74: Blood Blade Sect

Grumble, grumble!

While Han Yi was lost in thought, he suddenly heard the sound of a stomach rumbling. He glanced sideways and met the gaze of Qian Xue, whose cheeks were slightly flushed.

"Hungry?" Han Yi raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of inexplicable amusement in his tone.

"Mm..."

Qian Xue looked away and responded softly.

She had indeed consumed a lot of vital energy today. A Martial Artist's appetite is naturally large, and coupled with not eating breakfast, her state was normal.

Han Yi was silent for a moment, then took a package from hisPregnant and threw it to Qian Xue.

"Eat something first to tide you over."

Qian Xue didn't understand why, but she obediently opened the package, which contained a bun.

After Han Yi had ordered a portion of crimson blood tiger meat at Fu Lin Restaurant, he didn't have time to eat it, so he carried it with him.

"Crimson Blood Tiger Meat Bun?"

Bai Sanren recognized it at a glance, and a nostalgic look appeared in his eyes.

"Xiao Qian Xue, eat quickly, this is good stuff!

"Back then in the Sect, there was a lot of scheming for a few liang of crimson blood tiger meat."

"Senior, back then, was the welfare of Crimson Flame Sect Inner Sect Disciples also this crimson blood tiger meat?"

Han Yi said in surprise.

"At that time, this wasn't welfare, but an Opportunity every Disciple had to fight for...

"At that time, Crimson Flame Sect wasn't as strong as it is now. South Wasteland Crimson Blood Tiger meat was controlled by a force called Blood Blade Sect, and they would distribute some scraps to affiliated forces each month.

"At that time, the force called Blood Blade Sect in An Yan City was a prominent second-rate force, and within its Sect, there was a Blood Sabre Old Ancestor who was a Grandmaster. His 'Blood Slaughter Blade Technique' had great renown even throughout the entire Ping Province.

"The current Crimson Flame Sect and Qianye Sect were merely affiliated wings of the Blood Blade Sect at that time, and the so-called County Magistrate Wang Family and Military Registrar Huang Family were unheard of. The entire An Yan City, except for occasional imperial court orders, was completely ruled by the Blood Blade Sect!

"But 'the moon waxes and wanes, things turn when they reach an extreme', the Blood Blade Sect habitually lorded over An Yan City, grew too comfortable, and exploited too harshly, but as long as the Blood Sabre Old Ancestor was alive, they could only swallow their anger.

"But who knew that one day, the Blood Blade Sect headquarters where the Blood Sabre Old Ancestor, various Hall Masters, Elders, and elite Disciples were located, all vanished, leaving only a bottomless pit on Black Rock Mountain!"

"Black Rock Mountain? The Blood Blade Sect headquarters wasn't within An Yan City?"

"The Blood Blade Sect at that time was comparable to the feudal lords of this region, naturally, they built a fortress outside the city, cast from refined iron and as solid as gold."

"A few days later, some people also went to investigate the deep pit and found that apart from the black qi rising from the edge of the pit, there was no trace of human life. The entire Blood Blade Sect headquarters was as if wiped away by an ink brush, completely gone!"

Speaking of this, a trace of fear appeared on Bai Sanren's face, one can imagine the impact this event had on him when it happened.

"Some say it was because the Blood Sabre Old Ancestor offended ghosts and gods, others say the Blood Blade Sect habitually committed many evils and brought retribution upon itself, but more people believe that there was a great terror in the wilderness!

"This is also why the headquarters of various forces are still located within the city today!

"As soon as the news spread that the Blood Blade Sect headquarters had vanished along with the Blood Sabre Old Ancestor, the forces in An Yan City that had been exploited by the Blood Blade Sect united and cleared out the remaining members of the Blood Blade Sect within the city in one fell swoop.

"At that time, I also led Disciples to eradicate a stronghold of the Blood Blade Sect...

"After that, since the Blood Blade Sect had already been destroyed, this loose Alliance immediately fell apart, and various forces, big and small, fought among themselves to seize territory.

"Street brawls were common, and assassinations, poisonings, and arson also frequently occurred. That period should have been the darkest and bloodiest time within An Yan City...

"Changning Ward was previously the most prosperous area in An Yan City, but because of this matter, it has become the current slum area nobody manages."

"Finally, the imperial court intervened, sending the Huang Family and Wang Family, who allied with the strongest Crimson Flame Sect and Qianye Sect, only with the four forces joining hands did the situation stabilize, forming the pattern of the four forces jointly managing An Yan City..."

"Only from then on was crimson blood tiger meat given as a welfare for Inner Sect Disciples, distributed monthly..."

Bai Sanren clasped his hands behind his back, looking up at the starry sky, appearing to be reminiscing about his glorious past.

"Senior, where did this crimson blood tiger meat come from?" Han Yi couldn't help but ask, he was still curious about the source of this fierce beast meat.

Crimson Flame Sect has hundreds of Inner Sect Disciples, each person gets two jin of meat per month, so nearly a thousand jin of crimson blood tiger meat is needed each month.

And the monthly quota for Sect Leader, Hall Masters, Elders, and deacons must be higher. Calculating everything together, at a minimum, several thousand jin of crimson blood tiger meat is needed each month, meaning tens of thousands of jin of fierce beast meat are consumed annually.

Such a large quantity, if obtained solely through hunting, would require slaughtering at least dozens of South Wasteland Crimson Blood Tigers each year, but as far as Han Yi knows, a single Crimson Blood Tiger pack only has seven or eight members. Does the Crimson Flame Sect need to slaughter two or three packs every year?

But if relying solely on purchasing, with such an astonishing quantity, how could the supply channel remain stable?

But no matter what, there must be a source, it's impossible to create something out of nothing!

After hearing this, Bai Sanren looked around a few times and pulled Han Yi over.

Han Yi didn't resist. After completing the task of clearing out the wild dogs, the relationship between him, Qian Xue, and Bai Sanren had subtly grown closer.

Bai Sanren lowered his voice and spoke in a deep tone: "Han Boy, don't tell anyone else..."

"Although I don't know the exact source of the crimson blood tiger meat, when I was besieging a Hall Master of the Blood Blade Sect, I vaguely heard that Hall Master say before he died..."

His voice became even lower: "crimson blood tiger meat isn't obtained through hunting, it grows from the ground!"

!!!

Han Yi was momentarily dumbfounded and became somewhat stunned.

From the ground, growing out, like grain, needing to be harvested crop after crop each year...

Although Bai Sanren only knew these things, he didn't understand the specifics, for example, how to fertilize, how to water, etc.

But this information was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Han Yi utterly shaken.

A field could actually grow fierce beast meat for Martial Artists to Cultivate with?

Han Yi pondered this question deeply, feeling a bit of creepiness and becoming lost in thought.

He didn't even notice that An Yan City was almost reached.