Chapter 2893 - 2894: Jin Shanquan

Chapter 2893: Chapter 2894: Jin Shanquan

Accompanied by frenzied howls, the man rose and began to run outside.

But at this time he was extremely weak, so after merely a few steps he plummeted to the ground with a thud and fainted directly.

Xue An walked over, leaned down, and checked.

"How is he?" Shu Jingchu asked.

"Nothing serious, just too weak. Let’s take him back to the Hundred Benevolence Store first!"

After saying this, Xue An helped the man up from the ground and took him back to the Hundred Benevolence Store.

Currently, Han Bao was handling the follow-up matters within the Hundred Benevolence Store.

Back then, Xue An led the Sea of Fire here, directly incinerating many evildoers.

So now the Hundred Benevolence Store was extremely short-staffed, nearly everything needed Han Bao to handle personally.

Yet Han Bao was enthusiastically busy, even bursting with unprecedented work passion.

One must know that previously he worked for Li Dengfeng, and no matter how well he performed, he only got scraps in return.

But now he worked for himself, how could the feeling be the same!

More importantly, at this moment, his mind was utterly devoid of distracting thoughts, as the saying goes, "A mind without woman naturally wields a divine blade."

This saying couldn’t be more suitable for Han Bao.

However, no matter how busy he was, upon seeing Xue An drag someone into the Hundred Benevolence Store, Han Bao immediately abandoned everything at hand and scurried over.

"Sir... Oh, isn’t this the madman in front of the Treasure Pavilion!"

"You know him?"

Han Bao nodded, "Of course I know him, not only know him, I even had some interactions with him!"

"Oh?" Now Xue An became interested, "Tell me the details!"

"Yes!"

Han Bao first eagerly took the unconscious man and arranged him into a room, before speaking.

"Speaking of, this madman used to be quite the figure in the Netherworld Ghost Market! His real name is Jin Shanquan, formerly one of the top Bounty Hunters in the Treasure Pavilion!"

"Back then, nearly all the high-difficulty tasks in the Treasure Pavilion were taken on by him, the crucial point being this man not only possessed exceptional skills but also led a team that was considered elite!"

"Every member of this team had their own strengths, were highly knowledgeable in specific areas, plus had seamless cooperation, so no matter how challenging the task was, it was easily tackled by them!"

"Oh, then why has this person fallen to such a state now?" Shu Jingchu asked before Xue An could.

"Alas, the exact reason is unclear to me, it seems during a task he encountered an unimaginable catastrophe, ultimately all of Jin Shanquan’s men were wiped out, only he managed to survive, but thus he fell into this state neither human nor ghost!"

Speaking of this, Han Bao sighed deeply.

Yet Xue An’s heart ached because Han Bao’s words revealed vital information, that was Jin Shanquan encountered calamity while executing one of these tasks.

It’s likely that the day he kept repeating was related to the catastrophe he faced.

"Do you know what task he was attempting?" Xue An asked.

Han Bao shook his head, "No idea! In fact, it’s impossible for anyone to know because according to the Treasure Pavilion’s rules, once a task is accepted, others have no chance to review it, unless the task fails, or the person commissioning it voluntarily retracts it, otherwise there’s no way to find out!"

Xue An nodded thoughtfully.

Shu Jingchu couldn’t help but inquire: "Hasn’t anyone been curious about this matter all these years?"

"Of course, and more than one, because people wanted to know what kind of task could cause a skilled person like Jin Shanquan to suffer such a crushing defeat, almost losing his life!"

"One must know, the most famous saying in the Netherworld Ghost Market is that risk and reward are directly proportional! Greater risk often means greater reward!"

"But all these years, no matter what method they’ve used, they couldn’t pry open this madman’s mouth, gradually people’s curiosity just waned!"

Upon saying this, Han Bao suddenly remembered something and glanced at Xue An, "Sir, you think the task that drove Jin Shanquan mad is related to the thing you’re seeking?"

Xue An didn’t hide anything, he nodded directly, "Yes!"

Han Bao clicked his tongue, "That makes things difficult, Jin Shanquan is so insane now that even if he knew any information, it couldn’t be understood...."

Before he finished speaking, Xue An abruptly turned and walked towards the room where Jin Shanquan was.

Han Bao quickly followed.

When they arrived in the room, they found the bed was empty.

"Huh, where’s the person?" Han Bao was puzzled.

Xue An didn’t say a word but reached out and lifted the bed aside.

The person curled up underneath was none other than Jin Shanquan.

His face was full of terror, his mouth emitting garbled cries as he tried to escape.

But Xue An wouldn’t let him run off, with one foot he stepped on Jin Shanquan’s leg.

Unable to bear the pain, Jin Shanquan’s cries turned into low sobs.

Seeing this, an expression of compassion emerged on Shu Jingchu’s face.

"Xue...."

She intended to intervene, but Xue An gestured for her to remain silent, then squatted down and spoke to Jin Shanquan, who was still struggling.

"He’s not actually mad!"

Hearing this, Shu Jingchu and Han Bao were startled.

"Sir, do you mean this guy is pretending to be mad?" Han Bao asked in surprise.

Xue An shook his head, "He’s not pretending; he is indeed mentally deficient, but this is because he himself has sealed his own consciousness!"

Han Bao was full of questions, nearly writing ’didn’t understand this’ on his face.

Xue An chuckled, speaking calmly, "Simply put, most of his consciousness is in a sealed state now, so he behaves so irrationally!"

"To make him regain clarity, first, we must break the seal, release his consciousness!"

With that, Xue An said to Han Bao, "Come and lend a hand!"

Han Bao hurried over.

"You hold down his head!"

Han Bao quickly reached and tried to restrain Jin Shanquan’s head, but at this moment Jin Shanquan’s strength was immense, he broke free of Han Bao’s grip multiple times.

Han Bao’s face flushed with embarrassment, feeling humiliated in front of Xue An, he gritted his teeth and focused his strength, attempting to firmly restrain Jin Shanquan.

But just then, Xue An said, "No need!"

Indeed.

Just as Han Bao attempted to control Jin Shanquan, Xue An swiftly wrote a Talisman Spell in his hand, slapped it onto Jin Shanquan’s back.

The effect of the Talisman Spell was truly instant, as soon as it touched Jin Shanquan’s back, he fainted like a power outage.

"Alright, let go of him! He won’t wake up for now!"