57: framing

Zhou Yanshan was immediately certain that the other party didn't know about the things he had done.

The other party definitely wasn't from the Law Enforcement Hall; if they were, they would have come straight to the door.

Why would they waste words here?

So the other party is someone that Gu Changan kid offended!

There's no need to cover for him; let that kid resolve it himself!

If he survives, count it as his good luck; if not, it doesn't matter!

Early Stage Qi Refining—his cultivation is a bit low for my team!

Zhou Yanshan instantly decided Gu Changan's fate.

Zhou Yanshan replied coldly, "You'll have to pay more! 200 Spirit Stones!"

The Thin Man laughed in anger, "Insatiable greed? Then just you wait!"

The Thin Man planned to deal with Zhou Yanshan as well; after all, he was carrying out the Saint's orders.

If anything happens, the Saint will take the blame!

For the sake of Face, the Saint would also protect him!

Now Zhou Yanshan got anxious; he couldn't let people target him and cause trouble for no reason.

"For 200 Spirit Stones, I will transfer the other members of the team away!"

"So they won't get in your way!"

The Thin Man was stunned upon hearing this; it turned out he had misunderstood the other party!

He chuckled, "You're quite sensible!"

"200 Spirit Stones it is!"

"Someone will deliver it to your restaurant later. How do you plan to lure Gu Changan out?"

Zhou Yanshan thought for a moment, "There's an official road south of the city where Bandit Cultivators are said to appear!"

"I'll have him go investigate tomorrow!"

"If you can't handle it tomorrow, don't come looking for me again!"

After hearing this, the Thin Man felt the other party's words made sense and were feasible!

"That's none of your business. Just don't cause extra trouble!"

"That way, it's better for everyone!"

After ending the communication, the Fat Man asked, "Is this reliable?"

"He's a captain; why would he help others set up his own team member?"

The Thin Man shrugged, "How should I know?"

"I originally wanted to use the Saint's name!"

"But before I could even bring up the Saint's name, the other party agreed!"

"It seems this Zhou Yanshan isn't a good person either!"

"As long as he lures Gu Changan out tomorrow as he said."

"It can be considered his pledge of loyalty."

"No need to worry about him reporting us; besides, he doesn't even know who we are!"

"Right?"

After hearing this, the Fat Man thought about it and it seemed to be the case!

The target probably has several thousand Spirit Stones on him; once dealt with, the two of them would split it, over 1000 Spirit Stones each.

Foundation Establishment is in sight!

The two began to fantasize, but they still kept a close eye on Gu Changan's small courtyard.

Gu Changan still didn't know he was being targeted by others, and they had already divided up his Spirit Stones!

After finishing a day of Cultivation, Gu Changan felt somewhat emotional.

There are very few means available during the Qi Refining Stage.

One can only rely on their own Spells and some Talismans for combat.

The bonus from a Magical Artifact isn't very large; the greater the power of the Magical Artifact, the more Qi it consumes.

It's simply not suitable for long battles.

As for Magic Treasures, Gu Changan hasn't cultivated Divine Sense yet, so he can't use them at all.

He might have his Qi sucked dry in an instant!

Gu Changan could only work day and night to raise his Realm, taking two top-grade qi gathering pills a day.

Early the next morning, Gu Changan picked up his identity Token and received another transmission from Zhou Yanshan: "Fellow Daoist Gu, according to reliable sources, the Evil Cultivator I mentioned yesterday..."

"...might have arrived in our Wenxing City."

"If you have time, go patrol the official road outside the south of the city!"

"Your cultivation is low, so it shouldn't be easy to trigger the Evil Cultivator's alertness!"

When Gu Changan first heard he was being asked to deal with an Evil Cultivator, wasn't that seeking death?

But then he heard it was just an investigation, which didn't seem dangerous.

Just taking a look from a distance—who would know if he actually went?

Even if there really was an Evil Cultivator and he didn't find them.

He could just excuse himself by saying he didn't see them, and they weren't there when he was!

Gu Changan paused his thoughts: "Is it dangerous?"

"Also, how do I judge if the other party is an Evil Cultivator?"

"They won't have the words 'Evil Cultivator' written on their Faces, will they?"

Zhou Yanshan was in a bit of a bind; he had already received the two hundred Spirit Stones.

But he hadn't fooled Gu Changan into going out yet!

"Just look from a distance and see if anyone is fighting there."

"If there's a fight, see if they are using Evil Arts."

"The kind of Spells that command ghosts to fight!"

"Or some kind of evil Magical Artifact!"

Gu Changan: "ten thousand souls banner?"

Hearing this, Gu Changan was no longer sleepy.

Gu Changan also wanted to see a ten thousand souls banner!

In the novels of his past life, it was written: if you don't work hard in cultivation, you'll end up as a brother in the ten thousand souls banner.

Hahaha, just thinking about it makes me happy!

But most importantly, Gu Changan had already cultivated to the qi refining level 8 and hadn't been through a battle.

Gu Changan also wanted to test his skills.

Previously in the trial formation array, he had always used fire coverage.

Bombarding with a large number of Talismans didn't provide any training effect at all.

Going outside the city this time was just right for an experiment.

To see the results of his cultivation, but he still had to be careful!

For a ten thousand souls banner, are there Talismans to deal with ghosts?

He had to hurry and get some; he didn't have the ability to protect his Divine Soul.

If he was attacked by a ghost, wouldn't he be dead?

Gu Changan thought for a moment and replied, "Then I'll go take a look!"

Hearing Gu Changan's voice, Zhou Yanshan finally felt relieved!

This deal of his was considered complete, but he was also curious if Gu Changan could survive.

Then he instructed Lin Mei, "Send our people to the south of the city to watch Gu Changan!"

"Hide far away and don't let them find you!"

"If Gu Changan dies, don't worry about it!"

"Just make sure to see clearly who killed him!"

"If the two sides are evenly matched, or if Gu Changan kills the other party."

"Then tell them to kill both Gu Changan and the other party!"

"We'll take everything!"

Zhou Yanshan estimated that Gu Changan must have good things on him!

Lin Mei bowed slightly, listening to Zhou Yanshan's instructions with a Face full of admiration.

"Okay, I understand!"

"I'll get right on it!"

Lin Mei went to instruct her subordinates with a smile.

Gu Changan didn't know he had become meat on a chopping board.

Everyone wanted a piece of him!

Gu Changan arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, wanting to see if there were any Talismans to deal with the Divine Soul!

Generally, such Talismans aren't seen on the market; he could only hope the Treasure Pavilion had some in their collection!

Gu Changan used the Disguise Art to turn into a square-faced Cultivator.

When entering the Treasure Pavilion, he restored his cultivation to the qi refining level 8.

At this time, the Attendant saw a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator and immediately came up to greet him.

"What would this Fellow Daoist like to buy?"

"Our shop has everything!"

"I'm not boasting!"

"If our shop doesn't have it, it probably can't be found on the market!"

"If it's not on the market, our shop most likely has it!"

"Even if our shop doesn't have it, we can transfer it from the headquarters for you!"