Chapter 67: Old woman

Li Qi was in a great mood.

Now, even if that gold had a problem, it wouldn't affect him at all.

If there was an issue, he could go to the God of the Li River. Having seen the magnificent sight of Azure Brilliance Palace, Li Qi was full of confidence in such a colossal entity that dominated a country.

At the same time, he also felt reverence.

The situation where it was a self-contained Grotto-heaven, with palaces and flowing water everywhere, greatly shocked Li Qi.

He had previously read the book 'Zhu', and the descriptions of geography within it always made him feel that Great Deer Kingdom was a tiny, insignificant nation, not worth a second glance; he could ride his horse for half a month and be out of Great Deer Kingdom’s territory.

However, even such a tiny country, the River God it worshipped could possess such a magnificent Grotto-heaven, such immense power, and such a spectacular scene.

There were at least a thousand countries like Great Deer Kingdom within the territory of Shaman God Mountain.

And those larger than Great Deer Kingdom were countless.

The God of the Li River wasn't even qualified to be recorded in the 'Water Classic'; he couldn't be considered a famous river god of the world.

Li Qi felt like an ant at the foot of a mountain, or a stone on the road; even a small stone looked like a towering peak to him.

However, he couldn't see the true towering mountains, because even if he looked up, he couldn't see them.

One cannot discern the true face of Fu Mountain, only because one is within it.

So, what would Mount Luofu look like?

And how magnificent would Shaman God Mountain be?

As soon as he thought of these things, the thirty wisps of pure Water Qi swirling within his body seemed to amount to nothing.

The task is arduous and the Dao is long.

However, Li Qi became even more excited.

It was like the first time he saw the Qi of Humanity of the two hundred thousand people in Feng County.

Just two hundred thousand people had already been so shocking.

It made Li Qi yearn even more for the sight of standing on the peak of a mountain, overlooking all Dao.

How grand would that be then?

Thinking about these things, Li Qi swam out of the river and waved for the temporary laborers he had hired earlier to disperse.

Then, he packed up the remaining usable items, such as the fish-skin drum, and prepared to leave.

It was already afternoon; after buying some food, he would leave the city.

Staying overnight in the city was too expensive, and he was already used to living in the wilderness, which was quite good.

As for these Water Qi…

He would go back and ask Shen Shuibi first; she knew more and might have some better ways to utilize them.

Having prepared these things, Li Qi was about to go to the market again to buy dry rations, as well as the beets and oats he had promised Old Ma.

However, before he had walked two steps, he saw the sweating wealthy man he had encountered earlier.

Upon seeing the other party, Li Qi decisively turned around and walked away.

He would take a detour to the market.

But the other party clearly had no intention of letting him leave.

The fat wealthy man immediately rushed over and grabbed Li Qi: “Hey! Little brother! Little brother! Do you remember me? I bought your beast bones this morning!”

Li Qi frowned and turned around: “Esteemed Sir, we had a cash-on-delivery transaction, and I didn’t shortchange you, nor did you underpay. Why are you holding onto me now?”

“Oh dear, oh dear, little brother, no, no, this Great Shaman, I was blind and offended you! Please don’t take it to heart, please don’t take it to heart.” The wealthy man, however, gripped Li Qi’s sleeve tightly, refusing to let go, constantly trying to curry favor.

But he was just an ordinary person. Li Qi used Carp Current Intent, making himself slippery, and easily pulled his body free.

This move stunned the wealthy man even more. He quickly chased after him, hugged Li Qi, and knelt on the ground: “Great Shaman, Great Shaman, please save me!”

“You, a great man, don’t hold grudges against a petty one. Please save my life! I am willing to offer ten gold… no, twenty gold!”

His sudden embrace of Li Qi drew the attention of countless people on the street.

Li Qi extremely disliked the feeling of being watched by so many people, so he immediately pulled the man up, lowered his voice, and spoke with a hint of anger: “Speak if you have something to say! You wouldn’t think your hands can hold me, would you? If I turn and leave, let’s see who can save you then!”

The wealthy man quickly stood up, wiped his tears, but continued to sob, as if truly heartbroken.

Li Qi looked at him with annoyance. This person had schemed against him earlier, and now he was playing the victim, which made him very uncomfortable. He had originally intended to turn around and leave immediately.

But he said twenty gold.

That’s a lot.

He had never seen so much money in his life.

Converted to currency, it was two hundred thousand coins.

Enough for him to host a grand Dao ritual with over a hundred people.

So Li Qi did not leave immediately. Instead, he frowned, suppressed his annoyance, and quickly walked forward: “Let’s go, to your house, then we’ll talk.”

Seeing this, the wealthy man was pleasantly surprised. He stood up and followed Li Qi, quickly moving away from the crowd’s gaze and returning to his residence.

It was still as gloomy as ever.

The wealthy man quickly opened the door and invited Li Qi inside.

“Great Shaman, listen to me…” The wealthy man entered, eager to continue speaking.

Li Qi quickly interrupted: “I am not a Great Shaman. My surname is Li, and I am just an ordinary traveling术士.”

He was unwilling to say that he was a proper Shaman, after all, Great Deer Kingdom seemed to have been completely assimilated by the customs of Tang Nation. Although some original Shaman Dao customs still remained, more of the system was already leaning towards Tang Nation.

At this time, the identity of a traveling術士 was a little safer than that of a Shaman.

Ordinary Shamanes might be left alone, but he was from Shaman God Mountain, so it was better to be careful.

There were countless people named Li Qi in Great Deer Kingdom.

But a Invoker of Shaman God Mountain, that was not common.

“Then… then I’ll call you Master Li, Master Li, you must have come back to save me, right! You’ve noticed the problem with that gold?” The wealthy man quickly smiled fawningly at Li Qi.

“Stop, Esteemed Sir, don’t be so quick to get familiar. From your tone, I’m afraid you knew there was a problem with that gold, didn’t you? Knowing there was a problem and still giving it to me, this is probably… not very good.” Li Qi was not affected by the other party’s attitude. Instead, he took a few steps back, straightened his face, and put on a stiff expression.

“Sigh, wasn’t I forced into it… I didn’t know you were a master.” The wealthy man scratched his head, his face fawning.

“If I were an ordinary person, wouldn’t you have killed me?” Hearing this, Li Qi was genuinely a little annoyed now.

For this person to say it out loud like that, there was definitely something wrong with him.

He was both heartless and brainless.

Li Qi deeply understood a principle: one can deal with heartless people, because common interests can drive them; one can also deal with brainless people, because one can treat them with sincerity.

This way, their actions would all be predictable.

But a person who is both brainless and heartless, what kind of idiotic things they might do is simply unpredictable.

Therefore, he no longer wanted those twenty gold coins.

Because unexpected complications would surely arise.

Let this wealthy man die; it was better for him to hurry on his way.

But at this moment, an old voice sounded behind Li Qi.

“My son is a bit foolish, I apologize, this Invoker. It was this old woman’s poor eyesight earlier, not recognizing Senior Brother.”