Pay with a Life or Pay with a Person

Xia Shumin entered Xiao Yeci's residence and negotiated with Li Banfeng face to face.

Deputy General Envoy Tang Huanjie reminded him from the side, "General Envoy Xia, you've said everything you need to say. Leave the rest to them. Let's wait for news outside."

Xia Shumin turned and glanced at Tang Huanjie: "Deputy General Envoy Tang, are you scared? If you're scared, then go hide!"

Tang Huanjie did not insist, turned around and left the courtyard, waiting outside the gate of the house.

Xia Shumin instructed his assistant Ding Zhichuan to relay the order to everyone to be on high alert to prevent Li Qi from escaping.

After relaying the order, Xia Shumin looked at Li Qi and said, "I know some of the things you've done, and I know how ruthless you are, so I've come to see you openly and honestly today."

"Li Qi, you're cornered today. If you want to live, come back to the Guanfang Hall with me. That's your last chance."

Li Banfeng laughed and asked, "How did you arrive at this conclusion?"

Xia Shumin frowned and said, "This isn't a conclusion, it's common sense. In this situation, if you openly confront the Guanfang Hall, do you think you'd still have a chance to survive in Pro State?"

Li Banfeng did not answer. He kept looking at Xia Shumin, observing Xia Shumin's position and the deployment of people around him.

He completely disregarded Xia Shumin's threat; his only concern right now was combat strength. Li Banfeng's combat strength had not recovered and was much weaker than when he was on the Ninth Layer of the ground, and he could only last for about twenty seconds.

The most critical issue right now is how to end the battle within twenty seconds.

Xia Shumin brought several hundred people with him. These people had cultivation and were well-equipped. Given Li Banfeng's current condition, it was impossible for him to defeat them within twenty seconds.

The simplest way is to kill Xia Shumin directly. After he is killed, these people will lose their leader and fall into chaos. At that time, Li Banfeng will have a chance to lead the others to break through.

Even if they fail to break through, they can at least hold out against the enemy for a while and wait for He Yuxiu and Ma Wu to return and provide support.

Seeing that Li Banfeng remained silent, Xia Shumin began a new round of intimidation.

He was prepared to give Li Qi three minutes to consider.

The first minute is the stage of building psychological pressure, making Li Qi truly feel the tension of the current situation.

The second minute is the buffer phase, which is the most challenging part of negotiation. You must not let Li Qi, but you must also give him some buffer time to prevent him from doing anything rash.

The third minute is the decisive stage. In this stage, Xia Shumin must use his superb negotiation skills and rich work experience to completely break down Li Qi's psychological defenses and make Li Qi surrender.

Capturing Li Qi is of utmost importance to Xia Shumin.

Perhaps Li Qi really has nothing to do with the Red Lotus incident, but the Red Lotus issue must be addressed.

Besides the problem with Red Lotus, Li Qi has also been a Guanfang Hall in Pro State. Moreover, he has reached a certain special balance with Liao Zihui. His existence will pose a serious obstacle to Xia Shumin's takeover of Pro State in the future.

By making Li Qi take the blame for the Red Lotus incident and then publicly executing him, we not only gave an explanation to the higher-ups but also sent a huge shock to Pro State. At the same time, we dismantled Liao Zihui's network of connections in Pro State, clearing the way for future management of Pro State.

How could Xia Shumin possibly miss such a golden opportunity that would allow him to achieve three goals at once? No matter how special Pro State, Xia Shumin believed that he could use the right strategies and methods to firmly grasp it in his own hands.

"Li Qi, I'm giving you three minutes. If you surrender after three minutes, you're in my hands."

At least it guarantees your safety. If you resist for three minutes—

Li Qi suddenly disappeared.

Xia Shumin was stunned. He had planned a three-minute tactic beforehand, so why was he suddenly...?

The two guards quickly shielded him behind them.

This was to block Li Qi's view and prevent a Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers glance from taking place.

Li Banfeng anticipated their actions, so he walked around to the center of the crowd and Trample Ten Thousand Rivers.

With a loud bang, the guards fell to the ground.

Several guards, holding shields, surrounded Xia Shumin in advance, forming a shield formation.

Before advancing to the Cloud Realm, Li Banfeng use the Cut Path Opening Road to directly open the shield array and forcefully kill Xia Shumin.

But that won't work now; Cut Path Opening Road would consume too much energy.

Li Banfeng used the less energy-consuming "Unimpeded Travel" technique to pass through the shields and enter the shield formation.

Upon seeing Li Qi, Xia Shumin nearly fell to the ground, the intense fear causing him to scream.

"Someone, come quick!"

Li Qi stepped out and Trample Ten Thousand Rivers, breaking apart the shield formation.

Xia Shumin's clothes were special, as if they were alive, able to automatically extend onto his body to protect his vital organs. Even so, Xia Shumin was seriously injured, his body covered in bloodstains.

Several guards tried to fight back, but Li Qi was too close to Xia Shumin, and they were afraid of hurting Xia Shumin, so none of them dared to make a move.

Li Banfeng stepped forward to kick Xia Shumin, but suddenly his legs went weak in a dizzying moment.

That can't be right, it hasn't even been twenty seconds yet!

Sweating profusely, Li Banfeng was unable to use his techniques.

Taking this opportunity, a group of guards escorted Xia Shumin out of the courtyard.

Li Banfeng dragged his legs and forced himself to push, trying to give chase.

The officers from the Guanfang Hall swarmed forward and began to surround and attack Li Qi.

Killing Xia Shumin by force is impossible; Li Banfeng can only use his limited strength to barely hold on.

The tide of battle turned, and an enraged Xia Shumin shouted outside the mansion: Kill him! This man must be killed!

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Yuanxin turned to his men and said, "Break out through the back door."

He briefly outlined the tactics, and he led his troops to fight to the death at the back gate, first helping Lu Chunying and Xiao Yeci break through, and then helping Li Qi hold off the enemy.

Lu Chunying asked, "Brother, how did you get away?"

Lu Yuanxin looked at Lu Chunying: "Little sister, my whole family looked down on me back then, but you were the only one who respected me. You're willing to call me 'brother,' and I'm content with that. The Lu Family will rely on you from now on!"

After saying that, Lu Yuanxin led a group of insects and rushed towards the back door.

Outside the back door, the guards from the Guanfang Hall had already set up Steam Machine Gun.

Lu Yuanxin planned to use the insects to take out the two machine gunners first, have his men hold off the other enemies, and then let Lu Chunying escape.

The two sides had just started fighting when, unexpectedly, the furnace of a Steam Machine Gun suddenly exploded.

The high-temperature steam spread out in all directions, killing the machine gunner instantly. People near the boiler were boiled alive by the steam, and more than a dozen people were cooked. Even the insects sent by Lu Yuanxin were not spared.

Lu Yuanxin's men, having sustained minor injuries, immediately retreated, unaware of what had transpired.

I thought the Guanfang Hall had come up with a new tactic.

Just as another Steam Machine Gun was about to fire, the furnace exploded again, and those around him were caught in the crossfire once more.

One boiler exploding is an accident, but what happens when two boilers explode?

The steam had barely dissipated, and before there was time to analyze the cause, Wen Hongyan led hundreds of people to rush up and break through the encirclement of the Guanfang Hall.

Amidst the fighting, Wen Hongyan approached Lu Yuanxin and asked, "Where is Seventh Master?"

Lu Yuanxin pointed to the front yard. Wen Hongyan wanted to lead her people to rush to the front yard. The Guanfang Hall's formation, which had been scattered, quickly regrouped, and the two sides began a fierce battle in the back yard.

In the front yard, Li Qi was completely exhausted from being surrounded and attacked by everyone. With every step he took, his body swayed.

He now has two options. A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles is to escape by leaving the mansion, no matter where he goes. However, he is currently too weak to use his skills.

Another option is to go back to his Portable Abode directly, which would be the safest option, but he wouldn't have a chance to hide the key.

Just then, someone outside the wall shouted, "General Envoy Xia, we can discuss anything. There's no need to make such a fuss!"

Chu Er has arrived.

About two hundred people followed behind Chu Er.

How did she arrive at such a perfect time?

Actually, it wasn't a coincidence. Chu Er arrived at Ye Song Bridge the day before yesterday and had been hiding near Xiao Yeci's residence without showing himself, waiting for her people to arrive in batches.

She gathered more than 700 people in total, but not all of them could come at once, otherwise Xia Shumin would definitely find out.

She instructed everyone to travel in batches, passing through the Bitter Vegetable Manor. Bitter Vegetable Manor was in a special location; all towns in Pro State had roads leading to it, but passing through required Bitter Granny 'Bitter Vegetable Manor permission.

Chu Er pleaded desperately and got five hundred lashes written down by Bitter Granny. He said he would go back and be beaten after the matter was settled.

It took two days for more than 300 people to arrive. Chu Er was very patient. She would not have made a move if she hadn't seen Xiao Yeci's mansion suddenly surrounded.

Now that they were outnumbered and Li Qi was still trapped in the courtyard, Chu Er did not act rashly and took the initiative to negotiate with Xia Shumin.

Xia Shumin did not want to negotiate.

He was injured, he was furious, and he had no interest in even capturing Li Qi alive. "There's no need to say another word to these barbarians. Only by killing all of them can we bring peace and tranquility to Pro State."

Kill them all!

This was Xia Shumin's order.

Assistant Ding Zhichuan ordered an attack, and more than 300 people rushed forward, killing anyone they saw.

For Chu Er, being able to negotiate with Xia Shumin was already a sign of considerable restraint.

Now that the negotiations had failed, Chu Er lowered his head, rolled his eyes upward, and led the crowd directly towards Xia Shumin.

The fighting was fierce, Xia Shumin ordered, "Set up Steam Machine Gun and annihilate the enemy!"

Deputy General Envoy Tang Huanjie was stunned. "General Envoy Xia, what about our people?"

Steam Machine Gun don't distinguish between friend and foe; if they were to sweep across, even friendly forces would not escape unscathed.

Xia Shumin roared, "Execute the order!"

As everyone was setting up machine guns, Xiang Fenglan pulled a carved bow from behind her back, nocked an arrow, and shot it at Xia Shumin.

How could she possibly hit it?

A martial arts guard reached out and easily caught the arrow.

Xiang Fenglan shouted, "Divide!"

The arrow suddenly separated from its shaft and continued flying towards Xia Shumin.

Several guards raised their shields, protecting Xia Shumin completely.

Xiang Fenglan shouted, "Drill!"

As if heeding Xiang Fenglan's command, the arrow slipped through the gaps in the shield.

Xiang Fenglan will have a harder time giving orders now.

The arrows were inside the shield formation, Xiang Fenglan couldn't see them.

She shouted, "Crack!"

The arrow exploded on the spot, and shards hit everyone.

Even large fragments could be parried and dodged, but when an arrow shattered, the shards that flew out were all iron filings. All the guards in the shield formation were injured, and Xia Shumin's clothes didn't even have time to straighten before half of his face was smashed into a bloody mess.

While everyone was still pondering what kind of magical artifact this arrow was, Xiang Fenglan drew her bow and fired another arrow. The arrow once again pierced the shield formation and then exploded, tearing off a piece of Xia Shumin's scalp.

This arrow doesn't seem to be a magic weapon.

A guard in his fifties muttered, "This looks like an Arrow Cultivator."

The others had never heard of this door, and were too preoccupied with the chaos of battle to think about it.

Xiang Fenglan fired arrow after arrow. Xia Shumin, covered in wounds, could no longer bear the pain and stepped out from the shield formation, wanting to find another place to hide.

Tang Huanjie called out from behind, "General Envoy panic, Commander! She's run out of arrows!"

Xiang Fenglan has indeed run out of arrows.

She picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the back of Xia Shumin's head.

Bang!

The stone went into the back of Xia Shumin's head, and he fell to the ground.

The old guard was stunned for a moment and did not dare to rescue Xia Shumin.

He looked at Xiang Fenglan.

No matter what she uses, her attacks always hit their mark; this woman is truly an Arrow Cultivator.

This sect has been extinct for so many years, yet there are still living cultivators in the world.

Xia Shumin is still alive.

Although he lost the ability to move, he remained conscious.

The healer rushed forward to treat the injury, Xiang Fenglan's fingers trembled, and the stone exploded inside Xia Shumin's skull.

No treatment is needed this time.

Small pebbles flew out of Xia Shumin's skull. The overall skull framework was still relatively intact, but Xia Shumin's head was now riddled with holes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chu Er stepped forward and chopped off Xia Shumin's head with a single stroke. Holding up Xia Shumin's head, he glared angrily at the people in the Guanfang Hall.

The battlefield immediately quieted down.

The Guanfang Hall personnel stopped.

The Chu family also stopped.

The General Envoy was killed; such a thing had never happened in Pro State before.

The people from the Guanfang Hall were at a loss as to what to do next, the Chu family was dumbfounded, and even Yang Yanzheng didn't know what to do next.

Holding Xia Shumin's head, Chu Er roared hoarsely, "Still fighting? Go ahead and fight! Come on!"

Xia Shumin is dead, is there any point in continuing this war?

The Guanfang Hall Agency has the upper hand in the battle; if they continue fighting, they might be able to win.

All eyes turned to Xia Shumin's assistant, Ding Zhichuan.

Ding Zhichuan wanted to retreat.

Logically, he should at least capture Chu Er, otherwise Xia Shumin's life would be in danger.

But Ding Zhichuan didn't consider this issue.

Like Xia Shumin, he didn't know much about Pro State.

Looking at Xia Shumin's head now, Ding Zhichuan felt even more unfamiliar with Pro State.

Chu Er's face was covered in blood, and he was looking at Ding Zhichuan with his eyes rolled upwards.

Ding Zhichuan ran off without even giving an order.

Everyone stood frozen in place. Deputy General Envoy Tang Huanjie took over command and shouted, "Miss Chu, please leave the General Envoy's head behind."

Chu Er gritted his teeth and placed Xia Shumin's head on the ground.

Tang Huanjie ordered Xia Shumin's body to be collected, and then announced a ceasefire, "Li Qi, Chu Huaiyuan, this battle ends here. We will withdraw first."

Chu Er stood outside the door, Li Qi stood in the courtyard; neither of them moved.

Tang Huanjie gave the order to retreat, and the staff of the Guanfang Hall quickly evacuated the residence.

Once the people from the Guanfang Hall had gone far away, Li Qi could no longer stand and collapsed in the courtyard with a thud.

Chu Er stepped forward and hugged Li Qi, then said to the others, "Let's leave too, let's go to the Bitter Vegetable Manor!"

Li Qi shook his head. "I can't leave, I have to stay at Ye Song Bridge."

Chu Er frowned and asked, "Why?"

Li Qi gave a weak smile, "I really can't leave Ye Song Bridge. If I leave this place, I'll die."

"You'd better get out of here quickly, hide somewhere. The Guanfang Hall will definitely retaliate. Once I've recovered, we'll fight them together!"

Chu Er couldn't bear to leave Li Qi, so she ordered her men to retreat first, while she stayed by Li Qi's side to take care of him.

Xiao Yeci and Lu Chunying returned, and He Yuxiu also returned with Ma Wu and others.

Chu Er recounted the battle. "I killed Xia Shumin, cut off his head, and he's completely dead."

Ma Wu had just lit a cigarette when it fell to the ground.

Lu Chunying remained silent, while Xiao Yeci controlled her trembling.

He Yuxiu remained relatively calm. She asked, "Xia Shumin, shouldn't he be the same as Liao Zihui now, the General Envoy?"

No one spoke.

Everyone present had clashed with the Guanfang Hall, but killing the General Envoy in public was a rather unusual matter.

This is beyond the comprehension of Pro State.

This means declaring war on Outer State.

For Pro State, the Outer State was Huan Kingdom, and the power of the Huan Kingdom was beyond their imagination.

What is Pro State?

Pro State is a disorganized mob, a collection of powerful figures, gangs, and ordinary people.

With Pro State use to compete with Outer State?

Chu Er hugged Li Qi and said, "Don't worry, I'll handle this myself. It's just paying for his life, it's no big deal!"

He Yuxiu said, "Sister, don't say such hurtful things. We'll face anything together!"

Lu Chunying said, "Let's go back to Green Water City first, gather all our people, and prepare for war with the Outer State."

Ma Wu nodded. "It's not just about manpower; we also need to prepare weapons, money, and supplies!"

Li Banfeng said, "You all go back to Green Water City and make preparations first. I will stay at Ye Song Bridge."

He Yuxiu asked, "What are you staying here for?"

Li Banfeng said, "So that the Guanfang Hall can find me."

Lu Chunying asked in surprise, "Seventh Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Li Banfeng looked at everyone and said, "From this moment on, everyone remember: Xia Shumin died at my hands, and it has nothing to do with anyone else!"

Xiao Yeci was stunned and said, "My Benefactor, how can you do this? When something like this happens, we'll figure out a solution together!"

Chu Er looked at Li Qi and smiled, "What, feeling sorry for me? Want to take the blame for me?"

Li Qi laughed too, "Who cares about you? It's my business anyway."

Chu Er snorted and said, "This is not your business. I killed the person."

"I told you, I killed this person. None of you are allowed to take it from me," Li Banfeng said, sitting up and looking at the crowd.

"Leave Ye Song Bridge immediately. And remember, no matter how the Guanfang Hall threatens you, I was the one who did this."

You can't be fooled, and you can't let yourselves suffer losses. If one of you is in trouble, you must all stand together and not let them defeat you one by one.

Ma Wu sat down next to Li Qi and handed him a cigarette. "I don't care what others do, but I can't abandon you."

Li Qi took the cigarette, took a puff, and said, "You go back first. I can handle this."

"What will you use to carry this burden? We've fought side by side to get this far. If the sky falls, we'll hold it up together."

"The sky didn't fall, just some idiot died!" Li Banfeng looked at Ma Wu. "What did we agree on before? You always listen to me when something big happens!"

Ma Wu was speechless.

He Yuxiu said, "Seventh Brother, if anything happens, we'll do it together—"

"Xiu Er, have you forgotten the family rules?" Li Banfeng glared at He Yuxiu remained silent.

Chu Er lowered his head and said, "No matter what you say, it's no use. I definitely won't leave."

Li Banfeng said, "If you really care about me, go find my Second Aunt and ask her to help us out. That's the right thing to do."

Chu Er thought about it and realized that what Li Banfeng said made a lot of sense.

Li Banfeng continued looking at Ma Wu: "Fifth Brother, take them away. Your family is here, your roots are here. You can't get through this."

I'm all alone; this happened to me, and only I can shoulder the responsibility!

Everyone remained silent, but they all stood still and did not move.

If they won't leave, then we need to find a way to get them to leave.

"I'm Travel Cultivator, you know me, right?"

Lu Chunying said, "I am also Travel Cultivator."

"You're too low-level, I'll disregard you for now," Li Banfeng continued. "Travel Cultivator are hard to catch, but I'm fast."

I can even walk through walls. If you want to escape, I have plenty of ways. If you're here, you'll only be a burden.

"You go back to Green Water City, I'll stay here and keep them occupied until things calm down, then I'll go back to Green Water City to find you, and that'll settle things, right?"

After saying that, Li Banfeng looked at Yang Yanzheng: "Brother Yang, you're also Travel Cultivator, you understand this principle, right?"

We need to find someone to verify it.

Chu Er killed the General Envoy. Yang Yanzheng's mind was in turmoil. When Li Qi asked about it, he lowered his head and said to Chu Huaiyuan, "Seventh Master is right."

With his Definite Statement so clear and his evidence so irrefutable, Li Banfeng finally managed to persuade the group to leave.

After resting for a while in the courtyard, Li Banfeng, leaning on his Tang Blade, left the courtyard and walked onto the main street.

I never expected such a big change to happen so soon after we went online.

Ye Song Bridge is so big, where should I go?

Not only should they stay at Ye Song Bridge, but they should also make a regular appearance to the Guanfang Hall's attention focused on Ye Song Bridge.

If we're going to fight, let's fight to the bitter end!

Li Banfeng only hoped that he could ascend to the Cloud Above First Layer before the final battle.

In Green Water City, Ma Wu, He Yuxiu, Lu Chunying gathered all their forces, ready to fight the Guanfang Hall.

Chu Er stayed at the Bitter Vegetable Manor and, following the strategy he had discussed with Li Qi, first sought help from Bitter Granny.

Li Qi said this only to persuade Chu Er to leave. He knew in his heart that Bitter Granny didn't owe him anything, so there was no reason for her to help him.

After hearing Chu Er's story, Bitter Granny picked up a stick. "Go, lie down on the stool yourself, five hundred lashes!"

"Let's fight first and talk later!"

Chu Er pleaded, "Grandma, let's wait two more days for the punishment. Once Li Qi is alright, I'll take the stick and accept the punishment myself. Five hundred is fine, a thousand is also acceptable. You can decide how much to hit me."

The Bitter Granny poked Chu Er with her finger. "Look at you, so useless! We were hoping you'd win a man back, but you've gotten yourself stolen away!"

Chu Er cried, "Grandma, I'm the one who caused this trouble, please help us this once!"

Bitter Granny sneered, "Why should I help him? Is he my disciple? If he wants to avoid disaster, he can hide in the Bitter Vegetable Manor. What is he doing staying at Ye Song Bridge?"

"Seventh Brother, what are you doing staying in that lousy place, Ye Song Bridge? Come back to our own home. Those bastards from Outer State, if one of them comes, I'll chop them all up."

In Seven Autumn City, Qiu Luoye has basically recovered and is helping the Three-Headed People collect weapons.

Juanzi said, "Master Qiu, if all else fails, we'll fight our way to Ye Song Bridge. We can't let Seventh Master fall into the hands of Outer State."

The Qiu Luoye, biting their long teeth, seem to have an urge to send troops into battle.

Shui Yongquan arrived in Seven Autumn City and persuaded Qiu Luoye to stay, "Fifth Brother told me what happened. You must not act rashly. You have to trust Seventh Brother. He definitely has a way."

Qiu Luoye said, "Then I can't just sit here and wait. I can't watch Seventh Brother carry the entire Outer State alone."

Shui Yongquan said, "I'm not telling you to just sit and wait. You have to find a way to defend Seven Autumn City, and I'll find a way to defend Decency Village. We need to leave a way out for Seventh Brother!"

"This is Seventh Master's escape route!" Qin Bulou instructed his daughter, Xiao Qin. "Have the old brothers from North Bridge keep an eye on the Guanfang Hall. If Seventh Master returns, we must meet him. If the Guanfang Hall cuts off Seventh Master's escape route, we'll fight them to the death!"

Xiao Qin said, "Father, we've always had a good relationship with the Guanfang Hall, and we can discuss things properly when there are issues."

Qin Bulou shook his head and said, "Daughter, as long as we don't fight, we can discuss anything. But when the day of the fight really comes..."

There's no room for negotiation when it's a matter of life and death.

"Seventh Master helped us protect our territory; we must help Seventh Master save his life."

"This territory is beyond saving," Sun Tiecheng threw the newspaper on the table. "You brat, you just ascended to the Cloud Realm and caused such a big mess. You only have this one disciple left. If all else fails, I'll take you back to Fool's City."

Ding-dong, ding-dong!

The sound of Pellet Drum echoed through the streets of Fool's City. An old woman took a piece of soap from Peddler's cart.

He turned and left.

The Peddler grew impatient. "Sister, that's not right of you! I don't care how much it is, but you have to give me something!"

The old lady snorted and gave her two cents.

The Peddler took the money and asked, "Is your city lord at home?"

"Not here!" The old lady took off running.

The Peddler sneered, "Seeing how fast you ran, I knew he was home."

Sun Tiecheng sat in the house, sneered, and muttered to himself, "So what if I'm at home? Trying to take Red Lotus back? There's no way that's going to happen!"

At the Guanfang Hall, Tangyuan, dressed in her work clothes, returned to her office. Light Bulb greeted her with a surprised look, "You've come to work in person?"

Tangyuan frowned and said, "When don't I go to work? Haven't I been following up on Li Qi's matter? How's the situation now?"

The Light Bulb was taken aback. "What? How did it go?"

"Didn't something happen to him?" Tangyuan asked in a low voice. "What did the people in the hall say?"

The Light Bulb blinked and said, "Why are you asking that?"

Tangyuan lowered her voice even further. "I've been investigating Li Qi. If something really serious happens, I need to be prepared in advance, so I don't get hurt by my own people."

The Light Bulb nodded and said, "We do need to figure things out, but the key is that I don't have much information either."

Tangyuan thought for a moment and said, "You and Deputy General Envoy Tang's secretary have a good relationship, don't you? She always compliments you on your good looks."

"Deputy General Envoy Tang is in charge here now. Could we try to get some information from his secretary?"

The Light Bulb shook its head. "Deputy General Envoy Tang doesn't know much either. I heard that General Envoy Liao returned."

Tangyuan was startled. "Isn't General Envoy Liao ill?"

"Are you better now?" Li Banfeng put down the book in his hand and took the teapot off the Tea Furnace.

"I wasn't fully recovered, so I was asked to come back to work." Liao Zihui entered Lu Family Bookstore, sat down opposite Li Banfeng, and poured himself a cup of tea.

Li Banfeng smiled, "It seems the Guanfang Hall really can't do without you."

"Don't laugh at me. They originally planned to let me leave the Guanfang Hall to make room for Xia Shumin."

Now Xia Shumin has started a fire, and he's burned himself inside. The fire is out of control, and they're forcing me to come back and put it out.

Li Banfeng asked directly, "You came to see me because of Xia Shumin's matter?"

Liao Zihui took a sip of tea. "This matter needs to be addressed."

"How are you going to explain this? You want me to pay with my life?" Li Banfeng laughed. "I absolutely cannot give you my life!"

Liao Zihui shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm asking you to pay with your life, it's that I'm asking you to pay with your body."

"Who is it?" Li Banfeng thought he was referring to Chu Er.

Liao Zihui put down his teacup and said, word by word, "Xia Shumin is dead, I can explain that. Pro State is out of control, I can't explain that."

The Outer State want Pro State to restore balance, so they need to compensate with Balance Person out. Brother Li, you should understand now, right?

PS: Will Ban Feng have the talent of Arrow Cultivator?