That Place Wasn't the Netherworld? (This Chapter Is High-Energy)

Li Banfeng hid behind a section of earthen wall, quietly observing the changing battle situation.

He and Lu Dongjun had almost no contact. The closest they came to each other was at Sea Eat Ridge, when they were both dealing with Insect Plague.

Lu Dongjun achieved initial success, almost eradicating the mosquitoes in First Ridge, but unexpectedly, the Insect Plague in Second Ridge failed to be controlled and resurfaced.

Since then, Lu Dongjun has disappeared. Li Banfeng did not know his whereabouts, but had only heard some rumors that Lu Dongjun was dead. He never expected to encounter his ghost in Outer State today.

Lu Dongjun transformed his tattered clothes into threads and pierced Chu Zikai's body.

Chu Zikai has now truly fallen into their trap.

When Lu Dongjun was alive, he was a martial arts cultivator at the eighth level. After he died, his combat power unexpectedly soared, and he was able to fight against Yun Shang. Jin Shunying said that this was the manifestation of the soul's specialization, but Li Banfeng still did not understand the logic behind it.

Lu Dongjun thought he had the victory in his grasp, so he untangled the threads on his clothes, preparing to cut Chu Zikai into pieces.

Sizzle~

Chu Zikai let out a sharp cry, and the sound waves traveled along the silk threads to Lu Dongjun's body, causing Lu Dongjun's soul to be severely deformed.

The voice cultivator in the clouds, though initially at a disadvantage, was able to quickly respond.

Lu Dongjun tore the silk thread and used all four limbs to quickly move away, looking from a distance like a cat with its fur standing on end.

The battle situation reversed in the blink of an eye. Chu Zikai did not rush to pursue. He looked around, searching for Lu Dongjun's helpers.

In the past, Li Banfeng would have made a move by now.

Although he and Lu Dongjun didn't have much of a relationship, it was a good choice for the two of them to join forces and take Chu Zikai under their wing.

But Li Banfeng did not act rashly tonight, because he sensed a strong sense of danger.

This danger did not come from Chu Zikai. Having fought twice, Li Banfeng was very clear about Chu Zikai's strength; he was not capable of making Li Banfeng feel such a serious threat.

Where does this danger come from?

There are two possibilities. One possibility is that it comes from Chu Zikai's helper. During their first encounter, Chu Zikai had a man in black by his side who was a high-level Food Cultivator. This Food Cultivator put Li Banfeng into a state of intense hunger, almost causing Li Banfeng to lose his fighting ability. If the two of them join forces, they can indeed pose a considerable threat to Li Banfeng.

There is another possibility: the people in the sky may be watching this place. If the danger comes from them, Li Banfeng should not easily get involved in the battlefield.

But what level are the people in the heavens? How big is the gap between them and Li Banfeng? If they are hiding their malice, Li Banfeng shouldn't even be able to sense the danger.

Regardless of the situation, Li Banfeng cannot fight Chu Zikai directly, but he can make some moves in secret. Chu Zikai and Li Banfeng each have their own considerations, but Lu Dongjun didn't think that much. He casually pulled a hemp rope from the construction site and whipped it at Chu Zikai like a soft whip.

Chu Zikai was quite skilled and dodged to the side.

The rope turned and wrapped around Chu Zikai's body, binding Chu Zikai up.

Chu Zikai tried to break free, but the rope became extremely strong in Lu Dongjun's hands, Chu Zikai could not break free.

"Hiss~" Chu Zikai squeezed out a sound through his teeth, like a sharp blade cutting through the air.

The rope looked as if it had been slashed with a knife and was about to snap at any moment.

"Shh!" Li Banfeng whistled, affecting Chu Zikai's tone. The rope, which was about to snap, tightened again, and Lu Dongjun suddenly exerted force, pulling Chu Zikai in front of him.

"Cry!" Chu Zikai sang a high note, and the sound waves spread rapidly outwards from Chu Zikai as the center.

Amidst the sound waves, Lu Dongjun convulsed repeatedly; he was injured and immediately loosened the ropes.

To avoid the sound waves, Li Banfeng got up and left the earthen wall. In that instant, Chu Zikai discovered Li Banfeng's whereabouts.

"Hula la la~" Chu Zikai sang out a trilled 'r' sound, the sound waves blocking Lu Dongjun while also chasing Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng suddenly accelerated, breaking free from the sound waves while also about to leave Chu Zikai's sight.

Chu Zikai continued to use sound waves to block him, and his eyes had to be fixed on Li Banfeng, otherwise he would suffer a heavy blow from the Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers.

Lu Dongjun picked up a piece of wood and threw it at Chu Zikai. Chu Zikai shattered the wood with a trilled "r," and the flying debris lingered in Chu Zikai's eyes.

Chu Zikai was very surprised that Lu Dongjun had actually considered the attack strategy after the wooden stick exploded!

He used a wooden stick to distract Chu Zikai's attack and used wood chips to block Chu Zikai's view.

Chu Zikai was unable to continue locking onto Li Banfeng, Li Banfeng prepared to launch Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers.

A sudden gust of wind arose, as if a brute force had pushed Li Banfeng, causing Li Banfeng to nearly fall and preventing him from using his technique.

Lu Dongjun was blown away by the wind and disappeared from sight.

Chu Zikai stood in the eye of the storm, preparing to retaliate, when he heard an old man's voice beside him. "Go."

Walk?

Why are you leaving?

Without saying much, the old man used a gust of wind to lift Chu Zikai up and leave the construction site.

The gale carried Chu Zikai all the way out of Yanlou Village. Chu Zikai kept asking, "The battle has been won, why retreat?"

The old man's voice, carried by the wind, reached Chu Zikai's ears. "We may not be able to win. Lu Dongjun's helper is of unknown origin; I suspect it is Lu Dongliang."

"How could it be Lu Dongliang? I've fought that guy before!"

"Don't assume that just because the other party is Travel Cultivator, he is necessarily an enemy you are familiar with. Besides, you are not very familiar with that enemy either. It is very likely that he is Lu Dongliang."

Chu Zikai didn't know the other party's identity, only that the other party was a Cloud Travel Cultivator, and Lu Dongliang had already reached the Ninth Layer of Travel Cultivator before he disappeared, so what the old man said made some sense.

Even if it were Lu Dongliang, he shouldn't have retreated just now.

"So what if it's him? Since you've personally taken action, are you afraid you can't handle those two brothers?"

"The reason I don't act rashly is because there is a powerful voice cultivator among the opponents."

"Those Sound Cultivation Technique are nothing special, they're just tricks. From the information I have, Lu Dongliang doesn't practice voice cultivation as well. If it really was him just now, his Sound Cultivation Technique must have come from a magic weapon."

"Child, you're thinking too simply. If it were really just a trick, why does he always manage to ruin your techniques?"

"Because he is very familiar with my songs, he always manages to ruin the melody of the song."

"Child, there aren't that many coincidences. If coincidences happen one after another, it proves that the other person's voice cultivation level is far above yours."

"You have me behind you, and Lu Dongliang might have someone else behind him. Before that person's identity is revealed, I can't put all my strength into the battle; otherwise, we'll have no way out."

"A way out?" Chu Zikai gave a bitter smile. "Given my current financial situation, do you think I have any way out?"

"Child, don't be so anxious. Your situation isn't as bad as you think. I'll try my best to get more help for you. It's not worth gambling with money."

His pronunciation is very standard; you can hardly tell he's a foreigner.

But his constant use of the word "child" made Chu Zikai very uncomfortable, yet he dared not show it.

The strong winds stopped, Li Banfeng hid in the work shed, quietly watching the situation outside.

The danger struck again, though not as intense as before, but Li Banfeng still felt a strong sense of malice.

"Big brother, is that you?" The malice came from Lu Dongjun, who had dodged the raging wind and crawled out of the rubble.

Looking Golden Eyes Autumn Down, Li Banfeng could see the green flames on Lu Dongjun's body; Lu Dongjun was indeed a ghost.

But his soul was very solid, and it seemed as if it had flesh and blood attached to it.

"Big brother, did you save me just now?" Lu Dongjun asked again.

Li Banfeng stood silently in the shed, offering no reply.

Lu Dongjun mistook Li Banfeng for Lu Dongliang, which is indeed a very reasonable deduction, except for Lu Dongliang.

Lu Dongjun couldn't think of any other high-ranking Travel Cultivator who would save his life.

"Brother, where have you been all this time?"

Lu Dongjun asked again, but Li Banfeng still did not answer.

Lu Dongjun sighed deeply, "I know you still hate me. Ever since that incident, I've been looking for you. I didn't want to hurt you; I just wanted to give myself a chance to repent."

"Brother, I know I was wrong. I was deceived by Zhuo Yuling. Ever since the day the incident happened, I've truly known I was wrong."

As he spoke, Lu Dongjun choked up a little, and his words seemed to come from the bottom of his heart.

Li Banfeng was speechless; Lu Dongjun's intelligence was simply indescribable.

You might say he has a low IQ, but his various strategies on the battlefield are quite astonishing.

You might say he's intelligent, but he still managed to tell such a lie in front of Li Banfeng.

He mistook Li Banfeng for Lu Dongliang. Lu Dongliang was a high-ranking Travel Cultivator the brigade, and Lu Dongjun couldn't hide his malice at all. Under such circumstances, no matter how convincing the lie was, it was worthless because it couldn't avoid Lu Dongliang's tendency to seek good fortune and avoid bad.

Li Banfeng stretched his toes and deliberately made some noises.

Hearing the voice, Lu Dongjun slowly walked towards the work shed. "Big brother, I've followed you since I was a child. Without your help, I can't do anything. I'd be a useless person."

I went crazy, believed Zhuo Yuling's words, and hit you. Only after I truly took charge of the Lu Family did I realize how difficult it is to manage this family.

I went to Sea Eat Ridge, intending to establish my authority, but I was tricked by Wan Jinxian and outmaneuvered by the He Family brothers. I died a pathetic death.

I originally wanted to be reborn as a human so that we could be brothers again in the next life. I swear I will follow you wholeheartedly in the next life, even through fire and water, and I would never hesitate to die for you.

But I never expected that those of us with cultivation wouldn't have an afterlife. I thought I was on the Road to the Underworld, but I ended up in the Inner State instead.

Inner State?

What's going on?

Lu Dongjun's words completely overturned Li Banfeng's understanding.

He had always thought that only cultivators at the Tenth Layer, who had given up their physical bodies, could go to the Inner State to cultivate.

But why did Lu Dongjun also go to Inner State?

He also said that people with cultivation do not have a next life. Does this mean that all cultivators go to the Inner State after they die?

Lu Dongjun said in a desolate tone, "Brother, I suffered a lot in Inner State, and I deserved it all. Now that I've left Inner State, I never expected that we would meet again in this place."

Even when fighting a tiger, you need brothers. In that battle just now, you saved me, and I knew our brotherhood hadn't been broken.

Brother, I apologize. If you forgive me this once, my life is yours from now on.

With a loud bang!

Lu Dongjun crashed directly into the shed, the scattered brick fragments turning into sharp blades, moving back and forth in the shed more than a dozen times.

If Li Banfeng hadn't been prepared, he would have been injured.

Although he had escaped the sneak attack, there was one thing Li Banfeng really couldn't understand: what was Lu Dongjun's purpose in doing this?

He couldn't hide his malice and even lied to "Lu Dongliang," which can be interpreted as him not being very bright.

But Lu Dongliang just saved him, and given his current situation, he does need Lu Dongliang's help. So why is he in such a hurry to turn against Lu Dongliang?

This is because there are some inside stories that Li Banfeng genuinely didn't know.

After Lu Dongjun became a ghost, he underwent a special transformation. His combat power increased, but his thinking became more obsessive.

He couldn't understand the current situation. Li Banfeng deliberately lured him there, but he couldn't see any flaws. He couldn't hide his malice when he lied, and he wasn't sure if his lies would work. But there was one thing he understood very clearly: Lu Dongliang's temperament.

The two grew up together, and the word "forgiveness" simply doesn't exist in Lu Dongliang's dictionary.

Regardless of Lu Dongliang's motives for saving him, Lu Dongjun firmly believed that Lu Dongliang would not let him go.

Lu Dongjun considered running away, but he knew he had no chance of escaping in front of Lu Dongliang.

Having just fought Chu Zikai, Lu Dongjun was greatly exhausted and seriously injured. His current situation was extremely precarious. Quickly closing in, engaging in combat, and killing Lu Dongliang was the best strategy Lu Dongjun could think of.

After searching the shed for a long time without finding "Lu Dongliang", Lu Dongjun panicked. Letting Lu Dongliang out of sight under any circumstances was like putting his neck on a knife's edge.

"Brother, let's go out and have a good talk!" Lu Dongjun punched a row of workers' sheds and it collapsed.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Li Banfeng slowly appeared behind Lu Dongjun.

Lu Dongjun suddenly turned around, stared at Li Banfeng for a moment, and shouted, "Aren't you my brother?"

Li Banfeng nodded slightly, then began to sing "Dingjun Mountain": "Lu Dongjun, my son, if you don't come, fine; but if you do come, come to my house for a feast!"

Who is this person?

Without thinking much, Lu Dongjun picked up two pieces of broken tile and threw them at Li Banfeng.

The sound of the tiles breaking through the air was loud, indicating their high speed, but they failed to hit Li Banfeng.

Lu Dongjun threw off target; his hand was not functioning well, affected by the effects of his Sound Cultivation Technique.

Li Banfeng then began to sing, and Lu Dongjun noticed something amiss.

This person, like the one before, is a voice cultivator. He is not Lu Dongliang, nor is he here to save me. He is here with another voice cultivator to steal my business.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Lu Dongjun turned to leave, but his feet felt like they were walking on cotton, and every step was very difficult.

Travel Cultivator is indeed an excellent choice.

However, fighting the House Cultivator's in-depth next to it is not a good choice.

Lu Dongjun was controlled by the Sound Cultivation Technique, making him extremely slow to move. Li Banfeng took out Prince Chun's horse and wrapped Lu Dongjun up from behind.

Lu Dongjun grabbed the whip tip, intending to cut it off with his fingernails. Li Banfeng pulled the whip back, changed the lyrics, and switched from "Dingjun Mountain" to "Dragon and Tiger Fight": "The black horse keeps sucking its tongue, a single lash of the whip makes even ghosts and gods tremble!"

Snap!

Li Banfeng lashed out with his whip again, knocking Lu Dongjun to the ground.

Lu Dongjun grabbed a handful of mud and sand from the ground and threw it at Li Banfeng, Li Banfeng dodged it with Carefree and Unrestrained.

Seeing that Li Banfeng was still in front of him, Lu Dongjun prepared to fight to the death, but suddenly realized that Li Banfeng no longer had the whip in his hand.

Where did the whip go?

The whip is in the shadow's hand.

The shadow struck Lu Dongjun on the head with a dozen lashes from behind, causing Lu Dongjun to sway and fall to the ground.

This person is indeed formidable; a normal soul would have been destroyed after being subjected to such treatment a dozen times.

But Lu Dongjun not only withstood the attack, he was also unwilling to admit defeat. He was thinking about how to buy time so that Lu Dongjun could catch his breath and fight back.

Li Banfeng was a reasonable person. Seeing how tenacious Lu Dongjun was, he simply opened his Portable Abode, pulled Lu Dongjun up, and said, "Come on, let's go to my house and rest for a while. Once you've recovered, we'll continue fighting."

Lu Dongjun looked up and found himself in a pitch-black room.

Hong Ying glanced back and saw Li Banfeng dragging back a dead body. She put down her eyebrow pencil and said, "Seventh Son, is this meal not for us again?"

Li Banfeng scolded, "Don't talk nonsense in front of our guests. We are a respectable family."

Looking at Hong Ying's slender figure, her beautiful long hair, and that inexplicable gun head, and feeling the imposing aura emanating from her, one can sense the power Hong Ying exudes.

Lu Dongjun recalled some memories from his previous life and asked, "Are you the famous general Zhao Xiaowan?"

The Lu Family did indeed have some knowledge of the famous general Zhao Xiaowan, and had even investigated Zhao Xiaowan whereabouts.

Hong Ying couldn't help but laugh, then puffed out her chest and said, "Yes, I'm Zhao Xiaowan. Do you recognize me?"

"I recognize you. Who in Pro State doesn't know you, this hero?" Lu Dongjun was quite eloquent. He looked at Li Banfeng and asked, "And who are you, my friend?"

Li Banfeng said, "I am Zhao Xiaowan's man."

Lu Dongjun looked at Li Banfeng and Hong Ying and asked, "Are you two a couple?"

Hong Ying nodded. "You have good taste!"

The record player smacked Hong Ying with a stick and said to Li Banfeng, "My dear husband, where did this detached soul come from? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

Li Banfeng turned around and asked, "What does 'shedding bones' mean?"

"It's a complete transformation. Ordinary cultivators lose some of their combat power after death, but there is a special type of cultivator whose soul's combat power increases greatly after death. Judging from how solid his soul is, as if it has flesh and blood, it should be a soul that has undergone a complete transformation."

This is basically consistent with Jin Shunying's description; Lu Dongjun is indeed a prodigy.

Li Banfeng said, "This is Lu Dongjun, a powerful figure from the Lu Family. I don't know why, but I met him in Outer State. Please come to my house for a visit."

~

The record player chuckled, "So it's the second son of the Lu Family. I've seen you in the newspaper."

Lu Dongjun slowly got up and sat on the ground. "It seems that you are all extraordinary people. I am convinced that I have fallen into your hands. You can ask me anything. As long as you spare my life, I will tell you everything I know."

This person is quite pragmatic.

Li Banfeng asked, "How did you die?"

"I was trying to control the Insect Plague at Sea Eat Ridge, but I failed. I wanted to flee far away, but I was ambushed by He Haiqin and He Haisheng on the way and died at their hands."

"After you died, why did your soul go to the Inner State? Was it to improve your cultivation and seek revenge on the He Family brothers?"

Lu Dongjun shook his head and said, "I didn't want revenge. If someone is dead, they're dead. I understand and can accept it."

I didn't intend to go to the Inner State; I just wanted to find a place to be reincarnated. After I died, my soul involuntarily walked along a main road, accompanied by many other people.

I asked them where this road led, and they told me it was the Road to the Underworld, and that I had to walk quickly, or I would miss my time to be reincarnated.

I walked quite fast, and when I arrived at my destination, I ran into He Haiqin's father He Caiyuan.

He Caiyuan has been dead for many years. I asked him why he hadn't been reincarnated yet, and he told me that he had obtained an official position in the Netherworld and was no longer subject to the suffering of reincarnation.

I tried to curry favor with him and ask him to help me get an official position, but he said my cultivation wasn't high enough and that I should gain experience here for a few years; perhaps then I'd have a chance.

Several of the wandering souls who were traveling with me heard these words and reported their cultivation levels: some were at the third level, some at the fifth, and one even reached the seventh.

He Caiyuan said that their cultivation levels were insufficient and they all needed to gain experience. I found this strange at the time, wondering why everyone else in our group had cultivation levels.

Later, He Caiyuan told us that our time for training had come. He led us to a kiln. I felt that the kiln was not a good place, so I wanted to run away. As soon as I ran away, everyone else followed suit.

He Caiyuan was incredibly skilled; he defeated us all with a single move and they sent us to the kiln.

Inside the kiln, those with lower cultivation levels were instantly reduced to water. I held on for a while, but I was also nearing my limit.

"My body was covered in soot when a wise man appeared and saved me."

Li Banfeng asked, "What kind of expert?"

Lu Dongjun shook his head and said, "I didn't see what this master looked like, I could only hear his voice. He told me that if I wanted to survive, I had to break open the kiln."

I risked my life at the time, using the surrounding dead as weapons to cut a hole in the kiln.

This expert probably saw that I had some skill, and I don't know what methods he used, but he managed to trap He Caiyuan and his group, which allowed me to escape from the kiln.

Later, that wise man secretly guided me, leading me to escape to a desolate mountain. I stayed there for many days, and the wise man would occasionally speak a few words to me, but he never showed his face.

I asked him if he had escaped from the Netherworld, and he told me that he had never been to the Netherworld, that this was the Inner State, and that he hadn't escaped yet. He said he had been trapped in the Inner State for many years and hadn't escaped either.

I still don't understand. I asked that expert, "Isn't it only when you reach the Tenth Layer cultivation that you can go to the Inner State to cultivate?"

That expert said that even those who reach the Tenth Layer of cultivation don't go to the Inner State to cultivate; they go there to do hard labor, at best just carrying bricks.

Li Banfeng knew that Tenth Layer was going to work as a laborer in Inner State.

"But what are you doing going to Inner State when you're not even on the Tenth Layer?"

"Making bricks," Lu Dongjun said, "I heard from that expert that the kiln is for firing bricks. All people with cultivation levels go to the Inner State after they die. Those who have not reached the Tenth Layer of cultivation all go into the kiln to fire bricks."

Is that true?

How come I've never heard of this before?

Shui Yongquan, Qiu Luoye, and Meng Yuchun have all been to Inner State. Why haven't I heard them mention this?

Li Banfeng turned to look at the record player, which replied, "My dear Little Slave, I have heard similar rumors before, but I have not been able to verify their authenticity. This matter should be a secret of the Inner State, and ordinary people cannot access it."

Isn't He Caiyuan an ordinary person? How was he able to get in touch with him?

Upon closer examination, Chu Shaoqiang already held a certain status in Inner State, while He Caiyuan's status was even higher than Chu Shaoqiang's. He Caiyuan's status in Inner State was indeed extraordinary.

Li Banfeng then asked, "How did you get to Outer State?"

Lu Dongjun said, "I've been staying in the desolate mountains. That expert occasionally gave me some pills. After taking the pills, my cultivation improved a lot."

In the desolate mountains, there was no distinction between day and night. I don't know how many days passed, but suddenly the wise man told me to prepare myself and leave the Inner State.

I was overjoyed. Even if I were to live as a wandering ghost for the rest of my life, I never wanted to come back to this place. Two days later, the wise man led me to the edge of a cliff. After waiting for a while, a crack appeared in the cliff.

He told me to crawl out through the opening, and I did as he instructed. As soon as I stepped outside, I encountered several foreigners leading a group of people chanting scriptures.

I crawled out from behind a piece of glass. I didn't know who these people were, so I attacked them. I remember killing a few with shards of glass and injuring a few others with my fists and feet, and then I left that place.

Later I learned that this place was in Outer State. I came here with other wandering souls, and they said it was Yanlou Village, which was good for the souls of the dead.

This place is indeed nice; it has a lot of yin energy. I plan to cultivate here for a while, and then find a way to return to Pro State.

Who would have thought that so many of them would cultivate this Ghost Servant? These birdmen have their eyes on me.

I really didn't want to cause trouble. I didn't kill many, and I even let quite a few go, but I never expected to run into such a ruthless bunch like you.

"I've told you everything now, can you spare my life?"

Hong Ying laughed. Once you're inside, what way out is there?

Li Banfeng asked, "Do you know the background of that expert?"

"Master?" Lu Dongjun didn't quite understand.

Li Banfeng said, "It's the great god who descends upon Yanlou Village on the sixth of every month, and many people come here specifically to worship him."

This was Li Banfeng's biggest concern at the moment; he wanted to confirm whether this "great god" was indeed from heaven. Lu Dongjun understood what Li Banfeng meant. "The one you're talking about isn't some great god; he's a medical cultivator."

The physician who died many years ago

Like me, he was a soul whose body had been separated from its body; his cultivation level after death was higher than it was in life.

He was a spirit with a master, a Ghost Servant of a demonic cultivator. The cultivator sent him to Yanlou Village to consume yin energy, and this spirit occasionally healed people, which could be considered a form of cultivation.

If you're seeking official position or wealth, praying to the gods in Yanlou Village won't really help. But if you're seeking medical treatment, and the spirit of the deceased is willing to help, it can actually be effective.

Just a medical cultivator?

Li Banfeng was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at the record player.

Breath~

The record player breathed a sigh of relief, "My dear husband, it turns out we were overthinking things."

Li Banfeng shook his head. "It's not necessarily that we're overthinking it; it's also possible that Young Master Lu wasn't telling the truth."

Lu Dongjun said, "Everything I said is true, and I have not lied in the slightest."

Li Banfeng said, "My dear Wife, we can verify whether what he said is true or false later. It's getting late, you should eat first and then rest."

Just as the record player lifted the stylus, Portable Abode suddenly spoke up, "Seventh Brother, talk to your wife and ask her to skip a meal, okay?"

Li Banfeng's testimony suggests that Portable Abode intends to keep Lu Dongjun.

The record player responded, "It's not exactly top-quality food. Let the old man decide what to do."

Portable Abode laughed and said, "Alright, I'll keep this person for now; I have some use for him."

PS: What's the point of keeping him?