.

"Li Lin, Li Xunshou... I have been thinking of you all along." The female Strange slowly drifted to a spot not far in front of Li Lin. She was speaking, but her voice echoed simultaneously from all directions around her: "The debt of my Qin family, you must repay it well."

As she spoke the last two words, her face twisted, and her voice was filled with malice.

Li Lin waved his long spear around; the spear tip, covered in blood qi, indeed tore through the surrounding yellow mist, creating a moment of clarity.

But immediately afterward, the yellow mist filled that place again.

The female Strange walked to Li Lin's back, her eyes full of joy. Her right hand transformed into a huge black claw, about to press down on the former's head.

But at that very moment, Li Lin suddenly executed a return thrust, stabbing toward the female Strange's head.

This thrust was so fast that the female Strange dared not attack Li Lin again and could only block the huge black claw in front of her.

Ding!

After a crisp sound, the female Strange stepped back a few paces. Then, where her claw had been touched by the spear tip, clear smoke was rising.

"A pure body!" the female Strange cursed viciously: "That bitch Liu Zhe actually didn't absorb your primordial yang. Snakes are inherently lustful; why did she endure such restraint for so long!"

Hearing this voice, Li Lin snorted.

He indeed could not see, but that did not mean he lacked 'perception' ability.

The profession of Spirit Hunter itself emerged to target Stranges; all cultivation methods that refine yin qi can naturally sense the density and distance of yin qi.

With a thought, two Soul-Guiding Paper Men beside him chased after the female Strange.

Although the Soul-Guiding Paper Men possessed little combat power, they could 'capture' soul bodies.

Whether Stranges or human souls.

Then, he took out a stack of paper men and scattered them on the ground.

After these paper men appeared, they immediately ran and jumped in all directions, very lively.

Meanwhile, Li Lin immediately regained his 'vision'; in fact, it was the sensing ability provided by the little paper men.

At the same time, the female Strange frowned, looking at the two paper men running over, and snorted: "Liu Zhe's paper men? Merely a shell without substance."

She swept her huge black right claw; logically, these two paper men would have been destroyed immediately.

But just at that moment, the Soul-Guiding Paper Man on the left gently raised its hand and blocked the black claw.

The female Strange froze, then she discovered with surprise that the eyes of the paper man blocking her were a bright crimson, as if light and shadow were moving within them, and the corners of its mouth seemed to be sneering.

The other paper man's eyes, however, were the normal cinnabar red.

"Liu..." Her voice only came out halfway before her body was seized by the other paper man.

At this moment, Li Lin's long spear arrived.

With the help of the little paper men, Li Lin 'saw' very clearly.

The spear technique, carrying red blood qi, struck the opponent's head, directly exploding the female Strange's head.

Seeing the female Strange's head about to reform, Li Lin's long spear jabbed at the highest speed.

In an instant, eight thrusts were delivered.

The female Strange's yin qi body could no longer withstand it and directly turned into a wisp of black qi floating in the air.

Until death, the female Strange did not utter another single word.

This wisp of black qi kept condensing, finally forming a black transparent bead that fell to the ground.

At this moment, the red-eyed Soul-Guiding Paper Man turned back, extended its hand again, and grasped a wisp of mist in its palm.

This wisp of mist screamed in her palm, darting left and right, seemingly trying to escape, yet unable to move.

Then the paper man squeezed its palm tightly, crushing the dense yellow mist.

The surrounding yellow mist also gradually vanished.

Li Lin looked at the paper man before him with some disbelief and asked softly: "Niangniang?"

This Soul-Guiding Paper Man ignored him, instead exiting the mansion and heading straight for the outside.

Li Lin immediately gave chase.

Seeing a moving paper man rush out from the Zhao family truly terrified many people.

Then this Paper Man Niangniang arrived and stood before the altar.

The Body-Poison Star Lord manifested.

Ba!

With a crisp sound, the Body-Poison Star Lord's face was struck askew to one side.

But he dared not resist, only smiling very obsequiously.

Then the Paper Man Niangniang turned back to glance at Li Lin, seemingly snorting, after which the paper man slowly fell to the ground.

There was no more yin qi.

Li Lin walked over, picked up the paper man, carefully folded it, and hid it inside his clothes.

This paper man would be enshrined in the home from now on.

As a family heirloom.

The Star Lord of Shendu dared not look at Li Lin and hid directly within the altar.

Li Lin returned to Zhao Squire's residence.

He first picked up that black bead and put it in his pocket.

By now, Zhao Squire and the others had awakened, though their heads felt a bit dizzy.

"It's over; the apparition is gone," Li Lin said with a smile.

Zhao Squire looked left and right, clutching his head and asking in confusion: "Strange... how did I end up sleeping here? Wait, you are Li Xunshou. Where is my concubine?"

"Your concubine?" Li Lin laughed. "You slept with the apparition, you know!"

Zhao Squire froze for a moment, then his body began to tremble.

Memories previously interfered with by the apparition returned to his mind, vivid and clear.

Especially the scenes of him and the apparition in passionate embrace were the clearest.

He felt no sensuality, only nausea and a desire to vomit, because that apparition's face was truly hideous.

"Give me your hand," Li Lin said.

Zhao Squire complied and extended his left hand.

Li Lin took his pulse for a while, then shook his head and said: "Yin Qi has entered your body; you will not live two more years."

He was indeed not lying to him; having slept with an apparition, and not being a Spirit Hunter, how could he possibly be fine?

Zhao Squire knelt with a thud: "I beg Li Xunshou to save my life."

Li Lin thought for a moment, took a Life-Returning Pill from his bundle, and handed it over: "One hundred taels. Take it if you want, or leave it if you don't."

Zhao Squire said nothing more, took the pill, and swallowed it directly.

Immediately, he felt a cool breath rise in his stomach, circulating through his entire body; wherever it went, there was comfort. Some hidden ailments seemed to vanish, and even his mind felt much clearer.

So effective?

"Li Xunshou, how about selling me a few more pills?"

Li Lin shot him an annoyed glare: "If you weren't about to die, I wouldn't sell to you at all."

"I'll pay more!"

Li Lin ignored him.

"Four hundred taels of silver per pill. I beg Li Xunshou to sell me five more!"

Li Lin slowly turned, looked at the man, and his gaze was gentle: "Truly?"

"This humble one would naturally never dare to deceive my lord."

Li Lin took five Life-Returning Pills from his bundle and handed them over: "These are called Yin-Dispelling Pills. You can take them in the future if Yin Qi enters your body. First, store them in a clean porcelain jar and keep them in a dry place."

Li Lin did not intend to reveal the true purpose of these items.

After all, they were truly precious; mishandling them could bring death upon Zhao Squire's entire family.

"Thank you, my lord!"

An hour later, Li Lin left Pingzheng Village carrying two gold ingots.

He decided not to go home first, but to head to the county town to buy some gold ornaments for Lady Tree Immortal.

Li Lin now felt that Lady Tree Immortal's head lacked some beautiful, golden adornments.

(End of this chapter)