Wandering among the heavens, learning has no end.

Li Lianhua was unaware that Fang Duobing was the same child from back then, and he had almost forgotten about Fang Duobing.

Shan Gudao once taught Fang Duobing martial arts.

At that time, Fang was sick and in poor health, and even needed a wheelchair to go out.

He was completely incapable of practicing martial arts, and Shan Gudao was quite disappointed in him at the time.

At this moment, Li Xiangyi was like a ray of light shining into Fang Duobing's world.

Li Xiangyi gave Fang Duobing a wooden sword and told him that if Fang Duobing could master a hundred basic sword moves with the wooden sword, he could go to him and he would take Fang Duobing as his disciple.

Li Xiangyi comforted Fang Duobing at the time, probably more because Fang was brought back by Shan Gudao.

He had asked Shan Gudao about the child's identity, but Shan Gudao didn't explain it to him, and he didn't care.

I never expected it would be Fang Duobing.

Fang Duobing then slowly recounted the events of the past.

Finally, he added, "Before he left, he told me that a swordsman must hold his sword tightly in order to quell all the injustices in the world."

That was the only time I ever saw Li Xiangyi, and also the last time.

Actually, I don't even remember what he looks like anymore, but I will always remember what he said to me back then. In order to become his apprentice, I would take the bitterest medicine and soak in the coldest springs.

Now I can finally stand up and hold the sword in my hand. I've mastered a hundred basic sword techniques long ago...

But he's gone.

Fang Duobing spoke with a face full of sorrow.

After hearing this, Li Lianhua also remembered Fang Duobing.

Perhaps it was because of their previous encounter, or because Shan Gudao was Fang Duobing's uncle, but he suddenly felt much closer to Fang Duobing.

He picked up his wine bowl and toasted Fang Duobing: "You're doing alright now, you're not disgracing your uncle."

Fang Duobing didn't quite understand, but he still drank a cup with Li Lianhua.

Before long, Fang Duobing was completely drunk, lay down on the ground, and fell asleep.

Seeing Fang Duobing asleep, Ji Yuan smiled and looked at Li Lianhua: "Senior brother, will you take this disciple or not?"

“What do you mean by ‘accept’… Li Xiangyi is dead. I am now Li Lianhua.”

Li Lianhua shook her head.

He kept his word.

It was Li Xiangyi who agreed to take on the apprentice; what does he, Li Lianhua, have to do with it?

"Help us carry him upstairs."

Li Lianhua looked at Ji Yuan and said.

"Row."

Then, Ji Yuan picked up Fang Duobing and put him on the bed on the first floor of the Lotus Pavilion.

There is a bed on both the first and second floors of the Lotus Pavilion, but they are both single beds that can only accommodate one person.

After all, when Li Lianhua was setting up the Lotus Pavilion, she didn't think about finding a partner or anything, so naturally it was a single bed.

Fang Duobing was properly settled.

Li Lianhua then looked at Ji Yuan and said, "Get up early tomorrow and leave him by the roadside. He's not suitable to travel with us."

Li Lianhua knew that seeking out the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance was a very dangerous matter, so she didn't want Fang Duobing to come along.

As for Ji Yuan and Su Xiaoyong, they insisted on coming along, and he couldn't do anything about it, since he still needed Ji Yuan to treat his illness.

Moreover, given Ji Yuan's strength, he felt comfortable letting Ji Yuan and Su Xiaoyong follow along.

Having witnessed Ji Yuan's strength firsthand, he was certain that even if Di Feisheng came, he might not be able to defeat Ji Yuan.

If you're incredibly unlucky and run into Di Feisheng, it's okay.

He knew Di Feisheng well; all he could think about was fighting.

If you fight Ji Yuan to a draw, you'll at most get entangled with Ji Yuan and keep sparring with him.

……

Ji Yuan left the Lotus Pavilion and returned to his carriage.

It was getting late, and Ji Yuan fell asleep holding the soft and cuddly Su Xiaoyong.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning.

After getting up, Ji Yuan went to the Lotus Pavilion and settled Fang Duobing under a tree.

Then Ji Yuan and the other two drove away in their carriage.

……

Not long after, Wangfu and Li'er found Fang Duobing.

Wangfu squatted down and shook Fang Duobing.

"Master, Master."

"Keep drinking..."

Fang Duobing muttered to himself.

"Master."

Wangfu swayed for a while longer.

Soon Fang Duobing finally woke up. When he woke up and saw where he was sitting, he immediately realized that he had been abandoned.

He immediately became angry: "Those two! They're so disloyal! I even invited them for drinks! I poured my heart out to them!"

"Young Master, who are you talking about?"

Wang Fu asked, puzzled.

"Never mind... let's go."

Fang Duobing sighed. If he didn't want to cooperate with him, then so be it. Who cared?

Fang was ill for a long time and left with his page and maid.

Before long, the three arrived at a tavern in the countryside.

In general, there are taverns in the wild where there is a lot of traffic. Taverns not only provide alcohol, but also some food.

After the three of them arrived, they ordered three bowls of porridge made with fermented rice.

It might not even qualify as porridge, as there's more water than rice.

There were also a few cakes.

Fang Duobing looked on with a headache: "Do we really have no money left?"

"It's really gone."

Li'er nodded.

He used to live a life of luxury, and now he really can't stomach this kind of food.

"Wangfu, bring me the bundle, I want to look through it again."

Fang Duobing looked at Wangfu and said.

"Yes, Master."

Wangfu handed the bundle to Fang Duobing.

After Fang Duobing opened the letter, he saw several unfamiliar letters inside.

Where did this letter come from?

Fang Duobing asked in confusion.

“The Lingshan Sect threw out all of Pu Erhuang’s things. When I saw them, I picked up a few letters, intending to burn them for my mother.”

Wang Fu explained.

"I see... Let me see."

Fang Duobing curiously opened the letter and took a look.

Then, Fang Duobing realized something was wrong: "Wait a minute... this letter is grammatically incorrect and nonsensical..."

Fang Duobing immediately checked the other letters.

This is all the case.

However, he discovered the secret behind these letters, which were originally folded, when he looked at just one line and put them together.

Fang Duobing glanced at it; it was a letter that Pu Erhuang hadn't yet sent. The letter contained the content of him apologizing to some demon lord because his whereabouts had been exposed.

"This Demon Lord? In the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance, the only one who can be called a Demon Lord should be the Medicine Demon. Li'er, bring us the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance member handbook that our Heavenly Mystery Hall has collected for many years."

Fang Duobing looked at Li'er and said.

Li'er immediately found a post.

Wang Fu took it first, opened it directly, found the introduction of the Medicine Demon, and read it to Fang Duobing: "Medicine Demon, age unknown, origin unknown, skilled in using poison and medicine, initially became famous in the martial arts world for reviving the dead, suffers from heart disease, has almost no internal strength, is not good at martial arts, and is cunning and treacherous."

"Why does it sound so familiar..."

The name Fang Duobing evoked a strong sense of déjà vu.

"Young Master, isn't this referring to that fake miracle doctor, Li Lianhua?!"

Li'er immediately reminded him.