The Name of This Place

Ren Wenlie had his throat slit by Li Banfeng, while his two junior brothers, Pei Maojin and Gao Yangting, remained standing in place.

They dared not turn back, nor dared they move forward, because Li Banfeng had said that standing still was the best option.

Li Banfeng patted the two on the head and smiled, "You are Sage Disciple?"

Pei Maojin stammered, "The Sage's power is boundless. You have already made a grave mistake, but it's not too late to turn back!"

Gao Yangting chimed in, "We'll go to our master and put in a good word for you, and this matter will be dropped. We won't pursue this matter any further."

Li Banfeng nodded. "Truly worthy of being a disciple of a sage, kind-hearted and broad-minded. Come, you two, please come with me to the cave for a while."

Xiao Yeci stood there, her clothes already soaked with sweat.

Li Banfeng looked at the woman with great appreciation. "You have done a great service today. I will first have a good chat with these two Sage Disciples, and there will be further rewards tonight."

Xiao Yeci turned around and looked at Li Banfeng's back, not knowing what kind of praise he was referring to.

Upon entering the cave, Pei Maojin remained assertive. "I see you're a reasonable person. The Sage is waiting for us to return and report, so we must set off as soon as possible and not waste any more time here."

Pei Maojin was practically wetting himself when he said this, but he still thought that if he said a few more harsh words, the bearded man in front of him would let him go.

Gao Yangting had already realized that something was wrong.

He knelt down before Li Banfeng with a thud, crying, "My Benefactor, I was forced to come! I've studied for so many years, and every year they said I lacked the right opportunity. Today, I don't know why, I've suddenly become Sage Disciple."

They tricked me into coming here to die. I didn't want to come, but I dared not refuse. My Benefactor, please spare my life.

When faced with a life-or-death situation, the two reacted very differently.

Where do the differences come from?

Li Banfeng took the two to Portable Abode and studied them carefully. After asking them only a couple of questions, he found the root cause.

Pei Maojin was born and raised in Muxian Village. In his eyes, the saint is omnipotent and omnipresent.

Gao Yangting grew up in Black Stone Slope and was sent to Huaien Village by his family when he was fifteen. He knew that important figures like the Sage would not usually take action for people like them.

Li Banfeng asked Pei Maojin what this place was, Pei Maojin replied, "This is a barren mountain next to Muxian Village, and it has no name."

"I'm asking what the name of this entire area is?"

"This is the realm of sages, and the entire world belongs to sages."

In Pei Maojin's view, the world is only this big.

The same problem is quite different for Gao Yangting.

"My Benefactor, would you like to hear what's being said from the outside, or what's being said from inside?"

There's no need to listen to what they say; Li Banfeng has heard it far too many times.

There are two versions of the story circulating outside, Gao Yangting explained them one by one, "My father told me that this is Saint's Grace Mountain, the place where Sage's Teachings the wise."

But on the way, I heard people say that this place isn't called Saint's Grace Mountain, it's called Bastard Slope.

Bastard Slope!

Li Banfeng recalled Yao Lao's map and Ma Wu's description of the Back Third Pro State. Every time he heard the name "Bastard Slope," Li Banfeng was always very curious about what kind of place would be called Bastard Slope.

He's not curious anymore.

Since arriving in this place, Li Banfeng has seen too many despicable people, to the point that those who don't want to be despicable have become outcasts here.

Li Banfeng was surprised, and the record player was even more surprised.

"My lord, how did you end up at that Bastard Slope?"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "This matter can't be explained in half a sentence. My Wife, have you been to the Bastard Slope?"

Sizzle~

The Wife replied, "Oh, my husband, I've never been to Little Slave Bastard Slope, but I've heard of it."

Li Banfeng nodded. "Yes, I've heard of it."

"Hey, my love, this place is unusual!"

"Yes, it's unusual."

Why does my Wife seem to be hesitating a bit when she speaks?

"Hey, my husband, this place Bastard Slope is really hard to find. It's gotten harder and harder to find in recent years. It's said that very few people who have been here have ever been able to get out. We're afraid we'll be stuck here for a while."

Li Banfeng blinked and said, "I've been trapped for a while now, about ten days in total."

"Ten days is not a long time. Little Slave have heard that some people have been trapped here for decades before they could leave."

Li Banfeng waved his hand and said, "I can't stand it. In three to five years, I'll probably have wiped out all the bastards here."

"My lord, this matter cannot be rushed. I overheard you interrogating those two people just now. The saint they spoke of is no ordinary person. You must be careful. In a few days, he may come to us in person."

The fact that this person can casually send out a fifth-level expert and powerful subordinates like the one Broken Cocoon Chrysalis shows that he is no ordinary person.

Li Banfeng glanced at the record player, sensing that she knew something but didn't say it.

If my Wife doesn't want to talk about it, then don't force her.

Li Banfeng brought Pei Maojin and Gao Yangting over. "Wife, let's have a meal."

Gao Yangting cried incessantly, "My Benefactor, spare my life! I was forced to come!"

Pei Maojin didn't forget to utter a harsh threat. "I don't care who you are or what your background is, you've offended a Sage's disciple, you're definitely not going to live! Release me right now, I'll go and plead with my master, maybe the Sage will show mercy..."

Whew~

A wisp of steam swept in and cut off Pei Maojin's tongue.

The Wife wasn't in a good mood; she found Pei Maojin too noisy.

After Li Banfeng left Portable Abode, the Wife had no time to ponder souls and simply devoured the souls of the two men.

Huff~ Huff~

After much deliberation, the record player asked Hong Ying, "You bitch, didn't that 'Broken Cocoon Chrysalis' look familiar to you just now?"

Hong Ying retorted fiercely, "Wicked Woman, do I have eyes? What makes you think I'm familiar?"

I almost forgot, Hong Ying can't see.

The record player asked again, "Have you ever heard of a place called 'Bastard Slope'?"

"Never heard of them. I've never heard of any of the place names you mentioned, such as Green Water Bay, Medicine King Gully, and Sea Eat Ridge. I've never even heard of Iron Gate Fort."

Isn't this a bit absurd? Hong Ying was trapped in Iron Gate Fort for many years, yet she had never even heard of Iron Gate Fort.

She had never heard of it. She was deaf and blind and had lost the ability to receive information from the outside world. She had no idea where she was or what had happened in the world over the years.

"You Wicked Woman, you seem to know quite a lot. It looks like you'll suffer a lot after you die." Hong Ying's voice had become much more somber.

In the past, if Hong Ying had brought up this incident, Chang Ji would have been furious.

But the record player wasn't in the mood to get angry today; she'd been keeping an eye on this place Bastard Slope for a long time.

The speaker turned towards Red Lotus, and the record player asked, "Do you know something inside?"

Lotus remained silent, whether she truly didn't know or simply didn't want to answer, she focused intently on refining Cong Shixiang's corpse.

Upon returning to Benefactor Stronghold, Li Banfeng first instructed his men to repair the damaged wooden houses and gates.

The way people in the village looked at Li Banfeng changed.

They came to seek refuge with their Benefactor because they heard that he dared to challenge the Benefactor and even steal his things.

However, today, they witnessed their Benefactor kill the Sage Disciple, and several of them at that.

From today onwards, they will not need to repeat what Li Banfeng has instructed them to do, and they will proactively think of ways to do things that Li Banfeng has not instructed them to do.

Xiao Yeci's status has also risen significantly. Benefactor said, she is now an eighth-level literary cultivator and an eighth-level expert.

They had never seen what the eighth level was, but anyone who was valued by their Benefactor was naturally worthy of their respect.

That night, Li Banfeng found Xiao Yeci and gave her one hundred silver dollars.

Li Banfeng kept his word and promised further rewards during the day.

Xiao Yeci refused to accept the money. "My Benefactor, I don't want this money."

Li Banfeng was taken aback. "You think it's not enough?"

Xiao Yeci waved her hand and said, "One hundred silver dollars is a lot for my daughter and me, but I didn't help my Benefactor today. I shouldn't accept a reward without having done anything. I still owe my Benefactor so much, and I don't know when I'll be able to repay him."

Besides, money is useless here. We don't dare go to the village to buy things, and even if we did, the villagers wouldn't sell to us.

"Then save it for later use."

Xiao Yeci lowered her head and said, "My Benefactor, there are some things I dare not tell NanNan, I only wanted to tell you. I don't know what my future holds, and I don't want to think about it."

That senior student who came today... just thinking about him still gives me a sharp pain in my chest. I don't know if he was a person or a Demon Monster. I've read so many books, and none of them have anything that scary.

"My Benefactor, I was truly terrified when you fought him so fiercely. I never imagined you could win. I only thought I'd fight to the death with you here."

Li Banfeng chuckled and said, "What? Regretting following me?"

Xiao Yeci shook her head repeatedly. "I don't regret it at all. When I was little, I lived with other people. I became a mother before I even grew up myself."

Running East and West around begging for a living with my NanNan, and when I finally found a wealthy family, they wouldn't even take me in.

"This is the only time in my life I've lived with dignity. My Benefactor, to be shameless, even if I were to never escape this world, I would willingly follow you for the rest of my life. My Benefactor, I..."

When Xiao Yeci looked up, she found that Li Banfeng was gone, leaving only a bag of silver dollars next to the straw mat.

Xiao Yeci bit her lip and muttered to herself, "Did I say something wrong? What kind of person did they take me for?"

"I have no interest in that kind of thing. I have a daughter to raise; how could I be worthy of someone like that?"

Li Banfeng left quietly, not because Xiao Yeci said anything wrong, but because he sensed danger.

Although he didn't know the techniques, Li Banfeng's Travel Cultivator had reached the fifth level, and he knew that danger was right at the entrance of the mountain stronghold.

Upon arriving at the gate, Li Banfeng saw the young man in White Clothes waiting quietly at the entrance. The guards from the mountain stronghold stood there like clay statues, temporarily losing the normal human reaction.

The young man in White Clothes looked Li Banfeng up and down, eager to know who this person was and why he could cause the deaths of his three senior brothers, including his eldest brother.

He wanted to take a second look, but suddenly Li Banfeng shouted, "Don't look at what you shouldn't!"

The young man in White Clothes quickly lowered his head and explained, "I meant no harm. I didn't hurt anyone. They're just temporarily unconscious..."

Li Banfeng shouted again, "Do not speak of what is improper!"

The boy in White Clothes dared not say another word.

Li Banfeng remained silent for a moment before asking, "Did your master send you?"

The boy nodded and said, "He wants to see you."

Li Banfeng said, "If he wants to see me, let him come see me himself."

The boy didn't know how to answer. His master meant for Li Banfeng to pay a visit, but it seemed that Li Banfeng had no intention of doing so.

After a pause, the boy continued, "My master said he wants to see you in ten days and wants you to prepare in advance."

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Why ten days later? Can't we do it today?"

The boy lowered his head and said, "That's what Master said..."

After thinking for a moment, Li Banfeng agreed, "Go back and tell your master that I will be waiting for him here at 10 p. m. ten days from now."

PS: Who exactly is this saint?

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