Lord of Puro

Chapter 493 Distorted Rumors

Li Qi was circling around the teahouse and the sedan chair bearers.

The best way to deal with Gangxiu at the moment is to have helpers around.

Above the teahouse, a high-ranking spy under Liao Zihui was silently watching the situation of the two.

At their current speed, an ordinary person wouldn’t be able to see their shadow when they passed by him, and even this high-level spy would find it difficult to lock onto one of them.

After he locked onto the sedan bearer with great difficulty, he immediately took out a monocular telescope, put it to his eye socket, and with a trembling of his eyebrows, a beam of light shot out from the telescope towards the sedan bearer.

There was a coin-sized light spot on the sedan bearer's body. When Kui Xiu put away the telescope, the light beam disappeared, but the light spot was still there. This was the mark left by Kui Xiu on the sedan bearer's body.

Liao Zihui ordered: "Prepare the steam machine guns!"

Four men carried a one-meter square iron box. A strong man added water into the box, another strong man added coal under the box, and a fireman preheated the box.

Two iron pipes were taken out of the box and connected to two steam nozzles. When the steam pressure was reached, the two spying repairmen aimed at the marks on the sedan bearers and prepared to open fire.

Liao Zihui called a voice cultivator and ordered, "Send away the irrelevant people."

Sheng Xiu stood on the roof, folded his upper lip towards the tip of his nose, trembled for a moment, and made a sharp and piercing sound.

Amid the sharp sound, ordinary people and low-level cultivators felt intense fear and quickly left the teahouse. Only Li Banfeng and the sedan bearers were still circling downstairs.

Liao Zihui shouted: "Fire!"

Steam gushed out.

Can you see it?

Can't see.

High-temperature and high-pressure steam is colorless and invisible. The steam machine gun does not need bullets. After opening the nozzle, the steam will hit the sedan bearers directly following the guidance of the marks.

The sedan bearers didn't feel anything special at first, just as if something had passed through their bodies.

When he felt it again, he looked down and discovered that an area on his chest was already cooked, the fat had melted, and the lean meat could be torn into threads.

The sedan bearer was a little flustered.

Who did this?

Was it Li Qi who did it?
The sedan bearer stared at Li Banfeng closely. If it was Li Qi who did it, the bearer wouldn't have to worry because the wound would definitely heal.

But if it weren't for Li Banfeng, things would be very troublesome.

The sedan bearer kept reminding himself that it was Li Qi who did it, but he just didn't see clearly his methods.

But Liao Zihui's voice in the teahouse was clear: "Don't resist stubbornly, surrender immediately and I will spare your life!"

Were they the ones who did it?

The steam machine gun started again. The sedan bearers saw the steam nozzle but could not avoid the spraying steam.

It was not only because of the marks on his body, but also because of the condition of the sedan bearer himself. His physical fitness was deteriorating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Li Banfeng seized the opportunity and disappeared from the sedan bearer's sight.

boom!
The sedan bearer's body swayed, and he was hit hard and was in a hurry.

He coughed, and that was all the damage.

This is really evil. The steam machine gun can cause serious damage to the sedan bearers, but Li Qi's quick attack is almost ineffective against them.

The sedan bearer wanted to chase Li Qi, but then he thought that the situation was already unfavorable and Li Qi suddenly disappeared, so he just left.

This train of thought was smooth and clear, and the sedan bearer ran away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Banfeng let out a long sigh. It's better to go with the flow. There's no need to say anything.

He turned around and looked at the teahouse, and Liao Zihui smiled at Li Qi.

Li Qi lowered the brim of his hat and nodded slightly as a thank you, then disappeared into the night.

The journey was very uneasy. Li Banfeng was always worried that someone would suddenly appear beside him and ask him to get into the sedan chair.

Being targeted by a gangster was a really terrible thing. Li Banfeng didn't feel at ease until he arrived at Xiao Yeci's residence and returned to Suishenju.

"Madam, I met that bar cultivator again today."

"My husband, did you sense the danger beforehand?"

"I noticed it, but it came too suddenly and I had no chance to escape. I couldn't fight it hard either."

Hong Ying turned around and said, "Let me out. I want to see how strong this birdman is."

"Girl, don't brag," the record player sighed, "With your temper, if you really meet a bartender, even lifting you five or six times would be considered light."

Li Banfeng asked: "Can the bar cultivator keep lifting it? After lifting it three times, if he keeps lifting it, will his combat power increase?"

"That's true, but it also depends on whether the bar cultivator can hold on," the record player explained. "After three bar attacks, the combat power is doubled, which is already difficult for the bar cultivator to control. If he barges again, the combat power may reach three or four times. If he is not careful, the bar cultivator will also be injured."

The projector said, "Perhaps we can use this to research a new way of fighting, where we can have Qi Dao and Gang Xiu fight each other until the opponent's combat power increases by dozens of times, causing him to not dare to attack Qi Dao."

The speaker of the record player shook repeatedly: "This is nonsense. The fighting power of the Gang Xiu is too high. It is possible that he will hurt himself, but if my husband is hit, he will definitely die. This is absolutely not a bet."

Li Banfeng gritted his teeth and said, "Why did this local god target me?"

The record player sighed, "My dear husband, since we have offended the local god, we can avoid him if we can't afford to offend him, so let's leave Ye Songqiao."

hide?
How long are you going to hide? Are you going to never come to Ye Songqiao for the rest of your life?
Besides, we still don’t know what the sedan bearer’s intention is. Even if we leave Ye Songqiao, we may not be able to get rid of this argumentative person.

The record player knew that Li Banfeng didn't want to hide: "Husband, let's hide for a while, and then think of a way to deal with him after we are promoted to Yunshang."

"No," Li Banfeng shook his head, "We must get to the bottom of this matter."

Does this local god have friendship with the Light-Chasing Group and want to protect the Boundless Camp?

The Zhuguang Group and Li Banfeng have a grudge, and the local god has added three more bars on Li Banfeng. If they are of the same stand, it will be useless for Li Banfeng to hide anywhere.

If this sedan bearer is really a member of the Light-Chasing Group, he must be eliminated.

The record player sighed, "If my husband really doesn't want to go, try not to go alone. It's best to have someone to take care of him."

Li Banfeng shook his head. He had too many secrets and had to act alone most of the time.

Li Banfeng didn't sleep well the whole night. The next morning, He Yuxiu went to take care of the business. Xiao Yeci wanted to tell Li Banfeng a story, but seeing that Li Banfeng was in a heavy mood, he didn't dare to disturb him.

At noon, the envoy Zheng Siyi arrived. Li Banfeng thought Liao Zihui was going to attack the Light Chasing Group, but he heard Zheng Siyi say, "Seventh Master, the envoy said the action has been postponed."

"what reason?"

"The Light Chasing Group evacuated Shilou Mountain. I don't know where they went."

Did they withdraw?

Did the sedan bearers really have an affair with them?

Zheng Siyi sighed, "In fact, we should have thought of this when we encountered the surprise attack last night. If the enemy dares to attack us, they must have thought of a way out."

Liao Zihui still believed that the attacker came from the Light Chasing Group.

Li Banfeng asked: "Do you know who attacked me last night?"

"He should be a high-ranking figure in the Light Chasing Group. He can withstand the steam machine gun, so his cultivation should be quite high."

Li Banfeng said: "I suspect this person is the local god of Ye Songqiao, the one who carries the sedan chair."

Zheng Siyi was stunned. He thought for a long time and didn't know what to say: "Seventh Master, you can't tease me. I have been in Ye Songqiao for eleven years and have never seen the local god here."

Li Qi said: "Please tell General Liao to be more careful."

Zheng Siyi left, Li Banfeng continued to think about countermeasures, and Lu Chunying wanted to go to the town: "Seventh Brother, let's go together?"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "Go ahead, bring more support and try not to talk to other people on the way."

Lu Chunying brought Lu Yuanxin and the six escorts with her. As soon as they reached the door, they heard the sedan bearer say, "Miss, would you like to take a sedan?"

Li Banfeng shuddered and rushed to the door. He saw several sedan chair bearers standing at the door, none of them were Ye Songqiao's local gods.

It would be better if it wasn’t him. I’ve been made sick by this local god.

Lu Chunying didn't want to ride in a sedan chair, but for Lu Xiu, climbing the slope was not a difficult task.

The sedan bearers didn't get any business, so they went back to the big tree and waited for more work, with a hint of sarcasm in their words.

"He was reluctant to ride in a sedan chair and insisted on walking on his own."

"People like this are the most hypocritical. No matter how much money you offer me, I won't raise my hand."

Li Banfeng suddenly heard someone say, "How come I was tricked by a gangster? It's really embarrassing."

Who speaks?
Li Banfeng looked at the group of sedan bearers, who were chatting among themselves, and it seemed like no one was talking to him.

But the voice sounded familiar. Li Banfeng rubbed his forehead, went back to the hall, sat on a chair, and began to talk to himself.

"Who spoke just now?"

"I didn't say anything."

"I wanted to say it, but I didn't know what to say."

Li Banfeng was silent for a moment and then asked, "Who among you knows how to deal with Gang Xiu?"

"If he hadn't argued with me yet, maybe there would still be a way. But now he has argued with me three times, it's too late to say anything."

"You were too reckless in this matter. You dared to go to the local god without any preparation."

"You have seen too many local gods and don't take them seriously. Go ask others, how many people have never known what a local god looks like in their entire lives."

Hearing Li Banfeng talking to himself and arguing fiercely with himself, Xiao Yeci entered the hall and asked cautiously, "My benefactor, what's wrong with you?"

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "It's okay. I was just thinking about the stories you told me yesterday."

Xiao Yeci sat next to Li Banfeng: "If you want to listen, I will continue to tell you. I have many good stories."

Li Banfeng turned his head and stared at Xiao Yeci for a long time.

Xiao Yeci's cheeks were flushed and his breathing was a little rapid.

Li Banfeng asked: "Is there any special story?"

"What do you think? It's special." Xiao Yeci was a little incoherent.

Chunying is not here, and Xiujie is not here either. Is today a special day?
What kind of stories will happen on such a day?
Li Banfeng asked: "Is there any hero who has done good deeds in Ye Songqiao and stayed in Ye Songqiao instead of leaving for another place?"

"You're talking about this story..." Xiao Yeci was a little disappointed, but he still thought about it seriously for a long time, "There was a person who was quite famous, but he died in Yesong Bridge. I don't know if it can be counted."

"Well, what kind of person is this?"

"It's hard to say. I don't know if he is a hero or not."

"Tell me carefully."

Xiao Yeci recalled: "This man was called Song Laizi. He had yellow ringworm on his head, no hair, and a bumpy face. He was quite scary.

He was a scoundrel in the town, a scoundrel who did many bad things.
In those days, a group of bandits came to Yesongqiao and killed many people. People in the town either fled or died. Everyone thought that the people of Yesongqiao were going to be killed by this group of bandits.

But Song Laizi refused to give in, so he brought a hundred or so brave men and took up their weapons to fight the bandits. This fight lasted for a year, and Song Laizi came close to death several times before he finally drove the bandits away.

The local god admired Song Laizi and wanted to take him in as his disciple to help him cultivate. However, Song Laizi was hit on the head on the battlefield and became crazy. He first insulted the local god, and then said that he was not Song Laizi and that he had become another person.

The local god was angry and told the people of Ye Songqiao that Song Laizi must be killed. As long as Song Laizi was alive, he would bring disaster to Ye Songqiao.
The people were frightened, so they banded together to poison Song Laizi. Song Laizi fell into their trap and was poisoned to death. However, the local god was still not satisfied, so he destroyed Song Laizi's body and also destroyed his soul.

Since then, strong winds have been blowing at Ye Song Bridge every once in a while, and the wind is full of dust, which is said to be the transformation of Song Laizi.

Li Banfeng listened very carefully and asked a lot of detailed questions: "Do you know where that group of bandits came from? How did Song Laizi defeat the bandits? Does he have any cultivation?"

Xiao Yeci shook his head and said, "I can't remember most of the things. There are a few storytellers in town who occasionally talk about Song Laizi. My benefactor, if you want to listen, I'll take you to find them!"

"Okay!" Li Banfeng followed Xiao Yeci out of the mansion. Several sedan bearers came forward to ask for work: "You two, would you like to take a sedan?"

Li Banfeng was a little sensitive about the sedan bearers, and Xiao Yeci also wanted to accompany Li Banfeng for a while longer, so the two of them did not ride in the sedan.

The group of sedan bearers returned to the tree in dismay and continued chatting: "This rich family is not willing to ride in a sedan when they go out?"

"I don't know how they saved enough money to build such a big house."

“Are they really rich, or are they just pretending to be rich?”

A middle-aged man, with his hands folded, squatted on the ground and said, "Rich people don't necessarily ride in sedan chairs, and people who ride in sedan chairs are not necessarily rich. The truly rich may also pretend to be rich, and pretending to be rich may make it come true. Who exactly is carried in the sedan chair? Who can tell for sure?"

A sedan bearer nearby asked, "Why can't I understand what you are saying?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "You haven't read much."

The sedan bearer snorted and said, "You are so well-educated, yet you still come to carry a sedan? But then again, are you a sedan bearer?"

The middle-aged man said, "Why am I not?"

The sedan bearer looked me up and down and asked, "Why have I never seen you before?"

"There are many people carrying sedan chairs in the world, how come you have seen them all?"

The bearer looked around and asked, "Who are you going with? You can't carry the sedan alone, can you?"

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The middle-aged man lifted the sedan chair with both hands: "Who said one person can't carry a sedan chair? I'm lifting it now, aren't I?"

"You don't call it lifting, you call it moving."

"What do you care? The front and rear bars are up. As long as the sedan can move, we'll just carry it!"

The middle-aged man carried the sedan chair away.

If you can walk, will that mean you're carried?

The other sedan bearers were stunned for a long time, and after thinking about it, they all felt that what the middle-aged man said made sense.

……

After listening to books for a whole day, Li Banfeng returned to his residence and sorted it out carefully.

Judging from the descriptions of different storytellers, this Song Laizi should be a real person. Because of his special situation and his being an alternative hero, he has not been over-glorified by the storytellers, and most of the story plots can stand up to scrutiny.

In addition, Li Banfeng also judged that Song Laizi had some cultivation. He was a martial artist, and his level was not low. In the books and texts, Song Laizi had no fixed weapon, but he could kill more than a dozen people with just a broom. This was a typical characteristic of a martial artist.

As for Song Laizi's various evil deeds, most books and articles just glossed over them. A few storytellers have described them, but they were all trivial and involved some kind of theft.

The fact that Song Laizi went mad seemed very abrupt. After driving away the bandits, Song Laizi returned to his familiar ruffian life. He had no idea of ​​dominating Ye Songqiao, and did not even ask others to express their gratitude to him.

What on earth made a powerful man with no ambition go crazy? Was it really because of the injuries he suffered while fighting bandits?
Why didn't he go crazy when he was injured? He went crazy after the bandits had been gone for a while.

Is he pretending to be crazy?

Why is he pretending to be crazy?

Since he was not crazy, why was he poisoned to death by the people?
It is impossible for ordinary people to deceive him. Even if they can, with his skills, the poison that can kill him is not something ordinary people can get.

As his thoughts swirled, Li Banfeng put himself in Song Laizi's situation.

The bandits have left, and there may be only one person left in Yesongqiao who can threaten Song Laizi, and that is the local god.

Song Laizi pretended to be crazy in order to deal with the local god.

The one who poisoned Song Laizi to death was the local god.

The local god chose to poison because he couldn't defeat Song Laizi head-on.

The reason why he couldn't defeat Song Laizi was because Song Laizi refused to accept the cultivation he gave him.

If the local god of Ye Songqiao has always been that sedan bearer, then Li Banfeng can confirm one thing, that this sedan bearer does not have the ability to grant cultivation to others.

His so-called gift of cultivation was a pure scam, and Song Laizi did not fall for it.

What would be the consequences if Song Laizi was fooled?
He will become the talented Liu Yuansheng, and he will become the chivalrous Wang Saihong.

He will gain good skills and then leave Yesong Bridge.

Are we really leaving Ye Song Bridge?

Why is there no follow-up story for them?

Why does a strong wind blow and fill the air with dust every few years at Ye Song Bridge?

For heroes, people always hope for a happy ending.

In the legends of heroes, many stories have been distorted for this happy ending.

Just like the legend about Zhao Xiaowan, many stories are true, but the endings are all twisted.

No one wanted to believe that the hero Zhao Xiaowan died in an internal conflict within the army. In order to give Zhao Xiaowan a more decent ending, people even ignored the existence of Hong Ying and made her a part of Zhao Xiaowan.

By the same token, no one is willing to believe that heroes like the talented Liu Yuansheng and the female knight Wang Saihong would suddenly evaporate from the world and disappear without a trace.

A chill ran up my spine and hit my skull.

Li Banfeng shuddered.

As Li Banfeng thought, the clues became clearer and clearer.

Qiu Luoye dared to become the enemy of Neizhou for the sake of his own territory.

Yao Xin was willing to sacrifice his life for Yaowanggou.

Even a man like Pan Dehai, when he was in dire straits in Haichiling, did not hesitate to fight to the death with the local gods around him.

After experiencing so many things, Li Banfeng seemed to have some kind of illusion that the local gods were guarding their own territories.

But are every local gods the guardians of the earth?

not necessarily.

The local god of Yesongqiao is most likely not a guardian.

He has been targeting high-level cultivators in the earthly realm, using the rumor that "three lifts of the sedan chair will bring good fortune" to lure them, deceive them, and eventually kill them.

The so-called giving them a good cultivation means locking them down by arguing three times.

The dusty winds that blow every few years are because all these people have been reduced to ashes.

What is the purpose of doing this?

Li Banfeng couldn't figure it out for the time being because he had put himself in Song Laizi's situation.

It is precisely because this man fought back against the local god that he is not a hero in the traditional sense in Ye Songqiao and his story has not been overly distorted.

From Song Laizi's perspective, he pretended to be crazy in order to deal with the local god and this stubborn cultivator.

Why can pretending to be crazy help you deal with the troublemakers?

He said he was not Song Laizi...

After thinking for a long time, Li Banfeng looked at Xiao Yeci and smiled.

Xiao Yeci sniffed and shuddered, "My benefactor, what's wrong with you?"

"Yates, you've been a great help. I'll listen to your storytelling every day from now on!"

……

At Yanyun Tower, Li Banfeng invited Liao Zihui to dinner. As soon as they sat down, Liao Zihui asked Li Banfeng about the local god: "Brother Li, you said that the local god of Ye Songqiao was the one you fought with that day. How did this come about?"

Li Qi smiled and said, "General Envoy Liao, you don't believe it?"

Liao Zihui shook his head and said, "I really don't believe it. I know you are young and promising, but you are just a fifth-level travel cultivator. How can you fight with the local god for so long?"

Li Banfeng said: "This is all thanks to the help of General Liao."

Liao Zihui still shook his head: "The few people under my command are capable, but they can beat back the local gods with just a steam machine gun. I don't think I am that capable."

Li Qi sighed, "So you can neither trust me nor yourself?"

"I really can't believe it. The facts are right in front of me."

Li Banfeng asked, "What if the local god of Ye Songqiao is a Gang Xiu?"

"Arguing?" Liao Zihui was very surprised. "Is it possible for this Taoist sect to reach the cloud? How long can such a person survive if he argues every day in Pro Province?"

"This local god has lived for a long time. Obviously he is a special case."

Liao Zihui was stunned for a long time, then he sighed and said, "The sedan chair pole is lifted three times, it's not the sedan chair, it's the pole.
What you said makes sense. This stubborn local god didn't argue with us beforehand, so he couldn't use his full combat power, so he fought back and forth with us."

Li Banfeng asked: "How much information about bar repair is there in other states?"

Liao Zihui thought for a long time: "Outside states know very little about Gang Xiu. I only remember that outside states called Gang Xiu a bully."

“Bullying and trolling don’t seem to have anything to do with each other.”

Liao Zihui said: "I will look for the specific information and give you an answer tomorrow."

Li Banfeng said, "General Envoy Liao, if this local god has close ties with the Light Chasing Group, do you still have the courage to destroy the Light Chasing Group?"

Liao Zihui did not hesitate: "Even if the local gods intervene, I must destroy the Light Chasing Group. This matter concerns the survival of Prozhou."

"Is the Light Chasing Group a very ancient organization?"

"They are not ancient. They have only appeared in recent years, but their evil deeds are too numerous to list."

If the Light-Chasing Group is not considered ancient, does what happened to Liu Yuansheng, Wang Saihong, and Song Laizi have anything to do with the Light-Chasing Group?
Li Banfeng raised his glass and said, "General Manager Liao, please be careful and don't argue with others these days."

……

Late at night, Li Banfeng was walking in a deep alley, still thinking about the connection between the events. A gust of night wind blew, and suddenly he got goose bumps all over his body.

There is danger!
Li Banfeng didn't run away in a hurry, but looked around.

A face wearing a felt hat suddenly appeared before my eyes.

"Seventh Master, would you like to take a sedan chair?"

The sedan bearers arrived.

The local god of Ye Songqiao has arrived.

"You called me?" Li Banfeng stared at the sedan bearer for a moment.

"Who else can I call if not you? Do you think I don't recognize you?" The sedan bearer laughed and prepared to lift the sedan chair again.

Li Banfeng also laughed. He didn't take it. "I'm not Li Qi. You got the wrong person."

"If you're not Li Qi, who are you?" The sedan bearer was ready to continue arguing.

Li Banfeng said: "I am Li Qi's brother, my name is Li Liu."

The sedan bearer laughed out loud: "You are Li Liu? How many brothers are there in your family?"

Li Banfeng answered seriously: "There are seven brothers in my family. I am the sixth. I look most like the seventh brother."

"Are you still talking nonsense to me before you die?" The sedan bearer didn't plan to argue anymore. The man in front of him was not going to be argued with. It was obvious that he had other plans. He had to kill him quickly.

Li Banfeng was very calm. He was not angry, nor did he feel that the other party was arguing with him: "I'm not talking nonsense. I'm really not Li Qi. Li Qi is Lu Xiu."

"Then what sect do you belong to?" The sedan bearer was ready to take action. As long as his opponent was Li Qi, he was sure of victory.

Li Banfeng took out a clay doll from his arms, and after injecting strength into it, the doll began to move.

The sedan bearer was startled: "Are you... hiding a mistress in a golden house?"

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "I am a home-based cultivator. A home-based cultivator cannot practice dual cultivation. This is ironclad evidence known to everyone. Now you understand clearly that I am Li Liu, not Li Qi."

The sedan bearer was speechless for a long time.

He felt that this battle was not so certain.

PS: It seems that an acquaintance of Ye Songqiao came, and this acquaintance seemed to look down on Gang Xiu.

(End of this chapter)