I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 53 - 48: Ascending the Stone Platform (Please Follow)

Auntie Zhu was initially startled before she realized what Tian Lin meant and hurriedly stepped forward to lift the straw mat.

Under the mat was a corpse with whitened hair and shriveled skin clinging tightly to the bones. Where did it resemble Han Li?

She recognized him only after a long while before she could not help but burst into tears, "How could this be Brother Han? He has already gone home and must be living well there."

Tian Lin said nothing but lifted the clothes on the back of the corpse.

He brushed his left hand over the scars on the body and confirmed again, "This is indeed Brother Han’s corpse."

"Where was Supervisor Han’s corpse found?"

Auntie Zhu no longer denied Tian Lin’s speculation but grabbed the hand of one of the servant disciples instead.

The servant disciple cried out in pain while withdrawing his hand.

Fortunately, Tian Lin was quick to react, removing the force from the falling corpse, and gently placed Han Li back on the ground.

"Auntie Zhu, the body was delivered by someone from the Qian Family. How would we know where he died?"

The servant disciple whose hand was pinched complained, but another servant disciple seemed smarter as he said,

"I asked the people from the Qian Family. According to them, the body was found near Lin’an Bridge in Qinghe County close to Lin’an County."

Tian Lin furrowed his brows, inexplicably thinking of the merchant family.

He pocketed his dagger and told Auntie Zhu, "Brother Han’s death is somewhat strange, moreover he came from the Yao Yue Sect’s Lianshui Peak. I think it’s best to take him to Lianshui Peak for the managers to examine."

Auntie Zhu wiped her tears and then said to the two servant disciples, "You two, come with me to Lianshui Peak."

The two servant disciples, having earned no money, were now required to carry the corpse, and they were utterly dejected.

One of them said, "We haven’t unloaded the cargo from the Qian Family yet."

But Auntie Zhu cared not for their schemes, saying,

"There are so many people here, who couldn’t unload the cargo? Later, take two baskets of Horse Hoof Fruit to Supervisor Tian, and now the two of you, help carry Supervisor Han’s body to Lianshui Peak."

As four people headed to Lianshui Peak, Auntie Zhu, along with the two servant disciples, reached the middle of the mountain and met the rotund Second Steward fanning himself, followed by a young servant in a white Taoist robe.

He recognized Tian Lin and laughed heartily, "Little Tian, perfect timing. I was just about to tell you, from now on, send all the Water Spirit Ore from the mining school to me, stop sending it to Old Three."

Tian Lin agreed while also reporting to the Second Steward, "Manager, I don’t know if you still remember Han Li?"

The Second Steward had no good impression of Han Li and frowned, "Didn’t I give him a pass?"

Tian Lin had the two servant disciples place the straw mat on the ground and pointed at it, "Supervisor Han had left the sect, but he was killed by someone."

The Second Steward instantly flew into a rage, snapping his fan shut with a ’pop’ against his palm, "Who is so bold to dare kill someone from the Yao Yue Sect? Do they not wish to live?"

Then he turned to Tian Lin and said,

"But why did you bring him to me? We only have a Law Enforcement Disciple at Lianshui Peak, and we don’t do investigation work. Rather than bringing him up the mountain, it would be better to bring two bags of Water Spirit Ore as a gift for me."

Beside him, Auntie Zhu’s face flushed red, head lowered in anger yet not daring to speak.

Tian Lin then said, "Han Li’s death is too peculiar, thinking of his high skill at the Grandmaster Realm, few in Lianshui Peak could match him. But looking at his body, there isn’t a single wound—Who could kill him without leaving a mark? And cause his flesh to vanish?"

The Second Steward frowned, "Are you testing me?"

Tian Lin was momentarily at a loss for words when the young servant behind the Second Steward scolded Tian Lin,

"My lord has already said not to bother him with these trivial matters. The business of catching thieves is to be done by the Law Enforcement Hall. You should bring the corpse to Moon Pond Mountain to report the case."

Moon Pond Mountain was the dwelling place of the Inner Sect Disciples, a place where only Cultivators could set foot. How could Tian Lin dare to rashly carry a corpse up Moon Pond Mountain?

Fortunately, the waist of the mountain was large, though the official residence was not.

The voice of Young Master Shang rang out, "What matter requires climbing Moon Pond Mountain?"

Seeing Young Master Shang arrive, the Second Steward angrily said, "You little pretty boy, are you tailing me to gather information for Old Three?"

Young Master Shang ignored the Second Steward and squatted in front of the straw mat to lift it.

After glancing at the bony corpse, he frowned, "This looks like the work of the Blood Sect."

"The Blood Sect?"

Tian Lin and a few servant disciples did not react, but the Second Steward, being a Cultivator, had the biggest reaction.

He stepped back two steps, then asked Young Master Shang, "Are you saying the evil ways of the Blood Sect have appeared in Lin’an County?"

Young Master Shang, expressionless, felt around on Han Li’s corpse and said,

"Indeed, this is the Blood Sect’s method. They cultivate using Blood True Qi, so they do not need the Five Elements Spirit Stones for cultivation, nor concern themselves with a Heavenly Spirit Root or any faux Spirit Roots, they refine Blood Pills using human flesh and blood."

"Many know that the Blood Sect cultivate by consuming Blood Pills, but no one has ever seen a corpse after the Blood Sect has refined Blood Pills from it—how did you link Han Li’s corpse to the Blood Sect?"

Tian Lin looked at the Second Steward in surprise, realizing this ’fat pig’ could sometimes be quite clever.

But Tian Lin’s attention was more on Young Master Shang at this point, because he had thought of the mine when he heard ’Lin’an Bridge’.

The mine wasn’t actually far from Lin’an Bridge, and many mine slaves died in the mine every day, with the bodies of the deceased slaves then thrown down the back mountain.

Tian Lin originally thought Manager Xu was too stingy, hence he was reluctant to waste those two bowls of porridge.

Later on, as he himself killed more people, he felt human life was not so valuable anymore. So when people died in the mines, there was nothing particularly shocking about it.

Upon careful thought, there was no need to let the mine slaves urinate blood and die over a couple of bowls of porridge, as if someone were intentionally killing them.

Tian Lin initially didn’t associate this with the Blood Sect, but he remembered Manager Xu mentioning there was a great secret in the caves of the mining field;

And he recalled that the merchant family’s old master in Lin’an County was a fourth-level Qi Refinement expert—how could Han Li have been easily killed without being a Qi Refinement expert himself? Moreover, he died near the merchant family’s residence.

"Second Steward couldn’t possibly suspect that I killed Han Li, right? You should know that these past two days, I’ve stayed in the office without stepping outside."

The Second Steward frowned and then sneered coldly, "I’m afraid you might be from the Blood Sect; I’ve heard that the evil cultivators of the Blood Sect are particularly good at seducing people’s hearts."

Upon hearing this, the young merchant master laughed and said, "The Blood Sect coming to Lin’an County is a significant matter, so I will take Han Li’s corpse to Moon Pond Mountain. Perhaps the Second Steward would like to accompany me to let the Law Enforcement Hall interrogate me thoroughly?"

The Second Steward’s face changed, and with a flick of his sleeve, he turned his back: "I can’t be bothered to go to that wretched place, go if you want. I still have business, and I won’t accompany you today."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and really walked away.

The young merchant master then said to the two servant disciples, "You two, come with me to Moon Pond Mountain."

The two servant disciples wore a bitter expression, how could they dare to say no?

Watching the young merchant master and the two servant disciples walk away into the distance, Tian Lin and Sister Zhu also descended the mountain.

Sister Zhu asked Tian Lin, "What about Brother Han’s body?"

Tian Lin’s face was expressionless as he said, "The man is already dead, what’s the use in worrying about the body?"

Sister Zhu seemed somewhat discontent upon hearing this; it was only at the foot of the mountain that she said to Tian Lin:

"I will ask someone to bring you the Horse Hoof Fruit later. As for the Green Dragon Fish, I’ll have someone deliver it to your dining hall tomorrow for you to enjoy."

Once she left, Tian Lin returned to his room alone and picked up a book that Han Li had given him to peruse.

Yet he had leafed through the entire book and still didn’t understand what was written within.

He put the book down, glanced at the night sky outside which had already darkened, and then his gaze turned toward Dao Seeking Mountain.

The mountain was pitch-black, with only the pavilion making out faintly visible.

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But the figure of the Daoist under the pavilion was no longer visible, only that Dao Bell hanging inside the pavilion could be seen.

A trace of bewilderment crossed Tian Lin’s face; with Han Li’s death, apart from feeling heartache, he also felt a sense of loneliness.

"He didn’t die in his quest for immortality, but on the way home."

"From now on, I have one less friend!"

Tian Lin sighed, wiped away a tear from the corner of his eye, and withdrew his gaze from the bright moon.

Then, with a ’clack’, he tossed aside the dagger he had purchased, and fastened the one he had meant for Han Li back onto his belt.

He didn’t wait for Sister Zhu to bring the Horse Hoof Fruit but directly grabbed his waist knife and strode determinedly towards Dao Seeking Mountain.

At this moment, on Dao Seeking Mountain, only old man Gou and Bai Ye remained.

Bai Ye asked him, "Sister Zhu said she was going to treat you to something delicious, so you were delayed today, right?"

Tian Lin replied, "No, today someone brought back big brother Han’s body, so we were delayed with this matter."

Old man Gou, who had been sitting on the ninety-fifth step, was taken aback and couldn’t help but stand up and ask, "What did you say?"

Tian Lin did not explain further; he first stepped onto the ninety-sixth level.

After reaching the ninety-eighth step, Bai Ye couldn’t help but ask, "Are you planning to climb the final layer today?"

Tian Lin had considered waiting to climb the steps until after he had cultivated True Qi.

And by chance, today he found the Horse Hoof Fruit that could replenish Earth Spiritual Qi.

But Han Li’s corpse alerted Tian Lin that becoming an Outer Disciple did not solely depend on True Qi.

It might be fine on regular days, but with today’s ’Blood Sect’ trouble, becoming an Outer Disciple too quickly would surely lead to being investigated.

So, it was safer to wait until he had officially become an Outer Disciple before cultivating True Qi.

As for whether there would be danger?

"I think waiting another couple of days would be more prudent."

Old man Gou attempted to persuade Tian Lin once more but heard Tian Lin say:

"Han Li said that only a small portion of people die on the ninety-ninth step. The majority fail because of their own lack of resolve—

I’ve waited day after day, and it’s been long enough. If I wait any longer, even if my strength is sufficient, my determination will only weaken day by day."

Even Bai Ye tried to advise Tian Lin, "You are intelligent and talented; there is no need to rush."

"The hurry is that on the path of cultivation, not even a day or two can be wasted! Before I entered the sect, I had advised an old man, telling him to wait until next year to challenge the Immortal Ladder—

But he told me he didn’t have much time left—now I think, although I’m only in my teens, which seems much younger than him, on the path of cultivation, I don’t have much more time than those born into cultivation families."

One never knows if their strength is sufficient without taking the final step.

If you always wait another couple of days, you’ll end up like old man Gou.

If you rely on being young, thinking there’s plenty of time!

Not only do you lose courage, but you also erode your willpower.

Ten thousand years are too long; seize every moment!

While speaking, Tian Lin stepped onto the first stone platform.