Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 248 - 116: Evil Ghost Tier, Watching the Game, Entering the Game
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The next day.
Morning.
Golden light fell through the window.
Li Yuan felt the unfamiliar body in his arms.
"Master, you’re awake?" Xiaolan’s voice carried satisfaction.
The four maids, Meilan, Zhu, and Ju, were originally personal maids. Knowing many secrets in the mansion, they couldn’t marry outside. Moreover, their master was young and powerful, and their daily dream was of him. Now having achieved their wish, they were naturally happy.
Li Yuan responded. He suddenly asked, "Xiaolan, you all came with Sister Xue from Lianglong Mountain, didn’t you?"
"Yes, when we came with the lady, we were still girls." Xiaolan replied.
"Lianglong Mountain seems to be in the Central Plains. Coming here isn’t easy."
"Master might not know, but things were different then.
At that time, Great Zhou was still stable, and the Ghost Realms were rare. Normal people only encountered them with exceptionally bad luck. It’s not like now."
Li Yuan nodded.
Just as he had guessed before, something must have happened to cause the Ghost Realms to rapidly emerge like bamboo shoots after rain.
However, most of these newly emerged Ghost Realms should be newly formed ones. True ones like the "Miracle Beast Garden" were exceptionally rare.
After a while, Xiaolan got up. As she left, Li Yuan took out the "Thousand-Mile in a Line," attaching one end directly to Xiaolan.
The one who came to serve Li Yuan with his morning routine was Xiaozhu.
By noon, Li Yuan deliberately walked out of Baihua Manor, taking a stroll outside.
As he walked near the corner tower, he focused his thoughts and yanked toward Xiaolan’s direction.
It was like entering a pitch-black tunnel, and in an instant, as the scenery around him became clear again, Li Yuan had appeared not far from Xiaolan.
However, he didn’t disturb Xiaolan, instead silently circling to the side, excitedly thinking, "This is really a good item..."
"If I had this item before, I could have attached a line to Fang Jianlong when he left Shanbao County.
And the other end of the line could be attached to Xiaozhu or another maid.
Afterwards, I could have shuttled daily between Beijiang Prefecture and Shanbao County."
"I’ll have to try it when I get the chance."
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After noon, Li Yuan went to look at the Martial House.
Martial House had been established for nearly three years. Senior Sister Zhao and some other sect talents had already broken through to the Eighth Grade, and now they were striving for the Seventh Grade. Everything seemed normal.
In the evening, he returned home, comfortably lying on a rocking chair, continuing to observe the situation in Xiaoliu County, Beijiang Prefecture.
Perhaps because both Xiaozhu and Xiaolan had served him, Xiaomei appeared in his courtyard today.
Compared to the docile and charming Xiaozhu and the long-legged Xiaolan, Xiaomei appeared more delicate. Though not a beauty, she was certainly pleasant to look at, with a noticeably large bottom.
Maybe because she came to see him, she had purposely sprinkled some floral fragrance, exuding a faint plum blossom scent.
"Master, today I’ll serve you," Xiaomei said shyly, and then hastily explained, "It’s the lady’s arrangement."
Li Yuan casually replied, "Listen to the lady’s arrangements," and did not concern himself further with Xiaomei.
This was purely the relationship between a "master" and a "personal maid." He saw no need to "elevate" it further.
Xiaomei glanced at the strong, handsome, and young master, her eyes filled with spring water. She had heard her sisters speak of him before, and now her heart was pounding like a small deer running around.
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Beijiang Prefecture...
Xiaoliu County...
"Let us out!"
"Let us out, clearly there’s no issue, why won’t you let us out?!"
"Get out of the way..."
The men and women of Spring Breeze Square crowded at the entrance, trying to escape, but were blocked by the armored warriors.
Whenever someone attempted to rush out, a spear would force them back.
Blazing torches lit up the cold armor, surfaces glittering with a cold light, while the faces of the armored warriors were solemn and tense.
Suddenly, an old man from Spring Breeze Square shouted, "Baliu’Er, is it you? Baliu’Er?!"
In the forefront among the armored warriors, someone lifted their head, looking towards the old man’s direction. Once he recognized him, the armored warrior reluctantly said, "Third Grandpa, please be at peace. This is an order from the Mansion Master, you can’t get out."
"Why can’t we get out? Isn’t it dangerous here in Spring Breeze Square? After finally having a moment of peace, why aren’t we allowed to leave?" the old man demanded.
The armored warrior replied, "Isn’t it to prevent the dirty things on you from spreading outside?"
With that said, the crowd erupted in curses.
The old man said, "Baliu’Er, there’s nothing dirty on your Third Grandfather. Even if there were, it must be inside the square. Why won’t you search inside the square, and what are you doing stopping us?"
He pointed distantly at the armored warrior, "Baliu’Er, not letting me out is like wanting to kill your Third Grandfather."
The armored warrior looked troubled, glancing around, then said, "Third Grandpa, my decision doesn’t matter, I’m just a nobody."
Besides this armored warrior, some among the encircling crowd also shared convoluted kinship with those inside the square and were shouting all around.
But no one dared to let anyone go, as these were the orders from above.
Li Yuan watched this scene quietly.
Screens of images flashed across his mind.
Those directly involved remain confused, while those watching see clearly.
Connecting the scenes he had witnessed before and after, he began to slowly piece together a thread in his mind.
[Lianyi House used caravans and other channels to distribute rouge boxes everywhere, enticing people to worship the Immortals, even establishing the Incense Worship Sect outside]
[The Emperor of Great Zhou appointed Xing Hai as the National Preceptor and gave him key positions in various states and prefectures]
[After the Mansion Master of Beijiang Prefecture took office, chaos began to emerge in the thirty-six counties,
