About half an hour later, a third figure of Li Yan flashed out and reappeared inside the dungeon.
After putting away Tuban and the two guards' avatars, a sharp gleam flickered incessantly in his eyes. He had never expected to obtain such crucial information from Chihan.
But at this very moment, he could no longer spare much thought for the reasons behind this matter. He could only set it aside for now.
Li Yan carefully and swiftly sorted through the answers given by the two ghost creatures, as well as everything he had asked them. Then he quickly took out a Truth-Confusing Pill and dissolved it.
Afterward... he pinched and kneaded his face, while the skin over his body gradually withered. Only after repeatedly examining himself with his Divine Sense did he finally feel somewhat satisfied.
Chihan at least had the appearance of a human, making it no difficulty to reshape his bones. That had been the original purpose behind ambushing Chihan.
Yet here, Li Yan truly wished he could strangle Fan Nan and Chihan to death on the spot. Even Chihan's once-a-year transaction opportunity in Yellow Springs City had already been used up.
These ghost creatures dearly wished they could trade with ghost cultivators as often as possible. Thus, as soon as each year's allotted time arrived, they would use that opportunity almost immediately.
They would never wait until later. This opportunity could not be accumulated for use the following year; if they were assigned some task later that year, the chance might simply be wasted.
So whenever they had even a little free time, how could they be willing to wait? But in doing so, they had shattered one part of Li Yan's plan that he had hoped to incorporate with relative ease, turning it into nothing but