Chapter 154: Delivering Medicine (Two chapters combined, please leave a comment)

Li Banfeng started from the Iron Wire River in the Blue Poplar Village new land of Green Water Bay, took a free ride on the iron wire bugs, and then after several twists and turns, arrived at the Jiangyue Village new land of Medicine Yao Wang Gou.

Li Banfeng really hadn't expected this process.

Not to mention Li Banfeng, even Yu Nan, who was born and raised here, probably didn't know the reason.

There are passages between new lands. Li Banfeng didn't know the origin of this passage; he only knew one thing: after walking through this passage once, the cultivation of the second-layer traveler Li Banfeng had grown for nearly a year.

Especially in the thorn bush, walking one mile felt like he had run for a whole day.

If he just strolled around on this road when he had nothing to do, would his cultivation keep soaring?

Would high-level travelers know this secret and come here to cultivate often?

How high a level of cultivator would it take to defeat the human head in the thorn bush?

That human head could make people catch fire just by looking at them.

And the cultivation conditions for high-level cultivators were much harder than the second layer.

Regardless of whether high-level cultivators had such ability, as far as the current situation was concerned, Li Banfeng didn't want to walk it a second time.

Better to eat Golden Yuan Pills.

Thinking of this, Li Banfeng felt sorry for Lu Dongliang.

Dongliang, you were also a hero of a generation, and you died just like that.

If only you could come back to life once more.

The pills you produced aren't enough to eat!

"Boil some hot water, I want to take a bath."

Yu Nan was stunned. After a long separation, the first thing he wanted to do upon meeting was to take a bath.

Was this some kind of hint?

Yu Nan hurriedly told someone to boil water for Li Qi, and she returned to her room to dress up carefully.

She thought too much; Li Banfeng just wanted to take a bath.

Soaking his whole body in hot water, Li Banfeng was incomparably comfortable and almost fell asleep in the bathtub.

But after the comfort, Li Banfeng had to face a realistic problem.

How was he going to return to Green Water Bay?

Obviously, he couldn't stay in Medicine Yao Wang Gou to live. Green Water Bay had the foundation he had painstakingly saved.

Search for the Iron Wire River's flow again in the new land?

Li Banfeng didn't want to do that; this road was too dangerous.

Find a way to get a road permit and return to Green Water Bay through official channels?

This was a good choice.

But there was no hope for Yu Nan; she didn't even dare to leave Yu Family Village.

To find a road permit, he had to go to Li Ditch.

After bathing and eating something, Li Banfeng quietly returned to the Suishenju and slept soundly.

His wife hadn't woken up, the Copper Lotus was still refining elixirs, and everything at home was as it had been.

After waking up, Li Banfeng found Yu Nan and asked about the situation in Medicine Yao Wang Gou.

Medicine Yao Wang Gou had searched for Li Banfeng everywhere before, causing quite a stir. Yu Nan was afraid that Li Banfeng had some connection with Li Qi. On one hand, she was afraid of harming Li Qi, and on the other, she was afraid of bringing trouble upon herself. For so long, she had stayed in the new land and didn't dare to go out.

After Lu Dongliang's incident, the storm surrounding Li Banfeng passed, and Medicine Yao Wang Gou returned to its former peace, but Yu Nan still didn't dare to return to Li Ditch.

She had been scared by Geng Zhiwei and even had the idea of staying in the new land for a lifetime.

Li Banfeng's suggestion was: "Shopkeeper Yu, if you can truly calm your heart, it wouldn't be a bad idea to cultivate well in the new land. But if you can't calm down, you should return to Li Ditch to do business."

Yu Nan sighed softly: "I'm just afraid that the Jiang Xiang Gang will keep pestering me. I'm not like Boss Qin; I don't have anyone to look after me..."

Li Banfeng didn't know what to say. Yu Nan wasn't enlightened.

She had someone looking after her, and it was the strongest looking-after in Medicine Yao Wang Gou.

She knew the contact method for the old Mr. Yao of Medicine Yao Wang Gou, but in her eyes, Mr. Yao was just a doctor who sold medicine.

This couldn't be said plainly; saying it plainly would be disrespectful to Mr. Yao.

And Li Banfeng also saw Yu Nan's thoughts: "You want the Three Heroes Sect to look after you?"

Yu Nan looked at Li Banfeng with great anticipation: "I'm afraid my friendship with Boss Qin isn't enough..."

Li Banfeng happened to be going to Li Ditch. Judging from Yu Nan's description, it was safe enough to go to Li Ditch now: "I can help you inform Qin Tianjiu, but if I haven't guessed wrong, the price the Three Heroes Sect asks won't be cheap.

If you really want to keep the business running, you have to rely on your own true skills. The Three Heroes Sect promising to look after you will at most lend you a name. Don't forget Geng Zhiwei's example. You have to carry the big things yourself."

In Puluo Province, unless there is a special relationship, the looking-after of the weak by the strong is an equivalent exchange.

Just based on that little business of the cloth shop, how many bonuses could she give the Three Heroes Sect? How much effort could the Three Heroes Sect put into her?

Rather than talking about those Jianghu rules with major gangs, it would be better to think carefully about how to do a few deals with Mr. Yao.

Yu Nan thanked Li Banfeng profusely. Li Banfeng replenished some drinking water and left Yu Family Village that day.

Just left like that?

Yu Nan had been looking forward to seeing Li Banfeng every day, but they only met once, and he left just like that.

Standing at the entrance of Yu Family Village, Yu Nan was full of anticipation, expecting Li Qi to connect the line with the Three Heroes Sect.

But looking at Li Banfeng's back, she felt a bit lost.

Would she be able to see him again in the future?

Late at night, Qin Xiaopang ate and drank his fill and returned to his small courtyard to sleep. Just as he entered the room, he saw Li Banfeng sitting on a chair, pouring tea for himself.

"Brother Qi, when did you come back? You left without a word last time, and I was worried to death."

"Nothing big, just went out for a stroll." Li Banfeng brushed it off with a few words and didn't mention Green Water Bay. Once the Lu family stabilized, they might investigate Red Lotus's whereabouts again. Saying too much wouldn't be good for Xiaopang.

Li Banfeng told Xiaopang about Yu Nan's matter. Xiaopang nodded: "That's easy to handle. I'll make the decision. Let Boss Yu decide how much bonus to give; don't make me look too bad. When Brother Six comes back, I'll inform him."

"Where did Zhang Liuze go?"

"Brother Six went to Sea-Eating Ridge. There's a famine in Sea-Eating Ridge, and many people have died. Sea-Eating Ridge is the foundation of our Food Cultivators. I also wanted to follow him to see, but Brother Six only got one road permit. Our Copper Seal doesn't allow me to act as Iron Seal, and doesn't allow me to leave Medicine Yao Wang Gou."

Li Banfeng had also heard about the pest disaster in Sea-Eating Ridge, but he didn't understand why Xiaopang wanted to join the fun: "What are you going to Sea-Eating Ridge for? Can you farm or kill bugs? There's no food there to begin with. Are you going there to starve?"

Xiaopang's eyes lit up: "Go there to grab a mountain and make money! This famine has caused many gang businesses to collapse. Once the pest disaster is over, whoever can pick up these businesses will make money. If I go to Sea-Eating Ridge, I can definitely earn a Copper Seal."

No wonder Lu Dongjun was so concerned about Sea-Eating Ridge; he wanted to start anew in Sea-Eating Ridge by taking advantage of the opportunity to cure the bugs.

This was indeed a good opportunity. Sea-Eating Ridge was about to be reshuffled. If Lu Dongjun really cured the pest disaster, no one would be able to shake his position in Sea-Eating Ridge for a long time.

But to grab a mountain, one needs true skills.

"What layer is your cultivation at now?"

Xiaopang said: "First layer. You saw it with your own eyes the day I ascended!"

"How much time have you saved?"

Xiaopang scratched his head: "I haven't saved any time. Just cultivating every day is hard enough."

Li Banfeng shook his head: "Then you'd better not go to Sea-Eating Ridge. I estimate Zhang Liuze went to Sea-Eating Ridge to risk his life."

"That's definitely risking his life. Our boss ordered that no matter what tricks Lu Dongjun comes up with, the Three Heroes Sect's own business must not fall into his hands."

The great families and major gangs would have to have a fierce battle in Sea-Eating Ridge.

Because Zhang Liuze wasn't there, Qin Xiaopang was acting as Iron Seal and had received quite a bit of internal news during this time.

"The Lu family and our Three Heroes Sect have always had a good relationship. A few days ago, the Lu family's old master, Lu Maoxian, specially came to Medicine Yao Wang Gou and had a few meals with our Silver Badge Sect Master. I went to accompany them, but unfortunately, my status wasn't high enough, and I wasn't at the same table as the old master.

Two days later, the Lu family's eldest young master, Lu Yuanshan, also came and invited our Sect Master to dinner again. I wanted to toast the eldest young master, but our Copper Seal brother wouldn't let me.

He said we should meddle less in the Lu family's affairs; who knows who will be in charge in the future. I heard from our Copper Badge that our three Gold Seals are also not very harmonious because of this matter.

The second boss thinks the old master can make the decisions, the third boss thinks the Lu family will have to listen to the eldest young master in the future, and our big boss isn't close to anyone, nor is he far from anyone. No one knows what he's thinking..."

This was the benefit of Qin Xiaopang joining a big gang, which allowed Li Banfeng to hear news he couldn't even find out in Green Water City.

Judging from the attitude of the Three Heroes Sect, they all believed that Lu Dongliang had met with misfortune, but no one stood on Lu Dongjun's side. It was estimated that other gangs had the same attitude.

Li Banfeng gave Xiaopang two Xuan Chi Pills and told him to cultivate well and try to stay away from these rights and wrongs.

Leaving Xiaopang's courtyard, Li Banfeng went to the Feng Family Grocery Store.

Seeing Li Banfeng, Shopkeeper Feng was very happy, invited Li Banfeng into the back room, didn't ask about other things, and gave Li Banfeng the money from selling the pills first.

The Xuan Chi Pills had been sold at a high price. After deducting Shopkeeper Feng's commission, Li Banfeng received more than one million.

Li Banfeng asked about the road permit to the Outer Province. Shopkeeper Feng shook his head: "The road permit to the Outer Province is a bit difficult. Sea-Eating Ridge has a pest disaster, and the Outer Province is afraid of attracting the extermination mosquitoes, so they have interrupted all road permits to the Outer Province these days, and even the trains have stopped running."

Li Banfeng didn't continue to ask. Returning to the Outer Province wasn't urgent anyway.

What was urgent now was returning to Blue Poplar Village.

"Is it easy to get a road permit to Green Water Bay?"

Shopkeeper Feng shook his head: "If it were before, going to Green Water Bay really wouldn't be a difficult matter, but once a disaster happens, the Outer Province tightens road permits very strictly. I can help you ask, but I estimate it won't work."

"Then no need to ask. I won't stay in Medicine Yao Wang Gou for long." Li Banfeng could understand Shopkeeper Feng's difficulties. He bought some canned food and biscuits from him, bought some machine oil and fuel, and also bought two tailcoats, two suits, and a top hat.

Shopkeeper Feng felt a bit embarrassed: "Boss Li, you aren't short of money now. The clothes in my grocery store are a bit unworthy of your status."

"I just like the clothes here."

Chunsheng called a carriage to deliver the goods for Li Banfeng. This time Li Banfeng didn't let the carriage unload halfway, but pulled the things directly to the Taoyuan Inn.

In Medicine Yao Wang Gou, Taoyuan Inn was considered a medium-grade inn. The place wasn't big, and the rooms weren't good, but it had the advantage of being inconspicuous.

Li Banfeng opened a room, packed the things into the Suishenju, and then took out a piece of yellow paper.

He had bought two pieces of yellow paper from Mr. Yao back then, and this was one of them.

This was the most important purpose of his trip.

Doing business with Mr. Yao required thinking of a reason first; don't make unreasonable requests.

The yellow paper burned, and Li Banfeng heard Mr. Yao's voice.

"Want to treat an illness, or buy medicine?"

The voice was still as kind as ever, without unnecessary pleasantries, talking directly about business.

"I want to buy medicine, and I also want to treat an illness."

"What medicine do you want to buy?"

"I want to buy your medicinal wine, buy a lot, enough to treat hundreds of people." Mr. Yao's wine was a great thing for setting fires and treating illnesses, so he should hoard a bit more.

"Bottled wine or bulk wine?"

"Bottled."

"What illness do you want to treat?"

"The illness of homesickness."

"Homesickness? Where is your home?"

"Green Water Bay."

"You don't need to find me to go to Green Water Bay. You can get a road permit yourself and buy a train ticket."

"I don't have a road permit."

"Then how did you come to Medicine Yao Wang Gou? How you came, walk back the same way."

"I came from the new land. I came in a muddle, and now I can't walk back."

"From the new land..."

Mr. Yao was silent for a moment, seemingly knowing what Li Banfeng had experienced.

"Young man, you came at an unlucky time today. The bottled wine is sold out, but I still have a wine gourd."

"How much wine is in your gourd?"

"One catty."

"Isn't this a bit too little?"

"Not little. There is one catty of wine in the gourd. Don't drink it all. As long as you leave one mouthful, there will be one catty of wine the next day. It's just that once this wine is poured out, it must be drunk, otherwise it will turn into clear water the next day."

Magic treasure!

This is a magic treasure!

Mr. Yao wants to sell me a magic treasure?

And a magic treasure of extremely high value!

What is his purpose in doing this?

"Young man, do you want to buy it?"

"Tell me the price first." Li Banfeng didn't dare to open his mouth rashly.

"Still the old price, fifty thousand."

Fifty thousand. This price was ridiculously low. Did he not get the currency right?

"Are you talking about Huan Kingdom banknotes?"

"Yes, Huan Kingdom banknotes."

Li Banfeng didn't quite believe it. How could such a magic treasure of immeasurable value only sell for fifty thousand?

He was charging a symbolic amount, but Li Banfeng still couldn't understand Mr. Yao's intention.

Mr. Yao continued: "As for the matter of treating the illness, I won't charge you money. I have a map here that can let you go to Green Water Bay, Kudai Kan, Sea-Eating Ridge, Bitter Vegetable Village, Bitch Ridge, and Iron Gate Fort.

New lands change every year, and this map is from last year, so there's a slight deviation. You are a traveler and have a talent for walking, so this slight deviation won't stump you.

This map should still be usable for a year or two. I'll give it to you."

Li Banfeng didn't dare to accept it.

Just the value of this map alone wasn't as simple as fifty thousand.

"Mr. Yao, do you have something you want me to do?"

"There is indeed a matter I want to ask for your help. People who can cross the border from the new land all have some means, and I trust you.

If you are willing to agree, take this map and go to Sea-Eating Ridge to hand a prescription to Pan Dehai.

Tell him that this prescription can attract bugs and can also kill bugs. For the sake of the peddler, I'll help him once.

If he dares to lure bugs to Medicine Yao Wang Gou, I'll risk this life of mine to make him die again!"

PS: Mr. Yao is a good person. Should I take his business?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 155 =====