Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 161 Peach Blossom Village

"Wait a moment!"

Halfway there, Bai Sanren suddenly reached out and stopped Han Yi and his companion.

“Look here…”

He pointed to a mark in the snow and said.

Upon hearing this, Han Yi looked over and saw a conspicuous circle of tracks on the pristine white snow—tracks left by the heavy wheels of carts carrying heavy goods. Nearby, there were also footprints left by seven or eight people.

Although it wasn't the legendary level of walking on snow without leaving a trace, these footprints weren't deep in the snow, which clearly showed that these people had a certain level of strength and could control their leg muscles at will. They were probably all martial artists!

Upon realizing this, Han Yi immediately became more vigilant.

It's the Lunar New Year, so it's normal for the three of them to be accompanying Qianxue home to visit her family. But if it were anyone else, why would they stay home and lie around instead of spending time with their families? Who would have the time to go out?

"Don't be nervous, perhaps they have some urgent mission to carry out... and are just asking to stay in a village because they're worried about traveling at night..."

Bai Sanren seemed to have noticed Han Yi's wariness and calmly said that he didn't seem to care much about the matter. When he was young, he didn't have the idea of ​​grudges. Being on missions all year round was commonplace for him, so he understood it to some extent.

As the three walked, at the village entrance, several middle-aged women who were chatting idly noticed Han Yi and his companions. Upon seeing their weapons and martial arts-like attire, they immediately stopped talking.

Bai Sanren stepped forward with a smile on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed that the eyes of the young women were all on Han Yi.

He then gave a mischievous smile, turned around, patted Han Yi on the shoulder, and whispered, "As the saying goes, when you're out in the world, you'll stop at nothing. Han boy, now is the perfect time to show off your charm and hone your eloquence. I'm handing this great opportunity to you!"

"Huh?! You old lecher..." Han Yi shook his head, feeling helpless. Then, he stepped forward and bowed.

"Greetings, ladies. We are on our way home to visit our families. It is getting late, and we are passing through your village. We would like to ask if we could stay the night here. Would that be alright?"

Seeing Han Yi's tall and upright figure, handsome face, and polite manner, the young women who had just been showing fear immediately burst into laughter.

"This young man is so handsome and eloquent. Our children are chasing after dogs, how could they possibly be girls?"

"Yes, yes, what a handsome young man! Much more polite than that arrogant young man from before!"

"Shh. Don't talk nonsense, they are all martial artists!" Hearing this, Han Yi's ears perked up. He stepped forward again and asked sincerely, "Ladies, from what you're saying, there was another group of people who came before us?"

"Yes, yes, another group of people just came by. They said they were a caravan heading to Anyan City, but they ran into some trouble on their journey and missed their stop, so they couldn't get back before the New Year..."

A gentle-looking young woman answered first.

Han Yi and Bai Sanren exchanged a glance, and Bai Sanren secretly raised his index finger.

When Han Yi saw the hand gesture that Bai Sanren had given him beforehand, he felt relieved and continued, "It's not easy being away from home. Those who do business are eager to go home, and we're also eager to go home and see our families..."

These were the identities they had agreed upon beforehand, and they had also agreed on various hand gestures. If there were no problems, Bai Sanren would simply use the gestures. Now that he had made a safe gesture, it proved that everything should be fine. "By the way, this is my uncle, and that's my sister..."

Han Yi continued his introduction.

Bai Sanren nodded slightly to the group of women, and Qianxue performed a curtsy.

"Oh my, this young lady is so pretty and lovely. I really envy your parents for having such lovable children..." The gentle-looking young woman took Qianxue's hand and said with envy.

Qianxue stuck out her tongue shyly.

"If you all want to stay overnight, you'll have to ask Aunt Tao. Her father is the village chief of our Peach Blossom Village."

Then, the gentle-looking young woman continued.

"I wonder where Tao Gu is..."

"She's here, she's here! Jun-ge, why don't you ask her?"

As soon as Han Yi finished speaking, a beautiful woman walked out of the village.

She had a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes, painted with light pink rouge, and her lips were moist and seemed to be saying something but holding back. She was truly a beauty whose face and the peach blossoms complemented each other, and the peach blossoms still smiled in the spring breeze.

A beautiful woman swaggered out, approached, curtsied, and said, "My name is Tao, and everyone in the village calls me Aunt Tao. May I ask what brings you distinguished guests to this rural place?"

Although Tao Gu was not exceptionally beautiful and could not compare to Qian Xue, she was dressed in a flamboyant manner and had a dignified demeanor. Coupled with her unique gentle and graceful demeanor, she stood out like a crane among chickens in this rural community, possessing a unique charm.

"Hello, Aunt Tao! We are guests returning home to visit our relatives and would like to ask for lodging in your village for the night. Would you be so kind as to do us this favor?"

Han Yi bowed and spoke in a gentle tone. In his view, although Tao Gu's words and actions did not seem like those of a countrywoman, she was just an ordinary person, and he did not pay much attention to her.

"Young master, you're too kind. We occasionally have merchants and wandering knights who come here for lodging, but a group of them just arrived. Including you all, this is the first time so many people have come. We need my father's permission first..."

Tao Gu showed a hint of embarrassment, but she spoke politely and respectfully, as if she had studied in a private school, which made it impossible for anyone to feel angry.

Han Yi smiled and said, "It's nothing, thank you for your trouble!"

"Please follow me, young master."

Tao Gu dispersed the crowd gathered at the village entrance and beckoned Han Yi and the other two to enter the village and go home.

Han Yi told him to wait a moment, then walked over to Bai Sanren and whispered in his ear.

"Mr. Bai, is there anything unusual?"

"Hmm, this Tao Gu is so fair-skinned..."

"Old man Bai, can't you be serious for once!"

“What could be unusual? I just checked the surroundings and there's nothing wrong. What those women said also makes sense. Let’s go in together!”

Bai Sanren stared intently at Tao Gu's retreating figure, responding to Han Yi with indifference.

“…...”

Han Yi felt helpless. Of course, he knew that this was just Bai Sanren's feigned insolence. If there were any problems, Bai Sanren would probably have told them to retreat long ago.

only…...

Han Yi felt that something was not quite right, like there was a small knot in his heart that made him scratch his head, but he just couldn't figure it out.

He had no choice but to use the system again to observe the surrounding environment. However, in the system's view, there was nothing unusual about the man chiseling ice, the women chatting, the children playing, or Tao Gu stomping her feet and warming her hands in front of him.

Perhaps it's just my imagination...

Afterwards, Han Yi and the other two followed Tao Gu into Peach Blossom Village.