Chapter 40: Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity

First-layer traveler cultivation has two techniques; Li Banfeng really hadn't expected that.

Li Banfeng was startled: "Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity, how is this technique used?"

The driver didn't speak, just kept his head down pulling the carriage.

Li Banfeng wanted to ask again, but suddenly felt a chill and couldn't help but shiver.

In his subconscious, Li Banfeng had an inexplicable fear.

He felt that if he asked one more question, he would die at the hands of the driver.

The driver turned back and asked: "Scared?"

Li Banfeng nodded: "Scared."

The driver laughed: "I just had murderous intent toward you. Don't worry, I don't really want to kill you; I was just helping you test the technique.

Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity is the simplest technique. You coming to take my carriage today is called 'Seeking Good Fortune.'

Panic, trembling hands, shivering, goosebumps—these could all be signs of danger. When you encounter such a situation, you must hide and walk away. This is called 'Avoiding Calamity.'

The technique is easy, but there are always people who don't understand it, especially those careless people who never take these small things to heart.

Travelers walk thousands of mountains and cross ten thousand waters; their hearts must be meticulous. Every step they take, they must weigh their own lives."

This technique made Li Banfeng very pleasantly surprised: "As long as danger is encountered, can a traveler cultivator definitely perceive it?"

The driver shook his head: "How could there be such a good thing? It depends on cultivation, magic treasures, and the opponent's Dao sect.

If the opponent's cultivation exceeds yours by two layers, they can hide their evil thoughts. If they want to harm you, you won't be able to perceive it at all.

Or if the opponent has magic treasures or techniques to hide evil thoughts, you still won't be able to perceive it.

Some hidden places can conceal danger. If your cultivation is not enough, you won't be able to perceive it either.

If you encounter a residential cultivator of the same layer, you won't be able to see any of the opponent's thoughts, and you won't be able to perceive their evil thoughts either."

Residential cultivators can avoid the attention of others; he hadn't expected they could also hide their own malice.

The thoughts of a residential man really can't be guessed.

Wind Rising from Flat Ground, Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity!

Li Banfeng learned quite a few things from the driver; the five hundred dollars were spent very worthily.

"Brother, listening to you say this, residential cultivators seem to have some restraint on us traveler cultivators."

"More than just some restraint," the driver gave a bitter laugh. "I'll tell you this: we usually have to hide from residential cultivators, and residential cultivators also have to hide from us. Once you start fighting a residential cultivator of the same layer, you have to make up your mind to fight to the death.

If you enter a residential cultivator's residence, we will definitely die. If you send a residential cultivator to a dangerous place, they will definitely die.

I once encountered a residential cultivator. Seeing I was about to be forced into his residence, I risked being beaten by him all the way and carried him to the edge of a cliff.

We traveler cultivators have steady feet, so I could stand firm, but they residential cultivators couldn't. He couldn't stand firm, fell to the bottom of the cliff, and died. That's how I won the fight.

Don't think about stopping at a certain point; there's no such good thing. These two Dao sects are natural enemies. Whoever relaxes even a little bit will lose their life!"

Li Banfeng took the opportunity to ask: "Brother, do you know what techniques residential cultivators have?"

"Hard to say," the driver shook his head. "Residential cultivator techniques, some are the same, some are different. They are all hard to identify. This point is the same, but the residential cultivators I've encountered all have their own tricks.

Residential cultivators are not common, and the temperament of residential spirits is impossible to infer, so residential cultivators are very hard to deal with. Try to hide and walk away when you encounter them."

Li Banfeng still wanted to ask a few more questions, but suddenly saw the driver stop his steps: "The station has arrived. Take care."

In just this short while, the station had arrived.

When getting off, Li Banfeng asked one more question: "Besides Wind Rising from Flat Ground and Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity, do traveler cultivators have other abilities?"

"Yes, there are plenty of abilities, but you've arrived at your destination."

Li Banfeng took out his wallet and said: "Pull me for a while longer, or if you don't want to pull, just chat with me. I'll pay; you name a price."

The driver laughed: "Save your money. Today's fate ends here. If we are fated to meet again, I'll tell you slowly."

After saying this, the driver wiped his face with a towel and left the square in front of the station pulling the rickshaw.

A few days ago, Li Banfeng had just walked out of the station, and now he was about to embark on a journey again, returning to Yuezhou.

After going back, should he still visit He Haiqin?

Who knows if the person lying in the hospital is really He Haiqin?

Even if it really is him, he can't avoid entangling with the Anxing Bureau. Li Banfeng was a bit hesitant about whether he should still manage He Haiqin's affairs.

Buy the ticket first.

After returning to Yuezhou, I will be able to...

I will be able to find a place to lay bricks.

Li Banfeng rubbed his forehead. What exactly is good about Yuezhou?

This station is very small, just a row of bungalows. The waiting hall is slightly higher, and next to it is the ticket office.

Following what the driver taught, Li Banfeng first controlled his hips, then his knees, and then his ankles and toes.

The idea was correct, but the strength a circle thinner than a hemp rope was not easy to grasp. Li Banfeng lifted his leg, and his whole body rushed into the ticket office rapidly.

Fortunately, there was no one in the ticket office. Li Banfeng braked in time and arrived at the ticket counter.

The ticket seller was dozing off and didn't notice Li Banfeng's abnormality. Li Banfeng shouted several times: "Buy a ticket!"

The ticket seller rubbed his eyes, yawned, and asked: "Where to?"

"Yuezhou."

"Seat or sleeper?"

He definitely didn't want a seat; he had to have a sleeper, and it had to be a first-class sleeper!

The ticket seller prepared to print the ticket: "Train 1160, first-class sleeper is thirteen thousand. The next train departs tomorrow night at nine."

Thirteen thousand!

So expensive!

Li Banfeng was stunned for a moment. He didn't carry that much money; most of the money was placed in the Leaving Suishenju.

Just as he was thinking about going to the Leaving Suishenju to get money, he heard the ticket seller say: "Take out your travel permit first."

"Travel permit? What is that?" Li Banfeng didn't understand.

The ticket seller frowned: "Without a travel permit, on what grounds do you buy a train ticket?"

On what grounds can't I buy a train ticket?

What kind of rules are these?

Li Banfeng was still thinking about the concept of a travel permit when a man wearing a forward-looking cap walked into the ticket office and watched Li Banfeng silently.

He had been waiting here for a long time.

His name was Chu Yunlong, and he was the Great Nine (the leader of the patrol squad) under the Patrol Seat of the Medicine King Hall of the Jiang Xiang Gang.

The Sect Master was right; Li Banfeng would definitely come.

Chu Yunlong walked slowly toward Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng was still arguing with the ticket seller: "Need a travel permit to take a train? Why don't you ask for a customs clearance document? Is your train going to the Western Heaven to fetch scriptures?"

Li Banfeng was very angry, trembling with anger. He felt this ticket seller was making things difficult for him.

"Have you ever taken a train? You don't even know this rule?" The ticket seller was also angry. In his view, Li Banfeng was making unreasonable trouble.

Taking advantage of the two arguing, Chu Yunlong got closer and closer to Li Banfeng.

He had his hands in his pockets, his face expressionless, as if he were going to queue behind Li Banfeng to wait for a ticket.

But in reality, as long as he could touch Li Banfeng, he had a way to control Li Banfeng, make Li Banfeng reveal the whereabouts of the copper lotus, and then take Li Banfeng's life.

He was seven or eight meters away from Li Banfeng, and the argument between Li Banfeng and the ticket seller was getting louder and louder.

"I didn't hear about any travel permit when I came! Why are there so many rules when I get to you?"

"I don't care where you came from. Without a travel permit, you can't buy a ticket. It's useless to tell me these things. This is the rule. Buy if you want, get lost if you don't!"

Very good, just keep arguing like this.

Chu Yunlong's mouth curled slightly, continuing to approach Li Banfeng.

"What kind of rule is this? Take out your rules and let me see!" Li Banfeng roared loudly, his emotions somewhat out of control.

"Why should I show you? Who do you think you are?" The ticket seller didn't show any weakness.

"If you don't show me the rules, it proves there are no rules. I'm going in now to get the ticket. Let's see on what grounds you don't sell it to me!"

Chu Yunlong was already standing behind Li Banfeng, slowly reaching out his hand.

Argue, keep arguing, don't look back, you just... wait!

What's the situation?

Chu Yunlong's hand didn't touch Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng jumped onto the counter, intending to force his way into the ticket office!

The ticket seller was also stunned: "You dare! Try entering!"

Li Banfeng really was going to enter; he was a person who wouldn't suffer a loss.

Chu Yunlong and the ticket seller had a common thought at this moment: "Is this person crazy?"

Chu Yunlong couldn't make a move now because Li Banfeng was on the counter.

The ticket seller quickly pulled the alarm, and the deafening bell rang in the ticket office.

Li Banfeng didn't force his way into the ticket office anymore. He squatted on the counter, looked at Chu Yunlong behind him, and then looked at the door of the ticket office.

Two people in uniforms rushed in from outside the ticket door. Li Banfeng didn't recognize them, but Chu Yunlong did.

These two people were the station's patrol police.

The ticket seller pointed at Li Banfeng and shouted loudly: "This is someone here to snatch a ticket. He doesn't have a travel permit; he's trying to smuggle!"

The two patrol police rushed toward Li Banfeng without saying a word.

Chu Yunlong hurriedly cleared the way; he didn't want to bring trouble upon himself.

Li Banfeng jumped off the counter and said to Chu Yunlong: "Brother, run fast, what are you still stunned for?"

"No, that, what..." Chu Yunlong blinked, not knowing what to say at this moment.

Li Banfeng ran away. He was extremely fast, rushed past the blockade of the two patrol police, and in the blink of an eye, had rushed out of the ticket office.

Seeing this, the two patrol police went forward to surround Chu Yunlong.

Chu Yunlong licked his lips, looking at the patrol police rushing toward him, not knowing how to explain.

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