Running East and West

Li Banfeng accepted "Floating Clouds Ask the Post." A-Yi prepared a victory feast and invited Li Banfeng and Tou Youlu to eat together.

Tou Youlu did not like crowded occasions, so Li Banfeng had A-Yi send over some food and wine and set up a table in the mountains.

The two of them happily enjoyed a meal.

Once they had eaten and drunk their fill, Tou Youlu was ready to leave. He could not stay anywhere for too long.

Li Banfeng took out two crates of Silver Coins. "Just a small token of my regard. You'll surely find places to spend money along the road."

Tou Youlu ordinarily did not like carrying so much money on him, but seeing how enthusiastic Li Banfeng was, he could not refuse. Opening his mouth, he swallowed all the Silver Coins and held them in his left cheek.

A-Yun and Li Banfeng escorted Tou Youlu out of the village. Tou Youlu was not picky about the location; anywhere in Pro State would do, and somewhere with fewer people would be even better.

After saying farewell, Tou Youlu rolled onward all the way, his left cheek against the ground and the Silver Coins constantly grating against his teeth. Once he had gone far enough, Tou Youlu bit down on a branch, dug a hole, and buried the Silver Coins in it.

After burying them, Tou Youlu carefully examined the surroundings. "I've got to remember this place.

"If I ever run out of money, I'll have to come back here and get some."

After seeing Tou Youlu off, Li Banfeng went to find Sun Tiecheng and Qiu Luoye. Qiu Luoye planned to have Sun Tiecheng swindle a way out for him. A-Yi had said she wanted to get intimate with him tonight, so Qiu Luoye had