Chapter 649: The Impulse for Revenge

Seeing Xiu Xiang again, Li Yi found the merchant unchanged. However, he himself had changed greatly. When he first arrived in the wild world, he was not even in the Soul Realm, nor did he have Divine Blood; he was very weak.

Any warrior could have defeated him.

Thus, having witnessed the power of this world, he had not dared to stay long and had hurriedly crossed dimensions back to Earth.

But now, he was no longer the same. His current strength, while perhaps not top-tier in this world, at least counted as a minor expert in North Wilderness City. He no longer needed to live in fear.

"Merchant, long time no see. You are as robust as ever," Li Yi greeted with a smile.

Xiu Xiang came to his senses. If not for the familiar face, he might not have confirmed that the powerful Divine Blood Warrior before him was the same Lord Dayi. He immediately approached with excitement and surprise: "Lord Dayi, you have finally decided to come to North Wilderness City again. I have missed you much since you left last time."

"I apologize. I left in a hurry last time due to matters and could not bid you farewell. That was my fault, and I hope you will forgive me," Li Yi said.

"Lord Dayi, you are too polite. How could I blame you?" Xiu Xiang said, then added with an apologetic look: "This time it was my fault for letting you suffer an attack. But rest assured, Lord Dayi, I will definitely wash away this humiliation for you. I hope you will give me this chance."

Li Yi said: "Is this about the merchant Lie Hou? I have already chosen to forgive them, and they have compensated me with eighty thousand gold for it."

"No, Lord Dayi. Eighty thousand gold can buy their lives, but it cannot buy back my dignity. I know you are a man who keeps his word and will not strike again once you have chosen to forgive them. But I have not forgiven them. So, I ask that you wait patiently for a few days. I promise you, I will definitely hang Lie Hou's head at my gate for everyone in my house to see."

The merchant Xiu Xiang pointed at the stone gate and made a sincere and solemn promise in front of Li Yi.

Li Yi said: "If you need help, please do not be polite. You must let me help you. Although I cannot break my promise, I can help you with other matters."

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Dayi. I will handle this matter. During this time, I hope you can stay at home and enjoy the fine meat and wine to your heart's content. Oh, and the concubines—I have already gifted them to you. I hope you will not decline," the merchant Xiu Xiang said.

"However, two concubines are not enough to make up for my failure, but believe me, I will make you satisfied."

He wanted to use this opportunity to repair his relationship with Lord Dayi.

At the same time, he wanted to regain his lost dignity.

He had to ensure this honored guest received the best treatment, so that others would know that being a guest of Xiu Xiang meant never being humiliated.

"Thank you for your generosity, Merchant. I like Eji and Suji very much; they are beautiful and intelligent, a precious gift." Li Yi did not decline; he followed the local customs and expressed his gratitude.

Hearing this, the merchant Xiu Xiang finally revealed a smile: "Lord Dayi, you are a Divine Blood Warrior. Only beauties like E and Su are worthy of you, and only the meat of powerful exotic beasts is fit for your consumption. As my honored guest, you are qualified to enjoy all of this."

As he spoke, he turned to the others: "Listen well. In this house, you are to treat Lord Dayi as you treat me. His words are equal to mine; do not defy them."

"Agreed," all the guests, guards, and servants replied.

They had no objections, for they had witnessed Li Yi's powerful strength and extraordinary means.

The merchant Xiu Xiang nodded in satisfaction, then added: "Lord Dayi, please wait for me for a few days. Once I bring back Lie Hou's head, I will hold a feast for you and tell everyone that you are my honored guest. I want everyone to respect you; whoever dares to humiliate you is my enemy."

"Eji, Suji, you are now Lord Dayi's concubines. I hope you serve him well. Whatever Lord Dayi wishes to obtain from you, you must satisfy him."

"Agreed," Eji and Suji promised.

After finishing, the merchant called for several guests and guards, then left the house with a hint of anger.

Li Yi watched him leave. He knew Xiu Xiang had gone to seek revenge on Lie Hou.

The people of this world were truly bloodthirsty; they sought revenge the moment they decided to, without any delay.

However, Li Yi was somewhat worried. Could Xiu Xiang really deal with Lie Hou in such a hurry? One had to know that Lie Hou had a Divine Blood Warrior named Dong Chong by his side, and Xiu Xiang's powerful guards were not with him this time.

Without sufficient force, taking Lie Hou's head was a difficult task.

Of course, Li Yi also knew that as a merchant in North Wilderness City, Xiu Xiang must have his own connections and power, and it couldn't be as simple as it appeared on the surface.

"I hope everything goes smoothly for him," he thought to himself.

He did not intervene in this matter, and Xiu Xiang did not want him to. After all, letting an honored guest help would only prove that he, the merchant, was incompetent.

Li Yi decided to stay here for a few more days and wait for news from Xiu Xiang.

"From now on, lock the main gate, arrange for people to patrol day and night, do not contact others, and do not leave easily unless you are buying food. If anything happens, notify me immediately, and I will handle it. This situation will continue until the merchant returns."

He then gave instructions to the remaining servants and guards.

"Agreed." They followed Li Yi's orders, not daring to defy them.

Because Xiu Xiang had said that Li Yi's words were equal to his own, and in this world, there was no such thing as insubordination.

After giving his instructions, Li Yi turned and returned to his small courtyard.

Eji and Suji followed closely behind. They were in a good mood; after all, Xiu Xiang was no longer their master, so Xiu Xiang's humiliation was not theirs, and they felt no anger over it.

"Master, is there a battle?" At this moment, in the courtyard, Long Yu, nearly three meters tall, with a burly physique and covered in dragon scales like a fierce beast, said in a deep voice.

Although he didn't know what had just happened, he was already prepared for battle.

High Priest Dou Kun also sat on a stone stool, squinting toward this side. Around him, terrifying cosmic energy gathered; though aged, he could still perform powerful magic.

"No battle. The merchant here returned, had a grudge with another merchant, and went to seek revenge," Li Yi said. "We are guests; do not worry about it. Just stay at home and rest. If there is a battle, I will call for you."

Long Yu nodded.

Li Yi then scanned the area but did not see Shan Guo.

However, he sensed Shan Guo's presence in a stone room, along with a faint scent of blood.

"I will go check on Shan Guo. You all go back and rest," Li Yi said.

"Agreed," the group replied.

Li Yi then walked into the room where Shan Guo was. He saw tattered leather armor and blood-stained rags scattered on the floor. Shan Guo was lying on the stone bed in pain, with many wounds left on her back; some were bleeding, while others were festering.

She was trying to squeeze out the pus and blood with her hands to help the wounds recover faster.

Fortunately, the people of this world had astonishing physiques; otherwise, she would have died from sepsis long ago.

"Lord Dayi... no, Master, why are you here?" Shan Guo was startled to see Li Yi and hurriedly picked up a rag to cover her wounds.

Li Yi scanned her and said: "Your wounds seem severe."

"They are not severe. I just need to clean the wounds, squeeze out the toxic blood, and eat meat every day, and I will heal quickly," Shan Guo said hurriedly.

"Do not be nervous. Your method of healing wounds is too slow and will leave scars. As a female warrior, a body full of scars does not represent honor, but rather a humiliation."

Li Yi said, taking out a life repair pod from his Five Elements Bracelet: "Lie inside; it will help you heal all the pain and illness in your body."

Shan Guo was surprised to see this high-tech item; she didn't recognize it, but she followed Li Yi's instructions and walked over to lie in the life repair pod.

"Close your eyes. The healing process will be very fast; do not move around," Li Yi said.

"Agreed," Shan Guo replied.

Soon, as the life repair pod activated, Shan Guo's wounds healed at an astonishing speed. At the same time, the scars on her skin miraculously disappeared, and even the bacteria inside and outside her body were cleared away.

"It's done. Get up," Li Yi said.

Shan Guo then opened her eyes.

She felt unprecedentedly comfortable; all the pain in her body had vanished, and even the scars on her body were gone.

Touching the smooth skin on her face, she found it hard to imagine that everything had changed in an instant.

"Take this time to rest well and recover your strength. I will not be staying here for long."

Li Yi ignored her shock, simply retrieved the life repair pod into his Five Elements Bracelet, and walked out of the stone room.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 650 =====