Cultivation in the Images

Monkey Qiu packed his luggage, while his wife and children had already boarded the rickshaw.

The task Duan Shaoxia assigned him was one that he could never complete.

She wanted to give Zhang Huaiyi an identity; she wanted to turn Zhang Huaiyi into a Lu Family. She even asked Monkey Qiu to handle this matter. After thinking it over, Monkey Qiu felt that leaving the Lu Family was the wisest choice.

Just as Monkey Qiu was carrying his suitcase downstairs, Monkey Qiu Duan Shaoxia rushed out and knelt directly in front of him.

Monkey Qiu tried to pull Duan Shaoxia up, Duan Shaoxia refused to get up no matter what.

"Zhiheng, you can't leave."

Qiu Zhiheng simply knelt down in front of Duan Shaoxia: "Madam, I must leave."

"Zhiheng, if you want to leave, your sister-in-law will kneel on the ground and not get up."

"Madam, if you don't let me go, I'll walk out on my knees."

Neither of them could convince the other.

Qiu Zhiheng is a respectable person, and he didn't want things to turn out this way.

But Duan Shaoxia wanted to recognize her nephew as her son, a matter that Qiu Zhiheng couldn't handle.

Monkey Qiu's wife stepped forward and offered a few words of comfort, and Duan Shaoxia hugged her and started crying.

His tears softened his wife's heart.

"Zhiheng, the master and madam have been kind to us, you can't just leave like this."

Monkey Qiu stood there, stunned, not knowing what to do.

Just then, Ma Wu arrived with his men to Bonus Money. Monkey Qiu first had his wife take Duan Shaoxia back to the mansion, while he received Ma Wu in the small building.

Ma Wu paid his Bonus Money and left without lingering.

Monkey Qiu suddenly called out to Ma Wu: "Jun Yang, have you already heard about some things?"

Ma Wu turned around and nodded slightly, saying, "It's all over Green Water City."

"If I told you these things were true, would you still pay the Bonus Money?"

Ma Wu said, "Whether out of consideration for friendship or my duty, I should pay this money."

Monkey Qiu gave a wry smile, "Jun Yang, you need to plan ahead for yourself. The Lu Family might not be able to support you anymore."

"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Qiu." Ma Wu nodded slightly and then left the small building.

As he walked into the courtyard, he suddenly heard someone call out behind him, "Fifth Brother!"

Ma Wu turned around and saw Zhang Huaiyi walking over.

Ma Wu knew him, but they weren't very familiar with each other. Ma Wu wasn't quite used to him calling him "Old Wu."

"Huaiyi, it's been a long time," Ma Wu greeted him.

"It's been a while," Zhang Huaiyi said, pointing to the mansion. "Would you like to come inside and sit for a bit?"

Ma Wu waved his hand and said, "I still have a lot of business to attend to, so I have to go now. Let's get together another day."

After saying goodbye, Ma Wu watched Zhang Huaiyi's retreating figure and muttered to himself: How can this kid treat this place like his own home?

On the way back, Ma Wu pondered the situation of the Lu Family.

The news of Lu Yuanshan and Lu Yuanhai has spread throughout Green Water City. Before, it was impossible to determine whether the news was true or false, but now, judging from Monkey Qiu's attitude, Ma Wu can confirm one thing: the two brothers are in trouble, and the Lu Family's main pillar has collapsed.

If he cannot support Lu Dongliang's other children, Monkey Qiu will inevitably be unable to resist Lu Maoxian.

If Lu Maoxian take over the Lu Family, he and Li Banfeng would likely face a difficult time.

Should we lend a hand to Monkey Qiu?

He knew the whereabouts of one of Lu Dongliang's daughters, whose identity had been acknowledged by Lu Dongliang.

We must not act rashly.

We must discuss this with Seventh Brother.

Li Banfeng is still in Black Stone Slope, where he has recently become fascinated with photography.

As the Train Grandpa once said, Travel Cultivator reaches a certain level, it no longer travels on the ground.

Li Banfeng is still working on land sales, but some things have left him with some feelings.

While watching "Blood Spear Detective III", he was reminded of many of his experiences in Decency Village because the filming location was in Decency Village.

While watching the movie, he felt as if he were there, as if he were wandering around the new area near "Decency Village".

This state was not just an illusion. Li Banfeng could clearly perceive that his Travel Cultivator was improving, albeit very slowly.

As a result, Li Banfeng had some ideas.

If we keep more video and audio records in the future, can we practice at home?

He bought cameras and video cameras, which are quite heavy in Pro State, weighing several tens of kilograms per set, not to mention the cost of film and rolls.

Fortunately, Li Banfeng was good at Travel Cultivator heavy loads, and his walking style of pulling a cart was not suitable for combat. However, during the filming process, he developed an extraordinary stamina.

Technically, both Bai Qiusheng and Yuwen Qi are skilled photographers, and they personally guided him on every technique.

Over the course of several days, Li Banfeng photographed almost the entire Black Stone City, putting tremendous effort into each set of photos and films.

"Come on, girl, smile, bend your waist a little lower, and raise the peach a little higher!"

Li Banfeng has made significant progress, and Little Chuanzi has also improved.

He made a wind-up projector for Li Banfeng, and the most distinctive feature of this machine was its small size.

A support frame, less than a meter high.

The camera body on the stand, plus the film tray, is about the same size as an overturned pickle jar.

This size is quite exquisite for a projector in Pro State.

After examining the projector, Li Banfeng asked, "How much did this projector cost?"

Little Chuanzi asked, "Are we paying wages?"

"Calculate!"

"Less than 20,000 Huan Country Notes."

"So expensive?"

"Seventh Master, the spring, gears, bearings and steel frame are all made of the best materials. The cost of materials alone is 18,000, and I have estimated the labor cost to be 2,000."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "What if we don't use such good materials?"

Little Chuanzi said, "If the materials aren't good, the product won't be durable. This machine will last you for decades without any problems."

Li Banfeng laughed and said, "Silly boy, what do you mean by decades? Three years is enough. We can also reduce the craftsmanship and make it less exquisite. Let's try to keep the cost below three thousand."

"Three thousand?" Little Chuanzi shook his head. "That's not even enough to wind up a clockwork mechanism. This clockwork mechanism can run for five hours."

Li Banfeng waved his hand and said, "It won't take five hours, half an hour is enough."

"It takes more than half an hour to show a whole movie."

In Pro State, a movie typically lasts around an hour.

"Just put in half, and for the other half, wind it up and put it in again!"

Chuanzi scratched his head and went back to tinkering with the Shadow Play Machine.

Li Banfeng packed his bags and returned to Green Water City.

The main purpose of this trip to Green Water City was to find the Shui Yongquan and inquire about the Local Earth God.

At the Dream Tether Tower in Inner State, Li Banfeng saw many cultivators at the Tenth Layer. According to the Train Grandpa, they were all vying for the opportunity to become Local Earth God. The Train Grandpa didn't have time to explain what was going on.

Of course, Shui Yongquan might not be willing to tell Li Banfeng about this, and Li Banfeng was still thinking about what conditions he should use to exchange with Shui Yongquan.

Upon arriving in Green Water City, Ma Wu first told Li Banfeng about the Lu Family's affairs.

"No one in the Lu Family can take on the responsibility now. The only one who can save them is probably Lu Chunying."

Lu Chunying and Xiao Yeci are currently in Decency Village.

Li Banfeng pondered for a moment and said, "This matter needs to be discussed with the mother and daughter. If they are willing, you should talk to Monkey Qiu beforehand and send them to the Lu Family."

If the mother and daughter are unwilling, arrange for them to leave Decency Village immediately to avoid causing trouble.

Ma Wu sighed, "I hope this will work out. If Lu Mao takes over the Lu Family Lu Maoxian, we'll probably have no one to rely on in the future."

"A powerful backer will eventually become unreliable, but no matter what, we can't let that old dog Lu Maoxian get away with it." Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat and returned to Decency Village with Ma Wu.

On the way, Ma Wu mentioned Zhang Huaiyi: "He is Lu Yuanshan's cousin, but according to rumors, he is actually Lu Dongliang's son, and now he treats the Lu Mansion as his own home."

Li Banfeng raised an eyebrow. "Is Madam Duan so open-minded? Is there some other reason behind this?"

When they arrived at Decency Village, Lu Chunying immediately refused when the topic of visiting the Lu Family came up. "What would I do at their house? Can't we find food anywhere? I'm doing just fine teaching with my mother in the village."

Lu Chunying borrowed some money from Li Banfeng and opened a school in Decency Village.

It's true that hunters usually have some spare change, and they'd love to learn to read, but they're too old to do so in other places.

In Decency Village, there's no need to worry about saving face. Seventh Master doesn't care too much about face, Fifth Master never considers face at all.

The school was doing very well; after deducting food and drink expenses, the mother and daughter could earn a dollar every two days.

"I'll just stay here and teach with my mother, and occasionally take a stroll around Xindi to improve my cultivation. Why should I go to the Lu Family to suffer their humiliation?"

Li Banfeng said, "If you don't want to go to the Lu Family, you probably won't be able to stay in the village either."

"Why?" Lu Chunying, feeling wronged.

"You're in contact with so many hunters every day, your whereabouts will soon be exposed. Lu Maoxian will find out about you sooner or later, and he'll kill you to silence you."

With tears welling in her eyes, Lu Chunying said, "I refuse to believe that there's no place for my daughter and me to go in Pro State!"

Li Banfeng said, "There is a place to stay, but it's definitely not in Green Water City. I can help you find another place, but you'll have to live in anonymity for the rest of your lives, and I can't guarantee your absolute safety."

Lu Chunying lowered her head and remained silent.

Xiao Yeci bit her lip and said, "Actually, this situation was destined from the moment we received that letter."

"NanNan, go to the Lu Family. They won't mistreat you."

"Mom, what are you going to do?"

Xiao Yeci laughed and said, "I'm still teaching here, isn't that great? NanNan, we're destined to be from different backgrounds."

Lu Chunying refused, Xiao Yeci smiled and took Lu Chunying back to the cabin. After discussing it all night, Xiao Yeci did manage to persuade Lu Chunying Lu Chunying to go to the Lu Family, but on conditions.

After hearing the terms, Li Banfeng praised Lu Chunying, saying, "You're a very clever girl."

"Seventh Brother, if he agrees to these conditions, I will go to the Lu Mansion. Otherwise, I will open up a new plot of land myself and stay there with my mother."

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Your mother and I are of the same generation. It's not appropriate for you to call me Seventh Brother, is it?"

Lu Chunying chuckled and said, "We can't just look at seniority; we mainly look at our relationship."

Early in the morning, a haggard-looking Monkey Qiu was sitting in the small building when he suddenly heard his subordinates deliver an invitation.

When Monkey Qiu opened the package, he saw that it was a message from Ma Wu, inviting him to a gathering at Carefree Dock that evening.

He tossed the invitation aside; he had no interest in going to Carefree Dock now.

After a while, he picked up the invitation again and found that in the signature area of the invitation, in addition to Ma Wu's name, there was also the character "seven".

Li Qi?

After a moment of contemplation, Qiu Zhiheng immediately burned the invitation.

That evening, Qiu Zhiheng arrived at Carefree Dock. Ma Wu had prepared good wine in the private room. After a couple of drinks and a few polite words, Ma Wu took the opportunity to leave the room. Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat and walked in.

"Brother Qiu, it's been a long time," Li Banfeng said, sitting opposite Qiu Zhiheng and pouring himself a glass of wine. "I invited Brother Qiu here because I have some news to tell you about Miss Lu Family, the daughter of the Direct Lineage."

"Miss Direct Lineage" refers to Lu Dongliang's daughter.

Qiu Zhiheng frowned. "Is it Lu Xiaolan?"

To this day, Lu Xiaolan remains a sinner to the Lu Family, and this status will not change.

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "It's news about Lu Chunying."

Monkey Qiu was stunned for a moment, and then dropped his wine glass on the ground.

"Where is Miss Chunying?" He looked at Li Banfeng anxiously, as if he had found a lifeline. "Brother, I won't ask you for nothing, just name your price!"

"Let's not talk about the price first. Miss Lu Family's condition is that she can return to the Lu Family, but not to the Lu Family mansion."

"Does she mean she'll move out on her own?" Qiu Zhiheng asked gravely. "If that's the case, I can't guarantee her safety."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "Brother Qiu, to be honest, Lu Chunying lives in the Lu Mansion. Do you have a way to guarantee her safety?"

Monkey Qiu did not answer.

If Lu Maoxian to kill Lu Chunying first, Monkey Qiu could lead his men to confront him head-on.

If Duan Shaoxia wanted to kill Lu Chunying, Monkey Qiu would have no way to stop her.

After weighing the pros and cons, Monkey Qiu agreed, "Let's do as she says and not enter the mansion."

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "The second thing is that I heard Lu Yuanshan's cousin Zhang Huaiyi, is also at the Lu Mansion. What's going on? Is Madam Duan trying to adopt a son for herself?"

Qiu Zhiheng nodded slightly.

"How do you plan to handle this?"

What should be done?

Qiu Zhiheng has a plan, but it's difficult for him to take action. "It would be best to spread the news, but it can't be spread through me."

Li Banfeng came up with an idea. "The Lu Family brothers are in trouble, and the newspaper is left unattended. We have experience running a newspaper in Black Stone Slope, so why don't you hand this business over to us for now?"

Qiu Zhiheng pondered for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "I can give you the business, but the name must be changed."

"Don't worry, our newspaper is called 'Night Fragrance'."

"Then it's settled."

Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat and took out the contract.

PS: Lu Maoxian let Li Banfeng go first, but that doesn't mean Li Banfeng will let him go too.