CH 278

That night, the county magistrate of Pixian had a great time and didn't wake up until late morning.

When he found out that Li Huowang was leaving, he brought his wife and children to see him off, despite his hangover.

"Sir, have a safe journey. I will report yesterday's incident to the higher-ups in detail. I wish you a bright future and a smooth journey!"

Yang Hongzhi smiled and kept bowing to Li Huowang, even though the wound on his chin was still bleeding.

No matter what he was thinking, his attitude was flawless.

The crowd, including Bai Lingmiao, frowned at his words. Although Yang Hongzhi spoke well, he didn't express any meaning towards Li Huowang's departure.

"County Magistrate Yang, can you provide a road guide? My guide got soaked in alcohol last night."

Through Bai Lingmiao, Li Huowang knew that the rules were different here in Daliang, where there were many big cities.

Although this little matter couldn't trouble Li Huowang, he didn't want Bai Lingmiao to climb over the wall every time for such a small matter.

"A road guide? Of course!"

With the matter in Pixian solved and his official hat preserved, providing a few road guides was nothing.

As an official, Yang Hongzhi had done enough in the eyes of the people of Pixian. He drove three or four miles before reluctantly returning.

"If he keeps sending us off like this, people will think he's sending off his father. I wonder if he gave us some money for the road."

The scholar spat on the ground, looking disgusted.

"Snap!" The copper pipe hit him on the mouth, sparking.

Li Huowang didn't care about the father and son from the Lu family. His mind was full of the conversation with the debtor from last night.

He had finally taken the first step, but it was incredibly difficult.

The other party only said they would report back and didn't say yes or no. He didn't know how they would respond.

To be safe, he needed to have a backup plan.

If they didn't agree, it was fine. He was afraid that the debtor was a member of the Taoist sects that deceive beings, which was the most fatal.

The monk beside him touched Li Huowang's copper coin mask.

"Don't worry. You haven't taken it off even when you sleep these days. They won't find out you're Xinsu."

"As long as they don't find out, we have a way out."

Li Huowang didn't feel relieved by the monk's comfort. Relying solely on the mask to hide his identity was too risky.

He had to find other ways to protect himself as soon as possible.

The monk was right about one thing: strength was the most important. With enough strength, road guides could also represent temporary identities, making Li Huowang and his companions half citizens of Daliang."Clang clang clang clang~~" accompanied by Dog Wa's continuous drumming, Lv Juren, dressed up as a young man, lifted the curtain and walked onto the stage to start singing.

The newly adapted opera was enjoyed by the tenants under the stage, who threw grains and money onto the stage.

Some children even threw a basket of mud loaches onto the stage, scaring the beggar dressed as Luo Juanhua and causing laughter from the audience below.

On a muddy roadside, Lv Zhuangyuan was smiling and counting coins with Zhao Wu, one by one.

Beside him, Li Huowang looked at the coins that had been strung together with a rope around Zhao Wu on the carriage, feeling somewhat surprised.

Since changing their singing style, the Lv family troupe had earned much more money than before, and as the owner, he got half of it.

Now the Lv family troupe was not only a golden goose, but at least a double-yolked one, and it would always be so.

"Hey! Zhao Wu, our accounts match up. Let's eat something good tonight, like mud loach stuffed tofu!"

The mud loaches were already available, and the "good food" that Lv Zhuangyuan mentioned was just some tofu bought in the village.

After getting along for so long, Li Huowang already knew the other's character. "Lv Master, I didn't see Lv Xiucai singing just now. Where is he?"

As soon as he heard his son's name, Lv Zhuangyuan's smiling face drooped. "Him? Forget it. Even if he really learns magic, I'm afraid he won't help me in my old age. In the future, we'll have to rely on our Tongsheng. Isn't that right, my good grandson?"

Watching Lv Zhuangyuan playing with his grandson, Li Huowang walked towards a large rock in the distance where Lv Xiucai was practicing.

As he approached, Li Huowang heard Lv Xiucai chanting, "Purple Qi, clear spirit, bright Qi, true mouth, descending induction, all in virtual photography!"

The copper coins arranged side by side on the rock in front of him instantly stacked together with a snap.

With a sudden stomp of his foot, another snap, and the stacked coins instantly flipped over and separated.

After practicing for so long, and memorizing everything without understanding a single character, Lv Xiucai had really learned it.

Seeing him, Li Huowang finally understood how much suffering Danyang Zi had gone through to reach that level before he died.

"Master! You're doing well. How have you been feeling lately?" Li Huowang asked while paying attention to Lv Xiucai's expression.

"Very good! Very, very good!" Lv Xiucai, who felt that he had learned magic, had a red face and a loud voice, completely different from his previous self.

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Li Huowang felt a little disappointed but also relieved at the same time.

He was disappointed because it seemed that his previous guess was a bit different. Compared to other sects, it seemed that the Lu teachings had not driven away the hostility in Lv Xiucai's body.

But he was relieved because Lv Xiucai had reached this level of proficiency without any problems, which proved that this set of teachings had not been left with any hidden dangers, and he could start practicing it himself.

"It's good that you're doing well, but why don't you go help your father sing?"Upon hearing this, Lv Xiucai showed extreme disdain on his face. "I am now a master of supernatural abilities. How can I go back and join those of the ninth rank?"

Hearing this, Li Huowang couldn't help but frown. Honestly, he was starting to find Lv Xiucai annoying. He hadn't even turned his life around yet, but he was already looking down on his own father and older brother.

But he was destined to be disappointed. Han Fu's martial arts were meant to be used with the Copper Coin Sword. Lv Xiucai only learned one method of controlling the Copper Coin Sword, and without the sword, this method was useless.