Lord of Puro

Chapter 557 Substituting one thing for another
After carrying Teacher Song away from Bianrengang and walking for more than a hundred miles, Li Banfeng stopped.

They were hungry and thirsty. Teacher Song drank half a pot of water and coughed a few times but did not vomit.

This proved that the medicine had taken effect and the symptoms were gradually alleviated.

Sitting opposite Li Banfeng again, Teacher Song felt a little ashamed: "There are some things that I didn't hide from you on purpose. I have never mentioned them to anyone."

Li Banfeng sighed and said, "I didn't expect that you would have a birthmark on your body."

"That, that, that's not the point," Teacher Song was worried that Li Banfeng would not be able to accept his identity. "Banfeng, just ask whatever you want to ask. I will try my best to tell you what I can tell you."

Unexpectedly, Li Banfeng did not ask about the identity, but asked Dao Lao Gui: "How did you know that Dao Lao Gui appeared on Shifeng Road? Who told you this news? Was it Shen Jingye?"

Li Banfeng now has to find the source of the news. If the source of the news comes from Shen Jingye, he has to ask Shen Jingye to give an explanation.

The answer was beyond Li Banfeng's expectations.

"My message didn't come from Shen Jingye. The message Shen Jingye received should have come from me. Yesterday afternoon, after we parted, I went to the campus supermarket and got a USB flash drive..."

Teacher Song narrated the whole incident.

Li Banfeng said: "In other words, the news about Dao Lao Gui came from a video sent by He Jiaqing."

Teacher Song nodded. She didn’t want to mention He Jiaqing’s name as she was worried that Li Banfeng would overreact.

Unexpectedly, Li Banfeng was unusually calm. He did not ask too many questions about the cause and effect, but only asked about the incident itself: "What is the purpose of He Jiaqing sending this video?"

Teacher Song thought for a moment and said, "He probably wants to give me a hint."

"What is his purpose in giving you this hint?"

"Perhaps he doesn't want the situation to escalate. After all, this is a disaster that could threaten the entire Yuezhou."

Li Banfeng shook his head: "No matter what the circumstances, He Jiaqing would never care about the life and death of Waizhou. If you really know him, you should know that he will not give you any hints about this matter unless it involves his interests. But where are his interests?"

……

"It's just ahead," He Jiaqing pointed to the barren mountain in the distance and said to Datou, "It's in the barren mountain where you often practice. I have prepared clothes and food, and we will be there soon."

Datou turned to his wife and said, "Ruifang, when we get there, let's change into dry clothes."

Miao Ruifang held the child and remained silent for a long time.

Because of Datou's incident, Miao Ruifang was imprisoned for a long time, and today she finally saw her child.

Originally this was something to be happy about, but who could have imagined that they would now become fugitives.

They jumped into Taohua Lake and nearly drowned in the lake. They finally came out of the water and ended up in such a place, a place so dark that no light could be seen, a place so gloomy that the mother and daughter could not breathe.

When they arrived at the cave, the family of three changed their clothes, and Miao Ruifang burst into tears: "Zou Guoming, please tell me clearly, I have lived my whole life with you, what do you want?

We have been married for so many years, and I don't know what you did outside. I was arrested without knowing it, and I have been locked up for so many days. I became a fugitive without knowing it, and I don't even know which law I broke. What is going on? You must explain it to me clearly!"

Big Head didn't know what to say.

He Jiaqing advised: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we will tell you slowly when we get to Prozhou."

"Why should I listen to you? Who are you? Do I know you?" Miao Ruifang yelled at He Jiaqing a few times, and Datou was a little embarrassed.

"Ruifang, it was Jiaqing who saved us, otherwise we would still be locked up in there!"

"Then why don't you tell me why we were locked up? Tell me the truth!"

The couple was arguing in the cave. He Jiaqing went outside, unfolded an ink painting, and dragged a tricycle out of the scroll.

This tricycle is quite large, with a wooden cabin, glass doors and two rows of seats.

He Jiaqing arranged for Datou's family to sit in the carriage, and he himself went to the front to ride his bike.

This car is a good thing made by the engineers. He Jiaqing also has the cultivation level of Yunshang. Once the tricycle is pedaled, it runs faster than a car.

Miao Ruifang didn't know how this car worked and was nervous while riding it, but Big Head's son Zou Xiaohao was quite interested in it.

He stuck his head out of the car window and exclaimed: "Uncle, you ride your bike so fast!"

He Jiaqing laughed and said, "Once we pass this hill, it will be flat land. I can ride even faster."

Zou Xiaohao wanted to chat with He Jiaqing for a few more words, but Miao Ruifang pulled him back: "Don't talk to him!"

Zou Xiaohao was not convinced: "What's wrong with saying a few words?"

Miao Ruifang said angrily, "You still have the energy to chat here? You will have no place to live, no school to study, and you will have to live with your father in fear and flee everywhere. Do you know that?"

Zou Xiaohao is actually more optimistic than Miao Ruifang: "Mom, you don't have to scare me. There must be a place to live. My dad can't let us down.
As for studying, I don’t think it’s a pity. My teachers and classmates don’t like me, and studying is boring anyway.”

"Why don't you ask others why they don't like you? It's because your dad got into trouble!"

Datou was unhappy and turned to He Jiaqing and said, "Jiaqing, you take a break. I'll ride the bike."

He Jiaqing shook his head and said, "You are not this door, your feet are not as fast as mine, so just stay with your wife and children."

The family sat in the car, arguing from time to time, and after driving for half a day, they arrived at Tiemenbao.

Thirty miles away from the Xindi exit, He Jiaqing told everyone: "Get ready to go into the water."

Miao Ruifang was angry: "Go in the water again? If you want to go in, you guys go. My children and I definitely won't go in. We can't swim, and we don't want to drown here."

"How long are you going to keep making trouble?" Big Head couldn't stand it anymore and was about to get angry.

"Who made the trouble? Why don't you tell me how you made the trouble? How did you bring such trouble to our family?"

Someone outside the window shouted, "Yes, what the hell is going on?"

Datou said to his wife, "I heard you yell when I was at a disadvantage, but why didn't you say anything when I was at an advantage?"

Another person came to the window: "Yeah, why didn't you say anything when you were taking advantage of me!"

Miao Ruifang became even angrier: "How did I take advantage of you? Zou Guoming, please explain yourself clearly. I have suffered so much from you, how did I take advantage of you?"

A woman came to the window and glared at Zou Guoming, saying, "Speak clearly, how did they take advantage of you?"

Datou said, "Why do you think the hotel insisted on letting you be the lobby manager? How do you think you got your degree from a prestigious university? Do you think there is such a big pie in the sky waiting for you to eat?"

An old man sighed outside the window: "It's not easy for this old man to work hard outside!"

The old man had a loud voice, which slightly distracted Big Head and his wife who were concentrating on the quarrel.

They looked out the window and saw dozens of people, young and old, men, women, and children outside the carriage, running along with the carriage.

Miao Ruifang was frightened and asked in a low voice: "Who are these people?"

The tricycle ran as fast as a car, which was beyond Miao Ruifang's understanding, but since Datou was sitting on the tricycle, Miao Ruifang could also sit still.

Now there was another group of people outside, running as fast as the tricycle. Miao Ruifang could no longer sit still.

Datou was also unsure, he felt these people were not normal.

"Jiaqing, what's going on?"

He Jiaqing said: "It should be that he encountered a nightmare cultivator."

Miao Ruifang asked in a low voice: "What is nightmare cultivation?"

Datou wrapped a few pieces of wire around the car door: "It's the psychic."

"What, what is a psychic?"

"Don't you often read novels? Haven't you heard of psychic communication?" Big Head didn't have time to explain. He could sense that the fighting power of these ghost servants outside the tricycle was no less than his.

The daughter-in-law held her son and asked, "You, what you just said, was it a ghost?"

Big head nodded.

"Woooo~"

The wife screamed, and the ghost servants outside the car thought it was the sound cultivator who took action. They were cautious at first, and then began to besiege the tricycle.

Some opened the car door, some smashed the car windows, and some even used weapons to jam the wheels.

After a lot of effort, the tricycle was still intact. An elderly ghost servant felt that something was not right.

No matter how sturdy this tricycle is, with their skills, it is inevitable that it will be damaged after smashing it for such a long time.

The old man looked into the distance and vaguely saw another tricycle speeding in the east.

"Switching the pillars!" the old man shouted, "You got the wrong place, the real car is over there!"

A group of ghost servants rushed towards the tricycle in the east, which was still running forward.

When the ghost servants besieged the tricycle on the east side, they couldn't move it after fighting for a long time.

The old man shouted, "He changed it back again!"

The ghost servants split into two groups, each attacking a tricycle, and both tricycles stopped.

A ghost servant came forward, grabbed He Jiaqing, dragged him out of the car, and beat him up.

He Jiaqing was not to be outdone, he defended himself and fought back at the same time.

After a while of fighting, the two tricycles fell to the ground and turned into two piles of stones.

He Jiaqing, who was originally still fighting, turned into a piece of wood.

There was a carriage galloping in the distance, which had already distanced itself from the group of ghost servants.

Another carriage?
Where did this carriage come from?

The ghost servants wanted to chase him, but Song Qianhun called out, "Let him go!"

Hearing Song Qianhun's voice, the ghost servants retreated one after another.

Song Qianhun chased Li Banfeng all the way and just ran to Tiemenbao. Logically, he shouldn't run so slowly, but as luck would have it, the two magic weapons in his hand were broken.

A dozen ghost servants of the traveling cultivators carried Song Qianhun on their backs, but unexpectedly, they encountered a group of grinning locust trees halfway.

This is a type of wandering monster in Xindi. It looks like a locust tree, with cracks on the bark and jagged buds in the cracks. From a distance, it looks like a big mouth full of fangs grinning on the bark.

The grinning locust trees move in groups, with a few dozen at least and a few thousand at most. They roam around in the new land. They do not eat humans or wild animals, but only eat the souls of the dead, making them the natural nemesis of the nightmare cultivators.

Song Qianhun was unlucky today. He encountered a patch of locust trees with more than 20,000 trees, which blocked the road and there was no way to go around!
The dice cup also mocked Song Qianhun: "Isn't it said that big bets never lose? Is your daughter's bet a big bet or a small bet? This time you are the one who loses!"

Song Qianhun didn't know where these locust trees came from. The ghost servants were so scared that they couldn't move. Song Qianhun personally started fighting with these grinning locust trees. After fighting for several hours, he finally drove these wandering monsters away.

Because of this delay, when he arrived at Tiemenbao, he happened to meet He Jiaqing.

This new land is a secret passage connecting Pro Province and other states, and it has a very special meaning to Song Qianhun.

Song Qianhun always thought that he was the only one who knew it, but later he found out that Li Qi also knew it.

Li Qi is one of our own, so it wouldn't be a big deal if he knew about it, but I didn't expect that a few more people would know about it now.

This matter cannot be let go easily. If there is enough time, he and He Jiaqing will have a good fight.

But time is running out, and Song Qianhun is still concerned about his daughter's safety. When he saw He Jiaqing running away, he didn't want to chase him and quickly jumped into the lake to get on with his journey.

He Jiaqing was not in a hurry. He waited for Song Qianhun to leave for a while before taking Datou's family into the water.

Zou Xiaohao said to Miao Ruifang: "Mom, are you going with us or staying here?"

How could she dare to stay here after seeing a ghost just now? Miao Ruifang kicked Zou Xiaohao, put on the diving equipment, and quickly followed Datou into the water.

After leaving Taohua Lake and arriving at Tiemenbao, He Jiaqing unfolded the painting scroll, took out the tricycle, and took his family to the train station after several twists and turns.

Datou was a little nervous: "Jiaqing, in my current condition, it's not suitable for me to take the train, right?"

How can a fugitive take a train?

Even Miao Ruifang found it incredible.

He Jiaqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have legal status."

Looking at the steam locomotive, He Ruifang recalled her childhood memories: "What era is this? There are still such locomotives. What a shabby place this is, so backward!"

Big Head frowned and said, "Can you please say less? Are you expecting others to come and arrest us?"

After getting on the bus, He Jiaqing was in a separate compartment, Datou was in a separate compartment, and Miao Ruifang and Zou Xiaohao were in a separate compartment.

Miao Ruifang had never been treated like this before, as she had a single room on a train.

"That's fine, at least we can rest for a while." The mother and daughter were extremely tired, so they went to sleep on the bunk.

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It was rare that Miao Ruifang stopped complaining. He Jiaqing went to Datou's carriage to discuss the next plan: "When we get to Green Water City, help me take care of some business and some people."

Datou felt something was wrong: "Jiaqing, I don't understand business matters. Green Water City is too conspicuous. I'm afraid I'll get you into trouble in my current situation."

He Jiaqing shook his head and said, "Who would bother you? Liao Zihui? He doesn't have the time! This is Pro Province, and the rules are different from those in other provinces.
You have been to Provo, so you should know some things. You can learn business slowly and quickly. I have told you before that we brothers should live decently. "

……

"I met He Jiaqing."

Song Qianhun hurried and finally met Li Banfeng and Teacher Song halfway. After learning that his daughter was fine, Song Qianhun finally put his mind at ease and told them what he had seen and heard on the road.

Li Banfeng asked, "Brother, are you sure that was He Jiaqing?"

Song Qianhun said: "I have cooperated with the Dark Star Bureau many times. When He Jiaqing was in the hospital, I met him as Kang Zhenchang. I will definitely not make a mistake.
This kid is a thief cultivator, his cultivation is very high, and his moves are very experienced, he really doesn't look like someone of his age."

Teacher Song lowered her head and said nothing. She used to believe in He Jiaqing very much, but now when she thought about it, she felt more and more regretful.

Li Banfeng was more concerned about the family on the tricycle: "What is the identity of that family? Why did He Jiaqing bring them to Purozhou?"

Song Qianhun didn't know Datou, so he naturally couldn't answer this question.

Li Banfeng handed Teacher Song over to Song Qianhun and asked her to recuperate in Prozhou for two days.

He returned to Yuezhou alone, went to the Dark Star Bureau, and called Shen Jingye to his office: "Xiao Shen, I went to investigate. The situation on Shifeng Road should be an isolated case. The unidentified creature should not be a Dao Lao ghost. There is no sign of a large-scale invasion of Dao Lao ghosts at present."

"Good, good news." Shen Jingye looked dazed. The news brought by Li Banfeng didn't seem that important.

Li Banfeng looked at Shen Jingye carefully: "Xiao Shen, did you understand what I said? I said that the Dao Laogui issue has been basically resolved."

"Yes, that's great."

"Don't just say yes, don't you have to report to the higher-ups?"

"A report must be written. I will find the secretary and ask him to write the report later..." Shen Jingye's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Xiao Shen, is something wrong?" It was rare for Li Banfeng to care about him.

In front of other people, Shen Jingye must remain calm and composed, and not let others see any regret or frustration.

But when he saw Li Qi, Shen Jingye suddenly couldn't hold it anymore.

He and Li Qi did not have such a deep friendship, and they even had many conflicts. But for some reason, perhaps as Du Wenming said, he was somewhat dependent on Li Qi. He took a deep breath and expressed all the frustration in his heart.

"The Dark Star Bureau was robbed. Zou Guoming was stolen. They also took away 23 dark energy carriers and more than 200 confidential documents. What should we do?"

Li Banfeng was stunned: "When did they get robbed?"

"It was on the day we went to Shifeng Road that the thief broke in while the police station was empty and took away so many things.
I've thought about it, this must have been done by He Jiaqing, I'll contact Liao Zihui soon, I'll go to Prozhou to find him, I'll fight him to the death. "

"Xiao Shen, calm down first. Well, Xiao Shen, don't cry. Wait for me to close the door.

"Xiao Shen, please control your temper. Don't bang your head against the table. You broke it!"

Such a big incident happened in the Dark Star Bureau, which put Shen Jingye in an extremely unfavorable situation.

There's no chance of getting a promotion.

The punishment is certain.

Whether he can keep his current position depends on his luck.

Now Li Banfeng has completely understood what happened. He Jiaqing first placed something in the Hesheng Community on Shifeng Road. It was a thing whose origin was unknown, but it looked very much like a Dao Lao ghost.

Then he sent Teacher Song a video showing that Dao Lao ghosts had invaded Yuezhou.

Teacher Song handed the video to the Dark Star Bureau, which checked it and found no errors, and organized all the combat personnel to go to the construction site.

The tiger was lured away from the mountain successfully, and He Jiaqing took the opportunity to rescue Zou Guoming's family, stole a ticket from the Dark Star Bureau, and turned to Prozhou.

What exactly did he place in Hesheng Community?
Teacher Song has the cultivation level of Yunshang, and even though he was sick at the time, he was still attacked by that thing, which shows that this thing is not ordinary.

This thing not only has superb combat power, but also hides its malicious intent before attacking again, making Li Banfeng unaware.

Puppet? Machine? Or one of He Jiaqing's accomplices?

Unfortunately, the body of that thing has been burned by Shen Jingye. If I could take it home, my family would probably like it.

……

At Lushuicheng Station, He Jiaqing hired a rickshaw and took Datou's family to a mansion on Guofeng Road.

Standing at the gate of the yard, Miao Ruifang looked at the Western-style building in front of him and felt that the building was a bit rustic, but the surrounding environment was not bad.

She asked Datou: "Which room shall we stay in?"

Big Head smiled and said nothing. He had been to Prostate.

He Jiaqing said, "Sister-in-law, this house is all yours."

Miao Ruifang pursed her lips and didn't dare to walk into the yard.

Big Head took her hand, walked across the yard and into the hall.

Looking up, Miao Ruifang walked around the hall and said in a low voice, "Such a big place, there's nothing good about it. It's not even convenient to clean..."

As soon as the words fell, the housekeeper came over and said, "Madam, the bedroom is cleaned up, would you like to go and take a look?"

Zou Xiaohao smiled and said, "Mom, you don't have to clean up."

Miao Ruifang stopped talking.

The housekeeper then said to Zou Xiaohao, "Master, the teacher we hired for you will arrive at six o'clock tomorrow. The textbooks are in your bedroom."

Zou Xiaohao stopped smiling.

He Jiaqing smiled and said, "I ordered a table of wine from Qianyuelou and it will be delivered to your home soon. Sister-in-law, let's have a couple of drinks. I will apologize to you in person."

……

On the train, Li Banfeng and Liao Zihui were chatting while Shen Jingye sat aside in a daze.

The punishment was given, the matter was over, the position was retained, but the promotion was canceled.

Some people spoke up for Shen Jingye. The situation was urgent at the time, and Shen Jingye devoted all his efforts to handling the Dao Laogui incident, and achieved good results. The Dark Star Bureau suffered a sneak attack under such circumstances, and the responsibility cannot be entirely attributed to Shen Jingye.

But the impact of this incident was too bad, and Shen Jingye was lucky to be able to keep his job.

Li Banfeng also received a message that 13,000 people had been counted and were at Santoucha, ready to set off.

The fact that Waizhou fulfilled its promise so quickly was closely related to the incident on Shifeng Road. To the higher-ups, it was Li Qi who eliminated the threat of Dao Lao Gui through investigation, so they could naturally understand the importance of this matter.

When the train arrived at Green Water City, Liao Zihui said to Shen Jingye, "Old Shen, I invited you to dinner before, but you didn't show up. Now I'm inviting you again today, but you can't refuse me, right?"

Shen Jingye stood up and said, "Aren't you scolding me? General Manager Liao thinks highly of me, when have I ever dared to offend you?"

After saying that, Shen Jingye followed Liao Zihui out of the car.

I don’t know why, but after this incident, Shen Jingye became more free and easy.

Liao Zihui said to Li Banfeng: "Brother, Director Shen has given us face, you have to show some respect as well!"

Li Qi smiled and said, "General Envoy Liao, I have something urgent to do. When I'm done with this, I'll host you at Xiaoyaowu and come back to entertain you two."

Li Banfeng did have something to do, and these ten thousand three-headed men had to be sent out.

Five thousand were given to Ma Wu and five thousand to Chu Er, and they were each sent to the border of the land to start reclaiming the land.

In Qianyue Building, Liao Zihui and Shen Jingye were drinking in a private room. Shen Jingye drank a glass of wine and cried bitterly:
"Have I ever treated Zou Guoming badly over the years? Even though I knew he was in trouble, I didn't charge him with a crime. I still wanted to protect him, but he ran off with He Jiaqing and sold me out!"

Liao Zihui sighed, "Zou Guoming, Zou Datou, I remember this person. When I came to Purozhou for further studies, I paid special attention to him. He was capable and steady.

He has been working in the Dark Star Bureau for about ten years, right? I heard that he has made a lot of achievements. What is his current position? "

What position?
Not even a team leader.

Shen Jingye said with a serious expression: "Promotion cannot be based solely on work performance. We need to consider it comprehensively. Besides, he cannot violate his own ethics and bottom line just because of job problems!"

Liao Zihui sighed, "Forget it, don't think about these things. It's good to stay in the Dark Star Bureau. We should do our duty and fulfill our responsibilities. Isn't it the same wherever we are?"

Shen Jingye glared at Liao Zihui and said, "How many years have I been waiting for this opportunity? How many years have I worked in the Dark Star Bureau? Why are you talking nonsense to me?"

Liao Zihui laughed and poured a glass of wine for Shen Jingye: "Drink, Old Shen, you should drink! You really should!"

Shen Jingye picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "Lao Liao, where is Zou Guoming? You have to help me find him. I have to find him no matter what!"

Liao Zihui shook his head: "Province is so big, where can I find it?"

Zou Guoming is easy to find. He is also in Qianyue Building, just upstairs.

Sitting across the table was Tie Hongjian, the leader of the Tieyuan Gang. The Tieyuan Gang was a small gang that had recently caused He Jiaqing a lot of trouble in business.

Zou Guoming asked his men to bring a box of silver dollars to Tie Hongjian and said, "Boss Tie, the businesses under my command are all small businesses. Please be magnanimous and let them go."

Tie Hongjian opened the box and looked at the amount of silver dollars: "That's all? You're sending away beggars? I just want to give you this face, what are you going to let our brothers eat?"

Zou Guoming frowned slightly: "Does that mean you don't agree?"

Tie Hongjian put the dollar aside, pulled out a dagger from his waist, and swung it skillfully in his hand: "It's not that I don't agree, but give me an extra 300 dollars a month, and we can still negotiate this matter."

"Three hundred, isn't that a bit too much?" Zou Guoming picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of pork ribs.

Tie Hongjian laughed and said, "You can't even come up with three hundred dollars, and you still want to do business in Green Water City? Are you kidding me?"

"That's right." Zou Guoming nodded, threw his chopsticks, and the ribs flew out and embedded into Tie Hongjian's eye socket.

Tie Hongjian covered his eyes and wailed, "What do you want to do? My brothers are all here!"

There were five or six people standing behind him, and just as they were about to take action, Zou Guoming waved his hand, and the chopsticks flew out and went straight through Tie Hongjian's head.

There was a commotion in the box. Shen Jingye downstairs was startled and asked, "What's going on upstairs?"

Liao Zihui said with a smile: "There are too many things going on in Puro Province. We just eat our own food and don't worry about it."

PS: Where is Teacher Song’s other birthmark?
(End of this chapter)