The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 762 - 543: The Art of Breeding Livestock

Chapter 762: Chapter 543: The Art of Breeding Livestock

Li Yi continued to stroll around and saw someone selling a large rooster, priced at one hundred taels of silver.

The large rooster had bright, red-hued feathers that shone in five colors under the sunlight. It looked majestic and extraordinary, with bright and spirited eyes, more like a spirit monster than a regular poultry.

After pausing for a moment, he understood why this large rooster was so expensive.

It turns out that some old and dilapidated houses in the city were often rumored to be haunted. Brokers who bought these haunted houses at low prices needed to purchase such a large rooster, place it in the haunted house for a few days, and thus drive away the ghosts, cleansing the house. Moreover, if there were elderly people about to pass away, tying such a rooster to the bedside could scare away the soul-collecting spirits, using the rooster’s pure Yang energy to suppress the departing soul, forcibly extending the elderly person’s life by a few days.

There was also someone with a wooden box resembling a coffin, selling a box of three-colored soil at an even higher price, five hundred taels of gold.

This still attracted quite a few wealthy businessmen to stop and discuss.

Li Yi leaned in to listen and finally got a basic understanding.

It turns out that he wasn’t selling three-colored soil but rather a grave site.

The person was a Feng Shui Master, specialized in geomancy. After ten years, he found a good Feng Shui treasure land, dug up a handful of three-colored soil, packed it in a box, and brought it for sale.

Once a buyer purchases this box of three-colored soil, the Feng Shui Master would inform the buyer of the tomb location.

"Truly a variety of things, everything is available."

Li Yi sighed, feeling that the culture of this world is indeed different, with gods, ghosts, and spirit monsters mixed together, even ordinary people are quite knowledgeable about these matters.

"Make way, make way, would the Daoist in front please step aside."

Unknowingly, he walked to a certain part of the city. In the small alley of the street, a shepherd drove out a dozen sheep, perhaps because Li Yi was somewhat in the way, he shouted loudly for him to step aside.

Li Yi stood at the intersection. Although he was wearing a Daoist robe, he was exceptionally tall, merely standing there made the dozen sheep in the alley not dare to come close, bleating towards him.

Snapping back to reality, Li Yi just wanted to step aside but then noticed something, immediately staring at the dozen sheep.

The sheep looked at Li Yi with a bit of fear, gathering together and not daring to bleat anymore.

"Daoist, please make way, you’ve scared my sheep, they dare not pass." The shepherd hurriedly walked forward and said.

"What I want to know is, why do your sheep all emit a human aura? What spell is this, that can transform people into sheep?" Li Yi suddenly spoke.

As soon as these words came out, the shepherd’s face changed dramatically, he instinctively wanted to run but seeing that there was no one around, he immediately suppressed his voice and said, "Daoist, I see you are also a capable person, don’t make things difficult for me, and I won’t trouble you. How about this, I’ll pick a beautiful sheep for you as a gift, and pretend you didn’t see anything, how about it?"

Li Yi shook his head.

"Two?" The shepherd asked again.

Li Yi still shook his head.

"At most, just two, no more." The shepherd gritted his teeth and said, "I’m just a delivery man, the owner of the goods isn’t me, the Daoist would be wise to take what he can and not court disaster."

At this moment, Li Yi said, "Alright, two, just two. Let’s leave it at that for now, but if I meet you again next time, two sheep won’t settle it. But I don’t want sheep, I want people."

The shepherd, hearing this, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Alright, I will turn them back for the Daoist, but the Daoist must manage them well. If they escape and report to the authorities, leading to the Daoist’s arrest, don’t blame it on me."

With that said, he went to select two sheep.

Li Yi, however, pointed and said, "Those two sheep over there look familiar to me, just those two."

"Alright, according to the Daoist." The shepherd grabbed the two sheep from the flock as Li Yi indicated, then untied the water pouch from his waist to feed water to those two sheep.

The water seemed to be talisman water, capable of lifting the spell that turned them into sheep.

With two gulps down, those two sheep transformed into two women in an extremely short time.

One woman was dressed in a gauze dress with a unique style, her appearance dignified and mature, like a lady from a wealthy family, while the other woman was about eighteen or nineteen, with disheveled hair and a face smeared with incense ash. Though looking dirty, she had a figure and looks that were quite attractive.

Li Yi looked at the second woman, somewhat surprised, "It really is you."

"Daoist, save me." The disheveled-haired woman cried and knelt down.

She was the young woman previously traveling with Old Liu and his group.

Li Yi did not know her name, but he recognized her appearance, and the incense ash on her face was smeared back at the Mountain God Temple and hadn’t been wiped clean since.

"No wonder the aura felt familiar, didn’t expect you turned into a sheep and ended up in Xinzhou City. Indeed, Old Liu was right, it’s dangerous for a daughter traveling alone. You weren’t harmed by ghosts or spirit monsters but were trafficked by people, proving sometimes the human heart is scarier than demons and monsters." Li Yi slightly shook his head.

"Wuwu!" The woman just cried, not knowing what to do.

The beautiful woman next to her, on the other hand, was much more composed, hurriedly pleading, "I beg the Daoist to save me."

"Daoist, these two are yours, please let me pass, we’ll not meet again." The shepherd, not wanting to entangle too much, only wanted to leave quickly.

This business of his couldn’t see the light of day. Once discovered, it’s a death penalty by beheading.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so generous as to give away two sheep.

"Come with me," Li Yi signaled to the two women.

The beautiful woman and the young girl quickly stood up at his words, fleeing from the shepherd, not daring to linger for even a moment.

Li Yi said no more and simply turned to leave.

The shepherd immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed this Daoist was rather trustworthy, and two sheep were enough to settle the matter.

But unexpectedly, Li Yi only took a few steps before stopping again, then turned around and said, "Sorry, we meet again. What did I say earlier? If we meet again, two sheep won’t suffice. This time I want all your sheep; you have no objection, right?"

"..." The shepherd was initially stunned, then instantly furious, "Daoist, are you toying with me?"

But just as his words came out.

BOOM!

A silver lightning bolt struck from the sky, accurately hitting the ground right in front of him.

The shepherd was immediately shocked, frozen in place, staring blankly at the bottomless pit before him.

If he had been struck, he wouldn’t have his life.

"What did you say just now?" Li Yi looked at him seriously, "I’ll give you another chance to say it again."

The shepherd instantly fell on his knees with a thud, kowtowing while slapping his face, "Daoist, spare my life. I have eyes but failed to see. I shouldn’t have offended you. I deserve to die... I won’t dare do any more wicked deeds, please give me a chance to correct my ways, spare me this time."

He now understood very well that he had met a true master. If he didn’t beg for mercy, he might not live through the night.

"Stop wasting time. You come along too, and bring the other sheep. If you run or walk too slowly, I’ll strike you dead with lightning," Li Yi glanced at him, then turned and left.

The shepherd dared not disobey, quickly standing up tremblingly, hurriedly herding the sheep to follow, afraid of being struck dead.

The beautiful woman and the young girl followed on either side, although unclear of the situation, they didn’t dare to leave.

Afterward, Li Yi inquired about some circumstances.

The young girl traveling with them, named Zhang Liumei, had come to Xinzhou to seek refuge with her cousin. However, upon arriving outside the city at the designated location, she didn’t find her cousin but instead encountered the shepherd and was turned into a sheep and brought into the city.

"Silly girl, your cousin sold you," the beautiful woman immediately said after hearing this.

Zhang Liumei only lowered her head and wept, saying nothing.

Li Yi asked, "What kind of person is this one’s cousin, to even harm her own relatives?"

The shepherd respectfully replied, "Answering Daoist, there was a matchmaker who found me through an intermediary, intending to sell her sister to me for ten taels of silver. I paid two taels as a down payment, then went outside the city to pick up the goods. The rest, I don’t know."

"I hadn’t expected there to be frauds in this world too," Li Yi nodded slightly, seemingly understanding the situation, then asked, "And you, madam, why were you turned into a sheep and brought into Xinzhou City?"

"I, Wang, was originally the wife of a wealthy merchant outside the city. A few days ago, I was taken by the steward to a secluded place and turned into a sheep before I realized what was happening. If not for Daoist’s rescue, I would surely face great misfortune," Wang also felt distressed.

Li Yi glanced and said, "Is that really the case?"

"Answering Daoist, that’s not true. This woman was clearly sold to me by her husband. I paid twelve taels in silver for her. If I am lying, may I be struck dead by lightning," the shepherd quickly added.

"Nonsense! My husband died three years ago. That person isn’t my husband; he’s the steward at the estate," Wang said urgently and angrily.

Li Yi said, "It seems the steward has his eyes on your family’s assets, so he sold you off."

"Daoist speaks truly, it must be so," Wang then cried again.

Li Yi shook his head slightly.

One doesn’t fear malicious people, but rather harmful ones; this saying truly rings true.

They continued to walk a little further.

At this point, the shepherd noticed something wasn’t right, "Daoist, where are you going? This isn’t the way out of the city."

He thought Li Yi intended to take everything for himself but gradually realized this might not be the case.

"Of course, I’m going to report this to the authorities. This matter belongs to the yamen’s jurisdiction. I have other matters to attend to and won’t bother myself with this," Li Yi said.

"Daoist, there’s no need for this," the shepherd said with guilty conscience, "You’re a great person, why not just treat me like a fart and let me go? I promise not to engage in such trades again, and I can offer the animal transformation technique to you, Daoist. What do you say? Furthermore, these dozen or so beauty sheep, bringing them back is a pity; why not take them home as concubines or maids, it’d be a good thing."

"You’ve already called me Daoist; why would I need concubines or maids? I’m certainly aiming for Immortal Cultivation," Li Yi said expressionlessly; "You should cooperate, make amends for your crimes, maybe you’ll survive. Resist, and you can go die now."

The shepherd looked at the yamen not far ahead, feeling both frightened and terrified, quickly said, "Daoist, turning myself in is one thing, but I fear involving these ladies. After they’ve been with me, if the authorities send them back, they might face gossip and possibly unbearable shame, causing distress."

"Saving their lives is already a great favor from me. Their distress has nothing to do with me," Li Yi remained unmoved.