Chapter 648

Li Yi led everyone back to the merchant Xiu Xiang's home.

Although Xiu Xiang hadn't returned home yet, he felt that it wasn't very good for him to stay here for a long time with this group of people. He decided to purchase a residence in the Northern Wilderness City within the next two days to use as his own base.

That way, when he crossed dimensions back and forth to this world in the future, he wouldn't be homeless.

Soon.

He returned to his small courtyard. He then lit a bonfire, set up a large pot, took out fine wine, and began to cook the meat of the exotic beasts. The meat of the exotic beasts in this world contained vigorous blood essence; it didn't need seasoning, just a little salt to be extremely delicious.

As the sky grew darker.

Everyone sat around the bonfire, eating meat in large mouthfuls and drinking fine wine.

Especially Long Yu, who had been locked in a cage for too long, and the slave owner hadn't dared to feed him too much for fear that he would regain his strength, break free from his restraints, and escape the cage, so he was the hungriest. Before the meat was fully cooked, he couldn't wait to pick up a large piece and eat it.

High Priest Dou Kun, despite his advanced age, had a large appetite, eating meat and drinking wine in large mouthfuls like a robust young man, his old face showing a hint of satisfaction.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten such good meat and drunk such fine wine." High Priest Dou Kun sighed with emotion, "I thought it would be difficult to have a full meal again before I died. I didn't expect this wish to be fulfilled today."

Li Yi held a bowl of wine and smiled, "Old Priest, you will be able to drink fine wine and eat good meat every day from now on. You will no longer suffer from hunger; I can promise you that."

He now had nearly eighty thousand gold in his hands, so he had the confidence to say such things.

"Haha, you are indeed different from other masters. No master is willing to make such a promise to a servant who has never served them. You must be the first." High Priest Dou Kun said with a smile, his aged voice sounding full of energy now.

Li Yi said, "You are an old man, and in my tribe, providing for an old man is a very normal thing."

"Master, your tribe must be very powerful and wealthy." High Priest Dou Kun said, "In most tribes, once food is scarce, the first to be sacrificed are the elderly, because they can neither hunt nor protect the tribe, and they often get sick, consuming precious medicinal herbs of the tribe. Next to be sacrificed are the women and children. Although women and children represent the future, if the tribe cannot preserve its current survival, then there is no future."

Li Yi drank the wine in his bowl in one gulp and smiled, "Old Priest, the situation you speak of will never happen to me. I will not sacrifice the elderly and children."

"You are indeed a benevolent master. Come, everyone, let us celebrate for our benevolent master." High Priest Dou Kun's old face broke into a smile upon hearing this. He raised his wine bowl high and said to everyone.

"Celebrate for the master." Long Yu said in a muffled voice. He raised his thick, scale-covered arms and celebrated sincerely.

"Celebrate for the master."

Shan Guo also raised her wine bowl. She looked at Li Yi sitting by the bonfire, her expression somewhat dazed, because only after letting go of her hatred did she realize that Li Yi was indeed a person worth following.

E Ji and Su Ji beside him sat close to Li Yi, showing sweet smiles as they poured fine wine into Li Yi's bowl.

Li Yi smiled again, raised his wine bowl, and drank with them.

"Master, please allow us to dance for you."

Afterwards, the two beauties E Ji and Su Ji said respectfully. They wanted to add some joy to today's banquet and also hoped that their dance would be liked by Li Yi.

"Good." Li Yi nodded in agreement.

As the two beauties danced by the bonfire, Li Yi could be considered to have witnessed the dance style of this world.

Ancient and elegant, as if the ancestors were sacrificing to a great deity on this land, and also as if a nimble young girl was expressing her admiration. Although Li Yi didn't understand dance, he could feel the intent within it.

No matter which world, different languages, different movements, the intent expressed is the same.

Li Yi appreciated this graceful dance while laughing and drinking wine and eating meat. He felt an indescribable feeling after staying in this savage world for a long time; it seemed that many shackles had been removed, and some of the most instinctive things in the life blood began to gradually emerge.

Perhaps, this is the charm of the world.

It has a good side, and it also has a terrible side.

This simple banquet lasted until late at night before it ended. Everyone was full and satisfied, and several people were even drunk, but everyone was in a good mood because they were no longer slaves bought and sold in the slave market, but had a new life, a new beginning.

Although today was a simple meeting, everyone's fate was tied together for the future, and they would live together for a long time.

Li Yi let everyone go to rest. Fortunately, there were quite a few rooms in this separate small courtyard, enough to accommodate these few people.

He didn't sleep, but raised a cloud of auspiciousness, sat on the roof, performed the Heaven and Earth Qi Gathering Technique, collected the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and continued today's cultivation.

This heaven and earth had not been polluted or eroded.

The night sky was brilliant and bright, with countless stars filling the firmament, scattering countless starlight, and the majestic cosmic energy gathered, turning into five-colored Qi that shrouded Li Yi's body, as if fitting the pulse of this heaven and earth with every breath.

Despite the constant visions, his aura seemed to have disappeared, as if he had merged into nature.

Li Yi's cultivation lasted until the next morning. Although the time was not long, there was progress after all. As long as he persisted in accumulating, he believed that it wouldn't be long before he could complete the transformation, reaching the peak of the Five Qi Realm while also filling sixty acupoints with God-Blood.

However, on this day.

An angry voice suddenly sounded from the direction of the gate.

"Lie Hou, you bastard, you actually took advantage of my absence to humiliate my distinguished guest. I will kill you, hang your head at my gate, and use your blood to wash away the humiliation you have brought upon me."

At this moment, the merchant Xiu Xiang had returned to the Northern Wilderness City.

But he had already received the news before he came, knowing what had happened here, but this did not affect his angry mood.

Although Dayi was attacked and not injured, and even defeated the other party's God-Blood Warrior, another merchant daring to commit violence while Xiu Xiang was not at home was undoubtedly a severe humiliation to him.

If Xiu Xiang didn't find a way to take revenge, he would only be ridiculed by others in the future, feeling that he was weak and incompetent, unable to even protect the distinguished guests in his home. Who would be willing to trade with such a person?

"Master, you have finally returned. That's great."

"Greetings, Master."

Xiu Xiang's voice immediately brought the servants, guards, and beautiful concubines in the house out to welcome him. At this moment, even E Ji and Su Ji in Li Yi's bedroom got up quickly and hurried out of the courtyard.

After all, E Ji and Su Ji still belonged to Xiu Xiang, so they naturally had to follow the rules.

Xiu Xiang looked at everyone in the house, his gaze very gloomy, because many people were missing.

One of his favorite beautiful concubines was dead, the loyal old servant was gone, and even several guests had disappeared. He knew that these people hadn't run away, nor had they abandoned him, but had died on that night.

Although many people committed suicide because they felt humiliated for not being able to protect the distinguished guest, this hatred naturally had to be counted on Lie Hou.

However, the home of the nearby merchant Lie Hou had become a ruin, and there was no plan to rebuild it. The whole family was no longer here. Perhaps they had left the Northern Wilderness City to avoid him, or perhaps they had just moved to a new residence.

No matter what, Xiu Xiang swore that he must find Lie Hou.

But as a qualified merchant, Xiu Xiang quickly regained his reason after a brief anger, because he saw two beautiful concubines with messy hair and disheveled clothes rushing over from the eastern courtyard.

He remembered that these were the best beautiful concubines in his house, one called E, and one called Su.

He had bought these two beautiful concubines a long time ago and hadn't used them yet, because they were prepared for Dayi. Although he didn't know when Dayi would be able to return to the Northern Wilderness City, as a merchant, he had to prepare some good things to entertain distinguished guests.

So, when Xiu Xiang saw E Ji and Su Ji walking out of the courtyard where Dayi lived, his mood improved a lot.

Because Dayi had accepted the gift he had prepared for him and hadn't left him in anger because of the last attack.

This was very good news.

But Xiu Xiang still deliberately pretended to be angry and said, "E Ji, Su Ji, you should be serving the distinguished guest well at this time, instead of running out immediately upon hearing the commotion. Have you forgotten how I usually instruct you?"

E Ji and Su Ji were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt on the ground, too nervous to speak.

However, Xiu Xiang didn't really intend to punish them, but instead said, "To prevent such a situation from happening again, from today on, I will give you to Dayi, let you serve him for life. From now on, your lives belong to Dayi. Go and acknowledge Dayi as your master."

He looked very disgusted and dismissive.

Upon hearing this, E Ji and Su Ji's originally nervous mood suddenly became pleasantly surprised.

Although Dayi had said that he would ask the merchant for the two of them, when this moment really arrived, they felt that their fate was shining.

But at this moment.

A steady sound of footsteps came.

Afterwards, a young man wearing red-feathered purple-gold armor, carrying a divine wood bow, holding the energy of dragon and tiger, and draped in thunder and lightning, walked over with big strides.

He was like a young deity, although not yet fully grown, the potential of a god had already been revealed.

Such an extraordinary aura made Xiu Xiang, as a merchant, stare with wide eyes.

He had only seen Dayi last year, when he was just an ordinary God-Blood Warrior, and his extraordinary potential was seen by Sage Nanshan Bo. Now, he had to admit that Sage Nanshan Bo's judgment was not wrong.

(End of chapter)