Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 344 The Gathering of One Hundred Heroes (Part 1)

In this world, the age at which men and women get married is generally quite low.

For most men, the average age of marriage is between sixteen and twenty. For women, it's even younger.

Therefore, if someone is not married by the age of nineteen, they are considered to be marrying late.

"Hmm." Han Yi said expressionlessly, eating the meat with gusto.

"We martial artists, though less constrained by worldly rules, still need to plan what to do and when..."

Sun Ruoqing glanced at Fang Chengqi, who was speaking eloquently in the middle of the banquet, her eyes revealing a hint of admiration. "As a person, especially a man, one should definitely learn from Junior Brother Fang..."

At this moment, Fang Chengqi stood in the middle of the banquet, holding a wine glass, and said some witty remarks that drew cheers and applause from the people around him.

In addition, his handsome appearance, exceptional talent, and wealthy family background attracted the attention of many female disciples, who made up more than half of the students in the Nine-Bend Academy. Their eyes gleamed with admiration as they constantly looked at him.

The Nine-Bend Academy is ranked at the bottom and lacks resources. It has low requirements for recruiting disciples. In addition, the True Skill Cold Yin Nine-Bend Palm has a beautifying effect on appearance, so naturally most of its disciples are female.

The beauty effect mentioned here actually refers to the side effect of practicing the Cold Yin Nine-Bend Palm.

After all, this technique requires frequent exposure to cold and dampness in a secluded room, without sunlight all day long. Combined with the high humidity, it naturally makes the skin fair and rosy.

In other words, if you soak your skin in water for a long time, it will naturally swell and turn white.

It is precisely because of this special beauty effect that most of the disciples in Jiuqu Temple are female.

Women who practice martial arts regularly generally have good figures. A good figure, coupled with fair skin, is naturally a huge plus.

Therefore, as long as one's appearance is not too outrageous, with a little makeup and dressing up, most of the women in Jiuquyuan are beauties at first glance.

At this moment, under the gaze of many beautiful women, Fang Chengqi felt even more smug.

He drank glass after glass of wine, saying these polite words, perhaps with the intention of promoting the Fang family.

He thanked everyone for coming, saying that all those attending the gathering were his own brothers and sisters, and that the Fang family had considerable influence in the Huayang City area. He assured them that if anyone encountered any problems or needed help, the Fang family would certainly not stand idly by…

Finally, he brought up the topic of future prospects, promising that if anyone had nowhere to go after leaving the inner courtyard, they could consider joining the Fang family. He assured them he would strive to secure the best possible compensation and contracts for everyone…

With this combination of punches, who wouldn't be confused? Moreover, his targets were mainly female martial artists in the Nine Bends Academy who rarely came into contact with men and spent their days cultivating in a greenhouse.

These girls were immediately attracted by Fang Chengqi's outstanding appearance.

Even at Han Yi's table, the woman who came with Sun Ruoqing kept glancing at Fang Chengqi.

While chatting, Sun Ruoqing's gaze kept shifting, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

“…..”

Han Yi glanced at it, remained silent, and continued drinking and eating.

Fang Chengqi really went all out; whenever there was an empty plate, a steady stream of food and wine would be served.

"Please excuse my rudeness, Junior Brother Han..." Sun Ruoqing seemed to realize her lapse in composure and smiled apologetically, "Alas... We women... are as soft as vines, and we just want to find a tall, strong tree to cling to..." "It's alright, it's only human nature. Even I would like to find a rich woman to hug." Han Yi said expressionlessly.

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Sun Ruoqing was taken aback, not expecting this seemingly respectable and honest guy to say such a thing.

"So, this is what Junior Brother Han's ambition is... Originally, I was thinking of setting you up with Junior Sister Huang, but now..."

"Senior sister, please don't take it seriously. I was just joking." Han Yi smiled slightly. "Right now, I only want to cultivate and have no other thoughts. Besides..."

He doesn't have time to think about such sentimental things right now. He can't even support himself, let alone someone else.

"Besides, isn't Senior Sister also single and earning money to cultivate true skills?"

Sun Ruoqing was taken aback, then covered her mouth and chuckled: "Junior brother, how old do you think I am?" "Senior sister's age... around twenty-three or twenty-four?" Han Yi glanced at her and answered casually.

“Junior Brother Han is quite the joker, isn’t he? Why didn’t you say much at the beginning?” Sun Ruoqing laughed heartily. “I just turned twenty-eight last month, and I’ve been in the Nine-Bend Academy for over eight years now.”

This time, Han Yi was taken aback: "Senior sister's appearance... um, I didn't recognize her at all."

"Junior brother, do you know that I got married at eighteen and now have a son and a daughter? The older one is already ten years old and old enough to run errands." Sun Ruoqing couldn't stop laughing.

Before she entered Jingtian Manor, she was not a well-behaved person. Her family couldn't stand it, so they forced her into a marriage. Only after she got married and had a child was she freed up, took up swords and spears, and joined Jiuqu Courtyard.

Han Yi was stunned again, thinking, "You're married now, yet you're always out and about, and you just said those kinds of things..."

However, it seems the Nine Curves Palm of Cold Yin is indeed very beneficial to female martial artists. Reaching a certain level allows one to maintain a youthful appearance, no wonder the Nine Curves Academy is so popular with women…

"By the way, Senior Sister, you just said that if the Hundred Heroes Association doesn't choose you, what other options are there...?" Han Yi suddenly thought of a question and asked.

“Well…” Sun Ruoqing’s expression suddenly changed. She glanced at Han Yi and chuckled, “This other path… the way of making money is a little different… this path… isn’t really suitable for Junior Brother Han.”

If the Hundred Heroes Association really doesn't work, then there's the Belle Association... The requirements for the Belle Association are much lower; they don't care about combat strength or potential... As long as someone is good-looking and can accept new tricks, they can succeed..."

She glanced meaningfully at the other tables, where most of the tables were occupied by beautiful women with stunning figures. There were also a few men, all with exquisite features, red lips, white teeth, flawless skin, and their faces adorned with women's cosmetics.

Han Yi seemed to understand something. The disciples of the Nine Curves Academy were predominantly female, hence this recurring phenomenon. Furthermore, due to their cultivation of the true Nine Curves Palm technique, both men and women were above average in appearance…

I've heard that many important and powerful people enjoy playing these kinds of tricks...

Unexpectedly, this Senior Sister Sun Ruoqing was not only a middleman, but also a pimp...

This woman… He shook his head, lowering his opinion of her in his mind, and had no intention of engaging in further conversation.

The two exchanged some meaningless words and chatted for a while before gradually falling silent.

Then, Sun Ruoqing stood up, and her skillful social skills and adeptness in social interaction began to gradually emerge.