Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 167 The Little Jade Buddha

What is she doing here?

"I'm afraid of the heat, so I like to eat cold food."

Han Yi was slightly taken aback, then realized what he meant and said in a serious tone.

"Oh dear, I thought you were complaining that my cooking wasn't to your liking..." Tao Gu said with a charming laugh. "If you're hot, that's fine, I'll blow on it for you~"

Then, she bent down, her red lips slightly pursed, as if she were about to exhale.

"what!"

Seemingly due to the heavy burden on her chest, or perhaps from the exhaustion of cooking, Tao Gu's legs went weak, she lost her balance, let out a cry of surprise, and fell into Han Yi's arms, sitting directly on his lap. Han Yi immediately reached out to support her, grabbing Tao Gu's wrist with his right hand.

"Whoo~"

Unexpectedly, Tao Gu didn't care. The first thing she did was blow on the pancake in his left hand.

"Young master, try it again. It shouldn't be too hot now~" Tao Gu chuckled.

A fragrant breeze wafted over him; he couldn't tell if it was the aroma of the meat pie or the scent of Tao Gu's perfume. For a moment, Han Yi was somewhat intoxicated.

"It smells so good! And it's definitely not hot anymore..."

Han Yi suddenly felt dazed and confused. He opened his mouth, about to take a bite of the fragrant meat pie.

Suddenly, he felt a cool sensation seep out from his neck, slide down to his collarbone, and rush straight to his brain, making him feel invigorated.

As Han Yi lowered his head and opened his mouth, the small jade Buddha pressed itself against his skin in accordance with his movement. "Hmm? Why…"

Han Yi was still a little confused.

"I said, you wicked woman, how much longer are you going to sit on his lap!"

Qianxue's cold voice rang out, and it wasn't hard to hear the jealousy in her tone.

No wonder, she hadn't even sat on Han Yi's legs yet, and now a strange woman had taken the spot first!

Han Yi shook his head violently, finally coming to his senses.

"Young master! You're hurting me!" Tao Gu cried out in a delicate voice as Han Yi suddenly exerted force.

"Excuse me." Han Yi released her without changing his expression.

"Girl, what's the rush? You'll be having a sister-in-law soon! Hahahaha!"

The martial artists watching from the Huang family's side burst into laughter, assuming Han Yi was deliberately taking advantage of them. "All of you, behave yourselves! Don't cause me any trouble!"

The joking stopped only after Huang An reprimanded them.

Stab it!

After snapping out of his daze, Han Yi remained silent until suddenly he stood up abruptly.

"Han boy, what are you doing again...?"

As Bai Sanren was enjoying his meal, he asked in confusion.

Han Yi did not respond immediately. He took another meat pie from the plate, waved it, and said with a smile to Tao Gu and the others, "It's too hot inside, I'll go out to eat."

Then, he subtly gestured to Bai Sanren before walking towards the door.

"Wait, I forgot something. I'll take both of them with you."

Bai Sanren also got up and tugged at Qianxue, who was just about to eat a meat pie. "Oh, oh." Qianxue was taken aback when she heard this. She picked up two pies and got up with Bai Sanren, then followed Han Yi into the courtyard.

Just as they stepped out the door, Han Yi saw Qianxue pick up a pancake and put it in her mouth, so he patted her arm subtly to stop her.

After leaving the courtyard, Han Yi led the two of them to the small hut next to the stable.

Tao Wu's courtyard had a total of five rooms: one main house, and the remaining three were divided among the Huang family's caravan. The worst room, the one closest to the stables and with the strongest smell, was assigned to Han Yi and his two companions.

"This room smells terrible!"

As soon as she entered the room, Qianxue frowned and covered her nose as she spoke.

Tao Wu's stable was connected to the pigsty. Although it was deep winter, the stench of manure that had accumulated over the years still wafted in through the tightly closed doors and windows.

Under the stench, even the fragrant pancakes in her hands seemed to lose their allure.

pat!

Just then, Han Yi snatched the meat pie from Qianxue and Bai Sanren's hands and threw it on the ground.

"Brother Yi?!"

"Han boy?!"

The two looked puzzled, wondering what Han Yi was trying to do with his inexplicable actions.

"I think there's something wrong with this pancake..."

Although he didn't know what had just happened, Han Yi, as a Blood Refining Martial Artist, was full of energy and could stay energetic even after not sleeping for several days.

I suddenly felt a little dizzy, and coupled with the uneasy feeling that had been creeping into my heart since entering the village...

Han Yi still believes that caution is the best policy!

"Ah, that's impossible! I was watching while they were cooking. Even if they wanted to tamper with it, they wouldn't have had a chance! Besides, Tao Wu's whole family ate the pancakes!"

Bai Sanren couldn't help but speak up, confident that with his many years of experience, he could guarantee there was no foul play involved.

"You little brat, aren't you overthinking this!"

He looked at Han Yi with suspicion.

"Master Bai, have we discussed this trip beforehand? I'll take the lead in everything, and you'll follow my instructions?"

Han Yi did not answer directly, but asked a question in return. Before entering the village, Bai Sanren had made an agreement with him that he would be fully responsible for everything, euphemistically called "training".

"Yes...that's right...but..."

"In that case, I'll make the arrangements!"

Han Yi spoke firmly and without room for argument. Although he felt that there was something wrong with these meat patties, Tao Wu's family, and even the entire village, it was just his intuition and he had no evidence.

Therefore, he could only think about this intuition in his mind; if he were to bring it up, Bai Sanren and Qianxue would definitely not believe his so-called intuition.

So he simply used the agreement they had made before entering the village to suppress their doubts.

"This... alright..."

After hesitating for a long time, Bai Sanren finally spoke.

As for Qianxue, she didn't care. She was used to following Bai Sanren and Han Yi's arrangements anyway.

"There's some dry food and jerky here. Have some of this for now." Han Yi took out the food he had brought with him from his pack and handed it to Bai Sanren and Qianxue.

After the three finished their dinner, they returned to the main house.

By this time, everyone inside had already finished the meat pies, and, having eaten and drunk their fill, began to chat. Tao Gu, who was busy serving tea and water, smiled with satisfaction when she saw Han Yi take the meat pies out and return empty-handed.

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Since they had to get up early to travel the next day, after everyone had eaten their fill and sat for a short while, Huang An urged his martial artists to hurry back to their rooms to rest.

Seeing this, Han Yi and the other two also bid farewell to Tao Wu and returned to their rooms.

Although there was still a slight stench coming from the stables next door, it wasn't the first time we'd been inside.

This time, although Qianxue still had a furrowed brow, her performance was much better than the first time.

"Alright, let me tell you about tonight's plans..."

Seeing that Qianxue had adapted quite well, Han Yi clapped his hands to attract their attention and said calmly.