Great Virtuous Person

Li Banfeng called out to Lao Pan.

Niu Fuzhi know who he was calling.

He looked at his wife in the kitchen.

My wife is still upset about the cured pork.

"Um, my Benefactor, what exactly were you saying just now...?"

Before Li Banfeng could answer, Niu Fuzhi gagged himself.

He felt he shouldn't ask, he couldn't ask, he felt he was doing Li Qi a disservice by asking.

Li Qi is his benefactor, the benefactor of the whole village. He just wanted a quiet place to talk, and he kept asking him all sorts of questions. Is that reasonable?

Not only did Niu Fuzhi feel guilty, but his wife also felt guilty.

When her Benefactor wanted to eat, she couldn't bear to put rice in the pot; Benefactor wanted vegetables, she couldn't bear to cut meat in the pot. She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

They couldn't stay in the house any longer, so the couple retreated outside and then out of the yard.

This is the method and power of virtue cultivation.

Li Banfeng silently in the room, watching an old man with Round Hat, round-framed glasses, a long robe, and a cane, dressed like a remnant of the Former Dynasty, sit down in front of him.

Li Banfeng guessed correctly; this man was Pan Dehai, the Local Earth God of Sea Eat Ridge!

"Young man, you can actually see me." Pan Dehai smiled at Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng didn't laugh, his expression remaining normal as he said, "What's so strange about seeing you?"

This is actually quite a strange thing.

Pan Dehai is not a living person, but a ghost. Few people can see ghosts. Even some high-ranking cultivators in the Daoist sect cannot see ghosts without the help of Spiritual Object.

Pan Dehai also had special methods to conceal his figure.

When he ambushed Feng Daiku didn't even notice him.

Pan Dehai was somewhat surprised that such a young man had seen through his scheme today.

Little did he know that the Golden Eyes Autumn Down Technique was a special technique the record player had given to Li Banfeng.

"Young man, what magic weapon did you use?" Pan Dehai continued to probe.

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I didn't use any magic weapons; this is just my technique."

Pan Dehai's gaze darkened, and his tone turned somewhat cold. "Don't you dare lie to me."

Li Banfeng sneered, "If you can't even tell a lie, what use is your cultivation level?"

Pan Dehai was increasingly surprised.

Deshu is an expert at discerning lies.

Li Banfeng was telling the truth; he was using techniques.

But how could this young man use such powerful techniques?

What puzzled Pan Dehai even more was Li Banfeng's attitude.

How could this young man have no sense of awe or respect in his presence?

Under normal circumstances, Li Banfeng is very respectful to his seniors, such as Old Man Yao and the Carriage Driver.

But today's situation annoyed Li Banfeng.

Pan Dehai took advantage of Niu Fuzhi's family, exploiting their sincerity and simplicity to make Li Banfeng feel guilty and force Li Banfeng to hand over the prescription. This behavior disgusted Li Banfeng.

Pan Dehai sized Li Banfeng up and down, then asked slowly and deliberately in an interrogative tone, "Did Yao Lao send you?"

Li Banfeng picked up his wine bowl and took a sip. "You were the one who asked Old Man Yao for medicine, so I brought it to you."

Pan Dehai's tone became even sterner. "You young man are truly formidable. To earn Yao Lao's appreciation, you must be no ordinary person. What sect do you belong to, and what level of cultivation do you possess?"

Li Banfeng, expressionless, retorted, "Why should I tell you?"

Pan Dehai was stunned for a long time, but Li Banfeng remained neither humble nor arrogant, and was never intimidated by him.

He changed his attitude and said with a slight smile, "I am a few years older than you and have cultivated for a few more years. Asking you a few trivial questions is not offensive, is it?"

When you first arrived at Pancake Village, did you see this old man?

He was testing Li Banfeng.

"No," Li Banfeng answered truthfully.

He didn't see Pan Dehai at that time, because Pan Dehai wasn't in Pancake Village at all.

When did he enter the Pancake Village?

When Li Banfeng said, "I'm here to deliver medicine."

The three words "medicine deliveryman" are a mark, a mark that Pan Dehai wrote on Sea Eat Ridge.

Knowing that Yao Lao was going to deliver medicine to him, he engraved those three words in everyone's hearts. As long as the people of Sea Eat Ridge heard those three words, Pan Dehai could sense it, so he immediately rushed to Pancake Village and influenced the behavior of the entire village.

Pan Dehai then asked, "When did you find out that I was in Pancake Village?"

Li Banfeng said, "When I entered the village, I felt like I was in Pancake Village."

Pan Dehai frowned; Li Banfeng's words were indeed true.

This young man sensed me as soon as he entered the village?

I had just arrived in the village then, and he could see my every move.

What level is he exactly?

What kind of person did Yao Lao actually find?

In fact, Li Banfeng did not sense Pan Dehai's presence at the time. Although the Travel Cultivator had techniques to Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity and seek good fortune, Pan Dehai's status clearly meant he was not within Li Banfeng's range of perception.

What Li Banfeng said was indeed the truth; from the moment he entered the village, Li Banfeng felt that something was wrong.

Niu Fuzhi, a skilled cultivator, was responsible for keeping watch at the village entrance. He had a misunderstanding with Li Banfeng, and the two got into a fight.

Li Banfeng said he was there to deliver medicine, so Niu Fuzhi let him in.

He agreed.

Is such a simple and honest person suitable for guarding the outside?

At first, Li Banfeng was trying to understand Niu Fuzhi's thoughts.

Is it because the Pancake Village is so short of medicine that Niu Fuzhi lowered his guard when he heard that the medicine deliveryman had arrived?

After having a meal, Li Banfeng realized something was wrong. According to Niu Fuzhi's description, there was no shortage of medicine in Pancake Village. The Peddler had delivered a lot of medicine, but many of them were no longer effective in their area.

After meeting Farming Cultivator Niu Jingchuan and hearing Niu Fuzhi recount some past events, Li Banfeng realized that something was even more amiss.

The Pancake Village had just suffered a major theft and repair, and under these circumstances, they would not easily take in outsiders.

But these villagers were completely unsuspecting of Li Banfeng.

If the people of Pancake Village were this reckless, they wouldn't have lasted this long.

From that time on, Li Banfeng suspected that these simple villagers had been influenced by some kind of force.

When asked about the source of this power, Li Banfeng immediately thought of Pan Dehai.

Li Banfeng naturally wouldn't say these things, but his silence seriously affected Pan Dehai's judgment of Li Banfeng.

Unable to determine Li Banfeng's exact level of cultivation, he became even more polite in his speech:

"You call yourself Li Qi, so I'll call you Seventh Brother! Since you've come here on Yao Lao's orders, shouldn't you hand over the prescription to me now?"

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "The prescription is easy to discuss, but you've been questioning me for so long. As the saying goes, it's only polite to reciprocate. May I ask you a few questions as well?"

Pan Dehai nodded and said, "Go ahead and ask."

Li Banfeng asked, "Are you trying to lure the Insect Plague to Medicine King Gully?"

Pan Dehai remained silent for a long time after hearing this, but surprisingly did not deny it. "Yes."

Li Banfeng paused for a moment, then asked, "You fought a Feng Daiku, the leader of Belt Ridge. Was it also about the Insect Plague?"

"Yes!" Pan Dehai still did not deny it. "I was trying to lure the mosquitoes to my Belt Ridge, but Feng Daiku found out and that Wicked Woman insisted on fighting with me."

He admitted it.

He just openly admitted it.

He also called Feng Daiku Wicked Woman.

This guy is so shameless!

Li Banfeng forced a smile and asked, "Can you tell me why you did this?"

Pan Dehai said calmly, "I did it for Sea Eat Ridge."

Li Banfeng didn't understand. "If you lure the bugs away, will the bugs in Sea Eat Ridge disappear?"

Pan Dehai shook his head and said, "My purpose in doing this is to pool our wisdom and efforts."

Pooling wisdom and efforts?

Li Banfeng still didn't understand.

Pan Dehai sighed and said, "You've seen the disaster at Sea Eat Ridge. People are eating each other, and there are corpses everywhere."

In my territory, countless tragedies occur every day. I witness them with my own eyes, and my heart aches as if being torn apart.

At this point, Pan Dehai coughed twice.

He was truly in pain.

Feng Daiku had cut a piece of flesh from his heart, and it hadn't fully healed yet.

After coughing, Pan Dehai wiped away his tears and continued, "Sea Eat Ridge isn't a big place; there aren't many capable people, and the financial resources are insufficient."

If we're talking about talented people, Medicine King Gully has plenty; there are tons of Medicine Cultivator.

When it comes to financial resources, Green Water Bay has plenty; it's got mountains of real gold and silver.

But have they ever taken care of Sea Eat Ridge?

Sending some food and a few prescriptions—can that save Sea Eat Ridge? Can that save the suffering people?

They don't know pain, so I must make them know pain. Only when they know how terrible the Insect Plague is, will they be able to do their best to find a way to control the insects. Only in this way can Sea Eat Ridge be saved!

My painstaking efforts have only brought me countless insults; who can understand the pain I've endured?

As he spoke, Pan Dehai clutched his chest again.

Li Banfeng intended to take a sip of wine and listen slowly, but before he could finish the wine, he almost dropped the bowl and shattered it.

"You mean, if we drag everyone down with us, Sea Eat Ridge will be saved?"

Pan Dehai shook his head and said, "This isn't about dragging others down; it's about uniting the entire Pro State in a common hatred of the enemy! This is a great virtue."

This is absolutely outrageous!

Li Banfeng really broadened his horizons!

"I have another question. You just said that Green Water Bay has the most financial resources, so why don't you lure the insects to Green Water Bay?"

Pan Dehai looked up at the sky and sighed, his eyes full of helplessness. "Because Green Water Beggar is fierce and brave, I am no match for him."

He didn't dare to fight because he couldn't win.

He admitted it.

He just admitted it.

Her face wasn't red at all!

How did someone like that become a virtuous person?

P. S.: Dear readers, isn't the Salad amazing?

Happy New Year! May all my dear readers enjoy good health and all things going well.