People shouldn't be so selfish

Hearing Li Lianhua speak like that, Fang Duobing was a little annoyed, but times had changed. Now he not only wanted to get some food from Li Lianhua, but also wanted to trick her into becoming his travel companion.

"Hey, Li Lianhua, what do you mean you don't make friends? I've always considered you a friend. And what about Cao Hansheng from Yucheng? Isn't he your friend too?"

"Do as you please, whatever makes you happy," he said. He lit an incense stick and then brought out his homemade hawthorn and rock sugar water. He had just filled a bowl when Fang Duobing snatched it from him and took a sip with relish.

"Was this served to you?"

"Hmm, it tastes good. Your hawthorns are quite good. If you dried them and added some dried tangerine peel, it would be even better. By the way, you added a bit too much rock sugar, making it too sweet. But overall, it's still very good."

"Wow, I didn't realize you had such a big appetite."

"Of course! To tell you the truth, back in the day, I had a bit of a reputation in the capital's brothels. How about it, doesn't your Lotus Pavilion need someone like me who can both eat well and fight?"

"You really enjoy wandering the martial world so much? Why not just live a comfortable life as a young master? Young Master Fang, there are plenty of righteous people in the martial world. They won't miss you. I advise you to go back, so your parents won't have to worry."

"But one more of me won't make a difference. I must join Baichuan Academy. Although Sigu Gate is gone, I will protect the last glory of my master, Li Xiangyi—Baichuan Academy."

It's impossible for Li Lianhua to be completely unmoved by these words. He glanced at Fang Duobing with a complicated expression and said, "As a person, you can't always live up to other people's expectations. You have to learn to live for yourself."

"Li Lianhua, people can't be so selfish. If my master Li Xiangyi thought like this, he wouldn't have created the Sigu Sect. And now that the great demon Di Feisheng is still alive, I should be like my master and deal with this great demon."

"If your master, Li Xiangyi, knew what happened to him later, he might regret founding the Sigu Sect."

"Li Lianhua, you are not allowed to speak of my master like that."

You, wait, no, why are you so dizzy, Li Lianhua, you... ..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fang Duobing slumped onto the table. Li Lianhua looked at him like this and said, "With your condition, you still want to roam the world like others? You should just get some sleep and go home."

Then he shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Li Xiangyi, where is Li Xiangyi in this world? Only the wandering ghost Li Lianhua remains. Silly boy, why take life so seriously? You should live like Brother Cao and be happier."

Then Li Lianhua placed Fang Duobing on a large rock under the shade of a tree, and then rode away in the Lotus Pavilion. Several hours later, when Fang Duobing woke up, he found that the Lotus Pavilion was gone.

After being confused for a while, he realized he had been abandoned again and was furious. "Li Lianhua, you've left me stranded on the side of the road again! You just wait!"

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About twelve or thirteen days later, Yu Qiushuang arrived at Cao Hansheng's courtyard with a letter of intelligence. She waited until Cao Hansheng finished his practice in the pavilion before approaching him.

"Sir, there's news about what you asked us to do. Strange things have happened at Park Chu Mountain. Seven headless corpses have suddenly appeared by the roadside, with gold, silver, jewels, and other funerary objects hanging on their bodies."

Some say it was a treasure brought from a first-class tomb, the mausoleum of King Fangji. It's just a mystery why the tomb robber died by the roadside, losing his head in the process.

"Yes, I understand. Your martial arts have improved rapidly recently. You already had a good foundation, but you lacked experience in actual combat. Now you have reached the threshold of a first-class master. As long as you practice more, a breakthrough is just around the corner."

"Sir, are you leaving?"

"Yes, I came to Jade City this time because of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance and to help a friend. Now that things have come to an end, it's time for me to go out and travel."

"Since you are leaving, I dare not stop you. But I wish to travel with you so that I can serve you tea and water when you are tired from the journey."

"You are the city lord of Jade City. Countless people above and below depend on you for their livelihood. How can you just leave like this? Besides, I am used to being alone. If you come with me, you will only cause trouble."

"gentlemen..."

"Enough said, my mind is made up. By the way, you want to have my son, Cao Hansheng's son, and I don't object to that, but now is not the time."

"Sir, do you mean you will come back?"

"You're not welcoming?"

"How could I not welcome you? Without you, there would be no Qiushuang, and no Yucheng today. Qiushuang cannot live without you. So today, I will perform another song for you and wait for your return in Yucheng."

"Oh... hiss."

Meanwhile, inside the main hall of Baichuan Academy, after listening to Bai Jianghe's account of Puchushan's matter, Ji Hanfo said, "Yes, I know about this. Biqiu has already sent people there, and we should have news soon."

"Fang Duobing is also nearby, and I'm afraid he'll get involved too. That kid's become a bit obsessed with solving cases. By the way, did Shishui tell you about the Jade City incident?"

"As I said, Zongzheng Mingzhu is, after all, the prime minister's grandson, and given his official position, it is only reasonable for him to be handed over to the court's supervisory department."

"That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about Cao Hansheng and the itinerant doctor Li Lianhua. Cao Hansheng defeated Shi Shui in one move, and his martial arts skills are no less than Xiang Yi's back then."

Moreover, this person's conduct is both righteous and wicked. If he were to wreak havoc on the martial arts world, I'm afraid no one would be able to control him. At that time, our Baichuan Academy would be the first to bear the brunt.

And then there's Li Lianhua. Rumor has it that his birth and origins are unknown, and he owns a mysterious lotus pavilion. His medical skills are said to be able to heal the wounded and revive the dead. Just as mysterious as Cao Hansheng, I always feel uneasy about him.

"Li Lianhua is easy to talk to. After all, there is never a shortage of skilled itinerant doctors in the martial arts world. Moreover, these kinds of people will always do some shocking things in order to convince people."

As for Cao Hansheng, although he is ruthless, he has never indiscriminately killed innocent people since he started his career. The people he killed were all people who had caused him trouble first. As long as you don't provoke them, you should be fine.

Of course, we can't take this lightly. Our people in the Northwest need to keep a close eye on Yucheng to prevent any irreparable trouble from arising.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

Shi Shui did not mention Cao Hansheng's challenge to Baichuan Academy. As for why he did not say so, Shi Shui himself probably did not know. Perhaps it was for Li Xiangyi, or perhaps it was for something else. Therefore, Ji Hanfo and Bai Jianghe were even more unaware of this matter.

At Yu Qiushuang's enthusiastic urging, Cao Hansheng stayed another day. From the day he arrived in Yucheng, it had only been a little over a month. He personally held her waist and watched her change day by day.

Lu Xun was absolutely right. When a woman is determined to change herself, even her DNA will change. However, Cao Hansheng thinks Yu Qiushuang will be a good city lord because this girl has a kind of ruthlessness.

The journey from Yucheng to Puchu Mountain was not short. Even with Cao Hansheng riding at full speed, it took him nine days and nine nights to reach Huilong Town at the foot of Puchu Mountain. Not far from the town's entrance, he saw Li Lianhua's Lotus Pavilion.