Lord of Puro

Chapter 498 Soul Solidification
Stay together forever in the clouds.

Am I in the cloud?

Li Banfeng waved his arms and adjusted his flying posture in the cold wind.

This is where?

Is this the cloud?
Why is it so dark?
The judge's pen said, "Don't move. Open your eyes and it won't be dark anymore."

Li Banfeng opened his eyes and found that he had flown out of Suishenju and was flying above the courtyard.

Xiao Yeci was hanging clothes in the yard. Although she had many servants around her, she was still used to doing some things by herself.

Miss Xiao, please don't look up.

If I looked up and found Li Qi flying in the sky, I don’t know what situation Xiao Yeci would be in.

Li Banfeng waved his arms with all his strength, wanting to fly higher.

The judge's pen said angrily, "Don't move. If you move again, you will have to give me back my money!"

Only then did Li Banfeng realize that he was still being sentenced by the official pen.

"I'm already in the clouds, how can I not fly?"

"That's something you have to learn." The Judge's Pen raised its altitude a little, and took Li Banfeng to circle over Ye Song Bridge again and again.

The promotion was successful.

Li Banfeng experienced a cross-level promotion and his body was severely overdrawn, and he was on the verge of life and death.

But he couldn't rest in the house.

This is the price of taking Yunshang by force. He must now move around in his own territory and stabilize his soul through the territory and his status.

To be honest, Li Banfeng now finds it difficult to open his eyes.

The silk earrings warned, "Master, Madam just said that our humble pen can only take you for a short while, and you have to walk most of the way by yourself."

Still gotta go...

An hour later, the judge's pen put down Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng could hardly stand steadily. After taking two steps, his feet went weak and he almost fell into the Yanyun Lake.

Even though he is now a cloud cultivator, given his physical condition, if he really fell in, he would definitely be drowned.

Jiuhulu prepared some hot wine: "Little brother, take a sip to calm yourself down first."

The teapot quickly stopped him and said, "Nonsense! It's already this late, and you're still drinking. You should drink some tea."

"Don't drink anything," Tang Dao jumped out from his waist, "My lord, hold on to me, let's move forward."

Tang Dao served as Li Banfeng's crutch, leading Li Banfeng forward step by step.

Thanks to Zhai Xiu's talent, Li Banfeng was easily overlooked. Otherwise, the way he walked would definitely scare passers-by around him.

After walking for a whole day, Li Banfeng's soul stabilized, but his speed did not increase. His basic travel training skill, creating a new kind of momentum, had not yet recovered.

When they arrived at the Lu family study, Sun Tiecheng came out, supported Li Banfeng, and sat down next to the coffee table.

"You've reached the clouds so quickly?"

Li Banfeng nodded: "Didn't you say the sooner the better? Of course I will listen to you."

Sun Tiecheng sighed, "It's still a bit hasty. I guess it will take some more days to recover."

As he was talking, the Smiling Ghost King, Gui Jianchou, brewed a pot of tea, poured it for each of them, and then went to wipe the bookshelf with a linen cloth.

Li Banfeng asked: "Who is this?"

Sun Tiecheng said: "His name is Ah Gui. I hired him to do the work. Ah Gui is hardworking and doesn't talk much. If I don't let him speak, he won't say a word."

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "Are you really planning to do business here?"

Sun Tiecheng sighed and said, "It would be great if that were true. I still have a lot of things to do in the city."

Li Banfeng said: "I will follow you to Fool City to recuperate. It is safe there."

Sun Tiecheng shook his head and said, "It's not the right time yet. Your soul is still wandering. You must stay in your own territory until your soul is completely stable.
This bookstore will continue to operate. As long as it is still there, my old friends will not dare to come to the store easily.
You are weak during this period, so you must be careful. We have survived the storms, so we must not capsize in the gutter."

After Sun Tiecheng left, Li Banfeng, leaning on his Tang sword, took a long time to stand up, and then moved back to the mansion step by step.

Xiao Yeci was extremely surprised to see Li Qi coming back, but he didn't expect that Li Qi couldn't even stand steadily.

"My benefactor, what happened?"

"I caught a cold in the new place..." Li Banfeng was sweating all over. He rested for a while in the courtyard and found a chance to return to his residence.

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear. Rest for a while. We have to go back to the land in two hours."

Li Banfeng said helplessly: "We still have to walk on the land?"

The record player sang softly, "My husband's soul is still stable, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't leave, but he must stay in the earth realm. If the earth is taken by force from the cloud, there will be great changes from the body to the soul, and it all depends on the earth realm and status to stabilize it."

Wrapped in the steam, Li Banfeng took a breath, lay flat on the bed for a while, and asked, "My wife, am I on the cloud now?"

"My husband, now I am on the cloud, but not on the first level. It's just like when I entered the Taoist sect, I hadn't reached the first level yet."

"So how much life do I have now?"

"Lifespan, it's still the same lifespan as before..." The rapper didn't dare to speak too loudly. After all, her husband had suffered so much, and now he couldn't even get three times the lifespan.

Li Banfeng was very calm: "How long will it take to reach the upper layer of the cloud?"

"First, we need to see when the body recovers, and second, we need to see when the soul stabilizes. For the cloud cultivators who are promoted in the inner state, a new body is directly attached to the soul, so naturally they don't need to consider recovery and stability.

Since you have saved your own body, you have to get through this stage by yourself. Some people cannot get through this stage for eight to ten years, and some people cannot even get through it in their entire life. "

"For a lifetime?" Li Banfeng was shocked and struggled to sit up.

The record player embraced Li Banfeng with a cloud of steam and whispered softly, "Don't be upset, my husband. Take a good rest first.
This level is indeed not easy to pass, but we have prepared in advance. Let’s take half a pill first to replenish our bodies.”

"Why take half a pill? We have plenty of pills at home, why do we need to be so frugal? Can't you just take one?"

"You can't do that. Not to mention one, even half a pill is too much." The record player took a Xuanyun Pill and wanted to take out one third of it. After hesitating for a moment, he used the needle to cut off one fifth and put it into Li Banfeng's mouth.

After Li Banfeng swallowed the pill, he began to sweat even more. The record player kept nourishing him with steam, helping Li Banfeng to resist the effects of the medicine.

The medicinal properties of this medicine are hard to resist. My wife once took the Xuanyun Pill and almost lost her life because her body was too weak to absorb the nourishment.

Now Li Banfeng is weak. After taking the pill, his body is so soft that he can hardly move.

In the personal room, the physical body recovered the fastest, but after two hours, Li Banfeng's soul began to wander again.

Tang Dao took Li Banfeng back to Xiao Yeci's house. After entering the bedroom, Li Banfeng fell asleep.

Gloves was a little worried: "If a strong enemy comes, what will the boss do to resist?"

Jiuhulu said, "Stand guard, we will watch from the side and block the approaching people first, at least we should give the little brother a chance to run to the house."

The magic weapons were in their places, and someone really came.

Tang Dao was about to take action when he discovered that the person coming was Xiao Yeci.

"My benefactor, where did you go just now..." Xiao Yeci was worried about Li Banfeng. He came to check on him several times and found that Li Banfeng was not in the bedroom.

Now seeing that Li Banfeng was sleeping soundly, Xiao Yeci didn't dare to speak loudly and watched him carefully.

She wanted to feel whether Li Qi's body was hot, so she stretched out her hand, but hesitated.

You can’t touch it casually!

But how do you know if it’s hot if you don’t touch it?
Xiao Yeci bit her lip. No one else saw it anyway, so there was nothing wrong with touching it.

As soon as the thought came to mind, it was quickly dismissed.

What a stupid idea!
Is this something that no one sees?

Men and women should not touch each other!

While he was struggling, Lu Chunying came in and said to Xiao Yeci, "Sister Xiu is going back to Green Water City. Let's go and see her off."

"Nannan, please go. My benefactor is sick and I have to take care of him."

Lu Chunying stepped forward and touched Li Banfeng's forehead: "It's not hot, but I'm sweating a lot."

Xiao Yeci glared at him and said, "You can touch me just because you say so. You are a girl, don't you know the rules?"

Lu Chunying snorted and said, "Are you not a girl? Is it in accordance with the rules for a man and a woman to be in the same room?"

"I, I am doing serious things. I am taking care of my benefactor. I am..."

Lu Chunying is gone.

Xiao Yeci blushed and said to himself, "I have a clear conscience."

Li Banfeng was sleeping and waking up from time to time. Xiao Yeci was serving tea and water beside him: "My benefactor, do you want to see a doctor?"

"There's no need to look for a doctor. Just give me some water to drink and tell me about the customs of Yesongqiao."

Xiao Yeci was whispering in Li Banfeng's ear, but when he saw Li Qi fell asleep, he stopped talking and waited for Li Qi to wake up before continuing.

After talking for more than two hours, Lu Chunying came back: "Mom, Sister Xiu didn't leave."

"what's wrong?"

"The train station has received an order that from today onwards, no one is allowed to enter or leave Ye Song Bridge."

Xiao Yeci was nervous: "What happened?"

Lu Chunying said, "It seems to be something that happened at the General Defense Office. Fifth Brother has gone to get the news."

At night, Ma Wu returned to the mansion and took advantage of Li Banfeng's still being awake to tell him what had happened: "Xia Shumin is here, and he came for Honglian's matter."

red lotus?

The red lotus in my hand?

Li Banfeng was not very clear-headed and was nervous for a while before he realized that Ma Wu was talking about the red lotus found at Ye Songqiao: "I heard from Zheng Siyi that the red lotus has been taken away by Xia Shumin. What is he doing here?"

Ma Wu said: "Honglian was lost, Xia Shumin insisted that Honglian was lost at Ye Song Bridge. Zheng Siyi denied it and took out the video to confront him. Xia Shumin lost his temper and said that he must get to the bottom of the matter, so he closed Ye Song Bridge."

Li Banfeng frowned and asked, "This trick again?"

In the past, Cheng Mingke had also interrupted the traffic at Heishipo, which ended up cutting off his own food supply.

Ma Wu shook his head and said, "This time the method is different from before. Xia Shumin has blocked the entrance to Ye Songqiao's new land."

"Why is he blocked? I want to go to Xindi, can he stop me?" Li Banfeng stood up and felt dizzy.

Ma Wu supported Li Banfeng and said, "It is said that Xia Shumin brought a lot of experts here. Let's wait for news. Now is not the time to confront them head-on. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to admitting that the matter of Honglian had something to do with us."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "Even if we don't admit it, this birdman will find me."

Ma Wu said: "Why don't we try to hide first, and if that doesn't work, we can force our way into the new land."

Li Banfeng had no way to hide.

What he said just now was just an angry remark. Before his soul is stable, he cannot leave Yesong Bridge easily.

……

In Lushui City, at the Chu family mansion, Chu Er sorted out the accounts and was busy until late at night. The housekeeper Yang Yanzheng prepared a midnight snack. Chu Er swallowed his saliva, shook his head and said, "I won't eat anymore. You guys eat first."

Grandma Ku had told me that even after leaving Kucai Village, I should not be too self-indulgent and should not relax for even a moment in my cultivation.

Chu Er drank a sip of cold water and found that there was still a debt that had not been collected from his business with Li Qi.

"When can I get this debt back? Are you still waiting for me to go there in person?" Yang Yanzheng nodded and said, "Yes, Miss, you have instructed before that this debt cannot be collected. I have to wait for you to go there in person to collect it."

Chu Er was stunned: "Did I say such a thing?"

Wen Hongyan, who was in charge of the support, nodded beside him and said, "I did. Li Qi sent someone to deliver the money, but you refused to let them take it. You said that the account had not been settled, and you had to find Li Qi to settle it face to face."

Chu Er looked at the account book and nodded calmly: "We need to talk it out in person. Is Li Qi still in Ye Song Bridge?"

Wen Hongyan didn't answer and looked at Yang Yanzheng.

Yang Yanzheng nodded and said, "Still at Ye Song Bridge. I guess he will be back soon."

Chu Er thought for a moment and said, "This account can't wait any longer. I'd better go to Ye Songqiao to find him."

Yang Yanzheng quickly dissuaded her, "Miss, let's not rush. Paramount has a lot of revenue this month. I'll help you calculate it."

Chu Er waved his hand and said, "I've checked the account at Paramount. Go buy me a ticket. I'll go to Ye Song Bridge tomorrow."

Yang Yanzheng picked up another account book: "Qi Qiucheng has also seen the return of money, let's calculate it together."

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"There's no rush to calculate that little money. Hurry up and get the train ticket."

"Miss, let's discuss the business over at Huangtu Bridge."

"What's going on?" Chu Er frowned. "Why do you keep interrupting me? Are you hiding something from me?"

Yang Yanzheng hesitated for a moment and told the truth: "Miss, Ye Songqiao has been sealed by the Customs Department. The trains have stopped and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

Chu Er was startled: "When did it happen?"

"Just these two days. They said it was because of Honglian's matter."

Chu Er had also heard about Honglian's affairs, mainly because Xia Shumin made too much of a fuss.

"Didn't that Xia guy take Honglian to another state?"

Yang Yanzheng said, "There's some news coming out of the Customs Office. It's said that when they went to another state to inspect the goods, they found that the goods were missing. Xia Shumin lost face, so he led people back to look for them, starting from Ye Song Bridge. Now Ye Song Bridge has been sealed."

"Liao Zihui just let Xia Shumin do whatever he wants?"

"Liao Zihui is still in another state for treatment. He is said to have been injured by Honglian. Now the entire Guanfang Hall is under the command of Xia Shumin."

Chu Er didn't quite understand: "Xia Shumin lost Honglian, how can he be in charge of the Guanfang Hall?"

Yang Yanzheng sighed, "This Xia Shumin has a complicated background, so this incident is probably not a small matter."

Chu Er was silent for a moment, then asked, "Will this matter implicate Li Qi?"

Wen Hongyan said: "Li Qi went to Ye Songqiao to do business, and it just so happened that so many things happened at Ye Songqiao. If you say it has nothing to do with him, I'm afraid no one will believe it."

Yang Yanzheng quickly added: "Seventh Master is a smart man. He will definitely be able to explain things that have nothing to do with him."

Chu Er shook his head and said, "If Xia Shumin bites Li Qi, it will be useless to say more to him. Besides, Li Qi will definitely not want to talk to them. How many people did he bring with him when he went to Ye Songqiao?"

Yang Yanzheng said: "As far as I know, he probably didn't bring anyone with him. You know Li Qi's personality. He is used to being alone."

"Where's Lu Chunying?"

"Lu Chunying accompanied Xiao Yeci home to visit her relatives, so she brought a few hangings with her."

"I heard He Yuxiu went there too."

"He Yuxiu went to discuss business, not to fight, and she didn't bring many people with her."

Chu Er rubbed his forehead and said, "I feel like something big is going to happen this time. I have to go to Ye Song Bridge to take a look."

Wen Hongyan said, "How can we get there? Ye Song Bridge has been blocked off."

"I have a plan," Chu Er stood up and said, "Go gather some people."

……

In the Customs Office, Xia Shumin went to question Zheng Siyi.

Xia Shumin has been here for so many days and he comes to Zheng Siyi to ask questions every day. Zheng Siyi has gotten used to it.

"General Envoy Xia, you have read all the handover materials. The theft of Honglian has nothing to do with our department."

Xia Shumin said, "Old Zheng, now is not the time to assign responsibilities. I came to you this time to confirm three things. The first thing is, what is the purpose of General Envoy Liao coming to Ye Songqiao?"

"General Envoy Liao came to inspect our work. I wrote about this in my report."

"If it's just a routine inspection, why bring combatants?"

"This is the arrangement of the General Envoy. I don't know the specific reason."

Xia Shumin then asked, "The second thing is, General Liao once fought with the Light Chasing Group's Unbounded Camp. What was the reason?"

"That wasn't a fight, it was mediation." Liao Zihui had previously instructed Zheng Siyi on this matter, and Zheng Siyi had also made preparations in advance. "There was a conflict between members of the Light Chasing Group and two tyrants from Pro State. General Liao brought people to mediate and calmed the situation down."

"Which two heroes?"

"He Yuxiu and Li Qi, I don't need to introduce these two people, you should know them very well."

Xia Shumin nodded and said, "That means this matter is related to Li Qi."

Zheng Siyi couldn't say it didn't matter, otherwise he would be trapped. His answer was: "I don't know what grudges Li Qi had with the Light Chasing Group. We just did our duty and didn't let the situation escalate further."

Xia Shumin frowned and said, "The Wujie Camp was almost completely wiped out. Isn't the situation serious enough?"

Zheng Siyi said calmly: "We had to do this. No civilians were killed or injured in this conflict. Our mediation work has achieved very good results."

Xia Shumin took a pen, and the pen was very smart. He wrote down every word of Zheng Siyi's words.

"The third thing is, after I left, you sent people to guard the place where the red lotus was obtained. As far as I know, one night, the person on duty did not go to the scene."

Zheng Siyi was stunned: "Is there such a thing? I have to verify it carefully. If it is true, the staff on duty must be severely punished. I also bear some responsibility."

There is no need to verify, Zheng Siyi is very clear about this matter. Li Qi wanted to go to the residence of the local god to take a look that night, and it was Zheng Siyi who gave him the convenience.

It was obvious that Xia Shumin had already found evidence: "Why did I hear that this matter was also related to Li Qi?"

Zheng Siyi said: "General Xia, why do you keep asking about Li Qi today?
The on-duty personnel left their posts without permission. I am responsible for this matter. I will investigate it thoroughly.

Please ask Li Qi about his affairs. I know nothing about him."

Xia Shumin nodded and said, "You are right. I should ask him. Lao Zheng, during this period of time, I hope you and your men will stay in the Guanfang Hall. I don't want the news to leak out in advance."

Back in his office, Zheng Siyi sat in the chair and was in a daze for a while.

He really wanted to send a letter to Li Qi, but given the current situation in the Customs Office, it was difficult for him to go out.

Li Qi is a smart man. He should know that under such circumstances, he must not come to the Customs Defense Office. Once he falls into Xia Shumin's hands, he can be charged with any crime.

It was unexpected and difficult, and Xia Shumin really tried his best this time.

……

Li Banfeng rested for a few days and his mobility gradually recovered, but his fighting power has not yet recovered. If he wants to fight, he can only fight a small battle and can barely use the techniques of "rushing around" and "traveling through thousands of rivers", but he can't last more than twenty seconds before his physical strength reaches the limit.

Ma Wu went to the Customs Office to negotiate every day. He hoped that the Customs Office would let them go back to Green Water City first.

The Customs Office did not refuse, but only said that they were still going through the procedures and asked Ma Wu to go back and wait for news.

At dusk, Ma Wu came out of the Customs Office and chartered a ferry to return to his residence. The boat traveled for about ten minutes, but when it arrived at the destination, it did not dock. Instead, it went downstream along the Qingtian River.

Ma Wu frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"

The captain replied: "Send a few guests on their way."

Zuo Wugang stepped forward and held down the captain, Zhen Jincheng watched over the second captain and two boatmen, Cao Zhida grabbed the oars and rowed the boat straight to the shore.

The captain was not panicked at all. When the boat came to the shore, it suddenly turned invisible and several people fell into the water on the spot.

The captain and a group of boatmen jumped into the water and, relying on their good swimming skills, trapped Cao Zhida, Zhen Jincheng and others one after another.

Zuo Wugang reacted quickly enough. He grabbed Ma Wu, stepped on the rocks at the bottom of the river, and jumped onto the river bank.

As soon as their feet touched the ground, dozens of people rushed up from the shore and surrounded Ma Wu and Zuo Wugang.

The leader, wearing a waistcoat and a felt hat, dressed like a laborer, smiled at Ma Wu and said, "Fifth Master, did we recognize the wrong person?"

Ma Wu said, "What advice do you have for me?"

The man said, "It's not about giving advice, we just want to climb up the social ladder and make friends with Master Wu. In front of us is Baixianlou. We have set up a table of wine and would like to invite Master Wu to have a drink. I wonder if Master Wu would be willing to do us the honor."

Ma Wu clasped his fists and said, "Thank you all for your kindness. I have something important to attend to now, so I will come to visit you another day."

The other side sneered: "Fifth Young Master, since you don't show your respect, don't blame us for offending you!"

Zuo Wugang didn't say anything more. He picked up a bamboo stick from the ground and started fighting directly.

Ma Wu used his skills to disrupt the enemy's formation while assisting Zuo Wugang in the battle.

In the water, Zhen Jincheng used all his strength to overturn the boat captain. Seeing this, Cao Zhida shouted, "Hurry up and leave!"

Zhen Jincheng said: "Let's go together!"

Cao Zhida held the second boatman and said, "Hurry up and go back to report the news!"

Zhen Jincheng climbed up the river bank and did not join the fight on the shore. He ran directly to Xiao Yeci's residence.

When they arrived at the house, Zhen Jincheng told him what happened. Li Banfeng wanted to go and see what happened. He Yuxiu said, "Seventh Brother, you haven't recovered yet. Stay at home first. I'll go and see who dared to cause trouble for Fifth Brother."

Who could the other party be?

He is definitely not a pirate, nor can he be a local gang. What is Ma Wu's identity? He is just an ordinary person. Who dares to offend him?

Could this be someone from the Customs Office?

Want to use Ma Wu to lure Li Qi over there?
Li Banfeng told He Yuxiu: "Just save Ma Wu, don't fight with them."

He Yuxiu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know my limits."

He Yuxiu had just been gone for about ten minutes when Qiansi Earring suddenly reported: "Master, there's movement!"

Li Banfeng followed the sound and walked out the door, just in time to see the gatekeeper Zhi Gua running in in a panic: "Oh no, the Customs Office has sent people to surround our house!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanxin sprinkled a handful of bait into the yard, and swarms of insects came to his feet.

Li Banfeng listened to the noise outside the door and found that there were more than 500 people outside.

Xiao Yeci remained calm and asked in a low voice: "What are they going to do?"

Li Banfeng turned around and said, "Yuan Xin, take the mother and daughter back to the room. Don't come out without my news."

Lu Yuanxin nodded and took Xiao Yeci and Lu Chunying back to the room.

Soon, Xia Shumin entered the yard surrounded by dozens of guards.

"Li Qi, we meet again." Xia Shumin looked at Li Banfeng with a gloomy expression.

Li Banfeng raised the brim of his hat, glanced at Xia Shumin, and asked politely, "What's your name?"

Xia Shumin sneered: "You are so arrogant. You even have the guts to provoke me now. I suspect that the theft of Honglian is related to you. Please come back to the Customs Office with us and accept investigation."

Li Banfeng calmly asked back: "What if I don't go?"

Xia Shumin ordered everyone to set up the steam machine guns: "If you resist arrest, I will shoot you on the spot."

"You want to kill me too? Are you serious?" Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat.

PS: Ban Feng hasn’t recovered yet, so this battle will be difficult!

(End of this chapter)