The Buddha's Heart Passes on the Lamp: Wu Song Receives a Spirit Infusion, and the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

The demon soldiers and ghost generals under Lady Ji couldn't maintain their human forms and avoid rotting into lumps of flesh without this salt!

Moreover, although Lady Ji was a demon ghost, she was exceedingly fond of beauty.

Every day, she had to use large amounts of refined salt for salt baths to maintain that beautiful skin of hers!"

Lin Chen's eyes flashed brilliantly at this.

With Ji Gong's nudge, the logic instantly clicked into place!

Of the Ten Scenes of West Lake, Lin Chen had gone to tremendous lengths just to barely seize Willow Waves Hearing Orioles and South Screen Evening Bell as strongholds.

Along the way were Spring Dawn at Su Causeway, Lingering Snow on Broken Bridge, Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake...

Layers of strange domains and checkpoints stood everywhere.

If they truly had to attack cities and seize territory openly, blade against blade and spear against spear, it would become a protracted, drawn-out march.

Before they even saw the real enemy, their own forces would probably be exhausted.

But what if they changed their approach?

Why not take a shortcut and disguise themselves as salt merchants?

With the Strategic Materials their opponents needed most in hand, they could swagger straight through all the checkpoints blocking their path.

They could reach the core of West Lake, infiltrate the enemy's interior, and pull off a secret crossing of Yinping!

Back then, King Qian had trafficked in private salt, but he had not merely trafficked salt.

Using the salt routes, he had opened up connections across both the black and white worlds. What he sold was "favors," and what he wove was "influence"!

That was the correct way to unlock the [King Qian] Destiny!

"Besides..."

Ji Gong reined in his usual rascally grin, and his tone grew somewhat grave: