Chapter 541: Art of Livestock Creation

Li Yi continued to stroll. He also saw someone selling a large rooster, asking for a price of one hundred taels of silver.

That large rooster had bright red feathers, showing five colors in the sunlight, looking extraordinary, with a pair of bright and spirited eyes. It didn't look like an ordinary poultry, but more like a monster that had attained some climate.

He stopped for a moment before he understood why this large rooster was sold so expensively.

It turned out that some old and dilapidated houses in the city often had rumors of ghosts. After the tooth agency collected these haunted houses at a low price, they needed to invite such a large rooster back, put it in the haunted house for a few days, and in this way, it could drive away ghosts and make the house clean. Besides that, if there were elderly people in the family who were about to pass away, tying such a large rooster to the bedside could scare away the soul-hooking Yin messengers, using the pure Yang Qi of the large rooster to suppress the soul that was about to leave the body, forcibly extending the elderly person's life for a few days.

There was also someone holding a wooden box similar to a coffin, selling a box of three-colored soil, with an even higher price, asking for five hundred taels of gold.

And this still attracted many wealthy merchants to stop and discuss.

Li Yi leaned over to listen for a while before he understood a general idea.

It turned out this wasn't selling three-colored soil, but selling a tomb.

That person was a Feng Shui master, specializing in finding dragon spots and acupuncture points. He spent ten years finding a good Feng Shui treasure land, dug out a handful of three-colored soil, put it in a box, and brought it to sell.

As long as a buyer bought this box of three-colored soil, that Feng Shui master would inform the buyer of the tomb location.

"It's truly all-encompassing, with everything."

Li Yi sighed with emotion. The culture of this world was indeed unique, with gods, ghosts, and monsters mixed together, and even ordinary people were very knowledgeable about these things.

"Make way, make way, the Daoist in front, please make way."

Walking to a certain place in the city without knowing it, at this time, in a small alley on the street, a shepherd drove out more than a dozen sheep. Perhaps because Li Yi was blocking the way a bit, he shouted loudly to ask him to make way.

Li Yi stood at the intersection. Although he was dressed in a Daoist robe, his figure was exceptionally tall. Just by standing there, the dozen sheep in the small alley didn't dare to approach, bleating at him.

Coming back to his senses, Li Yi just wanted to move, but he noticed something and immediately stared at the dozen sheep.

Those sheep looked at Li Yi, somewhat fearful, gathered together, and didn't dare to bleat at all.

"Daoist, make way, you scared my sheep so they don't dare to cross the road." The shepherd walked up and said.

"What I want to know is, why do your sheep all emit a human aura? What kind of magic is this, that can turn people into sheep?" Li Yi suddenly asked.

As soon as this was said, the shepherd's expression changed drastically. He subconsciously wanted to run, but seeing that there was no one around, he immediately lowered his voice and said: "Daoist, I see you are also a person with some ability. Don't make things difficult for me, and I won't make things difficult for you. How about this, I'll pick a beauty sheep and give it to you, and we'll pretend we didn't see this matter, how about that?"

Li Yi shook his head.

"Two?" The shepherd asked again.

Li Yi still shook his head.

"At most two, no more." The shepherd gritted his teeth and said: "I am also just delivering goods; the owner of the goods is not me. Daoist, it's best to take it and stop, don't invite unprovoked disaster."

Li Yi said at this moment: "Alright, two it is. This time it counts. But next time if I run into you, it won't be two sheep that can settle it. However, I don't want sheep; I want people."

Upon hearing this, the shepherd breathed a sigh of relief: "Fine, I'll change them back for you, Daoist. But Daoist, you must discipline them well. If they escape and report to the officials, don't blame me."

As he spoke, he went to pick two sheep.

Li Yi pointed and said: "Those two sheep over there look familiar to me; just those two."

"Fine, as you wish, Daoist." Following Li Yi's point, the shepherd grabbed those two sheep from the flock, then untied the water bag from his waist and fed water to those two sheep.

That water seemed to be talisman water, which could undo the magic of turning into sheep.

With two mouthfuls of water poured down, those two sheep turned into two women in a very short time.

One woman was dressed in a gauze skirt, dressed exquisitely, with a dignified and mature appearance, like a wealthy lady. The other woman was about eighteen or nineteen, disheveled, with incense ash smeared on her face. Although she was dirty, she had quite a figure and appearance.

Li Yi looked at the second woman, somewhat surprised: "It really is you."

"Daoist priest, save me." The disheveled woman knelt down crying.

This person was exactly the young woman who had traveled with Old Liu and the others earlier.

Li Yi didn't know her name, but he recognized her appearance. The incense ash on her face was exactly what she had smeared when they were at the Mountain God Temple, and it hadn't been wiped clean even now.

"No wonder the aura felt familiar. I didn't expect you to be turned into a sheep by someone and caught into Xinzhou City. Sure enough, Old Liu was right; it is indeed dangerous for a girl to travel alone. You weren't harmed by ghosts or monsters, but instead were sold by someone. It seems that sometimes the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and monsters." Li Yi shook his head slightly.

"Woo woo!" The woman just cried, not knowing what to do.

The beautiful lady on the side was much calmer. She hurriedly begged: "I beg the Daoist priest to save me."

"Daoist, these two people belong to you now. Please make way; we will not meet again." The shepherd didn't want to get entangled and just wanted to leave quickly.

His business couldn't see the light; once discovered, he would be beheaded if caught.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so generous to give away two sheep.

"You follow me." Li Yi signaled to the two women. The beautiful lady and the young girl hurriedly stood up and left the shepherd as if fleeing, not daring to stay for even a moment.

Li Yi didn't say much and just turned and left.

The shepherd breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed this Daoist was quite trustworthy; two sheep were enough to settle it.

But he didn't expect that Li Yi hadn't walked a few steps before stopping again, then turning and saying: "I'm sorry, we meet again. What did I say just now? If we meet again, it won't be two sheep that can settle it. This time I want all your sheep; you shouldn't have any opinion, right?"

"..." The shepherd was stunned for a moment, then furious: "You Daoist, are you playing with me?"

But his words had just come out.

Rumble!

A silver lightning bolt struck down from the sky, accurately landing in front of him.

This shepherd was stunned, standing blankly in place, staring at the bottomless pit in front of him.

If he had been struck, there would be no life left.

No mistakes, one read, one send, one content, one look!

"What did you just say?" Li Yi looked at him seriously: "I'll give you a chance to say it again."

The shepherd immediately knelt down with a thud. While kowtowing, he slapped himself: "Daoist priest, spare my life. I was blind and shouldn't have offended you. I deserve to die... I will never dare to do such harmful things again. Please give me a chance to turn over a new leaf and spare me this time."

He knew very well that he had encountered a true high person; if he didn't beg for mercy, he wouldn't live past tonight.

"Stop talking nonsense. You follow too, and bring the other sheep. If you dare to run, or walk slowly, I will strike you dead with a lightning bolt." Li Yi glanced at him, then turned and left.

The shepherd didn't dare to disobey, hurriedly standing up tremblingly, then driving the sheep to follow, fearing he would be struck dead.

The beautiful lady and the young woman also followed on the left and right. Although they didn't know why, they didn't dare to leave.

Li Yi then asked about some circumstances.

The young woman traveling with them was named Zhang Zhang Liumei, who had come to Xinzhou to rely on her cousin. But she didn't know that after arriving at the designated place outside the city, she didn't see her cousin, but instead saw this shepherd, and then was turned into a sheep and sent into the city.

"Silly girl, your cousin sold you." The beautiful lady said immediately after hearing this.

Zhang Zhang Liumei just lowered her head and sobbed, not speaking.

Li Yi asked: "Who is this person's cousin? Even her own relative she would harm."

The shepherd said respectfully: "Back to the Daoist priest, there is a prostitute who found me through a middleman, wanting to sell her sister to me for ten taels of silver. I paid two taels as a deposit and went outside the city to collect the goods. As for the rest, I don't know."

"I didn't expect there to be scams in this world too." Li Yi nodded slightly, finally understanding what was going on, and then asked again: "This lady, what about you? Why were you turned into a sheep and brought into this Xinzhou City?"

"I am Wang, the wife of a wealthy merchant outside the city. A few days ago, I was taken to a quiet place by the steward when I went out. Before I understood what was going on, I had already turned into a sheep. If it weren't for the Daoist priest saving me, I would have been in great danger." Wang also became sentimental.

Li Yi glanced at him: "Is that how it is?"

"Back to the Daoist priest, it's not like that. This woman was clearly sold to me by her husband. I paid twelve taels of silver. If I am lying, I will be struck dead by lightning immediately." The shepherd said hurriedly.

"Nonsense, my husband has been dead for three years. That person is not my husband at all; it is the steward of the mansion." Wang was anxious and angry.

Li Yi said: "It seems that the steward was eyeing your family's property, so he sold you."

"The Daoist priest is right; it must be so." Wang then cried again.

Li Yi shook his head slightly.

One doesn't fear people being bad, but fears people harming others. This saying is indeed true.

They walked for another stretch.

At this time, the shepherd felt something was wrong: "Daoist priest, where are you going? This is not the way out of the city."

He thought Li Yi wanted to rob him and monopolize all the sheep, but as he walked, he found it didn't seem to be the case.

"Of course, I'm going to report to the officials. This matter belongs to the government office. I have other things to do, so I won't bother with this." Li Yi said.

"Daoist priest, this, this isn't necessary." The shepherd said guiltily: "You are a high person; why not just let me go like a fart? I guarantee I won't do this kind of business again in the future. And I will also give you the Art of Livestock Creation, Daoist priest. How about that? Besides, these dozen beauty sheep, it would be a pity to send them back. Why not take them home, Daoist priest, as concubines or maids?"

"You called me Daoist priest, so what do I need concubines and maids for? I am certainly going to cultivate and become an immortal." Li Yi said expressionlessly: "Cooperate, make amends for your crimes, and you might still live. If you resist, you can go die now."

The shepherd looked at the government office not far ahead, now both afraid and scared. He said hurriedly: "Daoist priest, turning myself in is fine, but I fear it will implicate so many ladies. They have passed through my hands; if they are sent back by the government, they will be gossiped about, and they might not be able to bear the humiliation and seek death."

"I saved their lives; that is already a great favor. Whether they seek death or not has nothing to do with me." Li Yi remained unmoved.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 542 =====