All Given Away

Li Banfeng sat in the teahouse, flipping through the pages of "Wise Scholar Lamp Tales).

This is also a legendary novel about Wise Scholar, but unlike other versions of the novel, this novel tells some of Murong Gui's dark history.

Murong Gui in the book is still good at understanding people's hearts, but he almost lost his Lineage's fortune because of two misjudgments.

Murong Gui once ran a gang, and in other books he is described as very diligent and never slacking off.

In this book, Murong Gui lay in a brothel for half a month, ignoring everything, which almost led to the destruction of his gang.

Li Banfeng fumbled with the Judge's Brush's pen and asked, "Which one is the real Murong Gui?"

The Judge's Brush's pen explained, "They are all."

When Cui Tike arrived at the teahouse, he saw Li Banfeng reading a book and nodded, saying, "If I'm not mistaken, Murong Gui's condition should be very good right now, even you enjoy reading so much."

"I am a person who greatly loves knowledge," Li Banfeng put down "The Wise Scholar Lamp Tales" and asked, "Has your Dao Gate Ancestor taken any action?"

"Yes, he will arrive at the Ink Fragrance Shop tonight, bringing your good friend with him. His goal is to find Murong Gui first, kill him, take Ge Jun hostage, and force Chu Shaoqiang to appear."

If Chu Shaoqiang finds Murong Gui first, things will get a bit more complicated. The Patriarch might choose to intercept him, or he might take the winnings—that's a mahjong term, am I using it correctly?

"Mostly correct."

Cui Tike took a sip of tea and said, "In either case, we must choose the right time to act. How many fish we catch is not the point."

The key is whether we can successfully land on land.

Li Banfeng asked, "If your ancestor had struck Murong Gui first, what would you have planned to do?"

Cui Tike wiped his mouth with a napkin. "First, I'll help my ancestor defeat the Local Earth God and the Inner State people, then I'll find an opportunity to send my ancestor to another world, take the contract from the Ink Fragrance Shop, and then return to Green Water City."

Li Banfeng was quite surprised. "You're going back to Green Water City?"

Cui Tike looked slightly saddened. "Green Water City was the foundation that our ancestor built throughout his life, and now that he's gone, I can't bear to let this foundation go to waste."

Judging from what he just said, Li Banfeng felt that he might have a deep misunderstanding of Cui Tike.

Cui Tike was almost in tears, which showed how sincere his feelings for Green Water Bow were.

Li Banfeng then asked, "If Chu Shaoqiang makes a move against the Local Earth God first, what do you plan to do?"

"We'll have to be patient. Chu Shaoqiang has the support of the Inner State."

His strength is clearly superior to that of the founder. According to my estimation, he may have brought three to five powerful helpers from the Inner State.

But Ge Jun, whom he was trying to rescue, was a pure-blooded Inner State native. Ge Jun shouldn't have come to Pro State; it would be a violation of Pro State's laws. Chu Shaoqiang had to act discreetly.

As long as the patriarch chooses the right time, there is still a chance to win. After the patriarch wins, we will find an opportunity to send him away. Then there is no need to rush. We will have plenty of time to share the spoils.

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"What if Chu Shaoqiang wins?"

After a moment of silence, Cui Tike shook his head and said, "If Chu Shaoqiang wins, I think we can't continue this opportunistic business."

We had enough intelligence, and our master had made sufficient preparations, yet we still lost to Chu Shaoqiang. That can only prove one thing: Chu Shaoqiang had too many men and was too powerful.

In this situation, I'm incredibly lucky to have survived. You'd better not go into the water, or you might not be able to find your way back to shore.

Li Banfeng looked at Cui Tike and said, "So you're saying you never intended to harm Chu Shaoqiang, and your blade has always been pointed at your ancestor?"

Cui Tike explained, "This is just my analysis based on the battle situation, and I hope you won't question my feelings for my Grandmaster because of it."

"I don't question your feelings; I think you're a person who's devoted in love."

Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat, and Cui Tike raised his teacup, saying, "After the Ancestor arrives, we won't have many opportunities to meet, but I believe we'll have enough tacit understanding on the battlefield."

Cui Tike's target was only the Green Water Bow.

What does he want from Green Water Bow?

Want to get Green Water City?

His cultivation level is not high enough. Does he want to pretend to be a Local Earth God like me?

The place I chose won't attract attention. If Cui Tike had chosen Green Water City, the largest city in Pro State, how could he possibly have held it with his strength?

It shouldn't just be Green Water City,

He kept wiping his mouth while he was talking. Was he lusting after his ancestor's body?

When Li Banfeng returned to Yan Sha Study, he saw Tan Fucheng holding an axe and shouting hoarsely, while a group of people dragged and pulled him around in a chaotic mess.

"Don't stop me, this hand can't be left alone, I have to chop it off!"

Because he had previously used the "Hundred Family Surnames" to wipe the noodle soup, Tan Fucheng felt increasingly guilty, which led to the urge to chop off his hand.

Li Banfeng advised, "Brother Tan, save your hands for now. Take Madam Xiao and Miss Chunying with you and hurry back to Seven Autumn City."

"But I still want to study here!"

"Don't worry, once things are settled here, I'll arrange for you to come and study here. We'll sign a contract, so you won't be able to refuse!"

Is that really true?

"Really!"

To make a business that involves risking one's life, one must eliminate any worries about the future. If Xiao Yeci and the others run into trouble at Yan Sha Study, Li Banfeng will have a real hard time dealing with them.

Tan Fucheng still possessed cultivation. Although he had lost his mind earlier, he was persuaded by Li Banfeng and quickly remembered the purpose of his trip.

His mission was to protect Xiao Yeci daughter; his studies were secondary.

After packing his bags, Lu Yuanxin breathed a sigh of relief, "I never want to come back to this place again."

Li Banfeng laughed and said, "Reading books occasionally is not a bad thing."

As they were talking, a quarrel broke out in the room.

Xiao Yeci refused to leave. "My dear, stay with Mommy for two more days. There are so many books here that Mommy hasn't finished reading yet!"

"Mom, let's buy the books and read them. Buy as many as you want." Some books aren't for sale, and some aren't even allowed to be seen by others. I paid a lot of money to get them to let me see them. Tun Tun!

Can we stay one more night? Just one more night, please?

"No! No matter what book it is, I'll find a way to get it back for you. You have to come with me now!"

Lu Chunying dragged Xiao Yeci away, Xiao Yeci got angry. "You little brat, when did it become your place to tell me what to do!"

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Li Banfeng pushed open the door and walked in, picked up Xiao Yeci, and threw her into the carriage.

Xiao Yeci was still struggling in the car when Li Banfeng found a chain, locked the car, and told Lu Yuanxin to take the car to the Train Station quickly.

Hearing the crying from inside the car, Lu Yuanxin lowered his voice and said, "Seventh Master,"

"If I went out like this, people would think I was a kidnapper."

It is indeed inappropriate to chain the carriage.

Li Banfeng unlocked the chains, got into the carriage, gagged Xiao Yeci, and bound her with chains.

After everyone left, Li Banfeng breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to pack his things to set up an ambush in the garden that night.

Actually, there wasn't much to pack; all the weapons and magical treasures were in my Portable Abode.

But Li Banfeng really wanted to bring a book, Yan Sha Study did indeed have many good books.

What kind of time is this to expect me to be in the mood to read?

Even I was engrossed in reading, which proves that the order at the Ink Fragrance Shop is very stable.

This clearly shows that Murong Gui is in very good condition.

This proves that the giant clam had never bothered him.

Why didn't I harass him?

What is Ge Jun doing?

Li Banfeng had a bad feeling.

He was heading to Willow Garden when, just as he stepped out of his room, he saw the owner of Lu Family Bookstore standing in the corridor, smiling and saying, "Boss Li, you're also at Yan Sha Study?"

"Boss Lu, what a coincidence, you're here to read?"

Boss Lu shook his head and said, "I'm here to deliver a book to Miss Xiao, Miss Xiao Yeci from Green Water City. Do you know her?"

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "I know her. Did she go to your bookstore?"

She picked out a few books from my place yesterday, but found them too heavy to carry around.

"Let me bring it to him. I knocked on the door just now, but Miss Xiao doesn't seem to be home."

Li Banfeng said, "Miss Xiao has returned to Green Water City."

Boss Lu sighed and said, "It's my fault for being late. I was planning to come over after lunch, but an old friend came and insisted on chatting with me for a bit."

Back in Green Water City, this friend was quite a big shot, and I didn't want to offend him, so we ended up chatting until now. That friend is still staying at my bookstore.

Boss Li, are you acquainted with Miss Xiao? Could you please give these books to her? If you find it too much trouble, I can mail them to her myself.

"No trouble at all, just leave it to me."

Boss Lu handed several books to Li Banfeng and then left Yan Sha Study.

Li Banfeng looked at the books in his hand, one of which was "The Wise Scholar," which only had the second volume and not the first.

Li Banfeng once bought a copy of the first volume at Lu Family Bookstore, but he said the second volume was too inconvenient to carry around, so he didn't buy it.

Now, Boss Lu has sent over the second volume. Li Banfeng opened one of the pages and saw a crease.

These are the creases he left behind.

Boss Lu didn't come to deliver a book to Xiao Yeci; he came to deliver a letter to Li Banfeng.

A once-important figure arrived at the Ink Fragrance Shop.

Which important person?

Chu Shaoqiang has arrived.

Chu Shaoqiang is still at the bookstore, which proves that Boss Lu has stalled him, but it probably won't last long.

Li Banfeng rushed to Willow Garden, but the garden gate was closed and not open to the public. However, a young couple happened to have climbed over the fence and were nestled in the woods, enjoying the snow.

Li Banfeng took out Music Box, and to the accompaniment of a beautiful melody,

The two fell asleep.

After escorting the couple to the outside of the park, Li Banfeng took out a projector and began recording various details in the woods.

We must do something to conceal it; neither Green Water Bow nor Chu Shaoqiang can be allowed to find that special willow tree immediately.

The projector seemed a little nervous. "Seventh Director, if it's someone with earth-level cultivation, I'm confident I can fool them. But as for someone from the clouds, I really dare not boast."

Gloves snorted and said, "Brother, that's where you're wrong. You've eaten plenty of good food in the clouds; when it's time to lend a hand, how can you shirk your responsibilities!"

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The projector didn't refuse; he chose a suitable spot and projected the image, completely obscuring the willow tree and Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng took out his phone and contacted Luo ZhengNan: "Lao Luo, have you found the Peddler yet?"

Luo ZhengNan was almost frantic; he searched all the way from Sea Eat Ridge to Medicine King Gully.

Having never seen the Peddler before, Li Banfeng said, "I'm about to start a fight here. You keep searching, you must find him."

The fight is about to begin!

Seventh Master is about to fight that group of ruthless people.

Luo ZhengNan couldn't think of a solution, so he dialed a number.

A familiar voice came through the phone. "Welcome to Afternoon Tea House, dear listener. What would you like to share with us?"

"Peddler, I'm looking for the Peddler!" Luo ZhengNan hadn't dialed the wrong number; he had dialed this radio station. "If anyone sees the Peddler, please tell him I'm looking for him in Medicine King Gully. It's extremely urgent."

As darkness fell, Li Banfeng gathered his luck and strength in his Portable Abode, put on the newly repaired Thread-Pulling Earring, and quietly hid next to the willow tree.

Under the cover of the projector, the willow tree is completely invisible to ordinary people, but today's opponent is no ordinary one.

Chu Shaoqiang led a man in black into the garden.

The man in black, with large eyes, a long face, and a pointed chin, resembled a bat; he was none other than Wang Fuqi, Chu Shaoqiang's personal messenger.

Chu Shaoqiang arrived at the Ink Fragrance Shop this morning. He knew where Ge Jun was and had also established contact with Ge Jun through Wang Fuqi.

This is why Ge Jun was unusually well-behaved today; he was accumulating strength, waiting to work with Chu Shaoqiang from the inside to take down Murong Gui.

However, Chu Shaoqiang did not completely trust Ge Jun. He wanted to confirm Murong Gui's true situation, so he went to Lu Family Bookstore to try and get information from Boss Lu.

No matter how he asked, Boss Lu said he didn't know. To avoid any unforeseen complications, Chu Shaoqiang decided to take action tonight.

When he reached the edge of the woods, Wang Fuqi didn't rush in. He picked up a stone from the ground and threw it into the woods.

The stone didn't trace a parabola; instead, it flew in a straight line.

They bounced back and forth between the trees.

The earring offered a reminder: "Sir, let's test the waters and glean insights into advanced techniques."

Just by hearing the name, Li Banfeng could guess the purpose of the technique; he estimated that it would be enough to break through the projector's defenses.

What to do?

Li Banfeng planned to use the Deep Mansion Technique to borrow his Wife's voice cultivation methods and severely injure this voyeur.

Unexpectedly, the stone was stopped by someone halfway through its flight.

"We've given it all!" Green Flower laughed, looking at the stone!

"Trying to push your luck?" Wang Fuqi was startled and quickly put the stone back.

Chu Shaoqiang shouted, "Don't worry, he's not a beggar!"

Before the words were even finished, it was too late. The stone was already back in Wang Fuqi's hand, and Wang Fuqi's hand began to fester rapidly, with his finger bones protruding one by one.