Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
Ep. 76 - Load Elevated

This time it was Yao Han who did not understand Shenghao's line of thought. Previously, his companion had intended to finish off Gui Wuneng, a young genius cultivator from the Grey Sky Sect who was part of the black stream, but instead said he was ruthless after wiping out the strange man's practices.

Indeed in the world of cultivators, losing the hard-won practice of spending so much time and resources was far worse than death.

To others, Yao Han's actions might look even more cruel than killing. But for Yao Han, he was already good enough to keep him alive.

"Brother Shenghao, if you were given the choice between killing this man or eliminating his practice, which one would you choose?"

Yao Han proposed a difficult choice for Shenghao since there was nothing good about the two options.

"The point of my words earlier is that you don't need to go that far, Brother Yao. We can tell this man that his actions were wrong. He may study black magic, but as long as he gets the right teachings, he will repent and not make the same mistakes."

"Brother Shenghao, I see your point. Give him a second chance, right? That's what I mean by this."

Yao Han let out a short breath. She was then silent and had no intention of responding to Shenghao's remarks any further, but not with her heart.

'Maybe this is what Teacher Feng and Teacher She said... Brother Shenghao is being naive. I now slightly understand the reason the world of cultivators was split into two streams and Master Feng disliked the white flow less.'

Yao Han was silent as he also tried to refrain from laughing due to Shenghao's 'purple' speech and blurted out a cynical sentence like Feng Xian had taught.

***

Uncle Kai had never slept well since losing his wife and future son, but last night he slept so soundly that he even had a good dream. The next morning when he woke up, Uncle Kai was shocked to find three young men who were guests and stayed at his house.

"Where did they go?"

Uncle Kai exited the house, trying to find the whereabouts of Yao Han and his two friends. Right after he opened the door of his simple house, Uncle Kai saw Yao Han walking over with a wide smile.

"Young man, where are you?"

"Surface town. Uncle, I bring you good news. We've found someone behind the terror of Black Rose City."

Uncle Kai's eyes widened and his breathing was restrained, "Certainly?"

"Of course, Uncle. Last night we found his hiding place. We had a fight for a while, but now he's been knocked out."

Yao Han then asked Uncle Kai to drive him to the mayor's residence to give this good news.

A few moments later...

The strange man who perpetrated the ghost terror of the Black Rose City woke up in a helpless condition. He was so shocked by two things. First, the condition of his body is not much different from ordinary humans. Second, there are many people surrounding it.

"He's the terrorist?" Mayor Shi Ban asked doubtfully as he glanced at Yao Han.

"Yes, Mayor." Yao Han replied confidently.

He understood the Mayor would hesitate because the strange man was nothing like a ghost-controlling cultivator. In the end the mayor and the other citizens trusted Yao Han due to the support of Shenghao and Honghao.

The identities of his two friends help reinforce that he is not lying or making up. Moreover, the Mayor and the people who gathered had seen the hideout frightening the strange man.

For ordinary humans, the location of the strange man's hideout in the suburbs is not much different from haunted and haunted places. But for cultivators like mayor Shi Ban could see or feel the presence of evil and dark Qi in the place.

The strange man was interrogated further. This man was named Juzi, who came from the border of the Green Forest Country and the Red Land Country. Not once did he do evil and the Black Rose City became his target as a collision for his increase in power.

Yao Han also told about the fate of the missing victims. The victim's family reaction Yao Han guessed. They cried hysterically, not least Uncle Kai who sobbed stifled.

Most of the people were angry and wanted to finish off this strange man named Juzi, but was prevented by the Mayor along with his men. Juzi will be detained and sentenced according to city rules.

"Thank you for helping. You've been alleviating our problems for years." Mayor Shi Ban paid his respects to Shenghao. He was relieved that his burden was reduced.

Shenghao replied to the mayor's respect awkwardly. He understood a little bit what the mayor felt. It was not easy to overcome the problem by relying only on his strength that was only at the early stage Mortal Foundation.

Moreover, Shenghao thought that the one who should receive this respect was Yao Han. The terror of Black Rose City overcome the young man, while he and Honghao could be said to just silently look on as spectators.

Yao Han was busy calming Uncle Kai down. The man who looked thin and old felt so sad about the fate of his wife and future children who became a ghost army. After a while, Uncle Kai finally accepted.

Yao Han whispered his plans to Shenghao and Honghao. For a while they would stay in the Black Rose City. Yao Han asked Shenghao to make a protective talisman enough to ward off evil spirits bothering the townspeople. Although it was quite troublesome, Shenghao accepted Yao Han's proposal.

"Mayor, can I ask for your help?" Yao Han approached Mayor Shi Ban.

"Of course, young man, I will help you as best I can."

"My request is simple, please gather as many citizens as possible in one large place."

"If you may know, what do you want to do?"

***

Yao Han returned to his unique activities by offering free treatment. Since the size of Black Rose City was quite large and it would definitely take a long time to get around, then Yao Han asked Mayor Shi Ban for help to gather on the citizens in one large place.

Long enough to also gather the citizens of the city, but Yao Han started to offer his services when it had already gathered around his fifties. Yao Han prioritized the elderly and the sickly first.

The townspeople were amazed by Yao Han's abilities. They also know him who overcame the terror that engulfed the city. In addition to getting praise, Yao Han's entourage got a reward that was quite difficult to resist because most citizens forced him to accept the gift.

If Yao Han provided free medical services, then Shenghao and Honghao distributed every protective talisman against evil spirits to each family head.

"Young man, I don't have any valuables I can give you." An old geezer felt embarrassed for not being able to give Yao Han a gift after obtaining medical services.

"Grandfather, I offer services for free and do not expect anything in return..."

"I know, but I want to give you a gift in return..." Grandfather glanced at the items the townspeople had given Yao Han a hand before.

Yao Han was silent for a moment then spread out his hands, "What about a warm embrace?"

Almost everyone stared at Yao Han stunned. Unwittingly the grandfather, his tears trickled down then hugged Yao Han, "Thank you so many young people. You must be a good-natured messenger of the heavens."

Yao Han only responded with an awkward soft laugh.

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