Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 142 Danyang Shangren

Wow!

A bucket of cool well water, freshly drawn from the well, was splashed onto Jiang Xiu's face.

Considering there were still two survivors in the courtyard, Han Yi decided to ask for information first.

"Hmm..."

Jiang Xiu slowly opened her eyes. A burly man, covered in dirt, was squatting in front of her. Although he was wearing a bamboo hat, Jiang Xiu could still feel the malicious gaze emanating from beneath the black cloth.

The man's clothes had red stains here and white stains there; it was hard to tell whether they were bloodstains or brains.

"This, this sir..." Whether it was the stimulation of the well water or the horror of the scene before her, Jiang Xiu's body trembled violently, and she squeezed out a smile through her teeth.

She wasn't stupid. She knew she had been captured, having been tied up and left here with a large pool of blood on the ground not far away. So she didn't shout or scream, saving Han Yi a lot of trouble.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your 'Grain God Cult' coming to Chang Le Fang?"

Han Yi asked sternly, deciding to also inquire about the reason for the "Valley God Sect's" inexplicable expansion into Chang Le Fang.

"I... I don't know. I'm just following Master Zhu's instructions, putting aside my affairs in Changningfang to come to Changlefang to preach..."

Jiang Xiu stammered.

"Zhu Xiangzhu?

"Is it this person?"

Han Yi dragged Zhu Tong's corpse, which was behind Jiang Xiu, to her front.

Jiang Xiu's face turned deathly pale instantly, and tiny drops of water slowly seeped from under her buttocks.

"Hmph, I'm a rough man. You'd better tell me the truth, or I'll make you lie on the ground like them!"

Following Li Kui's persona, Han Yi threatened, "Sometimes, such a brute can be more effective at intimidation."

"My lord, I really don't know..." Jiang Xiu said with a mournful face, "In our sect, orders are issued from the top down..."

However, under Han Yi's intimidating gaze, Jiang Xiu thought for a long time before adding, "I... when I was in bed, I heard Master Zhu say that the sect needed a lot of money and was going to the black market to buy some things..."

After speaking, Jiang Xiu lowered her head, a blush rising on her thin, sallow cheeks; she had become shy. Han Yi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that Zhu Tong, with his thick eyebrows, large eyes, and handsome appearance, would be just like the man with the triangular eyes—a lecherous scoundrel.

Feng Yingying was widowed, a middle-aged woman who still retained her charm, so Han Yi could understand why Zhu Tong had a relationship with her.

After all, everyone harbors the heart of a traitor like Cao Cao.

But how could Zhu Tong bring himself to lay a hand on an old woman like Jiang Xiu?

Han Yi cursed Zhu Tong inwardly, thinking, "Greedy and lustful, who else but you deserves to die?"

And the black market?

Unexpectedly, Han Yi overheard something related to his position at the "Grain God Cult"...

"Do you know what they're going to buy on the black market?"

"This, this I really don't know, those are things that the higher-ups in the sect handle!" Jiang Xiu said hurriedly. Under the pressure of death, she wished she could tell them the color of Zhu Tong's underwear.

Han Yi carefully examined Jiang Xiu for a few moments. Although he didn't have the ability of those psychology masters to read people's expressions and guess their psychology, he could tell that Jiang Xiu's expression didn't seem fake, so he reluctantly believed her.

"Hmm... How many strongholds does your 'Cult of Grain God' have? Where are they located?"

"Currently, there are two branch altars in Changningfang, one base in Changlefang, and supposedly a headquarters outside Anyan City... but I don't know much about the headquarters..."

"Is this the base of Chang Le Fang?"

"Yes…..."

Who are some powerful figures here?

“There is one incense master, Zhu Tong, five formal disciples, and dozens of outer disciples… These two are named Wang Fei and Jie Sai respectively…” Jiang Xiu said, pointing to the three corpses on the ground.

Han Yi was speechless. He had thought the "Valley God Cult" was incredibly powerful and was on guard against retaliation, but he hadn't expected that he could single-handedly destroy this stronghold so easily...

But then he thought again, with a mid-stage Blood Refining Sect Leader and five late-stage Bone Refining Sect disciples, he could certainly show off his power in Chang Le Fang.

"Who are the powerful figures in the branch altars of Changning Ward?"

He pressed for more information.

"Changningfang has two altar masters, ten incense masters, over a hundred formal disciples, and countless outer sect followers..."

Jiang Xiu was probably terrified, and she told him everything in detail.

"Is the altar master the highest-ranking person in your group?"

"No... I heard that above the altar master, there's an even more powerful gang leader!" "Gang leader?"

"None of us have ever seen the gang leader... All we know is that the altar masters aren't the most powerful either; they just follow orders from others. I only learned the term 'gang leader' by chance from Zhu Tong. Oh, and he also said that our 'Valley God Sect' has the support of a Meridian Opening Martial Master!"

In order to save her life, Jiang Xiu spilled everything out like beans from a bamboo tube.

A martial arts master who has mastered the meridians!

These four words weighed heavily on Han Yi's heart like a mountain.

His eyes narrowed. This must be the real reason why the "Valley God Sect" unified Changning Ward and marched into Changle Ward!

"By the way, who is the teacher you mentioned before, Master Danyang?"

Han Yi had previously heard Jiang Xiu mention that her "talisman water" was all made by this person. Jiang Xiu stammered, "That's right, that's the person in our sect who's specifically responsible for making and distributing 'talisman water.' He often says that after using the 'talisman water,' everyone becomes family, so everyone respectfully calls him 'Teacher.'"

"Oh, so this 'talisman water' can really cure that strange illness?"

"My lord, I swear on my life that this 'talisman water' is truly effective. I had that illness before, but after taking the 'talisman water,' I was completely cured..."

Jiang Xiu hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"My lord, if any of your relatives or friends have contracted this disease, why don't I go back and ask Master Danyang to concoct a bowl of 'talismanic water'? Rest assured, it will definitely solve the problem!"

As Jiang Xiu spoke for a while, her mind began to work, and at this critical juncture, she started thinking of ways to escape.

"Hmph, my business is none of your concern!"

Han Yi snorted coldly. "What does this person look like?"

"He always wore a black outfit and a veil..."

Han Yi asked Danyang Shangren about his strength, personality, and hobbies, but to his surprise, he knew nothing about them. Jiang Xiu had only seen the process of this person making "talisman water".

Then he spoke up again: "Tell me how this 'talisman water' is made!"