Home Cultivation has a talent that makes people ignore it. Li Banfeng walked down the street, and almost no one noticed him, but his wife was still nervous, not daring to make a sound.
"Beloved wife, which one do you like, just tell me!" Li Banfeng squatted beside the jewelry stall, knowing his wife liked these little trinkets.
His wife lowered her voice and said, "Little Servant is not picky; whatever husband buys, Little Servant likes."
"Then let's buy them all!" Li Banfeng bought out the entire jewelry stall, and the vendor was overjoyed, too busy counting money to notice the item behind Li Banfeng.
The Phonograph felt sorry: "Husband, why did you buy them all without discussing it with Little Servant? Little Servant could have just picked one favorite; the rest should be returned."
"Didn't wife say that whatever I buy, you would like? Since I've already bought them all, wife must like them, so why return? Wife, take a look, are there any clothes you like over there?"
"Not buying clothes, Little Servant can't wear them anyway."
"There's rouge over there, let me know if you like any."
The two of them wandered in the night market for over an hour. Li Banfeng wanted to take his wife to see a shadow play, but suddenly felt a tremor in the ground.
The tremor was strong, and many people in the night market felt it. They thought it was an earthquake. The night market area was relatively open, so not many people were running for their lives. Most people stayed put to take shelter.
Li Banfeng felt something was off about this earthquake. He opened his Insightful Spirit Sound and, with the help of the Silk-pulling Earrings, he faintly heard some sharp sounds.
It seemed like Big Brother Qiu.
"Wife, you go home first, I'll go see what's going on."
"Husband, be very careful."
Li Banfeng sent his wife back to the Portable Residence and followed the sound as he ran forward.
In the territory that belonged to Wuqin Village, there was a desolate mountain, overgrown with swamps, so generally no one came there.
Li Banfeng flew over the swamps for a while and saw Qiu Luoye.
Qiu Luoye had taken on the form of a Big Elephant, swinging his trunk and looking at the man across from him.
The man stood beneath an old tree on the other side. This old tree had been dead for many years and had not a single leaf on its branches.
The man was familiar with Qiu Luoye's tactics. Fallen leaves on the ground would interfere with vision, giving Qiu Luoye an opportunity for a sneak attack.
The man was wearing a grayish-white coat. Although the high collar covered his face, Li Banfeng could still recognize him. It was Chu Huaiyuan's father, Chu Shaoqiang.
Recently, Chu Shaoqiang was helping Chu Er guard the New Land and hadn't caused trouble for Li Banfeng for a long while. Why did he show up in Qi Qiu City today?
Could he be after Shui Yongquan?
Li Banfeng had entrusted Shui Yongquan to Qiu Luoye. To this day, Shui Yongquan's memory still hadn't recovered and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Qiu Luoye was also worried that Chu Shaoqiang was after Shui Yongquan. Without exchanging any words, he was ready to start fighting directly. When he saw Li Banfeng arrive, Chu Shaoqiang shouted, "Li Qi, you're just in time. I wanted to ask Qiu Luoye to pass a message to you, but didn't expect Qiu Luoye to misunderstand me so deeply."
Qiu Luoye shouted, "Old Qi, don't listen to his nonsense. This man surely has no good intentions."
Li Banfeng asked Chu Shaoqiang, "If you have something to say, just say it here."
"The Peddler is dead."
Chu Shaoqiang only uttered four words, but they made Li Banfeng's head buzz.
Peddler...
Dead?
Qiu Luoye looked at Chu Shaoqiang and sneered, "What nonsense! How could the Peddler be dead? Who could kill the Peddler? You better explain yourself!"
Chu Shaoqiang could indeed explain: "You all haven't seen the Peddler recently, have you? I only received the news today. Three days ago, the Peddler had a life-or-death battle with the Heavenly People and lost, being killed by them."
Qiu Luoye didn't say anything.
If Peddler met the Heavenly People, it was bound to be a life-or-death fight; this rumor was believed to be true by the people of Puluo State.
And in this world, the only one who could kill the Peddler was likely that figure from the Heavens.
Could this be true?
Qiu Luoye glanced at Li Banfeng, and Li Banfeng asked, "Where did you get your information?"
"Don't ask me that. I've heard just as much," Chu Shaoqiang's words didn't pop like soap bubbles, proving he was truthful, "You should quickly verify this news, as I know the Inner State has already received the message.
If the Peddler is indeed dead, the Inner State will soon attack Puluo State. As for the consequences of this battle, I don't need to say; you can guess.
I'm telling you this so you can prepare in advance. You've had many dealings with the Inner State. When war breaks out, you should be able to protect yourself and also Chu Huaiyuan,
Huai Yuan is stubborn and immature; she will surely recklessly fight the Inner State if it comes to war. For the sake of her deep feelings for you, help her out and protect her life."
Qiu Luoye said, "Why are you leaving your own daughter unattended, and handing her over to our Old Qi?"
Chu Shaoqiang was silent for a moment before saying, "Of course I'm going to handle this, but my life is in the Inner State's hands. If I lose it, Huai Yuan will have to rely on you. Farewell, gentlemen."
Chu Shaoqiang left.
Li Banfeng didn't speak for a long time.
Qiu Luoye sighed, "I don't know if what this bastard said is true. I really haven't seen the Peddler for some time."
"Who exactly are the Heavenly People, and why do they insist on a fight to the death with the Peddler?"
Qiu Luoye shook his head and said, "I don't know much about the Heavenly People either, but we need to investigate this matter, as we can't easily trust Chu Shaoqiang,
As long as the Peddler is alive, the Inner State shouldn't dare to invade, but if anything happened to him, a bloody battle would be inevitable."
How to investigate?
Last time, Li Banfeng left a message at Iron Gate Fort, telling Song Qianhun to inform him immediately if there was any news.