Chapter 28: Test

“You’re letting me go?!” Shen Shuibi looked at Young Master Zhu in surprise.

“It’s not about letting you go, but rather having you take my messenger to find Empress Luofu and tell her that Shaman God Mountain is willing to accept her and bear the pressure from Tang Nation for her,” Young Master Zhu said.

“Oh, I see… But, I still have a question, this Grand Invoker…” Shen Shuibi deliberated for a moment: “I heard that the original Baiyue people all wore animal skins? Why do you all wear Tang Nation’s cloth clothes now, and the latest styles at that?”

However, this time she didn’t get an answer, because Young Master Zhu’s expression changed, and he angrily waved his sleeve.

With a thud! Shen Shuibi felt as if her head had been struck by a large hammer!

Then, she felt her Spirit Soul being forcibly separated from her body, everything before her eyes blurred, and she uncontrollably fell downwards, losing her physical form and becoming a spirit.

All around her was an indescribable whistling, and the wooden floor and walls offered no obstruction to her at all.

Then, it was as if a rope had brutally tied her up and pulled her back.

Strange scenery whistled past her eyes, and everything in the world seemed to be distorted.

Then, she saw Hell.

From within the five hundred yojanas of the parched prison, the beings of Hell ran crisscrossing, the raging fires of Hell pressed upon them intensely, pursuing the boiling human bodies, both frying and boiling them, countless people cried out in agony, inexpressibly so.

However, these hallucinations didn’t last too long; soon, she was dragged back into her body.

Still shaken, it was indescribable.

Shen Shuibi clutched her chest, feeling waves of nausea.

“I’ve carved an imprint on your Spirit Soul that only my Shaman God Mountain lineage knows. This imprint is also a letter, containing what I want to say to Lady Luofu.”

“This thing has no tracking function, so you can rest assured. After all, if I wanted to find Lady Luofu, I would just take you back, use you as a sacrifice, and have the Grand Diviner divine once,” Young Master Zhu explained patiently to Shen Shuibi, though his expression didn’t look too good.

“And my messenger, is that one,” Young Master Zhu walked to the window and pointed at Li Qi below.

Then, ignoring Shen Shuibi, his figure flickered and he suddenly vanished from where he stood.

Leaving the rabbit demon standing there with a bewildered expression.

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Li Qi slept very soundly.

Honestly, he rarely slept so soundly. After all, he had eaten his fill and was well-fed, so sleeping was very comfortable.

Besides, he had been awake for two days and one night before, and most of that time he was rushing along mountain paths; he was exhausted. Being able to rest well now was the best thing.

After all, no one who has run a marathon for two days and one night can fail to sleep soundly.

However, as he slept, he suddenly felt someone beside him.

Almost instantly, Li Qi flipped over and got up!

He still had nine hundred ninety-two Great Deer five-zhu coins in his possession! Even when sleeping, he didn’t dare to fall into a dead sleep.

However, after getting up, he looked around and almost fell to the ground, nearly taking a big tumble.

Because, appearing before him was the young man who had appeared at the Strongmen Gang before!

“Shh, don’t shout. It’s late at night, shouting and disturbing the people will also attract others,” Young Master Zhu placed a finger to his lips and shushed him.

Li Qi was still shaken, but he quickly calmed down.

This young man could casually unleash a Legacy of Divine Will, bestowing spells upon others, and now he had appeared silently before him…

He had no ability to resist in front of this person, so there was no need to struggle at all.

Besides, for him to appear beside him late at night, it couldn’t be because he was idle; he must have some purpose, some scheme involving him.

What could a poor Boat Towmen like him have that such a great person would scheme for?

For someone like him, what could truly interest him… it was probably the two identities of 'heretical object' and 'heretical person', right?

At this thought, Li Qi’s hair stood on end, but he dared not move even more, just standing there awkwardly but vigilantly.

Although he knew that being vigilant was useless.

However, this person didn’t kill or abduct him as soon as he appeared, which meant he still had value for conversation. To gain the initiative in the conversation… he had to understand what he wanted from him, or what he needed him to do, and then… even if he didn’t foolishly bargain, he could still gain something.

At least… don’t let this big shot harbor murderous intent towards him, right?

Li Qi thought helplessly.

“My surname is Zhu, you can call me Young Master Zhu,” the young man introduced himself to Li Qi.

Li Qi immediately bowed and saluted: “This humble one greets Young Master Zhu. Young Master Zhu has come to find this humble one late at night, presumably for an important matter. This humble one will certainly agree to anything, and is willing to serve Young Master Zhu diligently, to offer my meager strength!”

“Tsk, you are indeed a smart person, much more pleasant to talk to than that previous ignorant woman,” Young Master Zhu smiled, and his previously gloomy expression lightened somewhat: “You guessed right, I have something to entrust to you. But before that, I have one more thing to tell you.”

“Do you know, you are about to die,” Young Master Zhu said with a smile, stroking his palm.

Li Qi’s heart skipped a beat, but then he immediately relaxed.

The other party brought up that he was about to die, so he probably had some unknown crisis approaching, and might truly be in mortal danger.

However, Young Master Zhu had previously admitted that he had something to entrust to him, and then brought up the matter of him dying. Clearly, this great person was preparing to resolve this matter, and probably intended to make him repay this favor by diligently completing the task he was to entrust to him.

Li Qi immediately cooperated by bowing his head: “Young Master! This humble one’s life is cheap, and death is not to be regretted, but I fear it would delay the important matter Young Master wishes to entrust to me…”

Young Master Zhu nodded in satisfaction: “Although I know you don’t have much sincerity, it at least proves you are a smart person. Do you know, the initial events at Strongmen Gang were planned by me, and the targets were heretical objects and heretical people. Do you know why I did this?”

“Although the incident was sudden, it was ultimately a major event. This humble one has been uneasy, thinking about it day and night, and has managed to figure out a few clues… But Young Master’s scheme is too grand, this humble one is like an ant entering a great mountain; although I can glimpse rocks and trees, I cannot see the full scope of the mountain…” Li Qi immediately said respectfully, though he seemed hesitant to speak further.

“I think you have the ability to infer the whole from a part. How about I give you a few clues, and you deduce the matter yourself? If you can’t do that, it will be difficult for me to entrust the matter to you,” Young Master Zhu said.