Upon hearing the name, Dongfang and Xiaolongnu showed no reaction, but Li Daoyi's heart was in turmoil.

"You...you said your name is Yin Shou?" Li Daoyi asked incredulously.

"Uh...not bad." The young man was a little puzzled, but he nodded nonetheless.

"Immortal, do you know me?" Yin Shou then asked.

"Is Zixian your father?" Li Daoyi asked again.

"Yes, my father is Zixian." Hearing the other party address his father by his given name, Yin Shou was somewhat displeased, but still nodded politely in response.

“Zixian, Di Yi, Yin Shou Di Xin, this guy is actually King Zhou.” Li Daoyi looked at the young man in front of him with some surprise.

"Immortal, may I ask where you come from? From Kunlun or overseas?" Yin Shou then asked.

“Neither.” Li Daoyi shook his head.

After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he observed Yin Shou's expression. Unexpectedly, the other party did not show any contempt, but instead showed joy.

“We travel the world and call the four seas our home; we do not come from any immortal mountain or island,” Li Daoyi said.

"Immortal, you misunderstand. I had no intention of looking down on you," Yin Shou quickly replied.

“Actually, I long for the path of immortality, but unfortunately…” Yin Shou said, a look of disappointment on his face.

"It's a pity that the Human King and his offspring are destined to never attain immortality, right?" Li Daoyi continued.

"So even you, Immortal, know this." Yin Shou gave a wry smile.

"To be honest, there are also cultivators in the court. I asked them a long time ago, but the answer was always the same: they all said that Heaven does not allow it, and I am not qualified to cultivate," Yin Shou sighed.

“When I was a child, I often secretly watched Grand Tutor Wen cultivate. He once tried to teach me the method of Qi cultivation, but he almost lost half his life,” Yin Shou said with a dejected look in his eyes.

"Then you're lucky you didn't die," Li Daoyi said, shaking his head. Being unable to cultivate also means he has no spiritual root. Daring to practice Qi cultivation without a spiritual root is tantamount to courting death; he's already incredibly lucky not to have exploded.

“By the way, immortals, it seems you’ve only been here a short time. Why don’t you return to Chaoge with me? Although I cannot cultivate the Dao, I greatly admire those who do,” Yin Shou said.

Li Daoyi understood that the other party was trying to win him over.

“Alright, we have nowhere else to go anyway, so thank you very much, young master.” Li Dao nodded.

"Is Chaoge fun? Is there good food?" Mengmeng suddenly asked from behind.

Yin Shou looked over and smiled; the child was so adorable.

"Haha, we have everything."

"Get up, Niu Er," Li Daoyi called out.

"Huff..." The blue ox panted and then stood up.

"What a majestic divine ox! It seems even bigger than the Grand Tutor's black Qilin!" Yin Shou exclaimed.

"Awoo?" Upon hearing the words "Ink Qilin," Xiao Hei looked at Yin Shou in confusion, thinking that the other party was talking about him.

"I'm not talking about you, you idiot." Li Daoyi laughed and slapped Xiao Hei's head.

"Waaah..." Little Black groaned pitifully, then jumped onto Niu Er's head.

“Young master, love,” Li Daoyi said.

"Ah... okay, come with me." Yin Shou replied, snapping out of his daze. However, he looked at Xiao Hei with a strange expression, clearly puzzled by Li Daoyi's words.

"Young master."

After returning to the other side, the knights surrounded Li Daoyi and his companions, watching them warily.

“This is an immortal. Please don’t be rude. Let’s go back to Chaoge,” Yin Shou said.

"Giddy up..." After saying that, Yin Shou turned around and nodded to Li Dao, then spurred his horse forward, and the others quickly followed.

At this moment, Li Daoyi narrowed his eyes, and at that instant he saw a faint purple light emanating from Yin Shou on horseback.

"The destiny of the King of Men." Li Daoyi instantly understood what that meant.

Human kings are protected by the fortune of the human race, and all evil cannot approach them, nor can any magic invade them. If an immortal forcibly attacks them, they may perish or be destroyed. This is the law of cause and effect.

This is why, during the Investiture of the Gods period, even sages dared not attack the King of Men. They could only use the power of the Western Zhou Dynasty to overthrow the Shang Dynasty, weaken and deprive the King of Men of his fortune. In the end, King Zhou died by self-immolation.

"Slurp..."

Suddenly, the sound of Mengmeng sucking saliva rang out beside Li Daoyi. Turning his head, he saw the little guy blinking his big eyes and staring at Yin Shou's back.

"Don't do anything reckless," Li Daoyi said, ruffling Mengmeng's hair.

"I was just smelling it!" Mengmeng said, shaking her head.

Then the green ox slowly walked towards Yin Shou and the others. It seemed to move slowly, but each step it took was a lot of progress. In just a few steps, it came to Yin Shou's side.

"Truly miraculous," Yin Shou said with envy.

They traveled in silence. They were not far from Chaoge, and the knights behind them were carrying many prey on their horses, clearly indicating that Yin Shou and his men were out hunting.

An hour later, the group walked onto a wide road, and their view opened up. On both sides of the road were endless fields, and many people with their hands and feet linked by iron chains were working hard. The sound of the iron chains clanging could be heard from time to time in the fields.

"Slaves?" Li Daoyi thought, looking at the people in the fields who looked like prisoners. This era was the era of slavery, and apart from ordinary people, slaves were the main source of labor for the entire Shang Dynasty.

Upon seeing the cavalry arrive, the slaves in the fields on both sides immediately knelt down, their heads bowed low, not daring to look over.

“Control…” Yin Shou suddenly stopped.

He looked up at the sky; the sun was shining brightly and the temperature was high.

"Who's in charge here?" Yin Shou asked.

A knight quickly ran off into the distance and soon returned carrying a man who appeared to be a minor official.

"puff…"

The man was thrown off the horse.

"This humble servant greets you, sir."

"Stand up and speak."

"Thank you, young master."

"In this sweltering heat, you still make them work in such high temperatures? What do you mean by this? Do you want to kill them by the heat?" Yin Shou was slightly angry.

"Young master, these people are slaves," the steward hurriedly replied.

“I know they were slaves, but they’re all dead. Who will farm this land? Don’t tell me there are plenty of slaves. This business is huge; there are many places that need people. If they were all like you, would you be doing all this work in the future? Unchain them and let them rest until this fever has died down,” Yin Shou said.

"Yes, yes, it was my oversight." The steward nodded hurriedly.

"Hmph..." Yin Shou then spurred his horse forward, and the others followed.

"Young Master is kind-hearted." After walking for a while, Li Daoyi suddenly spoke up. When Yin Shou reprimanded the steward just now, it wasn't just for show. Li Daoyi saw reluctance in his eyes. Yin Shou was truly kind at this moment, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Daoist Master," Yin Shou said with a somewhat forlorn expression.

“You sympathize with them, but you have no choice but to put on a show of benevolence, right?” Li Daoyi said.

Upon hearing this, Yin Shou's expression changed, and he quickly looked behind him. When he saw that the knights were some distance away from him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Don’t worry, they can’t hear our conversation,” Li Daoyi said, blinking.

“Slaves are human beings too.” After a moment of silence, Yin Shou spoke.

"Actually, most slaves were not captured in battle. Some were born slaves, including those children..." At this point, Yin Shou seemed to be thinking of something unpleasant.

“I wanted to help them, but my father scolded me. I don’t understand why,” Yin Shou said in a low voice.

“You’ve surprised me somewhat, Yin Shou,” Li Daoyi sighed.

Yin Shou raised his head, looking at Li Daoyi with some confusion, not understanding the meaning behind his words.

“It’s good that you have this thought; that’s called benevolence. I hope you won’t forget this feeling,” Li Daoyi said, looking into Yin Shou’s eyes.

Originally, Li Daoyi was unaware of what Yin Shou had experienced in the future, which led him to become cruel and ruthless; it was not entirely due to the fox spirit's bewitching.

But at this moment, he seemed to have guessed something, perhaps related to that Emperor Yi. After countless blows, Yin Shou's personality finally changed. He was no longer benevolent and righteous. It seemed that the more brutal he was, the more he could get rid of his father's shadow, until he embarked on a path of no return, giving the gods an excuse to punish him.

“Benevolence…” Yin Shou repeated.

"What makes a person human is their heart. Benevolence is the heart of the human heart."

“All the gods in the heavens are heartless, Yin Shou, you are quite good,” Li Daoyi said.

Upon hearing this, Yin Shou's eyes widened as he stared at Li Daoyi in disbelief. How could he not be shocked to hear such words from the mouth of a Taoist immortal?

"Why that expression? I'm human too," Li Daoyi said with a mischievous smile.

“Uh…” Yin Shou was stunned.

“Yes, the immortal is right, hahaha…” But soon he seemed to have figured something out and burst into laughter.

“Immortal, you are very different,” Yin Shou then said.

"What's different?"

“I’ve seen many immortals, but you feel different to me. I had this intuition from the moment I saw you by the river,” Yin Shou said.

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Yes, but I understand what you just said," Yin Shou said with a smile. At this moment, he seemed to feel closer to Li Daoyi.

“I’m different from them. You’ll understand later,” Li Daoyi said softly.

Before long, a majestic city wall appeared in the distance, and more and more pedestrians appeared on the road. We had arrived at Chaoge City.

"Chaoge, it's unbelievable, I actually came directly to the world of Investiture of the Gods." Li Daoyi sighed inwardly.

"Interesting. We've just left the newbie village and are already in the main city dungeon. I wonder if the remaining 100 million points will be enough."

Thinking of this, Li Daoyi couldn't help but look at Mengmeng, who was being held by Long'er. The little girl was excitedly looking around.

"Eeya?" Mengmeng was a little confused when she saw Li Daoyi's resentful gaze.

"I'm telling you now, you'd better look after me," Li Daoyi said, pinching Mengmeng's chubby little face.

At this moment, Li Daoyi understood that a little girl who could casually take out the Peaches of Immortality, the Four Swords of Zhuxian, and the Innate Purple-Gold Red Gourd was his greatest reliance in the Investiture of the Gods world.

"Yes, yes, I will protect everyone." Mengmeng nodded her little head, waved her little pink fist, and said with a serious face.