Chapter 131

Li Banfeng sat in the wooden house, quietly looking at the evening newspaper Ma Wu brought back.

The news of Lu Dongliang attending the banquet was reported. According to the description in the newspaper, Lu Dongliang was still alive and in good condition, able to confront He Yuxiu directly.

Ma Wu was very worried about this: "Yesterday, the private detective Dabo Ensi came to find me, probing for news about you. He said Lu Dongliang is still alive.

I had heard similar news before and thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect the evening newspaper to come out today. Lu Dongliang is indeed alive, and Dabo Ensi is likely hired by him to investigate your whereabouts."

Li Banfeng put down the evening newspaper.

He was certain Lu Dongliang was dead. He had just eaten a Jin Yuandan yesterday; theoretically, this pill could be considered a part of Lu Dongliang.

Where did the Lu Dongliang in the newspaper come from?

Obviously, someone was impersonating him.

But what method did he use to impersonate Lu Dongliang?

Li Banfeng first thought of Lu Xiaolan's fake skin. At that time, she impersonated He Jiaqing, and Li Banfeng couldn't distinguish it at all from the appearance.

Li Banfeng was still thinking when Ma Wu reminded him: "Brother Li, don't go to Green Water City recently."

"If we don't go to Green Water City, how are we going to ship goods?"

"Don't worry about shipping goods for now. Chu Er entered the village today and cleared out the warehouse."

Seeing Ma Wu take out several boxes of banknotes, Li Banfeng was very happy: "I said it, you two have true feelings."

Ma Wu smiled bitterly: "She also brought reporters; this time I'm completely dragged into it."

"Brought reporters?" Li Banfeng remembered some things. "This situation is not much different from you sleeping with the seventeenth sister-in-law."

Ma Wu lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. The thread of the matter could basically be sorted out: "Except for the third brother, actually, there are no other family members trying to deal with me.

Judging from today's situation, Chu Er's relationship with the newspaper office is very unusual. When the third brother set a trap to harm me, it was very likely instigated by Chu Er.

The third brother thought he had succeeded, and Chu Er immediately sent reporters to expose the matter, making me completely kicked out of the Ma family mansion. As for what condition the third brother is in, Chu Er didn't care at all."

Li Banfeng didn't agree with this: "I estimate Chu Er also cared about your third brother; she hoped this fool would take charge of the Ma family early and lose all the Ma family's industries to him."

Ma Wu flicked the ash: "It doesn't necessarily have to be my third brother. After I was kicked out of the family, my second sister took away my two dance halls. One dance hall has already been sold to the Chu family, and the next dance hall is expected to be sold next month."

"So your second sister is also a fool."

Ma Wu nodded: "It seems so for now. Chu Er has been acquiring the Ma family's businesses one after another, and wants to use my reputation to create the illusion of a partnership between the Ma family and the Chu family, taking the opportunity to get involved in the Lu family's business. This woman is truly scheming."

Li Banfeng thought for a moment and also lit a cigarette: "Actually, this is a good thing."

"How so?"

"Look at the market for picking up goods these days, make a list, and notify Second Miss Chu to come pick up the goods.

The Liu family doesn't dare to offend Second Miss Chu and definitely won't dare to play dirty. If Second Miss Chu agrees, we won't have to worry about shipping goods in the future."

Hearing this, Ma Wu laughed: "If she doesn't agree, I'll spread the news, and the matter of the Chu family and Ma family joining forces will become empty talk."

Talking to a smart person is effortless.

Ma Wu was still a bit worried: "I estimate Chu Er will definitely agree, but it's hard to explain to Yufangzhai. We can't just cut off their goods; that's the He family's business."

The He family.

No matter where you go, you can't get around these big families.

Li Banfeng pinched out his cigarette and stood up: "I'll go deliver the goods to Yufangzhai."

"Brother Li, Lu Dongliang is still alive. You really should listen to me and try not to go to Green Water City."

Li Banfeng shook his head: "I want to see what kind of person Lu Dongliang is.

Also, there's another matter I don't know if you are clear about: what is the background of these newspapers? How come they dare to report everything?"

Ma Wu really knew about this: "In the entire Puluozhou, newspapers and periodicals are in the hands of Ling Miaowen."

Ling Miaowen, this name sounds so familiar.

"What is his relationship with Ling Miaosheng who sells phonographs?"

"Ling Miaowen is Ling Miaosheng's elder brother. Ling Miaosheng also has a younger brother named Ling Miaoying. The three brothers each have their own strengths.

Ling Miaowen manages newspapers, magazines, and various books. Anything related to words, he can reach into.

Ling Miaosheng ostensibly only manages a phonograph shop, but in reality, most of the records produced in Puluozhou come from his hands. Song kings, song queens, bands, opera troupes—anyone with a bit of fame has dealings with him.

Ling Miaoying ostensibly only sells cameras and film cameras, but Puluozhou's movies, cinemas, and stars of all sizes are also under his control.

Simply put, for things with words, look to Ling Miaowen; for things with sound, look to Ling Miaosheng; for things with pictures, look to Ling Miaoying. The foundation of these three brothers is not shallow."

Li Banfeng nodded: "The foundation is not shallow, presumably the cultivation is also not shallow."

Doing business in Puluozhou without hard power simply cannot be managed.

Ma Wu nodded: "The Ling family is a family of nightmare cultivators. It is said that the cultivation of the three brothers is not lower than the seventh layer. Some even say they can be counted as the fifth largest family in Puluozhou."

When business gets big, you really have to look at hard power.

What is the current hard power of Li Banfeng and Ma Wu?

In terms of cultivation, it all depends on Li Banfeng: residential cultivation third layer, traveling cultivation second layer.

Ma Wu's cultivation can be ignored; he can still borrow the Ma family's reputation to act like a fox borrowing a tiger's might.

With just this bit of strength, being able to guard Lanyang Village is already a great fortune.

Is there a shortcut to improve strength?

There really is, but the side effects are too great.

"Brother Ma, do you have any means to resolve elixir poison?"

Ma Wu frowned slightly: "This is complicated. Different elixirs have different methods of resolution, and elixirs from different medicine shops have different properties of elixir poison.

The Xuan Chi Pill you gave me before, Brother Li, was very pure in quality. Resolving that one is not difficult."

Li Banfeng was a little excited: "Tell me, how is it not difficult."

"Just waste time. I ate the pill, slept for a day, and within the next three days, don't eat other pills, and the elixir poison will slowly resolve."

Li Banfeng rubbed his forehead; this was equivalent to saying nothing.

He couldn't waste time; he had to return to Leaving Suishenju every day. If he ate pills casually, he would definitely be discovered by the phonograph.

Seeing Li Banfeng not speaking for a long time, Ma Wu hurriedly added: "I will try my best to pay attention to other methods of resolving elixir poison. Such things won't be written in books; I'll find some friends to ask."

Try my best to pay attention.

That's equivalent to pulling a chicken egg.

Li Banfeng took out a pill and placed it in front of Ma Wu.

Ma Wu picked it up and took a look, full of golden light, making Ma Wu's fingertips tremble.

Even as a young master of a big family, seeing this Jin Yuandan, he would also tremble.

"Brother Li, where did this pill come from?"

"A friend gave it to me, and I'm giving it to you."

Ma Wu waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't accept this. This good thing, even if you pay money, you might not be able to buy it."

"I'm not giving it for nothing; you find the detoxification method for this pill."

In the face of huge temptation, Ma Wu might truly take this matter to heart.

Returning to Leaving Suishenju, Li Banfeng lay on the bed and was about to sleep when he suddenly heard the phonograph singing slowly:

"Brother, don't forget me,

I am your dear Meiniang,

I once sat on your family's window,

Chewing that delicious lover."

"Meiniang Song".

Isn't the last sentence chewing betel nut? How did it change to chewing a lover?

"Did the mistress sing it wrong?"

"Hey~ Husband, Xiao Nu didn't sing it wrong; it's Husband who remembered it wrong. Xiao Nu ate her fill a few days ago, but Husband hasn't bought vegetables for many days."

"Buying vegetables is easy to talk about."

"Lover is also delicious."

"Mistress always says these angry words."

Li Banfeng placed his hand on the wooden cabinet under the phonograph tray and scratched it gently.

The phonograph laughed *giggle-giggle*, spat out a cloud of steam, and snuggled up to Li Banfeng to sleep.

The next day at dawn, the old manager of the Liu family's paper horse shop, Liu Liangyi, together with the head of the Si family, Si Wennian, came to the Ma family mansion.

Receiving them was the Ma family's fourth son, Ma Junjiang.

Liu Liangyi first presented a pair of jade ornaments to express his heart, then told Ma Junjiang about Ma Wu seizing Lanyang Village.

Hearing this, Ma Junjiang was quite angry: "This troublemaking killer, I didn't expect he would actually do such a thing."

Liu Liangyi sighed long: "We didn't want to make things difficult for Fifth Young Master. Lanyang Village was earned by Fifth Young Master himself, we were just following the rules to collect monthly money from him, but I didn't expect my son to be beaten into a cripple, and more than a dozen branches under my hand died..."

Speaking of this, Liu Liangyi's voice trembled, and old tears were about to flow down.

There was a technique of rhetoric here, but it didn't deceive Ma Junjiang's ears.

"Manager Liu, I didn't understand just now. You mean Junyang beat your son into serious injury? And injured more than a dozen of your men? I know Junyang's cultivation; he shouldn't have this ability, right?"

Liu Liangyi lowered his head and didn't speak. Si Wennian said the truth from the side: "The one who injured Changyu was Second Miss Chu. I don't know what kind of friendship she has with Fifth Young Master, but she was actually willing to stand up for Fifth Young Master."

Ma Junjiang asked again: "You mean Junyang found Second Miss Chu specifically to beat Liu Changyu?"

"This..."

Ma Junjiang didn't know how to do business well, but his experience was not shallow; it was impossible to deceive him with rhetoric.

Liu Liangyi had no choice but to recount the whole process of the matter.

Hearing this, Ma Junjiang shook his head: "Old Liu, I can't help you with this matter. It was your son who blocked the road in the mountains and got in the way of Second Miss Chu. What kind of grudges are there, you should find Second Miss Chu and ask clearly.

As for what relationship Junyang has with Second Miss Chu, I don't want to know either. He is no longer a member of the Ma family; what he does has nothing to do with the Ma family."

Once the words reached this point, entanglement was of no use. Ma Junjiang returned the pair of jade ornaments to Liu Liangyi, and both sides parted unhappily.

Walking out of the Ma family mansion, Liu Liangyi gritted his teeth: "Ask Chu Er clearly? Is that human talk? With that demon woman, can anything be said clearly?"

Si Wennian advised: "Old brother, don't rush. Outsiders can't explain this logic. Let's find Lu Lu Er Ye Lu; the Lu family is our own people!"

Liu Liangyi was not too optimistic: "If First Master were here, this matter could have a conclusion. Lu Lu Er Ye..."

"Don't say that when you see Lu Lu Er Ye in a while!" Si Wennian glared at Liu Liangyi.

Actually, Si Wennian's worry was superfluous; Liu Liangyi wouldn't say the wrong thing in front of Lu Dongjun, because Lu Dongjun didn't see him at all.

Last time, impersonating Lu Dongliang was successful, and Lu Dongjun thought he could pave his own way.

But he didn't expect that two days ago he wanted to check the Lu family's industry accounts, and Monkey Qiu didn't even show him the account book.

Qiu Zhiheng was so rampant, yet he still gained the support of the Lu family, up and down. Lu Dongjun couldn't bear it anymore; he was looking for an opportunity to deal with Monkey Qiu these two days, so how could he have the heart to manage the Liu family's broken matters.

Si Wennian advised Liu Liangyi: "Lu Lu Er Ye Lu is in a bad mood today; let's come back another day to discuss."

Liu Liangyi snorted coldly: "Another day? Don't know which year or month it will be changed to!"

Si Wennian frowned: "Old Liu, if you talk like that, I don't want to manage your family's matter either."

Liu Liangyi gritted his teeth: "Fine, don't manage it. I'll deal with this matter myself! Didn't Ma Junjiang say it? Ma Junyang is not a member of his Ma family, so just wait to collect his corpse!"

PS: Liu Liangyi is angry. In a fit of rage, don't make decisions lightly.

(End of chapter)