I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 590 - 358 The Ambush from the Old God of Li City!【Part 1】

Chapter 590: Chapter 358 The Ambush from the Old God of Li City!【Part 1】

This boundary is already at the north of Qifeng Prefecture.

A hundred and twenty miles ahead, there is a city of the Human Clan, named Yuan Shan City!

And three hundred miles west of Yuan Shan City is one of the seven large Pure Lands within Qifeng Prefecture.

Upon entering Yuan Shan City, from the northeast city gate, eight hundred miles straight ahead is the location of the Holy Land!

Fu Zhong is aware of the incident at Taixuan Divine Mountain, so he does not plan to return to the Holy Land and intends to head straight north.

Though Taixuan Divine Mountain stretches east to west, isolating the north and south... But directly north of Yuan Shan City is the defensive line of the Heavenly Mechanism Flag!

"That caravan should have come out of Yuan Shan City."

Fu Zhong glanced and said with a frown: "On the surface, there seems to be nothing unusual."

"Most people in these caravans look ashen-faced, very uneasy... Moreover, there are three closely distanced Pure Lands behind us."

Lin Yan said slowly: "They could have arrived before tonight, but right now, they settled in the medium Pure Land ahead."

Though a medium Pure Land can just accommodate this caravan, for them, as long as they can reach the front city or large Pure Land earlier, they wouldn’t want to delay.

Usually, they should continue forward, splitting into three groups, temporarily staying in those three small Pure Lands.

But now, they plan to rest in that medium Pure Land, which is indeed a bit early.

——

The caravan has more than sixty people, all Martial Artists, but most have rudimentary martial skills and are only tempering their skin, muscles, and bones.

At the second level of Martial Arts, Blood Refining and Marrow Washing, there are six people.

There are four people at the Inner Strength Realm.

But there is one Martial Artist at the Refining Essence Realm.

The caravan has already stopped outside this medium Pure Land, with more than twenty carriages, fully loaded with goods.

And Lin Yan and Fu Zhong are also riding horses, heading towards here.

"..."

The Martial Artist at the Refining Essence Realm’s expression slightly changed, watching the two figures ahead.

A Jiao Linma with a body full of silver scale armor.

A Mo Yujue with a body entirely jet-black, with a jade-like luster.

These two horses alone prove that these two are not ordinary people.

"Are you two heading north to Yuan Shan City?"

The Martial Artist at the Refining Essence Realm took a deep breath and shouted: "It’s been unstable over there lately, you must be careful."

"How is it unstable?" Fu Zhong frowned.

"North of Yuan Shan City, many evils have intruded, it’s said something big happened up north." The martial artist said: "Yuan Shan City is already under quarantine, especially strict in inspections of outsiders..."

"Aren’t you coming from Yuan Shan City?" Fu Zhong said: "Since caravans can come and go, there shouldn’t be a complete quarantine, with no communication inside or outside!"

"We were unlucky, just happened to run into a city-wide quarantine."

The martial artist smiled bitterly: "This load of more than twenty carriages of goods is stuck with us for nothing, now we’re thinking of rerouting to Qifeng Prefecture City..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan and Fu Zhong exchanged a glance, roughly understanding what was going on.

The caravan’s banner is under the name of Li City!

Then the two’s gaze swept across, able to discern that most of the goods on the carriages are unique products of Li City, with a few goods probably coming from East Mountain Prefecture and Coastal City.

These goods are extremely rare in Yuan Shan City and can sell for high prices.

Business firms of Li City deliver goods to Yuan Shan City, and after selling them, typically they also purchase unique goods from Yuan Shan City to sell back to Li City.

Thus, they earn handsomely round trip.

"So, you brought along this journey, arrived under Yuan Shan City, only to encounter the beginning of the city-wide quarantine?" Fu Zhong said in surprise.

"Yes, we were supposed to earn some silver tael, but unexpectedly we’re losing capital."

The martial artist sighed: "Among these goods, some can’t last long, and without selling in Yuan Shan City, they’ll rot halfway! And the remaining goods can sell for high prices in Yuan Shan City, but in Qifeng Prefecture City, the price must drop a notch..."

He exhaled, saying: "This back-and-forth struggle is a big loss! While some goods haven’t spoiled yet, we brothers planned to eat more today; since you two have come across us, it’s fate, why not join us?"

"Since Yuan Shan City is already under quarantine, us brothers mostly have to return to the Prefecture City, it’s just on the way."

Fu Zhong sighed and said: "Meeting by chance is fate, I have wine here, just right for a drink!"

He said this, tilting his head to give Lin Yan a look, in a very low tone, he whispered: "They were merely turned away at Yuan Shan City’s gate; with goods in hand causing a financial loss, they’re in no rush to travel."

"While some goods haven’t spoiled yet, eating some first is also normal."

"You thought their afternoon rest without rushing was suspicious, seems you might have overthought it."

"You say most people looked ashen-faced and uneasy... Think about it, after long travels to Yuan Shan City for trading, only to have their trade fall through, their low spirits and tense atmosphere are understandable."

Having said this, Fu Zhong continued: "I know you’re cautious, but not every day is like guarding against thieves. They seem quite frank and magnanimous to me."

Lin Yan turned his head to look at him but said nothing.

Fu Zhong said helplessly: "With your current skills, there are only a handful of people in the Three Prefectures of the Human Clan who could threaten you!"

"And here, the highest cultivation is merely a Martial Artist at the Refining Essence Realm. You could stand still and let them cut you a hundred and eighty times without a scratch. Holding a grudge against them seems a bit laughable, doesn’t it?"

"It’s like a flood dragon crossing a river, afraid of the little fish and shrimp in the river devouring it."

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