The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 187 - 148 Mansion

Chapter 187: Chapter 148 Mansion

Time flew by, and three days had passed.

During these three days, great changes had occurred within Sanyang City, with the most important being the reconstruction of Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall.

However, it was rebuilt on the site of the Jin Family Martial Arts Hall.

Because the original location of Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall wasn’t ideal, and the space was insufficient, the destruction severe, and everything was gone, they simply cleared out the Jin Family Martial Arts Hall they had conquered, cleaned it up, and moved right in, which saved a lot of trouble.

In these three days, the disciples of Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall also returned one after another.

Some disciples who had already left the school came to visit upon hearing of its rise again, bringing expensive gifts to celebrate, and some other powers within Sanyang City, fearing retribution, also came to flatter, hoping to be forgiven... Meanwhile, the injured disciples needed healing, and all order needed restoring, making it extremely busy.

Luckily, Zhao Ge had experience in establishing a martial arts school and had assigned several reliable disciples to handle affairs, which allowed the school to take shape in just a few days.

Li Yi chose this time to step back from the affairs, as he was unfamiliar with these matters and did not want to waste his time on them, so he returned to his mansion and immersed himself in rigorous training.

Yes,

he now had his own mansion in Sanyang City.

This mansion previously belonged to the Han Family Martial Arts Hall, but with Han Tianbao’s death and his disciples taken care of by the Mighty Escort Agency, the Han Family Martial Arts Hall remained intact, only needing a few servants to clean up before moving in, requiring no additional effort at all.

However, the mansion was very large.

Li Yi felt as if he was living in a manor all by himself, so vast that he reckoned even if he were to disappear, no one would find him.

According to his master, he should hire a steward and buy some slaves, maids, and servants to get Li Mansion up and running soon, so it wouldn’t be a laughingstock to others.

But for now, Li Yi had to make do.

He was now wandering around the mansion with an Eight Treasure Deer, in search of anything that might interest him, like when he entered the armory and found many strong bows and powerful crossbows, and even some fine iron armor. He even tested the bows and crossbows of this world, concluding that they were inferior to firearms.

Therefore, Li Yi quickly lost interest.

Next, he visited the pharmacy and discovered numerous treasured medicines left behind by the Han Family Martial Arts Hall, such as the Qi Blood Pill, which is concocted from various tonic herbs and can nourish the body and strengthen Qi-Blood, a staple for any martial artist. Li Yi found several boxes that were probably very valuable. Apart from the Qi Blood Pills, there were other tonics for strengthening muscles and bones, healing medicines, poisons, and more.

"Wait, the Han Family should have a secret vault too, the truly valuable items wouldn’t be left in plain sight." Li Yi suddenly thought of something and walked out of the pharmacy.

At that moment,

outside the pharmacy door, the Eight Treasure Deer stood like a statue, its head raised, motionless.

"Stop playing dumb, help me find the Han Family Martial Arts Hall’s secret vault. There’s definitely big medicine inside that would interest you, so put in some effort if you want a taste," Li Yi said.

The Eight Treasure Deer, upon hearing this, immediately trotted off happily in a certain direction, as if it had been waiting for Li Yi to speak.

Li Yi immediately followed.

The Eight Treasure Deer had a natural ability to find earthly treasures and was especially sensitive to the scent of big medicine. In no time, it brought Li Yi to an ordinary-looking study in the backyard.

The Eight Treasure Deer tapped the ground with its hoof, seemingly indicating to Li Yi that the secret vault was here.

"An underground chamber?" Li Yi walked over and stomped down hard with his foot.

Jin Qi burst forth, and the ground instantly concaved and collapsed.

An entrance to an underground chamber appeared before them.

"You’re quite useful as a Shan Zhen, your ability to find things is truly exceptional. After Han Tianbao died, probably no one knows about this chamber. The items stored here must be intact, I wonder if I can find anything useful," Li Yi thought as he walked down the tunnel.

But just a few steps in, dozens of arrows suddenly shot out from the other side of the tunnel. These arrows were fierce and powerful, embodying extraordinary force capable of easily killing a Blood Refining Warrior.

"Traps too?" Li Yi was startled and without hesitation, he threw a punch.

Fist Power exploded, a whirlwind surged backward, scattering the arrows in all directions, leaving him unharmed.

To avoid further trouble, Li Yi activated his inspiration and immediately sensed everything around him.

With his inspiration at work, Li Yi discovered several traps and simply dispelled them all, before feeling confident enough to proceed into the secret chamber.

The chamber was spacious, with a variety of chests placed on the ground.

Li Yi opened a few and found them filled with a wealth of Gold and Silver. These were valuable, and besides that, he found a few rare items, like golden pearls,

which could be refined into juice and when consumed, would strengthen muscles and bones with remarkable effects.

But before Li Yi had a chance to take a closer look, the Eight Treasure Deer darted out and chomped down on something, chewing a few times before swallowing it with a gulp, and then regarded Li Yi with a calm demeanor as if to say, "I ate it, what are you going to do about it?"

"You certainly don’t hold back when you see something good," Li Yi scolded, but the golden pearls were of no use to him, so he let the Eight Treasure Deer have them.

He found a treasure ginseng that seemed to be several hundred years old, but unfortunately, it was also useless to him.

The greatest supplement for an Evolver was Cosmic Energy; while such treasures were extremely valuable to the people of the Four Seas and Eight Continents, to Li Yi they were probably worth just a few bottles of Golden Nutrient Liquid.

"Is this... a Yin Horse?"

Then, with a delighted look, Li Yi saw a Mud Horse placed on the shelf, ordinary at first glance, but he recognized it as a Yin Horse that could be used on Ghost Street.

This was extremely useful to him.

"A fine find. It looks like the people from the Han Family Martial Arts Hall have also been to Ghost Street," Li Yi said as he immediately took the Yin Horse.

He continued his search.

Li Yi then came across a small chest containing several so-called Secret Martial Arts Manuals. He flipped through them briefly, and even though he couldn’t understand the language of the Four Seas and Eight Continents, he could roughly make out that they included the Han Family Martial Arts Hall’s methods for Skin Training, Bone Training, and Muscle Training, as well as the practice method for Marrow Training and Blood Swapping.

They even had a record of the Heart-shattering Palm, the core technique of the Han Family Martial Arts Hall.

By obtaining these, Li Yi essentially acquired the entire lineage of the Han Family Martial Arts Hall.

"The Practice Methods of the Lower Three Realms are of no use to me, but the method for Marrow Refining and Blood Swapping could be helpful; my next Martial Arts Realm is Marrow Training... However, my Master also has a method for Marrow Refining and Blood Swapping. Nevermind, I’ll take them back and later see which method is superior to choose the best one to use," Li Yi decided as he put away the manuals and kept searching.

He was starting to understand why people enjoyed being brigands.

Decades of the Han Family Martial Arts Hall’s development were plundered in a day, with all resources and property falling into Lu Yi’s hands.

Having been in Sanyang City for just one day, Li Yi found himself immensely wealthy, not only possessing a martial arts hall but also owning all the industries under its name. With just a few people to manage them, he would have a continuous flow of income.

The feeling of taking shortcuts and becoming rich overnight was addictive.

Having grown accustomed to it, who would want to develop and manage things honestly?

No wonder empires throughout history had zero tolerance for brigands. Once such ambitious desires took root, it was hard to return to being an honest and law-abiding citizen. Ultimately, one would either plunder and murder or rise in rebellion, posing a threat to imperial rule, and must be exterminated.

After making a round in the secret vault and taking some items he could use, Li Yi left.

Later, he walked around, familiarizing himself with the environment before heading back to the main hall of the Han Family Martial Arts Hall.

However, at this moment, the main hall was deserted. He found a spot to sit down and began to contemplate in silence.

"This residence is quite suitable to serve as my base in Sanyang City, but considering I might undertake a second or even a third Cross Border expedition, I need to establish a foothold outside the city. It draws too much attention to bring a Yin Horse into the city; I need some concealment. After all, this world still has Upper Three Realms powerhouses and millennium-old ghosts. I should remain low-profile."

"However, to get things done in Sanyang City, I’m going to need my own people. Being new here and unfamiliar with everything, it’s difficult to accomplish much. Master is currently busy with the martial arts hall and healing; I can’t bother him with petty matters... Zhao Qian is still a young girl and lacks experience. Rong Niang and Shou Hou are indeed capable, but Master needs them to help, and they are probably overwhelmed at the moment. As for the others in the martial arts hall, I don’t know them," he thought.

"Moreover, I can’t wait until everything at the martial arts hall is on track before I start my own affairs; there isn’t enough time, and I need to return to Tianchang City."

Li Yi felt there was much to do, and with this in mind, he grew restless. He promptly went to the stable to lead out the black steed, took some gold and silver with him, and set out.

The Eight Treasure Deer glanced at him and immediately followed.

The vicinity of the Han Family Martial Arts Hall was desolate, the shops closed, the streets empty.

Knowing that the Han Family Martial Arts Hall had changed hands, those closely associated with the Han Family had all scattered, leaving the area for fear of subsequent retaliation.

Once Li Yi left the street, however, he could feel the hustle and bustle of Sanyang City again, with throngs of people and endless traffic.

Under such circumstances, Li Yi dismounted and led his horse through the streets.

Even though he alone had stirred up the situation in Sanyang City, most of the populace did not recognize him; they simply saw him as a visiting Martial Artist without paying too much attention.

This was to Li Yi’s advantage.

He approached a street vendor to ask for directions to the broker, and seeing that Li Yi was a Martial Artist, the vendor did not dare to offend and quickly pointed out the location and direction.

Li Yi thanked him, gave the vendor a piece of silver, and headed towards the broker’s place.

Soon, he found the shop.

This was wisdom he had learned from Zhao Qian; in the Four Seas and Eight Continents, no matter where one was, the brokers’ locations were the most well-informed places, and regardless of the task at hand, one inevitably had to deal with brokers.