Chapter 25: The Mountain Cries
Listening to the angry voice of Shopkeeper Tong, Li Wudao sneered.
This person's repeated provocations had already infuriated Li Wudao. If Li Wudao hadn't been so skilled and able to discern the subtleties of the Hundred Herb Water, he would have fallen prey to him.
"Okay, this matter has nothing to do with me, you should leave quickly!" Li Wudao said coldly as he looked at the man crying bitterly while holding the old woman's body on the ground.
He had good intentions, but as soon as something happened, the man came to his door immediately. Li Wudao had no good face for such a heartless and ungrateful person.
The man shuddered when he heard this, looked at Li Wudao with guilt, and left carrying the old woman's body.
Order was restored on the auxiliary street of Yilong Town. Some pedestrians dispersed, while others went to Qige Medicinal Herbs Shop to buy medicinal herbs. As for the herbal medicine shop opposite, no one was interested in it and it was almost deserted.
At night, Li Wudao brewed a pot of old tea and leisurely watched Qi Meng do the accounts. After the commotion this morning, business hadn't gotten any worse, but had gotten even better.
Qi Meng was counting the account book, smiling happily like a money-lover, shaking her little feet, and the bronze bell made a crisp tinkling sound.
"How is it?" Li Wudao couldn't help but smile when he saw Qi Meng was happy.
"Hmm?" Qi Meng raised her eyebrows and said happily, "Today's net profit is eight hundred taels!"
One tael of silver can buy three hundred buns, and eight hundred taels is not a small amount. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fortune.
Li Wudao knew that he currently had a total of 5,200 taels of silver. It only took him more than 20 days to go from being a street vendor to a wealthy family!
"Are you tired? You've lost a lot of weight recently." Seeing Qi Meng holding her head with a tired look on her face, Li Wudao asked with concern.
Seeing Qi Meng shaking her head, Li Wudao felt even more distressed. He thought that since he had money, he might as well hire two servants. Firstly, Qi Meng was going to participate in the Yurun Palace's top flower election, and secondly, Li Wudao also needed to take time out to concentrate on cultivation.
Afterwards, Li Wudao ordered a midnight snack from the tavern, which included a variety of delicious meats to nourish Qi Meng.
"Woo woo~"
"Woo~"
Just when the two were enjoying their meal, Li Wudao heard a strange sound. The sound was very ancient, as if it came from the long river of time.
Yilong Town instantly became boiling with all kinds of noisy sounds, attracting Li Wudao's attention.
“The mountain really cried!”
"Yilong Mountain is open, haha, the treasure is mine!"
"That sound is so scary!"
The entire Yilong Town was brightly lit. Li Wudao stood up and opened the door to see various warriors walking out of the inn with swords in hand and running towards Yilong Mountain.
They have been lurking in Yilong Town for so long, just waiting for this moment, and the time is finally ripe!
A great war was about to begin, and a chaotic world was coming. Li Wudao seemed to see countless warriors fighting for opportunities and causing rivers of blood to flow.
Yilong Mountain is only the entrance to the Kujing Mountain Range. The entrance has just opened, and it has already caused such a sensation. Once it is fully opened in time, it will surely attract many heroes and experts.
"Let's go and take a look!" Li Wudao vaguely felt that Old Man Ling's return to Yilong Town might be related to Yilong Mountain, so he pulled Qi Meng and decided to join in the fun.
Taking Qi Meng downstairs, many warriors had already run up the mountain. Li Wudao took a step and followed the crowd.
"Gee! Everyone, get out of the way! The eldest son of the Li family is traveling. Everyone please stay away!" The exit of Yilong Town is on the main street. A group of people were riding fast horses and rushing around, parading in the name of the Sun family.
There are three major families in Yilong Town, namely the Sun family of Yurun Palace, the Zhao family of Huafeng Building, and the Li family of the auction house.
Li Wudao looked up at the eldest son of the Li family who was riding on a tall horse. He was dressed in military uniform, with long hair braided into a small braid, and he was full of fierceness.
"What are you looking at? Bumpkin!" The eldest son of the Li family met Li Wudao's gaze, spit out a cold word, and then disappeared in a cloud of dust.
"As expected of the three major families..." Li Wudao sneered, looking at the figure of the eldest son of the Li family walking away in the dark night.
The three major families had always been arrogant and domineering, bullying the people in Yilong Town and always thinking they were superior. The eldest son of the Li family was so unbridled in his talk that it was obvious he was used to bossing people around.
Mixing in with the crowd going up the mountain, Li Wudao and Qi Meng climbed up the mountain with the help of lights lit by other warriors.
"Woo woo~"
The sound of crying came from the top of the mountain. The sound was long-lasting and frightening, sending chills down one's spine, like the howling of a ghost reflected deep in one's heart.
The summit of Yilong Mountain was packed with five or six hundred warriors, with more arriving from afar. The lanterns they held resembled bloodthirsty eyes, the wolf king's call, and all wolves responded, ready to embark on a bloodthirsty feast.
A cave appeared on the top of Yilong Mountain, sealed by a thick stone door. It appeared suddenly, at least Li Wudao had never discovered it before when he went up the mountain.
The stone gate was ten feet high, shimmering with a dim light. There were mysterious patterns carved on it, but they were obscured by the dim light and could not be seen clearly.
There are twelve black stone statues near the stone gate, corresponding to the twelve zodiac animals, which are lifelike and domineering.
"Why doesn't the sound of the mountain crying come from the stone gate?" a warrior asked in confusion.
The crying sound of the mountain came from nowhere, drifting around with Yilong Mountain as the source, making people feel as if a black veil was covering their hearts, which came from the fear deep in their hearts.
"Everyone, I see the stone gate has just appeared, and it's not yet time to fully open. We need to wait until the black stone statues are restored before it can be considered fully opened." A man carrying two axes stepped forward, bowed to the crowd, and said, "These twelve stone statues are the keys to this stone gate. To avoid rivers of bloodshed, why don't we select the owners by merit, and let the twelve families jointly control the opening of the stone gate. Then we can notify everyone and plan for a joint military victory."
As soon as these words were spoken, many warriors immediately exploded. They had been secretly watching for a long time, and now the opportunity had not yet come, and someone actually wanted to get there first and get it first!
"Fei Liu Axe, stop talking nonsense!"
"Ridiculous! Opportunities in the world belong to those who are capable. Why should we choose the person who controls the statue?"
Whoever controls the stone statue controls the key to entering the stone gate, which gives them an advantage. Many warriors still want to take advantage of the situation, so how could they agree to this?
"Just because I'm Feiliu Axe Huang Tao!" Huang Tao frowned and said domineeringly.
Hearing this, Li Wudao finally remembered that this man was Huang Tao, who used to rampage on the main street of Yilong Town and was nicknamed Feiliu Axe.
Li Wudao was not a warrior that day, so he passed by him. Now, more than 20 days have passed, and Ge Ren has become a great warrior in the Bitter Sea Realm.
Huang Tao did have some deterrent power, and the noise immediately decreased a lot. It was obvious that if Huang Tao occupied a stone statue, everyone would have no choice but to give way.
Seeing that no one objected, Huang Tao rolled up his sleeves, walked under the dragon statue among the twelve zodiac stone statues, folded his arms and stared at everyone.
"My Zhao family also wants to occupy one!" Zhao Tiangao walked like a dragon and a tiger, going straight to the snake statue, the iron rings on his arms jingling.
"My Lan family occupies one. Do you have any objection?" Young Master Lan came out with his servants. Although he only had the great success of the Bitter Sea Realm, he represented the mighty Lan family.
Immediately afterwards, more and more forces emerged, some of them were powerful lone rangers, and some were large forces like the Yurun Palace and the Butian Gang.
There were many outsiders among them, and Geren had never come into contact with them. However, they must have come from prominent backgrounds, otherwise they would not be able to occupy a stone statue.
Finally, only one of the twelve zodiac stone statues remains!
Looking at the last ownerless stone statue, hundreds of warriors present showed greedy eyes and were ready to take over.
"Dried nuts? I seem to have seen that stone statue of a mouse..." Qi Meng pulled Li Wudao's sleeve and whispered in his ear.
Hearing Qi Meng say this and remembering what happened to Old Man Ling, Li Wudao took her one step forward to take down the rat statue!
"Who is this kid? He brought a little girl who has achieved minor success in the sea of suffering, and he actually wants to take over the stone statue!"
"Don't overestimate your abilities. I can take him down in a minute."
Some warriors were dissatisfied and were ready to attack Li Wudao as he walked towards the stone statue like a fool.
"You country bumpkin, you think you can own the stone statue? The rat is the first of the twelve zodiac animals, how can you covet it!" Before others could take action, the eldest son of the Li family scolded Li Wudao, his words full of disdain.
He had a plan in mind to leave this noble rat statue to a certain being. Before he came, the rat statue must not be taken over by anyone else.
Li Wudao raised his eyebrows when he heard this. The eldest son of the Li family made things difficult for him at every turn. He was too arrogant and domineering, which had already aroused his anger.
Since the Li family already occupied a stone statue, what did Li Wudao's move to take possession of the rat statue have to do with him? He was truly meddling in other people's business!
"It depends on whether we are capable enough!" Before Li Wudao could open his mouth to refute, someone spoke from afar and gave Li Wudao a helping hand.
The eldest son of the Li family looked around and saw that the arrogant and domineering Li Wudao was silent. Facing Li Wudao's surprised look, he turned his head away and dared not look directly at him.
It was obvious that Li Wudao wanted to take over the rat statue, and the eldest son of the Li family did not dare to stop him!
Who is helping me? Such a big face. Li Wudao was puzzled and turned around to look, only to see a bearded man walking towards him with a woman.
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