Li Qi turned around and left the village.
Song Qianhun watched Li Qi's back, frowned, and said, "Only won two games, yet you act so cocky!"
The dice cup floated in front of Song Qianhun, snorted, and said, "Embarrassing, isn't it? You must have made people laugh their heads off? You're a gambling cultivator above the clouds, how can your skills be so poor?"
Song Qianhun said angrily, "That last round, if it weren't for you using hidden strength, could I have smashed the dice completely?"
The dice cup snorted, "If I didn't use hidden strength, forget the dice, even I would have been smashed by you, you're just not cut out for this!"
"If I'm not cut out for this, how could I cultivate to above the clouds?"
The dice cup sneered, "That's because you're diligent, if I hadn't been looking out for you all these years, you would have lost even your underwear!"
"Pah!" Song Qianhun spat, "Last time when I went to Rock Tower Village to set up the game, didn't even leave me any underwear!"
...
Li Banfeng returned to the Portable Residence, lay on the bed, and couldn't think of a strategy.
His wife comforted him, "Husband, Little Servant thinks this matter shouldn't be rushed, even if you tell the peddler, he wouldn't have any way to deal with it either."
Yes, what way could the peddler have?
Ultimately, he just runs around, catching whatever he can, one by one.
The wife continued, "Puluo State is like a broken house, when a heavy rain comes, the peddler pushes his cart, tinkers a bit in the east, patches a bit in the west, and when he can't patch it anymore, he uses a basin to catch the leakage.
Husband, although the peddler has great skills, he too has times when even he is overwhelmed. If you go with him to patch things up, who knows what this broken house would turn out to be."
Li Banfeng pondered for a long time, took the Contract Book for New Land, and first went to Greenwater City.
...
"Ah Gui, well done with the task! I must reward you handsomely." Sun Tiecheng first had Red Lotus put away the Gold Thorn Peach.
Red Lotus emitted layer upon layer of light halo, beginning the alchemy process.
Sun Tiecheng nodded with satisfaction, then said to Gui Jianchou, "Go ahead and release Zhang Gunli's soul, I'll help you tidy it up!"
Gui Jianchou was delighted, Zhang Gunli's level was too high, and his soul had many techniques and traps. Controlling his Lost Soul required utmost caution; incidents of a ghost servant turning on its master were not unheard of.
Now, as long as Sun Tiecheng used some technique, making Zhang Gunli recognize Gui Jianchou as his sole master would ensure his loyalty in the future, preventing rebellion.
Gui Jianchou took out a porcelain bottle, unsealed it, and released Zhang Gunli's soul.
Zhang Gunli stood in front of Sun Tiecheng, with a fierce expression said, "So it's you, City Master Sun, long time no see."
Sun Tiecheng looked at Zhang Gunli and laughed, "You beast, even as a ghost, still so arrogant?"
Zhang Gunli also laughed, "You wretched stray, neither human nor ghost, how much longer do you plan to cling to life?"
Sun Tiecheng admired, "Wow, your words have a literary vibe, you've improved, kid."
Gui Jianchou laughed, "Not only does he have a literary vibe, he intends to find a scholarly mate, all for the number one talented woman in Puluo State, risking his life."
Sun Tiecheng laughed for a moment, then suddenly froze, turned around and asked Gui Jianchou, "What did you just say?"
Gui Jianchou said, "He Jiaqing set up a trap with Shen Rongqing, borrowing something from him. When the day came, Zhang Gunli went to collect the debt and fell into our hands, City Master, I've told you about this."
Indeed, Gui Jianchou had mentioned it, but Sun Tiecheng only remembered setting up Zhang Gunli, without inquiring into the details.
Now looking at Zhang Gunli, Sun Tiecheng slowly frowned, "Old Zhang, are you short of women?"
Zhang Gunli laughed, "I don't lack coarse powder, but truly talented beauties are hard to find. My heart was genuinely moved,
I've roamed the Jianghu all my life, and in the end, fell to a woman's hand. Thinking back, really feels disgraceful."
Gui Jianchou laughed heartily, "Now you know it's disgraceful? Too late! Are you particularly regretful inside? How about crying for me to see!"
Zhang Gunli didn't cry, and Sun Tiecheng didn't laugh.
Sun Tiecheng looked back at Gui Jianchou, "Explain what happened back then in more detail. How many of you engaged with Zhang Gunli?"
"Me, Mu Yuejuan, Feng Chongli, and He Jiaqing."
Sun Tiecheng thought for a moment, then asked, "What's Feng Chongli's cultivation level?"
"Beyond above the clouds, and knows the peddler's unique technique, Fairness to Both Young and Old. Everyone says he's the peddler's direct disciple."
Sun Tiecheng was somewhat surprised, "The peddler doesn't have any direct disciples, are you sure about this?"
Gui Jianchou said, "I can't say for sure if it's definitely Fairness to Both Young and Old, but Zhang Gunli guessed as much, and it looked like it to me."
Sun Tiecheng said, "That Feng Chongli has some real skills. And what about He Jiaqing?"
Gui Jianchou said, "He Jiaqing is a thief cultivator, his cultivation is above the clouds, specific level unknown. It's said he carries the Saint's Jade Seal, so he does have some abilities."
"And who else?"
"That's it!" Gui Jianchou shook his head and said, "There were two more, one called He Haisheng, and one called Shen Rongqing, they didn't take action, their cultivation level was still at the earth skin stage."
Sun Tiecheng pondered for a moment, then asked, "Did you all give it your all?"
Gui Jianchou thought and said, "Not really, Zhang Gunli's walnut was stolen by He Jiaqing, we knew his background, it wasn't difficult to fight him, I've told you all this."
Yes, Gui Jianchou had indeed mentioned it, going to deal with Zhang Gunli was at Sun Tiecheng's behest.
But Sun Tiecheng hadn't personally experienced the battle, some details were indeed unclear to him.
Sun Tiecheng murmured, "I should have asked more, given Old Zhang's skills, you guys had it too easy..."
Gui Jianchou said, "It's mainly because we were well-prepared in advance, not giving Zhang Gunli a chance to turn the tables."
Sun Tiecheng pondered for a long time, suddenly looking at Zhang Gunli's right hand.
Zhang Gunli's right hand held an abacus.
"The abacus is still there?"
Gui Jianchou gloated, "Back then I collected Zhang Gunli's soul, and took the abacus into the bottle, no one noticed, it's a real treasure."
Sun Tiecheng took the abacus from Zhang Gunli's hand, Zhang Gunli was shocked and tried to snatch it back, but was subdued by Gui Jianchou using technique.
Sun Tiecheng held the abacus, examined it for a while, and asked, "Did he use this abacus?"
Gui Jianchou said, "It's his unique weapon, surely he used it!"
Sun Tiecheng examined the abacus beads carefully, "Did he really use it?"
Gui Jianchou thought, "He should have used it, I remember the abacus beads flying everywhere."
Ah Xiong reminded from the side, "Master, you might be mistaken, someone did use an abacus during the fight, but it was Feng Chongli, whose weapon is also an abacus, I didn't see Zhang Gunli use an abacus."
"Didn't he use it?" Gui Jianchou tried to recall, but the battle was too tense back then, he really hadn't noticed Zhang Gunli's abacus.
Sun Tiecheng waved the abacus in front of Zhang Gunli, who became very flustered, his soul slightly unstable.
"Ah Gui, hold it." Sun Tiecheng tossed the abacus to Gui Jianchou, who caught it, and Zhang Gunli struggled desperately, trying to retrieve the abacus.
"Ah Gui, go further away!" Sun Tiecheng ordered, and Ah Gui, with the abacus, walked outside the hall.
Zhang Gunli grew weaker, struggling less and less.
Once Gui Jianchou was ten meters away, Zhang Gunli's eyes dimmed, expression indifferent, standing there motionless.
Sun Tiecheng slightly shook his head and said, "This is not Zhang Gunli."
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