Why Aren't You Crying?

The person standing before you Cui Tike, is High-Level Actor Cultivator disguise.

Facing a High-Level Actor Cultivator alone, Li Banfeng was genuinely nervous, both in his expression and tone.

Everything was done perfectly.

But what puzzled Li Banfeng the most was why this playboy had led him to Fool's City.

How did he know the location of Fool's City?

Could it be that he is—

Xi Xiu's eyes narrowed, and he was about to attack Li Banfeng when Li Banfeng said, "Wait, a good show needs a curtain call. Since we've come this far, let's get this straight. Was the woman who entered my room earlier your accomplice?"

"You mean this woman?" Xi Xiu wiped his face, instantly transforming into the woman who had entered the wooden house earlier. The woman was in disguise, and Cui Tike was also in disguise.

Li Banfeng exclaimed, "What excellent technique! But when I heard Cui Tike's voice, you were right in front of me!"

His voice came from outside the house.

"You'll learn some tricks of the trade when you go to the theater often." As he spoke, Xi Xiu's lips didn't move, but his voice seemed to come from afar.

"What exactly is your purpose in coming to Pro State? To seize Yellow Earth Bridge? To take Seven Autumn City? Or is simply to acquire any piece of land?"

Xi Xiu was very willing to answer questions about drama, but he wasn't so patient with other questions.

"What good is all this knowledge to you? Do you want to come back for revenge in your next life?"

Li Banfeng laughed and said, "The play is almost over, and you still won't let me see the script?"

The playwright shook his head and said, "In this grand play, you're just a minor character. Your role is over, so there's no need to look at the script anymore."

But if you're willing to tell the truth, I might be able to add a little drama for you. First, tell me, who leaked the news that I was coming to Pro State?

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "Does anyone need to tell me this? You've gone too far. You violated the child's father in front of the mother. How could you do such a thing?"

Xi Xiu didn't see anything wrong with it. "Everyone has their own hobbies, right? Want to add a little something extra? I'll give you something more exciting!"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I can't do this show. I don't want to take my leave so soon. We'll meet again someday."

After saying that, Li Banfeng took off running.

Xi Xiu laughed loudly, "You can't escape. You'll never get out of this city, and no matter where you go, I'll find you!"

Li Banfeng ran all the way back to the Changsan Academy. Yan Hong was practicing singing when she saw Li Banfeng. She exclaimed happily, "Sisters, come quick! Our manager is back!"

The girls surrounded Li Banfeng and ushered him into the back hall.

Yan Hong asked, "Seventh Master, what about the rouge you promised to bring for her last time?"

"I came in a hurry and forgot to bring it. I'll definitely bring it next time."

She walked away with her lips Yan Hong.

Yan Qing'er stepped forward and said, "Seventh Master, what about the pearl hairpin you promised to give them last time?"

"I forgot to bring it too, I'll bring it for you next time."

Yan Qing'er snorted and left as well.

Yan Cuier stepped forward and asked, "Seventh Master, what about the flesh and blood you promised them last time?"

"I brought this!" Li Banfeng said with a smile. "It's right behind me, it'll be here in a bit."

Yan Cuier: "They'll be here in a bit—is this person alive?"

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "It's alive!"

Yan Qing'er asked happily, "Seventh Master sent some fresh ones?"

Yan Cuier got angry. "Was that given to you? That was given to me by Seventh Master!"

Yan Hong retorted angrily, "Such a big, living person, do you intend to take it all for yourself?"

Tang Changfa rushed out from the inner room, Rolling Pin in hand, and said, "What's going on? Shopkeeper, you're back? Did you go to see the city lord?"

Li Banfeng glared and said, "Foolish! Someone will be coming to our door soon. Can we tell the city lord about this?"

"A living person—" Tang Changfa looked at the Rolling Pin in his hand, "So, are we still having noodles for lunch?"

Yan Hong poked Tang Changfa with her finger. "Look at you, so pathetic! Why are you even eating noodles? The shopkeeper brought back some meat!"

Yan Cuier still protested, "The meat is mine!"

Li Banfeng said to everyone, "This meat is not easy to pick up; you must be careful."

Tang Changfa returned to the kitchen with a confident expression, replaced the Rolling Pin with a kitchen knife, and shouted to everyone:

"Yan Hong greets guests at the door, her smile as sweet as ever."

Yan Qing'er, sing a song inside the house, raise your voice a little higher!

Yan Cuier, lead your sisters in dancing, twist your waists more vigorously!

"Shopkeeper, please sit here and have some tea. The first piece of lean meat will be yours!"

Li Banfeng didn't drink tea; he wasn't that leisurely. He took the opportunity to return to Portable Abode Ju to inform his Wife and Hong Ying to prepare their techniques for battle, and also to discuss alternative plans with the old man.

Tang Changfa was waiting to eat meat in the main hall when a woman, around twenty years old, came to the entrance of the brothel and asked, "Was a man here just now?"

Yan Hong chuckled, "You've come here looking for a man?"

The woman snorted and said, "Can't you look for it here?"

Yan Hong frowned and asked, "Do you think this is appropriate?"

"I just saw that man enter your brothel!"

Hong sniffed the air and paused for a moment; the person smelled of blood.

Is this the living person the shopkeeper found?

She returned to the hall and said to Yan Cuier, "Stop jumping, the peaches are about to fall off!"

"Old Tang, the shopkeeper brought a woman, and she's not buying our act!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Changfa spat twice on his hands, tidied his hair, tucked the cleaver into his waistband, and said with a resolute smile, "I'll go."

He just left like that, and the sisters were all a little worried:

"Can he really manage like that?"

"I've heard he practices martial arts, so he must have some real skills!"

What real skills does he have?

He arrived at the door and said to the woman, "Are you here to see a man?"

The woman nodded.

"Is there any requirement regarding the length of time?"

The woman sneered, "Whether it's for a long time or not, what kind of business are you doing out here?"

Tang Changfa, feeling a little ashamed and resentful. "I can't help it if you're going to be so picky. I'm the only man in this brothel."

"Nonsense," the woman stepped forward and hooked Tang Changfa's chin, "You have another man here, a man from outside the city. I came here to find him."

Tang Changfa was stunned for a moment before saying, "There are no other men here, it's really just me!"

The woman's smile vanished, her face darkening. "Why are you hiding him? Do you just want his flesh and blood?"

"That's easy to say. You hand him over, I'll kill him, and you can have his flesh and blood."

Tang Changfa chuckled good-naturedly, "What are you saying? We're not running a shady business."

Yan Qing'er watched anxiously from behind the screen. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and bring her in."

Yan Hong lowered her voice and said, "This person seems to have some background."

Yan Cuier wanted to go out and help. "Who cares about their background? They're all easy targets sent by the shopkeeper anyway."

The woman wiped her face, and suddenly transformed into a man. This was the cultivator who had been tracking Li Banfeng.

As soon as Yan Cuier peeked out, she was so frightened that she shrank back.

Yan Hong asked, "What happened?"

Yan Cuier trembled for a long while before saying, "It's the First Young Master!"

The First Young Master, Gu Rusong, is the personal disciple of Sun Tiecheng, the lord of Fool's City!

Yan Qing'er was startled. "Why is the First Young Master here? What should we do?"

Yan Hong said, "Judging from his tone, it seems he's here for the shopkeeper!"

Yan Qing'er said, "Where did the shopkeeper go? I'll go find him!"

Yan Cuier angrily retorted, "You dare! If you dare to sell the shopkeeper, I'll fight you to the death!"

Yan Qing'er also became anxious. "Why are you fighting me to the death? It's not like I provoked the First Young Master!"

Tang Changfa around and shouted, "Stop fucking! This is a male guest. Get ready and come out to greet him!"

Gu Rusong frowned and said, "Tang Changfa, don't play dumb with me. Don't you know who I am?"

Tang Changfa shook his head and said, "It's so dark, I really can't see who you are."

Gu Rusong smiled and said, "I'm so close, and you still say you can't see clearly? You might as well not have these eyes."

"Fine, I'll listen to you, I don't want it anymore." Tang Changfa gouged out his eyes and threw them on the table, leaving only two deep holes in his face.

"Sir, I really can't see anymore. My eyes are practically popping out. The evidence is irrefutable," Tang Changfa said calmly. "If you think highly of our brothel, then pick a girl here. If you don't think highly of us, then goodbye."

Gu Rusong sighed and said, "Why are you doing this to yourself? Don't you feel pain?"

Tang Changfa laughed and said, "It does hurt quite a bit, but what can we do? You said you don't want it, so we don't want it. Isn't this giving you face?"

Tang Changfa paid a heavy price for losing his eyesight.

His eyes were fake, but he believed them to be real, just as he believed he had always been alive.

Without these eyes, he can no longer see.

They invested so much money to force Gu Rusong to back down using their skills.

Gu Rusong felt a growing sense of unease; he knew he had fallen victim to a technique.

But he possessed a cultivation level Cloud Above First Layer, and was also a theatrical cultivator. Though his mind was troubled, his face remained flawless. Gu Rusong, with a relaxed smile, said, "You haven't given me enough face. If you're so capable, go ahead and rip your heart out so I can see it!"

"No problem!" Tang Changfa picked up a knife and cut open his stomach, taking out the steaming hot heart and liver, and placing them in front of Gu Rusong.

"What else do you need? Just tell me!"

"You're using tricks on me again! First you had irrefutable evidence, then Please Hit and Call Out," Gu Rusong took out a handkerchief, covered his nose, "But your tricks have a peculiar smell, I find them disgusting."

Tang Changfa chuckled and said, "Yes, what's the smell?"

"It smells like death, do I even need to tell you?" Gu Rusong fanned himself with a handkerchief. "How disgusting is that smell? How do you endure it every day? Doesn't it make you sick?"

Tang Changfa shuddered. There were some things that, in their eyes, could not be touched.

Yan Hong was startled. "Holding Others Shortcomings, Old Tang has to admit defeat."

Gu Rusong covered his nose with a handkerchief and continued, "How many years have you been dead? Don't you feel any disgust at yourself? You're still running a brothel here, still doing business here. When have you ever had any business? When has anyone ever wanted to come here? Look at yourself, don't you want to vomit? It's a little better now that it's cold, but in a few days when it gets hot, aren't you afraid you'll get maggots?"

After these words, Tang Changfa trembled all over, unable to speak or move.

He previously used the "Please Hit and Call Out" technique of Yu Xiu on the First Young Master, Gu Rusong. The key to this technique is self-harm. "Invitation to Fight" means asking you to fight me. If you don't fight, I will fight myself.

Tang Changfa gouged out his own eyes and cut out his own heart, causing a great psychological shock to his opponents.

Despite Gu Rusong being from the Cloud Realm, the Fool Cultivation Skill still works on him. At this moment, Gu Rusong's combat strength and fighting spirit have been greatly weakened.

However, Gu Rusong also knew the Fool Cultivation Skill; he used the skill of Holding Others Shortcomings.

Tang Changfa's previous actions were all about forbearance and humility, only wanting to force Gu Rusong to back down. Logically speaking, he paid such a high price but did not offend in the slightest, and what he did was not wrong.

But Gu Rusong ignored these things. The key to Holding Others Shortcomings lies in seizing on their shortcomings and vulnerabilities.

He seized upon Tang Changfa's most painful spot and tore open the wound bit by bit.

Tang Changfa lost his ability to resist in an instant. Gu Rusong seized the opportunity to enter the study hall, pushed Tang Changfa aside, and walked straight inside, saying as he went, "You bunch of Living Dead, listen up! Get out of here right now and don't disgust me."

You all know who I am. If I see you again, I'll tear your rotten bones apart, throw them all into the latrine, and obliterate your souls, leaving you to vanish into nothingness!

The three girls were behind the screen, gritting their teeth and clenching their fists.

Yan Hong jumped out from behind the screen first, pointing behind Xi Xiu and saying, "There he is! First Young Master!"

Behind you.

Gu Rusong was taken aback. What was behind him?

Yan Cuier stepped forward. "Don't listen to her nonsense, there's no one behind us!"

Yan Qing'er also came out. "What are you talking about behind? There's nothing behind!"

Gu Rusong frowned. What were they trying to do?

Is this terrible acting meant to trick me into turning back?

Did you try to ambush me when I turned around?

Do they dare to ambush me?

They forgot who I am, forgot my identity?

Could it be that someone is really behind me?

While he was struggling with his decision, Gu Rusong sensed a voice behind him, turned around abruptly, and saw Li Banfeng right behind him.

With his skills as a Cloud Cultivator, he could launch a sneak attack instantly, striking from a fixed position. The Cloud Cultivator was incredibly fast and stealthy, no less so than Travel Cultivator.

The opponent found it difficult to dodge or defend, and even Li Banfeng's current skill of Benevolent Dwelling Heart could not withstand it.

Gu Rusong was still struggling with his decision.

The three women behind him kept talking.

Should they focus all their efforts on killing Li Qi, or should they also be wary of the Living Dead behind them?

This hesitation made him noticeably slower in making his move.

If he slowed down, Li Banfeng dodged him.

In the blink of an eye, Li Banfeng disappeared.

Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers!

Gu Rusong's eyes darted around, and he immediately searched for Li Banfeng's whereabouts.

Several women called out from behind, "First Young Master, they're on the left."

"First Young Master, we're behind you again."

"First Young Master, it's up there! Look!"

Fool's Thousand Thoughts!

All three women are using techniques!

Bang!

While Gu Rusong was struggling with his decision, his attention was diverted, and he made Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers, resulting in his chest cavity exploding and blood seeping through his clothes.

Xi Xiu didn't have such high defense, and he took a hit from the "Passing By "Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers. Even if it wasn't fatal, it still injured him quite badly.

That's strange, why are these three women helping Li Qi?

Why did Tang Changfa keep protecting Li Qi?

At first, I thought they were just after flesh and blood, but now I realize that there seems to be another connection between them.

We can't fight in this brothel; it would be too disadvantageous!

Gu Rusong took a step toward the entrance of the bookstore, and then heard the three women behind him talking non-stop.

Yan Hong cried out, "You can't go out, First Young Master! He's Travel Cultivator; you'll die if you go out!"

She has a point; it seems that Travel Cultivator have an advantage when they travel abroad.

Yan Cuier shouted, "You have to get out, First Young Master! If Xi Xiu reveals his identity, you have to run away quickly. If you stay here, you'll be dead."

Several more girls emerged from behind the screen, calling out loudly, "First Young Master, have a good talk with him! This is our territory; there's nothing we can't resolve here!"

"First Young Master, you must be careful! That person is here again!"

The Foolish Cultivator is the most difficult Daoist sect to deal with in the world.

A cultivator in the clouds has to be extremely cautious when dealing with a foolish cultivator on the ground. Now, with a group of foolish cultivators causing trouble around him, how can this battle be fought?

Ignoring their nonsense, I walked straight out.

Gu Rusong had just taken a step outside when he found himself in front of the main hall of the Changsan Academy.

I walked out of the hall, and now I'm back in the hall.

How can a single threshold separate two halls?

Li Banfeng used the technique of "Intent Travels a Thousand Mountains".

He wasn't skilled enough to move complicated things, but he could move the things in front of him.

He directly copied the main hall of the Changsan Academy.

Gu Rusong was a cultivator of the Cloud Realm, knowledgeable and experienced, and knew about the Intent Travels a Thousand Mountains, but he never expected Li Banfeng to do it this way.

The conversation between the group of women suddenly turned into an attack by two groups of women. Gu Rusong's ears were ringing, and he couldn't tell which one was the real Yu Xiu and which one was the image that Li Banfeng had brought in.

Should we break free from the imagery first?

Should we stay put and wait for the opponent's technique to disappear?

The ability to the Intent Travels a Thousand Mountains has a very short duration; you can get through it after enduring it for a while.

But the Travel Cultivator is quick to act, and it might be difficult to withstand this for a while.

While struggling with this dilemma, I also felt a murderous aura approaching from above.

Yan Hong called out, "Quickly look up, he's here!"

Yan Qing'er shouted, "Don't look up, he's behind you!"

This time, Gu Rusong had a solution. He flicked a beaded flower from his sleeve, which flew to the top of his head.

Xi Xiu doesn't usually use magic weapons easily, because using them makes him easy to remember, and it's harder to hide his identity next time.

But this beaded flower was very clever; when Gu Rusong dressed as a woman, it became a very normal and exquisite piece of jewelry, and no one could tell that it was unusual.

When it comes to fighting, this beaded hairpin is worth as much as one of Gu Rusong's arms, and can hold off the enemy for several rounds.

The beaded flowers flew up, and seeing the Tang Blade coming down from above, she shook the beads and stepped forward to meet the enemy.

Despite the fact that the Tang Blade is much larger and heavier than the pearl flower, the pearl flower is not afraid of it. She has seen many such large weapons before, and when it comes to actual combat, the pearl flower has many ways to win with a small weapon.

With just one Tang Blade, Zhuhua saw the opening and flicked it towards the hilt.

Unexpectedly, this flaw was the fact that Tang Blade had sold the sword to Zhu Hua. At that moment, the projector lens was already locked on the sword hilt, and Zhu Hua entered the camera's field of view. The projector flashed, and Zhu Hua disappeared.

"All flowers in the world will wither, but the flowers recorded on film will bloom forever. Seventh Director, this is art, this is my unique Withering Skill."

The beaded flower disappeared, and the Tang Blade slashed down.

Despite his best efforts to dodge, Gu Rusong was still slashed in the left shoulder.

With his Intent Travels a Thousand Mountains failing, Gu Rusong wanted to leave the bookstore quickly, but he was caught in a dilemma under the siege of the foolish cultivators.

"You can't go out. If you go out on the street, you'll be even less able to fight him!"

"First Young Master, please stay here. We are ultimately on your side!"

Gu Rusong also knows the Fool Cultivation Skill, but that does not prevent the Fool Cultivation Skill from harming him.

Not to mention him, even Sun Tiecheng would be injured by the Fool Cultivation Skill.

A dozen or so girls, using the Fool's Thousand Concerns Technique, never stopped.

Gu Rusong, who was still seriously injured by the Fool's Thousand Concerns Technique, staggered to the entrance of the Changsan Academy.

Taking one step, I fell into Li Banfeng's trap of Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers.

Take one more step, and you'll be struck by the Trample Ten Thousand Rivers curse. Take one more step, and your head will be hooked by a sickle.

He took another step and was pierced through the back by Tang Blade, and half of his body was burned by Wine Gourd.

Despite his severe injuries, Gu Rusong survived; his cultivation level in the Cloud Realm is just that formidable.

Upon reaching the entrance, the three women continued chattering behind him. Gu Rusong quickened his pace, ran a few steps, and disappeared into a deep alley, leaving the group of girls behind.

Getting rid of them isn't difficult, but getting rid of Li Qi is impossible.

Gu Rusong slowed his pace in the deep alley, waiting for Li Qi to approach so he could launch a sneak attack.

The alley was very narrow. Although the Travel Cultivator had the means to Unimpeded Travel and Cut Path Opening Road, compared to open areas, the Travel Cultivator was still somewhat restricted in such a narrow space, which increased the probability of a successful sneak attack.

If he succeeds in the sneak attack, he is confident that he can kill Li Qi. Of course, he will also have to pay a heavy price, depending on how ruthless Li Qi is.

It doesn't matter if the injuries are serious. As long as we take Li Qi in, everything else will be much easier to handle.

We'll definitely get Yellow Earth Bridge, and we also have a chance at Seven Autumn City. As long as we can continue to impersonate Lu Dongliang and win over the major families in Green Water City, taking over Green Water Bow is only a matter of time.

If we were to offer all three cities to the Inner State, what kind of status would the Inner State grant us? What kind of cultivation level would they bestow upon us?

Even if it costs him most of his life, Gu Rusong would still think it's worth it!

He sensed Li Qi approaching and waited until the right distance to launch a counterattack.

But when the two were still far apart, Li Qi suddenly stopped.

What does this mean?

Li Qi raised his hands and said, "I don't want to kill you. I'm not carrying any weapons."

This is physical evidence.

"I didn't intend to kill you in the brothel. I didn't try to kill you. The people in the brothel can testify to that."

This is witness testimony.

Did Li Qi not kill him?

That's nonsense.

Gu Rusong, Cloud Above First Layer, was only brought down by the relentless bombardment of a group of foolish cultivators. Li Banfeng dared not hold back under such circumstances, and every move he made was aimed at killing.

But Gu Rusong did have a slight belief that Li Qi might have ulterior motives, and that he could still seize an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Li Qi asked, "Tell me something: how did you get my blood? Tell me, and I'll let you go."

Gu Rusong said, "This matter cannot be heard by others. Come closer, and I will tell you."

Li Qi slowly approached, and Gu Rusong was ready.

A halo of light suddenly swept past his feet, and Gu Rusong shuddered, his skin and flesh tearing open as he collapsed to the ground.

What's wrong?

How did you get injured like this?

What technique did he use?

Gu Rusong looked bewildered. Li Qi looked down at Gu Rusong and asked, "You don't want to tell the truth, right? I'll give you one more chance. Where did you get my blood from?"

Gu Rusong did not speak. Li Qi took a step back, and the halo passed through Gu Rusong's body again.

Pieces of flesh fell off one after another, Gu Rusong fell silent.

Dead?

Are things in the clouds really that fragile?

Of course it's not that crispy!

Gu Rusong staked his entire acting career on a fake death, waiting for Li Qi to get close.

He was confident he could kill Li Qi if Li Qi came to check.

The two were less than ten steps apart; if Li Qi took just two more steps closer—

Li Qi took two steps forward, and the halo passed through Gu Rusong.

Li Banfeng took two steps back, and the halo passed through him again.

Li Banfeng took two more steps forward...

After going back and forth seven or eight times, the skill of Close Doors and Windows was too physically demanding, and Li Banfeng couldn't hold on any longer, and the halo disappeared.

Gu Rusong stopped moving.

A good actor, he'll act until he dies; this time, he's really dead.

But Li Banfeng was unsure and was still figuring out how to verify it.

A middle-aged man ran out of the alleyway and shouted, "What are you doing?!"

Li Qi shrugged and remained silent. Sun Tiecheng arrived.

Inside the Changsan Academy, Gu Rusong's corpse lay on the ground.

Sun Tiecheng, his face dark, asked Li Banfeng, "You son of a bitch, you come back and start causing trouble for me! Explain yourself, why did you kill your senior brother?"

Li Qi said innocently, "How would I know he was my senior brother? You told me I only had one senior brother. "Sun Tiecheng pointed at Gu Rusong and said, "Isn't that right? You killed him!"

Li Qi shook his head and said, "This is not my fault. You told me that my senior brother is He Jiaqing."

"When did I say I was He Jiaqing? I don't even know who He Jiaqing is!"

Li Qi frowned and said, "It's pointless to deny what you said. Back in the brothel, you said you had another disciple. I said you were talking about He Jiaqing, right? You admitted it was him, isn't that true?"

Sun Tiecheng said, "When did I admit it? I asked you back then, how did you know it was him?"

Li Qi blinked and said, "Well, well, that's what you mean, he admitted it—"

"This isn't an admission! It's a technique from our Daoist school, called 'Riding the Donkey Downhill'! I'll just agree with whatever you say!"

Li Qi put his hands together, squatted on the ground and said, "You can't blame me for this. Who told you to use your techniques on me?"

Besides, I didn't realize I'd fallen for any tricks at the time. You're telling me afterwards that it's like Riding the Donkey Downhill – isn't that lying?

"Who lied to you? The key to 'Riding the Donkey Downhill' is the 'smoothness' of it. If you figured it out, would this technique still work?"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I don't understand. What's going on here, whether it's smooth or not?"

"How can you still not understand? To Riding the Donkey Downhill, you first need to create a slope. You can't make the slope too slow or too fast. If it's too slow, things won't go smoothly. If it's too fast, you'll easily make mistakes."

Li Qi asked, "Then how can we control the heat?"

"Is this the right consistency?" Sun Tiecheng took the knife from Tang Changfa. "You little bastard, you tried to trick me into sharing techniques? I'll chop you up!"

Everyone rushed forward to stop Sun Tiecheng. Tang Changfa eyes wide with shock, hugged Sun Tiecheng and said, "City Lord, this isn't the shopkeeper's fault. The First Young Master is a scoundrel, rubbing salt into our wounds!"

Seeing Tang Changfa's pitiful state, Sun Tiecheng softened a bit. "I know Rusong is a bit of a smart aleck, but you didn't have to be so ruthless!"

Li Qi chimed in, "This isn't just about being a smart aleck. He's defected to Inner State and become their dog. He wants to snatch Yellow Earth Bridge from me and offer it to Inner State."

"Nonsense!" Sun Tiecheng didn't believe it. "Don't think that just because someone is dead, you can pin everything on him."

Li Banfeng could not produce any evidence, but Sun Tiecheng had his own way of verifying it.

He patted Gu Rusong's back, slowly murmuring, "You're alive, you're alive, you're still alive. You can move, you can eat. I say you're alive, so you're alive—"

After reciting it more than a dozen times, Gu Rusong felt a movement in his throat.

Li Qi was shocked. Was this a case of being brought back to life?

This is not a resurrection.

This was Sun Tiecheng's tactic. He took advantage of the fact that Gu Rusong's soul had not completely left his body, making Gu Rusong believe that he was still alive, and turned him into Living Dead.

Gu Rusong held Sun Tiecheng's hand and said with difficulty, "Save me, Master, save me—".

Sun Tiecheng said with a stern face, "You've defected to Inner State? And you're even going to give Yellow Earth Bridge to Inner State?"

Before Gu Rusong could speak, Sun Tiecheng suddenly added, "Tell me the truth!"

As they were talking, Sun Tiecheng somehow managed to capture Gu Rusong's soul.

The slightest fluctuation in his soul would cause Gu Rusong to vanish into thin air.

Gu Rusong dared not lie and could only tell the truth, "I had no choice. My cultivation has reached the Tenth Layer, so I have to go to the Inner State. They asked me to do things, so I have to—..."

Sun Tiecheng's palm slowly slid over Gu Rusong's soul. "You're dead. Your soul has turned to ashes, your body has been buried. I say you should be buried, so you must be buried!"

Bang!

Gu Rusong's soul, along with his corpse, turned into dust.

Seeing the flying dust, Li Banfeng was shocked, and Sun Tiecheng was very sad.

His eyes reddened, he sobbed twice, and then cried out, "It's over, my eldest apprentice is gone!"

He cried out twice, then sensed something was wrong and turned to look at Li Qi, asking, "Why aren't you crying?"

Li Qi squatted down beside Sun Tiecheng, sobbed twice, and cried out, "It's over, Senior Brother is gone!"

The two of them cried together, one long sob followed by a short one, their cries filled with sorrow.

After crying for a while, Sun Tiecheng still felt the atmosphere was off. He turned around and looked at everyone in the brothel, angrily asking, "Why aren't you crying?"

Tang Changfa cried out to a group of girls, "It's all over—"

He has no eyes, so he cried in the wrong direction.

"Over there!" Yan Hong nudged Tang Changfa.

Tang Changfa changed direction and led the girls in crying, "It's over, the First Young Master is gone!"

P. S.: The entire Fool's City was filled with the sound of weeping.

Such a good story should be told all at once!

Thank you to Alliance Leader Tianji Tail Cat and Alliance Leader Xiao Fengchao for your strong support.