Chapter 543

Sun Sun Tiecheng forced Gui Gui Jianchou to go to Sage Peak; if he didn't go, he would be castrated.

Ah Xiong advised Gui Gui Jianchou from the side: "Go, you have to keep your balls."

Gui Gui Jianchou was helpless and could only agree: "City Lord, I'll go, please undo the magic spell."

Sun Sun Tiecheng smiled, put down the Did Honglian, and said: "I didn't use any magic spell; you can move if you want to."

As the words fell, Gui Gui Jianchou was able to move.

In front of Sun Sun Tiecheng, Gui Gui Jianchou had absolutely no way out.

After simply packing his luggage, Gui Gui Jianchou set off, and Sun Sun Tiecheng saw him off to the outside of the courtyard.

"City Lord, please don't see me off anymore."

Sun Sun Tiecheng said with a serious face: "I must see you off. Sage Peak is so dangerous; if you go, you might not come back, and I might not be able to see you again in the future."

Gui Gui Jianchou gave a bitter smile: "Thank you for your kindness, City Lord, but please don't see me off."

Sun Sun Tiecheng was very reluctant: "We've spent so many days together, I really have some feelings for you, I must see you off."

Gui Gui Jianchou looked up at the sky and said with a terrified face: "City Lord, please really don't see me off."

"What's wrong?" As Sun Sun Tiecheng looked up, a beam of bright light descended from the sky and struck Sun Sun Tiecheng directly.

He had been illuminated by the Heavenly Light.

Gui Gui Jianchou was so scared he ran dozens of feet away, while Sun Sun Tiecheng still stood blankly in the same spot.

Not long after, the halo dissipated, and Sun Sun Tiecheng cupped his hands and squatted on the ground: "There really is Heavenly Light; this Did Honglian is the real deal."

He had just touched the Did Honglian, and in the blink of an eye, he was illuminated by the Heavenly Light.

"It's my fault for being careless," Sun Sun Tiecheng patted his forehead, "This Did Honglian cannot be touched directly. I used methods before; why did I forget today?"

With Sun Sun Tiecheng's cultivation, being illuminated by the Heavenly Light once wouldn't cost him his life. Gui Gui Jianchou said: "City Lord, you should rest for a while and drain out the Dao affinity in your body."

"Drain the Dao affinity?" Sun Sun Tiecheng touched his own flesh and bones: "I don't necessarily have much Dao affinity, but this fire is quite strong; I really do need to drain it."

While speaking, Sun Sun Tiecheng stretched his waist and looked at Gui Gui Jianchou.

Gui Gui Jianchou's cheeks tightened, and he stepped back a few paces: "City Lord, do you want to drain your fire?"

"Yes!" Sun Sun Tiecheng's eyes shone as he stared at Gui Gui Jianchou. "City Lord, I'm going to Sage Peak right now. If I don't finish the task, I will never come back to see you!" Gui Gui Jianchou ran away at full speed.

"What's the rush? It won't be too late for you to leave after I drain my fire!" Sun Sun Tiecheng still wanted to chase Gui Gui Jianchou, but his body suddenly shuddered.

"This fire is really fierce; I have to find a lover to take care of it." Sun Sun Tiecheng waved his hand, and the Did Honglian returned to the drawer box by itself. He walked out of the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At Jianren Ridge, Jingde Village, several Dao Lao ghosts were rolling dice and gambling at the entrance of the village.

Gui Gui Jianchou was puzzled; logically, Dao Lao ghosts shouldn't have such high intelligence, so how did they learn to find amusement now?

Dao Lao ghosts are a type of special creature. Although they are called ghosts, they are not ghosts, and the methods of demonic cultivators are of no use against them.

Gui Gui Jianchou called over a sleep-cultivating ghost servant. The ghost servant walked silently to the Dao Lao ghosts and placed a bet of two silver dollars. The Dao Lao ghosts first looked at the ghost servant, then at the two silver dollars, felt their eyelids grow heavy, and fell asleep one after another.

Taking advantage of the Dao Lao ghosts being asleep, Gui Gui Jianchou used a spiritual object to trap them.

Ah Xiong said from the side: "Master, let's just kill them; these are all disasters!"

Gui Gui Jianchou frowned and said: "That's why I say you don't know how to handle things. We are here to find peaches, not to fight for territory. If something goes wrong, we have to leave room for maneuver; we can't burn bridges."

After entering the village and finding a farmer to settle down, Gui Gui Jianchou summoned a ghost servant fused from a drama cultivator and a theft cultivator.

The technique for fusing ghost servants is called Soul Meridian Joining, which is a technique from the Cloud cultivation path. The fused ghost servants are divided into two types: one is Meridian-to-Meridian, and the other is Single-Meridian-Born.

Meridian-to-Meridian means one ghost servant carries multiple consciousnesses; Single-Meridian-Born means one ghost servant retains only one consciousness.

This ghost servant had only one consciousness, named Ah Zhong.

Gui Gui Jianchou ordered: "Ah Zhong, disguise yourself as a Dao Lao ghost, go to Sage Peak, and bring me the Golden Thorn Peach."

Ah Zhong looked at Gui Gui Jianchou: "Master, are you asking me to go alone?"

Gui Gui Jianchou said: "If there are too many people, it's easy to make mistakes. I'm sending you because I trust you!"

"I can't do it alone—"

Ah Xiong scolded angrily: "What do you mean you can't? You've been fed for a thousand days to be used for a moment. At a time like this, you're making excuses; are you worthy of the Master's cultivation?"

Ah Zhong glared at Ah Xiong. He had scolded Ah Xiong for being useless before; he didn't expect Ah Xiong to get back at him here.

Seeing that Gui Gui Jianchou was about to lose his temper, Ah Zhong was helpless and went to Sage Peak by himself.

The main peak of Sage Peak, the original residence of the Sage.

Under the command of Cui Cui Tike, the Dao Lao ghosts dismantled the Sage's mansion and built a huge altar.

The altar worshipped three deities: the left side worshipped the Ancestor of Disease Cultivation, the right side worshipped the Dao Lao War God, and the middle worshipped the Master of Epidemics.

Cui Cui Tike first led a group of Dao Lao ghosts to worship the Ancestor of Disease Cultivation on the left. The statue of the Ancestor of Disease Cultivation was exactly the same as Green Lv Lv Shuigong.

After worshipping the Ancestor of Disease Cultivation, they worshipped the Dao Lao War God on the right. The statue of the Dao Lao War God was exactly the same as Wan Wan Jinxian.

Do Dao Lao ghosts have such superb carving skills?

Of course not; these two statues were Green Lv Lv Shuigong and Wan Fang Puxian themselves.

They certainly didn't want to stay here and be statues honestly, but they had been infected by Cui Cui Tike's petrification disease, and most of their body structures had turned into stone, with only a few organs still functioning.

Cui Cui Tike offered sacrifices to the two deities. The two deities were equipped with special priests who fed them and helped them clean their bodies.

After worshipping the two subordinate deities, it was time to worship the main deity.

The statue of the main deity was shrouded in mist. Cui Cui Tike took out a folding fan and waved it twice, dispersing the mist.

The statue of the main deity emerged, and all the Dao Lao ghosts lowered their heads.

This statue of the main deity was carved by Cui Cui Tike himself. The statue was composed of six triangular pyramids and six spheres.

No one could accurately describe its shape. For every second one looked at it, the shape of the statue would change once. If one looked for more than five seconds, one would be infected with the petrification disease.

Dao Lao ghosts infected with the petrification disease would be placed beside Green Lv Lv Shuigong and Fang Fang Puxian, becoming followers of the two subordinate deities.

The sacrifice followed the traditional etiquette of Like Puluozhou, with three kneelings and nine kowtows, requiring more than seventy kneelings and more than two hundred kowtows.

The sacrificial ritual was designed by Cui Cui Tike because he found that the sacrificial ritual of Like Puluozhou was stricter and had more binding power.

Wanting to control such a huge number of Dao Lao ghosts was a severe challenge for Cui Cui Tike, and the sacrificial ritual of Like Puluozhou was clearly more effective.

After the sacrificial ritual, the Dao Lao ghosts also needed enough space to relax.

Cui Cui Tike built a huge dance floor and bought a large number of musical instruments. After completing the planting and hunting tasks, the Dao Lao ghosts began a carnival that lasted up to three hours every day amidst the wild and unrestrained music of western Outer Amikan.

The dance floor was divided into two camps: one group of Dao Lao ghosts worshipped the Ancestor of Disease Cultivation, and the other group worshipped the Dao Lao War God. The two groups of Dao Lao ghosts often clashed during the carnival. Cui Cui Tike generally adopted a laissez-faire attitude toward such conflicts.

Conflicts within a certain range were a good thing for Cui Cui Tike. If the two sides stopped clashing, Cui Cui Tike would be in trouble because they would unite to resist this leader who had taken office not long ago.

Today's carnival had an extra segment: the Dao Lao ghosts were welcoming a new member together, an undead who looked very much like a Dao Lao ghost but was not one.

This new member was hidden so deeply that Cui Cui Tike and the other Dao Lao ghosts could not distinguish him at first.

It wasn't until the carnival reached the final step, when male and female Dao Lao ghosts danced in each other's arms, that the ghost servant Ah Zhong, who was disguised as a Dao Lao ghost,

finally showed his flaws because he was not familiar enough with the rules of the carnival.

In the early stages of the carnival, the two camps played their own games. In the middle stages, the two camps would provoke each other. In the later stages, the two camps would have intense conflicts. But in the final segment of the carnival, the Dao Lao ghosts would break the camp boundaries and dance in each other's arms.

Ah Zhong didn't know the rules here. He refused to dance with the women from the opposite camp and refused several people in a row.

Cui Cui Tike discovered the abnormality and ordered the Dao Lao ghosts to capture this undead and send him to the Master of Epidemics to face judgment.

The so-called judgment was to look directly at the statue.

The petrification disease could infect the undead. Ah Zhong could feel the power of this statue. He stood in front of the statue, head held high, chest out, eyes closed, and shouted loudly at Cui Cui Tike:

"I have a backbone. I was a ruthless person when I was alive, and I'm a fierce ghost now that I'm dead. My master sent me here to find the Golden Thorn Peach. He is waiting for me in Jingde Village at the foot of the mountain. As for other things, I won't reveal a single word!"

Cui Cui Tike ordered: "Go to Jingde Village and meet our guest."

Ah Zhong walked in front of everyone with great spirit: "I won't lead the way for you. I just want to return to my master as soon as possible."

Ah Zhong got his wish and soon returned to Gui Gui Jianchou's side.

Seeing the Dao Lao ghosts surrounding them, Gui Gui Jianchou really wanted to make Ah Zhong vanish into thin air, but he held back.

Fear of death is human nature. Sending Ah Zhong on such a dangerous mission—once the mission failed, Ah Zhong would surrender immediately. This was a result Gui Gui Jianchou could foresee.

Moreover, it was useless to execute Ah Zhong now. The urgent task was how to break out of the encirclement.

Gui Gui Jianchou had a ghost servant who was good at flying observe the overall situation of the encirclement. He selected a relatively weak position and prepared to break through.

Cui Cui Tike was outside the farmhouse. He knew that a figure like Gui Gui Jianchou was not to be trifled with. If they besieged and killed him with all their might,

the Dao Lao ghosts would suffer considerable losses. Of course, if they could capture Gui Gui Jianchou, Sage Peak would gain another powerful combat force.

After some weighing, Cui Cui Tike first negotiated with Gui Gui Jianchou: "Stranger, what is your purpose in stealing the Golden Thorn Peach? Do you want to use it to concoct poison to harm people?"

Cui Cui Tike could recognize Gui Gui Jianchou. They had met on Sage Peak, but now, Gui Gui Jianchou couldn't recognize Cui Cui Tike's appearance at all.

Judging from the other party's question, this Dao Lao ghost leader seemed to have a certain moral standard. Gui Gui Jianchou replied in the farmhouse: "I came to find the Golden Thorn Peach, not to harm people, but to use it as medicine to treat illness."

Upon hearing that it was to treat illness, the Dao Lao ghosts who worshipped the Ancestor of Disease Cultivation were very angry and let out a uniform and low hiss outside the farmhouse.

Gui Gui Jianchou felt a numbness and itch in his chest. He knew that the power of this roar was not small. He couldn't wait any longer and had to break out at the risk of his life.

Cui Cui Tike stopped the Dao Lao ghosts and shouted at the farmhouse: "I'll give you some Golden Thorn Peaches. Take the peaches and go prepare your medicine. Next time you come here, let me see your medicine and let me see what kind of therapeutic effect it has."

Two Dao Lao ghosts threw a bag of Golden Thorn Peaches into the courtyard. Gui Gui Jianchou had the ghost servant bring the peaches in.

The Golden Thorn Peach is a precious auxiliary material for alchemy and also a precious medicinal material. Gui Gui Jianchou had seen this thing, so naturally, he wouldn't recognize it wrongly.

Cui Cui Tike had the Dao Lao ghosts clear a path and let Gui Gui Jianchou leave.

Gui Gui Jianchou walked out of the farmhouse, cupped his hands at Cui Cui Tike and said: "The green hills remain unchanged, and the green waters flow forever. I have noted this kindness today. When we meet again in the future, I will definitely not be lacking in etiquette. Farewell!"

Gui Gui Jianchou left. Cui Cui Tike led the Dao Lao ghosts back to the main peak. Because his mood had been affected by the ghost servant earlier, Cui Cui Tike added an hour to the carnival time.

In the office, Li Li Banfeng was drinking tea and looking at Du Du Wenming quietly.

Du Du Wenming's previous attitude was very firm, satisfying only one of Li Qi's conditions, which was to waive the shipping fee.

But now, Du Du Wenming's attitude had changed.

Because Li Qi kept dragging it out, and if it continued to drag on like this, the promotion would be dragged to nothing.

"Five thousand," Du Du Wenming gave a new price, "I will immediately submit a request to the higher-ups. As long as it is confirmed that the Inner State will not start a war, this matter is a sure thing."

"Five thousand won't work, and a sure thing won't work either," Li Li Banfeng clarified his requirements, "Ten thousand is the bottom line. See the people first, then do the work."

Du Du Wenming didn't like Li Qi's negotiation style, but in the end, he agreed.

According to the agreement between the two sides, Li Qi would first go to the Soda Kiln to negotiate, and after obtaining the other party's intention to stop the war, he would notify Du Du Wenming.

Du Du Wenming would submit the request and hand over the ten thousand people to Li Qi, and Li Qi would then go to obtain a substantive commitment to stop the war.

With the matter settled, Li Li Banfeng set off for the Soda Kiln immediately.

Negotiation was not needed. Li Li Banfeng had already reached an agreement with Luo Su Lijun, and the contract had been obtained. This trip to the Soda Kiln was mainly to hand over the New Land to Ma Wu.

Li Li Banfeng had long wanted to hand over a piece of New Land to Ma Wu, but New Land with a complete contract was very dangerous. He He Yuxiu had Cloud cultivation, and it was very difficult for her to guard the territory. With Ma Wu's current cultivation, even if he brought all his family members,

there was no possibility of guarding the territory.

Fortunately, Ma Wu still had Feng Daiku. Li Qi and Ma Wu proposed generous conditions, but Feng Daiku didn't agree. Her reason for refusal was that managing the Pants Pocket Ridge and the Soda Kiln had already taken up too much of her energy, and she had no extra energy to manage the New Land.

Energy was not the point. The point was that a piece of New Land with a complete contract would be coveted by too many people. Feng Daiku was afraid that she wouldn't be able to guard it.

Now that they had the Three-Headed People, Feng Daiku had gained some confidence. She agreed to help Ma Wu. Li Li Banfeng left a piece of New Land and five thousand Three-Headed People to the two of them.

For the remaining five thousand people, Li Li Banfeng prepared to take them to Qiqiu City.

Qiu Qiu Luoye was eating pumpkin at home, one bite at a time, sweet and fragrant.

The tiger reminded him: "A guest has arrived!"

Qiu Qiu Luoye immediately put away the pumpkin, picked up the lamb leg on the table, and started gnawing on it.

Seeing that it was Li Qi who had come, Qiu Qiu Luoye was very happy and told the tiger to prepare a banquet immediately so they could eat and chat.

Li Qi mentioned the Three-Headed People, and Qiu Qiu Luoye laughed: "You don't need to discuss this with me, just send them over directly."

"Brother Qiu, I have another piece of New Land here, and I want to hand it over to you to manage."

Qiu Qiu Luoye looked at the map and asked: "This piece of land is about the same as the one you're close to, right?"

"Which one am I close to?"

"The one with a sturdy build, who looks like she's good at bearing children at first glance!"

"Are you talking about He He Yuxiu?" Li Qi nodded, "The same, both contracts are complete."

Qiu Qiu Luoye shook his head and said: "I can't help with this, Old Seven. I treat you as my own brother, so I'll give you the bottom line. This territory is a good thing, but it's different from other New Lands. You can't just let go and ignore it, otherwise, someone will definitely snatch it away.

The territory of Qiqiu City is too large, and I can't even handle the miscellaneous affairs in the territory. If I help you watch the New Land,

I won't be able to take care of Qiqiu City."

Qiu Qiu Luoye was telling the truth. The first batch of pioneers was protected by the Earth God. Even if it became a formal territory, this protection was still effective. Qiu Qiu Luoye really had a lot of things to deal with.

Li Qi said: "What if I hand this territory over to Brother Shui?"

Qiu Qiu Luoye thought for a long time, but still shook his head: "Shui Shui Yongquan won't work."

"Are you afraid he won't be able to guard it?"

Qiu Qiu Luoye knew Shui Shui Yongquan very well: "This person has great ability, but he is too timid. If you give him the territory, he won't dare to accept it. Even if he accepts it, if he is intimidated by the Inner State, he might just hand it over. So this place absolutely cannot be given to him."

"Then who else is suitable?"

Qiu Qiu Luoye thought for a long time and said: "You have another lover, the one who knows many characters. That girl can be trusted!"

"Are you talking about Xiao Yeci?" Li Li Banfeng shook his head, "She is only at the second layer of Earth Skin, far from being an Earth God!"

"It is far off," Qiu Qiu Luoye thought for a moment, then looked at Li Qi and said, "Old Seven, such a good territory, why don't you keep it yourself?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "I am in the Outer State, and I really can't take care of it."

"Then there's no way, you can only hand it over to that unpromising lover."

Li Li Banfeng smiled: "Do I have so many lovers? And which one is the unpromising one?"

"The crazy one."

"Are you talking about Chu Er? Her cultivation doesn't seem high either."

Qiu Qiu Luoye laughed: "Her cultivation isn't high, but her foundation is solid. Her master is the Bitter Old Woman, and her father is Chu Shaoqiang. There aren't many people who dare to provoke her."

Li Li Banfeng frowned slightly: "Chu Shaoqiang is from the Inner State."

Qiu Qiu Luoye shook his head: "Old Seven, you don't need to worry about this. We are giving the territory to that girl, not to Chu Shaoqiang.

To tell you the truth, I really don't like that girl. She's fierce and ruthless, and her temperament is poisonous. If you made her your main wife, I wouldn't be happy at all. But that girl is truly devoted to you. For your sake, she risked her life with her father. I saw this with my own eyes. If the territory is in her hands, I can really rest assured."

If you count it this way, Chu Er is indeed the most suitable candidate.

Every time he drank with Qiu Qiu Luoye, Li Li Banfeng felt happy. The two of them drank a lot, but Qiu Qiu Luoye held the lamb leg, and the lamb meat didn't go into his stomach much.

"Brother, eat," Li Li Banfeng was a little worried, "Is your body not fully recovered?"

"Fully recovered, long recovered. Eat, eat!" Qiu Qiu Luoye gnawed on the lamb leg. He really didn't like eating this thing.

The destination of the New Land was decided. Li Li Banfeng asked about the Inner State: "Brother Qiu, you said before that pure-blooded Inner State people look like anything, some look like chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs, and some look like humans. If those who look like humans come to Like Puluozhou, I'm afraid it won't be easy to distinguish them, right?"

Qiu Qiu Luoye waved his hand: "Easy to distinguish. They look like humans, but they are covered in long hair, and they are all very tall, at least as tall as that tree."

Li Li Banfeng looked into the courtyard. The tree Qiu Qiu Luoye mentioned was at least five meters tall.

"In other words, we can recognize all pure-blooded Inner State people?"

"We can definitely recognize them," Qiu Qiu Luoye lowered his voice. Although he had become the Earth God of a formal territory,

he was still very cautious when mentioning the Inner State. "Let me tell you, brother, in Like Puluozhou, if you see a pure-blooded Inner State person, don't be in a hurry to move against him. Go directly to the Peddler. The Peddler kills one whenever he sees one."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Suppose an Inner State person uses a concealment technique so that people can't tell he is an Inner State person, making him look like a Like Puluozhou person. How should this be handled?"

"There is no such method!" Qiu Qiu Luoye waved his hands repeatedly. "Whether it's illusion, thought technique, or disguise technique, no magic spell can turn an Inner State person into a Like Puluozhou person. Even if they look 70-80% similar, you can see the flaws in the blink of an eye. The seed blood of Inner State people is too far from ours."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Suppose there is such an Inner State person who can turn himself into a Like Puluozhou person and make us unable to see the flaws. What should be done?"

"This is terrible! Doesn't this mean Inner State people have mixed in?"

"If Inner State people are allowed to mix in, what will be the consequences?"

Qiu Qiu Luoye put down the lamb leg: "I can't explain the consequences clearly. When my cultivation was still at the Earth Skin level, I remember a pure-blooded Inner State person turned into a house and mixed into a deserted village in Like Puluozhou.

That deserted village was haunted, and no one had lived there for many years. At first, it was just a tiled house and a small courtyard. No one paid attention to it in the deserted village. In less than a month, the tiled house became two.

There was a ghost in the deserted village who hadn't left for many years. Because her bones were in the village, she couldn't go far. Seeing that something was wrong, she told everyone. When others saw the ghost, they hid in time. Who would believe her ghost talk?

Two days later, the two tiled houses became a courtyard house, and the courtyard house became a big mansion. At first, only this one house changed, but later all the houses in the village followed suit, scaring the ghost into a good ghost.

She knelt at the entrance of the village and kowtowed, begging passersby to take her bones away, but no one was willing to help her, until one day, the Peddler passed by the entrance of the village. This ghost finally found a savior.

At that time, I happened to be looking for the Peddler to buy ointment. I heard the ghost tell the story. The Peddler was angry. He said this was Inner State people coming over to lay eggs, and he pushed his cart into the deserted village.

I wanted to follow and watch the excitement, but the Peddler wouldn't let me go and told me to hide far away. I hid for less than half an hour,

the Peddler came out, brought the ghost's bones out, and told her to leave quickly.

I was really curious. After the Peddler left, I went to the village to take a look, and found that the village was gone.

All the houses were gone, and even the foundation was dug clean. I was also scared to death and never went to that village again."

After hearing Qiu Qiu Luoye's description, Li Li Banfeng was even more puzzled about the life form of the Inner State.

A house suddenly appearing in Like Puluozhou was still within the range of prevention. How to prevent an ordinary person from appearing in Like Puluozhou?

This matter must be told to the Peddler immediately.

According to Qiu Qiu Luoye's calculation, the Peddler should have arrived at Tiemenbao by now.

Li Li Banfeng was familiar with this place. He ran to Tiemenbao at full speed and inquired in the fortress, but the Peddler hadn't been here in the past two days.

"Brother, did the Peddler not come, or did you not notice?"

Wu Wu Yongchao really didn't dare to guarantee it. He rarely went out: "Fortress Lord, don't be anxious, I'll go ask."

They asked around the fortress. Several residential cultivators were also waiting to buy things from the Peddler. They really hadn't seen the Peddler.

Residential cultivators don't easily go far. The Peddler might not have arrived near the fortress.

Li Li Banfeng hurriedly contacted Luo Zhengnan. Previously, when Chen Chen Weixin was causing trouble in Tiemenbao, Li Li Banfeng had Luo Zhengnan plant eyes in Tiemenbao.

"Old Seven, according to my calculation, the Peddler should have arrived at Tiemenbao. I'll contact our people right now. Please wait for my news."

Not long after hanging up the phone, Luo Zhengnan called back: "Old Seven, we can't contact our people!"

Li Li Banfeng frowned: "When was the last time you contacted them?"

"I contacted him yesterday. A few passing bandits came to cause trouble near the fortress and were beaten away by Wu Wu Yongchao and the others. There has been no news today."

"What is this brother's name?"

"His surname is Mao, his name is Mao Mao Caoye, he's in his early twenties, a second-layer martial cultivator. He usually disguises himself as a rice seller, goes to the fortress to do business every day, and lives outside the fortress, in Dongjing Village."

The Peddler is missing, and the eyes planted by Luo Zhengnan are also missing. Is there any connection between these two things?

Regardless of whether there is a connection, his subordinates are missing, and he cannot leave them alone.

Li Li Banfeng first went to Dongjing Village and found Mao Mao Caoye's residence.

Mao Mao Caoye rented a room here and lived in the same courtyard as the landlord. Li Li Banfeng first asked the landlord, and the landlord replied: "The young man is diligent. He pushed his cart out early in the morning. He should have gone to sell rice."

Li Li Banfeng returned to the fortress and called Wu Wu Yongchao: "Brother, did you see Mao Mao Caoye today?"

"Who is Mao Mao Caoye?" Wu Wu Yongchao was confused.

"He's a rice seller."

"Male or female?"

"Male, in his early twenties."

Once he said that, Wu Wu Yongchao knew who it was. He often bought rice from him. Mao Mao Caoye was easygoing,

and never shorted the weight. Wu Wu Yongchao had a good impression of him, but he never knew his name.

"He came this morning, arrived after eight o'clock. Many people were waiting to buy rice from him. Before ten o'clock, the rice was sold out."

After selling the rice, Mao Mao Caoye left the fortress. Where could he have gone?

There was an old man selling rice in the fortress who said to Li Li Banfeng: "He should have gone to the surrounding villages to collect rice. There is no rice to collect in the surrounding villages, so he should have gone to Songling Village."

Songling Village is not close. Li Li Banfeng walked more than twenty miles of mountain road and arrived at the entrance of the village.

The village was quiet, and he didn't see a single shadow in any of the houses, paddy fields, or dry land.

Walking in front of a farmhouse courtyard gate, Li Li Banfeng found someone in the courtyard. He took a closer look into the courtyard and found that he recognized this person.

"Ah Gui?"

Gui Gui Jianchou was clutching his chest, sitting in the courtyard, and looked up at Li Li Banfeng.

Li Li Banfeng entered the courtyard and asked Gui Gui Jianchou: "What happened?"

Gui Gui Jianchou's face was pale. He pointed to his mouth, indicating that he couldn't speak.

A ghost servant beside him was clutching his chest with one hand and took out a piece of white paper with the other, writing four words on the paper: We are sick.

"What kind of illness?"

Gui Gui Jianchou shook his head. He didn't know what kind of illness it was either.

The ghost servant wrote another line: This illness is contagious. If you speak, it spreads.

How can there be such an illness?

Li Li Banfeng didn't understand. The ghost servant continued to write: Find City Lord Sun, save us.

After writing, the ghost servant bowed to Li Li Banfeng.

Gui Gui Jianchou and his ghost servants bowed to Li Li Banfeng together.

PS: Does City Lord Sun know medicine?