Dance!

At the Thousand Delights Wine House in Green Water City, Lu Dongliang held a banquet to announce to the public that he would regain control of the Lu Family.

Both the main and maternal branches of the Lu Family received invitations. Anyone who is willing to attend tonight will prove that they still recognize Lu Dongliang as the head of the family.

First of all, Lu Maoxian's branch of the family, who were expelled from the Lu family by Lu Chunying, have all come today. This is their chance to return to the Lu Family.

Some of Lu Dongliang's die-hard followers have also returned. They never recognized Lu Chunying in the first place, but since Lu Dongliang was not around, and they were unwilling to pledge allegiance to other Lineage, they could only temporarily follow Lu Chunying. Now that Lu Dongliang has returned, these people have also come back to acknowledge him as their master.

Lu Dongliang's influence was indeed considerable. He set up ten tables for the banquet, and seven tables were filled with guests. In addition to the Lu Family, he also invited many other guests, including an important figure, Ma Chunting, the head of the Ma family.

Those present were somewhat puzzled when they saw Ma Chunting arrive.

Previously, Ma Junyang had a conflict with Outer State. Ma Chunting sent his son to attend the Carefree Dock Song Festival, and everyone thought that the father and son had reconciled.

Now Ma Junyang is clearly on Lu Chunying's side, but Ma Chunting supports Lu Dongliang, and it seems like he's at odds with his son again.

A few people discussed it privately, thinking that Old Ma was really getting old. At this age, others couldn't see things clearly, and he himself couldn't make sense of things either.

At seven o'clock sharp, the banquet began. Lu Dongliang raised his glass first. "I've been away for so many days, and so many changes have occurred in the Lu Family. I've caused you all a lot of trouble. This glass is my way of apologizing!"

After saying that, Lu Dongliang drank it all in one gulp.

With that demeanor, that aura, and that sense of propriety in his words, who would dare say he isn't Lu Dongliang?

After finishing his drink, Lu Dongliang raised his glass again. "Now that I'm back, the Lu Family rules must be changed back. I'd like to say three things first."

First and foremost, the Lu Family will always be the Lu Family. No matter how many grudges there were in the past, from today onwards, we will forgive and forget!

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cheered.

The head of the Lu Family, the big boss of Pro State, speaks with such domineering confidence.

Lu Dongliang continued, "The second thing is that the Lu Family's money will always be the Lu Family's money. All the business deals we made while I was away must be brought back!"

After these words were spoken, many people applauded, while others remained silent.

The Lu Family has indeed given away a lot of business recently, most of which went to Li Qi.

Li Qi was a ruthless man who dared to Guanfang Envoy officer. Not only did he not suffer a loss, he also managed to retain half of the freight cost.

He also developed a whole new piece of land into Proper Land, which now connects with Kinless Village and has become his own Seven Autumn City.

Li Qi is riding high, Lu Dongliang wants to snatch all the business back from him. But things won't be that easy. Everyone present doesn't want to offend Lu Dongliang, but they also don't want to offend Li Qi. Let's see if they can come up with a way that satisfies both sides.

Lu Dongliang continued, "The third thing is that the friends of the Lu Family will always be the friends of the Lu Family. Today, Master Ma is here, and all of you friends are here. I will always remember this kindness."

Please also convey my message to those who didn't come today: I remember their resentment. I've never been a forgiving person. If you ever need my help in the future, don't blame me for being unfriendly!

Cheers erupted in the hall, and everyone secretly rejoiced that they hadn't offended Lu Dongliang.

After three cups of wine, everyone started eating, and Lu Dongliang instructed his men to prepare the contract.

If you come to eat but don't sign a contract, the meal is essentially a waste of your time.

The subordinate entered the private room and asked, "Is the contract ready?"

He Jiaqing laughed and said, "It's all ready. I'll take it to the master right away."

His subordinates stopped He Jiaqing and said, "Who do you think you are? Do you have any right to do this? Give me the contract!"

He Jiaqing frowned and said, "I've always kept this contract. It's not appropriate for you to take it now, is it?"

"Why are you talking so much? Hurry up and get the contract—"

Before he could finish speaking, his subordinate stood frozen in place, his eyes glazed over, unable to move.

"If you won't let me speak, I'm too lazy to talk to you," He Jiaqing glanced at the contract and laughed. "Everyone who came today is considered his relative. It says that. I have a Hand and Foot Alliance, and he can just form a kinship alliance from now on."

Why did He Jiaqing come over to serve Lu Dongliang as a servant?

He certainly wasn't interested in that; he had simply disguised himself as a servant to borrow something from this special "Lu Dongliang."

Since they were old acquaintances, He Jiaqing put effort into his disguise. Holding the contract, He Jiaqing bowed and respectfully delivered it to Lu Dongliang.

Lu Dongliang glanced at the contract and said, "Have everyone sign the contract."

He Jiaqing nodded repeatedly, but his foot slipped and he accidentally bumped into Lu Dongliang.

Lu Dongliang frowned, He Jiaqing apologized repeatedly.

Lu Dongliang didn't pay attention to this young man; his subordinates were all newly recruited, and he wasn't very familiar with them.

He Jiaqing took the contracts and distributed them one by one. Everyone looked at them very carefully, and someone even handed them pens, but no one was in a hurry to sign.

Could there be some unexpected changes here?

Lu Dongliang stood up, offered another toast, and urged everyone to sign the contract.

Everyone agreed, but no one was in a hurry to start writing.

Lu Dongliang sent someone down to find out the reason. These servants were all newly recruited, so they were not very reliable. They did not find out any information in half a day, but many guests had left.

Ma Chunting stood up and said, "Brother Lu, I'm getting old and can't stay up any longer. I need to go to bed at eight o'clock."

At 2 a. m. yesterday, Ma Chunting was still browsing the bookstore, but now he says he'll go to bed at 8 p. m.?

Lu Dongliang didn't stop him and escorted Ma Chunting downstairs.

After Ma Chunting left, the guests gradually left their seats, and in the blink of an eye, almost everyone was gone.

What's going on? They asked me to sign the contract, but then they changed their minds?

Lu Dongchun finally found out the news. "Lu Chunying is holding a banquet at Carefree Dock the day after tomorrow to welcome the head of the family home."

"Welcome whom?" Lu Dongliang didn't understand.

Lu Dongchun knew this was awkward, but he still repeated, "Lu Dongliang, the head of the Lu Family."

"Where did this Lu Dongliang come from?"

Lu Dongchun couldn't explain, "You can only ask Lu Chunying about this. Duan Shaoxia has accepted the 'Lu Dongliang' they found, and he has already moved into the Lu Family. The invitations just arrived, and I guess everyone here has already left after receiving the news."

Lu Dongliang glanced at the invitation, gritted his teeth, and cursed, "This man deserves to die!"

"Brother, are you referring to Lu Chunying or Duan Shaoxia?"

"They all deserve to die, but killing them won't do any good," Lu Dongliang said, tucking the invitation into his pocket. "Holding a banquet at Carefree Dock is Li Qi's idea."

Lu Dongchun said, "Since they dared to send us an invitation, let's go to the banquet. When we arrive at Carefree Dock..."

Let's confront them face to face and expose their lies.

Duan Shaoxia allowed a man of unknown origin into the Lu Family; her innocence is gone, she must be eliminated.

Lu Chunying has recognized a thief as her father; she cannot be allowed to live.

Li Qi stirred up trouble and will become the enemy of the Lu Family. Every member of the Lu Family should have him killed!

It was rare for Lu Dongchun to speak so much, but in Lu Dongliang's opinion, the first point wouldn't work.

"Go to Carefree Dock, confront Li Qi, and face off against a fake Lu Dongliang. What do you take me for? If I do this, I've already lost."

"So, what does the eldest brother plan to do?"

"Let's find an opportunity to get rid of Li Qi first."

"He's elusive, so this opportunity is hard to come by. Besides, he's Travel Cultivator, so he's very good at getting away."

Lu Dongliang's eyes flashed coldly. "I have a way to make sure he can't get away."

Two days later, at Carefree Dock, guests arrived one after another, and the hall was full.

Lu Chunying greeted guests at the door, Duan Shaoxia, arm in arm with "Lu Dongliang," went from table to table toasting.

Duan Shaoxia greeted each guest individually, and "Lu Dongliang" simply said, "Those who are willing to come today are all family members of the Lu Family!"

This is a new trick, and a Cantaloupe Person can only come up with so many countermeasures. If he says too much, he'll expose his weakness.

He Yuxiu and Chu Huaiyuan raised their glasses, creating a lively atmosphere.

But atmosphere alone isn't enough; this "Lu Dongliang" is a bit wooden, which inevitably arouses suspicion among the people present.

Everyone says that the fake "Lu Dongliang" is swindling people all over Pro State. Why is it that everyone else is fake, but yours is real?

The guests kept whispering among themselves. Duan Shaoxia looked anxious and asked in a low voice, "Where did Li Qi go?"

In the basement of Carefree Dock, Luo ZhengNan poured coal powder, finer than flour, into the furnace through the coal hopper.

The raging Fierce Flame burned the boiler tubes, and the water inside the tubes kept steaming.

Once the steam pressure is reached, the main steam valve opens, and the steam turbine starts to rotate.

All the sound-cultivating magical artifacts were operating at full capacity to isolate noise.

Luo ZhengNan led two wires from the end of the generator, one to Li Banfeng's head and the other directly to his own head.

"Seventh Master, I still want to remind you that your method is too risky."

Just tell me what you want to say, and I'll relay everything I hear to them.

Even the music from your Music Box can be relayed to you; you don't need to suffer with me.

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "This matter cannot be relayed; I must tell them it myself, and I cannot let them know that I said it. They must feel that they figured it out themselves."

Luo ZhengNan understood Li Banfeng's idea: he wanted to let the people on the dance floor hear a certain voice without leaving a trace, a voice that seemed to come from the heart rather than being instilled by outsiders.

Luo ZhengNan could do this, just like he could make others hear the music of Music Box in their minds, but with so many people on the Grand Ballroom, the price Luo ZhengNan would have to pay was too high.

"Seventh Master, if you follow your method, I'll pass out as soon as the power is turned on. You have to be careful, it can't be more than a minute, or we'll both be doomed!"

Luo ZhengNan entrusted his life to Li Banfeng, so Li Banfeng naturally wouldn't neglect his duties.

As soon as the power was turned on, Luo ZhengNan's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Li Banfeng's eyebrows twitched, revealing a slight smile.

You know what, the tingling sensation in my temples is quite enjoyable!

He first put his top hat on his head to prevent the wires from coming loose, then began repeating a phrase in his mind:

"Lu Dongliang is here. His physique is evidence, his appearance is evidence, and his Yellow Wool Overcoat is evidence."

The Lu Family is here. The daughter-in-law is a witness, the daughter is a witness, and the entire Lu Family is a witness!

With witnesses and physical evidence, the proof is irrefutable—this is Lu Dongliang!

After repeating this three times, just over thirty seconds later, Li Banfeng immediately cut off the power, removed the wire, and woke up Lao Luo. Lao Luo gasped for breath, stared at Li Banfeng a long time, and finally recognized him.

"Lord of the Fortress, I wish to follow you. If you agree, I will be a member of Iron Gate Fort!"

Li Banfeng was stunned for a moment, then helped Luo ZhengNan sit down. "Lao Luo, rest for a while, you'll feel better after a bit."

He pulled the gate and stopped the steam turbine.

Breath~

The boiler's exhaust valve released a large amount of water mist, which was drawn into the ventilation opening by the exhaust fan and sent all the way into the sewer.

White mist continued to rise from the sewers until it sprayed onto the ground. From the outside, Carefree Dock looked like a fairyland in the clouds, which startled the cleaner at the entrance, who quickly ran to the second floor.

In the Grand Ballroom, guests took turns toasting Lu Dongliang, and not one of them doubted that Lu Dongliang was a fake.

Even Lu Chunying felt her legs go weak. "Sister Xiu, is this really my dad?"

He Yuxiu knew perfectly well that this was a Cantaloupe Person, but at this moment she also felt that Lu Dongliang was real, and might even come to take revenge on her.

Duan Shaoxia was the most nervous. She felt that Li Qi had lied to her, and she felt that the real Lu Dongliang was right beside her and would definitely kill her son when he got home tonight.

Li Banfeng escorted Lao Luo back to his room to rest. He straightened his suit, adjusted his top hat, pushed open the dance floor door, and went inside.

He didn't use his House Cultivator talent for cultivation; instead, he walked onto the dance floor under everyone's watchful eyes.

When everyone saw Li Qi arrive, they all came forward to greet him.

They didn't want to offend Lu Dongliang, nor did they want to offend Li Qi. Tonight, they found a way to satisfy both.

Chu Er approached, her voice low and bashful, and asked, "Seventh Brother, may I have this dance with you?"

A man should not refuse an invitation from a woman.

Chu Er was a great help today, and Li Qi was in a good mood.

He agreed.

On stage, Jiang Mengting originally planned to sing "Full Moon and Blooming Flowers," but when she saw Chu Er so ladylike inviting Li Qi to dance, she immediately turned around and told the band to change the song.

The prelude was a light orchestral piece with a unique jazz feel from Pro State. With a sincere smile, Jiang Mengting dedicated this piece to the dignified and reserved Miss Chu Huaiyuan.

"Pretending to be tough, pretending to be tough, why pretend to be tough in life!"

"Pretending to be Serious"

It was a rare opportunity to dance with Li Qi, and Jiang Mengting sang this song. Chu Er's facial features were slightly distorted.

If Li Qi weren't here, Chu Er would have rushed onto the stage and torn Jiang Mengting's face to shreds.

However, Chu Er quickly calmed down because Li Qi was dancing very energetically. He seemed to really like the song, Chu Er could hardly keep up with his Dance Steps.

As the cleaner swept the second-floor private rooms, He Jiaqing's voice reached her ears. "Is Lu Dongliang still on the dance floor?"

The cleaner tapped his broom three times to indicate that he was unsure.

"Go check out the dance floor."

The cleaner entered the dance floor, spotted Lu Dongliang, and was about to deliver a message to He Jiaqing.

Jiang Mengting was singing the chorus of the second verse of the song. "Don't pretend to be so serious, don't scare people with that stern face!"

The singing was very loud, and He Jiaqing's cheeks twitched repeatedly.

"Leave the dance floor, leave immediately!"

The cleaner was dumbfounded; he didn't understand what He Jiaqing was going to do.

He invited us to the dance floor just now, and now he's telling us to leave quickly.

The cleaner left the dance floor, and as the music faded into the distance, He Jiaqing rubbed his ears and muttered to himself, "It's that song again!"

When the dance ended, Chu Er, still wanting more, pleaded with Li Qi, "Seventh Brother, dance with me one more time, shall we change the song?"

"What's wrong with this song? It sounds so cheerful!" Li Banfeng said with a smile, gesturing for Jiang Mengting to sing it again.

Jiang Mengting actually sang it again.

Chu Er wanted to grab Li Banfeng's back, but then he thought that he could dance one more song, so he felt that he had still gained something.

As the banquet drew to a close, Qiu Zhiheng approached Li Banfeng: "Brother, I'm going back to Medicine King Gully."

Li Banfeng said, "Brother Qiu, that fake Lu Dongliang knows where you live, so you must be extra careful."

Qiu Zhiheng is not worried about this at all. Old Xu is in Medicine King Gully and can guarantee the safety of him and his family.

He was worried about Li Banfeng.

Having offended this fake Lu Dongliang, Li Banfeng's situation in Green Water City is extremely dangerous.

Li Banfeng himself was aware of this, and he instructed Lao Luo and Peep Eight Directions to be on high alert, closely observe Lu Dongliang's movements, and be ready to go to war at any time.

Lu Dongliang seemed to have vanished suddenly, and his temporary recruits, including Lu Dongchun, also disappeared without a trace.

Is this a move to abandon Green Water City and turn their attention to Yellow Earth Bridge?

Yellow Earth Bridge was also prepared. Li Banfeng was considering whether to add another layer of defense to Yellow Earth Bridge. Three days later, Luo ZhengNan suddenly found out the whereabouts of "Lu Dongliang".

"Seventh Master, Lu Dongliang might have gone to Decency Village!"

What is he going to Decency Village for?

Is the information reliable?

"I can't say it's reliable, no one has seen Lu Dongliang, but someone saw Lu Dongchun in Decency Village."

Several old hunters from Decency Village had helped the Lu Family clear land years ago. They knew Lu Dongchun, and they greeted each other and exchanged a few words.

Lu Dongchun is in Decency Village, Lu Dongliang is very likely there as well. What are they doing in Decency Village?

Are they planning to launch a surprise attack on Decency Village?

Isn't that idea a bit unwise?

Decency Village is located within the territory of Shui Yongquan. After the battle in Kinless Village, Li Banfeng and Shui Yongquan have become even closer. Joining forces to deal with a fake Lu Dongliang should not be a problem.

Is there a problem?

There might actually be a problem.

Lu Dongliang was sent by Inner State, Shui Yongquan probably wouldn't dare fight him. Regarding his dealings with Inner State...

The Shui Yongquan seemed hesitant, a common trait among all the Local Earth God.

Li Banfeng went to Decency Village that evening, and the village was still thriving.

Hunters traded their goods here, farmers cultivated the land, merchants ran small businesses in the village, Cui Tike opened a clinic here.

Li Banfeng entered the clinic and asked, "Doctor Cui, don't you run a hospital in Green Water City? What are you doing here?"

Cui Tike didn't answer, but instead unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his chest.

Li Banfeng saw his latest tattoo: I love Decency Village!

"I have no doubt about that," Li Banfeng gestured for Cui Tike to button up his clothes first. "I want to ask about the deeper reasons."

Cui Tike first wrote a prescription for the patient, and then had the nurse take the patient to pick up the medicine.

Whether or not the medication was obtained is not important; the lesions on this patient's body have already been eliminated by Cui Tike.

He just wanted to get rid of all the nurses and patients.

Only two people remained in the consultation room. Cui Tike locked the door and said to Li Banfeng, "I'm here to do business."

"What kind of business?"

"The same business as last time, a business of taking advantage of the chaos."

Li Banfeng asked with interest, "Which fish are we going to catch this time?"

Cui Tike paused for a moment before saying, "If I said the fish is you, you wouldn't just attack me, would you?"

Li Banfeng blinked and said, "Aren't you going to consider getting a different fish?"

Cui Tike explained, "You know me. I've never wanted to treat you as an enemy. Our friendship is so deep."

But this is not up to me. My ancestor knows that Lu Dongliang is near Decency Village, and he wants to profit from the conflict between you and Lu Dongliang.

"Why did your ancestor target me and Lu Dongliang? Didn't he think of other ways to slack off?"

Cui Tike said, "Because he hates you and he also hates Lu Dongliang. As far as I know, he and Lu Dongliang have a past grudge."

This is not surprising. As the former number one figure in Green Water City, Lu Dongliang and Green Flower must have had contact.

If Green Flower gets involved again, this matter will be beyond what Li Qi and Shui Yongquan can handle.

Li Banfeng said, "Perhaps Lu Dongliang and I don't have such a deep conflict, and perhaps some things can be resolved. I'm afraid your ancestor won't be able to find any fish with me."

Cui Tike nodded. "The patriarch also thought of this. If you show signs of reconciliation, I will spread the plague in Decency Village and then smear Lu Dongliang."

Li Banfeng didn't quite understand. "As long as there's a plague, it must be something you or Green Flower did."

How could they possibly smear Lu Dongliang?

Cui Tike looked at Li Banfeng and said, "Friend, I truly cherish our friendship. There are some things I shouldn't have told you, but I'm telling you anyway today."

You know too little about Disease Cultivator and plague. Coughing and fever are plagues, as are herpes and boils, though you may not have seen them. A person's body exploding could also be caused by a plague.

Hundreds or even thousands of people were frying into mincemeat in a short time, and then I quickly pulled the lesion back. When you see this scene, what do you think happened?

I think you might assume that a high-level Travel Cultivator, through Trample Ten Thousand Rivers or Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers, carried out a massacre here.

Lu Dongliang is a high-level Travel Cultivator. Do you think you might suspect him?

Li Banfeng lifted the brim of his hat and said, "You wouldn't really be thinking of doing that, would you?"

Cui Tike shook his head and said, "If the target were a city, perhaps it would be worth the risk, but to attack a village in the new land, if things go wrong, I would offend both the Local Earth God and you. I really don't think it's worth it."

But as I said before, this isn't something I can decide. If Lu Dongliang makes a move, I must gain some advantage from the battle between you two.

"If Lu Dongliang doesn't make a move soon, then I will. Even if I don't, the Patriarch might come and do it for me. You probably don't want to see him, do you?"

Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat. "So it seems there's nothing we can discuss between us."

"We can discuss it," Cui Tike said, taking out three small Clay Figure he had bought from a vendor in the village. "You're in the village, I'm in the village, and Lu Dongliang is in the village too."

You and Lu Dongliang meet somewhere in the village. For some reason, you don't want to fight in the village, so you lure Lu Dongliang to the outside of the village, far away from it.

You two are both high-level Travel Cultivator, while I, as a Disease Cultivator, can hardly keep up with you. Therefore, I ultimately missed this battle.

Do you think this explanation is reasonable?

As he spoke, Cui Tike placed two small Clay Figure at a distance, while another small Clay Figure tried to catch up behind.

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "It seems I'm at a disadvantage if we don't fight in Decency Village."

Cui Ti shook his head and said, "Even if you fight in Decency Village, you might not have the upper hand. The Local Earth God here is called Shui Yongquan, and he is your friend. I know that very well. If you want to defeat Lu Dongliang, you must rely on Shui Yongquan's power. Leave Decency Village, but don't leave Shui Yongquan's territory. You can still get his help without destroying your beloved Decency Village. Why not?"

Li Banfeng put the clay Clay Figure representing Lu Dongliang back in its original place. "If I want to leave, he won't."

"If you insist on fighting me in the village, I can't abandon the village."

"I can help you," Cui Tike, stroking the little figure that represented him. The figure was quickly covered in a layer of dark green pus. "I think Lu Dongliang doesn't want to face another Disease Cultivator when dealing with you."

He's right, nobody wants to face Disease Cultivator.

The two reached an agreement, Li Banfeng left the clinic.

He didn't return to Decency Village, but instead went back to his own territory, the one-mile-long area he had first cleared out here at Shui Yongquan.

The wooden house is still there, and it is regularly maintained, so the house is fairly tidy.

Li Banfeng dismissed the others, pricked his palm, and spilled blood on the ground.

Before long, a ball of will-o'-the-wisp appeared above Li Banfeng's head, hovered for a moment, and then asked in a sharp voice, "Who are you?"

"Li Qi." Li Banfeng was puzzled, wondering what kind of joke Shui Yongquan was making.

"How did you manage to clear this wasteland in the first place?"

"I found a place to hide for three days."

Suddenly, Shui Yongquan appeared and stared at Li Banfeng for a long time.

Li Banfeng noticed the marks on his face and asked, "You fought with Lu Dongliang?"

Shui Yongquan shook his head and said, "It wasn't Lu Dongliang, it was a theatrical cultivator. He disguised himself as you and came to find me. I fell for it and almost suffered a great loss."

A script repairman?

It turns out that the Inner State sent a charlatan to impersonate Lu Dongliang.

Li Banfeng asked, "How did he find you?"

"He shed his blood on this land."

Li Banfeng didn't understand. "This is the territory I cleared. He shed blood here, how could you sense it?"

Shui Yongquan said, "The high-level cultivators can replicate a person's blood. He must have obtained your blood before."

How did he get my blood on him?

While Li Banfeng was still pondering, he suddenly heard Shui Yongquan ask again, "How did Ma Wu clear the land?"

Li Banfeng said, "This all started with a pair of dragonflies. The situation was like this—"

Puff!

The Shui Yongquan suddenly sprayed a mouthful of water at Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng, soaked to the bone, wiped his face and said, "Brother Shui, couldn't you wait until I finished speaking?"

Shui Yongquan waved his hand and said, "No need to say anything, Seventh Brother, I know it's you."

Li Banfeng said, "This Xi Xiu was able to injure you; he must be quite skilled."

"It's hard to say about Xi Xiu's skills. He doesn't have any other skills, but his sneak attack technique is first-rate. This Xi Xiu has already reached the clouds. If he sneaks into you once, you might lose your life."

At this point, Shui Yongquan gave a bitter laugh, "I'm really getting old. Even though I knew he was a charlatan, I still suffered at his hands. I don't know why I forgot to be on guard at the time."

How could someone as cautious as Shui Yongquan forget to take precautions?

There's probably another reason behind this.

"Seventh Brother, is this guy from Inner State?"

Li Banfeng did not hide anything. "It should be someone sent by Inner State to seize the land. I will try to lure him away and try not to implicate you."

Shui Yongquan laughed, "Brother, you underestimate me too much. I'm not as reckless as Qiu Daxiang."

But he's come to my doorstep, so I can't let him stay here. For the next couple of days, stay on my turf and be wary of everyone around you. If anything happens, come find me immediately.

I've found a way to deal with him. No matter what he looks like, he can't fool me. When I see that bastard again, I'll make sure he's dead!

17

Shui Yongquan left, Li Banfeng returned to Decency Village.

The fact that Xi Xiu can impersonate anyone is actually quite troublesome.

Li Banfeng knew many people in the village, so he had to be wary of everyone.

After entering his wooden house, Li Banfeng was about to take out his key to go to Portable Abode when he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.

Li Banfeng opened the door and saw a woman in her twenties standing in the doorway, looking flustered.

"Who are you?" Li Banfeng didn't recognize the woman.

The woman lowered her head, her cheeks flushed, and said, "You must be Seventh Master? Decency Village has heard of Seventh Master's reputation, but very few people have actually seen Seventh Master. I want to see you; if I could, my life wouldn't have been in vain."

Li Banfeng kept his distance from the woman, lowered his hat brim, and said, "You've already seen me."

The woman pleaded, "Seventh Master, please say a few more words to me. I can brag about it to my sisters for a year when I get home."

Before Li Banfeng could speak, Cui Tike's voice came from outside the door. "Madam, you're too greedy. You just said that if you met Seventh Master, your life wouldn't have been in vain. Now that you've met him, why are you still bothering me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a patch of green pus appeared on the woman's face.

The woman cried out in surprise and turned to run away. By the time Li Banfeng caught up with her outside the wooden house, she had already disappeared.

Cui Tike rubbed the pustules on his face and said to Li Banfeng, "She has my pus on her body, so I can sense her location."

Li Banfeng said, "Your arrival tonight is very timely."

Cui Tike smiled, "You might not believe it, but in my clinic, there's a woman who looks exactly like her."

The lady was still receiving an IV drip at my clinic when I went out for a walk and saw her in your room again.

Whether it's the ability to create a clone or to disguise, I don't think this is as simple as it seems. We can go to the clinic and see that lady first, and ask her if she has any Li sisters.

Li Banfeng waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about your clinic for now, let's catch up with that guy first!"

Cui Tike laughed and said, "He fell for my technique. Even with his Cloud Realm cultivation, he will lose a lot of combat power. In this situation, the initiative is in our hands, so we don't need to rush."

"Stop nagging and let's go!"

Cui Tike ran ahead, Li Banfeng followed behind.

After walking for several dozen miles, Li Banfeng became a little anxious. "Can you walk faster?"

Cui Tike said, "I'm not Travel Cultivator, I'm Disease Cultivator. The difference in our speed is insurmountable. You need to learn to adapt before you find this woman—"

"Okay, I'll adapt!" Li Banfeng said helplessly, and could only follow Cui Tike as they ran forward at a leisurely pace.

After driving for another hour or so, an ancient city appeared ahead.

Cui Tike pointed to the ancient city and said, "That woman escaped into this city."

Li Banfeng looked surprised. "How can there be a city in a place like this?"

Cui Tike said, "I find it strange too. Shall we go in and take a look?"

Li Banfeng looked back and asked, "How far have we run?"

Cui Tike shrugged. "You're Travel Cultivator, you shouldn't be asking me about distance, but according to my estimation, we're still within the territory of the Shui Yongquan. If you encounter danger, you can ask the Local Earth God for help."

Do you want to go into town or not?

After a moment's hesitation, Li Banfeng gritted his teeth and said, "We're still on Brother Shui's territory, so there's nothing to fear. Now that we've caught up to this place, there's no harm in going in and taking a look!"

The two entered the ancient city. Cui Tike looked at the pedestrians coming and going in the city and said in a low voice, "I can sense that woman. She is nearby, very close to us."

Li Banfeng nodded and asked, "Why are you helping me so much?"

Cui Tike replied, "For our friendship, and for my love of Decency Village."

Li Banfeng laughed and asked, "Do you really love Decency Village?"

Cui Tike nodded and said, "A passion from the bottom of my heart."

What proof do you have?

"What proof is needed?"

As they were talking, "Cui Tike" walked towards Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng stretched out his hand, gesturing for him not to come closer. "Who exactly are you?"

"Cui Tike" paused for a moment before saying, "Don't you think it's too late to ask me who I am now?"

Li Banfeng then asked, "Why did you have to lead me here?"

"Because I didn't want to fight the Shui Yongquan anymore, he found a special technique to wash off my makeup."

I don't want to watch you run away either. You're a high-level Travel Cultivator; if you really run, I won't be able to catch you.

The person opposite him laughed. He wasn't Cui Tike, and there was no need for him to continue pretending.

The cultivator on the cloud appears to have almost no flaws from the outside.

Li Banfeng looked around, his expression panicked, and asked, "Where exactly is this place?"

The strategist shook his head. "You don't need to know where you are. No one can save you here, and you can't escape. Just wait to die."

P. S.: Ban Feng said he was terrified; he'd never been to this place before!

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