Chapter 38

After Ziyin San left, Jiang Han felt much lighter, free from worries. For several days, he hardly went out, focusing on cultivation and chatting with his mother, never mentioning his departure. Jiang Han didn't bring it up, and naturally, his mother wouldn't either. She was cheerful every day, her spirits much better.

However, this was only temporary. Jiang Han had already made up his mind to leave and couldn't stay at home for long. Finally, Jiang Han spoke to his mother, explaining that it was time for him to go. His mother fell silent for a moment, holding back her tears, and smiled as she gave him her blessings. Jiang Han just nodded silently.

"Mother, goodbye!" Jiang Han waved goodbye. Over the past few days, he had sold some herbs to the Ten Thousand Herb Pavilion, giving the gold coins to his mother and lying that his master had given them to him to ensure his peace of mind.

His mother also waved with a smile, but once Jiang Han's figure disappeared, she wiped away her tears and walked into the house, her back seeming to have hunched a bit.

Next, Jiang Han found Lu Baichuan and the others, telling them he was leaving and asking them to take care of his mother.

"Don't worry, while you're away, your mother is like my mother. I'll make sure she doesn't suffer!" Lu Baichuan patted his chest.

In fact, Jiang Han's mother was not much older than Lu Baichuan, making his words sound amusing, but Jiang Han felt a warm current in his chest, deeply moved.

"Brat, if you don't come back, I'll set up a tombstone for you and treat you as if you're dead!" Shi Jian punched Jiang Han and laughed.

"Xiao Han, you must come back often to see everyone. We will all take care of your mother," Ding Yizhan said, tears welling up in her eyes, feeling very reluctant.

"I will!" Jiang Han nodded forcefully, smiling and waving to everyone, "Goodbye, everyone."

With that, he turned and walked away, each step firm, not looking back. This was the path he had chosen, and it was a path he had to take.

After walking a distance from the city gate, Jiang Han used his lightness skill, Fei Xu, and quickly became a small dot, disappearing into the horizon.

...

At the Baiyun City gate, Feng Kuangge and the others were frowning, looking in the direction Jiang Han had disappeared.

"Did I see wrong? That was... Jiang Han?" Ji Yu's beautiful eyes widened, unable to believe it.

Below the rank of Martial King, one cannot fly, which is well-known. Jiang Han was just a Martial Disciple, how could he fly? Could he have hidden his strength? That would be even more unlikely, given his age, how could he have broken through to the Martial King realm?

"It's probably not him," Ji Yang hesitated, "Although the silhouette looks similar, Jiang Han's strength can't allow him to fly!"

"Not necessarily," Feng Kuangge suddenly spoke, his gaze distant, looking in the direction Jiang Han had left, "It's probably him."

"How do you know?" Ji Yu frowned, "Can you see clearly?"

Ji Yang didn't speak, just slightly furrowed his brow, knowing that Feng Kuangge had sent people to follow Jiang Han.

"Let's go into the city and see," Feng Kuangge shrugged, "Didn't he tell us where he lives?"

"You're right," Ji Yu nodded in agreement, "Let's go check it out quickly."

...

Jiang Han actually saw the three of them but didn't want to meet them. Ji Yu and Ji Yang were fine, but he had a rather poor impression of Feng Kuangge, and meeting him would be awkward.

Feeling the strong wind on his face, Jiang Han felt a surge of heroism, as if he had already become a martial arts expert, invincible in the world.

However, soon his body tilted, his limbs flailed wildly, and he suddenly fell like a bird with broken wings, plummeting straight down from the sky.

"What the hell!"

Jiang Han was scared half to death. In his moment of excitement, he hadn't even noticed that his true essence was depleted.

Hastily, he took two Essence Recovery Pills and swallowed them. His true essence quickly recovered, and just before he hit the ground, he managed to use Fei Xu, avoiding a painful landing.

"Thud!"

Landing softly on the ground, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, sighing in relief. If he had been a bit slower, he would have been in serious trouble!

"Hmm? What's that smell?"

Suddenly, Jiang Han sniffed, sensing a familiar smell, but he couldn't immediately identify it, frowning in thought.

"This is..." After a while, Jiang Han's face changed, "The smell of blood!"

This made him uneasy. There were no dead bodies or signs of battle around, indicating that the smell of blood had drifted from a distant place!

How many people must have died for the smell to reach Jiang Han from such a distance?

Feeling a chill, Jiang Han patted the sleeping Xiao Bai in his arms, took a deep breath, and followed the direction of the blood smell.

When Jiang Han started flying, he followed the map's markings. After falling, he was a bit disoriented. The map only had rough markings, and Jiang Han didn't know where he was. He hoped to find some information at the source of the blood smell.

After walking a few hundred meters, he saw a small village, but it was eerily silent, making his heart chill.

Jiang Han stopped at the village entrance. The smell of blood was stronger, making him frown. As he approached, he became hesitant about entering.

The closer he got, the more uneasy Jiang Han felt, as if the village harbored great danger, giving him a strong sense of crisis.

Jiang Han's strength was still low. Whoever could massacre a village must be very powerful and ruthless.

Xiao Bai poked his head out of Jiang Han's arms, his small nose twitching, seemingly stimulated by the smell of blood. He struggled to climb out of Jiang Han's arms and jumped onto his shoulder.

After a while, Jiang Han took a deep breath and stepped into the village. Since he was already at the entrance, he had to go in and see!

As soon as he entered, Jiang Han saw a corpse, its death gruesome, with blood flowing from all seven orifices and a long wound on its belly, as if its internal organs had been removed, and the blood had dried.

Jiang Han swallowed hard, forcing himself to suppress his nausea and continue walking.

Every few steps, he saw another corpse, all with the same gruesome appearance.

"Who could do such a thing?" Jiang Han felt a chill, being cautious, fearing that something might suddenly jump out and attack him.

After all, Jiang Han was still a modern Earth human. Walking through the village felt like entering a ghostly realm, with a chilling atmosphere, making him feel uneasy.

"Should I continue?" Jiang Han stopped, feeling very anxious. Honestly, he was worried that a monster might suddenly jump out and attack him.

Suddenly, Xiao Bai stood up on Jiang Han's shoulder, staring in one direction.

"Xiao Bai, what's wrong?" Jiang Han became tense, following Xiao Bai's gaze but seeing nothing.

"Whoosh!"

Xiao Bai suddenly shot forward at an incredible speed, almost becoming a white blur, a speed that even Jiang Han couldn't match.

"Damn, where are you going?"

Jiang Han's face changed drastically. Without thinking, he used his Ghost Steps to the limit, instantly turning into a blur and chasing after Xiao Bai.

The human and the beast, one in front and one behind, sprinted madly, crossing half the village in the blink of an eye.

"Whoosh!"

Xiao Bai came to an abrupt stop, and Jiang Han also stopped, ready to scold him.

But when he saw what was in front of him, he froze, his body trembling.

Jiang Han stared blankly ahead, a chill running up his spine, his face turning pale.