Chapter 416: The world misunderstands too deeply

"Since you've already given it, just give a little more..."

Xiang Xiang Hongying chopped off one of the beggar's hands and stuffed it into his mouth: "Is that enough for you?"

Li Li Banfeng was quite curious; Xiang Xiang Hongying couldn't see, yet she could stuff it in with such precision.

It was hard to tell if it was because he was used to getting beaten up, but the Beggar Cultivator was truly resilient. He spat out the hand in his mouth and still wanted to use a technique: "Since you've already given it..."

A mass of steam, from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, peeled a layer of skin off the beggar. Under the intense pain, the beggar gave up resisting.

"Spare my life! I am a Local Deity. I was sent by someone, I was sent by someone! I didn't mean to harm you!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Xiang Hongying paused for a moment and said to Li Li Banfeng, "Seventh Young Master, this isn't Yuan Shoulv."

Li Li Banfeng feigned surprise: "Oh, is it really not?"

Xiang Xiang Hongying shook the tip of her spear: "Although Yuan Shoulv fled, he isn't someone without guts."

Tang Dao heard this and straightened his waist.

The Phonograph asked: "Who sent you?"

"I, I..." The beggar coughed incessantly.

"Not talking?" The Phonograph sneered. Mass after mass of steam rinsed back and forth over the beggar, who had lost his skin.

"Uh, uh..." The beggar was still coughing; he seemed to have lost the ability to speak.

Xiang Xiang Hongying shouted: "Vicious woman, don't be so heavy-handed! We haven't gotten the information yet!"

"It seems we can't get it out of him," the Phonograph used its needle to probe the beggar's throat. "He can't speak. Someone did something to him."

"If he can't speak, then write!" Xiang Xiang Hongying roared. The beggar dipped his finger in his own blood, wanting to write on the ground.

His finger rotted away in an instant.

"The situation is wrong!" The Phonograph used steam to boil the beggar on the spot. "Husband, stay further away from him!"

Li Li Banfeng scratched his cheek; it seemed trouble had already started.

In the wilderness, Cui Ti was still searching for the beggar's tracks when he suddenly heard Li Li Banfeng shout from behind: "Doctor Cui Ti, it's so late, are you here for a stroll?"

Cui Ti slowly turned around and looked at Li Li Banfeng with a smile: "You can see me."

He possessed the power of the Green Water Beggar; logically, Li Li Banfeng shouldn't have been able to see him.

But through the technique of Golden Eyes and Autumn Hair, Li Li Banfeng saw him.

In Cui Ti's view, this was the strength of Li Qi.

Cui Ti shrugged his shoulders and said: "It seems I still underestimated you. To tell you the truth, I came looking for that beggar."

Li Li Banfeng asked deliberately: "Which beggar?"

Cui Ti laughed: "There's no point in talking about that anymore. Judging by the current situation, he might have already died at your hands.

Li Qi, I've never understood: at Medicine King Gully, when we first met, both I and Dabo Dabo Ensi wanted to capture you. Actually, neither of us was your match, so why did you hide from us back then?"

Li Li Banfeng certainly wouldn't say that he truly couldn't beat them at that time. He changed his explanation: "Because I truly wanted to make you my friend."

Cui Ti nodded: "Your hypocrisy moves me greatly. If I'm not mistaken, the beggar I was looking for has already died at your hands.

And I appeared at the wrong place at the wrong time. What you need to do now is kill me to silence me.

But I don't want to be killed. Can we find a compromise?"

Li Li Banfeng pondered for a moment and said: "That depends on how deep our friendship is."

"I don't trust friendship, but I do trust business. Let's make a deal, how about it?"

"Let's hear it."

Cui Ti said: "I really don't know where that beggar went now. I'll just assume you killed him.

I want to tell a very important person the news of his death, but I won't say it was you. I will say it was a person wearing white clothes. This is also what I saw with my own eyes. Can you accept this?"

By the person in white clothes, he was referring to the melon-clad Xiang Xiang Hongying.

This was indeed hard to link to Li Li Banfeng.

Li Li Banfeng thought for a moment and replied: "Whether I can accept it depends on what kind of bargaining chip you can offer."

Cui Ti said: "I can cure your illness. Don't you feel a bit of itching on your face?"

He hit the mark; Li Li Banfeng truly felt an intense itch on his face.

No one else in the house had shown any abnormalities, including Xiang Xiang Hongying, who had already grown flesh and blood.

Only Li Li Banfeng's face itched to the bone, which was also the reason he had temporarily left the Leaving Suishenju.

Cui Ti told Li Li Banfeng: "This is an illness from my Sect Ancestor. It's very lethal, but it's much stronger than the abscesses I was infected with back then.

I can cure your illness. Using this as a bargaining chip, do you think it's enough?"

"Your Sect Ancestor? The Green Water Beggar?" Li Li Banfeng was very nervous, but he didn't let it show on his face; his expression remained calm. "As far as I know, there is no way to break the Green Water Beggar's illness other than finding the man himself."

Qiu Qiu Zhiheng had once told Li Li Banfeng that even Yao Lao couldn't break the Green Water Beggar's technique.

But Cui Ti was very confident: "The current me has that kind of strength. You can distrust me, or you can kill me right now.

Perhaps you have other ways to cure yourself, but that takes time. As long as the Ancestor's illness is on you, he can lock onto your location. He could find you at any time.

You shouldn't want him to find you, so this deal is a good choice for you. What do you think?"

Using the talent of a Residential Cultivator, combined with the power of the house and the House Spirit, perhaps he could truly resolve the Green Water Beggar's technique, but Cui Ti was right: it would take time.

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "I think this deal is very reasonable."

Cui Ti walked up to Li Li Banfeng and stared intently at his cheek: "Don't worry, I won't ambush you; that would be too stupid. Give me a moment, and the problem will be solved soon."

A few minutes later, Li Li Banfeng felt the itch was gone.

Cui Ti's face twisted repeatedly, and dense bumps grew on his cheeks. He had transferred the illness left by the Green Water Beggar onto himself.

"The taste of the Ancestor is just different..." Cui Ti said with difficulty. "I have fulfilled my promise. Can you let me go now?"

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "Before you go, can you reveal some of your Ancestor's intentions? Was this beggar sent by him?"

"He was sent by him. He is very concerned about your land reclamation."

"Why is he concerned about my land reclamation? Is it because I gathered a large number of people in Green Water City?"

Cui Ti shook his head: "I don't know the specific reason, but my advice to you is to continue doing what you want to do."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because the Green Water Beggar is that kind of person. Even if you want to stop now, he won't let you go.

Goodbye, friend. Don't touch that beggar's corpse again."

There was no need to worry about that; the beggar had already entered the stomachs of the family members. The remaining corpse had also been disposed of cleanly by Red Lotus. After the group ate, they had all been disinfected with steam by the Lady.

What truly worried Li Li Banfeng was what the Green Water Beggar would do next.

Cui Ti returned to the hospital and immediately prayed to the Green Water Beggar: "Great Ancestor, I have followed your instructions and kept monitoring the beggar's movements. Now, he is no longer in this world."

Before long, the Green Water Beggar appeared before Cui Ti: "Speak clearly. Is he dead?"

"Yes." Cui Ti nodded.

"And the corpse?"

"I destroyed it."

"Why?"

"Because there was the Ancestor's power on his corpse. If others discovered his corpse, they might use it to find the Ancestor's whereabouts."

The Green Water Beggar smiled: "You did well. Do you want to know who that beggar was?"

"The premise is that the Ancestor is willing to tell me, and that it is something I am capable of knowing."

The Green Water Beggar laughed: "I still find it exhausting to talk to you, but what you say is quite pleasing to the ear. This beggar was named Dogtail Grass, and he was the Local Deity of the New Land next to Blue Poplar Village.

Over the years, he has clashed with me several times. I snatched away more than seventy percent of his territory, and his cultivation base was about to drop to the ground level.

Now that he is dead, there is no need to save that little bit of space for him; I will take it all.

In the future, if you have the fortune to cultivate to the clouds, you can also come to me to ask for a piece of territory."

"Many thanks for the Ancestor's grace."

The Green Water Beggar shook his head: "Don't thank me yet. I haven't finished speaking. Did you see who killed him?"

Cui Ti answered truthfully: "I didn't see the process of the fight. I only saw a figure in white clothes."

The Green Flower Beggar laughed: "That bitch on Bitch Ridge, in order to protect Li Qi, actually let Zhong Zhong Huaien and that piece of clothing take action. What level has that piece of clothing reached to be able to kill Dogtail Grass?

It seems I can't stay idle either. I have to give them a response."

Cui Ti bowed: "I am willing to do my utmost to help the Ancestor win this war."

"War? I'm not used to the words you use," the Green Water Beggar smiled. "I've already taken action. I guess Chu Shaoqiang won't be able to hold out, just like back then."

In a western-style house next to Sheep Horn Garden, the former head of the Chu family, Chu Shaoqiang, wearing a gray-white overcoat, sat on the sofa, listening to the white-clad youth, Zhong Zhong Huaien, report the results of the investigation.

"Mr. Chu, Li Qi has already returned to Green Water City. He contacted the He family, and his relationship with He He Yuxiu seems very intimate. He has recruited more land reclaimers. Should we take action against him?" Zhong Zhong Huaien stroked his chin.

Chu Shaoqiang shook his head: "Don't be in a hurry about this. I'd actually like to chat with Qiu Qiu Luoye. After all, his contract is still under the control of the Inner Prefecture.

I heard the Border Defense Commissioner has made some moves, and it seems to be aimed at me."

Zhong Zhong Huaien knew about this and was just about to tell Chu Shaoqiang: "General Manager Liao sent someone to find the Qing Shou Society, hoping to meet you."

"No meeting," Chu Shaoqiang flatly refused. "I'll also give you a piece of advice: it's best not to have too much contact with him. You should have heard some things about my past."

Zhong Zhong Huaien scratched his cheek: "But Master said that if we want to retake the country, we cannot do without the support of the Border Defense Commissioner."

Chu Shaoqiang shook his head and laughed: "The Border Defense Commissioner won't support you. The only ones who can help you are the Inner Prefecture."

"But Master said..." Zhong Zhong Huaien scratched his cheek vigorously, and crystal-clear blisters slowly bulged on his face.

Chu Shaoqiang frowned and stood up to hide far away: "Have you met the Green Water Beggar?"

Zhong Zhong Huaien shook his head blankly: "I haven't met him. I've been avoiding him according to your instructions."

"It seems you didn't avoid him!" Chu Shaoqiang prepared to leave this western-style house immediately.

Only then did Zhong Zhong Huaien realize he might have been hit by the Green Water Beggar's technique.

He hurriedly chased after him: "Mr. Chu, tell me what to do! Can the illness from the Green Flower Beggar be cured?"

Chu Shaoqiang gave a suggestion: "Boil yourself in boiling water for a few hours, and you should be fine."

"Boil?" Zhong Zhong Huaien shook his head. "I can't withstand boiling. My cultivation isn't enough."

Chu Shaoqiang tried to keep his distance from Zhong Zhong Huaien: "I was talking to the clothes on your body."

The white clothes immediately left Zhong Zhong Huaien and ran to the kitchen to boil water.

Wan Wan Jinxian contacted He He Jiaqing: "He Jiaqing, the Green Flower Beggar wants to join forces with us."

"Green Flower Beggar? Isn't he a lackey of the Inner Prefecture? How could he join forces with us?" He He Jiaqing was riding an electric scooter to deliver food; the popularity in several nearby residential areas was quite high.

"He has fallen out with the Inner Prefecture. The Inner Prefecture sent Chu Shaoqiang over, and it seems they are going to have a fight."

"Didn't Chu Shaoqiang die?"

"He didn't die. His cultivation has reached the clouds, and he even has some dealings with Li Qi."

"How could Li Qi have dealings with Chu Shaoqiang? What has he been busy with lately?" He He Jiaqing suspected Wan Wan Jinxian's information was wrong.

"Li Qi has been busy with land reclamation lately. He returned to Green Water City last night. Someone saw him enter the He family mansion, and He He Yuxiu personally welcomed him in. He didn't come out until this morning."

Clang!

He He Jiaqing hit the curb; the food delivery box flipped over, and the food spilled all over the ground.

Wan Wan Jinxian was still waiting for a reply: "He Jiaqing, what about the Green Flower Beggar's matter?"

"Stall him for now. Don't give him a definite answer. Wait until I investigate the matter clearly."

He He Jiaqing cut off the contact, stood next to the electric scooter, and cursed: "Shameless, two shameless people! Don't they know there's a generation gap? Truly shameless!"

The mobile phone sent a series of urges: "Your order has timed out."

Zhong Zhong Huaien arrived at Medicine King Gully, deep in the mountains, at Yao Lao's residence.

He knew that Yao Xin had an accident, and he also knew that Xu Han lived here.

This was the idea Chu Shaoqiang gave him. If he wanted to survive, he should come to find the Ancestor of Gold Cultivation. As long as Xu Han was willing to help him, perhaps there would be a glimmer of hope.

Looking at Zhong Zhong Huaien covered in blisters, Xu Lao frowned and said: "Child, have you been hit by the Green Flower Beggar's technique?"

Zhong Zhong Huaien cried: "I'm just an ordinary commoner in Green Water City. That day I met a beggar covered in abscesses, and I even gave him some money. As a result, I became like this when I got home.

Later, an expert told me to come to Medicine King Gully to find you, perhaps I could save this life, so I..."

Xu Han interrupted Zhong Zhong Huaien: "Child, don't be anxious. Speak clearly first. You say you are an ordinary commoner, but I don't think so. If I'm not mistaken, you should be a disciple of Sage Peak, right?"

Once Zhong Zhong Huaien saw his identity was exposed, he didn't dare to argue: "Senior Xu, I know you have some grievances with my Master.

I really don't know about the matters between you two elders. I beg you to be magnanimous and save my life."

Zhong Zhong Huaien knelt on the ground. On Sage Peak, he was very familiar with this process; kneeling for days and nights was nothing to him.

Xu Han hurriedly helped Zhong Zhong Huaien up: "What does the business of us older generation have to do with you, a child? Since you've come, how can I stand by and watch you die?

Stay here for two days. After I finish the business at hand, I'll prepare a prescription for you."

Zhong Zhong Huaien knelt on the ground and wouldn't get up: "Senior Xu, I can't wait. I'm itching to the bone, I can't go on living."

Xu Lao was helpless and immediately took action, preparing a large bucket of golden juice for Zhong Zhong Huaien.

"Come, child, soak in here for three days, and the illness will be cured."

Soak... in here...

Zhong Zhong Huaien felt it was a bit difficult.

Xu Han frowned: "Child, this is to cure your illness. Why are you being so picky? If you can't even endure this, can you still save your life?"

Zhong Zhong Huaien gritted his teeth, stripped off his clothes, entered the bucket, and immersed his whole body in the golden juice.

"That's right. Lower your head a bit more, immerse your mouth and nose. When you need to breathe, expose your nose, but never expose your mouth."

Zhong Zhong Huaien asked with difficulty, with a bubbling sound: "Can this really cure the illness?"

"Since you came to find me, do you still distrust me? Child, soak here first, I'll go up the mountain to find some more medicinal herbs for you."

Xu Lao left the courtyard, sighed lightly, and muttered to himself: "The world misunderstands me too deeply. Why does everyone treat me as a good person?"

PS: Zhong Zhong Huaien, the most arrogant disciple under the Sage, sank into a golden dream.

(End of chapter)