Chapter 683: Our Family's Cloud

Bai Wusong was taking Qiu Luoye to the Gang's Restricted Area. Qiu Luoye said, "Old Seven, let's go together. We can treat it as a stroll."

Hearing this, Bai Wusong's expression became troubled.

The Gang's Restricted Area was not a place outsiders could enter.

Li Banfeng waved his hand and said, "Brother Qiu, you go ahead. I've been busy traveling around these past few days and haven't had a moment's rest. Today, I'd like to get some proper rest."

Qiu Luoye nodded and said, "Then go back and rest. Tomorrow, we brothers can continue having fun."

Bai Wusong said, "We probably won't be back tomorrow. The journey is quite far, and our restricted area is quite large."

Qiu Luoye snorted, "Back then, when I wanted to go, you wouldn't let me. Now that you're inviting me, I don't really feel like moving. Old Seven, you stay home and relax for a couple of days. I'll try to go and come back as soon as possible."

Upon returning to his residence, Li Banfeng gave his butler and servants a month's leave.

The butler couldn't understand why Li Banfeng, who rarely returned home for more than a few days a year, would send them home after finally coming back.

An old woman said to the butler, "I haven't even seen what the master looks like, and now he's letting us go?"

The butler waved his hand, "I haven't seen him much either. If he tells you to go, then go. Isn't it good to go home and see your grandchildren? 'I finally found this job, and I haven't even received my wages yet, so how can I just—'"

The butler frowned, "Who said you wouldn't get paid? Who said you were fired? It's just a month's leave for you to go home. Look how scared you are! The master said you'll still get paid for this month, plus extra travel expenses: two silver dollars per person. Hurry up and take it."

Two silver dollars per person for travel expenses!

The old woman's hands trembled as she held the money. "What is this for? How dare I take this?"

The butler urged, "Take the money, pack your things, and leave quickly. If you're slow, the master will scold me again."

Before long, everyone in the household had left. Li Banfeng brought out a lounge chair and lay in the courtyard, watching the clouds.

This was quite peculiar. In Greenwater City, Li Banfeng could clearly see the peddler's cloud from his villa, and the cloud's position remained fixed. But in Seven Autumn City, Li Banfeng couldn't see the peddler's cloud. What was the reason for this?

Li Banfeng returned to his portable dwelling and, with Zhao Xiaowan, carried out a massive cloud. This cloud was created by Li Banfeng using his 'Golden House to Hide Beauty' skill. Initially, it wasn't very large, about the size of a sofa. His wife inflated it with some steam, and the expanded cloud became roughly the same size as Li Banfeng's courtyard. Li Banfeng's courtyard in Seven Autumn City was indeed quite spacious, with over ten main and side rooms, as well as rockeries, pavilions, a pond, a small tower, and a garden. Such a large cloud could only take shape with his wife's power, but the crucial point was that it was drawn, and how long Li Banfeng's technique could sustain it remained uncertain.

"My dear, wait for me here."

Xiaowan was worried. "My husband, I've only heard of the Cloud Gate Technique; I've never seen it. In Puluo Province, there's an unnamable barrier in the sky that clouds cannot reach. If you can't sustain it, just let go of this false cloud. Please don't push yourself and try to fly onto the cloud!"

"Can't reach? I've been on the peddler's cloud before, so how could I not reach it?"

Li Banfeng flew into the sky with the "cloud." His previous perception was quite accurate: this "cloud" was indeed like cotton, and the steam inside could coalesce, entirely due to his wife's technique. As Xiaowan moved further and further away from Banfeng, her control over the steam also weakened. After flying for a short while, the technique completely dissipated, and the "cloud" began to "leak steam." Seeing the cloud shrink, Li Banfeng could only hasten his ascent.

"No. He truly couldn't fly any higher."

Upon reaching a certain altitude, Li Banfeng seemed to hit his limit; every step upward became exceedingly difficult. He knew most of his techniques were crude, but his 'Riding the Wind and Clouds' skill was well-practiced. While searching for White Falcon Commandery, he had flown for several days straight. Why couldn't he fly anymore? Was this the limit of his technique?

He persisted for a long time, barely managing to fly a few more feet. His physical exertion was too great, and the moment Li Banfeng relaxed, he plummeted to the ground. The steam in the "cloud" had mostly leaked out. Li Banfeng lay on the "cloud," his face pale, unable to speak for a long time.

Zhao Xiaowan was heartbroken. "My husband, rest for a bit. Don't push yourself anymore."

Li Banfeng gasped for a long time, then asked his wife, "Is there any better flying technique? My dear, teach me a couple of moves."

Zhao Xiaowan gave Li Banfeng water and some medicinal powder. "My husband, you've truly stumped your humble servant. Among flying techniques, 'Riding the Wind and Clouds' is the best of the best. Your humble servant genuinely doesn't know of any flying technique superior to it."

Li Banfeng tickled Xiaowan's armpit. "That's not right. When I was learning 'Riding the Wind and Clouds,' you seemed quite disdainful."

Zhao Xiaowan struggled and said, "My dear husband, that was just to annoy that girl Hong Ying. Your humble servant truly doesn't know any better methods."

Li Banfeng looked up at the sky, shaking his head repeatedly. "It's still quite a distance from the clouds in the sky."

Zhao Xiaowan said, "Didn't I tell you, husband? The clouds in Puluo Province cannot be touched."

Li Banfeng didn't believe it. If the technique wasn't the problem, then the problem must be with himself. He sent his wife back to the portable dwelling and brought out Hong Ying.

"Yingying, take a look at my 'Riding the Wind and Clouds' technique. Point out anything that's wrong."

"Seventh Master, I already taught you the essentials of the technique when you were floating on the sea." To be honest, Hong Ying wasn't very keen on observing Li Banfeng's technique; his skills seemed rather childish in her eyes. But after Li Banfeng began to fly, Hong Ying looked at him with new respect. "Seventh Master, this technique is well-executed, better than your other travel cultivation techniques."

Li Banfeng landed and asked, "Then why can't I touch the clouds in the sky?"

Hong Ying smiled, "Let alone you, I've never touched them in my life, nor have I heard of anyone touching them."

"Can't even 'A Thousand Miles Apart' reach them?"

Hong Ying shook her head. "'A Thousand Miles Apart' cannot fly above the clouds. I've tried it; I couldn't fly any higher once I was a hundred or so zhang away from the clouds."

If 'A Thousand Miles Apart' couldn't even reach them, were the clouds truly untouchable?

Li Banfeng asked Hong Ying, "Don't you know about the Cloud Gate Technique either?"

Hong Ying shook her head. "I've never heard of such a technique."

Both his wife and Hong Ying said the same? Did the peddler lie to me? Perhaps the Cloud Gate Technique wasn't as simple as just flying into the sky?

Seeing that Li Qi didn't believe her, Hong Ying personally took him flying a few times. Her maximum flying height was similar to Li Banfeng's. There seemed to be an invisible barrier in the high altitude, preventing both of them from ascending further. Hong Ying told Li Banfeng, "My elders at home told me this is an 'unnamable barrier,' and it cannot be crossed."

His wife also mentioned the 'unnamable barrier' earlier, so it seemed to be a special concept.

"What is an 'unnamable barrier'? Where does it come from?"

Hong Ying shook her head. "I can't explain it clearly. My family just told me that we definitely can't fly any higher from here."

The more Li Banfeng thought about it, the more anxious he became. He flew dozens of times, exhausting himself until his face turned blue-purple. Hong Ying also grew afraid and quickly sent Li Banfeng back to the portable dwelling.

Lying in bed, Li Banfeng still wouldn't give up. "My dear, have you seen any records about the Cloud Gate Technique?"

Zhao Xiaowan thought for a moment and said, "I've seen some records. There's a story in 'A Thousand Words After Tea' that once spoke of a cloud cultivator who learned the Cloud Gate Technique and crossed the unnamable barrier in the sky. He built a palace on the clouds and even molded many small figures from clouds to help him with weaving, farming, and daily chores. Later, missing his wife, he jumped down from the clouds, returned home, and wanted to bring her up to the clouds with him. Unfortunately, he couldn't use the Cloud Gate Technique, and despite many attempts, he never managed to return to the clouds."

After hearing the story, Li Banfeng remained silent. Firstly, the story did not explain how to use the Cloud Gate Technique. Secondly, the book 'A Thousand Words After Tea' was not much different from 'Extensive Records of Jokes,' which Li Banfeng was familiar with; the authenticity of its contents was highly questionable.

Zhao Xiaowan said, "My husband, all the records your humble servant has read come from such books. How can any of it be trustworthy?"

Hong Ying, from the side, said, "I truly haven't heard of the Cloud Gate Technique, but I know this story, and I even know what happens next."

Zhao Xiaowan exclaimed, "What 'next'?"

Hong Ying seriously said, "It's recorded in 'The Collection of Embroidered Frost' that after this cultivator returned to the mortal world, he first lingered with his wife for over a month. Then he grew tired of it and flew back to the heavens alone. Suddenly, six goddesses appeared in the sky, and he continued to linger with the goddesses..."

Zhao Xiaowan held Hong Ying down and gave her over a dozen hard spanks. "Your husband is discussing serious matters here! Why are you bringing up 'The Collection of Embroidered Frost'!"

Hong Ying felt wronged but dared not say more.

Ninth Mistress said from the side, "The Cloud Gate Technique is real. I've seen it."

Zhao Xiaowan's face sank as she said, "Have you been reading 'The Collection of Embroidered Frost' too?"

Ninth Mistress scoffed, "I haven't read such books. I've seen A'Yi use the Cloud Gate Technique."

Hong Ying frowned. "You're just listening to that crazy woman's nonsense, aren't you?"

Ninth Mistress said, "A'Yi is a bit crazy, but this isn't nonsense. You haven't heard of the Cloud Gate Technique because it appeared during a very special period. At that time, the peddler had just conquered Puluo Province, and you and Zhao Xiaowan had just clashed violently. Zhao Xiaowan probably hadn't been revived yet, and you had become a deaf and blind invalid. When the Cloud Gate Technique was circulating, neither of you knew about it."

Hong Ying retorted, "Even if I didn't know, Xiaowan gained a lot of knowledge after her revival. Doesn't even she know about it?"

Ninth Mistress looked at Zhao Xiaowan and said, "With all due respect, General Zhao might genuinely not know. This technique was created by a Celestial Maiden. It's extremely difficult to master, and very few people learned it. Furthermore, Celestial Maidens rarely appeared, and those who mastered the Cloud Gate Technique were unwilling to reveal it. Many people thought the technique was lost. Over the years, how many hundreds of techniques have been lost in Puluo Province? General Zhao couldn't possibly be familiar with every lost technique, could she?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaowan became a little angry.

Li Banfeng said, surprised, "A'Jiu, so you can use the Cloud Gate Technique?"

Ninth Mistress shook her head. "A'Yi can use it, but I cannot."

Li Banfeng said, "Then I'll go learn from A'Yi!"

Zhao Xiaowan stopped Li Banfeng. "My husband, A'Yi couldn't even teach her own sister. How could she possibly teach you?"

Hong Ying was also curious. "Little Nine, why didn't your sister teach you the Cloud Gate Technique?"

Ninth Mistress said, "She taught me, but I didn't learn it. She said my comprehension wasn't enough. I suspect the essentials she told me were completely wrong."

Hong Ying still didn't understand. "Why would your sister lie to you?"

Ninth Mistress said, "The Cloud Gate Technique is somewhat special; it's a boundaryless technique. A'Yi has clouds in the sky, and she built a house on her cloud. She took me to see it, and there were many good things stored in the house. I know where her house is. If I could also learn the Cloud Gate Technique, it would mean I could go to her house on the cloud anytime, which is why she was unwilling to teach me the essentials of the technique."

Hong Ying frowned. "Why would she guard against you? Can you even steal her things?"

"Yes!" Ninth Mistress answered very frankly. "I've stolen her rouge, jewelry, clothes, shoes, and undershirts. As long as I see something good of hers, I want it."

Hong Ying gasped. "Look at your behavior!"

After speaking, Hong Ying went to check her own rouge and clothes.

Li Banfeng said, "Nine, tell me the essentials. Maybe I can learn it."

At his question, the room fell silent. Zhao Xiaowan and Hong Ying initially didn't believe in the Cloud Gate Technique, but now they were starting to. Nine didn't hide anything; she genuinely explained, "To fly onto the clouds, you must focus your mind on the sky, generate an 'unnamable thought' within your mental state, seek an 'unnamable path,' and acquire an 'unnamable power.' Only then can you break through the 'unnamable barrier'."

Li Banfeng's eyes drooped at the corners. "With all your 'unnamable' talk, how can I possibly understand?"

Nine pouted. "That's why I said A'Yi was deliberately hiding things from me. But what she said about the 'unnamable principle' does have some basis. When I was on the cloud, I really did have thoughts I couldn't express, and I really felt a strength I couldn't use."

The Unnamable Principle.

Li Banfeng recalled the time he watched the fiery clouds from his villa. Every time he got tired or drowsy from watching, his body would spontaneously catch fire. When the peddler rushed over, he would claim Li Banfeng had burned down his house. Perhaps it truly had burned, but Li Banfeng had no memory of it.

"Is this the 'unnamable thought'? Is this the 'unnamable path'?" Li Banfeng murmured to himself. "This 'unnamable principle' truly needs thorough investigation!"

Zhao Xiaowan was also somewhat curious. "Since the peddler said it, he shouldn't be lying to you. But this 'unnamable thought,' I truly can't figure out its origin."

Nine sighed. "Precisely because it's so hard to grasp, I haven't been able to make sense of it all these years."

The family was deep in thought when suddenly someone laughed, "How mysterious!"

"Who?"

Everyone looked towards the bookshelf. There was a newspaper on it, covering a Judge's Brush.

Nine got angry. "Who were you just calling mysterious?"

"Hmph!" The Judge's Brush replied with a single sound.

Nine angrily retorted, "Then tell me something less mysterious. Let me hear it."

The Judge's Brush coldly replied, "The secret is not to be heard by a third party."

Li Banfeng quickly picked up the Judge's Brush in his palm. "Come, let's talk privately." He left the portable dwelling with the Judge's Brush.

Zhao Xiaowan remained silent for a long time, then quietly asked, "What did he mean by 'the secret is not to be heard by a third party'?"

Ninth Mistress chuckled, "Is that even a question? It means he doesn't want to tell us; he doesn't trust us!"

Hong Ying gritted her teeth. "This vile brush is arrogant and asking for a beating!"

Tang Dao stood in the corner and sighed, "I think the Judge's Brush probably didn't mean anything by it, but that one sentence swept away the dignity of both the Marshal and the General!"

Zhao Xiaowan gritted her teeth. "Where's A'Tao? Did he follow them out? Make him listen carefully to what they're saying!"

Ninth Mistress said, "A'Tao went, but that boy never listens to us; he only listens to A'Qi."

Zhao Xiaowan grew increasingly angry. "They're practically rebelling! Where's A'Ji? Go record it for him!"

Hong Ying said, "Xiaowan, instead of waiting for him to record it, why don't we go check with the Fifth Chamber?"

Zhao Xiaowan, lifting her skirt, went to the Fifth Chamber. "This vile brush has rebelled! I'd like to see what abilities it has."

A group of people gathered at the Fifth Chamber, looking on eagerly. The Fifth Chamber tried several times but failed to display the outside scene.

Hong Ying asked, "What's wrong?"

The Fifth Chamber tremblingly replied, "I don't know what's wrong today; I just can't see outside."

Hong Ying angrily said, "You can usually see it, so why can't you today? I think you're just asking for a beating, you vile thing!"

The Fifth Chamber was almost in tears; it truly wasn't her fault. "Hmph!" The portable dwelling looked at everyone and sneered coldly.

Li Banfeng and the Judge's Brush lay together on the lounge chair, looking at the clouds in the sky.

The Judge's Brush said to Li Banfeng, word by word, "I also have clouds, and many of my combat powers are on the clouds."

Li Banfeng asked, "Why do you keep your combat powers on the clouds?"

The Judge's Brush replied, "I must keep a portion, otherwise I can't reach the Fourth Cloud Layer."

"You have cultivation at the Fourth Cloud Layer?"

"Hmph!" The Judge's Brush rolled over on the lounge chair and fell asleep.

Li Banfeng quickly shook the Judge's Brush awake. "Brother, don't sleep yet! You haven't told me how to get onto the clouds yet. Do you remember how you became a local deity?"

"Which local deity are you talking about?" Li Banfeng had been many local deities.

"The very first local deity."

"Of course, I remember that. I seized the territory of the Mountain-Pulling Master."

The Judge's Brush then asked, "Do you remember your first cultivation?"

"I remember that too. When Nectarine came to cultivate, my rank wasn't high enough, so I couldn't light up the plots."

"Do you remember how you lit them up?"

Li Banfeng recalled the scene. "You flew with me then, flying higher, and then suddenly dropped, using that move to scare me and force out the spiritual power within me."

"It wasn't to scare you; it was to change your mental state. I flew you above the barrier at that time."

Li Banfeng didn't understand.

The Judge's Brush said, "You don't need to understand. Just follow me and fly."

Li Banfeng began to fly, following the Judge's Brush. Compared to Li Banfeng, the Judge's Brush flew more steadily, though not particularly fast. After flying for a while, Li Banfeng reached his limit and looked at the Judge's Brush, asking, "How should we fly next?"

The Judge's Brush said, "Hold onto me."

Li Banfeng, holding the Judge's Brush, said, "Brother, I can't rely on you to take me up every time. You need to figure out a way for me to—"

The Judge's Brush only carried Li Banfeng upward for a short distance, about a meter according to Li Banfeng's estimation.

"What good will this do?"

"It'll do a lot of good, hehe," the Judge's Brush chuckled twice. "Give me back my principal!"

"Do what?" Li Banfeng was startled. His eyes widened, then his eyelids immediately drooped. The Judge's Brush demanded its principal back, and at once, an intense laziness overcame Li Banfeng. Li Banfeng lost both the power and the will to fly, and he began to plummet rapidly from the sky.

I can't fall like this! Wouldn't I just be smashed to death? If I don't want to die, I have to fly. But flying was very tiring. Should he watch himself crash to his death, or grit his teeth and endure the effort? Li Banfeng was in a great dilemma over this; he really didn't want to exert himself. The ground grew closer, and Li Banfeng's internal struggle intensified. The moment he forced himself to make a choice, he began to fly again.

He could fly, but he shouldn't use too much effort. He maintained a steady upward speed, with no thought of accelerating. But if he didn't accelerate, how could he break through the barrier? Li Banfeng didn't know, nor did he bother to think about it! Just follow the Judge's Brush and fly upward. Get as far as they could.

As far as they could fly...

Li Banfeng saw the clouds; he had flown to the edge of a cloud. Because his consciousness was a bit blurry and his vision somewhat narrow, there were some things he couldn't see clearly. But he was certain that he was beside the cloud. Was this the cloud summit?

Li Banfeng asked the Judge's Brush, "Can we move our cloud up here now?"

The Judge's Brush said, "What are you waiting for?"

Li Banfeng returned to his portable dwelling, then went back to the courtyard with his wife and the "cloud" in his arms.

"My dear, please inflate it with steam again."

Zhao Xiaowan inflated the "cloud," and Li Banfeng ascended with it. Watching Li Banfeng's figure grow smaller and smaller, Zhao Xiaowan's heart lodged in her throat. After a long while, Li Banfeng descended, with no cloud beside him. He had placed the cloud in the sky!

Zhao Xiaowan was stunned for a long time, then cautiously asked, "Husband, did you succeed?"

Li Banfeng nodded. "Yes, I did!"

"You put the cloud in the sky?"

"I put it up there!" Li Banfeng nodded earnestly.

Zhao Xiaowan gazed intently at the man before her. When they first met, this man knew nothing. Now, this man had accomplished something she didn't know was possible.

"Husband, is there really such a thing as the Cloud Gate Technique?" Zhao Xiaowan still didn't quite believe it.

Li Banfeng nodded. "Yes, there is."

Zhao Xiaowan looked up at the night sky, and faintly, there indeed seemed to be an extra cloud.

"Is that your cloud?" She felt a sense of longing.

"That's our family's cloud." Li Banfeng, still caught between sleepiness and determination, revealed a proud smile.

Zhao Xiaowan kept looking at the cloud. "What's it like up there?"

Li Banfeng thought for a moment, unsure how to describe it.

"My dear, let me take you to see!"

He embraced Zhao Xiaowan from behind and began to fly with her. Yingying was right; her husband's 'Riding the Wind and Clouds' technique was indeed excellent. Carrying someone upward didn't seem to take any effort. She also possessed flying techniques, so flying was nothing new to her. Yet, she couldn't help but turn and embrace Li Banfeng tightly, resting her head on his shoulder as she looked at the scenery.

Li Banfeng was very proud; he flew faster and faster.

The Judge's Brush said from the side, "This won't do. Your mental state isn't right."

Li Banfeng nodded. "I understand."

Zhao Xiaowan didn't quite understand. "What mental state?"

Li Banfeng suddenly lost power, and he plummeted rapidly.

"What are you doing!" Zhao Xiaowan exclaimed in alarm, quickly exhaling steam to maintain flight.

Li Banfeng kept tickling Zhao Xiaowan's armpit. "My dear, don't resist. Otherwise, your mental state won't be right."

Zhao Xiaowan cried out, "If I don't resist, how long can you last? Husband, stop messing around! We're falling! We're really falling now!"

After going up and down over a dozen times, the Judge's Brush's breathing became even and deep; it had fallen asleep. Zhao Xiaowan's eyes were dull, her mind hazy, and her mental state had also been achieved. She no longer resisted, following Li Banfeng up and down, and eventually flew all the way onto the cloud.

Li Banfeng reminded her, "Our family's cloud is made of cotton, so be sure not to use too much force."

Zhao Xiaowan nodded. "My husband, you haven't mastered your 'Golden House to Hide Beauty' skill well. How long can this cloud hold up?"

Li Banfeng said, "I think it can hold up for a long time. Once on the cloud, the technique consumes very little energy. The higher you fly, the less it consumes. After I sent the cloud up into the sky, it stayed there with almost no consumption at all."

"Almost no consumption..." Zhao Xiaowan murmured, as if she remembered something.

The two stepped onto the cloud. Zhao Xiaowan didn't dare to use force, afraid of puncturing it. But after taking a couple of steps on the cloud, she felt that it was quite solid underfoot.

"My husband, this cotton isn't too soft either."

"Indeed," Li Banfeng was also somewhat surprised. "I understand now. After I sent the cloud into the sky, it absorbed some power and became more solid."

Zhao Xiaowan nodded. "Well, your humble servant doesn't know the Cloud Gate Technique, so whatever my husband says, goes."

The two slowly walked a few steps on the cloud. Li Banfeng repeatedly reminded her, "My dear, be careful. This cotton isn't stable underfoot; I just fell several times."

"Your humble servant finds it quite alright—"

Zhao Xiaowan walked steadily with every step. Although the cloud was shrouded in mist, walking on it felt no different from walking on solid ground. After a few more steps, Zhao Xiaowan's vision recovered somewhat. She looked around and said, "My husband, our family's cloud has actually grown this big?"

Li Banfeng also felt the cloud was much larger than before; looking across it, he couldn't see its end. He pondered for a moment and gave a reasonable explanation.

"This is the cloud absorbing the 'unnamable power' and undergoing a transformation."

Zhao Xiaowan looked at Li Banfeng. As he spoke, Li Banfeng's gaze was very resolute. Zhao Xiaowan felt very nervous. This was her husband's most unpredictable trait; no one knew if he was having an episode.

"My husband, what's that up ahead?"

"Aren't those just some flowers and plants?"

"When were they planted?"

"I probably accidentally drew some flowers and plants when I was drawing the cloud. Since you poured so much steam into the cotton, the plants must have grown well."

Zhao Xiaowan nodded. "What my husband says makes sense."

After a few more steps, Zhao Xiaowan couldn't help but ask, "My husband, did that house also grow out of the cloud?"

Li Banfeng sighed deeply, "The 'unnamable power' is just that miraculous."

"My husband, after you landed, how did you maintain a connection with our family's cloud?"

Li Banfeng said, "I stuck a wooden stick on our family's cloud, and then after coming down, I stuck another one, using the 'Hundred Steps Across' technique to maintain the connection."

Zhao Xiaowan looked at Li Banfeng and said, "Husband, did you really stick wooden sticks after landing?"

Li Banfeng blinked his eyes and said, "Yes, I did. Didn't you notice, my dear?"

Zhao Xiaowan mused for a moment and said, "Let's just assume my husband did."

The two walked along a path lined with green trees and red flowers, heading towards a house. It was a three-story Western-style building with soft lines and no sharp edges. Its grey-white walls, bathed in moonlight, merged with the surrounding mist, making the house's outline difficult to discern. The pillars in front of the door had simple carvings: a circular disk with a square hole in the middle.

"Husband, doesn't this carving look a little familiar?"

"Familiar? I just think it looks quite nice."

Pushing open the main door, the hall was lavishly furnished, with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, illuminating the exquisite parquet flooring. Zhao Xiaowan looked at the parquet and then at the carvings on the pillars by the door, finding the two patterns very similar.

"My husband, take another look at this—" She wanted to confirm with Li Banfeng but found that he was walking very quickly.

"Brother, did you find it?"

"Almost, I'll find it right away!"

After circling up and down a few times, Li Banfeng opened a room on the second floor, revealing a bright smile. The entire room was filled with copper coins.

Zhao Xiaowan said, "My dear husband, were these coins also refined by the 'unnamable power'?"

Li Banfeng nodded. "My precious wife, the 'unnamable power' is just that elusive. A'Tao, get to work quickly!"