I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 166 - 138: Alas, Brother, We Cannot Go On

Tian Lin didn't need Qiu Ling to say anything, he already suspected that the person she wanted to rescue was Brother Qu and the others from last night.

Recalling the scene from last night, if it weren't for the Fiery Fire Talisman, how could he have escaped from the clutches of over a dozen Qi Refinement twelfth-tiers?

Now that Brother Qu and the others had been captured, they would undoubtedly be tightly guarded.

Being here in the heartland of the Blood Sect, how could Tian Lin dare risk a rescue mission?

"Sister, who do you want to save?"

Tian Lin asked, to which Qiu Ling immediately replied:

"My brother and I have been inquiring about Han Yue's whereabouts, so we came to this county town. Yesterday, seeing Blood Sect devotees tempting villagers to go to Huang Family Gathering, Brother Qu planned to head there to gather information about Han Yue—

Only, after they left the city last night, a great battle erupted at Huang Family Gathering, and they haven't returned since."

Tian Lin nodded, "So, it's possible that they have escaped, not necessarily caught by the Blood Sect Devotees."

Qiu Ling immediately said: "The fire last night was clearly set off by a Foundation Establishment practitioner. With a Foundation Establishment practitioner involved, how could Brother Qu and the others possibly have escaped?"

Tian Lin remembered that he was the one who started that fire, but at this moment, he had no intention of revealing that.

He said, "Yes, since there is a Foundation Establishment practitioner. How could you and I rescue them from the hands of a Foundation Establishment practitioner? What is Sister Qiu planning to do?"

Qiu Ling said, "I had heard someone was buying Spirit Pearls, and I suspected it to be that preaching Deputy Hall Master Zhao. Only high-ranking seniors like him would have surplus Spirit Stones to spend on preserving their youth, but I didn't expect—"

The topic circled back, and Tian Lin put down his teacup, saying:

"It's fortunate that the one buying Spirit Pearls wasn't Deputy Hall Master Zhao. If it were him, Sister wouldn't likely be able to take him down by yourself. Even if by luck you did, how would you use him to rescue Brother Qu and the others?"

Tian Lin said: "In my opinion, Sister, it's better for you to return to Artifact Sect sooner and ask the elders to act."

Qiu Ling anxiously replied: "Back and forth, I fear Zhao, the Deputy Hall Master, would have taken Brother Qu and the others away by then. Even if the elders come, how would they be able to locate them?"

At this moment, Qiu Ling realized that Tian Lin was tactfully declining, feeling both angry and helpless.

"If Brother isn't willing to rescue them, then forget it. I'll find my own way."

After finishing her sentence, she turned and left.

Tian Lin hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not follow her.

He didn't consider himself a virtuous person, but he still couldn't bring himself to commit acts of killing and looting with a clear conscience.

Now he was indeed intending to spend Spirit Stones to buy Spirit Pearls, but he only had little over thirty Spirit Stones, which he had saved from his monthly salary after becoming an Inner Sect Disciple.

How many could he actually buy?

Furthermore, even if he was willing to buy, would Qiu Ling be willing to sell to him?

Tian Lin was pondering over the matter when someone knocked on the door.

He didn't need to guess who it was, saying: "Junior Brother Zhao, come in."

Zhao Bei entered the room holding a big bag and said to Tian Lin:

"I just ran into Qiu Ling. She said thank you for us having saved her the day before yesterday. As a token of gratitude, she has given you this bag of Spirit Pearls."

Tian Lin was startled and asked him: "Where did Sister Qiu go?"

Zhao Bei shook his head: "She was cold towards me, and didn't reply when I spoke to her; truly puzzling."

He handed the bag to Tian Lin, who glanced inside and indeed saw it was full of Spirit Pearls.

Looking at the bag of Spirit Pearls, Zhao Bei clicked his tongue: "They say Artifact Refiners are generous and bold, seeing it today indeed proves it so. If it were me, I couldn't just hand out so many Spirit Pearls to someone."

Tian Lin suddenly felt that the bag of Spirit Pearls was a hot potato, but after much consideration, he couldn't agree to help Qiu Ling rescue people no matter what.

"We saved her initially, half for the sake of saving Senior Brother Zhou, she doesn't need to thank us.

I'll repay her for this act of giving the Spirit Pearls another day."

The Spirit Pearls had been given to Tian Lin, whether to repay the kindness was Tian Lin's affair, so Zhao Bei had no objections.

He had a good night's sleep, no longer carrying yesterday's dejected mood, and asked Tian Lin: "Brother, let's go find Qu Butong to inquire about Sister Han's whereabouts."

Tian Lin furrowed his brow, knowing he was mistaken.

"Sister Qiu is here because she didn't go to Huang Family Gathering last night. She came here to find out about Qu Butong and the others as well."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Bei couldn't help saying, "That means, it's likely Qu Butong and the others are more dead than alive, what should we do?"

"We should change our location. Tomorrow I will capture some red-robed ones and inquire about Sister Han's whereabouts."

For three consecutive days, the two changed several inns.

During this time, they received news that Deputy Hall Master Zhao had killed several Artifact Sect Disciples, but ultimately, Qu Butong managed to escape.

In addition, Deputy Hall Master Zhao was leaving the county town to preach elsewhere.

Tian Lin didn't care about Zhao Kang's whereabouts, and wasn't even that concerned about where Han Yue was.

After getting the Spirit Pearls, he spent almost all day on cultivation.

Top-grade techniques were not like mid-grade techniques, but even so, Tian Lin forcefully enhanced his Cangming Swordsmanship to the Great Success Realm with the help of the Spirit Pearls.

Besides, his Earth Escape Skill also advanced from Minor Success Realm to Great Success Realm.

The next morning, Zhao Bei knocked on Tian Lin's door, entering with a hint of joy on his face:

"Yesterday, I caught someone who finally revealed Sister Han's whereabouts. He said he saw Sister Han in Lower Official Village of Tonghe County."

Tian Lin looked at the travel-worn Zhao Bei and said, "Junior Brother, you haven't slept well these past few nights, do you want to rest first?"

Zhao Bei shook his head: "We set out to find Sister Han, and now that we finally have news of her, how can we afford to stay here any longer?"

Feeling somewhat ashamed, Tian Lin took out a spare flying sword from his Storage Bag: "I'll lend this sword to Junior Brother for now. Let's set off for Lower Official Village right away."

They left the county town and quickly arrived at Tonghe County by controlling their flying swords.

After some inquiries, Tian Lin finally learned of Lower Official Village's whereabouts from an elder in Tonghe County.

But not long after leaving the town, while on the road passing Lower Official Village, Tian Lin pressed down his flying sword and descended on a mountaintop.

Seeing this, Zhao Bei immediately followed Tian Lin down, stopping next to him: "Senior Brother, what's the matter?"

"According to that old man's directions, Han Family Bay should not be far from here. When I was a servant disciple, I promised a friend that one day I would visit his hometown."

Zhao Bei did not know Han Li, but upon hearing Tian Lin say this, he had nothing to stop him.

The two rode their flying swords down to the rapidly flowing river in the distance.

Looking at the layers of wheat waves and the people playing by the fields, Zhao Bei couldn't help but say, "The villages we passed along the way are mostly destroyed. But this Han Family Bay seems like a hidden paradise."

"In fact, the world is filled with Spiritual Energy, and the common people don't worry about lacking fertile land. If there were no Cultivators, the whole world would be a paradise."

As the two talked, they walked towards Han Family Bay, and by the river, there were women washing clothes sizing them up.

The bolder women kept staring straight at Tian Lin, while the unmarried ones could only sneak glances.

"Excuse me, is Han Li's home here?"

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While walking into the village, Tian Lin approached a bullock cart that was blocking the way.

The young man on the cart frowned at Tian Lin and shook his head: "There's no one called Han Li in our village, you've got the wrong place."

Tian Lin asked him again: "But this is Han Family Bay, right?"

The young man replied: "This is Han Family Bay, indeed, but there is no one named Han Li."

The young man drove the ox-cart past Tian Lin, carrying a load of things into the village.

"Your friend has been away from home for too long, I'm afraid that his wife and family might have already moved out of the village," said Zhao Bei, walking up to Tian Lin's side. "Otherwise, we should ask the elders in the village, see if they know anything?"

Tian Lin nodded and smiled: "Indeed, Brother Han has left his hometown for decades, how would the younger generation know his name? It's the elders in the village who are likely to remember him."

Quick-witted, Tian Lin saw a child running over in the distance, took out a silver coin and handed it to the child: "Young master, who is the elder of your village?"

The child curiously glanced at the stone in Tian Lin's hand and didn't take it, instead spat out and ran away.

Tian Lin was, of course, not spat on by the child, but Zhao Bei got angry and said: "This child has no manners, let's go talk to his parents."

Tian Lin shook his head, his gaze focusing on an old man in the village leaning on a cane, and strode towards him.

After asking about Han Li, the old man thought for a moment and said: "His family, ah, they're in the west end of the village, you'll know when you go there."

Tian Lin asked further: "May I ask, old sir, does his family still have any relatives alive?"

The old man tried hard to remember before saying: "Not two years after he left, his father and mother passed away—eh, look there, that's his great-nephew. Follow that boy and you'll find Han Dalang's house."

Suddenly, the old man pointed to a child running towards them, who had his hair tied up and was bouncing while holding a few stones.

Tian Lin thanked the old man with a gesture and quickly followed the boy to the west end of the village.

There, they saw two courtyards built side by side.

The boy with the hair tied up ran into the right courtyard, where a woman grabbed the child and spanked off a cloud of dust from his bottom.

"It seems that Brother Han's home must be the one on the left."

As Zhao Bei spoke, Tian Lin was already observing the left courtyard with the picket fence.

The picket fence courtyard was very neatly maintained, clearly belonging to a well-off family.

Tian Lin quickly saw a woman come out of the courtyard.

The woman was not young, but she exuded a sense of tranquility and elegance not typical of an ordinary farmwife.

Tian Lin wasn't sure if this woman was Han Li's wife but saw her pull out a brocade handkerchief from her sleeve.

She unfolded the handkerchief layer by layer and took out a whistle from inside.

The whistle was peculiarly crafted, seemingly shaped like a bird in wood carving.

"This may very well be Brother Han's wife."

Tian Lin noticed that the woman saw them, so he no longer hid but walked straight up to her, saying:

"May I ask if you are Han Family's Madam? Here's some silver, it was brought by your husband through someone."

As a disciple of the Yao Yue Sect, it was not a good idea for Tian Lin to reveal his identity since this was a region where the Blood Sect operated.

He also feared the woman might ask about Han Li's whereabouts, which would be difficult to answer.

Tian Lin only intended to confirm the woman's identity, leave the silver, and go, thus fulfilling Han Li's wish.

Hadn't Han Li lived frugally within the Yao Yue Sect, content with eating Mao'er Root, only so he could send more money home?

The woman was stunned, looking at the large package in Tian Lin's hand, then turned to call into the house: "Old Han, have you brought back silver from the city?"

From inside, a man came out, furrowing his brows at Tian Lin and Zhao Bei: "Who are you two?"

Tian Lin's heart sank, while Zhao Bei hastily said to the man: "Sorry, we may have gotten the wrong place."

Zhao Bei pulled Tian Lin to leave, and the woman stopped paying attention to them.

Tian Lin just heard the man named Han speaking to the woman: "Recently, it's been unsafe outside Han Family Bay; tell Xiao Xiao to come back, don't get kidnapped."

The woman replied with a gentle voice: "Don't worry, I was just about to call him."

Tian Lin turned to see the woman picking up the bird-shaped woodcarving and blowing into it.

The entire Han Family Bay echoed with the call of the quail:

"Cannot proceed, brother!"