Jiang Xiang Gang
The police were right in front of him. What should Chu Yunlong do at this moment?
Explain to the police, I don't know that person!
That sentence would be useless; he would be taken back to the Police Station by the police.
And his identity wasn't exactly clean; he absolutely couldn't go to the police station.
Say something else?
The police didn't give Chu Yunlong a chance to speak, raising their clubs and striking him on the head.
Bang!
With one strike, blood appeared on Chu Yunlong's forehead.
He still didn't dare to fight back. Helpless, he could only dodge the two police officers and rush out of the ticket hall.
Outside the ticket hall, Chu Yunlong didn't see Li Banfeng's figure.
Of course, he couldn't see him. After rushing out of the ticket hall, Li Banfeng immediately entered the Portable Abode and threw the key into the weeds outside the door.
"Where did that little bastard run off to?" Chu Yunlong cursed, suddenly feeling a sharp pain at the back of his head.
Bang! Bang!
The police chased out from the ticket hall, raising their clubs and continuing to strike his head.
Chu Yunlong covered his head and rushed towards the overpass. There were many forks in the road there, offering a chance to escape.
Chu Yunlong ran ahead, with the two police officers chasing behind.
Li Banfeng walked out of the Portable Abode, watched the three figures disappear into the distance, and quietly followed.
It was time to test his legs. He couldn't follow too fast, nor could he be too far away. He had to maintain an appropriate speed and distance.
In fact, Li Banfeng wasn't controlling his speed very well. He still couldn't control his legs. At one point, he was less than ten meters away from the two police officers, almost being discovered.
Fortunately, he was a Shut-in Cultivator, and having just come out of his abode, he carried a special, inconspicuous aura that made the police overlook his presence.
And Chu Yunlong, busy dodging the pursuit, didn't notice Li Banfeng behind him.
After running through three entire alleys, all the way to the desolate outskirts, the police were tired of running and tired of hitting, so they stopped chasing.
Chu Yunlong's face was covered in blood. He leaned on his knees, panting heavily in an abandoned civilian house.
He couldn't understand Li Banfeng's previous actions. He didn't understand why Li Banfeng had to force his way into the ticket hall.
Although he was from an Outer State, no matter where he came from or where he boarded the train, entering or leaving any place in Pro State required a travel permit. This was the rule.
Didn't he understand the rules?
Then how did he get to Medicine King Gully?
Unless there was a powerful figure who could bypass the rules and buy him a ticket.
Even if there was indeed a powerful figure who bought him a ticket, he shouldn't have forced his way into the ticket office.
In Pro State, forcibly entering the ticket office would lead to very serious consequences.
His breathing slowly calmed, and Chu Yunlong wiped the blood from his face. His mood also settled down.
Li Banfeng's sudden outburst just now, could there be another reason?
Did he know I was going to make a move on him?
Did he deliberately provoke the ticket seller to get away from me?
Looking at his speed, he's clearly a Travel Cultivator. Travel Cultivators do have the ability to sense danger.
In other words, his argument with the ticket seller earlier was all an act!
He sensed my killing intent and deliberately caused trouble, trying to use this to escape.
This little brat is quite cunning!
Where can he go now?
Just now I saw he was empty-handed, no backpack, so he didn't have that treasure on him.
If I were him, I would definitely go and move that treasure now.
How can I catch him?
Immediately order my disciples to search near the station. Li Banfeng doesn't dare to carry the Copper Lotus on him, so it's probably hidden near the station...
As he was thinking, a sickle about ten centimeters long was placed across Chu Yunlong's neck.
"Who?" Chu Yunlong was startled. Although his perception wasn't too strong, he had been in the Jiang Xiang Gang for many years and shouldn't have been approached so easily.
Unless the other party's cultivation was far above his.
Or the other party was a Shut-in Cultivator.
If the cultivation difference was too great, Chu Yunlong could only wait for death.
If the other party was a Shut-in Cultivator, Chu Yunlong wasn't too worried; he had ways to deal with Shut-in Cultivators.
"Brother, let's put the blade down first. We're all on the same side, let's talk things over..."
Pfft, the blade of the sickle entered Chu Yunlong's neck, and warm blood gushed out.
Chu Yunlong was shocked. He had intended to talk to the other party, but he didn't expect the other party to strike directly.
"Who sent you to find me?" Li Banfeng asked calmly, holding the sickle.
It was him!
It was Li Banfeng!
Chu Yunlong was dumbfounded. How could Li Banfeng get so close to me?
I didn't sense any aura at all?
Is he a Shut-in Cultivator?
Impossible, according to the previous judgment, he was clearly a Travel Cultivator.
His cultivation is far above mine?
But the Leader said he had no cultivation before, that he was a White Lamb, a novice.
It seems the Leader's information isn't reliable.
Hiss~
The blade dug a little deeper into his neck. Li Banfeng asked, "You're not going to talk?"
Pain and fear don't lie. Li Banfeng was so ruthless, Chu Yunlong firmly believed Li Banfeng was absolutely not a novice.
The Leader might have been deceived by him.
More likely, I was deceived by the Leader!
He's clearly a ruthless person, but the Leader insisted he was a novice. The Leader has done this kind of thing before.
The blade slowly began to sink into his neck again, making Chu Yunlong abandon any thoughts of resisting or stalling.
"This was our Leader's order!"
"Don't speak foreign languages, speak something I can understand!" Li Banfeng twisted the blade in Chu Yunlong's wound.
Chu Yunlong didn't dare to speak in code anymore. "The Leader sent me."
"What sect are you from? And who is the Leader?"
"We are from the Jiang Xiang Gang. Our Leader's surname is Xiao, and his name is Xiao Zhengong."
Li Banfeng frowned. "Have I met your Leader?"
"You should have, but I'm not too sure about that..." Chu Yunlong was telling the truth. He really didn't know what kind of interactions Xiao Zhengong had with Li Banfeng.
Li Banfeng tightened his wrist, and the sickle's blade continued to penetrate his throat.
Anyone who had spent time in the martial world knew that there was no reasoning with someone like Li Banfeng. Chu Yunlong could only tell him everything he knew:
"Our Leader is from the Outer State. He's from the Dark Star Bureau. You might know him."
Someone from the Dark Star Bureau!
"What does your Leader want with me?"
"He said you have a treasure on you and told us to kill you and take the treasure back." As he spoke, Chu Yunlong reached for the knife at his waist.
His movement was very subtle.
In this situation, he had no other choice but to risk his life.
Li Banfeng was still contemplating Xiao Zhengong's identity.
The Jiang Xiang Gang came looking for me because of the Copper Lotus.
It seems Xiao Zhengong is the Captain Xiao that the big-eyed man mentioned on the phone!
He's the one who ordered me to be killed!
Li Banfeng asked again, "How many people are in your Jiang Xiang Gang? Are you all hunting me?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunlong didn't rush to draw his knife.
Li Banfeng hadn't even heard of the Jiang Xiang Gang, and seemed completely ignorant of Pro State.
Dealing with such a person didn't necessarily require taking risks; it could be done with cunning.
Thinking of this, Chu Yunlong said, "The disciples of the Jiang Xiang Gang are spread throughout Pro State, numbering over ten thousand. The Leader has given the order, and now all Jiang Xiang Gang disciples are looking for you.
Friend, I can see that you are no ordinary person. If you spare my life, I can act as an inside man for you within the gang. As soon as there's any news, I'll tell you in advance. As long as you're a little careful, they definitely won't find you.
After this wave of trouble passes, I'll find a few friends to help you buy a train ticket so you can return to the Outer State. By then, even if the Leader wants to find you, they'll have to follow the rules of the Outer State, not like here in Pro State where they can kill you on a whim."
Chu Yunlong had already gripped his dagger. He was a Martial Cultivator, slightly slower than a Travel Cultivator, but as long as he had a chance to strike, Li Banfeng would surely die.
Li Banfeng nodded, "After I return to the Outer State, I'll change my name and hide, and your Leader will never find me again."
Chu Yunlong responded sincerely, "Leave this matter to me! I can get the train ticket within three days. We can consider this a friendship forged through conflict. I sincerely want to be your friend.
Whether in the Jiang Xiang Gang or Medicine King Gully, go ask about my name, Chu Yunlong, and you'll know what kind of person I am!"
"Your name is Chu Yunlong?" Li Banfeng admired the name greatly. "Just hearing that name, you sound like a good person!"
Hearing a name, and being able to tell if someone is a good person?
That didn't make sense!
But Chu Yunlong naturally wouldn't argue with Li Banfeng. "I, Chu Yunlong, have traveled the martial world and have never done anything to betray a friend. Since we have this fate, I will risk my life to ensure your safety!"
Hearing this, Li Banfeng was deeply moved. "Brother, it's very dangerous for you within the gang. You must also protect yourself. You absolutely must not tell anyone about what happened between us!"
"Naturally, brother, rest assured. This matter is known only to heaven, earth, you, and me. No one else will know."
Chu Yunlong felt confident. This Li Banfeng's cultivation wasn't low, and his mind was quite sharp, but he was from the Outer State after all, not ruthless enough, not vicious enough. He simply didn't have the means to survive in Pro State.
He could be tricked with just a few words. Such a person was indeed a novice, and what the Leader said was not wrong.
It was fortunate that he hadn't fought him head-on just now. Waiting for him to put away his knife before striking was the safer option.
As long as Li Banfeng moved the knife away from his neck, in the next second, he could take Li Banfeng's life.
Thinking of this, Chu Yunlong added, "Brother, you must believe me!"
"Brother, I believe you. I'll leave the rest to you." Li Banfeng's wrist loosened slightly.
"Leave the rest to me, brother. Be careful on your journey." Chu Yunlong tightened his grip on the knife handle, just waiting for Li Banfeng to put away his knife so he could act immediately.
"Brother, take care on your journey!" Li Banfeng put away his sickle, cutting Chu Yunlong's throat.
Chu Yunlong clutched his neck, looking at Li Banfeng in horror.
Li Banfeng had put away his knife, but he had cut Chu Yunlong's throat first.
The slight loosening of his wrist earlier was to facilitate exerting force.
How could this be?
Hadn't he already fallen for it?
Shouldn't he be the one dying now?
Why is it like this...
This scumbag is truly vicious!
If I had known this would happen, I should have fought him head-on from the start!
Chu Yunlong's blurry vision was filled with despair.
Li Banfeng comforted him, "Have a good journey, don't be so nervous. This really hurts, but the pain will pass soon.
You don't need to worry, I definitely believe you. You can't even speak anymore, so you definitely won't tell anyone about what happened between us.
Relax a little more, yes, don't be so tense. Close your eyes, don't keep looking at me like that. I actually feel quite guilty."
PS: Our Banfeng feels quite guilty, everyone come and comfort him.
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