Actually, it didn’t take very long.
He dodged ladybugs in the tree and took the Old Teapot out of his bosom.
He looked down at Cui Lisheng and asked, "Do you really love to laugh so much?"
Cui Lisheng was startled and suddenly felt warmth under his feet as tea began to surge up from the ground.
The scalding tea submerged his shoes, and Cui Lisheng was in excruciating pain.
He wanted to flee, but he was surrounded by tough barriers on all sides.
He wanted to climb a tree but was kicked down by Li Banfeng.
He tried another tree. Li Banfeng, however, hopped around the treetops, following him. Each time Cui Lisheng climbed one step, Li Banfeng would kick him down.
Cui Lisheng soaked in the tea, sustaining serious injuries.
But he wasn’t waiting to die. As a Fifth Layer Cultivator, even in this state, he still had means to escape.
He summoned a giant spider from the tree, which used a bundle of spider silk to fish him out of the tea.
Li Banfeng watched the spider for a long time. He was initially a little worried, even thinking the spider was Da Boyins.
But soon he realized this was just a spider without Spiritual Wisdom, and Li Banfeng raised his Sickle.
Cui Lisheng wasn’t worried. Even if Li Banfeng killed the spider, the web would still hang Cui Lisheng from the tree branch.
This spider would protect Cui Lisheng with all its might until its death. That was the strength of Insect Cultivation!
Li Banfeng chopped the tree branch.
A despairing Cui Lisheng, along with the spider, fell into the boiling tea.
It had to be said, the Old Teapot indeed was an exceptional Magical Treasure.
But Cui Lisheng wasn’t easy to fish out from the tea. He wasn’t from Bitter Cultivation; his body wasn’t that tough. By the time the tea subsided, Cui Lisheng was thoroughly cooked, no longer fit for his wife to use in cooking.
Zhuo Yuling was quickly approaching.
Seeing Cui Lisheng’s corpse, Zhuo Yuling dropped to all fours, pressing down to the ground, using vibrations to sense Li Banfeng’s location.
The severed tail had already regrown. A Fifth Layer Body Cultivator’s healing abilities were astoundingly fast.
Li Banfeng squatted on the tree, silently observing Zhuo Yuling’s movements.
The Tang Sword whispered in Li Banfeng’s ear, "My Lord, let your servant give it a try."
Li Banfeng shook his head slightly and didn’t explain.
Zhuo Yuling was a tough character, honed by her experiences in the Jianghu. The Tang Sword would have a hard time catching her off guard twice.
Li Banfeng actually did want to delay for a while, but suddenly Zhuo Yuling leaped up, swinging her long tail. The tip of the tail grazed Li Banfeng’s cheek, nearly injuring him.
In Zhuo Yuling’s mouth was a green worm.
This worm could devour her malice.
That was how she had deceived Lu Dongliang.
Zhuo Yuling climbed up the tree, steadily pressuring Li Banfeng.
In a confrontation between a Fourth Layer Traveling Cultivator and a Fifth Layer Body Cultivator, Li Banfeng wasn’t likely to get the upper hand.
The lizard’s modes of attack were too bizarre. Its claws could scratch, while its tail could hit, sweep, and stab. Its limbs whirled around, and its movement trajectory was so unpredictable that even Li Banfeng couldn’t grasp any pattern.
What was worse, Zhuo Yuling was very familiar with Traveling Cultivators, so every move she made was cautious.
She could predict when Li Banfeng would use Short Step or when he would Trample Over Thousands of Rivers. When Li Banfeng used the Unobstructed Technique to pass through a big tree, Zhuo Yuling was already waiting on the other side.
In the midst of the conflict, the Tang Sword aimed a strike at Zhuo Yuling but missed.
The Clock Pendulum seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and made contact, but Zhuo Yuling wasn’t injured; her hide was too thick.
Seeing Li Banfeng gradually fall into disadvantage, a beautiful woman picked up the Mandarin Duck Axes and struck Zhuo Yuling.
The Mandarin Duck Axes still didn’t penetrate Zhuo Yuling’s skin but instilled fear in her heart.
Facing Li Banfeng alone was already difficult enough. Now, another woman had joined the fight. It was clear there was no chance of victory against a two-sided attack.
The woman wasn’t as strong as Zhuo Yuling thought. She was Li Banfeng’s paper effigy, which had been lying in ambush in the tree for a long time, just waiting for the right moment to strike.
Zhuo Yuling only needed to use a little tactic, and she could destroy the paper effigy.
She didn’t even need to lay a hand on the effigy. She just had to hold on for a few minutes, and the paper effigy would fall apart on its own.
But in her confusion, Zhuo Yuling made a terrible choice.
She whipped her tail around, pushed back the paper girl, and then she ran for it.
By choosing to flee, she exposed her back to Li Banfeng.
This was the most unwise choice during a battle with a Traveling Cultivator because she couldn’t outrun Li Banfeng.
After just two steps, Zhuo Yuling came to her senses, unable to understand how she could have made such a foolish move.
She whipped her tail around again, trying to stop Li Banfeng’s pursuit.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Li Banfeng had already reached her, thrusting an Iron Ruler into her forehead.
UUUUUGH! At that moment, Zhuo Yuling had a hallucination, hearing the whistle of a train.
She remembered how she looked while getting ready in the Lu Family’s private train.
She recalled dancing with Lu Dongliang to the music.
She even remembered every word she and Lu Dongliang had said that night.
"Master, you don’t need to remember his name. It’s not important. Once Xiao Lan finds out Red Lotus’s whereabouts, this man will no longer exist in this world."
"He can’t even be considered a commoner; he’s not even a person."
"His life is worth less than a cockroach’s."
"He is as insignificant as this speck of dust. Without parents, without relatives, he has nothing.
"He grew up in an orphanage, relying on moving bricks, carrying heavy loads, and setting up street stalls, just to attend university.
"When such a person dies, it’s like blowing away this speck of dust. No one will care."
Li Banfeng didn’t know what Zhuo Yuling was thinking, but he was destined to be her benefactor.
Zhuo Yuling wanted to reunite with Lu Dongliang, and Li Banfeng made her dream come true.
He took Zhuo Yuling into the Portable Residence.
Seeing that very special Phonograph, Zhuo Yuling felt it was very familiar.
She recalled the warmth she shared with Lu Dongliang that evening.
Struggling, Zhuo Yuling said to Li Banfeng, "Why are you here? You’re as lowly as dust, you parentless cur!"
HISS...
These words infuriated the Phonograph.
"Insolent woman! Who did you call dust? Who are you saying has no parents? Are you talking about my husband?"
"Husband? What are you?" Zhuo Yuling looked at the Phonograph, puzzled.
HISS...
"I was going to give you a quick death, but today, you probably won’t find release for a couple of hours."
Steam swirled, and the lady sucked out the soul.
Pain assaulted her, and Zhuo Yuling shook violently.
「...」
Three hours later, Li Banfeng arrived at the edge of Lu Xiaolan’s plot of land, calmly watching Lu Xiaolan at the boundary.
Lu Xiaolan’s ears were still bleeding. She clenched her fists, looked at Li Banfeng, and said, "Come on! Come over here! Do you want to kill me? Try it!"
As soon as Li Banfeng stepped forward, Lu Xiaolan would scatter her blood on the land, summoning Qiu Luoye.
The relationship between Qiu Luoye and Li Banfeng went without saying.
So Li Banfeng didn’t plan to go over.
He pulled out a bundle from behind him and placed it in front of Lu Xiaolan.
When the bundle was opened, Lu Xiaolan was stunned.
Zhuo Yuling’s severed head was inside the bundle.
Li Banfeng smiled at Lu Xiaolan, gesturing to her, "Come on out. Come and avenge your mother."
PS: Isn’t Ban Feng too cruel?