122: Master Huang

"401, this is your number among the Inner Sect Disciples of the Crimson Flame Sect, and also your initial ranking.

In our Crimson Flame Sect, the martial arts spirit is prevalent, encouraging mutual competition among Disciples to cultivate strong individuals.

However, such competition must be agreed upon in advance, with an attendant witnessing it, not done secretly through underhanded means.

After winning on the arena, you can obtain a higher ranking. Infighting among fellow Disciples in private is forbidden by the Sect's rules; violators will be expelled from the Sect!

The higher the ranking, the more attention you will receive, and the more resources you will get.

After adding this batch of newly admitted Disciples, the ranking should be around 450."

Senior Brother Pan talked eloquently for a long time before finally stopping.

Han Yi nodded from time to time, indicating that he was listening attentively.

'Four hundred... I didn't expect that in such a vast Crimson Flame Sect, there are only four hundred true Inner Sect Disciples... and this time, the Sect's minor competition recruited over fifty people...'

'But thinking about it, even with over four hundred people, the resources consumed each month are astronomical. Take crimson blood tiger meat, for example; two pounds per person per month means over four hundred people would consume over a thousand pounds... I really don't know how those high-level officials in the Sect manage to obtain so many resources!'

After listening to Senior Brother Pan's words, Han Yi secretly calculated for a while, and unexpectedly, he was shocked by the Crimson Flame Sect's vast resources!

After thinking for a moment, Han Yi stopped dwelling on it. As long as his share wasn't reduced, that was fine.

"Right, Senior Brother Pan, may I ask what your current ranking is?"

Then, he asked in a half-joking manner.

"Get lost... you little brat..."

Senior Brother Pan's old face turned red, and he rarely cursed.

"Pan Sheng, I remember your last ranking, wasn't it 399?"

Li Feng smiled slightly, revealing Senior Brother Pan's past.

"Ah? What? My last match, I just didn't use my full strength, and besides, I sprained my back that day and made a mistake with a slippery hand..."

Pan Sheng hurriedly defended himself.

Li Feng and Han Yi exchanged glances, then burst into laughter. For a moment, a cheerful atmosphere permeated the area around the three of them.

"Han Yi, congratulations..."

At this moment, Li Tie and Wang Shan, who had complex expressions, walked over to congratulate him.

After this battle, Han Yi is likely to soar!

But because of his subconscious actions just now, his relationship with Han Yi was difficult to restore to how it was before.

Han Yi smiled and responded. He could understand the situation at the time and didn't blame Li Tie.

"By the way, our Crimson Flame Sect is divided into the Outer Affairs Hall and the Inner Affairs Hall. The Outer Affairs Hall is mainly responsible for external matters..."

Han Yi casually introduced some things about the Crimson Flame Sect. When Elder Li announced the results earlier, the atmosphere was strange, and after the announcement, Elder Li did not linger. He didn't introduce the Sect rules or some basic knowledge and left in a hurry.

This left the newly promoted Disciples like Li Tie somewhat confused.

"Right, Han Yi, are you going to the Outer Affairs Hall?"

Li Tie asked curiously. He saw that Han Yi had a very good relationship with Li Feng and was also appreciated by Elder Li, so going to the Outer Affairs Hall would be most suitable.

Han Yi wanted to get out of Elder Li's sight, so he naturally wouldn't go to the Outer Affairs Hall. He decided to follow Bai Sanren's path.

"Me? Perhaps..."

Han Yi spoke vaguely for a few sentences, then he talked about interesting things in An Yan City and chatted with Li Tie, Wang Shan, and others...

Unknowingly, the rising sun was high in the sky, and it was already noon.

So, Han Yi, Senior Brother Pan, Li Feng, Li Tie, and the others went to the dining hall for a meal, and then each had their own matters, so they parted ways.

"It should be here..."

Han Yi followed the address given by Bai Sanren and arrived at a quiet street in Shan Zhong Ward.

This courtyard had green tiles and white walls, with several drainage outlets along the bottom edge of the wall. At the entrance were two vermilion red gates, with a pair of gold-painted beast-faced tin rings hanging on the doors, looking very imposing.

Looking inside through the crack in the door, there was a large courtyard, with several exquisite rooms vaguely visible. There were also some tinkling wind chimes hanging on the rooftops.

Although this courtyard was not as vast and magnificent as the Li Residence, it was considered a top-notch residence in Shan Zhong Ward.

Thump, thump, thump

Han Yi waited for a long time but didn't hear any movement from inside the courtyard.

'The place I came to should be correct, right? Bai Sanren shouldn't be that unreliable...'

He muttered a few words to himself.

Creak!

Just as Han Yi was thinking, a slight sound came from the door hinge, and the vermilion red gate opened a small crack.

"Who is it?"

A girl dressed as a maid, adorned with flowers and having a pretty face, walked out yawning.

Han Yi focused his gaze and saw that her overall strength was '1~2', just an ordinary person.

He handed over the two boxes of high-grade pastries he bought from 'Wufangzhai' and said with a smile, "My name is Han Yi. I'm here to see Old Master Huang. Please trouble the young lady to inform him."

Huang Ze, Old Master Huang, was a close friend of Bai Sanren in his youth. He was currently an idle Elder in the Inner Affairs Hall.

According to Bai Sanren, this person was alone, had no descendants throughout his life, was straightforward and generous, usually loved drinking, and was extremely fond of sweets, craving them like his life depended on it.

Therefore, Han Yi specifically went to the best pastry shop in An Yan City and spent ten taels of silver to buy two boxes of the highest-grade 'Phoenix Tail Crisps'.

The maid glanced at Han Yi, stepped forward, took the pastries, and said politely, "It's really inconvenient. Master Huang just went out to visit a friend today and hasn't returned yet."

"May I know when Old Master Huang will..."

Han Yi felt helpless inside and asked tentatively.

"That's hard to say. If Master Huang enjoys himself outside drinking, sometimes he won't come home for several days..."

"..."

Han Yi didn't respond for a moment. With something so uncertain, he couldn't just keep waiting.

Bang!

Seeing that Han Yi hadn't spoken for a long time, the maid closed the large gate again.

Perhaps she had seen too many Martial Artists like Han Yi who tried to curry favor. After all, although Huang Ze was just an idle Elder, he was also a Connecting Vessels Stage Warrior, and there were many people who wanted to get close to him!

Seeing this, Han Yi smiled. He didn't need to get angry with a little maid, so he turned to leave.

Creak!

At this moment, the vermilion red gate opened again, and the maid poked her head out. Perhaps feeling that her previous action was a bit impolite, she wore a slightly embarrassed smile on her face and said, "Your name is Han Yi, right? When Master returns, I will definitely inform him promptly..."

Seeing that Han Yi seemed to want to ask something else, she quickly spoke again, "Don't worry, you're so good-looking, I won't forget!"