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"Are you going to let me go?!" Shen Shuibi stared at Young Master Zhu in astonishment.

"Not let you go, but have you take my messenger to Lady Luofu and tell her that Wushen Mountain is willing to take her in, and willing to bear the Tang Kingdom's pressure for her," Young Master Zhu said.

"I see... But I have another question, Great Shaman..." Shen Shuibi weighed her words. "I heard that the original Baiyue all wore animal hides. Why are all of you wearing Tang Kingdom cloth now? And even the latest styles?"

But this time, she received no answer. Young Master Zhu's expression changed, and he angrily flicked his sleeve.

Thud! Shen Shuibi felt as if her head had been struck by a massive hammer!

Then she felt her soul being forcibly torn from her body. Everything before her turned hazy, and she fell downward without control. Having lost her physical form, she became a spirit body.

An indescribable howl surrounded her. Wooden floors and walls could not hinder her in the slightest.

Then, as if ropes had bound her alive and dragged her back.

Strange scenery howled past her eyes, and everything in the world seemed distorted.

Then, she saw Avici Hell.

The Five Hundred Yojana Scorched-Thirst Hell opened before her. Hell's living beings ran crisscross within it, while the savage fires of hell pressed and tormented them to the utmost, boiling human bodies, frying and cooking them alike. Countless people wailed in agony, beyond description.

Yet these visions did not last long. Soon, she was dragged back into her body once more.

Still reeling from the fright, she could not put it into words.

Shen Shuibi clutched her chest, feeling wave after wave of nausea.

"Upon your divine soul, I carved a mark known only to the Wushen Mountain lineage. It is both a mark and a letter, containing what I wish to say to Lady Luofu."

"It has no tracking function, so you may rest assured. After all, if I wanted to find Lady Luofu, I could simply take you back, use you as a sacrifice, and have the Great Shaman divine once." Young Master Zhu looked rather displeased, but he still explained patiently to Shen Shuibi.

"And my messenger is that one." Young Master Zhu walked to the window and pointed at Li Qi below.

Then, ignoring Shen Shuibi, his figure flickered and he suddenly vanished from the spot.

Leaving the Rabbit Demon standing there, utterly bewildered.

Li Qi slept very soundly.

Honestly, he had rarely slept so well. His belly was round with food, and after eating and drinking his fill, sleeping felt especially comfortable.

Besides, he had stayed awake for two days and nights, spending most of that time sprinting along mountain roads. He had been exhausted to death already, so being able to rest properly now could not have been better.

After all, no one could run a marathon for two days and nights and still sleep poorly afterward.

But as he slept, he suddenly sensed someone beside him.

Li Qi practically sprang up in an instant!

He still had nine hundred ninety-two Great Deer Wuzhu Coins tucked on him! Even while sleeping, he did not dare sleep too deeply.

But after getting up and turning to look, he nearly collapsed to the ground, almost taking a great tumble.

Because standing before him was that Young Scholar who had appeared at the Mighty Gang before!

"Shh. Don't shout. It's the middle of the night—shouting will disturb the neighbors and bring other people over." Young Master Zhu put one finger to his lips and shushed him.

Li Qi was still shaken, but he quickly calmed down.

This Young Scholar could casually produce Divine Will Inheritance and grant others spells, and now he had appeared beside him without a sound...

Before this man, Li Qi had no ability to resist whatsoever, so there was no need to struggle.

Besides, for him to appear by Li Qi's side in the middle of the night, it could not possibly be because he had nothing better to do. He must want something, must be plotting something against him.

What could a poor dockworker like him possibly have that such a great figure would covet?

To someone like this, the only things that could truly make him take an interest in Li Qi... were likely the Outer Path Artifact and his identity as one of the Outer Dao.

At that thought, Li Qi's scalp crawled, but he dared not move at all. He merely stood there awkwardly yet vigilantly.

Though he knew that vigilance was useless.

Still, this man had not killed or abducted him the moment he appeared, which meant Li Qi still had value for conversation. If he wanted to seize the initiative in their exchange... he had to understand what this man wanted from him, or what he needed him to do. Then... even if he did not court death by haggling, he could still gain something from it.

At the very least... he had to keep this big shot from developing murderous intent toward him, right?

Li Qi thought helplessly.

"My surname is Zhu. You may call me Young Master Zhu." The Young Scholar introduced himself to Li Qi.

Li Qi immediately clasped his hands and bowed. "This lowly one greets Young Master Zhu. For Young Master Zhu to seek out this lowly one late at night, there must be an important matter. This lowly one will surely comply with all requests, willing to serve Young Master Zhu before horse and behind carriage, offering what little strength he has!"

"Tch, you are quite clever. You speak much more pleasantly than that tactless woman from before." Young Master Zhu smiled, and some of the gloom on his face faded. "You guessed correctly. I truly came to find you because I have something for you to do. But before that, there is one matter I must tell you."

"Do you know? You are about to die." Young Master Zhu smiled as he clapped one hand against the other.

Li Qi's heart skipped a beat, but he soon relaxed again.

Since the other party had raised the matter of his imminent death, there was likely some danger he did not know about—perhaps a genuine threat to his life.

But Young Master Zhu had already admitted that he had something for him to do. Now that he mentioned Li Qi was going to die, it was obvious that this great figure intended to solve the problem himself, and likely have Li Qi repay the favor by wholeheartedly carrying out the task entrusted to him.

Li Qi immediately lowered his head and bowed in cooperation. "Young Master! This lowly one's life is cheap, and death would be no great loss. But I fear delaying the important matter Young Master wishes to entrust to this lowly one..."

Young Master Zhu nodded in satisfaction. "Though I know you do not have much sincerity, at least it proves that you are clever. Do you know that I planned the original affair with the Mighty Gang? And the targets were the Outer Path Artifact and one of the Outer Dao. Do you know why I did that?"

"Though the incident came suddenly, it was of great importance. This lowly one has been uneasy, pondering day and night, and has managed to piece together a few clues... Yet Young Master's designs are too vast. This lowly one is like an ant entering a great mountain—though he may glimpse its rocks and trees, he cannot see the mountain's full form..." Li Qi answered respectfully, though he seemed hesitant to continue.

"I think you have the ability to see one spot and know the whole leopard. How about I give you a few clues, and you infer the matter yourself? If you cannot manage even that, it will be difficult for me to entrust this matter to you." Young Master Zhu said.