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Wifey was right, Li Banfeng thought.
In normal combat, the paper beauty he printed could barely last a minute before breaking apart. If she handled minor chores, she could last about three and a half minutes. If she fought with fists and kicks, she could endure roughly fifteen to twenty seconds. If she used weapons, she would last only ten to fifteen seconds.
If he focused with a gentle intent, the paper beauty could carry out simple moves such as punching or thrusting with a saber. If he focused with a fiercer intent, she could display a certain degree of martial skill. The only drawback was that she would fall apart even faster.
The pendulum swung faintly. "Master, you would do far better to continue learning proper painting techniques with me. This little shortcut of yours is hardly reliable."
"Yes, I must learn to paint," Li Banfeng replied calmly. "But this method is not without its uses."
He bought a large number of brushes and paint. While studying painting techniques under the pendulum's guidance, he also trained himself to print stronger paper beauties, striving to squeeze the greatest possible power from the few fleeting seconds they were allowed to exist.
Neither task was easy. After gathering everything he would need, Li Banfeng returned to the new land and entered secluded cultivation.
As Li Banfeng walked along the road, he suddenly began speaking to himself.
"Did you forget something?"
"What?" he replied at once.
"Weren't you supposed to return to Yuezhou?"
"That is no longer urgent."
"Why isn't it urgent?"
"He is still in Yuezhou. I don't know what's on his mind. If I go back now, I am afraid I won't win against him."
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In Yuezhou, Dark Star Bureau investigator Zou Guoming, known to his colleagues as Blockhead, was sitting at the dining table, eating a meal prepared by his wife.
His wife, Miao Ruifang, was an excellent cook. She managed the household well, was careful with money, and considerate in every detail. Yet ever since she had lost her job, something in her temperament had changed. It...
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