I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 591 - 358 Ambush from the Old God of Li City!【Up!】_2

Chapter 591: Chapter 358 Ambush from the Old God of Li City!【Up!】_2

"Relax, have a good drink... You’re even younger than me, ever since picking up a blade, you’ve only focused on killing, it’s time you experience the taste of indulging in the mortal world."

With that, Fu Zhong led the black jade horse into a medium-sized Pure Land.

Lin Yan looked a bit helpless and also led the Jiao Linma, following behind him.

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Approaching evening time.

Within the Pure Land, flames were raised, and an iron pot was set up.

The pot contained produce from the Coastal City, with plenty of fish, shrimp, and shellfish.

"The fish and shrimp from the sea are far superior to those from rivers, and people from Yuan Shan City especially crave this taste."

"Our backer, the great shopkeeper, is no ordinary person. He acquired an ice talisman from the Li City Temple to preserve these fish and shrimp from spoiling, allowing delivery all the way to Yuan Shan City."

"Unfortunately, the ice talisman lasts at most twenty days, enough to reach Yuan Shan City. But now we’ve been turned away, and in half a day, the power of the ice talisman will dissipate completely, and these things will spoil and rot."

This Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist laughed heartily: "The two of you, eat your fill!"

As he spoke, he brought out a package and handed it over.

"This is the unique large white pear from Li City."

"Although we can’t eat the ’Divine Fruit’ produced by the Divine Venerable’s body, the temple’s rear is planted with a large pear orchard, imbued with the Qi Mechanism of the Divine Venerable."

"These large white pears are picked from the temple, fresh and sweet, and eating more can absorb some of the Divine Venerable’s Qi Mechanism, making night travel less daunting."

"..."

Lin Yan picked up a pear and weighed it in his hand.

He hadn’t been to Li City, but he was familiar with it.

Chief General Flag Envoy Pei came from Li City.

The Ancient Old God of Li City, it is said, is a pear tree that blossoms and bears fruit every year.

Over a thousand pear trees are planted behind the temple, imbued with the Qi Mechanism of the Divine Venerable.

Just like the Liu Zun Temple of High Willow City, where a large number of willow trees are planted behind.

These are used to make willow branch Night Lamps, imbued with the Qi Mechanism of Liu Zun, blessing from the temple priest, bringing protection from misfortune.

The Li City Temple seems to have adopted Liu Zun Temple’s approach.

"However, I find this pear looks unlike a usual pear."

Lin Yan casually placed it on the ground, calmly saying: "The Divine Intent Seed inside is something I have never seen in High Willow City..."

The Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist’s face changed suddenly, reaching for the hilt of his blade.

But before he could react.

Fu Zhong pressed a hand on his shoulder, smiling, "The Old God of Li City especially condensed this ’fruit’. Consuming it bears the thoughts of the Old God, and for those below the Refining God Realm, without a formed Primordial Spirit, nine out of ten would become Tribulation Ash."

"This ’poison’ is cleverly placed, but the acting is a bit clumsy."

Lin Yan said blandly, "If you hadn’t been so eager for quick success, in a different setting, with a different identity, at a more suitable time... maybe we would have actually eaten it."

"What do you mean?"

The Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist’s face darkened slightly, and he said, "With genuine goodwill, offering you gourmet food from mountains and seas and fruits from Li City, why do you suspect we want to kill you?"

Lin Yan didn’t respond, his gaze resting on the pear, saying lightly, "It seems the Old God of Li City also holds great hostility towards me, but... rather than wanting to kill me, It seems to want to control me more?"

"Let me go!"

The Refining Essence Martial Artist struggled fiercely.

Fu Zhong’s hand held his shoulder firm, True Qi surging, immobilizing him.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Mechanism Flag quietly laid a barrier around the three of them.

"..."

The Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist’s face turned ashen, and he sighed, "How did you see through it? I asked myself that I had no intention of killing, so there should be no killing intent..."

Fu Zhong laughed, "The Saint Master said your merchant convoy shouldn’t be in such a medium-sized Pure Land."

The Martial Artist frowned, "Yuan Shan City is already under martial law, what I said earlier was true!"

He sighed and said, "We originally planned to act in Yuan Shan City, it would indeed be more suitable, but we were shut out..."

"As a merchant convoy, losing in business, with perishable goods in hand, it’s reasonable to eat them together in a Pure Land before they spoil, right?"

"Didn’t you just explain it like this to the Saint Master?"

The Martial Artist said frowningly.

Lin Yan sighed and said, "Meeting by chance, you were too enthusiastic... Unsolicited hospitality is either treachery or theft!"

The Martial Artist’s face turned even uglier.

Then, Lin Yan spoke again, "Also, a large merchant convoy with over twenty carriages, escorted by only a little over sixty people, is lacking... Perhaps half of them were killed?"

The Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist’s heart sank.

"A Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist leading four Inner Strength Realm Martial Artists."

"Using the Tribulation Ash insiders in the convoy, you killed the high-level warriors in the convoy and took over the remaining people and goods."

"As it stands, those four Inner Strength Martial Artists are suppressing the rest of the convoy."

"And you pose as the convoy leader to draw us in."

"Eating this pear would cause the divergent thoughts of Li City’s Old God to destroy the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, shattering one’s will and becoming part of the Tribulation Ash."

At this point, Lin Yan tilted his head to Fu Zhong and asked, "As for this seafood, no poison?"

"Can’t poison everything, can they?"

Fu Zhong laughed, "Do not underestimate others... Eating a hundred things, if there’s poison in even one, it’s enough to harm someone!"

"Since you noticed it early on, why not directly act and kill us?"

The Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist said with a complex expression.

"You deserve to die."

Fu Zhong said slowly, "But the remaining dozens in this convoy are ultimately innocent! Before we two approached, two Inner Strength Martial Artists led over ten people into the Pure Land first... If we acted, wouldn’t they start the killing first?"