Hall Master Luo, Do You Want to Hide for a Lifetime?

Luo ZhengNan has a good eye; the House Cultivator in Iron Gate Fort didn't recognize Li Banfeng, but he did.

Li Banfeng knew about Luo ZhengNan's disappearance. According to Qiu Zhiheng's speculation, the man should have died at Pei One-Bite's hands. But who would have thought that he would see him at Iron Gate Fort?

If Luo ZhengNan is not dead, what is he doing at Iron Gate Fort?

"Hall Master Luo, what brings you here?" Li Banfeng became more vigilant.

"Lord of the castle, could we find a more suitable place to talk?"

Li Banfeng took Luo ZhengNan to his own house. Before leaving, Li Banfeng had entrusted the house to Wu Yongchao for management. Wu House Cultivator was very meticulous in his work, and the house was kept spotless.

But Luo ZhengNan was also a meticulous person, and he could tell that the house had been uninhabited for some time.

The living room table was empty; the teapot, wine glasses, and fruit plate—things commonly used for entertaining guests—had all been put away.

"Lord of the castle, have you been away on a long trip recently?"

Li Banfeng didn't answer, "Don't worry about my business, tell me about yours first. What are you doing at Iron Gate Fort?"

The lord of the fortress spoke as frankly as ever, and Luo ZhengNan, used to it, didn't beat around the bush either. "I've come to seek refuge with you."

You want to come to me?

This is strange.

"Are we that close?"

Luo ZhengNan shook his head and said, "We're not close friends; we only did that one business deal. There are two reasons why I've come to you for help."

First, I don't dare to visit people I'm close to, because someone might know I'm going to see them.

Secondly, judging from our previous business deal, you are a trustworthy person, and I trust you.

"Your status in Jiang Xiang Gang's gang is not low. Now you suddenly say you want to join me. You need to explain the reasons behind this."

"To tell you the truth, the gang turned against me, and I only managed to escape from Medicine King Gully by faking my death."

I don't know the exact reason behind this, but I assure you, I have never done anything to betray the sect.

If you are willing to take me in, I will serve you from now on. I won't say anything like "I would die for you," that's nonsense. I can only promise to do my best to serve you.

If you are unwilling to take me in, I will leave immediately without causing you any trouble. I only ask one thing of you: please do not reveal my whereabouts.

When talking to a smart person, you don't need to waste your breath; they've already thought of everything you need to think of.

Luo ZhengNan is indeed a smart man. No one in Jiang Xiang Gang could have guessed that he would come to Iron Gate Fort.

After much deliberation, Li Banfeng shook his head. "I can take you in, but Iron Gate Fort cannot."

Luo ZhengNan was taken aback. "Lord of the Fortress, I don't understand what you mean."

Li Banfeng was trying to figure out how to explain when Wu Yongchao rushed in anxiously, "Who are you? What do you want? You... Lord of the Fortress, you're back?"

Wu Yongchao looked at Li Banfeng awkwardly.

Li Banfeng nodded slightly, indicating that Wu Yongchao would come back later.

Wu Yongchao didn't understand Li Banfeng's signal, Li Banfeng could only explain, "Brother, go home and wait for me. I'll come find you later."

After Wu Yongchao left, Li Banfeng said to Luo ZhengNan, "You see it now. The people living in Iron Gate Fort are honest people. These honest people can protect themselves with their cultivation, but they can't protect you. I don't want to bring disaster upon them either."

Luo ZhengNan sighed and said, "Then please show me the way, Lord of the Fortress."

"I have two options. First, there's Flying Eagle Mountain outside Iron Gate Fort. You should have heard of it. There used to be a band of bandits there, but I wiped them all out. Nominally, there's still a stronghold on that mountain, but it's actually my territory now. I can hand Flying Eagle Mountain over to you."

After you take over Flying Eagle Mountain, you can do whatever business you want. Bonus Money are fine with you; just give them to me as you see fit. But it's best not to become a mountain bandit, otherwise we might easily fall out.

Li Banfeng was genuinely trying to find a way out for Luo ZhengNan. Not for any other reason than Luo Zhengnan's actions during his ordeal in Medicine King Gully. Such a person deserved Li Banfeng's help.

After thinking for a moment, Luo ZhengNan felt that this was indeed a legitimate way out.

However, recruiting soldiers on Flying Eagle Mountain is not something that can be done overnight.

Although the faked death was done very discreetly, Luo ZhengNan never took any chances. If Jiang Xiang Gang found out that he was still alive, and there were no troops on Flying Eagle Mountain, how could he possibly defend himself?

"Lord of the castle, I would like to hear about another way out."

"Let's go to Green Water City."

Luo ZhengNan wondered if he had misheard, "I need to escape disaster. Do you think Green Water City is a suitable place?"

Li Banfeng is the most qualified to speak on this matter.

To escape the Lu Family's search, he fled from Medicine King Gully to Green Water City, and as it turns out, he made the right decision.

"Hall Master Luo, if the Jiang Xiang Gang has their eyes on Iron Gate Fort, they can easily find you, because Iron Gate Fort isn't that big."

Even if Jiang Xiang Gang knew you were in Green Water City, they would have a hard time finding you because Green Water City is simply too big.

Once you arrive in Green Water City, my friends will look after you. You know best what kind of people the Jiang Xiang Gang; Green Water City isn't a place they can mess around in.

Do you think this is a suitable solution?

Luo ZhengNan was cautious in his actions, and the idea of going to Green Water City made him somewhat hesitant.

Li Banfeng knew that Luo ZhengNan did have his own ideas, and only reminded him with one sentence, "Do you want to hide for a while, or do you want to hide for a lifetime?"

If you want to hide away for the rest of your life, Flying Eagle Mountain is the best choice.

But what if you want to have a chance to succeed in this lifetime?

Luo ZhengNan asked Li Banfeng, "When we arrive at Green Water City, whose temple should I visit to pay my respects?"

"How many days will it take you to get to Green Water City at the fastest?"

Two days is enough.

This speed is indeed not slow, because Luo ZhengNan dared not take the train; he had to walk from Xindi.

Li Banfeng said, "Set off immediately today. After arriving in Green Water City, find a place to stay first, and then go to Spring Stream Teahouse for tea every morning at ten o'clock. Within three days, someone will naturally come looking for you."

This was extremely dangerous for Luo ZhengNan. If this "fortress lord" wanted to betray him, he could simply tell Jiang Xiang Gang's men to arrest him at the teahouse.

Li Banfeng knew Luo ZhengNan's concerns. "Hall Master Luo, please think this over carefully. If you don't trust me, you are free not to go to the appointment, and I will pretend I never met you."

After pondering for a long time, Luo ZhengNan said, "I trust you, but wouldn't it be best if we...?"

Li Banfeng pulled out a stack of Contract Paper from his pocket. "Wouldn't it be best to draw up a contract?"

Talking to smart people is so easy; you can always think of the same thing.

After Luo ZhengNan wrote a contract and finalized the agreement, he left Iron Gate Fort.

Li Banfeng summoned Wu Yongchao, Wu Yongchao looked ashamed and said, "Master, I haven't arranged for anyone to look after this house. I wanted to save on labor costs."

Iron Gate Fort needs to pay wages in many places.

We hired a repairman to maintain the steam gate at the entrance, and he had to pay him for it.

The former lord's mansion contained 600,000 silver dollars belonging to Li Banfeng, which required special care. People also needed to patrol and gather information outside the fort, and they had to be paid for their work.

These wages were pooled together by each household. Wu Yongchao was too embarrassed to ask everyone for more. He hadn't touched a single silver dollar of the fortress lord's money, and he had paid for many things himself.

Li Banfeng went to the mansion, dismissed the others, and took out the gloves.

Looking at the room full of silver dollars, he excitedly rubbed his five fingers together for a long time.

Li Banfeng said, "Calculate the amount, including principal and interest."

"What does it matter who I am to the boss? I'll take whatever the boss gives me."

Li Banfeng smiled and let the gloves take away 450,000 yuan.

The gloves thanked him profusely and happily accepted the money, "Honey, if you come across anything good in the future, feel free to buy it. If you ever need money, just come to me."

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "If they don't sell, just borrow it for me again."

"That's easy to discuss. Let's just say we're borrowing... sir, why did you add 'again' just now?"

"Did you add it? Maybe you just said it offhand."

Some things are particularly interesting.

Ling Miaoying lost her pistol, Tu Yinghong lost her Iron Ruler; they lost them almost simultaneously.

The pistol was stolen with gloves, but what about the Iron Ruler?

Why did Tu Yinghong insist on going to Carefree Dock to find the Iron Ruler?

Why did two more railway tracks suddenly Portable Abode Sui Shen Ju, directly sending Li Banfeng to Black Stone Slope?

Isn't that a really interesting thing to think about?

Li Banfeng entrusted the remaining 150,000 silver dollars to Wu Yongchao for safekeeping. "Take out a portion of the money and open a shop. If the people in the fort have goods to sell, we will buy them here. If outsiders come to buy things, they must also buy from the shop. The price is fixed and we cannot allow outsiders to adjust the price at will. The profits from the shop will be used to pay wages. If there is any surplus, you can decide what to do with it."

Wu Yongchao was a little scared; he had never handled such a big business before.

"Just try it out first. It's okay to lose a little money at first. You'll gradually learn how to make money."

He Jiaqing disguised himself as a cleaner and took advantage of the opportunity to remove a suction cup from the base of the trash can while cleaning up the garbage.

He had just put the suction cup away when the button on his chest started vibrating.

He Jiaqing did not respond immediately. He left the subway station, found a nearby hotel, booked a room, and re-established contact with the other party.

"Jiaqing, I didn't handle the movie matter well."

The False Emotion Root affair in "Blood Blade Detective" was exposed by Ma Wu, and the news was published in all the newspapers under Ma Wu's control.

Does Ma Wu have any proof?

No.

But this doesn't require any credentials.

People won't risk going to the movies for a film, even if Ma Wu's claims are false; most people still won't go to the theater to see "Blood Blade Detective."

But some things people will eventually forget. "Blood Blade Detective" can still be made by simply changing its name and the name of a film company.

But Shen Rongqing and Ma Wu got into a fight, and Shen Rongqing used the newspapers under her command to start a debate with Ma Wu.

This is the habit of literati: they are good at using their pens to criticize others, but they cannot stand being criticized by others' words and writings.

The "love affair" incident, which should have cooled down, suddenly heated up again, and the Ling family's film company was once again pushed to the forefront of the storm.

Shen Rongqing felt ashamed and came specifically to apologize to He Jiaqing.

If Ling Miaoying had done this, He Jiaqing would have been furious long ago.

But he knew Shen Rongqing's temperament well; this woman was extremely strong-willed, so he couldn't be forceful and could only coax her slowly.

"This isn't my sister's fault; it's all Ma Wu's fault for going too far."

"Jiaqing, what are your plans for dealing with Ma Junyang?"

He Jiaqing was about to speak when he hesitated, then changed his question, "What does Sister intend to do with him?"

This is out of respect for Shen Rongqing. This woman is different from the other subordinates, and He Jiaqing must respect her thoughts.

"I don't want to kill him, but I will never allow him to be our enemy again!"

He Jiaqing agreed and let Shen Rongqing handle the matter.

Luo ZhengNan pulled the antenna off his head, put it back in the box, plugged his head with a plug, and carefully recalled the contents of the conversation.

It turns out that "Blood Blade Detective" was a film produced by He Jiaqing.

What's the point of him running a movie theater? Just for a few movie ticket sales?

A while ago, the radio kept talking about how people fell in love in movies and TV shows. Was that something he did?

Is he going to deal with Ma Wu now?

Who was the woman he was talking to on the phone?

This is quite interesting...

Thinking of this, Luo ZhengNan chuckled self-deprecatingly. What did it have to do with him whether it was interesting or not?

Previously, Luo ZhengNan had been investigating He Jiaqing for the sake of Jiang Xiang Gang, but now he is no longer a member of Jiang Xiang Gang.

I don't know what kind of person this is from Green Water City. If he won't take me in either, where else can I go?

Luo ZhengNan sighed deeply and didn't sleep all night. The next day, he went to Spring Stream Teahouse. The teahouse was in a somewhat remote location, deserted and with little business.

Li Banfeng sat down at 10:00 and moved to Luo ZhengNan.

Luo ZhengNan's eyes widened in surprise; he hadn't expected that the one who came to meet him would be the lord of the fortress.

He didn't understand why the lord of Iron Gate Fort had also come to Green Water City.

"Let's go to Carefree Dock."

Luo ZhengNan looked bewildered and didn't dare to ask any more questions. He followed Li Banfeng out of the teahouse.

As Luo ZhengNan walked along the road, he was still thinking to himself, "Isn't Carefree Dock Ma Junyang's business?"

No, that's not right. The radio said this isn't just Ma Junyang's business.

"Lord of the Fortress, are you Seventh Master?"

This person is really clever.

Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat and said, "In Green Water City, don't call me Lord of the Fortress."

Countless thoughts swirled in Luo ZhengNan's mind, making him feel somewhat dizzy.

Is Li Qi the lord of the fortress?

How is that possible?

When the two arrived at Carefree Dock, a cleaner was sweeping up fallen leaves at the entrance. Luo ZhengNan's cheek twitched as if he had been electrocuted, and his churning thoughts were interrupted.

Li Banfeng prepared a room for Luo ZhengNan in the back building. After they entered the room, Luo ZhengNan said to Li Banfeng, "Seventh Master, there was something on the broom of that sweeper earlier."

Li Banfeng frowned and asked, "You mean the hook?"

Luo ZhengNan nodded.

PS: The mole that He Jiaqing planted in Carefree Dock has been caught.

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