Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 336 Conflict (Part 1)

"Han Yi, I went to the Nine-Bend Academy but couldn't find you, so I knew you martial arts fanatic must have come here again."

Huang Rong's clear voice came from the path.

The two had known each other since they were in the same department.

After entering the inner courtyard, the two of them often met to discuss how to make money, so they now have a good relationship and often discuss things with each other.

"What can I do if I don't hurry up and cultivate? I haven't even mastered the first level of the Nine-Bend Palm yet. If I don't hurry up and can't get into the first level within a year, then I'll have to leave the inner courtyard."

Han Yi turned around and said calmly.

Huang Rong wore high leather boots, and her tight short skirt barely covered her thighs, revealing the unmistakable curves of her long, straight legs. She tied her hair into a single ponytail with a black ribbon, and her hair was spread out on both sides of her forehead, secured with two white pearl tassel hairpins, partially obscuring her delicate cheeks.

This seems to be a new trend that came from the Central Plains, and it is quite popular among the female disciples in the manor. As a result, many of the female disciples have changed their hairstyles.

"How come you haven't even entered the first level yet? With your talent, it's impossible for you to be so slow at the first level." Huang Rong was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"It's still that matter, you know..." Han Yi shook his head.

“Sigh… What’s there for us disciples without connections to worry about? If you ask me, you should just focus on your cultivation first. When you really need to disperse your power, then you can disperse it…” Huang Rong chattered as he walked toward Han Yi.

Suddenly her voice faltered, and her expression turned strange: "Han Yi, what's wrong with you? Your face is so pale and your body looks so weak. What have you been doing?" At this moment, Han Yi looked exhausted, and his face was pale and powerless, as if he had just done something improper.

"..."

Han Yi was speechless and rolled his eyes at her: "You practiced too quickly and injured your body."

"I knew it..." Huang Rong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Cultivation is one thing, but we can't rush it. Health is the most important thing."

With your talent, you'll definitely master the first level of true skill. I believe in you.

She winked playfully at Han Yi.

"No, no, no, you're giving me pep talks again." Han Yi waved his hand. "What do you want?"

"It's nothing. Did you go out to take on a mission from the Demon Hunting Association last time?" Huang Rong asked.

"Hmm, what happened?" "On the way back, you encountered the Green-Clad Alliance and were ambushed by Dragon Snake?"

"Yes."

"Is it really you?" Huang Rong exclaimed in surprise, looking at Han Yi. "When I first heard the news, I thought it was just a coincidence that we share the same name."

"What exactly happened?" Han Yi asked, puzzled.

“You know what I’ve been doing lately…” Huang Rongyang raised the large yellow package on his waist.

Han Yi nodded. Although he hadn't talked to her much, he knew some things about her.

Huang Rong has been troubled by many things lately. It seems that her senior brother from Yangzhi Academy failed to break through and was forced to leave Jingtian Manor. After losing this connection, she also lost her job of testing new disciples.

After losing her job, she had to find another job as a runner to pay off her monthly loan.

Running errands, literally, means delivering things to people, such as letters, antiques, weapons, etc.

In this world of inconvenient transportation and poor communication, errand running and delivery is a tough job that requires constant travel.

Leaving the safe city and venturing into the wilderness means encountering deep mountains and dense forests, teeming with dangerous poisonous insects and monsters, and possibly even wicked people with ill intentions.

It's even possible that, even if you manage to reach the recipient's address after going through many hardships, you might still find that the recipient has moved away due to years of no contact, making it impossible to find them.

In this case, a portion of the delivery fee will be deducted.

Therefore, those who can take on errand-running tasks are all skilled martial artists who can deliver goods accurately while ensuring their own safety.

Therefore, the income from errand running is quite good.

Given Jingtianzhuang's good reputation, many people in the vicinity post tasks there.

Like Huang Rong, who takes on a large number of tasks at once and delivers a big package each time, he earns a considerable amount on average, making it a lucrative job.

At least, this would allow her to have some money left after paying off the loan. She could then use that to buy some cultivation resources.

"I know, you've taken on a lot of delivery jobs, haven't you?" Han Yi nodded, looking at her exposed neck and forearms, her tanned skin from working in the sun all day.

“That’s right, I met a generous young master who asked me about you… So, I was curious and asked him casually…” Huang Rong paused.

"And then?" Han Yi raised an eyebrow.

"That young master seems to be a member of the Demon Hunting Guild. He said that the Dragon-Snake from the Green-Clad Alliance that you encountered last time was found dead in a stinking ditch..."

That Dragon-Snake was a wanted man in the Demon Hunting Guild, responsible for the deaths of many members and racking up numerous beheadings; he was quite infamous… So this matter has now spread throughout the Demon Hunting Guild, and everyone is curious about which expert was behind it.”

Huang Rong looked at Han Yi with a smile, blinking her big eyes in amazement.

"I didn't expect you to be so powerful, managing to kill Long Shezi, a strongman among the second-level martial artists..."

'Dragon Snake Child is dead?'

Han Yi was not surprised at all. Back then, the dragon-snake had taken so many of his attacks, and then he delivered a full-force punch in his reverse scale form. It would have been strange if it hadn't died.

However, he felt a little regretful.

Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain any of this person's inheritance.

That Dragon Snake could easily bribe Zhang Zheng with two thousand taels of gold notes to act as an inside man; he must be incredibly wealthy. If he could even get his hands on this man's corpse…

Now, he no longer worries about money. Although he knew perfectly well the cause of Long Shezi's death, since he hadn't benefited from it, there was no need for him to take the blame and avoid further trouble from the Green Robe Alliance.

The Green-Clad Alliance can send out anyone with a huge sum of money, who can also bribe martial arts masters to act as inside agents, and confront the enormous Demon Hunting Society head-on.

Their power and strength are definitely beyond what Han Yi alone can withstand.

Therefore, he immediately shook his head and said in a deep voice, "That day, I did encounter Long Shezi, but this person was extremely powerful, able to move freely, and even injured one of my teammates on the spot, so..."

He paused, then shook his head: "At the time, the three of us were just defending ourselves in a sorry state, so I estimate that there must be other hidden reasons for this person's death. Perhaps, a master from the Demon Hunting Association was dispatched."

He didn't deny everything, but rather gave a version of events that was partly true and partly false. As long as he didn't admit to the murder, there would be many possible interpretations. In this way, even if the Green-Clad Alliance wanted revenge, they wouldn't send their experts to break into Jing Tian Manor and cause him trouble based on an uncertain speculation.

"Oh...is that so..." Huang Rong seemed a little disappointed, but quickly recovered. "I think so too. You haven't even finished the first level of true skill, how could you possibly kill the Dragon Snake Child..."

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that. Speaking of which, your Nine-Bend Academy has been making quite a splash lately." She changed the subject, taking the opportunity to ease the tension.