New and dark light years

Chapter 69 King Lu
Except for the six spirit hunters who were casting spells, everyone else was looking at Li Lin.

Li Lin nodded: "My method of finding people requires knowing the other person's appearance."

The young man nodded and shouted to the yamen runner beside him, "Go get some paper and pen."

Soon, paper and pen were placed on the table in the court.

The young man immediately used the brush to paint on the paper. In just a dozen breaths, he had drawn a portrait.

Although there are not many lines, they outline the other person's general appearance, temperament and expression very well.

After reading it, Li Lin took out a stack of small paper figures from his clothes, injected Yin energy into them, and threw them on the ground.

These little paper figures came to life as soon as they landed on the ground, and rushed out of the government office gate using all kinds of very strange methods.

Some were running on all fours like dogs, some were doing somersaults, and some were doing the spacewalk.

Everyone looked at these little paper figures with very strange expressions.

They had seen paper-folding techniques and paper figures before, but this was the first time they had seen such a lively and non-eerie paper figure.

At this moment, a spirit hunter who was performing a shaman act nearby suddenly vomited blood and fell down.

Everyone was shocked and went over immediately. They were relieved to find that the other person was just unconscious.

Although this person's search failed, others' were successful.

Several people pointed in the same direction at the same time.

The young man was immediately delighted and said, "Friends from Yulin County, please rest here for a while. We will take care of the rest ourselves."

After saying that, the dozen or so people rushed out of the government office.

Only five people from Yulin County and one injured and unconscious companion were left.

This seems to be an attempt to take all the credit.

Su Huafang breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, we don't have to get involved in this matter. The person who can kidnap that person... is not an ordinary person."

Bai Liwei also said: "It's most likely the Qin family of Yuecheng who did this."

Qin Hao was puzzled: "Why did they kidnap the Third Prince? If they were going to kidnap someone, they should have kidnapped the Crown Prince."

Su Huafang smiled and said, "I guess he wants to change his name to be more legitimate. With a prince on his side, he can have a legitimate reason to do so."

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "It may not be the Qin family of Yuecheng's trick. In fact, I have heard about the Third Prince's affairs. In my opinion, there are many forces that want him dead, and there are also many forces that want him alive."

Su Huafang didn't know much about politics, so he asked, "How do you say that?"

"If he dies, the mastermind can tell others that it was the palace that took action," said Li Lin.

Zhao Hao said: "But if the current emperor really wanted to kill him, he would not demote him to a vassal king!"

"It's because many people think like you that this strategy works."

Zhao Hao seemed to be lost in thought.

Su Huafang asked again: "Who wants him alive?"

"Too many. The Crown Prince wants him alive, and so do local warlords. They each have their own reasons."

When everyone heard this, they were quite confused.

Su Huafang looked at Li Lin and asked, "Xunshu Li seems to be very knowledgeable about current affairs. Did your family teach you?"

Li Lin nodded: "My elders taught me."

Everyone looked at Li Lin's face and felt that they understood something.

At this moment, several people came in from outside, surrounding a young man in white clothes.

As soon as Su Huafang saw these people, he immediately became nervous. Except for the young man, the others were all martial arts masters.

Each one of them could easily defeat him.

He immediately stood in front of Li Lin and the others and said, "You have trespassed into the government office without permission. Do you know..."

At this time, Zhao Hao grabbed Su Huafang, stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "I, Zhao Hao, pay my respects to the King of Lu!"

King Lu?
Li Lin remembered that Zhu Laosan was demoted to Lu County as a vassal king. Hearing this, the uncle and nephew of the Bai family immediately clasped their fists and bowed their heads in greeting.

The same is true for Li Lin.

The young man in white, also known as Prince Lu, had a gentle expression and asked with a smile, "Are you the spirit hunters from Jincheng?"

The crowd shook their heads.

Su Huafang whispered, "We are from Yulin County."

"Then this matter has little to do with you. Can you please step aside and wait until I finish dealing with something?" King Lu asked gently.

Everyone naturally followed suit and walked aside.

Prince Lu said to his men, "Go and invite Fang Hua out."

Immediately, two subordinates walked around the screen and entered the third hall, where the prefect lived.

Soon, Fang Hua was dragged out by two warriors. He was disheveled and cursing.

"I am a fourth-rank official. How dare you treat me like this? Won't your entire clan be exterminated?"

He cursed fiercely and was thrown into the lobby.

Prince Lu took two steps forward and said with a smile, "Prefect Fang is very powerful. Even I don't dare to execute nine generations of a family at will, how dare you... You are even more domineering than the current emperor."

Hearing this voice, Fang Hua's eyes widened: "Prince Lu! Didn't you disappear?"

"Otherwise, how can I lure your men away?" King Lu laughed.

At this time, a group of paper figures rushed in from outside the government office and began to circle around Prince Lu.

But before it had turned half a circle, it was chopped into pieces by King Lu's men.

"Pathfinder paper figures." King Lu said with a smile to a middle-aged man dressed in Taoist robes beside him, "Almost everyone's magic was deceived by your substitute talisman and led to the north, but these paper figures found their way here. It seems that there are still masters in Jincheng."

The Taoist nodded in agreement, "He wasn't fooled by my substitute talisman. The person who used this technique is indeed quite capable."

The several spirit hunters in Yulin County all looked at Li Lin with squinted eyes.

Prince Lu didn't notice the expressions of the Yulin people. He looked at Fang Hua lying on the ground and said, "Prefect Fang, things have come to this. Do you want to die or do you want your entire clan to be exterminated?"

Fang Hua stood up, straightened his clothes, and said, "Of course I'll die."

"Okay, then tell me who ordered you to harm me and poison me."

Fang Hua was about to answer but was interrupted.

Li Lin suddenly clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness Prince Lu, can you please let us go?"

Zhao Hao and others looked at him in surprise.

Prince Lu looked Li Lin up and down, then smiled and nodded after a while: "It should be so. I was negligent. Everyone, please come in!"

Li Lin turned and left without hesitation.

Su Huafang and Bai Liwei, uncle and nephew, also left immediately.

Zhao Hao looked in the direction outside the government office, then looked at Prince Lu. Finally, he gritted his teeth, bowed to Prince Lu, and turned to leave.

The gate of the government office was closed.

Prince Lu turned his gaze and fell on Fang Hua: "Okay, there are no outsiders here, you can speak now."

Fang Hua took a deep breath and said, "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Prince Lu's expression was serious: "This is impossible. Big brother is kind-hearted and takes good care of us younger brothers. How could he be so cruel..."

Fang Hua smiled. "Your Highness Prince Lu, you bluntly said in the palace that 'the crown prince will succeed the throne'. What do you think the emperor will think? What will you think as the crown prince? Will he think that you are harming him?"

Prince Lu took a deep breath and said, "I really don't have that thought."

"Even if you don't..." Fang Hua smiled: "Do you think the prince will think you do?"

Prince Lu also laughed: "No, big brother only wants me to be alive. Prefect Fang, you don't understand. Until now, you still haven't revealed the mastermind behind this? You even tried to lie to me. Do you really not care about your own nine clans?"

(End of this chapter)