Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

Li Gu, with his left arm hanging down and his right hand gripping the fake medicine vendor, retreated rapidly.

Fights were taking place all around, oars and iron rulers clanging like billiard balls, and people screaming and falling to the ground from time to time. But most of those who fell were members of the Hankou gang; very few constables or yamen runners fell. After all, it was a case of the police taking advantage of the unsuspecting, and the police outnumbering the officers...

Taking advantage of the chaos and the fact that no one was paying attention to him, Li Gu swept his foot, and the fake medicine vendor fell to the ground. He stepped on the drug vendor with one foot, freed his right hand, and reached into his pocket, where he found three medicine bottles.

When he stuffed the three pills into his pocket earlier, he deliberately memorized their locations, so now he can tell which bottle contains which medicine without even looking.

First, he found the bottle containing the "Tongmai Pills," used his right index finger to open the cap, turned the bottle upside down, and all the "Tongmai Pills" poured out, falling into the bottom of his pocket.

Next, he opened the bottle containing the "Jade Marrow Pill," and poured half of the pill into the bottle containing the "Meridian Clearing Pill," with the bottle spout facing the bottle spout.

Then put all the medicine bottles back on their original positions...

All of these movements were performed blindly with one hand in the pocket, so no one could see them.

Just as Li Gu finished preparing the medicine, he felt a slight movement behind him.

He turned his head sharply and saw that Chief Constable Cai Xinzi had arrived.

Li Gu feigned great joy and shoved the fake medicine dealer toward Cai Xinzi with his foot: "Chief Constable, I have accomplished my mission and brought back the important witness."

Cai Xinzi waved her hand, and two thugs emerged from behind her, chaining the fake medicine dealer: "We have the witness, but where's the physical evidence?"

Li Gu took out three medicine bottles and stuffed them into Cai Xinzi's hand.

Cai Xinzi opened all three medicine bottles and saw that they were all filled with medicine. Since there was only one pill in the porcelain bottle containing the "Foundation Building Pill" and the other two bottles were only half full, she felt it was not so strange and had no suspicions at all.

She held the medicine bottle to her nose and smelled it. A strong medicinal smell filled the air, and the aroma was irresistible. Just by smelling it, one would never guess that the medicine was made from damp and moldy materials. Cai Xinzi chuckled and said, "To mask the musty smell, the Hankou Gang added a lot of spices! I'm sure that if we examine it carefully when we get back, we'll be able to tell that it was made from that batch of damp and moldy herbs. Once this stuff falls into our hands, the Hankou Gang won't be able to deny it. We can then frame them for assaulting officials and plotting rebellion, wipe them all out, and report to the capital. Hehehe, a great achievement! We can then get away with the charge of 'neglecting our duties in catching thieves'."

Li Gu chuckled and said, "The Chief Constable is truly wise!"

Cai Xinzi didn't know that "wise" meant to insult someone as stupid, and thought that Li Gu was flattering him, so she burst into laughter.

While laughing, his eyes darted around, thinking: In the past, I would definitely take the lion's share of the credit for this kind of work, but I can't do that this time. This guy named Li Mujin has a very strong relationship with Prefect Hong. If I take credit for his work, I'm afraid Prefect Hong will deal with me. When recording the case later, he'll have to exaggerate Li Mujin's contribution to the skies...

He reached out and hooked his arm around Li Gu's shoulder, chuckling, "Brother Li, you've worked hard. You're seriously injured while handling the case; you've truly given your all. Go and rest. Someone, take Brother Li to get medicine to treat his wounds."

The last sentence was spoken to the servants behind him.

Two servants came over, one on the left and one on the right, and helped Li Gu up, intending to leave early.

Just then, a blue trail of spiritual energy flew over from the distant river, and a middle-aged man, standing on a water-splitting spike, flew over.

Cai Xinzi's chubby face twitched slightly: "Song Jinlang, the Jiangzhou branch leader of the Hankou Gang, is here. Tsk! I have to make a move too."

His fat body suddenly flew into the air and hovered in mid-air...

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators must step on their magic treasures to fly in the air. Cai Xinzi's feet were clearly empty, but somehow she flew up. This surprised everyone around her, including Li Gu, who thought: Could this guy be a master who pretends to be weak to deceive others?

Cai Xinzi raised her voice and said, "Oh, Hall Master Song, you've finally shown yourself? Are you here to confess your crimes and accept punishment?"

Song Jinlang roared, "You shameless lackeys of the imperial court, you've fabricated charges against my gang! Today I'll take your dog's head!"

Cai Xinzi laughed loudly: "Just based on that statement, I can arrest you on charges of treason. That's good, saves me the trouble of prying testimonies out of your subordinates one by one."

Song Jinlang spread his hands, and a large number of water-dividing spikes appeared around him, probably more than a hundred.

Li Gu thought to himself: Condensing Qi into soldiers, transforming Qi into blades? The standard skill for Foundation Establishment cultivators is the "Ten Thousand Swords Technique." I'll practice this move when I reach Foundation Establishment; it's so cool.

Song Jinlang pointed at Cai Xinzi, and hundreds of water-splitting daggers parted the air and shot towards Cai Xinzi.

Cai Xinzi made a hand seal and pointed forward. Suddenly, the belt tied around his waist flew forward, darting left and right among the hundreds of water-splitting daggers, like a nimble snake, and knocked down several water-splitting daggers with a single strike.

The Water-Splitting Thorn immediately launched a combined attack, attempting to sever the belt, but the belt was as agile as a snake, how could it be so easily struck? It actually coordinated its head and tail, sometimes advancing side by side, sometimes attacking with its head and defending with its tail, and sometimes switching between head and tail.

Hundreds of water-splitting daggers couldn't do anything to it.

but……

After Cai Xinzi's waistband flew off his body, his pants could no longer hold him up. He quickly grabbed his pants to prevent them from slipping down, and he could no longer float in mid-air. He fell straight down and crashed into the muddy ground with a loud thud, creating a large crater.

Li Gu then realized that he hadn't been floating in mid-air, but rather using his waistband to fly, just like other Foundation Establishment cultivators who flew on swords. The only difference was that while others used their magical artifacts as footholds, he had wrapped them around his waistband.

For a moment, Li Gu couldn't figure out which of these two ways of playing was more pretentious.

Forget it, this is something I can't get involved in with my current cultivation level anyway.

Supported by two henchmen, Li Gu quickly left the battlefield.

After passing through the chaotic Ciqikou Street, the street corner is just ahead.

Just as Li Gu was about to leave the battlefield, he suddenly noticed a man standing in the middle of the road ahead—a man he knew all too well.

Flowers in full bloom!

Hua Qianfang stood there leisurely, as if she were taking a stroll or shopping.

But the moment Li Gu saw him, every nerve in his body tensed, and a chill ran down his spine: Damn, what's this guy doing here? Is he here to ambush us? Could it be that news of our affair at the yamen has already leaked out?

Oh no, I'm going to die!

He desperately wanted to run away, but he knew that the more he ran, the more likely he would be spotted. He couldn't outrun Hua Qianfang flying on his sword on foot, so he might as well take a gamble. Anyway, he had a fake beard and thick eyebrows, so he might as well grit his teeth and go through with it.

Li Gu pretended to be weak and leaned against the servants, who helped him pass by Hua Qianfang listlessly...

The two brushed past each other. Hua Qianfang didn't make a move, and Li Gu just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Hua Qianfang say, "Wait!"

Li Gu froze, his heart pounding.