I Just Won’t Play by the Book - Chapter 154

“Brother Wang!? Is that you?”

“F*ck!? You recognized me just like that!?” Jiang Beiran was shocked and cursed in his heart. Regardless of whether it was the last time he saw Li Fucheng or this time, he was dressed in Suit of Blending In. Under such circumstances, Li Fucheng was actually able to recognize him at a glance.

“D*mn it, what an unreasonable main character’s power…’

Since he was recognized, Jiang Beiran no longer tried to hide it. He nodded and said, “I didn’t expect Brother Li to still remember me. I’m really flattered.”

Now, it was obvious that Li Fucheng would definitely be able to get the most information out of the Yellow Gang. Moreover, Jiang Beiran had also developed a great interest in Li Fucheng, so he went to look for Li Fucheng directly. Moreover, the system did not trigger any option, so he just walked towards Li Fucheng

When he heard the words “Brother Wang”, Tang Tingshuang, who was standing in front of the Yellow Gang, immediately revealed an extremely surprised expression. She immediately put away her sword and said, “Greetings, Brother Wang! I was too rash just now. I apologize to you.”

“It’s okay. It’s my fault for showing up suddenly.” Jiang Beiran laughed after he said that. “Long time no see. I see you’re two are getting close.”

“Bro… Brother Wang, don’t make fun of us.” Tang Tingshuang lowered her head and said with a red face.

Looking at Tang Tingshuang, who looked like a middle school girl who was in love, Jiang Beiran could not bear to tease her anymore. After all, he had not even started, yet Tang Tingshuang was already so shy. If he kept teasing her, she would probably faint.

“Shuang… Sister Tang, quickly go and get a bowl of sesame paste for Brother Wang.” “Yes, I’ll go right away.” Tang Tingshuang replied and quickly ran to the kitchen.

“Brother Wang, please take a seat.” Li Fucheng wiped the yellow wooden chair with his sleeve and gestured for Jiang Beiran to take a seat.

“Thank you.” Sitting on the chair, Jiang Beiran cupped his hands towards Li Fucheng and said, “I wonder if I should call you Brother Li now, or hero Mo-Yun?”

Li Fucheng was stunned when he heard that, and he answered a little embarrassedly, “Brother Wang, you already know about it?”

“Haha, you are now well-known in Rivernorth. Everyone knows about you.”

“Actually, I only gave some little helps to the people.” Speaking of this, Li Fucheng asked, “Brother Wang, how did you know that I was here?”

“I came down the mountain today to do some shopping. When I passed by Luoxia Town, I just happened to hear the voices of people welcoming you, so I wanted to chat with you. I’m not disturbing you, am I?” “Not at all, of course you’re not disturbing me! It’s more like I’ve always wanted to visit you to thank you, Brother Wang. It’s just that I haven’t been able to find any decent appreciation gifts, so I haven’t set off for a long time.”

“You don’t have to be so polite. I didn’t help you much either.” However, after hearing this, Li Fucheng immediately cupped his hands and said, “I know that you’re just being humble, but I would never forget your kindness of saving my life. Also… ever since I met you, I feel that everything around me has suddenly become better. I believe that you must be the destined person that my Third Uncle mentioned.”

When he saw Li Fucheng bow to him, a thought appeared in Jiang Beiran’s mind, “If I take in an underling with main character’s plot armor, would it be able to offset some of the malice that this world has towards me…?”.

However, Jiang Beiran was only thinking about it. After all, there were too many main characters whose friends died as the plot moving on. If Li Fucheng was a main character who completed his character arc because of his friend’s sacrifice, then Jiang Beiran would be sending himself to be used as fuel.

At this moment, Tang Tingshuang came out with sesame paste. He placed the bowl in front of Jiang Beiran and said, “Brother Wang, have a taste. I’ve been grinding it all day.”

“Thank you.” Jiang Beiran nodded and scooped a spoonful into his mouth.

In an instant, all kinds of flavors filled his mouth. The unique fragrance of peanuts, the sweetness of almonds, and the fragrant and soft sesame paste were truly a rare delicacy.

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“It’s delicious. The ingredients are really good.” Jiang Beiran nodded.

“I’m glad you like it. Then you guys continue to chat. I’ll grind some more.” After Tang Tingshuang said that, she walked to the kitchen.

After Tang Tingshuang left, Jiang Beiran took another sip of the sesame paste and said, “You are really lucky to have such a good confidant.”

“Brother… Brother Wang, don’t make fun of me.” Li Fucheng lowered his head and said with a red face.

Seeing the exact same reaction of the two, Jiang Beiran couldn’t help but laugh. But at the same time, he was suddenly a little worried about Tang Tingshuang. After all, as a heroine for the main character, she would probably have to go through more hardships than Li Fucheng. After finishing all the sesame paste, Jiang Beiran put down the bowl and said, “Actually, I came to look for you today because I have something to ask you.”.

Lie Fucheng also knew that Brother Wang’s sudden appearance was definitely not purely to reminisce about old times, so he immediately nodded seriously and said, “Please say it, Brother Wang.”

“I heard that you have been dealing with the Yellow Gang for quite a long time. Then, do you know what kind of force it is backed by?”

Lie Fucheng listened and thought for a moment before he looked at Jiang Beiran and asked, “I wonder if you can tell me why you want to ask about the Yellow Gang?”

“In order to uproot the Yellow Gang.”

When he heard Jiang Beiran’s bold claim, Li Fucheng was obviously stunned.

“Did the people from the Yellow Gang offended

you?”

“No, it’s for a more important purpose. If you know anything about the Yellow Gang, please don’t hesitate to tell me.”

“Since you’re eager to know, then I won’t hide it anymore. Actually, there are some things that have been hidden in my heart for a long time and no one has told me. I’ll tell you all about it now.”

“Hiss…”

After Jiang Beiran heard it, he secretly pleased, “It seems like I’ve dug up a treasure!”

Taking a deep breath, Li Fucheng said, “I wonder if you still remember that I’m the son of the cult master of the Church of Blood Inferno.”

“Of course I remember.” Jiang Beiran nodded. “When I was still in the cult, Third Uncle told me…”

“Pfft…”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Beiran almost spat out the sesame paste that he had already eaten. Jiang Beiran originally thought that Li Fucheng was going to use his father as an excuse, but he did not expect Li Fucheng would mention his Third Uncle again.

However, Li Fucheng did not notice Jiang Beiran’s reaction and continued to speak, “Third Uncle told me that the demonic cult is brewing a plan. They want to set up a trap to lure the disciples of the righteous sect and weaken the power of the righteous sect from the bottom up. However, Third Uncle’s words are obviously just a pretense. If they really set up such a trap, the person who set it up is definitely not trying to weaken the power of the underlings of the righteous sect, but to provoke a war between the righteous sects and demonic cults.”

“Third Uncle is clever!” Jiang Beiran gave Third Uncle a thumbs up in his heart. He looked at Li Fucheng and nodded, “What your Third Uncle said made sense. What happened after that?”

“After that, a few demonic cult emissaries came to look for my father, but they were all chased away by him. After that, a few demonic cult masters came to visit him together. This time, he couldn’t directly chase them away.”

“Can you tell me who these demonic cult masters who came to look for your father are?”

“Of course.”

Jiang Beiran was also a little stunned when he heard Li Fucheng’s straightforward answer. He expected that Li Fucheng would say something like his father, or his Third Uncle not allowed him to tell anyone about these names. However, Jiang Beiran didn’t expect Li Fucheng to agree so easily.

This saved a lot of Jiang Beiran’s time.

“Brother Wang, please come close to my ear.”

“Okay.” Jiang Beiran nodded and put his ear in front of Li Fucheng.

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Silently memorizing the four names Li Fucheng had mentioned, Jiang Beiran nodded to himself. He immediately felt that the something big would happen to the demonic cults.

“Thank you. I will make good use of this information to subvert the Yellow Gang.”

After hearing Jiang Beiran’s words, Li Fucheng continued, “In addition, I heard Third Uncle say that someone from the Imperial Court came to look for my father.”

“The Imperial Court!?”

Jiang Beiran was shocked. He really did not expect that the Imperial Court’s personnel would be involved in this matter.

The Land of the Black Dragon was divided into twenty-four provinces. Naturally, these provinces were divided by a few rulers. When Jiang Beiran once understood the history of The Land of the Black Dragon. He could not help but exclaim in his heart, ‘This place is much more chaotic than the Three Kingdoms.”

The Land of the Black Dragon had a total of twelve powerful countries and countless small countries. Not to mention the Three Kingdoms, even the Warring States period could not compare to it.

And with countries, the Imperial Court would come out to take charge of the overall situation,

However, in this continent where the strong were respected, if the emperor was a weakling and did not have any powerful cultivators to assist him, then the Imperial Court would be nothing in the eyes of most cultivators. Just from this point alone, it was the same regardless of whether it was the righteous sects or the demonic cults.

Fengzhou and Lanzhou belonged to the same country, and their national title was Sheng. Sheng was considered to be in the middle and lower reaches of the twelve countries, so the influence of Imperial Court was also weak here.

This was also why Jiang Beiran was surprised when he heard that the Imperial Court was trying to interfere in this matter.