Hua Manchun still did not respond; his technique continuously surged forth from his body.
As long as the technique arrived, Li Banfeng used Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster to dodge, resolutely refusing to suffer any losses.
"There's something wrong with the way your cheeks are puffed, where should I really hook them? Come to my house and tell me!" Li Banfeng dodged Hua Manchun's technique, hooked him at the back of his head, and brought him back to the Portable Residence.
The Shadow was trapped in the mud, the muddy water already past his waist.
He wanted to spit at Li Banfeng, but there was no water in his body, he made the spitting gesture but no saliva came out.
Once inside the Portable Residence, Hua Manchun still wanted to resist, but Hong Ying swung her sword, severing Hua Manchun's achilles tendon, causing him to fall to the ground, temporarily giving up the thought of resistance.
"Brother Li Qi, I am from Snowflake Beach, which is under the Peddler's business, I work for the Peddler,
I know that you are a friend of the Peddler, let's not talk about any grievances between us, for the Peddler's sake, spare my life."
"Are you really from Snowflake Beach?" Li Banfeng began to lay a slope, "You don't seem like it. When I first arrived at Flower Fairy Mansion, I spoke with Lian Cui'er briefly,
and she said the manor is currently short of money and mentioned you always doing business around the territory. Snowflake Beach is a place that mints money, how could it possibly lack money?"
"I am truly from Snowflake Beach, my manor's Yuan Chunping is Snowflake Beach's messenger. If you don't believe me, we can confront her directly in a while and you'll know if what I'm saying is true or false."
Hua Manchun seemed to concede on the surface but secretly activated a technique, quickly mending his severed achilles tendon.
Li Banfeng followed the direction: "Then why are you short of money?"
"Snowflake Beach took a lot of money from me, I don't know why the beach needs money; many friends on the beach have sold their magical treasures just to keep it going. I have managed to sustain myself until today by relying on the business in my own territory."
"What kind of business in your territory makes so much money?"
Li Banfeng was very curious about this, as Flower Fairy Mansion had a small population and few women engaged in production, yet the entire manor was very prosperous. Li Banfeng could not understand where Flower Fairy Mansion's economic source was.
Hua Manchun explained: "There are several mountains around the manor with many special products on them. I harvest these special products and sell them, which allows me to make quite a bit of money."
Li Banfeng shook his head: "Relying on just a few special products to maintain the entire expenses of Flower Fairy Mansion and still have money to support Iron Gate Fort, your explanation is too far-fetched."
"What I said is indeed the truth."
"He's lying!" said Meng De, who was hanging on the wall.
Hua Manchun was too severely injured and in poor condition, and Meng De, having recently consumed a lot of flesh and blood Above the Clouds, had greatly improved her strength, allowing her to see through Hua Manchun's lies.
"Master Hua, what you're doing isn't right." Li Banfeng raised his sickle, targeting the most prized part of the Lust Cultivator.
"Master, there's no need to use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken, leave this to your humble servant!" The Tang Sword took the initiative to emerge from its sheath. Ever since it drank Hua Manchun's blood, it had become somewhat excited, growing notably larger.
Seeing the blade falling, Hua Manchun cried out repeatedly: "Brother Li, don't do it, there are indeed some hidden truths that should not be told, but since Brother Li asks, I'll say it,
In the surrounding mountains, I mainly refine some medicinal powder, which is worth a hundred times its weight in gold."
Li Banfeng said: "What kind of medicinal powder?"
"Entry-level medicine powder for cultivators."
The room immediately fell silent.
Li Banfeng, with a calm demeanor, continued: "This kind of medicinal powder seems to only be available from the Peddler."
Hua Manchun replied: "The medicinal powder in the Peddler's hand is his exclusive recipe and the legitimate path entry medicine powder for cultivators,
but the Peddler's business is somewhat special. Some medicine powders he does not have; even if someone wants to buy them, they are unavailable, and some he has but doesn't wish to sell, leaving others with no alternatives.
Wealthy households not wanting to be constrained by the Peddler will buy some at a high price for storage in case of need. No matter where they obtained the powder, in Puluo State, half of these powders originate from me."
"Half of it is from you?" Li Banfeng still didn't believe it, "Have you calculated it?"
"I haven't calculated it, but I've seen it, the medicinal powder I mix contains some rouge, and the medicinal powder I've seen in several wealthy households has this powdery scent,
it's not that I want to fake it, but these rouges have other uses."
Li Qi shook his head: "This I don't understand, what's the use of mixing rouge in the entry-level medicine powder?"
Hua Manchun applied a bit of force on his achilles tendon, nearly finished mending it: "Brother Li Qi, what specific use it has I can't say now, but if you spare me, I will teach you the alchemical methods, and assure your endless wealth."
Before he finished speaking, the Tang Sword swung, severing Hua Manchun's newly healed achilles tendon again, causing Hua Manchun to continuously wail in pain.
"The connection is quite quick!" The Tang Sword was very sharp today, able to see Hua Manchun reconnecting the tendon.
Li Banfeng said to Hua Manchun: "Tell me the truth, what method are you using to refine the medicinal powder?"
Hua Manchun replied: "To the east of the manor lies Baiming Mountain with many rare birds and strange beasts, obtaining the blood of some of these exotic beasts and mixing it with rouge allows the powder to be refined,
taking a Martial Cultivator for example, there are three kinds of golden eagles on Baiming Mountain, all with formidable strength, as long as their blood is... "
"Seventh Master, don't listen to him, he's lying!" Meng De once again exposed Hua Manchun's lies.
Li Qi grew somewhat angry, and with a wave of his hand, the Tang Sword directly severed Hua Manchun's right hand.
After this cut, the Tang Sword was already on its third slash, they should have taken a break by now.