Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 207 Wealth Moves the Heart

The scroll was made of hide from an unknown animal and underwent a special process that gave it a smooth, shiny surface, yet it was also extremely tough.

Han Yi carefully untied the sturdy red rope on the scroll, revealing a beautiful night scene on the front of the animal hide.

Transparent gray clouds were scattered on both sides, while the half-full moon was located at the highest point in the sky, surrounded by gentle breezes.

"Clear your mind, focus on the inner self rather than the outer self, on the meaning rather than the form..." Following Qianxue's prompts, Han Yi gradually immersed himself in the process.

Gradually, Han Yi felt the world around him suddenly become hazy, the light and shadow distorted, and the scene on the scroll seemed to change as well. The bright moon seemed to be magnified countless times, lying in front of him like a silver plate, while the surrounding stars, gray clouds, and gentle breeze were clearly visible.

He could even faintly hear the sound of a gentle breeze brushing past his ears, causing the gray clouds to move rapidly. The bright moon was half-hidden in the clouds, like a beautiful woman holding a pipa, half-concealing her face, which was mesmerizing.

His heart gradually calmed down, and the blood and qi in his body began to circulate spontaneously according to some mysterious trajectory.

It took him a long time to come to his senses.

"The visualization diagram is truly wondrous..."

Han Yi sighed. This was the first time he had ever looked directly at a real visualization diagram, and the experience was extraordinary.

Although he had comprehended the visualization diagram of "Qianyang Gong" when he had his enlightenment using Yuanli points last time, it was not a real entity at that time. The feeling was like looking at flowers through a layer of frosted glass, and there was always a sense of blurriness.

But the physical visualization gives people a real sense of the world changing and being there!

"It seems there really is something to be gained from this!"

Han Yi's expression was excited. He had a vague feeling that if he studied the visualization diagram a few more times, he might actually be able to learn something from it.

"Sigh, now I really owe Qianxue and Lianchengyue a huge favor..."

A few days ago, while traveling, he casually mentioned to Qianxue that his main cultivation technique did not involve any visualization diagrams.

At that time, although he had already broken through the Meridian Opening stage, he did not lie to Qianxue. The reason he was able to comprehend the visualization diagram was entirely due to the system's skill point allocation.

Unexpectedly, a casual remark he made was remembered by Qianxue. In an attempt to offer him some inspiration, she specially retrieved this precious visualization diagram from her home and lent it to him…

This also caused Han Yi to feel a little guilty.

"I'll make it up to her in another way when Qianxue and the others return from the city!" Han Yi sighed, then fell into a deep sleep, nestled under the warm blankets.

These past few days, I've been constantly on the go, without a single good night's sleep. Now, I can finally get some proper rest...

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Anyan City, Ruidefang, Martial Alliance.

Huang Shanjun once again entered the inner hall with a heavy heart.

Inside, the gleaming sunlight streamed through the uneven window frames, evenly illuminating the entire room. In one corner, a wisp of warm, fragrant smoke rose gently from a brass fireplace—the scent of burning rosewood mingled with the subtle aroma of pine and moss, making the room exceptionally comfortable and inviting.

"Judging by the time, even if Huang An and the others were delayed by something, they should be back by now..."

Huang Shanjun frowned and paced back and forth in front of the armchair.

tread!

"unless…...."

He suddenly stopped in his tracks, a thought that he had previously ignored popping into his mind.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Huang An already possesses the strength of the late Blood Refinement stage. The Iron-Breaking Formation they form can even rival a Meridian Opening Martial Master... Not to mention they can roam freely, at the very least, transporting goods shouldn't be a problem..."

He then paced back and forth, but it seemed that after thinking it over, this was the only possibility.

"If they really perished outside..."

The more Huang Shanjun thought about it, the more likely this was.

"If they really perish outside... it will delay that important matter of that lord..." Thinking of this, he shivered, and even though the room was warm and pleasant like springtime, he could not help but feel a chill rise from his heart.

Jingle Bell!

He shook a delicate little golden bell on the table.

"Master Huang!"

An official dressed in black robes with a sword at his waist entered and bowed respectfully.

"Go and call Di Yuan here."

"Yes, my lord!"

"and many more."

Just as the official was about to turn and leave the room, Huang Shanjun called him back.

"When you go to find Di Yuan, tell him I have something important to discuss and that he should come over immediately!"

"Yes, Chief Constable. Is there anything else?" "No, for now. Go quickly and return promptly."

Huang Shanjun waved his hand and gave the order.

Di Yuan was one of the most seasoned veterans in the government offices. He was impervious to reason and had a long history of experience, making him a troublesome figure.

But only when a person becomes highly capable will they become arrogant and have a strange temper.

Di Yuan was the same. Although he was not good-looking, he had real skills and could often find clues to cases from many small things. He was known as an old constable with a case-solving rate of 90% over decades.

In addition, this person is extremely greedy and lustful. Although he is very capable, he always looks for opportunities to line his own pockets whenever he goes out to solve cases.

On one occasion, when he was solving a case involving a family whose man had died mysteriously, he specifically asked the woman of the house to sleep with him!

From then on, this man's bad reputation spread throughout Anyan City, and many people secretly cursed him behind his back. In addition, he was short and stocky, so some busybodies gave him the nickname "Short-legged Tiger".

Therefore, although this person is quite capable of solving cases, he has always been disliked.

However, this is not the time to dwell on this. Although I am confident that I am no less capable than others, I am indeed inferior to them in solving cases, reasoning, analyzing, and finding clues.

He had ventured outside the city more than once, hoping to find some clues, but always returned empty-handed. This was really troublesome…

Just as Huang Shanjun's mind was racing with thoughts...

Thump, thump, thump...

A short while later, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in…...."

Before Huang Shanjun could finish speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open.

An extremely short old man, less than 1.5 meters tall, pushed open the door and entered.

"Chief Constable, what urgent matter is it?"

Di Yuan gave a slight bow and said in a teasing tone.

“…...”

Huang Shanjun frowned slightly and didn't immediately respond to him.

But Huang Shanjun also knew that this person had always been like this, relying on his own abilities, he was impervious to reason and incredibly arrogant. However, he believed that Huang Shanjun's words would still have an effect.

"Hmph, Officer Di, put your cases on hold for now. You have important matters to attend to." He spoke calmly, his tone authoritative.

"Oh?" Di Yuan immediately perked up. "Chief Constable, I have a major case on my hands right now..."

Seemingly trying to pique Huang Shanjun's interest, he drawled, "That Luan Biao, the 'Azure Scale Sword' who committed a heinous crime at Leshou Manor, I've recently found some clues about him... The bounty on his head is a whopping four hundred taels of silver!" "Seven hundred taels!"

Huang Shanjun suddenly interrupted him, his voice rising eight octaves: "Di Yuan, I'll give you seven hundred taels of silver. Deal with this matter first!"

"Chief Constable, it's not for the money..." To everyone's surprise, Di Yuanyi said righteously, "Luan Biao of the Jade Scale Sword, this man killed the entire family of Elder Leshou, a total of twenty-eight people. And before, Elder Leshou's youngest daughter had fallen in love with me. I must take revenge!"

"You've taken a fancy to me?" Huang Shanjun looked Di Yuan up and down, his short stature scornful. "Is it your ability to sweet-talk people, or your age?"

"One thousand taels!" Before Di Yuan could reply, he said impatiently, "Di Yuan, if you keep making excuses and dragging things out, things will get worse in the future..."

boom!

Huang Shanjun's aura as a martial arts master who had mastered the meridians erupted completely, and a large amount of energy was poured into his fists.

"The Chief Constable has given the order, and I will carry it out to the death!" Di Yuan immediately raised his head and chest and loudly responded.

Although he was greedy, lustful, and a bit temperamental, he wasn't stupid. Judging from Huang Shanjun's expression, if he dared to make excuses again, he probably wouldn't see the sun rise tomorrow…

You should know that Huang Shanjun used to be known as "Killer Gun" Huang Shanjun in the Patrol Division...

Thinking of this, 'Dwarf Tiger' Di Yuan suddenly shivered, and his face turned a few shades paler.

"Di Yuan, come look here."

At this moment, Huang Shanjun took out a detailed topographical map and gestured for Di Yuan to go and take a look.

"This map stretches from Anyan City to Xin'an Prefecture City. Analyze it. If someone went missing in this area, where is the most likely place they would have gone missing?" Huang Shanjun drew a heavy line on the South Lake Marsh with something like a red crayon. The journey from Anyan City to Xin'an Prefecture City involves several regions and several routes, but the fastest, safest, and most convenient way is to first follow the official road to South Lake Marsh, and then transport the goods by boat from South Lake Marsh to Xin'an Prefecture City.

Before Huang An and his group set off, Huang Shanjun had made an agreement with them that they should send him a secret letter at each important checkpoint or post station, informing him of the caravan's location and what had happened, in order to ensure the safety of the journey and prevent any accidents.

Huang Shanjun received Huang An's last letter while he was in Nanhuze.

In his letter, Huang An wrote that everything went smoothly, and he had safely arrived at Nanhu Marsh from the prefectural city. He would soon return to Anyan City. The journey had been uneventful, except that Zi'ang had made a small mistake in the prefectural city, but he had grown a lot and provided considerable assistance, and so on...

Upon reading the letter, Huang Shanjun was greatly pleased. His decision to send his son out was indeed wise; it allowed him to monitor the behavior of others in the caravan, lower the guard of other factions in the city, and also provided his son with valuable experience…

It can be said that this achieves three goals at once, killing three birds with one stone!

Huang Shanjun couldn't help but praise his own cleverness and resourcefulness!

However, after receiving the letter from Nanhuze, Huang Shanjun never received any more letters from Huang An and the others, and their whereabouts became a mystery!

“This area of ​​Nanhuze is located within the official road and is not far from Anyan City. There are military camps and many post stations nearby…” Di Yuan’s mind raced, and he asked, “May I ask, Chief Constable, is the missing person a single person or a group? Or are they carrying some valuables, and what is their strength?”

Di Yuan truly lived up to his reputation as a seasoned constable; he grasped the key points first when analyzing the problem.

"These things, could they be related to the disappearance?" Huang Shanjun asked impatiently. If possible, he didn't want anyone to know about this, to prevent any unforeseen complications.

"My lord, it must be related!" Di Yuan said quickly. "If someone goes out alone, carrying gold and silver treasures, and their strength is not that great, in the eyes of those villains, wouldn't they be nothing more than a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered on a chopping board? Even if the villains don't make a move, the allure of wealth will inevitably tempt others to become greedy!"

"But if a group of people go out and are strong, even if they are carrying valuables, strangers will worry that they will be robbed!"

"So, sir..."

“Hmm… I understand that principle, but…” Huang Shanjun hesitated for a long time, as if he was having some kind of trouble.

Finally, he sighed and spoke, "Di Yuan, to be honest, the missing person is...."