Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 701-Chapter 833)

The Bone Eating chieftain looked back and said sternly, “Are we supposed to just spare them like this?”


“Of course not. Once it’s night, we’ll infiltrate the city and leave as soon as we capture them. Even those damned women probably won’t fall out with us over something like this. If worst comes to worst, we’ll just admit our wrongdoings to them. As long as you eat the baby and undergo the heavenly tribulation, chieftain, you’ll be able to become an altar lord of the White Lotus cult. The Fragrant Flower market will become ours too.”

The Bone Eating chieftain’s expression eased up. “Alright, we’ll do that then! There are ten or twenty thousand people in the city at the very least. When that day comes, we’ll let our children feast to their heart’s content. Let’s see who can still stop us!”

“Alright!” The Bone Eating shamans roused with enthusiasm.

Little did they know that Li Qingshan heard their entire conversation, word for word, from the basket. He pouted. “They sure do know how to seek death!”

“What’s the matter, sir?” Goldie A’bao’s ear twitched, and he asked softly.

Li Qingshan repeated what the Bone Eating shamans had said, and Goldie A’bao paled in fright. Originally, he thought the Bone Eating shamans would shrink back due to the difficulties as long as they entered the Fragrant Flower market. He never thought they would actually be willing to take on such great risks.

This was not because Goldie A’bao was not shrewd enough, but purely because his status had been too low, and his experiences had been too limited. In the world that he used to live in, there was not a single barbarian who dared to cause trouble in the Fragrant Flower market, or only death would be awaiting them. This led to the false impression that the Bone Eating tribe was afraid of entering the city. However, he failed to anticipate just how great of a temptation Li Qingshan was to the Bone Eating tribe.

“What do we do? No, we have to seek protecting from the Fragrant Flower house!” Goldie A’bao said. The Fragrant Flower house was the central region of Fragrant Flower market, the residential area of the Fragrant Flower clan.



“And why would they protect you? As long as the Bone Eating tribe is willing to pay the price, the Fragrant Flower clan might just sell you out immediately!”

Li Qingshan sneered. Although Goldie A’bao had obtained some life force, he had only barely left the realm of mortals. Throughout the cultivation community, he belonged at the very bottom. Faced with the pressure of the Bone Eating tribe, he would be dreaming if he thought the Fragrant Flower clan would do everything to protect him, unless he was called Xianghua A’bao.

TL: As mentioned before, the people of the Mist province (at least for this place) have a habit of taking the name of their tribes, forts, villages, and so on as their surname. Unfortunately, Fragrant Flower is a little too much of a mouthful for a surname, so I’ll use the Chinese pinyin, Xianghua, for the surnames.

Goldie A’bao was rendered speechless. “T- then we’ll keep running!”

“I can guarantee you that you won’t be able to run even ten kilometers!”

Goldie A’bao’s face whitened. Originally, he thought he had escaped alive, but he did not expect to have walked into dire straits. As soon as he remembered that the people of the Bone Eating tribe were waiting right outside, ready to take his puny life as soon as it was night, even the raucous human activity was unable to give him any sense of safety.

“Moreover, we still have to look for the people from Black Water cave, so why would we run? Turn left up ahead!” Li Qingshan said.

Hearing how unfazed he was, Goldie A’bao eased up slightly inside. He moved to the left. “Sir, you’ve come to the Fragrant Flower market before?”

“Yeah, when I was still an egg, didn’t I come here once with you?”

After undergoing nirvā?a rebirth, Li Qingshan’s body was still very feeble, but his senses had become even sharper than before. Throughout the entire city, even the fluttering of an insect could not escape from his ears.

People flowed along the main streets, the sounds of hawking rang out endlessly, and the fragrance of roast meat constantly wormed into his nostrils. The city was not large, but it was clearly very prosperous. Barbarians in various attires with unique accents converged together from everywhere, which made Li Qingshan feel like he was on a cultural tour through the ethnic groups of China. He observed the culture and scenery of the Mist province with interest.

Goldie A’bao, on the other hand, was not in such a great mood. He walked hurriedly for a while, and a strange fragrance filled the air. The entire street was filled with spice vendors.

Spices were vital resources in the Mist province. They could keep sicknesses, miasma, and poisonous insects at bay, and the Fragrant Flower clan was known for their ability to produce spices!

“Buy some spices commonly used by barbarians!”

Under Li Qingshan’s guidance, Goldie A’bao wandered through the city, basically travelling through every single street there was. In the end, with a handful of newly-bought clothes, he arrived in front of a hot spring bath. The Fragrant Flower market was close to the volcanic cluster, so it was very easy for them to dig out hot springs.

Goldie A’bao immediately understood what was happening. He was trying to get him to wash away his smell before covering it up with spices. No matter how sensitive the noses of the Bone Eating shamans were, they would struggle to find him among so many people.

……

Goldie A’bao lowered his exhausted body into the burning spring water. He immediately felt all of his pores open up and moan. He invited Li Qingshan, asking, “Sir, aren’t you going to have a wash too?”

Li Qingshan stood on the side of the hot spring with his hands on his hips. “I’ll give you three minutes. Once you’re clean, get up here. We still have things to do!”

“What things?”

“We’ve been chased for such a long time, so it’s about time for us to show them what’s what!”

“How am I the Bone Eating shamans’ opponent?” Goldie A’bao smiled bitterly. His strength had swelled, but he had not lost his head.

“Not right now, but you will be at night!” The corner of Li Qingshan’s lips curled.

“A minute and a half is enough for me!”





Chapter 713: Countering the Night Attack (2) | Legend of the Great Sage




A minute and a half later, Goldie A’bao leapt out of the hot spring and put on a new basket. The threat of death and the desire to grow stronger impelled him.

“Find a larger courtyard and buy as much livestock as you can from the market. You can deal with the issue of money. Check where the people of Black Water cave are right now as well. Understood?”

“I understand!”

Goldie A’bao rushed through the city. Borrowing a large sum of money to buy a courtyard and livestock in such a short amount of time was not easy. However, he had been a merchant for many years, so his connections spanned far and wide. He arrived in a gambling house and found an “old friend”, borrowing a great sum of money using the gilded name of Goldie fort.

From how desperate he seemed, his “old friend” set the interest rate at a maddening rate. His debt would double with each passing month. Goldie A’bao frowned and agreed reluctantly. Now was not the time to haggle over this. As long as he survived the upcoming crisis and became a powerful shaman, he would have as much gold and silver as he wanted. Even refusing to pay back the debt would be very easy.

In the passing, he asked his “old friend” about the whereabouts of the people from Black Water cave. Sure enough, they had departed from the Fragrant Flower market the day before yesterday to return to Black Water cave.