Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 536 Disappearance (Part 3)

"Brother!" Sun Zheng was immediately moved and stood up to bow.

"Brother Xiao!"

Liu Song, caught up in the moment, bowed deeply.

Only Han Yi remained.

"..."

Han Yi sat there, somewhat speechless.

He originally just wanted to go through the motions, have a drink, and be done with it. Who knew that Xiao Zhong would get drunk and cause such a mess?

"Junior brother, don't worry, as long as I, Xiao Zhong, have food to eat, I will never forget you!"

Compared to Sun Zheng and Liu Song, Xiao Zhong clearly valued Han Yi more.

In other words, the purpose of today's banquet is actually Han Yi. Sun Zheng and the other man are merely there as props.

"I…..."

Han Yi was about to politely decline.

"Come, come, I, Xiao Zhong, am the oldest. Let's drink this cup together today, and from now on we're brothers! The four of us brothers will work together with one heart and one mind, and our strength will be unbreakable. We're sure to create a great empire!"

Xiao Zhong pulled Han Yi up, his face flushed.

It's come to this.

Han Yi had no choice but to raise his wine glass.

Xiao Zhong is actually a good person; apart from his love of drinking, he has no other faults. He usually protects the inner courtyard disciples, and has even gotten into fights with people from other branches a few times.

He had actually seen all of this. As the chief senior disciple, Xiao Zhong had indeed performed his duties flawlessly.

As for Sun Zheng and Liu Song, the two men he chose did indeed have some merits. While they might lack some strength or talent, their character and temperament were certainly commendable.

Thus, Han Yi, somewhat reluctantly, established official relationships with the three of them.

Anyway, it's just a title. If it's useful in the future, then he'll keep it. If the three of them don't perform well, he'll just pretend it never happened.

He wouldn't be bound by such vague titles; he valued the actual feeling of being together more than so-called etiquette constraints.

Only through long-term emotional connection can one truly see a person's sincerity.

After the banquet, the four of them left the restaurant together and said their goodbyes.

There's no need to worry about safety here, since this restaurant is located inside Jingtian Manor, and there's generally not much danger.

Han Yi watched the three drunken men leave, shook his head, and walked towards his residence.

After returning from the secret realm last night, he actually wanted to go back today.

There were just too many things to do today, all sorts of registrations, receipts, and declarations... and several small meetings were held under Zhong Yunxiu's supervision, and then Xiao Zhong's incident happened in the evening.

He can only consider going back tomorrow.

The night was quiet, the clouds were thick, the starlight was dim, and everything around was hazy.

Han Yi walked slowly along the path toward his residence.

His residence was not far from the restaurant; it was actually the same small courtyard he had lived in when he first entered the inner courtyard.

Actually, after he completed his apprenticeship, according to Zhong Yunxiu, he could have moved to a more luxurious mansion. But Han Yi was used to it; he was a sentimental person, so he continued to live there.

Therefore, even though the surrounding light was dim and not very bright, he still walked very steadily.

As he walked along the path, the moonlight shone like a shuttle, constantly leaping between the shadows of the trees. Rays of light shone on Han Yi's face, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, highlighting his sharp features.

Suddenly, he stopped.

He was right in front of his house when he suddenly felt something was wrong.

There was something strange lurking around his house.

"Come out, stop hiding," Han Yi said slowly, staring at what was in front of him.

Bang!

His courtyard gate was suddenly kicked open.

A woman dressed in the inner court attire of Yangzhi Academy, with a sinister face and carrying a large axe in both hands, walked out of his house. "You are Han Yi?" A hint of murderous intent flickered in her eyes.

"So it's Senior Sister Dong, my apologies," Han Yi said calmly. "But no matter what the matter, it's no excuse to come without prior notice or invitation, is it?"

He looked behind the woman at the messy clutter in his yard, clearly indicating that his house had been violently searched.

"Reason? I'm asking you, have you ever met my younger brother, Dong Feng?" Dong Qi said coldly.

"Dong Feng? I don't know him. You've got the wrong person." Han Yi shook his head.

"Wrong person? I don't believe it." Dong Qi stared intently at Han Yi, trying to find a flaw in his story. "I heard from Elder Kang that he saw my brother the night the incident happened, near the courtyard where you live. You say you didn't see him? Is that possible?"

"Oh?" Han Yi glanced over indifferently. "Senior sister, you mean your brother is staying up late and coming to our place? What is he trying to do?"

"You...?!" Dong Qi froze for a moment.

Dong Feng, Li Tianwei, and Fang Shouming stood together through thick and thin, and the three had an excellent relationship.

That night, the two of them were actually sent by Fang Shouming to keep an eye on Zhao Laogou and his companion, and to search for the real culprit together.

Of course, their fate was the same as Zhao Laogou's: they both ended up as a pool of corpse water.

Although there was no physical evidence, there were still people who knew about Fang Shouming's actions that night.

Elder Kang was one of them.

Although he didn't know Fang Shouming's purpose, he knew that Fang wanted to investigate some things, so he secretly withdrew a lot of guards to cooperate with the work.

Now that Fang Shouming has disappeared, he naturally went to find Fang He as soon as he returned and explained the matter clearly, detailing everything. Naturally, Dong Qi, as Fang He's eldest disciple, especially since this matter involved her younger brother, understood the hidden story even more.

So Han Yi's question actually stumped her.

She couldn't very well say that Dong Feng was loitering around them to drug them and find a potential suspect, the real culprit.

"Can't answer?" Han Yi shook his head and walked towards the courtyard. "Considering that my senior sister couldn't find her brother and accidentally broke into my house in her anxiety, let's just let this matter go and not do it again."

call out!

A large axe sliced ​​through the air, instantly blocking Han Yi's path.

"I don't care what you were doing that night? Did you even see my brother?" Dong Qi suddenly looked up, his dark eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Senior Sister, you exude such murderous intent..." Han Yi gently pushed away the axe in front of his chest and said calmly, "But, do I need to report to you what I did last night? We're all adults. Do I need your approval to do some things that adults should do at night?"

“You won’t tell…you won’t tell, huh…” Dong Qi gritted her teeth and said sharply.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I don't know. I don't even know who your brother is, so how can I tell you?" Han Yi said bluntly. "Go look for your brother wherever he went missing. Didn't Elder Kang see him? Why don't you go find him? It's not appropriate to come to my doorstep and cause trouble."

"Running wild? If you won't talk, then die!" Dong Qi glared at Han Yi. "Do you believe I can beat you to death right here? At most, I'll just get some punishment!"

"I don't know your brother, what are you talking about?" Han Yi retorted.

"Then you will die!"