Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 364 Fishing (Part 1)

It wasn't about Lin Zhenwei targeting his imposing aura, that kind of vague and intangible thing.

Instead, it had a distinctly physical feel to it, which Han Yi sensed was a bit off.

Comparable to a three-strength martial arts master, his five senses are extremely sharp, and in addition, his seven orifices and vital parts are automatically protected by cold yin energy.

Moreover, after he immediately sensed something was wrong, he quickly left the hall and chose to stay in most of the places near the windows, which is why he was not affected.

That's why he sought out Lin Zhenwei to confirm whether there were any female disciples in the Mad Lion Gang.

However, before he could even warn him, the brute Lin Zhenwei attacked. "What do you mean by that..." Lin Zhenwei frowned, recalling what had just happened, and vaguely felt that something was amiss.

He was also a martial arts master who practiced multiple skills. His main skill was the Mad Lion Saber Technique. The other two skills were Stone Pillar Kung Fu, which enhanced his defense, and the Orchid Sutra, which helped him resist poison and ward off evil.

Therefore, the drug had no effect on his strength at all.

Han Yi is so strong that he's no match for him. There seems to be no need for him to get bogged down here, to create a mystery, or to try and poison him.

If that's the case...

"If it wasn't you who did it, then who was it?" He struggled to pick up the butcher's knife and prop himself up.

Lin Zhenwei was still somewhat skeptical, mainly because after thinking it over, there was really no one he could doubt.

Perhaps it was this despicable Han kid who poisoned and incapacitated a large number of men to prevent them from swarming in. "Chief Lin, tell me first, was the Plum Blossom Pavilion incident actually the work of your Mad Lion Gang?"

Han Yi did not answer, but instead turned to another question.

“This…” Lin Zhenwei looked troubled.

One reason is that the cold yin energy entering the body brings unbearable coldness.

Secondly, he had been instructed to keep the matter concerning Plum Blossom Pavilion a secret.

"Now that things have come to this, Chief Lin, do you still intend to hide it?"

Han Yi walked towards him step by step.

"Do you really think that everything your Mad Lion Gang does is flawless?"

The black, hard leather boots, each step landing on the broken wood, made a cracking sound like the tolling of a death knell, creating immense pressure.

Just as he had suggested at the beginning, he swept away several smaller factions around Plum Blossom Pavilion.

Whether through physical coercion or threats from the background, they would directly demand to see the gang's ledgers and then question them about the matter.

A lot of information will be obtained from this.

The most suspicious party is the Mad Lion Gang; otherwise, they wouldn't have repeatedly launched surprise attacks by turning around and firing shots.

“Sigh… I shouldn’t have been so greedy…” Lin Zhenwei shook his head helplessly with a bitter expression.

There's nothing we can do; circumstances are beyond our control. We can't win a fight against them. Even if he doesn't say anything, it seems the other side has gathered a lot of evidence.

"Brother Han, the matter at Plum Blossom Pavilion was indeed the work of my Mad Lion Gang, but..." he sighed.

"As expected." Han Yi nodded, unsurprised. "Who ordered you to do this?"

To cut the weeds, you must nip them in the bud. The Mad Lion Gang is the kind of force that has no principles, similar to a group of mercenaries with bone disease. They work for whoever pays them.

Therefore, simply dealing with the Mad Lion Gang is not very useful.

Only by finding the real person behind this can this matter be truly put to rest.

Han Yi is a man of principle. Having received so much money from Plum Blossom Pavilion, he has to do something worthwhile.

“Brother Han, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s just…” Lin Zhenwei hesitated for a moment, “You can’t afford to offend the people who hired us…”

"We can't afford to offend them. In Huayang City, are there any people who can rival Jingtian Manor?"

"The Hu family...it was the Hu family who arranged this for us..."

"The Hu family?" Han Yi was taken aback. "The three major families?"

"Exactly."

"Impossible." Han Yi shook his head. "Plum Blossom Pavilion is just an ordinary trading company. The Hu family wouldn't target it specifically for something like this. Besides, if they wanted to target Plum Blossom Pavilion, would they need to go through all this trouble?"

Before he arrived, he already knew that the people who arranged for trouble at Plum Blossom Pavilion were either close business competitors or people who were envious of Plum Blossom Pavilion's business.

"Where are the ledgers for your Mad Lion Gang's transactions with that person?"

He looked at Lin Zhenwei.

It doesn't matter if this person doesn't know the real culprit, as long as there are records of all the entrusted tasks, or the channels for the transfer of money and goods, or the records of personnel transfers.

By comparing multiple ledgers and conducting a little analysis, the irregularities can be identified.

He initially searched those small gangs to eliminate suspects, and that's what he relied on.

"Those records are all..." Lin Zhenwei hesitated for a moment, but was still about to speak. Once the needle-like, chilling energy penetrates the body, it is extremely difficult to remove.

Unless there are true martial arts forces of the same level and with opposing attributes that cancel each other out, one can only use the force to gradually envelop and expel the energy, which takes a lot of time and is extremely troublesome.

His body is now stiff and powerless, leaving him completely at the mercy of others.

A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle; it's better to tell the truth and end this sooner rather than later.

Swish!

Something silvery-white was thrown into the air through a hole in the blasted wall and flashed by.

A silver-white, rhomboid metal object suddenly appeared in front of Lin Zhenwei.

Bang.

The rhomboid metal object suddenly exploded, leaving trails of purple or blue ripples.

*Sizzle sizzle sizzle!* With poisoned needles piercing his flesh, Lin Zhenwei, unable to move, was like a hedgehog, his entire body riddled with poisoned needles. His flesh rapidly turned black and then withered, as if he had been poisoned or corroded by strong acid; his flesh shrank rapidly.

"I...?!" Lin Zhenwei's eyes widened, and before he could finish his last sentence, he slowly collapsed.

He died without ever understanding who had drugged him, who had killed him, or who the real culprit Han Yi was looking for was.

He simply accepted a small task as usual, and even had the opportunity to curry favor with the Hu family. Everything seemed perfect, and he even had a chance to further improve his martial arts...

In the end, how could it have come to this...?

Han Yi moved swiftly, dodging the poisoned needles. These hidden weapons were extremely fast; he could only protect himself first.

Fortunately, he was some distance from Lin Zhenwei, and since he wasn't the target, he handled the situation relatively easily.

He lightly touched the ground with his foot and returned to the corner of the window. *Whoosh!*

Suddenly, a masked man appeared outside the window as if by teleportation, his black dagger aimed sharply at Han Yi's back.

At this moment, Han Yi had just landed, having exhausted his old strength and not yet generated new strength.