"No!"
Accompanied by Li Jichun's sorrowful cry, Yan Li fell.
Bang!
The momentum was intense, but it missed! The sword dangerously stabbed into the side of Li Yunfei's head. However, Xuan Jun and Yan Li's weight, as well as the momentum of the rapid fall, were all concentrated on his knee, which hit Li Yunfei's lower abdomen.
Li Yunfei felt as if his entire body was about to fall apart, as if his internal organs were on fire. The intense pain forced him to scream, but then he lost his voice. His mouth was wide open, and his pupils were bulging. He looked very comical. Then, blood oozed out of his seven orifices, and he finally could not endure the pain and fainted.
Yan Li stood up and stepped on Li Yunfei's head, but he did not look at Li Jichun. Instead, he turned to Xiao Yueming and said with a faint smile: "Old Master, seeing that you arranged the banquet today, this junior does not want to kill anyone. However, this matter must be handled properly, don't you think so?"
Could it be that this brat saw through it? Xiao Yueming's eyes flashed, and he said: "What do you mean?"
"Yan Li, let go of Yunfei!" Li Jichun shouted.
The corner of Yan Li's mouth rose, and he said: "If it is not handled properly, I don't know what will happen. You also know that even though I am a bandit, I am quite close to the Sage Emperor, so I can still talk to him. "
"Are you threatening this old man?" Xiao Yueming said coldly.
Yan Li said calmly: "Of course, just like how Li Jichun threatened me, he is your man."
Li Jichun's expression was ugly, and Xiao Yueming's expression was even uglier.
The former did not know what he was referring to, but Xiao Yueming understood that he was being counter-attacked.
Shen Liuyun also saw some clues, and said indifferently: "I do not wish for this trip to Serenity State to leave behind any unpleasant memories."
Her words had the real weight, and Xiao Yueming could not ignore it. However, he was an old fox. At this moment, his eyes turned, and he said to Li Jichun with a straight face: "Li Jichun, don't tell me you did something for this duel?" With just one sentence, he completely pushed away the responsibility. Of course, he no longer blocked Li Jichun.
Li Jichun was able to walk out of the courtyard, but Shen Liuyun's gaze was fixed on him. In the end, he didn't dare to move. He could only suppress his anger and said, "What do you want?"
This was the first sentence that Yan Li had said to him. But now, the situation was completely reversed.
"Let him go. Also, 30 sets of Shadowless Starsilk." Yan Li smiled brightly and waved his hand.
"Thirty portions? You're crazy!" Li Jichun's expression changed again. It wasn't that he couldn't keep his cool. It must be known that ordinary treasures only required ten or so pieces of Star Silk. Moreover, its rarity didn't need to be mentioned. The Xiao Pavilion would only release a batch after a long period of time, which was about twenty pieces. Therefore, even though Star Threads were priced at a thousand taels of gold, they were usually sold at a price several times higher than that.
For a cultivation clan like the Li Clan, they definitely had a stock of star silk, but they definitely wouldn't have too many. Thirty was probably the limit.
"Li Jichun, since you were in the wrong first, make up for it." Xiao Yueming said.
Li Jichun almost crushed his teeth. After a long time, he said in a low voice, "He's in the carriage outside the mansion. I'll send someone to deliver the Star Silk. Let Yunfei go!"
Hearing this, Lianhai Zhangjin roughly understood what was going on and said, "Brother Yan, I'll go take a look."
Li Jichun signaled for a follower to follow. Not long after, he returned. Sure enough, Fu 'er was also there.
"Master …" Fu 'er rushed over and hugged Yan Li. Choking with sobs, she said, "Wu wu, Fu' er is so scared. Wu wu, they're bad people …"
Yan Li rubbed her little head, "Alright, aren't you fine now? In the future, remember to change your skin when you go out. Don't think that I'll make it in time every time."
He removed his foot from Li Yunfei's head and took two steps back with Fu 'er. He said with a beaming smile, "Patriarch Li, don't forget the Star Silk."
"Hmph!" Li Jichun signaled for his follower to carry Li Yunfei and quickly left.
Xiao Yueming lightly coughed and said, "This old man is also tired. You youngsters can chat." Finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Old Master, I wonder if I could have a word with you?" Yan Li suddenly said.
Xiao Yueming turned around and looked at him with a faint smile, "Youngster, don't be so unforgiving."
"You misunderstand." Yan Li said with a smile, "I don't have any ill intentions. I just want to talk to you about the bet."
"Follow me." Xiao Yueming's smile faded and he turned around and walked away.
Yan Li handed Fu 'er over to Shen Liuyun and followed him to a secluded hall. After they sat down, Xiao Yueming said indifferently:
"Don't you know that owing a favor is the most useful?"
Yan Li said, "After thinking about it, I think that only the Xiao Clan can do this."
"Oh?" Xiao Yueming slightly raised his eyelids.
Yan Li said in a deep voice, "Old Master, please help me find a person. His name is' Wu Shaofeng '."
Xiao Yueming's eyes flashed and he said, "How do you know of this person?"
"Old Master, do you know of him?" Yan Li asked.
Xiao Yueming said, "I know a little. He was the vanguard under Wang Ba's command. He and his subordinates were executed because they rebelled. This matter is very secretive. Only a few people in the imperial court know of it. How do you know?"
Yan Li did not answer and only said indifferently, "I received information that this person is not dead. There is no reason for Wang Ba to let a rebel leader go. In the entire divine continent, the only place that can escape Wang Ba's pursuit is the Serene Prefecture, which the Martial God Army cannot reach. "
Xiao Yueming said noncommittally, "It seems that this person is very important to you."
Yan Li's lips curled up and he said, "Old Master, you lost to me." In other words, it was impossible for you to gain any benefits from it.
Xiao Yueming scolded with a smile, "Little fox, you are quite bold. You even dared to scheme against this old man."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Fine, this old man will help you find him. If I can't find him, you can't blame me."
"Thank you." Yan Li stood up and cupped his hands. "I still have to plan for the monastery's funeral. Goodbye."
"I won't send you off." Xiao Yueming also stood up. His eyes flickered with a strange light. After watching Yan Li leave, he called out, "Shadow Ghost."
"Subordinate is here." A shadow slowly appeared in the void.
"Where is Wu Shaofeng now?"
"He is working as a supervisor in the West Mountain Mine."
"Bring him back. This old man has something to ask him."
An hour later, the shadow brought in a man with a cross scar on his face. "Master, I've brought him here."
"Wu Feng greets Patriarch." The man knelt on one knee and called out sonorously. This person was the former Vanguard General of the Martial God Army, Wu Shaofeng.
"This old man forgot that you have changed your name to Wu Feng." Xiao Yueming helped him up with a smile.
Wu Shaofeng said gratefully, "I am indebted to Patriarch for saving me and giving me a chance to live. Shaofeng has always wanted to repay Patriarch. May I know why you have called me back today?"
"Sit." Xiao Yueming gestured for Wu Shaofeng to sit down before continuing, "This old man only knows that you were wrongly accused back then, but I do not know the cause. I wonder if you can tell me?"
Wu Shaofeng nodded and said, "As matters stand, there is nothing to hide. Back then, I was ordered by Wang Ba to attack a small fishing village with my personal army. Who knew that Wang Ba would deny it in the blink of an eye and slander me for defecting to the Xiliang army! "
His eyes were red as he said hatefully, "My subordinates and a few younger brothers died tragically at Wang Ba's hands in order to protect me!"
"Do you still remember the name of that fishing village?" Xiao Yueming asked again.
Wu Shaofeng thought for a moment and said, "I think it was called something like Swallow Fort."
"Swallow Fort … Yanshan Robber … So that's how it is." Xiao Yueming seemed to have understood something as he smiled meaningfully.
After Wu Shaofeng left, the shadow asked doubtfully, "Master, why did Wang Ba attack a small fishing village? If he killed them, then he killed them. Why did he have to silence them for a small fishing village? "
"Perhaps he wanted to hide an even more terrifying truth." Xiao Yueming smiled inexplicably.
"An even more terrifying truth?"
"I don't know what it is."
The shadow thought for a moment and said, "Master, if your speculation is correct, can we provoke a conflict between Yanshan Robber and the Martial God Army? This way, we won't have to worry about the Martial God Army suddenly attacking the Serene State Prefecture. "
Xiao Yueming shook his head and said, "You lack the big picture."
"This subordinate is slow-witted, please enlighten me, master." The shadow said.
"The Martial God Army may not be surnamed Wang, our only enemy is Wang Ba." Xiao Yueming walked to the window with his hands behind his back, "If my speculation is correct, we can just hand Wu Shaofeng over to Yanshan Robber."
"But, but Yanshan Robber may not be able to deal with Wang Ba." The shadow said, "If Wang Ba finds out that we are sheltering Wu Shaofeng, I'm afraid he won't let it go."
Xiao Yueming sighed and said, "The younger generation will surpass us in time. I'm deeply touched by these words. This is also one of the reasons why I promised Yan Shiyi to save Yan Li. "
"I see." The shadow seemed to have understood something and said, "You want to bet everything on Yanshan Robber?"
"That depends on their performance. Go to Bing State and check if the core members of Yanshan Robber are the survivors of Swallow Fort. "
"Yes, master!"
…
The funeral only took two days.
If not for this, Yan Li would not have wasted time here.
Fortunately, they were on their way back at the estimated time.
The Prajna Buddha Map entrusted the Xiao Clan to manage the temple's mourning hall, so Yan Li's carriage had two more people. It was not a big deal to travel slower, but the four women had a lot of drama. Even Shen Liuyun became very talkative, making it so that Yan Li could not divert his attention to cultivate.
It was the night of the 14th of July, and soon it would be the 15th of July, the legendary Ghost Festival.
The carriage drove to Jizhou's Longhua City. As usual, Yan Li went to find an inn to stay. As usual, Shen Liuyun wanted to take a bath, and this time, she brought Fu 'er.
"Master, Master, Sister Drifting Cloud invited me to take a bath, let's go together." Fu 'er said innocently.
Yan Li almost had a nosebleed, but he forced himself to calm down and said, "Cough, it's a disgrace. You guys go."
"If you dare come in, I'll break your legs." Shen Liuyun rolled her eyes at him.
Yan Li resentfully walked down to the lobby, ordered a few vegetarian dishes, and sent them to the Prajna Buddha Map's room. He also ordered some chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and ate alone at the table. In his heart, he was thinking of an excuse to get rid of them.
"Waiter, do you have a room?" At this time, a man in embroidered clothes slowly walked in from the entrance of the inn.
When Yan Li saw this person, he subconsciously lowered his head, his heart thumping, "Why is Gu Shiyu here?"
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