I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life-Chapter 214 - 114: All Are Actors

Master Han, with the status of a True Core Master, glanced at the woman sideways and then turned his head back.

The woman suddenly burst into tears, looking like a rain-drenched pear blossom.

"I beg the senior’s assistance. On my way here with my master, we were ambushed by adversaries. My master fell protecting me. I carry my sect’s important treasure which must be returned, but two late-stage Foundation Establishment experts are stationed outside the city, making my safe return difficult. I beseech the senior’s aid; I am willing to pay any price!"

The woman explained the situation with extraordinary clarity,

and within a few words, revealed multiple pieces of information.

Firstly, she possesses a rare treasure but is now alone and helpless.

Secondly, the adversaries outside the city are only late-stage Foundation Establishment, and there are just two of them.

Thirdly, she is desperate enough to claim she is willing to pay any price.

Combined with her pitiable state and beautiful appearance, most male cultivators could easily fall for her.

Whether for wealth or beauty, they would feel almost certain.

Even if her story is full of holes, it wouldn’t deter someone determined to take advantage first, then leave.

"Oh?" Li Jizhou turned his head slightly again, casting a sidelong glance up and down.

He nodded subtly,

finding her somewhat attractive.

"Heh heh~ If I help you, what reward would you offer me?"

The woman, upon hearing this, was overjoyed and rushed forward excitedly, wrapping her arms around Li Jizhou’s arm, pressing against him warmly.

Even through the substitute puppet, Li Jizhou could sense a soft and firm sensation.

"If the senior is willing to help, after I return to my sect, I can pay two hundred middle-grade Spirit Stones as a reward." Even as she pressed herself against Li Jizhou, she didn’t speak of physical rewards.

"Hmph!" Li Jizhou snorted coldly, turning his head away.

The woman panicked instantly, releasing the arm and running to his other side, clinging tightly and pleading bitterly, "Please, senior, don’t be angry... My sect is small and weak, with not many Spirit Stones. But... if the senior doesn’t mind, I am willing to offer myself to repay!"

Li Jizhou finally showed a kind smile again, looking at the woman with a hint of amusement: "What if you don’t keep your promise afterwards?"

The woman hastily lowered her head, then, after a moment of struggle, boldly looked up, "As long as the senior agrees, I am willing to serve you first."

...

Li Jizhou followed the script the other party set, and they quickly reached a consensus.

At midnight, Li Jizhou and the woman went to an inn.

To prevent complications, Li Jizhou didn’t let the woman choose the inn but picked one himself randomly.

Of course, going to the inn wasn’t for relaxation as he, being just a substitute puppet, had no sensation, and wood couldn’t feel anything entering and exiting.

He merely suspected she might be connected to Wei Kingdom.

Upon entering the room, the woman stood bashfully, not daring to look at the bed, with her back to Li Jizhou.

With his late-stage Core Formation Divine Sense, Li Jizhou sensed she was activating an array, determined by its fluctuations to be a Tier Three Junior Level Isolation Array, meant to mask noise from outside.

This, at least, saved Li Jizhou from setting up an additional array.

"Do you no longer want me to escort you back to your sect?" Li Jizhou threatened.

Immediately, the female cultivator turned around, hurried to the bed.

"As the senior wishes... do as you please!"

"Hahaha~" Li Jizhou laughed heartily, pulling her into his embrace.

"Boom~"

At that moment, an explosion sounded.

In an instant, the array the woman set up was shattered by a Breaking Charm.

Subsequently, three men burst in.

Li Jizhou: "..."

Was this just a low-level sting operation?

However, he quickly changed his mind.

"Witch, surrender now!" Upon entering, the three men’s magical power surged, rushing towards the female cultivator.

As the array broke, Li Jizhou had already moved to the window, watching the situation unfold calmly.

Observing the three men, he couldn’t help but be slightly astonished.

All three appeared unfamiliar.

Their cultivation was around the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and even with Li Jizhou’s late-stage Core Formation Divine Sense, he couldn’t see through their disguises,

but he sensed their lifespans: two over five hundred years, one about three hundred.

Also, the magical power aura in their fight was immediately familiar to Li Jizhou.

The indifferent-looking man was clearly Ye Jingyu.

The burly man with a scar on his face was undoubtedly Zhou Cang.

And the slightly feminine man was Yu Ziyu.

"Are these three here together?"

Ye Jingyu and the Wuxiang Sect should have formed an alliance over the Southern Domain Golden Corpse matter.

Meeting Yu Ziyu was no surprise.

Now, with the Wuxiang Sect called as Wei Kingdom’s reinforcement by the mercantile alliance, embroiled in the chaos at the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp, Yu Ziyu can’t offer assistance.

"Are they also preparing to investigate Wei Kingdom?" Li Jizhou felt a slight joy.

In no time, the female cultivator was subdued by the three men.

"Fellow cultivator, there’s nothing for you here. We are law enforcement cultivators of the mercantile alliance and have been tracking this woman for many days, determining she’s a Demon Sect’s witch. Before you, five seniors were drained of their essence and met untimely deaths by her." said the burly disguised Zhou Cang to Li Jizhou.

Li Jizhou nodded slightly and immediately clasped his fist, "To be honest, I came for this matter. The woman was full of flaws, so I used the opportunity to investigate her methods..."

"Hmm?" Yu Ziyu turned her head, eyes slightly narrowed.

But she looked at Li Jizhou somewhat disdainfully.

She had sensed the situation inside long before they entered. Had they not stormed in, Li Jizhou might have been all over her.

Under Yu Ziyu’s gaze, Li Jizhou chuckled openly, "I speak truthfully, I suspect Wei Kingdom has been occupied by the Demon Dao, hence I came to investigate the situation before venturing deep into Wei Kingdom."

Upon hearing this,

Ye Jingyu also turned his attention over.

"You speak of... the Demon Dao in Wei Kingdom?" Ye Jingyu’s voice was icy, as if ready to strike at any moment.

Li Jizhou was slightly cautious, holding a talisman tightly, unwilling for his only substitute puppet to be destroyed by Ye Jingyu.

After pondering for three breaths, he continued: "What are your intentions? I am not a cultivator of the Yan Kingdom, but from the Southern Domain. Because of Spirit Vein Corpse Nourishment that destroyed my dojo, and hearing whispers of the Demon Dao, I began a secret investigation into them. Could the Demon Dao be related to your mercantile alliance?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyu’s complexion turned serious, then exchanged a glance with Yu Ziyu.

"Dare you swear an oath to your Heart Demon upon what you just said?"

"Why wouldn’t I dare?" Everything Li Jizhou stated was the truth, moreover, the oath was sworn by the substitute puppet, unrelated to him.

Not needing the trio to say more, he immediately made an oath in Master Han’s name.

"Master Han’s integrity, we, as brothers, admire you. I am Xiao Yi." Ye Jingyu slightly released the aura of early-stage Core Formation.

"I am Zhao Yuan." Likewise, Yu Ziyu clasped his fist, releasing an aura of early-stage Core Formation.

"I am Wu Di!" Zhou Cang followed suit.

"Honored to meet the three of you!" Li Jizhou readily acted along, clasping his hands respectfully.

"Since that’s the case, would Master Han be willing to join us in investigating the Demon Sect in Wei Kingdom?" Zhou Cang invited.

"Eagerly I desire it!" Li Jizhou agreed immediately.

Subsequently, Ye Jingyu wasted no time in conducting a soul search on the female cultivator...