Thief Cultivator

Small Pliers Xing Qiushan of the Ghost Hand Gate, stumbled and fell to the gate of an old house east of the Hou Tang City God Temple, and knocked on the door repeatedly.

The disciple inside asked, "Who is it?"

"Little Pliers from Yangting Road," Xing Qiushan replied.

"Pliers Hand" is the leader of the Ghost Hand Gate. "Little Pliers Hand" is a minor leader. Yangting Road is where Li Banfeng was robbed; it's Xing Qiushan's territory.

Xing Qiushan was the man in the suit last night. He led five men to rob Li Banfeng, but they encountered such a madman. Three of his five men died, the remaining two were injured, and he himself was also wounded.

Upon entering the main hall and seeing the sect leader Xie Juncong, Xing Qiushan burst into tears.

"Boss, my brothers and I were stealing food in the fields. We opened a pocket and took a wallet, but that wicked man attacked us viciously. Three of our five brothers are dead and two are injured. Boss, please do us justice!"

He meant that they were doing business (stealing) on their own turf, and they stole a wallet, but ended up getting beaten so badly that three people died and two were injured. They were asking the boss for help to get revenge.

Xie Juncong is over sixty years old and his hearing seems to be failing. "Xiao Shan, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

"You took the leather through a hole, shouldn't you be fighting over it?"

Yes, how could stealing lead to a fight?

Xing Qiushan replied, "That man is an experienced one; he caught him when he opened the window."

Xie Juncong then asked, "Since you've been caught, just throw away the skin and start the job!"

Yes, if you just put down your wallets and run away, everything will be fine, right?

"Our husband, we tried to escape, but he wouldn't let us go and insisted on fighting us to the death. We can't leave."

"Five brothers, plus you, six of you, and none of you can leave?"

Xing Qiushan nodded and said, "Honey, we were stuck in the alley and couldn't get out."

"Didn't you check your escape route when you made your move? That can't be right, Xiao Shan, you're not a novice anymore."

"We hadn't eaten for several days, we were a bit too anxious..."

"Tsk tsk tsk," Xie Juncong shook his head, "Xiao Shan, I'm getting old and confused. Tell me the truth, did you go to get food, or did you go to settle a score?"

Bie Liangzi refers to the path of robbery.

The Ghost Hand Gate is a sect of thieves; stealing is their profession, but robbing is forbidden to them.

Xing Qiushan certainly couldn't admit that he had gone to rob someone. "Old Master, it was really just to get food. How could we dare to break the rules? Old Master, don't you believe me?"

Xie Juncong looked at Xing Qiushan, Xing Qiushan looked back at Xie Juncong without the slightest hint of evasion in his eyes.

After a moment of eye contact, Xie Juncong sighed, "Xiao Shan, I was truly confused, but I definitely believe you. How are the two injured brothers?"

"I can't even get up, I'm badly injured!" Xing Qiushan continued to cry.

"Give them more money so they can recover properly. Have you sent off the brothers who died crossing the bridge?"

"This, this hasn't been done yet..."

"Send it quickly, so that he may rest in peace. I'm getting senile; I can't even think things through properly. Please help me think of something else and see if I've forgotten anything. Go and get it done quickly."

Xie Juncong seemed to say a lot, yet also seemed to say nothing at all.

Is he really getting senile?

He's not confused at all.

Having spent his entire life in the Ghost Hand Gate, rising from a street thief to the sect leader, what hasn't he seen? Could Xing Qiushan possibly fool him?

Xing Qiushan went to rob someone, but ran into a tough opponent, suffering heavy losses, and barely escaped with his life.

Logically, Xing Qiushan should have been severely punished according to family rules, but Xie Juncong turned a blind eye and let the matter pass.

As for revenge, forget about it. Xie Juncong also doesn't care about the aftermath. This can be considered a punishment for Xing Qiushan.

Xing Qiushan was feeling disgruntled after leaving the Ghost Hand Gate's lair when a wounded subordinate named Deng Jingcai handed him a photograph. "Brother, this is from Hua Shezi. This person Li Banfeng, and he's the one the Lu Family is looking for."

Xing Qiushan frowned and said, "Why are you showing me this?"

"Brother, take a closer look. Doesn't this person look a lot like that madman from last night?"

"Does it look similar?" Xing Qiushan felt there was a big difference. "Last night, he had a big beard."

Deng Jingcai pointed at the photo and said, "Brother, he just grew a beard like that! Look at his features, look at his eyebrows and eyes, look how much he resembles him!"

After Deng Jingcai's reminder, Xing Qiushan also felt that there was a resemblance.

Deng Jingcai continued, "Brother, if we hand this photo over to the old sect leader, it will definitely be considered a great achievement."

"Hand him over to the old sect leader? Look at your cowardice," Xing Qiushan asked in a low voice, "What's the bounty on this person?"

Deng Jingcai and said, "I heard that you get 20,000 for capturing someone alive, 10,000 for killing them, and 3,000 for sending a message to the Lu Family."

Xing Qiushan frowned. "Is that all the money you have?"

"That's a lot! I'm talking about ocean dollars!"

"A fortune!" Xing Qiushan laughed. "Brother, not only have we avenged ourselves, but we've also struck it rich this time!"

Li Banfeng, wearing heavy makeup, opened his eyes.

He rubbed his stomach, feeling a dull ache.

The wound has scabbed over, and the bloodstains on the clothes and sheets have been washed clean.

The record player sat quietly by the bed, seemingly asleep.

Li Banfeng checked his Pocket Watch; it was ten o'clock.

Ten o'clock.

This is a bit troublesome.

Li Banfeng didn't know how long he had slept.

His Pocket Watch was gold-plated and looked very high-end, but the actual workmanship was very rough. There wasn't even a calendar on the watch, so Li Banfeng didn't know whether it was 10 a. m. or 10 p. m.

Normally, I would just take a quick look before going out.

But now, he has to be careful when going out, as he is still in Green Water City.

Li Banfeng carefully pushed open the door.

If it's dark, immediately set off back to Blue Poplar Village, and then concentrate on fixing your Wife.

If it's still daylight, then punish my Wife now, and leave Green Water City when it gets dark.

Li Banfeng pushed open the door and saw that it was already bright outside; it was 10 a. m.

He immediately shrank back into his Portable Abode, opened a can of food to eat, took out a screwdriver and a wrench, and prepared to dismantle the two record players and the projector.

The idea was good, but it wasn't so easy to put into practice. Li Banfeng had learned some mechanical knowledge in college, but it was basically useless in front of these three machines.

The inability of Pro State to use electrical appliances on a large scale led them to utilize machinery to its fullest extent. Even professional technicians from Yuezhou might not be able to understand these three machines.

Li Banfeng was holding a wrench, wondering where to start, when he suddenly heard a record player hissing behind him.

"My lord~"

That sound was so sweet.

It's so crispy.

Li Banfeng shuddered and turned to look at his Wife: "You're awake?"

"My lord, you are just recovering from a serious injury. Do not get out of bed and walk around. Come and rest by Little Slave side."

Li Banfeng crawled into the front cabinet of the bellows record player, and was about to remove the lever when a gentle wisp of steam stopped him.

"Husband, you don't need to do such heavy work. Please bring that slut Red Lotus here."

"What are you going to do with the Red Lotus?"

"My lord, just bring that slut Red Lotus here."

The Wife's voice still occasionally changed slightly, but it was incredibly soothing.

Li Banfeng didn't ask any more questions and quickly moved the Copper Lotus over.

The Copper Lotus was bathed in a halo of light as she continued to refine the corpse of Bagworm Moth Madam.

The Wife said softly, "Sister Red Lotus, I have a favor to ask of you."

The Copper Lotus saw the steam phonograph machine, and on the tightly closed lotus leaves, clear dewdrops were brewing.

Is this because he was excited to see his Wife?

It seems they have a very good relationship.

"Hey little sister, look at these machines. They're exquisitely crafted and made with high-quality materials. Why don't you just take them?"

Can Copper Lotus still accept machines?

The petals remained motionless; the Copper Lotus seemed unwilling.

"Hey, little sister, I know you look down on these vulgar things, but you heard it last night too. These things were obtained by your husband at the cost of his life."

A few more dewdrops appeared on the petals, poised to burst forth.

She seemed to be talking to the record player.

After listening for a moment, the record player replied, "That's not how it works. Although my husband is doing this for me, I'm also doing it for our family. If my sister and I fight over this, wouldn't we just become a laughing stock in front of outsiders?"

There are indeed people who are enjoying the spectacle.

Li Banfeng vaguely heard a voice.

"Meteor showers fly like jade bullets, swords fall like autumn frost; let's fight! This must be settled, neither side can give way!"

It's Tang Blade.

Li Banfeng took the Tang Blade out of his pocket and kicked it aside.

The Copper Lotus remained unresponsive, which annoyed the Wife.

"Even if you refuse to give me face today, I won't beg you. Husband, go to the outer room for now, I'll have a good fight with this slut!"

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "You're injured like this, what are you still fighting for?"

"I'm not concerned with winning or losing, but with maintaining appearances, my lord. Today, Little Slave 'll risk my life here and see if Red Lotus dares to fight me in this house!"

Clang, clang, clang~

Although the drumming and gong playing was clumsy and broken, it was full of energy; the Wife was about to get serious.

Li Banfeng stood in the middle, unsure how to resolve the situation.

After a long stalemate, the petals hissed, and the Red Lotus bloomed.

Tang Blade instantly stood up, transformed into a bolt of lightning, and darted into the outer room, closing the door behind him.

A surge of air rose from the Lotus Heart, engulfing the two record players and one projector, and sucking them all into the Lotus Heart.

Li Banfeng always believed that the Copper Lotus could not digest these soulless objects.

Now he realizes that not wanting to and not being able to are two different things.

In less than a minute, the lotus flower bloomed again, with two Lotus Seed in its Lotus Heart.

One of the fruits was already ripe, and Li Banfeng peeled it off.

The other one wasn't ripe and was stuck very tightly, Li Banfeng couldn't peel it.

"Hey, my husband, that Lotus Seed isn't fully ripe yet. It'll take a few more days. Give this pill to Little Slave first."

Li Banfeng held the Lotus Seed in his hand, and the Copper Lotus closed its petals to continue Pill Refining.

Before long, the Lotus Seed in Li Banfeng's hand exploded, revealing a pale yellow pill with a slight silver sheen.

What color is this?

It looks like a color created by mixing wood and metal.

Looking at the glow of the record player, I could see gears turning inside the pill, and steam swirling around it.

Mechanical elixir?

Li Banfeng opened the back of the record player, about to stuff the pills inside, when his Wife exclaimed, "Hey, husband, why are you putting them there? Just give them to Little Slave!"

It turns out that eating it was enough.

Li Banfeng put the pill into the mouth of the loudspeaker, and the record player was shrouded in mist. He said softly, "This Little Slave will rest for a while, and you, my husband, should also rest well. Once you wake up, we will surely be fully recovered."

Steam soothed Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng is holding a record player.

The two fell into a sweet sleep.

The Copper Lotus released two clear dewdrops, which landed on Li Banfeng and the record player respectively.

At the Lu Family, Lu Dongliang was organizing the cultivation rules for Lu Chunying after she entered the introductory stage of the Travel Cultivator.

The head steward Qiu Zhiheng, approached Lu Dongliang and whispered, "Small Pliers Xing Qiushan of the Ghost Hand Gate, wishes to see you."

"I won't see you!" Lu Dongliang immediately refused.

He wasn't in the mood to see guests today, let alone a nobody like Xing Qiushan.

Qiu Zhiheng added, "Xing Qiushan said he saw Li Banfeng on Yangting Road."

Lu Dongliang asked in astonishment, "Who did you see?"

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