Chapter 150: Ghosts and Gods
Li Yi has not yet entered the dental clinic.

When a shop assistant of the pawnshop saw Li Yi, he immediately came out respectfully and put a flattering smile on his face.

The people in the pawn shop are the most powerful and have the sharpest eyes. They can tell at a glance whether the person entering the shop is rich, noble, or poor. And someone like Li Yi, who is dressed gorgeously, leading a fine horse, and followed by a wild delicacy, must be an extraordinary noble. Therefore, they cannot be careless at all and must serve him quickly.

"Your visit has really made our little shop glorious. I wonder if there is anything you can do for me. I can sell houses, maids, and servants here." The servant bent over and kept talking.

Li Yi glanced at it and threw a piece of silver out: "Come here, someone who can make the decision, ride a horse with me to go around outside Sanyang City. I am interested in the manor near Sanyang City and want to find a place to stay."

"Sir, please wait a moment. I will inform my boss right away." The servant was so happy after taking the silver that he hurried to call for help.

After a while, a slightly fat middle-aged man wearing brocade clothes and looking a bit honest came out in a hurry. He was immediately startled when he saw Li Yi and almost knelt down: "This, this is not the eldest brother Li Yi of Zhao's martial arts hall, Mr. Li? I, Jin Dafu, meet Mr. Li."

"Do you know me?" Li Yi asked.

"Mr. Li is a man of unparalleled bravery. He took over two martial arts halls in one day and killed three martial arts masters. Who in Sanyang City doesn't know him? I had the honor of meeting Mr. Li from afar near the Jin family martial arts hall the other day." Jin Dafu was extremely respectful and kept bowing with a look of trepidation. Then he ordered, "Go, ask Su Qiaoer to come out and serve Mr. Li some good tea."

"Mr. Li, please take a seat."

Li Yi sat down casually, then glanced and said, "Your last name is Jin? Are you from the Jin Family Martial Arts School?"

"Yes, yes, I dare not hide it from you, Mr. Li. I am indeed a distant relative of the Jin family martial arts school." Jin Dafu's forehead was covered with sweat. He was under great pressure. He was worried that Li Yi would liquidate the remnants of the Jin family, but he did not dare to hide his identity. Otherwise, if he angered this master of martial arts, he would die a miserable death.

"Distant relative? I don't think so. The person who can open a dental clinic must have some identity and background." Li Yi said calmly: "However, the Jin family has been destroyed, and I am too lazy to care about you who have escaped the net. Your name is Jin Dafu, right? Help me with something."

"I dare not, I dare not. Master Li, if you need me to do anything, just tell me. I will do it for you at my best." Jin Dafu hastily expressed his loyalty.

At this time, a slender, fair-skinned and beautiful girl slowly walked out from the inner hall. She held a cup of fragrant tea and respectfully handed it to Li Yi, then stood aside and waited obediently.

"I want to find a manor near Sanyang City. The location should be neither too far nor too close, and it should be secret. Is there one?" Li Yi said directly.

"The manors outside Sanyang City all have names and owners, and none of them are for sale. But if Mr. Li wants one, then there must be one. Even if there isn't, I can build a manor for him." Jin Dafu smiled flatteringly.

Li Yi said, "It's too slow to build. Give me a suitable market price and I'll buy one. You can go and negotiate this matter."

"I understand. With Mr. Li's words, everything will be settled." Jin Dafu nodded quickly.

The master of Lianqiao has spoken, offering to buy your manor at a reasonable price, who would dare not sell it?

"Very good. Then you can come with me out of the city for a walk. After this matter is settled, you can continue to run the pawn shop and be a disciple of my Li Mansion in the future." Li Yi said calmly. He also had to recruit some younger brothers and get some manpower.

This is what Jin Dafu was waiting for. He was so surprised that he knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yi: "Thank you for saving my life. I swear to be loyal to you for the rest of my life. If I break this oath, I will be punished by the gods and ghosts."

He also took the opportunity to climb up, immediately knelt down and acknowledged his master, making himself a domestic slave in the Li family.

Only in this way can he truly relax and not have to worry about being held accountable later. After all, Li Yi doesn't care about him being the one who escaped the net, but the other disciples of Zhao's Martial Arts School may not be the same. Moreover, some things will be enough to make him suffer in secret even if they are not revealed openly.

The Jin family martial arts school is gone. If Jin Dafu wants to continue doing business in Sanyang City and survive, he must find a new backer. And at the moment, who can be a bigger backer than Li Yi, the eldest brother of the Zhao family martial arts school?

As for the previous Tingfengdao Jin Zhihuan? Sorry, I'm not very familiar with him. I've changed my last name to Li, so I'll just call myself Li Dafu from now on.

Well, the name Li Dafu sounds better.

"Since you have kowtowed, acknowledged your master, and sworn an oath, I will accept you. However, you must not do anything criminal in the future. I have my rules. If you break my rules, I will not be merciful when I clean up the mess in the future." Li Yi said. He didn't want a group of lawless villains under his command.

"I understand. I promise to operate with integrity in the future. I will not cheat or deceive, and I will never tarnish the reputation of my master." Jin Dafu said immediately.

Li Yi stood up at this moment: "Very good, then follow me out of the city."

"Master, please wait a moment. I will have someone prepare the carriage." said Jin Dafu.

"No need, just follow me on horseback." Li Yi said, then stood up and walked out.

Jin Dafu immediately stood up upon seeing this and shouted towards the store: "Quick, prepare the horses, you all have to listen carefully, from now on, the senior brother of Zhao's martial arts gym, Li Yi, Master Li is our new master, don't admit your mistakes next time, otherwise I will not forgive you."

It won't take a while.

Li Yi then rode out of the city with the new servant.

At this moment, he fully felt the benefits of being powerful. No matter where he went, there were people who kowtowed to him and recognized him as their master on the spot. Moreover, many people wanted to kneel but had no way to do so.

As for whether Jin Dafu was truly loyal, he didn't care. He was just a lower-third-grade martial artist who had only trained his bones and was in his thirties with no potential. If he had any problems in the future, he could just be killed.

But if Jin Dafu is smart enough, he will probably have to cling to Li Yi's thighs for the rest of his life and not dare to have any other thoughts.

Arrived outside Sanyang City.

Li Yi rode to a high slope, looked around, and finally pointed to a group of mountains not far away and said, "Is there a manor over there?"

"My lord, that is the Daqing Mountains. There are manors at the foot of the mountain, but not many. This is because there are many monsters and ghosts near the mountains, and ordinary people are unwilling to build manors very close to the mountains." Jin Dafu said.

"Would I be afraid of spirits and ghosts? Come on, let's go and have a look." Li Yi then reined in his horse and ran towards the Daqing Mountains. Speaking of spirits, the Eight Treasure Deer following behind him was one of them. As for ghosts, he wanted to see how strong the ghosts in this world were and whether he could defeat them. If he could master the method to deal with ghosts, that would be the best. It would definitely be useful when he returned to Tianchang City in the future. After all, there were many strange things in the old city.

Galloping on horseback.

In less than a moment, Li Yi arrived at the foot of the mountain range.

He looked around and finally fixed his eyes on a manor that was nestled in the mountains and beside the water, like a secluded place.

"Whose manor is that?" Li Yi asked, pointing.

"My Lord, that is not a manor, but the Qingshui Mountain Resort built by the Sun family, the former medicine store in Sanyang City. Because the Sun family often went into the mountains to collect herbs, they were worried that the herbs would be damaged by the sun in the summer, so they built a mountain resort there. It can be used as a summer resort and also as a pharmacy for preparing medicines. However, the Sun family is wealthy and built it well. They used bluestone from the mountains and century-old trees. It only needs a little care and it will become a very good manor."

Jin Dafu truly deserves to be the owner of a pawnshop. Li Yi can accurately tell all the information about a place just by pointing at him.

"The Sun family is gone now, who owns this place?" Li Yi asked.

Jin Dafu smiled and said, "Of course it belongs to the master. When the Sun family retreats from Sanyang City, Zhao's martial arts school will naturally take over all the Sun family's assets. But yesterday I heard that the master's master, Master Zhao, handed over the Sun family's medicine business to the Weiwu Escort Agency. But these are not a problem. As long as the master asks, the Weiwu Escort Agency will not offend the master for a mountain villa."

"Very good, then go over and take a look. By the way, buy all the land nearby. I don't want any outsiders to be within ten miles of the manor in the future." Li Yi said.

"My master told me to take note of it and do it right away." Jin Dafu agreed quickly.

There were some worthless mountain fields and dry land near the manor, and it would be no problem to buy all of them within a ten-mile radius.

Li Yi rode his horse up a relatively flat mountain road and soon arrived in front of the Qingshui Mountain Resort.

The gate is made of bluestone, which is sturdy and durable. The courtyard is clean and tidy, and exudes the fragrance of medicinal herbs.

There are four courtyards in total, with a stream of running water drawn from the mountains running across the middle.

With flowing springs, singing birds in the green hills and a peaceful and quiet environment, it is indeed a great place for seclusion and spiritual practice.

Moreover, this place is not far from Sanyang City, and it only takes less than half an hour to get there by horse.

The deer seemed to like this place very much. They jumped up and down in the yard and even took a sip of the mountain spring water flowing in the middle of the yard.

“If I cross the border in the future, I’ll settle here first, and it’s more suitable for me to practice meditation here. If I stay in Sanyang City, I will definitely be dragged down by the mundane affairs in the martial arts hall and won’t be able to practice with peace of mind.” Li Yi said to himself. He could even feel that the cosmic energy seemed to be more abundant here, much better than in the city.

"Jin Dafu, please take care of it and add some living expenses. I will be practicing martial arts here from now on and don't want to be disturbed. In addition, we need a few maids and servants here, but considering that it is far from the city, it would be best if you hire someone from an honest, reliable and trustworthy family to come and do the work."

"I've made note of that." Jin Dafu nodded, although he was puzzled as to why his master specially invited a family to do the job?
But he didn't ask any more questions and just did it.

Li Yi's idea was very simple. His Yin Horse crossed the border and needed the blood of living people from all over the world as a guide. He found a family to make it easier to get blood. In the future, when the Yin Horse followed the blood, it would not go astray.

"That's it, let's go back." After taking a look around and making sure there was no problem, he planned to leave.

But just as he walked out of the villa, Li Yi's expression immediately changed and he looked towards the direction of the forest.

There were faint sounds of crying floating in the mountains and forests.

It looks like a ghost or a wronged spirit, which makes people shudder.

"Master, it must be a first-class ghost in the mountain." Jin Dafu also heard it, and he hurriedly said: "Master, don't pay attention to it. There are so many strange noises in the mountain. We can't see it. Even if we go to look for it, we can't find it."

"You also have the strength of bone training, so you can't see ghosts?" Li Yi suddenly asked.

"How can I see a ghost with my strength?" said Jin Dafu.

"At what level can one see ghosts?"

Li Yi continued to ask, his eyes sparkling at this moment, he had already seen several blurry figures floating towards this side.

He is an evolver, and can see ghosts as long as his psychic powers are turned on.

Jin Dafu replied, "Even masters who have practiced acupuncture cannot see ghosts, but the Yin spirit is an exception. The Yin spirit can reveal its body shape, which is extraordinary. However, if you really want to see ghosts, the witches in Sanyang City have various ways. Those witches can also guide us to enter the ghost street and do business with the dead."

"I can't see ghosts even after practicing acupuncture?" Li Yi pondered. It seems that different cultivation systems bring different abilities.

Warriors are good at tapping into the power of the human body and practicing Qi condensation, but evolvers prefer a comprehensive transformation of the body.

"Since there are so many ghosts in the mountains, how do you deal with it if you encounter an evil ghost?" Li Yi asked.

Jin Dafu said immediately, "Master, on the first day of every month, the ghosts and gods will go out to cleanse the world, clear out the wronged souls, and kill the evil spirits. On that day, all of us will close our doors and stay indoors until six hours have passed, and we can only come out after dawn."

"Is there such a thing? What will happen if I go out at night?" Li Yi was a little curious. He had never heard his master and Zhao Qian talk about this before.

"If someone breaks the rules and goes out at night, they may be dragged into the underworld and disappear from the human world. But this is not necessarily the case. If they are lucky and are rescued by ghosts and gods, they may be able to escape back halfway." Jin Dafu said respectfully, "But I don't have enough experience and don't know much about ghosts and gods. If you are interested, you can visit the witch in Sanyang City."

(End of this chapter)