Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses - Chapter 408 - 406: Old Man Kang Four
Chapter 408: Chapter 406: Old Man Kang Four
He City, Gu Family.
Black-robed figures manipulated flying swords, tossed talismans, or performed magic, ruthlessly slaughtering the Gu family members before them.
“Ah!!”
“Spare me, please, don’t kill me, please…”
“I hate it, why did we have to provoke this bunch of madmen…”
The grand Gu Family mansion was filled with bloodshed, with members of the Gu family falling one by one into pools of blood, dying terribly.
Above the mansion, a hazy light shadow lingered, clearly shrouded by some kind of array.
Thus, even if blood and fire raged within, other families in He City remained completely unaware.
“Damn Yellow Springs, if I survive this, I will make you pay!”
In the Gu Family’s backyard, an even fiercer battle was unfolding.
However, the battle was entirely one-sided.
A massive, green humanoid tree, entirely charred, with the trunk covered in cracks, many branches broken, moved stiffly.
Many remaining branches still flickered with unextinguished flames, clearly close to collapse.
And its owner, Gu Family Patriarch Gu Tiandeng, was in similarly poor condition.
Covered in blood, face pale, the peach wood sword he wielded emitted a dim light.
Under the siege of two red-glowing spiritual artifacts, he struggled, evidently unable to hold on.
“Speak, Gu Tiandeng, how did you learn of my sect’s arrival?” asked a murky figure cloaked in a black robe, sinisterly.
“Hahaha, it was your Yellow Springs’ traitor who told me. Just wait until he turns on you!” Gu Tiandeng laughed.
He was then pierced through the chest by a sharp red light, standing frozen, his eyes quickly losing their luster.
“Damn, couldn’t get the answer!” said the black-robed figure, a bit reluctantly.
“If it were our sect’s traitor, he would have spoken long ago.” another person shook his head, “Thirteenth Sister’s death should have another hidden reason.
I went to the place where she died, and according to the traces, she was killed by a body cultivator at close range.
On that day, according to the surviving followers, there indeed appeared a powerful body cultivator at Green Dragon Manor.”
This person appeared to be in his sixties or seventies, his hair half white, but his face was covered with dense black spots, seemingly still moving, looking extremely terrifying.
Then, he spread his hand, revealing a shiny black hair.
“This should be the hair fallen from that body cultivator. Flames couldn’t burn it, something Qi cultivators couldn’t manage.”
“In small He City, there shouldn’t happen to be two Foundation Establishment level body cultivators, considering Zhao Kingdom isn’t the land of body cultivators. This person is most likely the culprit.”
“Go find the Diviner, he can help us find this person.”
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Yi City, located at the border region of Zhao Kingdom, over two thousand miles from the Corpse-Driving Sect and also the nearest large city to Hundred Herb Valley.
Although Bi Yaoyao said Elder Wang was entangled with important matters.
To be safe, Lou Yi still exchanged identities with Rong Xuejian.
After leaving the Corpse-Driving Sect for some tens of miles, he transformed once again into a richly dressed young master.
He captured a giant insect over two meters long and rode on its back, driving it to dash toward the destination.
The insect ran for only three to four hours before exhausting itself, foaming at the mouth.
Lou Yi had to keep changing prey, traveling non-stop, arriving at Yi City in less than three days.
The city walls of Yi City were only twenty to thirty meters high, and the guards at the gates were sparse, quite lazy.
On the road directly facing the city gate, there were over a dozen peculiar circular patterns outlined with black lines. As every passerby walked over them, a faint white light would flicker.
Lou Yi knew this was to prevent shape-shifting demons from sneaking into human cities to commit evil.
The records in the annals were numerous.
There was once a great demon entering the city, violently destroying the city, leaving not a single survivor.
There were also poisonous demons entering the city, poisoning the city’s water supply, killing a large swath.
Also, terrifying demons like mirage insects infiltrated and, in a span of over ten years, ate away at half the city’s population…
The Human Race and Demon Clan have coexisted peacefully in recent years, but it’s only temporary, as history shows fierce conflicts erupting periodically.
After entering the city, Lou Yi planned to search for a person named Chen Ye.
According to the information given by Zhang Li, Chen Ye was a relative of an alliance member.
His age was in the thirties, with a large nose, high forehead, dark skin, residing in a farmer’s house in the western part of Yi City.
However, when Lou Yi directly went to the farmer’s house, he found it long abandoned.
Thinking about it, it was reasonable, as he delayed for several months before coming, and Elder Wang’s pawn couldn’t possibly wait here indefinitely.
Lou Yi was not discouraged; after all, whether there have been any sightings of the Sha in Bai Cao Valley could be verified by asking the locals.
He first found an inn to stay in.
Through chatting with the innkeeper, he learned that there are local herbalists specializing in making a living by gathering herbs in Bai Cao Valley.
“However, it’s a dangerous season; bears are frequently spotted. Many herbalists have stopped gathering; they might not be willing to go now.” the innkeeper said.
Lou Yi, after getting the names of a few famous herbalists, went to the street and bought some good wine and meat, visiting their homes one by one.
“Sha, never seen it, really sorry, young brother.”
“This thing is a rare sight, I’ve seen it only once when I was a child in over fifty years.”
“Sha? If anyone were to know its location, it would be Kang the Fourth; he often ventures into the deep valley, you might want to ask him.”
Lou Yi searched for half a day before finally finding Kang the Fourth, living in a secluded and cramped courtyard.
He was a thin old man with half-white hair, wearing a faded gray shirt, hair tied up, and his eyes shone with a wisdom that seemed to see through worldly affairs.
“Sha? Heh heh, I indeed saw one last year, in the deep valley of Bai Cao Valley, ordinary herbalists wouldn’t have the skill to go there.”
“But during this season, bears, wild boars, and wolves appear frequently; going there involves great risk.”
“Name your price, old man.” Lou Yi replied nonchalantly.
He wasn’t short of money, just silver.
Kang the Fourth extended a finger.
“One hundred liang?”
Kang the Fourth rolled his eyes dramatically: “One thousand liang!”
Lou Yi frowned upon hearing this.
He had money, but he couldn’t be taken advantage of so carelessly.
Common households earn just ten or twenty liang a year; risking life doesn’t justify a thousand liang, Kang the Fourth was clearly asking for too much.
After bargaining for a long time, the price settled at eight hundred liang, no room to lower it further.
’Forget it, money is external, Dragon Saliva Grass is more important.’ Lou Yi realized he was being swindled but didn’t want to waste time on it, agreeing to Kang the Fourth’s conditions.
They agreed to head to Bai Cao Valley together the next day.
Before leaving, he overheard Kang the Fourth and his disciple speaking softly inside the house.
“Master, isn’t the price you asked for a bit high?”
“What do you know, this rich outsider is a veritable fat sheep. If we don’t exploit him now, it would be hard to find another opportunity in the future!”
“Doesn’t that make us unscrupulous merchants? That could hurt our reputation…”
“With locals, I naturally care about reputation, but for most outsiders, it’s a one-time deal.” Kang the Fourth scolded his disciple, “Don’t be foolish, always seize the opportunity to earn money!
Remember what I say; I’ve eaten more salt than you have rice, understand?”
’So I’m the fat sheep?’ Lou Yi chuckled silently upon hearing Kang the Fourth’s smugness.
The next day, early in the morning, he went to find Kang the Fourth and his disciple.
Kang the Fourth loudly called, “Big Fool, get to work, get ready to go to Bai Cao Valley!”
“Got it!” Kang the Fourth’s disciple Niu Dasha replied.
Niu Dasha, around his twenties, had dark skin and a simple appearance, wide shoulders, thick waist, a body full of muscles; he seemed to be Kang the Fourth’s closed-door disciple.
Upon hearing this, he promptly tidied up his things, carrying a heavy iron basket out the door, making clanging sounds on the ground.
Lou Yi curiously eyed Niu Dasha.
The basket weighed a hundred or two hundred jin, yet this guy clearly hadn’t practiced martial arts; he seemed to have innate divine power.
Niu Dasha, with innate divine power, was an honest person, conscientious with no hint of temper.
On the way to Bai Cao Valley, Kang the Fourth persistently scolded him.
“Careful, don’t break my treasures!”
“Walk this way, how can I have such a forgetful disciple!”
“Did your brain get waterlogged?”
Ultimately, Lou Yi couldn’t bear to watch.
He spoke up, “Old Kang, Brother Niu is both talented and virtuous, why treat him so harshly?”
Kang the Fourth proudly responded, “Young Master Liu, you don’t understand, jade must be carved to become a tool, if I don’t educate him properly, how can he succeed in the future?”
Meanwhile, Niu Dasha kept smiling innocently, scratching his head, not minding the scolding at all.
Lou Yi was speechless, deciding not to concern himself with these two amusing fellows.
The three continued forward, soon arriving at Bai Cao Valley.
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