Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 588 Old Friends (Part 5)

Many people speculate that Han Yi's rise to power was due to the secret investment and support from the Hu family, which is why he has reached this point.

It's even possible that the Hu family and the Nine Turns Sect secretly formed an alliance to put forward a high-ranking official like Han Yi.

Han Yi and ** offered no explanation for these rumors, allowing the speculation to fester.

The Nine-Bend Sect Master Zhong Yunxiu and the Hu Family Master Hu Liuyun also had a tacit understanding and did not interfere with each other in the slightest.

For Zhong Yunxiu, the Nine Turns Sect was the weakest of the four branches that split from Jingtian Manor when it was first established. The fact that its disciples were valued by the Hu family meant that the Nine Turns Sect as a whole might not necessarily gain an ally, but it would certainly lose an enemy. In short, it was a good thing.

For Hu Liuyun, having only one son and a close brother or friend to whom he could confide was extremely precious.

The Nine Turns Sect has a good reputation, and its philosophy of independence and self-preservation is very similar to the Hu family's traditions.

Furthermore, the Hu family is the weakest of the three major families, and they also need to befriend powerful forces like the Nine Turns Sect.

After all, saying that the Nine Turns Sect is weak depends on who it is compared to. Compared to the other three sects, the Nine Turns Sect is indeed not as strong.

However, compared to other forces, the Nine Curves Sect is considered quite powerful.

And don't forget, people often talk about the Nine-Bend Gate, but there's more to the Nine-Bend Gate than just the Nine-Bend Gate here.

The inner courtyard where Piaoxue Academy is located is actually within the Nine Curves Gate. It's just that Gongsun Jing, the head of Piaoxue Academy, found it troublesome, so he didn't establish his own sect. Instead, the disciples cultivate separately, but their clothing, food, housing, and transportation are all shared with the Nine Curves Gate.

With the Nine-Bend Sect and the Snowdrift Academy, both having top-level experts, they can be considered a formidable force.

Having such a powerful force as an external deterrent is not necessarily a bad thing; it is enough to intimidate hostile forces.

So even if there are some rumors, they don't really matter.

Leading his disciples, he had just reached the door when he suddenly stopped.

"Han Yi, it seems that you've been keeping a low profile for too long, and some people are starting to get restless. Have they forgotten...?"

Han Yi also sneered: "Yes... people are always like this... memories always disappear so quickly, like the memory of a fish, only a few breaths long. They remember the good times but not the bad ones, making them seem pathetic and pitiful..."

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He looked utterly bewildered. He had no idea how Han Yi had come up with that strange theory that fish only had a few breaths of memory.

However, although he didn't know what Han Yi meant, it didn't stop him from cooperating with him.

Anyway, Han Yi said a lot of strange things, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

"Yes, even ants cherish life, yet some people don't know how to cherish life..." he sighed.

"Should I make a move?"

"No need, you can go by yourself, I'll do it myself." Han Yi's gaze was icy. "I want to see who's so blind as to dare to spy on us in secret."

"Okay, whatever you want."

He shrugged, sensing that the two auras weren't particularly strong and there wasn't much of a problem.

He didn't care at all, and casually walked away with his group. However, the gloating look he gave to someone in the corner before leaving betrayed his true feelings.

"Oh no, we've been discovered?!"

Li Feng and Pan Sheng, who were hiding in the shadows, sensed something was wrong as soon as Han Yi and the other man suddenly stopped and looked toward where they were hiding.

They originally intended to gather intelligence first, then send it to Han Yi by letter to ascertain his stance and opinions before making a decision.

But now it's clear that they've already been discovered before they've even completed the first step of gathering intelligence.

Without a second thought, Li Feng and Pan Sheng, realizing their scheme had been exposed, leaped up from the dark corner of the mansion with incredible speed and sped towards the outside of the high walls.

This meeting under such unknown circumstances was not what they intended.

"Want to run?"

Han Yi sneered and leaped up as well, catching up with the two even faster. In just an instant, a large amount of icy energy sealed off the area around Li Feng and the other man.

Almost at the same time, a figure also swept past outside the wall.

Qu Qiao suddenly raised his large axe and swung it down with a loud bang.

Bang! ! !

Li Feng twisted his body, seemingly using some kind of peculiar movement technique, and actually broke free from Han Yi's restraints in an instant. Then, with a somersault, he forcefully slapped Qu Qiao away.

puff!

Just then, several large nets shot into the sky, carrying a deluge of crossbow bolts that completely enveloped the two of them. Outside, dozens of crossbowmen were also aiming their weapons at him.

Now Li Feng and Pan Sheng dared not move again.

They came for help, not to die.

"Someone already reported it, saying that the two men were acting suspiciously and didn't seem like ordinary peddlers. They were just wandering around the streets. I never expected they would dare to set their sights on the Inspectorate. Have they got some nerve?" Qu Qiao walked over, carrying an axe and cursing.

"Boss, what should we do with these two?" He then asked with a fawning smile, looking at Han Yi.

Han Yi frowned slightly, looking at the two masked men in front of him, feeling somewhat displeased.

He believed he hadn't done anything excessive to the Green Clothes Alliance.

Even when the Green-Clad Alliance was wiped out and the government troops requested manpower and resources to assist in the pursuit, he simply let it slide and pretended not to see it.

But now, the remaining members of the Green Robe Alliance actually dare to come and cause trouble?

Even from a great distance, he could smell the peculiar aura. Did they really think that just because the Nine Curves Sect had become independent, it would be easy to bully?

"Drag him away and chop him up," Han Yi said impatiently, waving his hand.

Too lazy to interrogate them further, he figured it would be gratifying to kill the Green-Clad Alliance members anyway. Seeing that he and his companion were about to be dragged away, Li Feng, in desperation, disregarded everything else and anxiously shouted, "Junior Brother Han, it's me, Li Feng!"

"And me, Mr. Pan!"

The two of them shouted.

"Um?!"

Han Yi paused, then slowly turned around.

The voices of these two people sound somewhat familiar.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the figures of the two masked men also looked somewhat familiar.

Long-forgotten memories gradually surfaced in my mind.

"Wait!" he stopped Qu Qiao. "Take them to the main hall, and don't let anyone in!"

"Yes!" Qu Qiao, puzzled, quickly sealed off the surrounding area.

In Jingming Town nowadays, Han Yi's word is law. This is a consensus reached by everyone since Luo Meiwei's death.

In the reception room.

Han Yi sat imposingly in front of the Sunrise in the East painting, slowly sipping his tea. The refreshing aroma of the tea permeated the entire reception room, creating a tranquil and solemn atmosphere.

"That's how it is... We've said everything we needed to say..."

Li Feng sat below and sighed.

He didn't want to meet with Han Yi so hastily.

He originally wanted to first find out Han Yi's current position, establish contact through correspondence, and then truly recognize each other.

However, things changed and developed too quickly.

He and Pan Sheng still couldn't understand why the stealth technique, which was supposed to evade the imperial guards' pursuit, failed them against Han Yi...

"..." Han Yi remained silent, his fingers unconsciously flicking and tapping the wooden armrest of the chair.

Da da da…

A series of crisp sounds echoed in the hall, like the ticking of a clock, creating a sense of oppression and suffocation.

“Han…” Pan Sheng couldn’t hold back any longer and stood up abruptly. “I don’t know how to address you now, Junior Brother Han? Inspector Han, or Lord Han? But meeting today was not our intention, and we had no intention of having any conflict with you. It just happened suddenly.”

You know my personality; I speak my mind. If you want to curry favor with the government troops, then capture us and go claim your reward.

"Kill me or torture me, it's up to you. Give me a straight answer!"

The reunion of old friends should, in principle, be a joyous occasion. However, the two sides now belong to different factions: one is the remnants of the Green Robe Alliance, and the other is the high-ranking members of the righteous path.

Moreover, Han Yi already harbored hatred towards the Green Robe Alliance.

This is the natural opposite.

Whether the past indifference can overcome the current conflicts remains to be seen.

Seeing Pan Sheng's excited expression, Li Feng sighed, neither stopping him nor in the mood to do so.

Now, he also wants to figure out what Han Yi is thinking.

despair.

Han Yi's fingers bent down and then flicked up, remaining there for a long time.

Li Feng and Pan Sheng, familiar names and faces, brought him back to his distant memories.

That was when he was at his weakest and most helpless.

At that time, he had just changed his status from a miner to an outer disciple of the Crimson Flame Sect.

Alone, destitute, without any support, suffering hardship and misery.

It was Li Feng and Pan Sheng who helped him during his most difficult time.

It was through the meticulous instruction in various martial arts techniques, the strong support of financial resources, and even the assistance of Li Feng, that he was promoted to an inner disciple, allowed to live in the city, and gradually befriended Bai Sanren, Bai Qianxue, and so on, which led to his current status.

"Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Pan..." Han Yi opened his eyes and looked at the two of them. "I'll pretend I know nothing about what happened today. You didn't come looking for me, and I didn't know you were here."

He wasn't the kind of person who didn't cherish old friendships. He couldn't bring himself to capture the two men and hand them over to Fang Jiulian to receive a reward; it wasn't in his nature.

However, after hearing what Li Feng said, it seems that the two of them are in a lot of trouble and have many secrets, which is why Fang Jiulian has been relentlessly pursuing them and is determined to find them.

In other words, these two are a ticking time bomb, and they might explode at any moment.

In the past, he would have helped them; all he would have done was find them a place to stay and hide them away.

But now, he is no longer the same person who was alone.

He now has a sect, a master, friends, disciples, subordinates, and his own power base. He must be responsible for them.

If taking in Li Feng and his companion attracts the attention of the Imperial Guard's elite combat battalion and Fang Jiulian...

Then everything will vanish.

He is now far from being a match for Fang Jiulian.

Therefore, considering only this point, he cannot leave the two of them behind.