Chapter 22: Desolation of the Western Desolation
Chen Li didn't try to persuade further; during their casual conversation, he also took the opportunity to inquire about some odd news and local customs to broaden his horizons.
"The Longevity Domain is relatively safe only in a few marketplaces; elsewhere, monsters are rampant. Of course, that's almost everywhere in the Western Desolation. It's the same all over. Otherwise, why would it be called the 'Desolation'? It doesn't even have a proper name.
Here, there are few mortals, few cultivators, and mostly just monsters.
Just on my way here, I encountered them three times. If it weren't for the experienced merchant caravan and a Foundation Establishment senior leading us, I'm afraid we wouldn't have made it here."
'It seems I need to plan carefully before leaving this place,' Chen Li thought to himself.
Chen Li then inquired about the marketplace where he had stayed before.
Facing Chen Li's questions, Lin Gui was an open book, getting excited and animated. He clearly had a bit too much to drink.
However, after only a few words, someone came to Lin Gui looking for medicine, and he hurriedly left Chen Li to attend to the business.
"It's going to be lively around here from now on!" Chen Li thought to himself.
Looking at the situation, it seemed future choices were either sudden death or eventually fleeing.
This kind of business could only be done in broad daylight... problems were inevitable at dusk or dawn.