Pancake Village

After visiting several villages, Li Banfeng still did not use any medicine.

Yao Lao's medicine is used to save lives. These villages are either deserted or left with only a group of people who survive by eating other people.

Villages without people don't need saving. As for people who live by eating people, Li Banfeng can spare their lives if they are just picking up corpses. But if they hunt innocent people, Li Banfeng find another way to save them.

He would cut off their hands and feet, then send them to his Portable Abode so that his Wife could save their souls.

Whether the remaining part is edible depends on Red Lotus's mood.

Red Lotus had little interest in corpses without cultivation. Although Sea Eat Ridge was a gathering place for Food Cultivator, there weren't as many people with cultivation as one might imagine.

But this place is indeed special. Every two hours, Li Banfeng has to go back to his Portable Abode to eat something. He doesn't know what force is controlling this land, but people get hungry very easily here.

This is Third Ridge, the most isolated and severely Insect Plague area of Sea Eat Ridge. It has been almost forgotten by everyone. For the first time in his life, Li Banfeng witnessed what it meant to have nine out of ten houses empty and to see corpses of the starving everywhere.

This is completely different from the famines depicted in movies and TV dramas; it is a suffocating sense of oppression and fear.

"It's a good thing I have a mental illness, otherwise you would have scared me to the point of having a mental breakdown," Li Banfeng said, patting a man's head. "Aren't you scared when you're cooking your wife?"

The man tied up his wife, preparing to boil her alive, and Li Banfeng happened to see it.

Li Banfeng released his wife and then began to seriously educate the man.

The man cried, "I had no choice, I was just too hungry..."

"Boil alive? You can really do that? You should at least stab me first, then I'll give you a quick death!"

Li Banfeng threw him into Portable Abode and continued searching the village. When he found nothing by nightfall, Li Banfeng returned to the house and ate six cans of food.

At this rate of consumption, Li Banfeng's own food reserves might not even be enough.

The Wife had eaten her fill today. When she saw Li Banfeng return with Wine Gourd, she greeted him warmly, "Hey sister, our whole family has eaten our fill today. Are you hungry? Here are two fresh souls. I've saved them for you."

The Wine Gourd jumped to the Wife's side and replied, "Thank you for your kindness, sister, but I don't eat souls."

"Where's the flesh and blood? That slut Red Lotus is picky; she wouldn't eat any of the good stuff left over. Why don't you try some?"

"I can eat some flesh and blood, but I saw a lot of blood today with my little brother, and I feel a bit nauseous. I'll eat it another day."

"Hey little sister, you just follow your husband out to risk your life, but you don't even ask for a bite to eat or drink. I really don't know what you like. Since it's a magic weapon, it still needs to come with some cost, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Banfeng's cheeks twitched.

There was something he overlooked.

All magical treasures in the world have their costs, but since the Wine Gourd fell into his hands, Li Banfeng had never thought about it.

If his Wife hadn't reminded him, Li Banfeng didn't know when he would have remembered.

Hulu replied, "Of course I need the capital, but I'm afraid my sister will laugh at me if I say it. I'm a heavy drinker, and I can't get enough of it all year round. I'm just afraid my body will get cold."

But I can only produce one jin of liquor a day, and I have to save that jin for my little brother. When I run out of liquor, I have to find a place to warm myself up.

There's nowhere to warm up, so I can only find warmth on my little brother. If he's not feeling well, I'll find warmth on my older sister. That's my only asset.

Upon hearing this, Li Banfeng suddenly realized that, apart from that night when he was drinking with his Wife, the Li Banfeng Wine Gourd had always been with him, and it was sticking to him very tightly.

This price is not too high.

Li Banfeng was quite satisfied, Wife scoffed, "Pah! You shameless hussy, are you going to stay in my room tonight to keep warm?"

"I'll just rub against you from the side, it won't bother you."

"Pah! You're getting more and more shameless!"

Li Banfeng, also feeling embarrassed, leaned closer to the record player and asked, "Wife, are we really going to share a room tonight?"

"Oh, my lord, Little Slave was just joking. I'm not feeling well today. Please go and rest in the outer room."

Is your body inconvenient?

What's inconvenient about it?

"Is your Wife's Machine Oil low?"

"Oh, my lord, Little Slave have plenty of oil, not a drop. My lord, rest early, my lord, go to sleep quickly, my lord, my lord~"

My Wife's voice is so sweet.

Li Banfeng slept in the third room for one night, and the next morning, he continued the search in Third Ridge.

Only the record player and Red Lotus remained in the room. Red Lotus, in the outer room, said to the record player, "Did you figure it out?"

Sizzle~

"I can see it. I can see not only her assets, but also her lineage."

Tell me about it.

The record player snorted coldly, "You should have seen it by now, so why are you still asking me?"

The madwoman was suspicious by nature, yet she had no doubt about the gourd. That was her advantage; she could influence people's thoughts and make them believe her. When she was alive, she must have been a spiritual practitioner.

Red Lotus remained silent for a long time, then realized something was wrong. "That madman's thoughts are strange. He is naturally restrained from mental cultivation. If the gourd is truly a mental cultivator, it shouldn't be able to control the madman's thoughts."

Sizzle~

"It's not manipulation, it's triggering. This gourd is different from ordinary cultivators. She doesn't use force but gentle persuasion. She has subdued that madman, so naturally he won't suspect her."

Red Lotus said with some worry, "This is a difficult matter to handle. Why don't you expose her in front of the madman?"

"What's the rush? If we expose her, how will we find out what she's really thinking?"

"Don't worry, besides you and me, there's one other person who's suspicious of her—her fellow disciple. He'll help that madman keep an eye on her."

Red Lotus sneered, "What can I do if I don't trust him? I don't want to be his wife anyway."

Sizzle~

"No matter what you say, you still have to live under the same roof as him, right?"

A short while later, the door opened, and Li Banfeng returned to find canned food to eat.

"Hey husband, have you arrived at Sea Eat Ridge? At this rate, the family's food reserves won't last."

It really can't be held up any longer. Li Banfeng needs to finish the Sea Eat Ridge matter quickly.

From dawn till dusk, Li Banfeng still hadn't seen a decent village. As he reached a crossroads, a pungent, fishy smell wafted into his nostrils.

Someone has poisoned the air!

Li Banfeng retreated quickly, carefully observing the surrounding situation.

Danger came from behind. Li Banfeng didn't turn around in a hurry. He first drew his Tang Blade and stabbed it in the back.

A cry of pain came from behind him, Li Banfeng immediately turned around and stomped his foot.

Snap!

The skill of Trample Ten Thousand Rivers.

It didn't work.

The pebbles on the ground didn't break, Li Banfeng's technique failed.

This technique often fails. Since learning it, Li Banfeng has only successfully used it twice in Xindi, both times when his legs were extremely heavy.

Standing behind him was a middle-aged man, around fifty years old, holding a Wolf Tooth Club. He pointed at Li Banfeng and shouted, "Who are you?"

Li Banfeng recalled his Tang Blade and looked at the man, saying, "I also want to ask you, who are you? Are you here to eat meat again? Do you want an arm or a leg?"

"Eat meat?" the man roared. "You're a cannibalistic beast!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man charged forward, brandishing his Wolf Tooth Club.

Judging from the sound of the wind, the Wolf Tooth Club must weigh over a hundred pounds. The man's shoulder was cut by the Tang Blade, but it did not affect his performance at all. Each strike was faster than the last, forcing Li Banfeng retreat step by step.

After a brief exchange, Li Banfeng stealthily approached the man, pressed his sickle against his chest, and demanded, "Who exactly are you?"

The man neither dodged nor retreated, but charged straight into the blade, and then swung the Wolf Tooth Club at Li Banfeng's head.

With such a powerful physique and such reckless fighting style, it can be basically concluded that this is a Food Cultivator.

Judging from his combat strength, this person is at least at the third level.

Li Banfeng withdrew the sickle. He didn't kill him. From the few words they exchanged earlier, it could be inferred that there was a misunderstanding between the two.

"I'm here to deliver medicine."

A single sentence made the middle-aged man stop.

He paused for a moment, then looked at Li Banfeng with excitement. "Did Second Master send you?"

"Which Second Master?" Li Banfeng asked, completely bewildered.

"The second master of the Lu Family!"

Lu Dongjun?

Li Banfeng recalled some news articles from the newspaper.

Lu Dongjun came to Sea Eat Ridge to control the Insect Plague, and it seems that he has achieved some success.

Then what am I even here for?

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "It wasn't the second master of the Lu Family who sent me. It was another expert who sent me, but I can't reveal his identity."

The middle-aged man was very disappointed. "Since it's not the medicine of the second master of the Lu Family, it probably won't be of much use."

"Whether it works or not, you can try it first. I've come all this way." Li Banfeng was a little embarrassed that he had come all the way to Sea Eat Ridge, only to be met with such a cold reception.

"Give it a try." The middle-aged man stared at Li Banfeng for a moment, then agreed.

He agreed.

Li Banfeng felt that this person was really simple and honest, but this simplicity made Li Banfeng a little suspicious.

"Come with me." The middle-aged man led Li Banfeng into a village. At the village entrance, three men stood ready, one carrying a hammer, one carrying a Guan Yu sword, and the other carrying an axe. Each of their weapons was quite heavy.

"Put down your weapons, this is for delivering medicine."

"Second Master's medicine?" All three of them were very excited.

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "It's not Second Master, it's Seventh Master. Get out of the way."

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

The man with the Wolf Tooth Club said, "This really is someone delivering medicine."

"Medicine delivery person... okay then." The three people made way for them.

Are they all so simple and honest?

Li Banfeng entered the village and saw the long-lost smoke rising from the chimneys.

There were still people cooking in the village, and Li Banfeng could smell the aroma of rice.

The middle-aged man asked, "Have you eaten? Have something to eat first."

Li Banfeng was indeed hungry. He entered the man's house and saw a burly middle-aged man bring out a food bowl and place it in front of Li Banfeng.

"Is this your younger brother?" Li Banfeng asked casually.

The man was displeased. "What are you saying? This is my wife!"

Li Banfeng looked at the middle-aged man again.

The woman rolled her eyes at Li Banfeng and went back into the inner room.

It's true what they say, women aren't suited for Food Cultivator; this lady of the house even seems to have grown a beard.

The man introduced himself, "My name is Niu Fuzhi, meaning 'blessed' and 'ambitious.' What's your name?"

"My Li Qi."

Niu Fuzhi said with a look of disdain, "This name is so rustic, you can tell he's never been to school. I doubt your medicine will work."

Li Banfeng wanted to say that his name was also Li Furong, and that it sounded very cultured.

But there was no need to dwell on it. The rice bowl was covered with a net, and Li Banfeng could see the white rice. He felt very hungry. He smelled it and found that apart from the aroma of rice, there was no other strange smell.

Even after using the method of Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity misfortune for a while, no danger was perceived.

Li Banfeng lifted the net and began to eat with peace of mind, but he had to be quick, as some mosquitoes wouldn't even spare the cooked rice.

Having eaten eight ounces of rice, knowing how hard it was to come by, Li Banfeng felt embarrassed to eat more.

After putting down his chopsticks, Li Banfeng asked, "Where did you get this rice from?"

"Grown."

Planted?

"What season is this? How can rice still be grown?"

Niu Fuzhi said, "We have Farming Cultivator, and we can grow crops at this time of year, but we can't keep out these mosquitoes. Have you eaten your fill? Take out the medicine and try it!"

"Where should we try?"

"In the fields! We're about to harvest the rice."

Li Banfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Were you the ones who released the poison in the farmland just now?"

Niu Fuzhi said, "How is that poison? That's mosquito repellent. We've tried quite a few different kinds."

P. S.: Are the people in this village really that simple and honest?

An extra chapter will be added at 12 noon!