Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 604 Unexpected Turn of Events (Part Six)

Unlike others, Tao Yaohui has a different dantian function.

Others' dantian only has the function of storing and releasing. But his dantian is more like a mythical creature that only releases and never takes in. Or, to put it another way, it's a water pipe with an extremely narrow outlet.

It's easy to put force in, but extremely difficult to get it out.

Therefore, despite having cultivated for a considerable period and accumulating a substantial amount of internal energy, he was unable to unleash the full power of his internal energy.

"The force that can create this phenomenon... is the Elephant Mountain Force!"

Han Yi recalled the final appendix of the Myriad Manifestations True Skill.

Although the Myriad Manifestations True Skill will produce different characteristics of force depending on the practitioner's physique, personality, and traits, these forces will also be ranked according to their characteristics and power.

"Yaohui, this is good news!"

Thinking about this, Han Yi suddenly understood.

"Master's meaning...?"

Myriad forms of merit, the strength of Elephant Mountain.

Elephant Mountain Strength emphasizes strength as powerful as a mountain and physique as robust as an elephant. Those who cultivate Elephant Mountain Strength, in the later stages, not only possess formidable strength but also surpass ordinary martial artists in physical attributes.

In the early stages, martial artists mostly use the Xiangshan strength they cultivate to improve their own qualities and achieve a physique like an elephant. Only when their physical body reaches a certain level can they release the accumulated strength as easily as using their own arms.

To put it simply, Xu Chui is like an early-game hero, while Tao Yaohui is like a late-game hero.

Han Yi's gaze fell on Tao Yaohui, somewhat strangely. He had to admit, this kid was incredibly lucky; he really did have the air of a protagonist.

Having lost both parents, the considerable family fortune left behind would normally have been coveted and swallowed up by others. However, his intelligent older sister diligently maintained the family business, accumulating resources to support his martial arts training.

Tao Yaohui's martial arts training was also smooth sailing. When he started training, he was a bit older and his aptitude wasn't enough; he had already reached the limit of a martial arts master. However, he comprehended a special kind of internal force, which improved his aptitude, allowing him to achieve great things later in life.

Upon closer examination, his growth over the years has been marked by the assistance of benefactors at crucial moments, turning danger into safety. He seems to possess great fortune and is a chosen one.

Oh no, am I going to become a substitute...?

A thought suddenly flashed through Han Yi's mind.

But after a moment, he dismissed the absurd idea and explained with a smile, "Yaohui, no need to rush. This is Elephant Mountain Force, the top hidden force recorded in the Myriad Manifestations True Skill."

Compared to other forces, its power is at least in the top three! Just stay calm and focus on your training.

Regardless of the circumstances, even if Tao Yaohui was only his nominal disciple, he, as his master, believed that he had treated him well and had a clear conscience.

"Alright, thank you for your guidance, Master!" Tao Yaohui, of course, had no idea what Han Yi was thinking, and bowed gratefully as well.

"Alright, now that the Shadow Hall is under your two management, don't neglect your daily lessons. Remember, martial arts training requires perseverance; only through consistent effort can one achieve great things."

Han Yi casually gave a few instructions, then got down to business: "Yaohui, have there been any unusual occurrences recently in those two places I asked you to keep an eye on?"

"Reporting to Master, it has always been safe, and there have been no suspicious individuals."

"Have you surveyed the nearby residents?"

“There’s no problem. They’re all native locals who have lived here for many years. It doesn’t seem like they’re being watched.”

"Have you roughly figured out the environment inside the manor?" "There is a steward, and dozens of people including old farmers, cooks, and maids. They only know that this is the estate owned by Master Fang, and they think that Master Fang has gone out to do big business, which is why he hasn't been home for a long time."

“Well, since that’s the case…” Han Yi paused, “then let’s proceed as planned. We have all the deeds and land deeds. We’ll just say that Master Fang owes a large sum of money and has mortgaged the manor.”

Before his death, Fang He left his legacy in several locations.

Han Yi has found most of these items and brought them back.

In the cave, they found over 100,000 taels of gold notes and various rare medicines. In another residence, they discovered land deeds covering dozens of acres, as well as several superior exotic animals.

Besides these, the last location is where the most valuable items are kept.

It is a secluded manor in the suburbs.

The manor itself is nothing special. With Han Yi's current status, he could easily build dozens of them.

The key is what's inside.

This estate has ten acres of top-grade monster meat fields, including Dragon King whale meat.

Most of the monster meat available on the market is of low or medium quality. High-quality monster meat is extremely valuable and may even be unavailable even with money.

Moreover, the Dragon King whale meat is extremely compatible with Han Yi's attributes and also matches the attributes of his subordinates, making it a perfect match.

The reason Han Yi hadn't made a move before was because he had reservations.

He was worried that there was something wrong with the estate, that it was being used as bait.

If there's some kind of trap or something, and Fang Jiulian gets hold of it, that would be bad.

But after so many days, the investigation has been quite thorough, and it should be safe. Besides, he is currently facing a shortage of demon beast meat, and with this Dragon King Whale meat field, it should be enough to make up for the current resource gap.

"Understood." Tao Yaohui nodded. "But we can't send too many people; we must be well-disguised..."

Just as the three of them were discussing the specific details, a noisy argument suddenly came from outside the door.

"I'll go take a look," Tao Yaohui volunteered.

But as soon as he opened the door, he asked in surprise, "Sis, what brings you here...?"

The person rushing over was none other than Tao Qingtang.

Tao Qingtang didn't even glance at her younger brother, and rushed straight towards Han Yi, her tone anxious.

"Brother Han, something's happened, please help me!"

"what happened?"

Han Yi was immediately surprised and stood up. Tao Qingtang was covered in dust, looking travel-worn, and her hair was extremely disheveled, as if she hadn't taken a carriage and had ridden all the way here at breakneck speed.

This was the first time Han Yi had ever seen Tao Qingtang so anxious and flustered. Even when outsiders usurped power in Plum Blossom Pavilion, she had never been this nervous.

"Sister, have some water first. There's nothing my master can't handle." Seeing his sister's state, Tao Yaohui became anxious and quickly poured her a glass of water and brought her a stool.

"I can't drink anymore, or it will be too late." Tao Qingtang said urgently, "Brother Han, we can't afford to waste any more time, let's go quickly."

Han Yi said calmly, "Qing Tang, drink some water and calm down. I don't even know what happened, how can I help you?"

Perhaps I was infected by his calmness.

Tao Qingtang took a deep breath, then glanced at them and said, "You two, go out for a bit."

"Sister...?" Before Tao Yaohui could even ask a question.

He had already been pulled out by Xu Chui and the door was closed behind him. "Hongying... has been captured... the person who captured her... is the newly appointed governor, Wen Xi... so Brother Han, can you think of a way to rescue her?"

Tao Qingtang tried her best to remain calm, but the sudden misfortune that befell her best friend, whose fate was unknown, still made her stutter a little.

“Wen Xi… Yue Hongying…?” Han Yi frowned. “Why would Wen Xi kidnap Yue Hongying for no reason? The Yue family is a powerful and influential family. Why is he just going to ignore it? Qing Tang, explain yourself properly. What exactly happened?”

"good…..."

Tao Qingtang picked up her teacup and drank several cups of tea before speaking in a calm tone and explaining in detail.

"Qingtang, it's not that I don't care. It's just that... how can I care about this?" Han Yi sighed after listening to her.

The root of the problem is actually quite simple.

Yue Chengshun, the head of the Yue family, wanted to introduce his daughter, Yue Hongying, to Wen Xi. So after the banquet, Yue Chengshun excused himself and left, asking Yue Hongying to see Wen Xi off.

On the way back, emboldened by alcohol, Wen Xi became lustful and started to grope him.

But Yue Hongying, being a young lady from a wealthy family, had a fiery temper and had never suffered such humiliation before. She immediately retaliated and threw two punches.

This really stirred up a hornet's nest.

Wen Xi was no pushover, nor was he one to suffer a loss. He immediately ordered his guards to restrain Yue Hongying.

With a few slaps, Yue Hongying, an ordinary and frail woman who had at most practiced some rudimentary martial arts, was knocked unconscious and forcibly taken back.

Although this happened in broad daylight and at the Yue residence.

But Yue Chengshun remained silent and unseen, so who dared to stop him? Everyone could only watch helplessly as Wen Xi swaggered away, knocking out the eldest daughter of the Yue family. It was only when Yue Hongying's personal maids sensed something was wrong that they secretly slipped out to warn Tao Qingtang.

"The key is... Yue Chengshun didn't object... Yue Hongying's father has already sent her away, how can we outsiders interfere?" Han Yi shook his head.

It's only natural for a father to marry his own daughter.

Even if Wen Xi's methods are despicable and have a bad influence, his father doesn't care, so what can outsiders do?

"That's why I came to ask you for help." Tao Qingtang's expression was unpleasant; she wasn't unaware of this reasoning.

When a father marries off his daughter, whether he reports it to the authorities or cries out for justice, it is considered illegitimate and improper.

But this matter concerns her sister, with whom she is closer than blood sisters, so no matter what, she must rescue Yue Hongying.

After thinking it over, the only person she could think of was Han Yi.

"Brother Han, I've never begged anyone in my life. This time, I'm begging you." Tao Qingtang's eyes were red, and tears could fall at any moment.

Before Han Yi could react, she pulled out a chair and was about to kneel down.

"I only have one good sister, and I really can't just stand by and watch her jump into a fire pit."

"No, no, no!"

Han Yi reacted quickly, pulling Tao Qingtang up and pressing her back into her seat.

He looked at Tao Qingtang's teary eyes and sighed, "When did this happen?"

Logically, he shouldn't have helped with this.

But when it comes to relationships…...

Tao Qingtang had worked with him for many years and they had a close relationship. Every year and every quarter, Tao Qingtang gave him a considerable amount of dividends and even helped him when he was at his weakest.

Tao Yaohui is his apprentice and now an important general under his command.

In a way, Tao Qingtang is not a relative, but he is closer than a relative.

He really can't refuse to help with this.

"Thank you, brother!" Tao Qingtang turned from tears to laughter and quickly replied, "Just now, after receiving the news, I rushed here immediately."

She paused, then continued, "I know this won't be easy, and it will definitely require a lot of favors. Hongying has three medium-level monster meat fields, which belong to the Four-Horned Bull. I can make the decision for her to take out two of them, as payment for your efforts in pulling strings, brother."

Furthermore, Hongying has a strong personality, and now that she's been forcibly taken away, who knows what might happen to her? If Wen Xi succeeds, she might be traumatized and do something rash. Therefore, this matter must be kept secret; as long as her life is spared, that's enough.

Han Yi now understands why Tao Qingtang insisted that Tao Yaohui and the other person leave.

Since it concerns a woman's chastity and reputation, no matter how open-minded the world is, she cannot afford to be careless.

"I understand." Han Yi nodded. "Call your brother and Xu Chui, and take you back. I'll go ahead first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished from Tao Qingtang's sight in a flash.

……………

Huayang City, Hu Mansion.

Inside the small pavilion with upturned eaves at each of the four corners.

Han Yi and ** sat upright.

"Haven't seen you in a while, what brings you here all of a sudden? You're quite a rare guest," he said with a flippant smile. "No one visits without a reason. So, what is it this time?"

"It's not a big deal, just a little bit of official business. Do we still have any influence with officials these days?" Han Yi said with a wry smile.

This was, in fact, his second visit to the Hu residence.

The first time he came was to deliver money to his concubine for her daughter's one-month celebration. He rarely came otherwise.

"It's an official matter." He immediately laughed. "My father is now a judge of the military governor, in charge of political affairs. He can speak to everyone except Fang Jiulian."

He had an arrogant air about him, just like a spoiled rich kid.

"Sigh..." Han Yi fell silent and let out a long sigh.

"What?" He was taken aback. "You really messed with Fang Jiulian? Didn't I tell you, Fang Jiulian is not to be trifled with! We can't afford to mess with him!"

Seeing Han Yi's unpleasant expression, he suddenly stood up and paced back and forth.

"Fang Jiulian... Fang Jiulian's matter..." He frowned and muttered to himself.

After agonizing over this for a while, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "Tell me, what is it? I'll risk my reputation to come up with a solution for you."

"This matter..." Han Yi sighed with difficulty, "...is about Fang Jiulian..."

My heart jumped.

Han Yi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "It's about the entanglement between Wen Xi, a subordinate of Fang Jiulian, and Yue Hongying of the Yue family."

He quickly gave a brief explanation of the situation.

"Is that all?" The voice rose, startled.

"Otherwise what?" Han Yi laughed. "Wen Xi is Fang Jiulian's subordinate, so isn't that related to Fang Jiulian?"

"You bastard!" ** was so angry she gritted her teeth. "Isn't my father nominally under Fang Jiulian's command? Does such a small matter require you to make such a fuss?"

"Alright, alright, don't get excited. After it's all done, I'll give you a field of medium-grade monster meat," Han Yi comforted him.

**I firmly refused: "Keep it for yourself, I don't need it."

He then summoned a subordinate, wrote a note, and gave him a few instructions.

Soon, the subordinate took the note and left respectfully.

"It's nothing serious. Wen Xi was an unethical official who forcibly took away a woman. He was in the wrong first. It's just a matter of a word." He explained casually.