43: Golden Bow and Silver Bullet

"You don't know anything, yet you still dare to come and rescue someone?"

Now it was Yi Sanyi's turn to be stunned.

"So you two caused such a huge commotion without actually knowing anything? You're just relying on sheer recklessness?"

Zhou Yan also felt slightly embarrassed, unable to maintain his previous serious expression, but he still pushed through and spoke up.

"If you tell me, won't I know then?"

"You've already invested so much; it's too late to regret it now."

Yi Sanyi did indeed regret it. Seeing Zhou Yan's performance just now, he really wanted to flip his stance immediately and shout for the escapee to be caught.

However, hearing Zhou Yan say that, Yi Sanyi felt he had a point.

Anyway, what he needed was Zhou Yan's strange abilities and unknown trump cards; how much Zhou Yan actually knew didn't seem that important.

"Fine, then listen closely."

Yi Sanyi gritted his teeth and finally decided to keep betting.

Going all-in is a form of wisdom!

Meanwhile, Zhou Yan looked at the mini-map, where Yi Sanyi's icon was rapidly fluctuating between neutral and hostile.

Seeing it finally settle on neutral, he also lowered the sword-finger hidden behind his back.

"Compared to us, the Han family's Physique is somewhat special. In the words of that Prodigy, Giant Abyss, they are more in touch with 'Earthly Qi'."

Yi Sanyi stood up and began rummaging through chests and cupboards, looking for something while continuing the conversation.

"Those of us who live by the sea all year round are too in touch with 'Sea Qi'. Perhaps she is better at transforming people into fish, which is why she took root here."

"Having made fish for so long, she naturally became interested when two subjects who could be transformed into land-dwelling creatures appeared to change her pace."

"So, even if Jia Sanyi hadn't investigated the village's secrets, Giant Abyss would have discovered the usefulness of his wife and child. With her personality, things likely would have still ended up like that."

"That Han Wenya is a failure. She has become a complete monster; although her strength far exceeds ours, she has no rationality and is worse than a wild beast."

"As for Han Wenqing, he is also a failure. Even if he had a delayed Bloodline Awakening, he shouldn't have lived long before turning into a beast. His current state is likely because of you."

After searching for a long while, Yi Sanyi finally found what he was looking for—a wooden box covered in quite a bit of dust.

As the wooden box opened, the item inside was revealed: an iron undershirt covered in barbs.

"She specializes in transforming fish. She's had plenty of failures even in her own field, let alone transforming land animals."

"Perhaps she's been acting as a fake Immortal for too long; she arrogantly decided that she must produce a successful subject."

Zhou Yan: "So Little Yueer, a child born of a local and a member of the Han family, is in touch with 'Earthly Qi' while also being a descendant of her original subjects. This makes her the perfect experimental subject."

Yi Sanyi: "Exactly."

"So the village has raised her since childhood to have more contact with land and only moderate contact with the sea. They've been secretly nurturing her Physical Body, feeding her Spirit Fish from time to time, wanting to transform her into something even more perfect."

"And now is the time to harvest the fruit. Giant Abyss obtained a newborn Little Li Nu from somewhere and sent it to Han Yue's side."

"The two have been eating and sleeping together. Under the influence of the Spells given by Giant Abyss, that Little Li Nu's newborn Soul is gradually weakening, while a portion of Han Yue's Soul seeps into the Li Nu's body, allowing it to adapt to Han Yue in advance."

"Han Yue should be at the Altar right now, where that Prodigy is performing the final Physical Body compatibility tuning."

"Tomorrow morning, the Little Li Nu will be escorted to the Altar. That will be the moment of their Fusion."

Yi Sanyi finally put on the undershirt and layered two more sets of clothes over it.

"It's currently the early stage of Fusion. To prevent them from merging prematurely, Han Yue was sent to the Altar ahead of time, while the Li Nu was left in the Water City."

"The guards, who were originally on high alert, have been split; some need to guard the Altar, and some are in the Water City guarding the Li Nu."

"We'll split up. If you're fast enough to arrive before I'm killed, and you can make the two meet early to disrupt the physical tuning, the worst-case scenario for Han Yue would be dying as a human."

"Just that alone, while it won't repay the debt, means my life wasn't wasted. It's worth it."

A key identical to the previous one was tossed toward Zhou Yan.

"Not far from the passage where you were held, there is a Fish Farm. The Li Nu is at the deepest part of that Fish Farm."

"Because they need to keep the Li Nu in good condition during the experiment, they regularly feed it Spirit Fish. Keeping it there is more convenient."

"This also means the patrol will be much tighter. There will be two groups of people guarding it: those guarding the Fish Farm and those guarding the Li Nu."

"You failed to save it when there was no one around; now you can only hope for the best."

After saying this, Yi Sanyi left the room on his own.

After the door closed, Yi Sanyi's icon on the map turned into a friendly unit.

With time tight and the task heavy, Zhou Yan moved quickly, first heading to the water dungeon to rescue Jia Sanyi.

Previously, he had followed the principle of trying not to cause trouble, so he hadn't bothered with him. But since he was going to stir things up anyway, he might as well release him before the chaos started.

Jia Sanyi was surprised by this, but he did not leave.

Zhou Yan only cared about efficiency now. Rescuing him was just a side task; whether he ran or not was none of his business.

Before Han Wenya could arrive and roar to attract the guards, Zhou Yan went ashore first.

Surprisingly, Zhou Yan didn't encounter a single person along the way.

Following the location Yi Sanyi had pointed out, he soon reached the Fish Farm.

This place wasn't much different from the passage where he had been held, just a bit wider.

Entering the passage, there were small rooms on both sides.

Unlike the cell where Zhou Yan had been kept, these doors were completely sealed.

Every door here had a small window.

Driven by curiosity, Zhou Yan approached a nearby door and looked inside.

"Ugh!"

Just one look almost made Zhou Yan vomit.

Inside sat a person who was bloated all over, looking like someone who had drowned. Two thick water pipes were connected to his chest and stomach.

A small koi fish was swimming freely in a passage in his stomach, occasionally nibbling on his flesh.

Every time his flesh was nibbled, a special liquid would flow from the pipe on his chest, and the place being eaten would recover at a speed visible to the naked eye as the liquid flowed down.

After seeing this, Zhou Yan didn't dare look at the others. He simply walked toward the depths, adding another reason to kill Giant Abyss.

"Ding, the mall has been refreshed."

Zhou Yan didn't pay much attention to this notification.

During this time, the mall would refresh occasionally—sometimes every 12 hours, sometimes every 72 hours.

As for the items that appeared, they were either rabbit ear accessories or some stockings and high heels.

Or perhaps frog and bear onesies; they were completely useless.

Zhou Yan reached the end, standing before a massive gateway.

"I actually reached it just like that?"

"Didn't Yi Sanyi say there would be many people?"

Zhou Yan didn't find any enemies on the mini-map either. Half-doubting, he still used the key to open the door.

Inside the door, a Little Three-Flower was lying on the ground with sleepy eyes, a huge iron collar around its tiny neck.

The thick iron chain connected to the collar formed a sharp contrast with its petite body.

"It's this simple?"

"Has my luck finally changed?"

On a whim, Zhou Yan opened the mall. As expected, it was another pile of familiar junk.

A Qixi Festival headpiece, a headband with "Happy Qixi" in LED lights.

A Dragon Boat Festival accessory, a cute Zongzi pendant.

Golden Bow and Silver Pellets, a plain-looking legendary fashio... "Wait!"

Golden Bow and Silver Pellets? Legendary!

[Equipment Fashion: Golden Bow and Silver Pellets]: Price 19,999 immortal fate stones.

My luck... my luck really has changed!

Without a second thought, Zhou Yan pulled the profound ring out of his backpack and began swiping to pay.

After receiving the rewards for the 328 and 648 tiers—two golden, shimmering feedback gift packs—Zhou Yan clicked on Golden Bow and Silver Pellets to check its details.