He laughed out loud as if he was very proud, "Moreover, having a million people to accompany my grandson and me in burial is even grander than an Emperor’s funeral. Just thinking about it is exhilarating. Surely, it must be my old Chen family ancestors’ graves billowing with auspicious blue smoke."
Li Jindou was so choked up that he couldn’t speak.
He wasn’t just doing this for the people living within hundreds of miles, but more for his own grandson Li Tianqing and his own life. That’s why he was willing to attack the kiln factory and take a risk.
Now, using these people’s lives to blackmail Chen Yindou made him appear somewhat dishonorable.
Granny Sha angrily said, "You and your grandson might not even make it to the underworld! With the Hundred Days Demon Transformation, when the True God watches over, everything will vanish into smoke and ash, and even your souls will be refined into dust! Still dreaming of frolicking in the underworld, indulging in your spring and autumn dreams!"
Chen Yindou laughed and said, "Then, my grandson and I will simply die a day early and enjoy ourselves in the underworld. Granny, don’t try to constrain me with morality; I have none."
Granny Sha was furious and turned to fetch the Sheep Horn Heavenly Spirit Lamp from the cart, ready to smash it on him.
But as soon as she lifted the lamp, she lost her strength, pinned down by the more than three hundred catty heavy Heavenly Spirit Lamp, unable to move.
Xiao Wangsun watched Chen Yindou coldly and after a moment, said, "Master Chen, what are your terms? Feel free to speak plainly."
With a solemn expression, Chen Yindou slowly put down the chess piece in his hand and said seriously, "For the rest of my life, I have one last wish that remains unfulfilled, and that is not being able to watch Little Ten grow up safely. Little Ten needs a sufficiently powerful guardian to keep his old illness from recurring, someone who can suppress the green ghost hand when he falls ill."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wangsun’s face turned pale and he slowly shook his head.
Granny Sha, who had initially been struggling under the lamp trying to crawl out, stopped upon hearing his words.
Only Li Jindou was bewildered, not understanding the meaning of his words, and quickly said, "Elder, my Li family is wealthy and powerful with many experts. If Chen Shi joins my family, we can definitely cure his illness!"
Chen Yindou didn’t respond to him, his gaze still on Xiao Wangsun.
Li Jindou was about to speak again when Xiao Wangsun said, "Brother Jin Dou, are you in charge of the Li family?"
Li Jindou opened his mouth, but the words he was about to say were swallowed back down.
He was not the one in charge.
"Master Chen, I would really like to agree to your request. From both a moral standpoint and out of gratitude for your teachings, it is my undeniable responsibility. But I cannot."
Xiao Wangsun shook his head and said, "Because I am not capable. Once my injuries have healed and my strength returns to its peak, I might be able to battle the Evil Bodhisattva. But to defeat it, would be tremendously difficult, and I would still need help from others."
He had previously slain a Demon when he was in San Francisco County, where a Demon Lotus bloomed, bringing forth a Heaven Demon.
Back then, many people mistook the Demon Lotus for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and came in large numbers to fight over it.
When the Demon Domain blossomed, they realized it was a birth of a malignant Demon.
These strong cultivators found themselves trapped, and so they banded together to attack the Demon Lotus. In the end, most of them perished in battle, leaving only Xiao Wangsun alive, who managed to slay the Demon that the Demon Lotus had nurtured.
The Evil Bodhisattva was in no way weaker than that Demon Lotus, specially selected by the True King to guard the kiln factory, and it had already grown for three days.
In a one-on-one battle, Xiao Wangsun had no assurance of victory.
Exhaling a breath, he continued, "As for dealing with something many times stronger than the Demon Level—a disaster-level threat—I’m even less capable."
Under the lamp, Granny Sha sighed in defeat.
What Xiao Wangsun said was also what she had wanted to express.
Inside Chen Shi’s body, there lay an Evil Spirit—at the very least at a disaster-level.
It might even be a calamity!
Hearing the words "disaster-level," Li Jindou also became disheartened and fell silent.
Chen Yindou held a chess piece in his hand, still appearing very carefree, his skill at chess considerably enhanced, causing Xuan Shan to sweat profusely.
Xiao Wangsun didn’t say anything more and turned to leave.
Li Jindou hesitated but managed to climb onto the carriage.
Granny Sha broke free from the oppression of the copper lamp and returned to the carriage as well.
The carriage departed.
Looking back from afar, Chen Yindou and Xuan Shan were talking and laughing, while Xuan Shan seemed somewhat annoyed, wanting to take back his move.
"That old thing is quite calm!" Granny Sha said angrily.
Demon Transformation, day four.
On the mountain path, Chen Shi and Li Tianqing walked empty-handed, with Black Pot running ahead. This time, they hadn’t found anything at all.
The rodents of Xinxiang had turned into porcelain, and other mutant beasts were either hiding or had also transformed into porcelain. There was very little to be found now.
"It’s strange, why hasn’t Black Pot turned into porcelain?"
Li Tianqing was even more curious than Chen Shi. The black dog seemed to be unaffected by the Evil Bodhisattva at all, moving with light steps and appearing to be more at ease than the two of them.
"Little Ten, where did your grandfather find Black Pot? Can you get me one too?" Li Tianqing asked.
Chen Shi shook his head, "Grandfather never mentioned it. But if you want one, it’s simple, just find a female dog to breed, and you can get several puppies in one litter."
Li Tianqing’s eyes lit up, nodding continuously, "We can breed more, sell the extras for money."
Hearing the words "sell for money," Chen Shi’s eyes also brightened, his gaze towards Black Pot became much warmer, as if he were looking at the God of Wealth.
The dog in front couldn’t help but shiver and looked back at them with a mournful gaze.
At this moment, they heard voices ahead, laughter and chatter, quite lively.
Chen Shi and Li Tianqing immediately tensed up, each activating their Divine Shrines. Black Pot also ran back and hid behind them.
Chen Shi’s activation of the Divine Shrine was just for show, as his shrine lacked a Divine Embryo and was not very effective. But to those who didn’t look carefully, it could give them a scare, making them wary of his spells, only to be met with his direct counter-attack.
Lately, they had encountered some corpses of Cultivators, presumably those who had killed each other in struggles for food, as food had become everyone’s greatest challenge.
For food, one could spare no life, be it others’ or one’s own.
The two humans and the dog reached a relatively spacious part of the mountain path and stood by the mountain wall.
A group of more than ten people approached, most of them maids, accompanied by a young master in scholar’s attire who was talking and laughing with the women.
Among them, four maids each activated their Divine Shrines, and the embryos inside emitted light, like four bright lamps, illuminating the group and the surroundings.
These four stood at the front, rear, and middle of the group, perfectly allowing the light from the shrines to envelop the entire team.
This was a tactic to guard against surprise attacks by Evil Spirits.
Chen Shi glanced at them and immediately recognized the three-shift system.
Twelve people in a group, four individuals per shift, taking turns to activate the Divine Shrines to protect the team. When one group became tired, the next group would take over. This way, the team could ensure that there were always eight people maintaining peak combat readiness.
Nowadays, anyone alive in the mountains was a Cultivator out seeking spirit beasts. Chen Shi had encountered several groups of Cultivators, but it was his first time seeing a group so well-organized.
When the maids saw Chen Shi and the other, they whispered to the young man, "Young master, there are two kids and a dog!"
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