Chapter 541 Being a Free Person (2/2)

In fact, that black air was extremely vicious and it definitely had harmed many living beings.

Shen Lian was definitely not the one to enforce justice on behalf of heaven but he could not overlook it after all. That was why he decided to take some measures to exorcise that demon.

The mountains there were white and the water was black. The land was fertile. Over the years, the small tribes were self-sufficient and would even have a surplus. When Shen Lian observed the wind direction and clouds there, he only saw that the vital energy of the human body of the tribe declining, their fates scattered.

Shen Lian patted Xiao Hei and said, ”Your current appearance is too fierce, change into something else.”

Tiger replied disgruntledly, ”Master, I have never eaten a human before. What malice is there? What more, everyone in the Eastern Barbarians is formidable that even I cannot fight against them.”

Shen Lian said, ”Stop talking nonsense. Didn't you just learn the illusion technique? You just become a black horse then.”

Xiao Hei anxiously looked at Shen Lian as it answered, ”Master, can I not become a horse?” The horse was the most hated animal by Xiao Hei. After all, Pegasus had bullied it so many times that Xiao Hei hated all the horses in the world.

Shen Lian chuckled as he scolded, ”Then you become a donkey then. If you're not going to do it, I'll help you.”

Looking at his master's mirthful expression, a chill ran down the black tiger's spine. It then rolled onto the floor and became a donkey. Its fur coat was black and shiny. It even snorted loudly.

Shen Lian rode on the donkey that was transformed by the black tiger and they waltzed their way down the mountains.

Within a five-mile area, they heard a crying sound. In front, there was a woman holding her child as she wept by the steam side.

Shen Lian used the common tongue that was used in the Xia Kingdom as he asked, ”What are you crying about?”

The woman only tilted her head while she stared at him, her tears not dried yet. Nonetheless, she did not understand what Shen Lian was saying.

Shen Lian then used various kinds of Eastern Barbarians' dialects that he had recently learned. The woman still shook her head and finally, Shen Lian had no choice but to use his divine thoughts to telepath the question.

The woman then understood and with some respect, she looked at Shen Lian as she answered, ”Celestial master must have come from afar. This lady, myself, is of the Wuzhong's.”

Shen Lian knew why she called him celestial master. It turned out that since the beginning of time, the Eastern Barbarians had the tradition of worshiping celestials. For those cultivator of Qi that cultivated his spirit and was able to transfer thoughts, they were thought that they had achieved the celestial method and they were called celestial masters.

Even though it was a small tribe, they still had some common sense. After all, the Eastern Barbarians was wide and plentiful with resources. There would still be many cultivators of Qi who crossed the mountains and rivers to come to these places. They would give out holy water, heal sicknesses and save people to exchange for the spiritual materials and treasure items they needed.

The tribe that the woman was in was called the Wuzhong tribe. Their legacy was approximately a thousand years old all of them were people who banded together from big tribes who could not continue living in those big tribes. Finally, they converged to this land of white mountains and black water.

As for the child in her embrace, it was her daughter. That day, she was selected to be sent to the mountain peak in the west side as an offering to the demonic god, in exchange for a half a month peace in Wuzhong.

The woman could not bear to part with her child. That was why she embraced her and wept uncontrollably by the stream.

After listening to her description, Shen Lian then learned the Wuzhong language. With a smile, he answered, ”Do not cry anymore. I am exactly here to help you all get rid of that demonic evil.”杀鸡儆猴 - It means to make an example out of someone as a warning to another. The literal translation is used to fit the translation for this text.