207: Chapter 207 The Young Sect Master Returns Home in Triumph
This was a cold-faced child, perhaps only ten years old or so. He held a blade in his hand, constantly slashing at the Void Realm. One look told you he was practicing blade techniques.
But why did this person get up so early? Is the atmosphere for martial arts practice in the Seven Mysteries Sect this good now?
"What is your name?"
Han Li's voice suddenly rang out, giving the child practicing his blade techniques a start.
By the faint light, the child could see that the person before him was about the same height as himself, presumably a newly joined Disciple this year.
"What's it to you what my name is?" Upon identifying the person, the child's expression immediately turned cold as he spoke to Han Li.
"You brat, if it weren't for the fact that you are also a Disciple of my Seven Mysteries Sect, I would slap you to death!" Han Li was momentarily stunned by the child's cold tone. Then, his figure moved like a ghost, appearing behind the child in the blink of an eye and plucking out a small tuft of his hair.
"Hiss!"
Feeling his hair being pulled, the cold-faced child instantly felt the pain. He turned around, staring at Han Li in horror.
"Can you speak properly now?" Han Li then let go of the hair, and the small tuft drifted down naturally, landing on the leaves at their feet.
"This Senior, this one is Li Feiyu!"
After the shock, the child named Li Feiyu heard that Han Li's words held no malice. His imagination ran wild, and not knowing what kind of storybook plot he had thought of, he immediately took Han Li for a reclusive expert from the Martial Forest.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad. A very diligent child…"
Hearing the child call him Senior, Han Li didn't even act humble. Instead, he nodded and praised Li Feiyu a few times.
However, after saying this, Han Li felt it was boring and wanted to leave. Seeing this, Li Feiyu hurriedly asked, "This Senior, may I ask your honorable name?"
"My name is Han Li, and I live on Sunset Peak."
After finishing, Han Li leaped up, stepping on a few slender branches, and left the place in a few moves.
"Han Li?"
Li Feiyu gripped the blade in his hand, watching Han Li's departing figure. It took him a good while to react, and the blade in his hand was suddenly flung to the ground.
"Isn't this Sect Leader Wang's direct Disciple!"
Even so, Li Feiyu kept recalling the few moves Han Li had just made. That movement technique—even his own master couldn't do that, right?
Was this the legendary Genius?
Li Feiyu felt a bit dejected, but after a moment, his eyes became determined again. He picked up the blade from the ground and began to practice earnestly, one move at a time.
"Hey! Ha!"
Three days later in the early morning, Han Li led several hundred elite Seven Mysteries Sect members, riding fine horses in a grand procession, kicking up yellow dust all the way as they set off for Ox Horn Town.
"Giddy up!"
The morning sun, like burning clouds, shone on Han Li atop the black steed, casting a faint radiance over him. Han Li held the reins, taking the lead and whipping his horse freely.
The hundreds of Seven Mysteries Sect warriors behind him looked at the carefree, finely-dressed youth in front of them as if no one else existed. Each of them wore an expression of awe and reverence, which was incredibly surprising to behold.
On the first day of returning to Sunset Peak, Han Li had displayed immortal methods, which shocked his master, Wang Juechu, quite a bit.
Afterward, Han Li proposed to wipe out the nearby Wild Wolf Gang to completely occupy this territory and leave no hidden dangers.
To this, Wang Juechu naturally nodded repeatedly and gathered the Disciples of the School the next day.
This time, Han Li did not display immortal methods; instead, he set up a fighting ring. Regardless of whether they went up or not, anyone with a bit of status in the School was called out, and he beat everyone into submission...
Thus, on the third day, Han Li led these hundreds of people in a grand procession and set off outward. However, before going to deal with the Wild Wolf Gang, Han Li wanted to go back and see his parents.
Outside Ox Horn Town, Zhang Er, who had been guarding the gate for over a decade, suddenly heard the dense sound of hooves. At the end of his vision, yellow dust billowed, and he opened his eyes wide, not knowing what was happening.
When they got closer, he saw the silver-lettered, red-bordered banners of the Seven Mysteries Sect, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
However, seeing the crowd gradually approaching, his breath caught in his throat again.
"Good heavens, hundreds of people! Is the Seven Mysteries Sect planning something big!"
The Seven Mysteries Sect and the Wild Wolf Gang often had conflicts; could it be that they were going to war?
Wang Er secretly watched this group of people. He had seen the ones in the back; they were Protectors of the Seven Mysteries Sect. But he was stumped by the ones at the very front. However, based on their positioning, the people in front would at least be at the Hall Master level.
But why was the leader a child?
"These lords…" The sound of hooves rang out before him, and Wang Er revealed a fawning smile.
Wang Er looked at Han Li, who was leading in luxurious fine clothes with slightly dark skin, and doubts arose in his heart. He had never heard of any young master receiving such treatment.
Han Li, being secretly sized up, ignored Wang Er's thoughts and led these hundreds of people into the town in a swaggering manner.
The town's streets were not wide. Pedestrians passing by heard the "clatter-clatter" of hundreds of hooves and saw this grand display, so they hurriedly squeezed to both sides, afraid of colliding with these Jianghu figures who looked frightening just by sight.
The group followed Han Li, and before long, they arrived at the street in the west, in front of the Spring Fragrance Pavilion.
Han Li swung his leg over and dismounted.
"Swish…"
As Han Li dismounted, the hundreds of people following behind all dismounted in unison, looking at Han Li in the lead.
"Young Sect Leader, is this the restaurant managed by your Third Uncle? It looks quite popular; it's a good place." Deputy Sect Master Ma stood beside Han Li, speaking with a somewhat fawning expression.
"I still remember that I picked you up here." As for Protector Wang behind Deputy Sect Master Ma, he was smiling even more fawningly at this moment.
Half a year ago, it was he, Protector Wang, who personally came to pick up Han Li, so he was one of the people most convinced by Han Li at this time.
Seeing the restaurant and the people coming and going inside, Han Li was also all smiles.
At this time, the people inside finally noticed Han Li and the others and cast their gazes over. However, upon seeing these Jianghu figures, everyone lowered their voices to the lowest point, afraid of being overheard.
"Those are people from the Seven Mysteries Sect. Look at their attire; they must be big shots!"
"Impossible, why would they come to such a small place?"
These people only saw Han Li and the others in the lead, but could not see the hundreds of people behind them.
"Isn't that Fat Han's nephew!" Someone suddenly recognized Han Li in the lead and exclaimed.
"Now that you mention it… this appearance, these eyes, it must be him! I still remember!"
Following these few words, the curiosity of these diners was suddenly stirred, and they immediately began to whisper.
Han Li ignored their discussion and walked straight inside, looking at his Third Uncle who had a look of shock and suspicion in front of the counter.
Seeing Han Li go in, Deputy Sect Master Ma and several Hall Masters and Protectors followed.
This made Third Uncle's jaw drop to the ground in surprise; those following Han Li were at the very least Protectors!
And beside Han Li were the Deputy Sect Master of the Seven Mysteries Sect, as well as several Elders and Hall Masters!
These people surrounded Han Li like stars holding the moon. Even though he knew Han Li was doing well in the School, seeing it now, he still felt he had underestimated him!
"Third Uncle, long time no see." Han Li walked up to Third Uncle and greeted him with a smile.
"Li-er, long time no see. You've really changed a lot! By the way, your father and mother are in that big courtyard at the end of the west street. Liu-er, hurry and call them!" Seeing Han Li, Third Uncle hurriedly sent a servant to the next door to summon Han's Father and Mother Han.
As Han Li and Third Uncle talked, some of the regular customers finally confirmed Han Li's identity, and immense waves instantly stirred within their hearts.
"Back then, when Fat Han said this little guy was a big shot, I didn't believe it. Now it seems it was my vision that was limited." Someone said softly to the person beside them.
"It's only been half a year, tsk tsk tsk, worldly affairs are hard to predict…"
"I told you all long ago, that family on West Street is Fat Han's older brother's family. They suddenly moved here, and there were two Seven Mysteries Sect Disciples guarding them every day. Someone in their family must have struck it rich!"
A moment later, the seats on the upper floor were cleared, and Han Li and Deputy Sect Master Ma's group occupied the good spots upstairs.
When his father appeared before his eyes, this former old farmer was dressed as a wealthy gentleman, and his mother wore many more pieces of jewelry.
Seeing Han Li and this table full of people, they were still a bit restrained, but the little sister who darted out from behind them didn't have so many thoughts.
The little sister was wearing a thick red garment, looking extremely bright and clean. Her originally somewhat rough face now looked tender and smooth, and even a bit rosy.
"Fourth Brother! You're finally back, I missed you so much!" The little sister ran right up to Han Li, and Han Li scooped her up, laughing non-stop.
"Look at what Fourth Brother brought you to eat." As Han Li said this, he held the little sister with one hand and took a small bag of fruit from his pocket with the other.
The little sister, being held, slowly untied the bag, and her two big eyes instantly lit up.
"It's Red Berries!"
"This isn't the kind of Red Berries we usually eat. I specially picked these fruits; they have more benefits than Red Berries!"
At this time, the season for Red Berries had long passed. When he first left, it was still summer, and now winter was almost over, so he could only find fruits similar to Red Berries to bring for his little sister.
"Li-er." At this moment, Han's Father and Mother Han in front of the table finally called out to Han Li in slightly trembling tones.
"Father, Mother." Han Li looked at his parents, who had become a bit more well-off, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Eh, Second Brother, are you married?" Beside Han's Father and Mother Han were his eldest brother and second brother, but at this moment, there was a young girl beside his second brother whom he had never seen before.
The girl had an average appearance, but standing beside the second brother, it was just right. Han Li looked at them and thought they looked quite like a compatible couple.
"Hehe, ever since you, Li, went to the Seven Mysteries Sect, we moved to Ox Horn Town, and people come to play matchmaker every day." Second Brother Han Zhu chuckled.
"Li, you're really something!" The eldest brother's skin was also dark; years of learning blacksmithing made his physique appear very robust.
"Yes, thanks to you, Tie-er has also become a regular in the shop…" Han's Father said with a chuckle.
"Why are you still going to the blacksmith shop… By the way, why haven't I seen Third Sister?" After his father and mother took their seats, Han Li asked curiously.
"Your Third Sister is still at Wuli Valley. I wanted to have their whole family come over before, but the in-laws weren't willing." Mother Han sat beside Han Li, speaking with a somewhat helpless tone.
"Oh, that's not a big deal. Deputy Sect Master Ma, another day, lease another courtyard and a few shops, and bring my sister over too." Hearing his mother say this, Han Li understood the problem and said to Deputy Sect Master Ma.
"A small matter, I will send someone to handle it later." Hearing Han Li speak to him, Deputy Sect Master Ma hurriedly replied with a smile.
One cannot blame him for being humble. In the fighting ring the day before yesterday, it was fine at the beginning, but later on, Han Li found it troublesome and took on over a hundred people all at once. Among them was him!
That was truly a spectacular scene. A flick of a finger sent a person flying, dozens of people flying in the sky, all screaming in terror. If Han Li hadn't caught them one by one, they would have likely fallen to their deaths.
They were scared to death at the time, and Deputy Sect Master Ma, who had hidden on the side and directly admitted defeat, felt his heart pounding. If he hadn't been watching Han Li grow over these past six months, he would have suspected he was some kind of monster.
At that moment, Deputy Sect Master Ma knew that in this Seven Mysteries Sect, as long as one could suck up to Han Li properly, that was the most awesome thing one could do.
"Young Sect Leader, I think this Ox Horn Town is still too small. Why not take your uncle and aunt to Gucheng? That is the richest city under the Seven Mysteries Sect. You can earn a fortune just sitting there!" Deputy Sect Master Ma shamelessly said, not caring whether his age was similar to Han's Father and Mother Han's, his face full of smiles.
"Gucheng? It's still too small there. But it's fine to live there for the time being. Later, we'll move to the largest and most prosperous city in this Yue State; that would be good."
The most prosperous city in Yue State, isn't that the Imperial Capital?
Deputy Sect Master Ma was shocked upon hearing Han Li's words, feeling stunned by Han Li's thoughts. However, thinking of Han Li's strength, he felt it was only natural.
As good dishes were served one by one to the table, Han's Father, Han Tiansheng, said to Han Li: "Li-er, what are you here for, bringing so many people?"
When they were coming to the Spring Fragrance Pavilion, they saw a dense crowd of Jianghu people on the street, which really gave them, these honest old farmers, quite a fright.
"Hasn't that Wild Wolf Gang been very arrogant recently? Thinking I had nothing to do, I just decided to wipe out the Wild Wolf Gang." Han Li picked up a piece of the dish his little sister had been reaching for, put it into her bowl, and said with a smile.
"Wild Wolf Gang? Li-er, are you all going?" Hearing this, Han Tiansheng's face tightened, and he asked somewhat nervously. In his view, even if his son had taken the Seven Mysteries Sect Sect Leader as his master, no matter what, it shouldn't be a child's turn to go into battle.
"You don't need to worry. Even though the Young Sect Leader is young, the entire Seven Mysteries Sect isn't enough for the Young Sect Leader to beat with one finger."
Deputy Sect Master Ma was not exaggerating, but Han's Father and Mother Han were full of disbelief and even felt that Deputy Sect Master Ma was a bit frivolous and unreliable.
"Rest assured, Father and Mother, I am no longer the person I once was."
Han Li did not explain too much. Instead, he turned his head to look at the wooden pillar in the corner and flicked his finger. The next moment, with a "pfft" sound, the pillar, which required one person to wrap their arms around, was pierced with a finger-sized hole. Not only that, looking through this small hole, the wall was also pierced through, and the scene outside the wall could be seen.
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