[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter":3,"chapter-eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1517240,1969,"Chapter 32: A Nation Within a Nation","eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>\"Between us brothers, I’ll give you an amount.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ze interlocked his fingers and showed ten, \"Just ten taels of silver, and I’ll get you the quota.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main thing is the transfer of residency files, which needs to be registered with the Blood Saber Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that’s done, you can use your permit to buy a house in Silver Creek.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan nodded and said, \"Alright, I’ll come find Brother Cai in a while, and I’ll definitely bring the silver. I hope Brother Cai can help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, no problem,\" Cai Ze laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, Yun Niang brought another young woman in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman gracefully moved to Cai Ze’s side and smiled, \"Little maid Wan’Er, greets the officer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ze opened his thighs, and Wan’Er understood, directly sitting down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Niang also settled into Li Yuan’s embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men and two women, exchanging drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the drink flowed and emotions heated, Cai Ze relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you know the Red Lotus bandits, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll put it plainly; even if they break into Shanbao County, they won’t touch Silver Creek Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Silver Creek is the core area of the Blood Saber Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can target other workshops, but if they target Silver Creek Square, it’s equivalent to opposing our sect’s upper echelon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re not that stupid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Blood Saber Sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m both a government official and a disciple of the Blood Saber Sect, haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impressive, Brother Cai, what is Blood Saber Sect’s upper level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not something you need to know...\" Cai Ze laughed, holding Wan’Er and drinking, \"The dynasty is merely the largest social world influence, but this ’largest’ was only at the founding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, if the experts from the Imperial City can’t suppress the social world influence and natural disasters cause hardship for the people, another force will naturally rise against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that has nothing to do with our Blood Saber Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The County Magistrate and County Captain serve the Royal Family; it’s their job to fight tooth and nail. The county residents must resist fiercely without protection; otherwise, when Red Lotus bandits enter the county, they burn, kill, and plunder without consequence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, we need not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dynasty has its laws, and the social world has its rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The social world influence occupies its own realm, a nation within the nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Lotus bandits attacking the dynasty is one thing, but invading the core territory of an influence means declaring war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Cai, can ten taels of silver really secure a residency in Silver Creek?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can!\" Cai Ze glanced at Li Yuan, filled with meaning, \"All sects and factions are seeking talent, and Brother Li, you’re already so skilled at a young age, the Blood Saber Sect can still accept you for residency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others won’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think...everyone calls me brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Cai Ze took the prostitute into a small private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Niang was like she had drunk too much, sprawled drunkenly over Li Yuan, waiting for the young man to undress her and join her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan thought for a moment and didn’t act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drinking socially was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anything more was off the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t desperate, and his wife was prettier than her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, if he did, it might lower his wife’s opinion and slow his points gain; why bother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan asked, \"Yun Niang, can we hold on with forty-eight large coins today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, I’ve calculated for you; you can save three large coins.\" Yun Niang giggled in his arms, feeling the young man’s robust physique up close; she was both excited and expectant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many men came from the street saloon, but high-quality young men were rare...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hoped the young man would visit often.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Yuan unmoved, Yun Niang leaned closer, whispering into his ear, \"Take me to bed, and once it’s all good, I’ll tell you those things you want to know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t spending money for fun; it was Yun Niang exchanging information for pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps sensing his hesitation, Yun Niang suddenly asked, \"Young master, you have a wife, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just love men like you, young master. Which of the past men didn’t have a wife?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet which of them didn’t rush to embrace me onto the bed after drinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you gave me a different feeling, young master.\" Yun Niang chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan trusted her like she was a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he wasn’t moving at all, Yun Niang found it amusing and said, \"If the young master doesn’t want to be close with a woman like me, it’s okay. Just visit more times and call for my sign occasionally, alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"I usually wouldn’t come... Today I’m accompanying Brother Cai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Niang took a deep look at him, smiled, and said, \"That might not be certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because next time, young master might come as a disciple of the Blood Saber Sect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening, Cai Ze hooked Li Yuan’s shoulder and walked out of Celestial Fragrance Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you have the silver, come find me in Silver Creek Square. I live at Baiyun Alley, the second house on the left after entering...\" Cai Ze instructed Li Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the two parted ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Yuan returned to the Little Ink Workshop, it was already dark, but the village workshop was unusually noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman asked, \"Brother Yuan... You just... Just got back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"Yeah, what’s up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw many people looking at him with strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman forced a smile and said, \"Nothing much, just that Ma Liu died... His body was full of stab wounds... That Ma Liu deserved it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan was taken aback and said loudly, \"I just got back, I didn’t kill him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others didn’t say much, quickly dispersed, evidently already aware of the day’s events in the county.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Yuan had gained a layer of aura, making them both fearful and eager to flatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title \"Brother Yuan\" reverted back to \"Brother Yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan returned home, Yan Yu recounted the \"Ma Liu died\" incident again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said helplessly, \"I really didn’t kill him, I was planning to find him tonight...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then who killed him?\" Yan Yu was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, her sharp little nose began to sniff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint mix of rouge and alcohol smell lingered from her husband...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could ask, Li Yuan smiled bitterly and said, \"Sister Yan, I went to Celestial Fragrance Building to drink wine with women but didn’t sleep with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couldn’t be helped... Since I can’t go deep into the forest, I must find a way to move to Silver Creek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today I finally had the opportunity, met someone who might help me with things, so of course, I had to host him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to go to Celestial Fragrance Building, I had no choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He confessed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t sleep, huh?\" Lady Yan looked at him with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"Just sat on the thigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did it cost money?\" Lady Yan suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"It did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why not sleep?\" Lady Yan frowned, then said, \"It’s just my man taking advantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"She’s not as pretty as you, far worse. I can’t sleep with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yan said, \"What if she were prettier than me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"Still not as gentle as you, can’t sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yan asked again, \"What if she were prettier and gentler than me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"Yet she doesn’t have your sincerity, still can’t sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yan wanted to question more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan countered with a question, \"Is that possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yan was moved, helped her husband undress, served him into the bath, and in the dimly moonlit small room, gently scrubbed his body, washing away the dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Yuan, do you think we can move to Silver Creek?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan responded softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must move with Yan Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need for Cai Ze and Yun Niang to lie to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Red Lotus bandits break into Shanbao County, there might only be three truly safe places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three places are the core workshops of the Wei Family, the Sun Family, and the core of the Blood Saber Sect — Silver Creek Square.\u003C\u002Fp>",1384,"2026-06-06T05:24:25.076Z",1,"novelbin.me","60e550522fde401784903ceff9117528dbf4c3af6f88b86f0746f3a245496219","eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-240","eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-239",563,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-cover.jpg"]