Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 41 The Man in Black

Hunting requires a lot of patience.

Han Yi focused his mind and quietly observed everything around him.

Wu Awei's last crime was in Changningfang, which was ten days ago. He guessed that, based on his modus operandi, Wu Awei would probably not be able to resist striking again.

When faced with the choice between Chang Le Fang and Chang Ning Fang, Han Yi hesitated. Wu Awei always committed crimes randomly, and he wasn't sure where he would be next.

However, Han Yi considered that Wu Awei's last crime was committed in Changningfang.

Furthermore, the people of Chang Le Fang were much wealthier than those of Chang Ning Fang, so the girls of Chang Le Fang were clearly more alluring to Wu Awei. Therefore, Han Yi crouched down in Chang Le Fang. The surroundings were quiet, so quiet that even the rustling of the grass could be heard, but Han Yi could only hear his own soft breathing.

Is it going to be another wasted night...?

Although Han Yi was very patient, he was inevitably a little frustrated after three consecutive nights without any success.

"How about we go back and rest tonight?" Han Yi thought to himself.

This morning, Pan Sheng came to see him and arranged to meet with an inner disciple tomorrow to discuss the matter of being officially registered.

Just as Han Yi hesitated, not far away, a black-clad man carrying a long sword appeared and disappeared like a ghost under the cover of night, darting and leaping on the rooftop.

The man in black seemed extremely confident in his disguise, as if no one could possibly discover him. Every now and then, he would stop, lift the red tiles, as if he were peering into the house.

The man in black blended almost completely into the darkness of the night.

If it weren't for the occasional moonlight shining into his lustful eyes, an ordinary person would only think it was their imagination when they saw the fleeting shadow.

However, in Han Yi's view...

What he saw was a number with '22~28' floating above its head, jumping around on the eaves of every house in Changning Ward!

This scene is somewhat comical!

Han Yi perked up, narrowing his eyes to just a slit, and focused intently on observing the man in black.

"Is this Wu Awei?" Han Yi asked, somewhat doubtful.

The wanted poster stated that Wu Awei was only at the early stage of Bone Refinement.

In Han Yi's eyes, the black-clad man's overall strength had already reached '22~28' when he wasn't carrying a weapon, which was probably already at the late stage of Bone Refinement! Moreover, like him, the black-clad man only had his eyes showing, so Han Yi couldn't identify him from the portrait on the wanted poster.

"Never mind, judging from his appearance, even if he's not Wu Awei, he's definitely not a good person." Han Yi's mind raced. "Let's take him down first!"

Most importantly, he looked at his own stats: '51~53'.

To be on the safe side, Han Yi put on the expensive lizard skin armor and the Black Iron Fist, which suddenly increased his strength from '42~47' when he was unarmed.

Unfortunately, for the sake of convenience, he didn't bring his fine steel broadsword!

Otherwise, his own strength would be even greater!

But now, Han Yi is more than capable of dealing with someone with a mere '22~28' stat.

At the ridge of the roof, the man in the darkness seemed to have found his target. He moved a tile and took out a bamboo tube-like device. His cheeks puffed out slightly, as if he was about to blow something into the house.

Han Yi secretly activated his 'Flying Swallow Leg' technique. He moved as lightly as a swallow and silently touched the eaves of the house near the man in black.

The man in black was pressing his hand to his ear, seemingly trying to hear what was happening inside the house. As he listened intently, he heard increasingly heavy breathing coming from inside, and a smug smile crept across his face.

huh~

Just as the man in black was full of confidence and preparing to jump from the roof into the house...

A barely perceptible whooshing sound rang out.

The arrow struck about a meter behind the man in black before he realized the attack.

But the man in black reacted incredibly quickly. He swiftly dove down, and the arrow narrowly grazed his cheek, leaving only a shallow bloodstain from which a few drops of blood flowed.

Whoosh, whoosh. Before the man in black could get up, two more whooshing sounds came towards the back of his head. This time, the arrows were like those fired from a crossbow, much faster and more powerful.

Clearly, the first attack was just to prevent the men in black from noticing.

"what!"

Unable to dodge in time, the man in black could only fold his arms to block, and blood splattered everywhere. The man in black screamed in agony.

In the shadows, Han Yi shook his head; he was not satisfied with the effect of his thrown projectile.

A Blood Refining Stage cultivator attempted to ambush a Bone Refining Stage cultivator, but failed!

However, since he hadn't learned any specialized techniques for throwing hidden weapons, these arrows were thrown entirely by brute force, so naturally the effect was mediocre.

Forget it, I'll just rely on these iron fists!

"Damn it, who's stealing...?"

Before he could finish speaking, the man in black glanced back and saw Han Yi leaping towards the rooftop like a swallow not far behind him. The man in black was terrified. He had committed several crimes in An'yan City and was extremely confident in his disguise and agility.

Moreover, he had been to Chang Le Fang several times and knew the terrain by heart. He had been discovered by others during his previous crimes, but he had always escaped easily and even outmaneuvered the martial arts masters and officials who were chasing him many times.

But the fact that I was ambushed today shows that the person had already figured out my secrets and had been lying in wait for a long time!

"Retreat first!"

The man in black had only one thought in his mind: his arm was injured, and no matter how strong the person was, it was best to run.

The man in black moved like a shadow, his position as elusive as a ghost. In the next instant, he appeared on the roof ridge on the other side.

Under the moonlight, the slightly tilted red-tiled roofs form neat, curved slopes.

In the hazy light, the man in black moved swiftly across the rooftops like a phantom, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Behind him, Han Yi was as agile and nimble as a falcon, moving like the wind, closely following the figure in black.

At first, the two were only a few meters apart, but as time went on, the distance gradually increased, eventually reaching more than ten meters!

"So fast!"

Han Yi frowned slightly. "The wanted poster says Wu Awei is skilled in swordsmanship. Could I really be mistaken?"

If only the hidden weapons could be poisoned... His thoughts raced; those wounds from before were enough to secure victory!

However, for martial artists who have refined their bones, their physical qualities far surpass those of ordinary people, so ordinary toxins are useless, and the uniquely concocted toxins are beyond Han Yi's knowledge.

Both of them were dressed in black, like raccoons, and when their feet landed, not a sound could be heard.

However, the man in black was also secretly surprised. Although he had only learned half of the 'Shadow Kick' technique, it was still a genuine Xuan-level martial art.

He had escaped countless calamities thanks to his "Shadowless Kick," but today he had met his match in this unknown city of An Yan!

"We're almost at the city wall!"

"This man in black is trying to escape!"

Han Yi thought anxiously.

In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the two moved with incredible speed, chasing and fleeing, and actually left Chang Le Fang and arrived at the foot of the city wall!