Chapter 91: Low-Level Demon-Subduing Ring

Splash, splash... As Li Si twisted his hands, water was wrung out of the sweat towel, spilling into the stream and splashing up sprays of water.

This small stream was something he had seen along the road. It was only about half a metre wide, and the water was clear. He could even see small groups of fish swimming leisurely in the water.

His body had already been stained all over with blood earlier, making him feel uncomfortable all over, so he had taken a bath here.

Li Si looked at his bare upper body reflected in the river water and found that compared to before, he had become slightly darker, a little like the ordinary, unremarkable self from his previous life.

In truth, this was also because he had recently been training under the sun all the time. Unlike the original owner, who usually stayed at home, never stepping beyond the inner or outer doors.

Li Si felt this was quite good. What did a man need fair skin and beauty for?

Only, what made him feel somewhat strange was why, even though his strength had already increased a great deal, his body was still as thin as before, with only a few scattered muscles.

Thinking carefully, the strength that peach had given him probably was not reflected in his muscles.

Li Si did not think much more about it after that. He looked at the ground beside him, where there was a pile of bloodstained clothing. Li Si felt somewhat regretful. These clothes and trousers were all covered in Chen Zhongyang’s blood, and he had no way to wash them clean. It seemed he could not keep them.

After all, if he wore these clothes and someone saw him, they might think he was some kind of murderer.

Afterward, he grabbed the clothes, walked to the bonfire, and threw them in.

Li Si looked at the roaring bonfire and knew that Chen Zhongyang’s matter could be considered over. His heart also felt much lighter.

Immediately, he looked at the fish in the stream and smiled slightly. Then he pulled up his trouser legs and walked into the stream.

It was the height of summer, but this stream water was icy cold. Li Si’s feet stepped on the sand and stones in the stream, and he felt extremely comfortable. Even the scorching sunlight shining on his body no longer felt hot.

But at this moment, he was not here to enjoy the coolness of the stream water. He looked toward the fish swimming happily in the stream. These fish were only about a cun long. Under the sunlight, flashes of scale light appeared from time to time. 3.3 cm (~1.3 in).

This kind of fish was a whitebait. The last time he had gone fishing with Yu Hu and the others, they had caught several of them. This fish’s head was very small, and its flesh was extremely tender. For someone like Li Si, who did not eat fish heads, eating this kind of fish was extremely worthwhile.

Li Si stood in the water, completely motionless, his whole person like a sculpture.

Just like this, after roughly one or two minutes, his hands suddenly stabbed into the water like long spears.

Then his hands came out of the water and flung backward. Two whitebait about a cun long were thrown onto the bank. 3.3 cm (~1.3 in).

However, this was not the end. His hands stabbed into the water again, and afterward, he threw two more fish onto the shore. After repeating this several times, six or seven fish were already flopping on the riverbank.

Only then did Li Si stop. He shook the water from his hands and walked toward the shore.

Just now, there had been two or three small schools of fish approaching him, and he had caught nearly half of them. Part of this was because his physical strength had improved recently, and part of it was related to the fact that he could now use many of the techniques from The Black Tortoise Record.

After catching the fish, Li Si walked ashore. Then, by the stream, he squeezed out the fish intestines and the like and cleaned them thoroughly.

Immediately afterward, he used the Black Sword to cut some small bamboo from a nearby bamboo grove. Then he walked back to the bonfire, skewered these whitebait, and roasted them over the fire.

While roasting these fish, Li Si also began summarising his gains from the peach grove.

Before coming to the peach grove, he had 65 soul points. Afterward, he gained 270 soul points from delivering souls and 94 soul points from killing the Peach Tree Demon, for a total of 429 soul points.

But after that, he had exchanged for the Evil-Slaying Peach Seed, spending 50 soul points. Now, what he had left was 379 soul points.

Thinking of this, he opened the marketplace and checked the goods inside.

Hundred-Year Lifespan: After exchange, it can increase lifespan by one hundred years. Exchange price: 20,000 soul points.

Supreme Protective Talisman: A protective talisman written with an unknown red liquid. It prevents any demons or ghosts from harming the wearer.

Expires 30 days after being worn. Exchange price: 13,000 soul points.

Nine Nether Cat Eyes: A cat’s pair of eyes. After exchange, the eyes become Nine Nether Cat Eyes and can see through the true forms of all ghost creatures and demon creatures. The eyes cannot be concealed by any demon arts or ghost arts. Exchange price: 8,000 soul points.

Demon-Transformation Water: An unknown yellow liquid. After drinking it, a person will lose reason and become a demon creature, gaining a lifespan of 500 years. Exchange price: 200 points.

Low-Level Demon-Subduing Ring: A demon-subduing ring made from unknown metal. It can subdue low-level demon creatures. Exchange price: 120 points.

Next goods refresh time: 2 days, 6 hours, 3 minutes, 45 seconds.

Li Si directly ignored Hundred-Year Lifespan, Supreme Protective Talisman, and Nine Nether Cat Eyes. These three things were purely there to make him greedy. Right now, there was simply no way for him to exchange for them.

Afterward, he looked at the remaining two items he could afford, namely Demon-Transformation Water and the Low-Level Demon-Subduing Ring.

He definitely would not exchange for Demon-Transformation Water. No matter how short of lifespan Li Si was, he would not buy this thing.

He looked at the Low-Level Demon-Subduing Ring and felt somewhat conflicted. If he did not buy this thing, then the next time the system marketplace refreshed, there might not be anything this cheap, and this small number of soul points of his would have nowhere to be spent.

But if he bought it, he was also afraid that after the system marketplace refreshed in two days, he would want to buy something else, only to lack enough soul points.

Li Si thought for a moment, then bought this Low-Level Demon-Subduing Ring. Right now, he only had the right to consider the present. There was no need to think so far ahead.

At the same time, over these days, he had also learned the benefits of having ghost creatures help him. Although Xiaoduan was sometimes simple-minded, if he truly had not had Xiaoduan, his corpse would already be stinking by now.

As for Xiaoyu, Li Si felt she was the most worthwhile. In total, he had spent only 5 soul points. Although she was terrible in combat, her supporting effect was extremely good.

During this period, whether in reading or practising The Black Tortoise Record, his progress had been astonishingly fast, and this was also thanks to Xiaoyu’s Spirit Light skill.

So Li Si felt it was necessary to keep a Low-Level Demon-Subduing Ring. If he ever encountered some demon creature, he would be able to subdue one.

Just like that tiger demon from before, its ability to transform into human form and its close-combat ability would both be very useful to him. That tiger demon could even serve as a mount.

Even that Peach Demon, with the effect of its peaches strengthening the body, was also a very good support-type demon creature.

Thinking of this, Li Si could not help feeling somewhat tempted.

Only, he did not know what type of demon creature he would encounter in the future. He only hoped it would be useful to him.

And just as Li Si was thinking about these things, a burnt smell entered his nose.