139: Bone Shrinkage and Disguise

Taoist Master Jiang Xiu and Feng Yingying's faces turned pale, their bodies trembled, and they looked behind them.

Before they could turn their heads, a pair of iron-like hands first loosened, then tightened, gripping their necks again.

Bang!

The two of them were pressed onto chairs like chicks.

"Fight, why aren't you fighting?"

Han Yi's eyes gleamed fiercely as he stared at them.

He was registered and received a salary at Liu's Rice Shop. What better time to act than now?

Moreover, he had realized by now that encountering people and asking them to buy "talisman water" and spend money, regardless of whether they were sick or not, was precisely the style of the Gushen Sect!

He just didn't know why the Gushen Sect, which had originally only developed in Changning Ward, had extended its reach to Changle Ward.

Even without being registered at Liu's Rice Shop, he had no good feelings for such a sect.

Upon hearing this, the two looked up at Han Yi, trembling like sieves, their bodies shaking.

Although Han Yi looked like a young man, he wore the black martial attire only Martial Artists wore, indicating he was clearly a doorman or guard specifically hired by Liu's Rice Shop.

'Damn it, that servant girl Feng Yingying didn't say that this rice shop would have Martial Artists guarding it! When I go back, I must report it to the Incense Master!'

If they had known there was a Martial Artist like Han Yi, how could they have so rashly come to proselytize!

Taoist Master Jiang Xiu harbored great hatred in her heart. Originally, seeing that Liu's Rice Shop seemed to have some money and no powerful backing, the two of them conspired to come and make a fortune. If Madam Liu could also be drawn into the sect, they might gain many benefits.

But who knew that just as success was within reach, a roadblock appeared!

"Young Master Han..."

"How about we just leave it at that...?"

Shopkeeper Liu, instead, stepped forward to mediate, asking Han Yi to release his grip. Shopkeeper Liu was a businessman who adhered to the principle of 'harmony brings wealth.'

Although he had been slapped, out of consideration for the Gushen Sect behind Taoist Master Jiang Xiu and Feng Yingying, he swallowed his anger and hid his grievances, taking out five taels of silver to buy the so-called "talisman water."

After all, there are only a thousand days for a thief, not a thousand days to guard against one.

This time, Han Yi was present and resolved the situation in time, but if one day Han Yi wasn't there and he provoked the Gushen Sect, they would stick to him like a dog-skin plaster, and his business would be ruined!

Since the owner had spoken, Han Yi had no choice but to release his hands. He had no better solution; he couldn't possibly strike two ordinary people with lethal force in broad daylight...

Taoist Master Jiang Xiu and Feng Yingying took the silver and hurriedly slipped through a small gap beside Han Yi. Like routed deserters, they quickly exited through the back door of the rice shop.

"Young Master Han, this time, we really owe it all to you..."

Shopkeeper Liu sighed repeatedly, and Madam Liu, by his side, also looked distressed, bearing a look of having survived a calamity.

Han Yi smiled faintly, exchanged a few polite words, and didn't say much. Taking people's money to resolve their troubles was also part of his duty.

As he spoke, he followed Shopkeeper Liu into the inner hall.

"Young Master Han, please wait a moment..." After a brief chat, Shopkeeper Liu entered the inner room.

Soon, Shopkeeper Liu returned to the inner hall, carrying a tray covered with red silk.

He placed the tray on the mahogany table and pushed it towards Han Yi.

Han Yi removed the red silk and glanced inside. There were two rows of gleaming, shining large silver ingots, ten of them in total, each weighing ten taels.

"Shopkeeper Liu, is this month's regular payment more than usual?" Han Yi looked up at Shopkeeper Liu.

"No, it's not. One hundred taels of silver. Thirty-five taels is this month's regular payment, but the previous regular payment was given according to a Refining Bone Stage Martial Artist. However, I heard that Young Master Han recently Breakthrough to the Lianxue Stage Martial Artist, so the extra silver is a congratulatory gift for you!" Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile.

"Furthermore, since Young Master Han has already advanced to a Lianxue Stage Martial Artist, your future treatment will also be raised, and the contract will need to be changed. I wonder if Young Master Han wishes to continue being registered or become our family's offering... The previous contract clearly stated that we should prioritize signing with our rice shop..."

Han Yi walked out of Liu's Rice Shop with a heavy purse, feeling satisfied.

After a discussion, he chose to continue being registered at the rice shop, with greatly improved treatment. His monthly regular payment also increased from thirty-five taels of silver to sixty taels!

This meant that Han Yi essentially didn't have to do anything and could receive sixty taels of silver for free every month.

The generous treatment Liu's Rice Shop offered Han Yi was partly due to his identity as an Inner Sect Disciple of the Crimson Flame Sect, but during their recent conversation, Han Yi also sensed that Shopkeeper Liu was a genuinely kind person.

Therefore, Han Yi also felt that he should do something. It was time to do some work instead of just taking money every month.

Otherwise, he himself would feel uneasy.

After all, when Taoist Master Jiang Xiu left just now, her eyes flickered, and her hands were tightly clenched, clearly indicating she was unwilling to accept the situation.

Moreover, when Han Yi came to collect his regular payment, he naturally used his original appearance.

What if the Gushen Sect couldn't let it go and came to trouble him again, disturbing his peaceful life? Wouldn't that lead to endless problems?

Even if they didn't trouble Han Yi, if the Gushen Sect came to Liu's Rice Shop to cause trouble, Han Yi would have to intervene again.

Furthermore, Han Yi was a grateful and empathetic person. Since the Manager of Liu's Rice Shop treated him so kindly, he didn't mind nipping the trouble in the bud!

As the saying goes, remove the root of the problem to prevent future troubles!

And there was another important reason: Han Yi was very interested in this so-called Gushen Sect. Could just a bowl of "talisman water" really cure such a strange illness?

After leaving Liu's Rice Shop, Han Yi's facial muscles twitched, and his bones crackled non-stop. In an instant, a muscular giant nearly two meters tall with a wild face appeared in the alley.

This identity will be Li Kui!

This was a disguise Han Yi made using the 'bone shrinking and face changing' feature of the Yan Shen Technique.

As a Yellow Rank Low Grade special martial art, the Yan Shen Technique only involved the movement of body bones and muscles.

As a Lianxue Stage Martial Artist, Han Yi's tendons were like bowstrings, his bones like fine steel, and all two hundred and six bones in his body stretched freely and easily. It only took him half a month to Cultivate the Yan Shen Technique to Major Achievement.

That wasn't all. Han Yi also put on a black fabric bamboo hat, so others would subconsciously assume that the person beneath the hat was his true appearance. Little did they know, this was only Han Yi's second layer of disguise!

This time, Han Yi was on the third level!