194: Trap
“So much time has passed already…”
Han Yi slightly covered his face with his right hand, squinting his eyes at the beautiful sunlight.
Bang!
After Han Yi completely split open the upper body of the wooden figure, its huge, bloated lower body, which had remained standing, also collapsed!
Han Yi immediately felt the chilling air around him dissipate, and the morning light scattered brilliant, warm golden rays from the crimson clouds, sweeping away the gray mist.
Bathing in the sunlight, Han Yi felt warmth, peace, and comfort welling up from his heart, and the fatigue from fighting all night was considerably invigorated.
Meanwhile, the corpses of the Yins bathed in the light slowly turned into ashes.
Clang!
Beneath the corpses, a stone the size of a millstone was left behind.
“This is…”
Han Yi walked over and examined it carefully.
The stone was shiny black, with wisps of black qi swirling around it, and several mysterious black patterns on its surface.
“Could this be a xuan yin stone, or a xuan yin stone PLUS version?”
The more he looked at the stone, the more it resembled the xuan yin stone he had absorbed before.
However, the xuan yin stone he had absorbed previously was at most the size of a chicken egg, while this one was the size of a millstone!
“I can verify it by trying it!”
Han Yi touched the surface of the stone with his finger.
Ding!
【Discoverable Yin Qi, absorb?】
Yes!
【Name】: Han Yi (17/170)
【Realm】: Connecting Veins Early Stage (10/100); Sword Realm: Ten Steps, One Kill; Blade Realm: Solid as a Mountain
【Cultivation Technique】: Qianyang Skill (Earth Rank Low Grade, Traits: Returning Spring Force, Evil Breaking Force, Beginner 4/10, can be upgraded); Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill (Yellow Rank High Grade, Proficient 7/20, Trait: Iron Wall, can be upgraded)
【Martial Arts】: Ben Lei Palm Technique (Yellow Rank High Grade, Traits: Stone Crushing Earth Splitting, Frenzied Strike, Minor Achievement (9/50), can be upgraded); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Trait: Swift Wind, Minor Achievement (12/50), can be upgraded); Dual Blade Sword Kill (Profound Rank Low Grade, Traits: Focus, Dual Wield, Proficient (9/30), can be upgraded); Yan Shen Technique (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Major Achievement, Trait: Bone Shrinkage and Disguise)
【Essence Value】: 202
【Demonic Artifact】: blood plum handkerchief (Purified, Yin artifact)
“Phew, refreshing!”
Han Yi let out a long breath, feeling as delightful as eating a bowl of vanilla ice cream on a scorching summer day.
Because this millstone-sized xuan yin stone added a full two hundred Essence Value and twenty years of lifespan!
Therefore, all his previous investments and losses were completely compensated, and he even earned quite a bit!
Most importantly, he also became a Connecting Veins Entering the Force Martial Master!
Moreover, the blood plum handkerchief, which he previously possessed but couldn't use, could now be utilized by consuming lifespan, and the Xuan Tie Sword could also be used as a long weapon extending his Strength.
Overall, this trip to Peach Blossom Village, if one ignores the deaths of Huang An and a few others, was quite fruitful!
“Oh no, this is bad!”
At this moment, Han Yi suddenly remembered Bai Sanren and Qian Xue. He had left them in the house, and after all this time, he didn't know if they were alright.
He hurriedly turned around, activating Flying Swallow Kick, and darted towards Tao Wu’s courtyard.
The small village, which had seemed full of Life Qi yesterday, now looked desolate after a night of fighting and destruction.
Dilapidated and utterly devoid of human presence.
Tao Wu's courtyard, being the center of the battle, was in an even more tragic state.
White walls had collapsed, exposing yellowish-brown earth, and green bricks were shattered, seeping reddish-black blood.
Inside the courtyard, the ground was covered in unspeakable liquids—yellow, white, red, black—all mixed together in chaotic disarray, making one nauseous to look at and want to vomit at the smell.
Han Yi frowned, but he didn't stop for a moment. He entered the courtyard gate and walked towards the small house next to the stable.
Countless sticky liquids, like snot, clung to his feet, then slowly slid off as if encountering an invisible glass, dripping onto the ground.
He then reached out, tore off a piece of his clothing, and gently bandaged the frightening gash on his back.
Under the activation of Returning Spring Force, most of his superficial wounds had healed, but this particular spot, perhaps due to the depth of the wound, had been slow to close.
“Hiss~”
During the bandaging process, it was inevitable that he would touch the wriggling granulation tissue around the wound, causing Han Yi to gasp sharply.
“It feels like there might be a scar here…”
Even though Returning Spring Force was working at full capacity to repair this wound, Han Yi could still feel that even if the wound healed, it would leave an ugly scar.
“But it doesn’t matter anyway, scars are a man’s best proof!” He comforted himself, as it wasn’t on his face, so it wouldn’t affect his ability to make a living by his looks!
Crack!
As soon as Han Yi pushed open the door of the small house, a large basin of hot charcoal fell from the roof beam above.
Whoosh!
“Bad guy, give me back Yi Gege’s life!”
At the same time, a delicate shout came, and from the corner of the doorway, a silvery-white longsword stabbed diagonally towards him.
In front of him, there was blazing, sparking charcoal. Behind his head, there was a gleaming, wind-whipping sharp sword, like a net trapping a bird, making escape difficult.
Although this longsword seemed soft and powerless in Han Yi’s eyes, and he could have repelled the person with a single punch, Han Yi simply couldn't retaliate.
“I…”
In his helplessness, Han Yi could only dodge the longsword's attack first.
However, the charcoal in front of him couldn't be dodged!
He could also wave his hand to repel the charcoal, but he couldn't do that!
Sizzle!
A sizzling sound, like flames burning raw meat protein, reached his ears.
Although the charcoal that came showering down landed on Han Yi’s face, under the protection of his Strength, it did not cause disfiguring damage.
But the hair on his head was completely burned away!
“This, I…”
Han Yi touched his hot, smooth scalp, feeling a bit like crying without tears. He had secretly rejoiced earlier that he hadn’t gotten any wounds on his face during his battle with the giant wooden figure, but as a result… he nearly suffered disfigurement!
In an instant, he was slapped in the face at light speed!
‘Indeed, one shouldn’t set FLAGS!!!’
He roared inwardly. Although he didn’t have any wounds on his face, the hair on his head was completely burned away!
He probably could only be a meat-eating monk for a while…
“Yi Gege, I, I didn’t see it was you. I thought it was, it was a bad guy…”
Han Yi looked at Qian Xue, who had dropped her longsword to the ground with a “clang,” feeling utterly depressed. What could he say? Should he call her cautious, or overly worried…
Seeing Han Yi remain silent for a long time, Qian Xue, thinking he was angry, felt her heart tremble. She then remembered Bai Sanren lying in the house…
The joy that arose from seeing Han Yi, her pillar of Strength, return safely. Coupled with her exhaustion and the anxiety she had endured all night…
Under these two strong stimuli, her eyes turned red, tears quickly gathered, and she cried out with a choked voice, “Han Gege—!”