282: Chapter 43: Qing Li, Li Mei_3 282: Chapter 43: Qing Li, Li Mei_3 The black knights wielding guns and swords often appeared in the heart of the city.
It seems that the closer to the center of the ancient kingdom, the more dense and powerful the patrol forces became, and the higher the level of danger.
This Iron Chain Alley, due to the mysterious “Shan Man,” attracted some Li Mei…
They needed to go out regularly, as Li Mei did not need regular food but required “Primordial Energy” for nourishment.
This ancient kingdom, sealed by dark evil and buried deep underground, possessed no Primordial Energy at all; thus, they sought a wild grass named “Qi Ju” at the fog-shrouded borders.
It was during the search for this wild grass that Qing Li collided with Xie Xuanyi.
Xie Xuanyi was familiar with this wild grass.
Qi Ju could survive in decaying and desolate environments, possessing a considerably strong vitality.
By refining it and extracting the vitality, one could produce “Yuan Dan.”
that was the method by which the mysterious “Shan Man” allowed the Li Mei of Iron Chain Alley to survive.
These Li Mei, of low realms, had to avoid the black knights while searching for Qi Ju, which was not an easy task; many had died over the years.
During this time together,
The hostility from Iron Chain Alley towards Xie Xuanyi had decreased significantly.
They were called Li Mei, spirits.
But these remnants of the Great Yue Kingdom were fundamentally kind-hearted; the earlier Mu Niu was just stubborn and unacquainted with “living people.”
Compared to those outside,
These Li Mei were incredibly simple and pure.
They advised Xie Xuanyi that under no circumstances should he venture towards the ancient city center, or he would meet a tragic end.
Xie Xuanyi inquired about the old stories of the Great Yue Kingdom from these Li Mei.
They could hardly remember them, though.
These Li Mei were muddled and did not even realize that they had “died.”
As for the Great Yue Kingdom,
In their understanding, no such thing existed.
Perhaps at the moment these remnant memories took form, the ancient kingdom had already collapsed.
Only the gloom, Black Evil, and the iron knights remained.
the iron law guarding this ancient kingdom was still operating steadily, with the Black Evil iron knights patrolling the long streets, killing all who sought to intrude into the core of the ancient kingdom, the “enemies.”
Xie Xuanyi released his Divine Thought and took Qing Li out, directly bringing back several baskets of Qi Ju grass as a “reward” for helping the Li Mei in understanding the ancient texts.
He also had Qing Li note several safe havens densely populated with Qi Ju grass for future collection.
After completing these tasks, Xie Xuanyi found Mu Niu, hoping he could relay a message to the wooden hut, desiring to meet that mysterious Shan Man.
Lord Shan Man has been waiting for you!”
Mu Niu had now begun to speak to Xie Xuanyi with respect.
The big, foolish tall man was a boxer, who knew only brute force; his punches, to put it nicely, created a vigorous wind, but bluntly speaking, were unbearably pitiful.
Xie Xuanyi, unable to bear it, gave him some pointers.
After pondering carefully, Mu Niu was tremendously shaken and profoundly benefited, his whole demeanor becoming spirited.
From the initial displeasure to now, he had been completely won over by Xie Xuanyi.
Xie Xuanyi was led to the front of the wooden hut.
He could see that the hut was enveloped in array patterns…
These array patterns were not complicated or particularly powerful.
He could break them with a single sword strike.
But he still respectfully waited for the array patterns to open before stepping into the hut.
All this time, Xie Xuanyi had been observing the wooden hut.
The “Shan Man” almost never made contact with outsiders, and he had never managed to glimpse the true face.
Inside the wooden hut, it was quite dilapidated.
The lamp flickered, casting dim light.
There was only a broken large chair, and on the chair, an elderly man with white hair and a decrepit face sat slumped, his eyes closed, and his breath exceedingly faint.
Xie Xuanyi couldn’t determine whether this old man was human, a demon, or another Li Mei like Mu Niu.
The old man smiled and slowly opened his eyes.
Xie Xuanyi’s pupils constricted, and he stared incredulously at the elder before him.
He instinctively used respectful language.
Xie Xuanyi muttered, “You can speak the language of the Human Race?”
This old man had made him study ancient texts, examine dictionaries.
But now meeting face to face,
He clearly spoke the language of the Human Race side!
After a moment of silence, the old man smiled and spoke, “Young man, your words are quite interesting.”
Xie Xuanyi then realized his faux pas.
His remarks just now had indeed been somewhat impolite.
“Sorry, I was presumptuous,” Xie Xuanyi hastily apologized before continuing, “Now that we can communicate, what was the purpose of having me study the ancient texts?”