Li Banfeng waited for Wan Jinxian to approach, secretly taking out the key and preparing to open his Portable Residence.
Wan Jinxian slowly closed in from behind. A strong sense of danger filled Li Banfeng’s mind. He planned to dodge at the right moment, letting Wan Jinxian charge into the Portable Residence before closing the door.
But Li Banfeng was facing a serious problem right now.
But Li Banfeng truly couldn’t remember.
As Wan Jinxian got closer, Li Banfeng had to dodge. Otherwise, he would contract Wan Jinxian’s contagion.
Seeing Li Banfeng dodge away, Wan Jinxian felt a hint of regret. "Traveling Cultivators seek fortune and avoid disaster; it’s not easy to deal with this trait. But I didn’t plan to kill you. I just want to ask you one thing: what is your relationship with He Jiaqing, really?"
"Why ask this?" Li Banfeng smiled, but his heart was very anxious.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t remember how to open the door. It was that he couldn’t differentiate left from right; in an instant, he seemed to have lost the concept of direction.
It wasn’t just directions. His sense of distance was also blurry. He wasn’t sure whether the distance between him and Wan Jinxian was safe, whether his next step would be forward or backward, and he even worried that he had already been infected by Wan Jinxian’s contagion.
Li Banfeng had seen Cui Tiq make He Caiyuan’s Clone suffer from vertigo.
The current situation was somewhat similar to vertigo. Direction and distance are fundamental to Traveling Cultivators. Losing the sense of direction and distance could severely impair a Traveling Cultivator’s combat effectiveness.
Wan Jinxian wasn’t in a hurry to attack Li Banfeng. Before killing Li Banfeng, he needed to extract some information.
"He Jiaqing keeps talking about taking back Red Lotus. He also knows Red Lotus is in your hands, but every time he moves against you, he is exceedingly cautious. I don’t understand why. Can you tell me?"
Li Banfeng smiled. "I think Red Lotus probably isn’t in my hands. It’s very likely in his own. He doesn’t want to expose this fact; hence, he doesn’t want you to seriously harm me."
Wan Jinxian nodded. "That’s what I thought too. He Jiaqing doesn’t want to bring out Red Lotus and used you as an excuse. But if that’s the case, you’re of no use to me."
"Don’t say that," Li Banfeng laughed. "You’re still of some use to me. How did you know I was at Loess Bridge? Did you plant a spy around me?"
Wan Jinxian frowned slightly. "Li Qi, why are you always so insolent? Don’t you know you count as someone significant in Puluo State? Why do you still prefer to go it alone?"
"Maybe it’s because of the nature of a Traveling Cultivator."
Wan Jinxian laughed. "Stop the nonsense. I’ve seen many famous Traveling Cultivators. They all have Support around them, like the Great Gold Seal Bao Yingchen of the Three Heroes Gang.
"Speaking of Bao Yingchen, there’s a rumor that you fought with him for days and nights without a victor, and in the end, you became friends. I actually believed it at first, but it seems now that you don’t have that ability. How did Bao Yingchen really die? Would you like to tell me about that?"
Li Banfeng shook his head. "Even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me. Better go ask him yourself down there."
Wan Jinxian’s face darkened. "I’ll ask you one last thing: do you know about He Jiaqing going to Sage Peak? Why were the people from Cheap Person Ridge led to Loess Bridge by you? Does this have anything to do with He Jiaqing?"
Li Banfeng sighed. "You sure talk a lot. Is there anything else you haven’t said? If you’re done, it’s time to hit the road."
"Fine, tough guy!" Wan Jinxian suddenly charged towards Li Banfeng.
He was astonishingly fast because his heels were spiked with a nail—a Traveling Cultivator’s Magical Treasure.
Although his words were provocative, Wan Jinxian was unsure of Li Banfeng’s actual strength. If he hadn’t been pushed into a corner by the Greenwater Beggar, he wouldn’t have wanted to face Li Banfeng directly.
Li Banfeng retreated rapidly, striving to maintain a safe distance from Wan Jinxian. Because he had lost his sense of direction and distance, his movements were somewhat slow.
Wan Jinxian pressed on, step by step. As long as he could get Li Banfeng to cough once, the initiative would be in his hands.
The two went back and forth for a while. Li Banfeng decided to use the Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains Technique to move them to a dangerous place and end the fight quickly.
Li Banfeng thought for a moment and decided to bring over Knife Ghost Ridge.
Even if the Technique couldn’t bring the Knife Labor Ghost, Knife Ghost Ridge itself was a special place. The mountain was lush with vegetation and had no paths. Even if Wan Jinxian’s speed was great, it would be useless without a Path-breaking Technique. With the terrain advantage, Li Banfeng was confident he could kill Wan Jinxian.
Li Banfeng was about to execute his Technique when he suddenly felt a vibration in his chest.
It was a phone call from Old Luo.
The Technique was interrupted, but Li Banfeng’s sense of direction had greatly improved; he seemed to be able to discern left from right now.
His sense of distance was still a bit off, so Li Banfeng dared not use the Passing Glance Technique casually. He feared he might suddenly end up too close to Wan Jinxian, not only failing to escape his line of sight but also contracting his contagion.
Wan Jinxian’s movements became faster and faster, and the phone in Li Banfeng’s chest was still vibrating.
Amidst the confrontation, Li Banfeng whispered, "Pick up the phone."
The Gloves acted swiftly, removing a circuit board from Li Banfeng’s chest, installing a battery, and attaching an antenna.
The call connected.
At the same time, Wan Jinxian suddenly appeared close to Li Banfeng.
Li Banfeng instinctively kicked Wan Jinxian.
Before Wan Jinxian could unleash his contagion, Li Banfeng’s kick sent him flying far away.
He flew faster and faster. The scenery around him shifted from clear to blurry until he could see nothing at all.
He realized he had flown past the boundary of Loess Bridge, yet he was still uninjured.
Wan Jinxian, in utter despair, continued flying. The moment he landed, he found himself in a dense forest.
SCREECH!
Wan Jinxian heard a roar.
「...」
Luo Zhengnan got through the call, but he didn’t hear Li Qi’s voice.
He moved the antenna on his head slightly and kept repeating, "Seventh Master, Seventh Master? Can you hear me speaking?"
"I can."
The voice didn’t come from the phone.
Luo Zhengnan shuddered, spun around, and saw Li Banfeng standing behind him.
"Seventh Master, how—how did you get here?"
Li Banfeng didn’t know how he got there either.
"Weren’t you looking for me?" Li Qi replied nonchalantly. "What’s the matter, anyway?"
"I, that..." Luo Zhengnan calmed himself for a moment, took the antenna off his head, and led Li Banfeng into the bridal chamber.
Light Bulb was suspended from the beam in a fishing net. Luo Zhengnan ordered his men to let him out.
Li Banfeng lifted the veil from Light Bulb’s head, looked, and said with a slight smile, "You know, you’re not half bad!"