Chapter 576 Mr. Kong Fang (asking for monthly votes)
"I'm going to catch the fox. Let's talk when we have time." Luo Yanjun squirmed all the way to the pool.
Li Banfeng asked: "Are you catching the fox yourself?"
Luo Yanjun laughed and said, "How can a fox be so easy to find? I'll catch it myself. If I can't catch it, I'll be in trouble. I have to let a hunting dog do this. Dogs have the best noses."
Li Banfeng also wanted to ask her which dog she wanted to take, but Luo Yanjun didn't want to say any more.
From her point of view, any more words would be in danger of life.
Luo Yanjun jumped into the pool.
Feng Daiku is a smart man and can understand every word.
Luo Yanjun said that she would dig soil in the mountains. The mountains she mentioned meant Puozhou, the tigers referred to the salesmen, and the tiger's men referred to the people of Xuehuapu.
A lot of people in Seolhwapo have been killed recently, but the salesman has been silent. From this point of view, something may really be wrong with the salesman.
What is certain now is that Neizhou is still waiting and watching, and they will not take action easily until there is no definite information about the salesman.
But Neizhou is expected to get precise news soon.
The old fox they are talking about should be the second boss of Xuehuapu, Mr. Kong Fang.
Li Banfeng didn't know what kind of strength this man had, but Li Banfeng was certain that if Mr. Kong Fang was killed by Neizhou and the salesman hadn't responded, Neizhou would definitely send troops.
Where is Mr. Kong Fang? Where can I find him?
It's quite funny to say that Seolhwapo and Li Banfeng have a deep hatred, but now Li Banfeng has to find a way to protect Seolhwapo's second boss.
But think about it carefully, does this person really need my protection?
Mr. Kong Fang's strength should be higher than that of Du Wenming. It would not be that easy for Neizhou to kill such a person.
We need to find out information about him first. Even if he is really dead, Li Banfeng must be on guard.
Li Banfeng told Feng Daiku: "Tell Ma Junyang the news and tell him not to panic.
The He family, the Lu family, and the Chu family must all be stable. No one can act rashly without receiving news from me————.”
Before he finished speaking, the projector reminded: "The simple phone is ringing."
Li Banfeng answered Luo Zhengnan's call and learned that Liao Zihui was looking for him everywhere.
How did he know I was in Puzhou?
Liao Zihui didn't know that Li Banfeng was in Puzhou. He looked for Li Banfeng through Shen Jingye but failed, so he turned to Ma Wu. Ma Wu contacted Luo Zhengnan, and then he found Li Banfeng.
At the Defense Department, Liao Zihui was anxiously waiting for news in the office. He turned around and saw Li Qi sitting on the sofa, making tea.
Seeing Li Qi being so calm, Liao Zihui felt a little more at ease: "Director Li, do you have any news about the salesman recently?"
Li Qi shook his head: "No."
Liao Zihui's heart was hanging again: "Don't play tricks with me on this matter. I heard that the salesman was fighting with the people in the sky. Now there is a war in Neizhou. If the salesman is gone, Puozhou will not be able to pass the test."
Already."
Li Qi looked at Liao Zihui and said, "If Neizhou really invades, what are you going to do?"
Liao Zihui said: "What else can I do? I listen to my superiors, and I will do so if my superiors tell me to do so.
The superiors asked me to withdraw, so I had no choice but to withdraw."
"Don't play tricks on me," Li Banfeng said expressionlessly, "What do you mean above?"
This matter cannot be hidden. Li Banfeng has stayed in another state for so long, and he has a certain understanding of the other state's behavior.
Liao Zihui pondered for a moment and said: "The probability of withdrawal is higher."
This was expected by Li Banfeng. If Neizhou came over, the chances of Waizhou and Puozhou fighting side by side were slim.
Liao Zihui added: "We definitely don't want a war. We hope that both sides can stay calm and try to solve the problem through peace talks." Obviously, Liao Zihui and his superiors still pin their hopes on the balance man.
Li Banfeng put down his tea cup and asked Liao Zihui one thing first: "Where did you receive the news about the decisive battle between the salesman and the man in heaven?"
"In Pillow City, there was a person who saw the fierce battle with his own eyes."
"What's the origin of that person?"
"The cultivator on the upper level of the cloud is named Ye Haolong. He was supposed to be sleeping that day, but for some unknown reason, he suddenly woke up and happened to see this fierce battle."
"What do you mean he was supposed to sleep that day?"
"You don't know the customs of Pillow City? They only work for one season of the year and sleep for the remaining three seasons. During this time, there shouldn't be anyone awake in Pillow City."
Li Banfeng had heard Ma Wu mention this place, Pillow City, but he had never been there.
"Give me Ye Haolong's address, and I'll go find him and ask him what happened that day." Liao Zihui gave Ye Haolong's address to Li Banfeng: "I heard that Ye Haolong fell asleep again.
It’s not that easy to wake him up now.”
"After such a big incident, can he still sleep?"
"Brother, he is from Pillow City. Even if the sky falls and the earth falls, as long as there are pillows, he can sleep."
"I burned his pillow," Li Banfeng received the address and asked about the second thing, "Do you have any news about Seolhwapo?"
Liao Zihui said: "It depends on whose news it is."
Li Banfeng said: "The higher the level, the better the news."
Liao Zihui thought for a while and said vaguely: "Du Wenming, is he considered a high-level executive of Xuehuapu?"
Li Banfeng nodded: "Forget it, do you have any news about him?"
Liao Zihui said: "I can go and find out. Du Wenming is wanted now, and the Customs and Defense Department has also been searching for his whereabouts."
"If you have any clues, tell me immediately." Li Banfeng was about to walk out of the office when he was stopped by Liao Zihui again.
"Brother," Liao Zihui coughed for a while, "what about that, you came by chance today.
My people just found some clues before you came."
Li Banfeng turned around and said, "Oh, what a coincidence."
"yes!"
"Shen Jingye has been begging you to investigate this matter for a month. You always said you couldn't find it, but today we have a clue."
"Yes! How about a coincidence?"
Liao Zihui has been investigating Du Wenming, and he has long grasped Du Wenming's whereabouts.
But the reason why he didn't make it public was because Liao Zihui knew Du Wenming's strength.
In Puluozhou, there are not so many advanced weapons and equipment, and there is not such a rich combat system. If he wants to catch a Yunshang cultivator, Liao Zihui has to pay a considerable price. If he cannot catch it, it is the responsibility of the Dark Star Bureau.
, everything must be detained at the Customs and Defense Department.
"Brother Li Qi, the clues I have have not been confirmed yet. The situation is urgent. I will tell you for the time being. You'd better not leak it out. Last night, someone saw Du Wenming near Zhengjing Village."
Serious village?
Li Banfeng had no time to chat with Liao Zihui, so he hurried to Zhengjing Village.
Shuiyongquan was downgraded to a wounding demon, and this land became an ownerless land. What did Du Wenming want to do here?
Find a piece of land to stabilize his cultivation?
Is he so impulsive? Don't even ask who owns Zhengjing Village?
Through him, we might be able to find out information about the salesman, or at worst, Mr. Kong Fang.
After arriving at Zhengjing Village, Li Banfeng quickly found clues based on the information provided by Liao Zihui.
Du Wenming has been active in the barren mountains more than seventy miles away from Zhengjing Village. From yesterday to now, he has not changed places much.
What is he doing around here?
Li Banfeng hid on a banyan tree, using the lush aerial roots of the banyan tree to silently observe Du Wenming under the tree.
Du Wenming stood on his tiptoes and jumped back and forth in the open space in the forest. His dancing posture and figure were extremely graceful.
It turns out that he is not only good at puppet dancing, he is also quite good at ballet.
But what is he doing dancing here? Is this considered spiritual practice?
Li Banfeng was no stranger to this forest. In the past, he could reach Fool's City by walking through this forest at a certain speed, neither too fast nor too slow.
But after Gu Rusong, the former eldest son of Fool's City, was killed, Sun Tiecheng changed the entrance to Fool's City, and the forest could no longer reach Fool's City.
Did Du Wenming come here to find the City of Fools?
His cultivation level is indeed not low, but it would be unwise to take the initiative to find the City of Fools, right?
Relying on the characteristic of being a house builder who is not easily noticed by others, Li Banfeng stayed in the tree for several minutes, but Du Wenming never noticed it.
He felt that the time was almost up and it was time for Li Banfeng to take action.
A gust of mountain wind blew, making the leaves rustle.
The cold wind was a bit chilly, and Li Banfeng's body suddenly shivered uncontrollably, causing the branches and leaves on the banyan tree to tremble as well.
This mountain breeze is really big, otherwise Li Banfeng would be exposed.
Why are you shaking suddenly?
There is danger.
There were others lurking nearby, but Li Banfeng failed to discover them.
He squatted on the edge of the tree and looked at Du Wenming quietly.
After squatting for a moment, he felt the spirituality of the banyan tree.
Are you thirsty?
It hasn't rained for a long time, and the banyan tree is a little thirsty.
Li Banfeng took out the teapot, asked the teapot to control the water temperature, and poured some tea on the roots of the banyan tree. The banyan tree was very grateful. Each leaf tried to adjust its angle so that the shadow would block Li Qi's position.
After waiting for more than two minutes, Du Wenming, who was dancing, slipped and fell to the ground on his back.
There was no water on the ground, only a few raised tree roots.
Du Wenming obviously did not trip over a tree root. It is impossible for the dance cultivator on the cloud to make such a low-level mistake.
He stepped on something, which seemed to be a roller skate.
Why are there roller skates in the new land?
No, it's not roller skates, it's an abacus.
The abacus flew up from above, its frame shattered, and it quickly stabbed Du Wenming in the forehead.
Du Wenming was lying on the ground and had no time to get up. He swayed left and right, barely avoiding the frame of the abacus.
The frame was inserted into the ground, and the gear rods stabbed at Du Wenming again.
Du Wenming was still swinging on the ground, but it was not easy to hide this time. Many gear poles pierced Du Wenming's clothes, and some of the gear poles were strategically placed and pierced Du Wenming's flesh.
The gear lever was finally dodged, and then it was the abacus beads' turn.
There are five on the bottom, two on the top, and there are seven beads on one gear lever.
The abacus has a total of twenty-two gear levers and more than a hundred beads, which hit in different directions, blocking almost all possible dodge angles.
What's even worse is that Du Wenming can't dodge now, he is stuck on the ground by the gear lever.
In desperation, Du Wenming threw off a pair of his shoes. These dancing shoes were a magic weapon and helped Du Wenming catch half of the beads.
Du Wenming forcibly broke free from the gear lever on the ground and relied on his body control to avoid 30% of the beads.
There were still 20% beads left that couldn't be avoided, so Du Wenming simply carried them.
The beads penetrated the body, splashing with layers of blood. Du Wenming knelt down for a while. It was obvious that Wu Xiu's physical condition was not very good.
There were more than thirty bloody holes in Du Wenming's body, and that wasn't enough. These abacus beads were running around inside Du Wenming's body, severely damaging his bones and internal organs.
Du Wenming stood up with all his strength, landed on one foot, and spun vigorously like a top, turning a hundred times from left to right, and another hundred times from right to left.
Relying on this rotation, Du Wenming became a centrifuge and threw out the abacus beads in his body.
After getting rid of the beads, Du Wenming wanted to escape, but suddenly a man appeared in front of him.
The man was wearing a buttoned white shirt and black trousers. He was rubbing a pair of walnuts in his hand and holding a cigarette in his mouth.
Du Wenming recognized this person: "Zhang Gunli, haven't you already——"
"You want to say that I am dead?" Zhang Gunli said with a smile, "The debt you owe me has not been repaid.
Just hope that I die, how can there be such a good thing in the world?"
Li Banfeng looked carefully at the tree and realized that this was the real Zhang Gunli.
He still remembered Ase's painting, which recorded the scene when fake Zhang Gunli exploded in the City of Fools.
It turns out that he is the hunting dog Luo Yanjun mentioned.
Du Wenming said: "The debt can be repaid, but today is not the time."
Zhang Gunli smiled: "Is it up to you to make the decision? I think today is the right time!"
"It depends on how capable you are. They say that abacus and walnuts are your special skills to make a living.
Abacus has already learned the lesson, you took advantage of it, that's all." Du Wenming turned his knees outwards, raised his shoulders, and showed off his best puppet dance.
"My son, you are confusing your words. The ultimate skill is the abacus, and the foundation is the walnut. You must be more clear about it." Zhang Gunli waved his hand, and there were four abacus floating around him, with different styles and sizes.
Du Wenming was shocked. Didn't Zhang Gunli use his full strength just now?
It was also difficult for Li Banfeng to understand that even if Zhang Gunli was absolutely sure of defeating Du Wenming, facing his opponent in Yunshang, he should not underestimate the enemy so much. He had the upper hand just now, so he should win in one go.
What is he waiting for?
He wants to use Du Wenming to lure others out?
Zhang Gunli rubbed two walnuts and looked at Du Wenming with a smile: "My son, I can't bear to kill you. I'm in a good mood today and have fun with you."
As soon as the two walnuts collided, the four abacus flew towards Du Wenming.
The wooden abacus was the first to rush to Du Wenming's waist. Du Wenming twisted his joints to avoid the abacus. The abacus brushed against Du Wenming's clothes and suddenly caught fire. No matter how hard Du Wenming hid, he could not escape the flames and his clothes were burned.
He didn't have time to put out the fire or even take off his clothes. Iron Abacus rushed towards him. Du Wenming raised his head with all his might. Iron Abacus knocked the air out with one move, and hit the door with the second move from top to bottom.
Du Wenming continued to raise his head and put the back of his head on his back, avoiding the iron abacus.
The largest stone abacus, more than one meter long, was smashed down from the top. Du Wenming had no way to dodge and held the abacus up with his hands.
When the glass abacus came closer, it suddenly exploded, causing tiny pieces of glass to prick Du Wenming, who was covered in blood.
The most terrible thing was that some glass foam was inhaled by Du Wenming. Du Wenming began to cough violently, and the sputum he coughed up was bloody.
The wooden abacus rushed back and set fire to Du Wenming's body. The iron abacus' beads turned into sharp blades and opened a large gash in Du Wenming's body.
The stone abacus in his hand seemed to weigh ten thousand kilograms, and Du Wenming was about to be crushed.
He raised his head and looked at Zhang Gunli: "Senior, your stunts are still not very good!"
Zhang Gunli said with a smile: "Don't just talk so hard, come out with some real skills and see."
Du Wenming slid back and forth, holding up the stone abacus, struggling with the wooden abacus and the iron abacus.
Zhang Gunli moved his fingers, and the stone abacus suddenly applied force, bending Du Wenming's elbow.
Du Wenming's feet trembled and he deliberately shifted his center of gravity. The stone abacus fell from his left shoulder, smashing the wooden abacus and knocking the iron abacus away.
He threw the stone abacus, turned around, extinguished the fire on his body, rushed to Zhang Gunli, and wanted to dance with Zhang Gunli.
Zhang Gunli smiled, and four hundred abacus rose into the air and surrounded Du Wenming.
"My son, your abacus is endless!"
More than 400 abacus surrounded Du Wenming. Li Banfeng could no longer see Du Wenming. He could only see flesh and blood flying out from the gaps in the abacus from time to time.
More than a minute later, Du Wenming was still struggling with his calculations and still did not give in. Zhang Gunli praised: "Young man, I respect you, but you have to pay back what you owe. This is a rule. Do you want to keep a whole body or not?"
Want to turn into meat?"
There didn't seem to be anything special about this sentence, but after Du Wenming heard it, he lost all hope and seemed to be convinced that he was going to die in Zhang Gunli's hands.
Because he owed money to Zhang Gunli, he fell into Zhang Gunli's tricks, threatening and frightening him.
Li Banfeng didn't know much about loan repair skills. He only saw that Du Wenming, who had been resisting desperately, gradually lost his fighting spirit.
He only used one technique to force Du Wenming into this situation. The real Zhang Gunli was so powerful that it really exceeded Li Banfeng's expectations. Du Wenming seemed to have only one way to die.
After killing Du Wenming, if the salesman still doesn't respond, can Neizhou determine that the salesman is dead?
Li Banfeng was hesitating whether to take action when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from a distance.
"Lao Zhang, you are also a master. Isn't it appropriate to bully a junior like this?"
Zhang Gunli did not accept the abacus, nor did he intend to let Du Wenming go. He only asked:
Who is it? Come out and speak!"
A golden light flashed, and there were a series of crisp sounds. All the abacus fell to the ground one after another, and the frames, gear levers, and beads were scattered all over the floor.
Li Banfeng watched from a distance, and saw a lot of copper coins among the scattered parts of the abacus.
With a handful of copper coins, Zhang Gunli's 400-year plan was shattered. The person's method was quite impressive.
Zhang Gunli looked around, but the other party hadn't shown up yet.
He touched two walnuts in the palm of his hand, and a bright light flashed out from his palm. The strong light shone on Du Wenming. Du Wenming, who was covered in bruises and was covered in burnt smoke, was about to die.
A man appeared in the night and took Du Wenming aside.
Zhang Gunli looked at this man carefully. He was wearing white clothes with golden copper coins embroidered on them. He wore a bamboo hat on his head. There were tassels hanging from the bottom of the bamboo hat. There were also copper coins hanging at the end of the tassels. The copper coins were swinging back and forth. Zhang Gunli
I couldn't see the man's face clearly.
The man took out a folding fan from his wide sleeves, and there was a copper coin hanging on the end of the folding fan.
Zhang Gunli smiled and said, "Are you Mr. Kong Fang?"
He could have killed Du Wenming a long time ago. The reason why he delayed it for so long was to wait for this person to show up. "Sir, I don't dare to take it. You can call me brother Kong Fang. The copper coins on the ground belong to you. Let's clear the money and goods."
Upon hearing that the money and goods were cleared, Zhang Gunli quickly checked Du Wenming's IOU.
There is a technique among merchants called money and goods. If the technique is effective, the IOU left by Du Wenming will be burned.
However, for the technique of clearing money and goods to be effective, there are conditions. Either the money and goods are basically equal, or Zhang Gunli takes the initiative to acknowledge the account, or there is a huge gap in cultivation between the two parties, and the merchant can force the account to be cleared.
Seeing that the IOU was not burned, Zhang Gunli felt more at ease, which at least proved that the gap in cultivation between the two parties was not too big.
Mr. Kong Fang shook his folding fan and said, "Lao Zhang, don't worry, Xuehuapu follows the rules.
If you don't admit it, I won't force you."
Zhang Gunli received the IOU and smiled: "Why do you accept the debt? How much are your few copper coins worth?"
"These few copper coins are old, Brother Zhang, I have no intention of letting you suffer."
"Tell me what year and year it is, and we will calculate it carefully." Zhang Gunli waved his hand, and the scattered abacus on the ground floated in the air.
The frame was put back together, the gear levers were reset one by one, and the beads were inserted into the gears one by one. In a short time, more than four hundred abacus were restored.
Mr. Kong Fang sighed: "Brother Zhang, if you care about me like this, it will hurt your harmony!"
Zhang Gunli sneered: "What can I say to you on peace? Do I know who you are?"
Four hundred abacuses flew towards Mr. Kong Fang. Mr. Kong Fang took out a stone abacus, grabbed it in his hand, blocked it from left to right, and smashed all the abacus that came towards him.
The broken abacus recovered again and continued to besiege Mr. Kong Fang.
This style of play has given Li Banfeng a lot of experience. No wonder Senior Brother Sun said that if you don't see Zhang Gun using the abacus, this rolling profit is not real.
Abacus is Zhang Gunli's unique skill. He can beat all of the more than 400 abacus, and he can recover them at any time if they are broken.
As long as you are trapped by the abacus, it seems that no one has a chance of winning.
Mr. Kong Fang didn't panic at all. He broke the stone abacus into pieces and sprinkled the abacus beads out. The abacus beads, the size of peach kernels, passed through many abacuses and hit Zhang Gunli.
Zhang Gunli never expected that his stone abacus could hit him. The speed was extremely fast and the angle was tricky. Zhang Gunli was unprepared and received a bead on his chest and his body was penetrated.
For his level, this injury was nothing, but after receiving this blow, Zhang Gun was defeated.
Daixiu is most afraid of losing his authority. His momentum has declined, his skills have also become loose, and his shattered abacus cannot be quickly restored.
Mr. Kong Fang flashed among the abacus, pulled out a handful of iron abacus, quickly cut his way out, and then came to Zhang Gunli.
Zhang Gunli took out dozens of silver coins from his arms and threw them at Mr. Kong Fang. This was a loan repair technique.
Money and treasure.
If Mr. Kong Fang is hit by a silver dollar, even if he borrows Zhang's money, as long as he is in debt to Loi Xiu, he will suffer a big loss during the fight.
Logically speaking, you have to hide now, and you must not be touched by the silver dollar.
Mr. Kong Fang really didn't hide. He stretched out his hand to catch all the silver coins and hit Zhang Gunli in the face.
Zhang Gunli had no time to complete the technique, so he quickly dodged the silver coins, dodging left and right. He failed to dodge three silver coins, one hit his forehead, one was nailed to his chin, and one was embedded in his cheek bone.
Mr. Kong Fang smiled: "Old Zhang, what do you think? Hit me with a silver dollar? This silver dollar was cast by us in Xuehuapu, so you must listen to us."
Zhang Gun used a lot of strength to pull the silver dollar out of his face.
Mr. Kong Fang shook his folding fan and said, "Old Zhang, I have given you enough face. My junior brother was beaten like this by you. If this debt cannot be settled, we will have to fight to the death today!"
Zhang Gunli was a little hesitant. In the past, when he met such a ruthless person, the matter would have been over. He was not short of money. He had been in the world for so many years and had many uncollectible accounts. He would never risk his life.
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But today's situation is a bit special. He is not here to collect debts. He is here with a mission. Neizhou asked him to kill Mr. Kong Fang as much as possible. If he couldn't kill him, he would have to wait for reinforcements from Neizhou.
Two walnuts were spinning back and forth in his hand, as if Zhang Gunli was about to use his magic weapon.
Mr. Kong Fang looked at Walnut and said, "You don't have many magic weapons anymore. All the good things were given to the fake Zhang Gunli. Once the fake dies, everything will go to Gui Jianchou and Mu Yuejuan."
These things were all told to Mr. Kong Fang by Feng Chongli, but before today, none of them thought that Zhang Gunli was actually a fake.
Zhang Gunli rubbed two walnuts vigorously: "Although I don't know you, you should know me. Since you have heard of my reputation as Zhang Gunli, you should know that I never do business at a loss.
I give out a lot of good things, but I also earn a lot of good things back. Do you dare to bet with me?"
"If you have something good, take it out and let me see it." Mr. Kong Fang casually picked up a wooden abacus and flicked the beads. "I'll do the math for you and see if your life is more valuable or this good thing is more valuable."
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Zhang Gunli rubbed the walnuts but did not touch them for a long time.
Mr. Kong Fang raised his head and said, "Are you stalling for time? Do you want to wait for the reinforcements from Neizhou? Or maybe————-the reinforcements from Neizhou have already arrived?"
While speaking, Mr. Kong Fang looked at the banyan tree behind him.
Although Li Banfeng has a talent that has been overlooked, Mr. Kong Fang's level is too high. If he is not suspicious, he can hide it. If he intends to explore, it will be difficult for Li Banfeng to escape his perception.
"Who is that person in the tree? Is it your helper?" Mr. Kong Fang stared at the banyan tree closely.
Zhang Gunli felt that reinforcements from Neizhou would not come so quickly. If reinforcements did come, they would at least give him a signal.
He had made countless enemies in his life, and he suspected that his enemies might have arrived.
Mr. Kong Fang walked towards the banyan tree step by step. He could not see clearly the true face of the man on the tree.
You also have to watch out for Zhang Gunli behind you.
Li Banfeng, who was squatting on the banyan tree, took out the weapon from his waist.
The bloody Du Wenming stood up from the ground. Although he was seriously injured, he was ready to fight.
There was silence in the jungle.
Mr. Kong Fang is getting closer and closer to the banyan tree.
Dang Dang Dang!
The rattle sounded.
Du Wenming said in surprise: "The boss is here!
Zhang Gunli paused for a second, took out Du Wenming's IOU from his arms, and burned it on the spot:
You’ve still got the money after all.”
After saying that, Zhang Gunli ran away.
The salesman is here.
You can run as fast as you can. If you run slower, you will definitely die.
Du Wenming stumbled towards the banyan tree: "The boss, the boss——·
Mr. Kong Fang grabbed Du Wenming from behind, jumped up and flew out of the forest.
Du Wenming was puzzled: "Brother, the boss is here, why should we leave?"
Mr. Kong Fang said: "Have you forgotten the rules of our Puzi? If people outside Puzi don't talk about what's going on in Puzi, we won't see the boss."
The drum beats and the salesman comes. This is cause and effect.
Li Banfeng sat on a tree, playing a rattle and wiping the sweat from his face.
Chapter completed!