Blood Spear Detective

Li Banfeng spent most of the day lying in Portable Abode and finally recovered.

Throughout the entire process, the record player held him tightly.

This is why Li Banfeng returned to Portable Abode; he knew that after the onset of his illness, he was likely to lose control completely.

He was at the fifth level of cultivation in both realms. If he were to go all out and kill, no one in the entire inn would be left alive. Fortunately, his Wife was able to restrain him.

He sat on the edge of the bed and calmly asked the record player, "Wife, there's a technique where you push someone and they fly away; you can fly, and so can the other person. What's that technique called?"

Li Banfeng's speech was somewhat unclear and incoherent, so his Wife carefully comforted him, "Husband, why do you ask that?"

"This is my enemy's doing, I'm going to get my revenge!" Li Banfeng got up to leave, but was grabbed by the record player.

"My lord, you cannot go."

"Why can't I go!" Li Banfeng really wanted to go back to Outer State and get to the bottom of things.

Hong Ying sneered and said, "What you just mentioned was the Ninth Layer of the Travel Cultivator Technique, A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles..."

If your enemy is Ninth Layer Travel Cultivator, how could you possibly be a match for him with your current cultivation level? Going there would just be suicide.

Ninth Layer technique.

He Jiaqing is on the Ninth Layer.

With his Ninth Layer of cultivation, he would never be harmed by Lu Xiaolan.

Why did he ask me to make that phone call?

What are you doing flying onto my dorm bed again?

Is this just to drag me down?

What good would it do him to drag me into this?

Copper Lotus.

The Copper Lotus was hidden in the school supermarket, concealed by my face.

He wanted me to keep the Copper Lotus for him.

He asked me to make a phone call, and it was because of this call that Lu Xiaolan hooked up on my phone.

In order to save herself, Lu Xiaolan would have to contact me to go to Pro State.

She also wanted the Copper Lotus, which would mean she could use me to bring the Copper Lotus back to Pro State.

He predicted that I would bring the Copper Lotus to the He Family.

How did he know I could definitely beat Lu Xiaolan?

Why does he have so much confidence in me?

What if I can't beat Lu Xiaolan?

Then the lotus flower ended up in Lu Xiaolan's hands, didn't it?

What if Lu Xiaolan manages to escape, but I'm trapped in the He Family Old House and can't get out? What if I'm trapped and die?

After thinking for a moment, Li Banfeng understood.

He Jiaqing didn't know if I could beat Lu Xiaolan.

But this was not important to him.

It doesn't matter to him whether Lu Xiaolan or I live or die; what matters is that Red Lotus has been brought back to Pro State.

But why did he need me to bring it back?

Back then, I was still a White Lamb.

With his Ninth Layer cultivation, why didn't he bring back something so important himself?

Li Banfeng still couldn't figure out He Jiaqing's intentions, but he could roughly understand some things that followed.

The most important thing is the Ling family's affairs.

The Ling family, with such a high status, has been targeting me. From the Ling family's perspective alone, this matter is incomprehensible. But if He Jiaqing is behind the Ling family, then this matter seems much clearer.

He wanted to take back the Mystic Life Crimson Lotus.

They asked me to bring it back in the first place, but now they want to take it back themselves. What exactly is their intention?

Li Banfeng led Red Lotus to the main room and said softly, "Alian, I have a question for you. What are your plans with He Jiaqing? Why can't you two go back to Pro State together?"

Red Lotus remained silent.

Li Banfeng turned to the record player and asked, "Wife, has A-Lian spoken yet?"

Sizzle~

"Hey, my lord, this vile woman hasn't said a word, but Little Slave 'd like to ask, who exactly is He Jiaqing?"

"Hey, my Wife, He Jiaqing is a good friend of mine. He said that I was his only good friend back then."

Now I realize he seems to have set me up. You have no idea what it feels like to be betrayed by your best friend!

Sizzle~

The record player remained silent for a long time.

Hong Ying angrily retorted, "You heartless man, just say what you mean! Don't resort to veiled insults!"

Li Banfeng ignored Hong Ying and continued stroking Red Lotus: "Don't want to talk about it, huh? It's okay, we have a long life ahead of us. If you don't talk about it today, you'll have to eventually!"

After resting at the house for half a day, Li Banfeng's mood improved.

I have to get better.

Being schemed against is bad enough; to be upset by this is just tantamount to losing everything.

We can't be sad, we have to laugh, we have to find some fun.

Li Banfeng wandered around Guangming Town, treating it as a form of spiritual practice.

Upon arriving in the town center, Li Banfeng saw a large crowd gathered in front of a Western-style building. He assumed there was some good deal being sold there, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was just a group of people buying movie tickets.

Guangming Town has a movie theater, so why are there so many people watching movies here?

A movie ticket costs five Huan Country Notes, which is not cheap considering the cost of living in Pro State. Even in Green Water City, going to the movies is considered a luxury for the average family.

So many people came today, it's almost like the Spring Festival season in Yuezhou.

Li Banfeng walked closer and saw two posters hanging in front of the cinema.

Movie posters in Pro State are different from those in Outer State; instead of large photographs, they feature poster designs unique to Pro State.

A poster depicts the back of a man walking alone in the wind, carrying a short knife. In front of him is a bloodstain, and several people with gloomy faces seem to be discussing some conspiracy.

The poster's right side bears the four large characters: "Blood Blade Detective".

Li Banfeng looked at another poster, which also depicted a man walking alone among flowers. Several women stood among the flowers, their faces slightly flushed, casting eager glances at the man.

The poster features four large characters in the center: "Blood Spear Detective".

"Blood Blade Detective" was produced by Ling Family Film Industry Company. Li Banfeng once went to the filming location and even set fire to the film reels.

Zhou Changhong had said on the train that the film needed to be completed as soon as possible, and Li Banfeng thought it was a trick by Zhou Changhong to lure him off the train in Kinless Village.

Now it seems that what Zhou Changhong said was true!

Ten major films in total, have they really wrapped up filming so quickly?

Another film, "Blood Spear Detective," was clearly directed by Ma Wu. Ma Wu was quick; he managed to squeeze out a movie in such a short time.

Ma Wu did a good job. This movie will make Ling Miaoying feel bad, He Jiaqing behind Ling Miaoying will also feel bad.

But how uncomfortable is it?

We'll have to take a look!

The movie "Ma Wu" was invested in by Li Banfeng!

They still had to compare them, so Li Banfeng called out Xiao Yeci and his group, and each of them bought two movie tickets.

Let's first watch "Blood Blade Detective" produced by Ling family.

The cinema was quite large, with two floors. Li Banfeng bought tickets upstairs, and everyone sat together. Before the movie started, the melon seed vendor arrived first, and Li Banfeng bought a bag for each person.

After a while, the soda vendor arrived, and Li Banfeng said to everyone, "Choose whatever flavor you like."

Some chose orange flavor, others chose cantaloupe. Xiao Yeci knew the rules and reminded the others, "Let me tell you, after you finish your soda, you can't just throw the bottles away. You'll have to get a refund."

After waiting a while, the theater was about 60% full. Two staff members drew the curtains on both sides, turned off all the gas lights, and a young man carrying two large boxes of film reels went to the projection room. The movie started.

"Blood Blade Detective" is one hour and eight minutes long. It tells the story of detective Liang Chunjie, who, while investigating a murder case, is repeatedly obstructed by Lü Guina, the leader of a mysterious organization. After a fierce struggle, he gradually uncovers the truth.

The male lead is played by Star Sheng Xijun; Zhou Changhong did not participate in the film.

The female lead is still Xiao Xiufēi. In this movie, the relationship between Xiao Xiufēi and the male lead is ambiguous on the surface, but in fact they are hostile. The plot is portrayed very delicately.

In Pro State's film industry, Ling Miaoying is a leading figure, and she has a very good grasp of the scale and pacing of her films.

The film's ending doesn't reveal the real culprit. Detective Liang Chunjie falls into a trap and is surrounded by members of a mysterious organization, his fate hanging in the balance, leaving the audience wanting more.

This was Ling Miaoying's arrangement, a cliffhanger left for the second film.

As for Li Banfeng, he still really liked the movie.

But some people around him were dissatisfied.

One viewer said, "What kind of movie is this? The ending wasn't explained clearly, and it left me completely confused."

Another audience member said, "Isn't this all for Xiao Xiufēi? Everyone says her performance this time was very profound."

"What depth? All we saw after this whole thing was his back, nothing else."

"This one shows the back, the next one will show the front!"

"Would you watch the next one? I don't think it's very interesting."

"The tickets are free anyway, so just come and see the show. Why make such a fuss?"

Upon hearing this, Li Banfeng became agitated. He turned to look at the audience behind him and asked, "Were these tickets given away for free?"

The audience member asked in astonishment, "You didn't actually buy it, did you?"

"I really did buy it!" Li Banfeng was furious. Wasn't this bullying outsiders?

A man next to him advised, "Brother, don't be angry. This ticket isn't free. Is this your first time watching a movie here?"

"Within a month, you have to see three movies at this theater and use the ticket stubs to redeem a ticket for 'Blood Blade Detective.' This is a new rule the theater introduced this month."

Li Banfeng understood.

This film, "Blood Blade Detective," was surprisingly given away as a freebie in a movie theater promotion.

Or perhaps it's a special marketing tactic.

"Watch three movies, exchange one ticket, can I only get one ticket for 'Blood Blade Detective'?"

"You can switch to other movies, but not 'Blood Spear Detective.' That movie is special; you have to buy a ticket to see it!"

Are Ma Wu's films really that unique?

But I bought so many movie tickets, it would be a shame not to exchange them.

Li Banfeng then asked, "Besides 'Blood Spear Detective,' what other good movies are there?"

The audience member shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Didn't you watch three movies? Didn't you get this ticket in exchange?"

The audience member nodded. "I did watch three movies, but I only watched 'Blood Spear Detective'."

"You only watched 'The Blood Spear Detective'? You watched it three times?"

The audience members looked serious. "Three times isn't enough! We'll have to watch it again later!"

Li Banfeng paused for a moment, then bought everyone more soda, waiting for the next movie to be released.

Half an hour later, "Blood Spear Detective" began.

The movie theater was packed with twice as many people as usual, and there were even standing room tickets available!

In the movie directed by Ma Wu, the male protagonist is named Song Chunjie. While investigating a murder case, he encounters obstruction from Zhang Guina, the leader of a mysterious organization.

In order to find out the truth, Song Chunjie chose to use a gun to subdue Zhang Guina.

The top leader of the mysterious organization surrendered, but the second-in-command refused to accept it and began a new round of struggle with Song Chunjie.

After the second leader was conquered, the third leader arrived...

The visuals and plot are becoming increasingly straightforward.

"Oh my god, it's for real!" Xiao Yeci blushed, not daring to look down any further, and covered her eyes with her hands.

Lu Chunying said, "Mom, if you don't want to look, then don't look. Cover your own eyes, don't cover mine."

Niu Guangda was very excited. This was his first time watching a movie. He said to his friends, "The people in Green Water Bay are really brave."

Fang Lianfu nodded and said, "Yes, it's big!"

An elderly man nearby angrily shouted, "Indecent! This is offensive to public morals!"

A young man nearby quickly tried to calm him down. "Grandpa, calm down. You were really angry yesterday, and you're still upset when you got home."

"This movie is just unbearable to watch!" Old Master He Cunshou of the He Family shook his head angrily as he watched the film. "They can even film something like this directly. How could the fifth son of the Ma family have become so depraved!"

He Yuxiu said to He Haiqin from the side, "Our uncle is really angry. He was furious when he watched the last game, and he was even angrier when he watched the big game."

He Haiqin nodded and said, "What angered me the most was watching the first show. My uncle was so angry that he almost left halfway through!"

"Blood Spear Detective" was a huge hit, but Ma Wu only made one film.

He didn't want to make a second one.

At the dinner table, Ma Wu looked at Lu Yuanshan and Lu Yuanhai with a serious expression and said, "Brothers, this movie is a joint effort between the three of us. I can't bear the blame for it all by myself!"

P. S.: This movie is so well made, I want to watch it too.