United Against a Common Enemy with This Old Man

Li Banfeng was still thinking about investigating the feud between Pan Dehai and Bei Wushuang, but he didn't expect Pan Dehai to come on his own initiative.

Pan Dehai got up from under the tree, leaning on his cane, and said with a smile, "I came here today to discuss some things with Meng Yuchun. I didn't expect to see you here as well. It seems that some of the rumors I heard before were true."

"What rumors have you heard?"

"Some people say you're Meng Yuchun's lover, is that true?"

How should Li Banfeng answer? Yes or no?

Pan Dehai is a virtuous man; if you lie to him, he will easily see through it.

Li Banfeng replied, "Indeed, someone has said that."

Truth.

Pan Dehai frowned and said, "But I heard that Meng Yuchun doesn't eat long food, she eats flat food. Could it be that her taste has changed for you?"

Li Banfeng smiled calmly, "You're peeping at other people's bedroom activities again, you shameless old man."

"I didn't see it, I just heard about it."

"You even pry into other people's bedroom affairs, you're shameless."

Pan Dehai wasn't angry. He shook his head and said, "Fine, I'm looking for Meng Yuchun to join forces with her to deal with a villain. Since you're here too, why not lend a hand?"

"Still 'forgive and forget'? You really think highly of me," Li Banfeng looked at Pan Dehai, this old man's temperament really hadn't changed at all. "Give me a reason why I should help you."

"As I just said, we're dealing with a villain. Punishing evil and promoting good is Great Virtuous Person. You're a virtuous person; you can't just sit idly by, can you?"

Li Banfeng laughed and said, "You think a villain is just a villain? Tell me first, what exactly did this person do wrong?"

Have you ever heard of this person Bei Wushuang?

"I've heard of it, and I've even seen it."

Pan Dehai nodded and said, "I don't need to elaborate on this person's evil deeds. Since you've seen him, you'll definitely help him with this."

"Just because you've seen him doesn't mean you're obligated to help him. What kind of rule is that?" Li Banfeng wasn't buying it. "You really need to say more about this. I know nothing about Bei Wushuang's evil deeds."

Pan Dehai sighed, "Remember that Insect Plague last year?"

"Of course I remember. I risked my life to help you get rid of the Insect Plague. You haven't forgotten that kindness, have you?"

Pan Dehai nodded and said, "So you are a virtuous person, always giving without expecting anything in return. Do you know the cause of this Insect Plague?"

"I know, it was done by the Insect Chief." Li Banfeng stated the truth directly, saving Pan Dehai from rambling on and on.

Pan Dehai shook his head and said, "You only know one side of the story. There's another secret here that you don't know the details of. If I tell you this secret, how will you repay me?"

Li Banfeng pointed into the distance and said, "I have a brother over there. I'll borrow a bucket of gold from him for you as a way of repaying him. What do you think?"

As the two were talking, Meng Yuchun appeared in mid-air and shouted at Pan Dehai, "Who are you?"

Pan Dehai looked up and asked, "Is this Miss Meng?"

Meng Yuchun angrily retorted, "Did you use magic to harm my sisters?"

Pan Dehai looked bewildered and said, "When have I ever done anything to harm anyone?"

"My sisters aren't close to me anymore, isn't that because of you?"

Pan Dehai smiled at Li Banfeng and said, "See? I didn't peek or ask around. He told me himself."

There was something that Li Banfeng couldn't understand: why did Pan Dehai make such a fuss when he came to Meng Yuchun's territory? Wasn't he worried that Bei Wushuang would find out that he was here?

After carefully considering Pan Dehai's style of doing things, Li Banfeng understood.

Pan Dehai wanted Bei Wushuang to know that he had come to see Meng Yuchun.

He wanted Bei Wushuang to know that he had dealings with Meng Yuchun!

Now Meng Yuchun has no choice but to help him, otherwise, once Pan Dehai leaves, Bei Wushuang will definitely target Meng Yuchun.

This is similar to Pan Dehai's attempt to lure mosquitoes to his Belt Ridge.

Li Banfeng looked up at Meng Yuchun and said, "This is Old Pan, Great Virtuous Person in Sea Eat Ridge. Let's find a place to talk about something serious."

Meng Yuchun looked Pan Dehai up and down and asked, "Is this the Local Earth God of Sea Eat Ridge?"

Before Li Banfeng could answer, Pan Dehai bowed first. "I am indeed the old man."

Meng Yuchun was still angry, but she had heard of Pan Dehai's name and knew the power of the Proper Land Local Earth God. She followed Li Banfeng's advice and led the two to a hidden cave.

Li Banfeng was worried that even the cave wasn't safe; the safest place would be Meng Yuchun's residence.

But Li Banfeng knew that Meng Yuchun and Pan Dehai were not familiar with each other, and she would not reveal the location of the mansion to Pan Dehai.

Before entering the cave, the Thread-Pulling Earring whispered in her ear, "Master, there seems to be some movement."

It's normal for there to be some commotion. As soon as Li Banfeng went to Bei Wushuang's territory, Bei Wushuang noticed. With Pan Dehai making such a big fuss, Bei Wushuang's spies have probably already followed.

How can we cover this up?

Li Banfeng glanced back and saw several black eagles circling outside the cave. These kinds of black eagles were very common in the new land and had little spirituality. Apart from that, Li Banfeng did not see any other living beings.

After Li Banfeng entered the cave, a crow mingled with the black eagle.

Pan Dehai sat down on a rock and sighed, "I've come all this way, and you haven't even prepared a cup of tea."

Meng Yuchun seemed to be somewhat affected and felt a little ashamed.

Seeing a puddle of water in the cave, Li Banfeng said, "Old Pan, let's use water instead of tea. The thought is what counts. Why don't you lie down and have a drink?"

Pan Dehai smiled helplessly; some of his methods were simply ineffective against Li Banfeng.

He went straight to the Insect Plague. "After the disaster, I went around investigating the cause of the disaster, and the culprit was indeed Huang Xiliang."

Li Banfeng asked, "Who is Huang Xiliang?"

"One of the leaders of Insect Cultivator is the Insect Chief you just mentioned, but he couldn't have created such a ferocious mosquito on his own."

How do you know?

Pan Dehai shook his head and said, "The habits of the Plague Mosquito have gone beyond the nature of mosquitoes. This is not only reflected in their ability to eat grain."

Their reproduction rate, resistance to poisons, and ability to sense food far surpass those of mosquitoes.

Aside from resembling a mosquito, this insect has absolutely nothing to do with insects in any other way. I have also consulted many ancient books, and this kind of insect has never appeared in any records of Insect Plague.

In other words, these insects don't grow naturally; they are created by humans through artificial means.

Li Banfeng asked, "Can't the Insect Chief create new species of insects?"

Pan Dehai shook his head and said, "Insect Cultivator are skilled at controlling insects. Huang Xiliang created the Iron Wire River, and the Iron Wire Worm, even thousands of miles away, can still be controlled by him, which shows how powerful his magic is."

In addition, Insect Cultivator are skilled in breeding, able to select the best from a variety of insects for combat.

But breeding and creating new species are two different things. I've never heard of any Insect Cultivator being able to create a new species.

Meng Yuchun said, "It's not just Insect Cultivator, is it? It seems that no other Daoist sect can create new species of living beings."

Pan Dehai nodded. "For Miss Meng to say such things shows that she is Great Virtuous Person. This is something that cannot be accomplished by a single sect, nor by the strength of one person."

As far as I know, several cultivators were involved in this matter. Huang Xiliang was the mastermind, Bei Wushuang was also an accomplice.

Based on the crimes they committed at Sea Eat Ridge, that Bei Wushuang deserves to die. Moreover, the full story hasn't been clarified yet; there must be a reason for their attack on Sea Eat Ridge. Perhaps this opportunity will uncover a larger conspiracy.

Of course, I'm not doing this solely for Sea Eat Ridge. With such a despicable person as a neighbor to Miss Meng must be having a hard time sleeping and eating. We should act as soon as possible to eliminate this threat forever.

Meng Yuchun looked at Li Banfeng and agreed with Pan Dehai's statement. Getting rid of Bei Wushuang would be a good thing for both her and Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng said to Pan Dehai, "Old Pan, if you want to kill Bei Wushuang, you should do it secretly and catch him when he is completely unprepared. Why did you release the news beforehand?"

Now that you've frightened Bei Wushuang, he's acting extremely cautiously, so killing him won't be so easy.

Pan Dehai sighed deeply, "I also considered acting secretly, but upon further reflection, I felt it was inappropriate."

The Bei Wushuang can join forces with Huang Xiliang shows that he has some skill. If I were to act rashly, I fear I would not only fail to kill him but also be ambushed by him.

"I released this information in advance so that you virtuous people might know of the wicked deeds of the Bei Wushuang, and thus join me in our hatred of the enemy and fight together!"

It really was that trick.

This old man has a habit of dragging people down with him, and he does it all in such a high-sounding way.

Li Banfeng said, "If we don't agree to help, I guess you'll spread the word that Meng Yuchun is going to make a move against Bei Wushuang, thus settling this feud for us."

Pan Dehai shook his head and said, "I have no intention of doing that yet."

Li Banfeng scoffed, "Old Pan, you're too kind. What were you planning? You've already done it!"

Pan Dehai is disgusting, but he wasn't wrong about this.

Living next to someone like Bei Wushuang would certainly make one feel uneasy.

Li Banfeng was unaware of the reasons Bei Wushuang's seizure of Mountain Pulling Master's territory and could not comment on it.

But Li Banfeng almost got killed by Bei Wushuang just because he entered Bei Wushuang's territory. Li Banfeng can't forget this grudge.

"Old Pan, Bei Wushuang certainly deserves to die, but do you have any good ideas?"

Pan Dehai nodded and said, "There is a solution, but I don't know if I should tell you."

Li Banfeng was taken aback. "Since you've come to discuss revenge, what can't you say?"

Pan Dehai looked at Meng Yuchun and said, "I've come to discuss revenge with Miss Meng."

Li Banfeng frowned.

What's going on?

You look down on me?

At this moment, Meng Yuchun naturally had to give Li Banfeng face. She sat down next to Li Banfeng took his arm. "He is my lover. He can listen to anything I can listen to, and I can only agree to things he agrees to."

Pan Dehai sighed softly, "I didn't say anything for his own good. Li Qi, you might not be able to get involved in this battle. I'd like to ask, what level of cultivation have you reached now?"

So he wanted to ask about my cultivation level; he had even tried to provoke me before.

Can I tell you?

Li Banfeng laughed and said, "My cultivation is definitely not as good as Old Pan's. If Old Pan is worried that I will be a burden, then I won't fight this battle."

Meng Yuchun took Li Banfeng's arm and said, "If he doesn't fight, I won't fight either."

Pan Dehai nodded and said, "I greatly admire the two virtuous men who are determined to punish the wicked and eliminate evil. Since that's the case, I will explain my battle tactics to you."

I entered the Daoist path a few years earlier than you two, and my cultivation is slightly higher. Therefore, I won't let you two do anything risky.

"You two only need to go to the territory of Bei Wushuang, feign a battle with him, and I will venture into his den of dragons and tigers, go to his residence, dig up his contract, and then join you two to kill this villain."

"Look at Old Master Old Pan's magnanimity," Li Banfeng, looking at Meng Yuchun. "Old Pan said he doesn't want us to take any risks."

Pan Dehai smiled and said, "You two don't need to be so polite. In my work, I always put virtue first. Cherishing the younger generation is what I desire and what a virtuous person would do."

If the Genzi was nearby, Li Banfeng immediately took a spoonful of the golden juice and poured it on Pan Dehai's face.

"Old Pan, you might as well be more direct. You just want us to be your bait to lure Bei Wushuang out, and then you take the opportunity to dig up the contract."

If we can hold out, you'll succeed; if we can't, you'll be able to walk away unscathed, right?

Pan Dehai shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Li Qi, you've misunderstood me. I had absolutely no such intention!"

"Whatever your intentions, we won't be the bait," Li Banfeng said, looking at Pan Dehai. "Let's find someone else to be the bait."

The atmosphere was somewhat tense.

The Thread-Pulling Earring whispered, "Master, there's some noise outside, a real noise."

A crow flew past the cave entrance, and Pan Dehai's face darkened. "Miss Meng, I'm joining forces with you in good faith, but your lover's words are not so pleasant to hear."

Meng Yuchun wanted to ease the tension and was thinking about how to answer when she suddenly felt a tingling sensation on the peach.

Li Banfeng was stroking the peach with his fingertips when Meng Yuchun, who was about to get angry, suddenly felt as if Li Banfeng was writing on her peach.

There were two characters in total, one on each of the two peach petals. Li Banfeng wrote them three times.

Meng Yuchun trembled slightly, realizing she had indeed recognized the two characters.

She sneered and said to Pan Dehai, "So what if his words are unpleasant to hear? I'll listen to him anyway."

Pan Dehai stood up and said, "If that's the case, then we have nothing more to say. Consider this trip a waste of my time. Farewell."

Meng Yuchun also stood up. "Coming and going as you please, what do you think this place is?"

Pan Dehai looked at Meng Yuchun and frowned slightly.

Late at night, Bei Wushuang was inspecting the various sentry posts on the field when a crow flew up Bei Wushuang him and whispered, "Master, Pan Dehai went to Meng Yuchun's territory. He knows Meng Yuchun's lover, and the three of them are talking about something together."

Bei Wushuang calmly replied, "I already know about this."

The crow continued, "Pan Dehai used underhanded tactics. His lover wouldn't agree, and they couldn't reach an agreement. Meng Yuchun and Pan Dehai got into a fight, and Meng Yuchun was injured, and seriously so."

Pan Dehai was also injured and trapped within the boundary by Meng Yuchun; he's now in a difficult situation to escape.

Bei Wushuang said expressionlessly, "Investigate again."

After the crows left, Bei Wushuang stared into the distance and snorted.

After a moment of contemplation, a magpie suddenly flew over and whispered in Bei Wushuang's ear, "That lover is here again."

Bei Wushuang turned around and walked towards the northwest.

After walking for more than ten miles, he stopped and called out to those ahead, "Why are you here?"

Li Banfeng emerged from the darkness and said to Bei Wushuang, "I've come to give you a big gift."

"What a wonderful gift?" Bei Wushuang stuck out her tongue.

"Pan Dehai is trapped by Meng Yuchun. If you want to make a move against him, now is the perfect time."