“Then… what about the corpses at the entrance? Why don’t we still go through the process and eat our own Eight Big Bowls? It sounds interesting.”
The two who had just revived winked at each other, looking at the stretcher covered with a white cloth in the distance, their faces full of eagerness.
“You two brats, why aren’t you going back to put on your armor? Tomorrow, we still need to head south to attack the Nether Ghost Tribe.”
Wang Fugui launched himself forward like an arrow, taking two quick steps and kicking the two warriors who were only wearing briefs. Then, facing the other converging crowd, he shouted, “Everyone, disperse!! Go back to your posts.”
“Village Chief… I feel like my corpse can still be put to good use. Don’t bury it! It would be pretty good if it was refined into a Skeleton Monster!”
Zhang Fan rubbed his butt, which was sore from the kick, wincing and standing on his tiptoes.
Although Wang Fugui held a civilian position, he was a genuine Tier 3 expert at Level 25!
Dealing with them was effortless; they couldn't even hide if they wanted to.
“Hey! That’s a good idea!”
Luo Feng, holding his hook, hid in the distance, stretching his neck and confidently saying, “When we have a method to refine corpses, let’s compete and see whose corpse is more powerful! Yours definitely won’t be as good as mine!”
“Still itching for a beating!”
“Are you two never going to stop?”
Wang Fugui glared, raising his hand as if to chase after them and continue beating them, scaring the two into fleeing in a panic.
Lin Yi took in this scene, stroking his chin.
Corpse refinement?
It seemed like a good idea.
After Wang Fugui dispersed the converging crowd, he looked at Lin Yi, his serious expression suddenly changing into a smiling face as he approached Lin Yi and said, “Sir, are you going to the West Gate? Is it on your way?”
“Yes.”
Lin Yi nodded, lifting his leg and stepping into the territory.
The little sprite had already explained that no disease could affect the Pure Land.
So, there was no need to worry about other unevolved Niu Ma being infected.
“Old Wang, please deal with the Abomination’s rotten flesh.”
“That stuff is highly contagious and very lethal.”
Lin Yi instructed as he walked, with Wang Fugui respectfully listening half a step behind him.
“It’s temporarily stored outside the territory.”
Wang Fugui’s heart stirred, and he continued, “That girl Xiaohua is very interested in poisons; she should be able to come up with some tricks.”
“You arrange it.” Lin Yi hummed in agreement.
A superior.
He could lack in martial prowess and strategic thinking, but he absolutely could not lack the ability to recognize and utilize talent.
Wang Fugui was clearly an expert in governing the territory.
The two communicated about other matters along the way, separating when they passed the mansion.
Outside the West Gate.
Under the flickering torchlight, dozens of spearmen stood ready, staring intently at the team of “foreign” merchants outside the wall, gripping their spears tightly, prepared to counterattack at any moment.
Lü Youchan sat cross-legged by the bonfire in front of the closed gate, propping her snow-white chin with one hand, lazily looking up at the watchtower, and called out weakly:
“Isn’t the Lord back? Why isn’t he here yet? So slow…”
“General Lü… General Lü, I don’t know either, it should be soon.” The sentry had lost count of how many times he had been asked and had developed a conditioned response.
“Oh…”
“Hey, hey, hurry up, I’m so hungry…”
Lü Youchan urged the two cooks in cloth clothes beside her.
“It’s roasted… it’s a bit hot… you…”
One of the cooks handed over several skewers of fragrant, sizzling roasted meat, but before he could finish speaking.
Lü Youchan impatiently snatched them and stuffed them directly into her mouth.
Recalling a fierce battle in the Spirit Hero Domain previously, if it weren’t for that horse called Red Hare filling her stomach, her black hole-like stomach would have devoured her alive.
She didn't want to experience that feeling again.
“Ah~ miang~ miang~ miang~”
In less than ten seconds, only charred wooden skewers remained, becoming part of the pile of skewers on the ground.
“Hey! You! Hurry up for me!” Lü Youchan’s mouth was stained with grease, and her fierce red eyes sent shivers down the other cook’s spine.
“Holy crap… Xiao… Youchan, are you a hungry ghost reincarnated?”
Lin Yi’s voice came from the gate.
“Huh?”
The fierceness in Lü Youchan’s eyes receded, and a hint of confusion appeared on her delicate little face as she said, “Didn’t I revert from the transformation?”
She extended her slender fingers and brought them close to her eyes to look.
“I knew it, why I’ve been so hungry…”
After speaking.
She opened her mouth limply, her graceful body deflated again, and the stray hair on her head popped up with a “pop,” transforming back into her gloomy Lü Xiaoyou form.
“General, it’s roasted…”
Lü Xiaoyou, with drooping eyelids, took the roasted meat from the cook’s hand, her small red lips like a glutton’s, instantly opening wide to swallow all the meat in one bite.
After a simple chew, she swallowed the roasted meat with a “gulp.”
“Much better now~” Lü Xiaoyou patted her belly contentedly, then turned to look at Lin Yi, who was walking towards her, and said with a sullen face, “These guys insist on seeing you. Hurry up and send them away.”
“Your appetite…”
Lin Yi looked at the pile of skewers on the ground, his face full of black lines, and muttered to himself, even a pig couldn’t eat this much.
“You go quickly.” Lü Xiaoyou clearly didn’t want to chat idly with him. While waiting for the cook to roast the meat, she conjured a projection of a Fangtian Halberd in her hand, seemingly casually observing the mysterious foreign merchant team in front.
Her petite stature and the over three-meter-long Fangtian Halberd formed a stark contrast.
“Oh.”
Lin Yi looked forward.
This merchant team consisted of only seven people, their bodies hidden beneath black robes, so it was unclear what race they were.
After a brief consideration, he brought a round-faced, slightly plump, bearded spearman warrior.
And, escorted by a team of other warriors, he walked towards the other party.
Lü Xiaoyou dragged her Fangtian Halberd, took the roasted meat from the cook’s hand, tilted her head, and casually followed the team, subtly shielding Lin Yi.
“Finally, we’ve waited for you.”
“Respected Lord…”
The black-clad man, seemingly the leader at the front of the merchant team, quickly cupped his hands in greeting, his voice hoarse.
This gesture made Lin Yi’s pants tighten, and he retreated repeatedly, maintaining a certain distance from the former.
“Hello…”
“Uh… you want a ritual, right? This citizen of mine is willing to make a deal with you.”
Lin Yi gestured with his chin towards Awei behind him.
The latter understood, came to the very front with a grin, and without ceremony, directly reached for the black-clad man’s lower body.
The black-clad man was startled!
He dodged with lightning speed and quickly added, “We are not followers of reproduction and pleasure…”
“What a pity…”
Awei’s face showed some disappointment upon hearing this, and he retreated to the back of the team, still leaning against the spearman next to him.
One could clearly see the latter’s hand, gripping the spear shaft, twitch slightly.
He subtly shifted a few steps sideways, maintaining a certain distance from Awei.
“Oh?”
Lin Yi immediately became interested!
Everyone else had to sell hooks to trade, but it seemed the merchant team he was welcoming was different!
“We came here mainly to find someone.”
The black-clad man lifted his hood, revealing an old man with a transcendent demeanor, white hair, and a youthful face.
Witnessing the other party’s true appearance.
Lin Yi was stunned; he had never imagined that a foreign merchant team would also be human.
After observing for a moment, he curiously asked, “Is this the condition for your equivalent exchange?”
Trading with foreign merchant teams always followed this rule.
Lords could not directly use the gold coins in their pockets.
As he spoke, he craned his neck to look at the carriage in the old man’s team.
Good heavens!
Aside from two rows of benches, it was completely empty, nothing at all!
“Of course not.”
The old man showed a gentle smile and said, “This old man is here to find a… well, an old friend. After presumptuously investigating just now, I haven’t found any trace of this person, which is somewhat perplexing.”
“Who are you looking for?” Lin Yi’s eyes narrowed slightly, already somewhat wary.
Investigate?
According to reports, these people had been at the West Gate all along.
Yet, the other party said there was no one they were looking for in the territory, wasn’t that tantamount to admitting they knew everything about the territory’s affairs?
“By my reckoning…”
The old man pondered briefly, then said after thinking, “He is now about sixty-something, with three daughters and one son, but within your territory, there is no one of a matching age.”
In an instant!
Wang Fugui’s figure appeared in Lin Yi’s mind.
This guy came specifically to find the old geezer!