Lord of Puro

Chapter 676: Rebellion

In Hanmo Garden, the singing and dancing ended, and Zhu Jin, Qiao Yi, Xie Gong, and the three-headed men around them all focused their attention on Li Banfeng.

Zhu Jin was more straightforward and even wanted to ask Li Banfeng directly.

Ever since Li Banfeng came to Chaoge, he has been under their surveillance. They have never seen him use any special techniques, nor any magical objects or weapons, nor have they heard that he is a peeping cultivator. How does he know so many things?

Zhu Jin looked at Xie Gong.

Xie Gong suspected that there was a traitor in Chaoge, but this man was deep in thought, with no expression on his face and no words.

Luo Lijun and Luo Shaojun were both stunned.

Luo Lijun also wanted to advise Li Banfeng to be careful with his words.

She didn't even know that her life depended on this one inch.

Qiao Yi was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "The wine of Dashang is mellow and strong. I guess His Highness Li Qi is drunk. We are gathered here today to discuss peace talks. Why are you talking about His Majesty again for no reason?"

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "Whether I say it or not, your emperor has to come. Since I entered Chaoge, he has no way to go."

This hits the nail on the head.

Because he was missing two heads, the saint's bloodline had always been questioned. Li Qi established a new king outside and changed the saint's identity into the usurper Prince Chun. Once this was confirmed, the saint's way of survival in Da Shang would be cut off.

Li Banfeng looked at Qiao Yi and said, "Your Saint tried every means to prevent Li Qi from coming to Chaoge. Before, Bao Yingjun attacked me at the behest of the Saint. Isn't that right?"

Qiao Yi was surprised: "Your Highness Li Qi, are you talking about Lord Bao Yingjun of Wubian City?"

Li Qi smiled: "Let's not play dumb. Your saint had already calculated that the Luo sisters might use Wubian City to come to Chaoge. He asked Bao Yingjun to make full preparations for the assassination in advance. Unfortunately, Bao Yingjun is a useless idiot. He can't kill me.
Since I arrived in Chaoge, your Saint has been in a very dangerous situation. What you talked about with me and to what extent are not under the control of the Saint. If he does not take action at this time, it is tantamount to waiting for death.

You also seized on this point and laid numerous ambushes in the Three-layer City, waiting for the saint to fall into the trap. Am I right?"

As soon as the words were spoken, all three heads present immediately changed their sitting positions and pretended to talk to each other.

Someone was talking about the weather: "These days, Chaoge is a little more humid than usual."

"You are right. Chaoge this year is very different from previous years."

Someone was talking about his clothes: "Master Liu, the embroidery on your clothes is really exquisite."

"Erchongcheng Yu Guixiang's craftsmanship. That woman is a bit straightforward, but I really like her craftsmanship."

Some people really had nothing to talk about, and they made small talk: "Brother Su, look, the flowers are in full bloom today!"

"Yes, Brother Xu, the flowers are blooming so beautifully."

Everyone pretended not to hear what Li Qi said, because Li Qi was right about the purpose of their banquet.

Today, Qiao Yi and others set up a banquet, ostensibly to invite Li Qi to discuss the matter of the new monarch, but the actual purpose was to force the saint to leave the core area of ​​Chaoge and come to Sanchong City to fight them there.

Now that their goal has been achieved, should they let Li Qi and the others leave?
Think more!
Li Banfeng knew that Qiao Yi would not let them go.

Seeing that everyone was still pretending to be confused, Li Banfeng simply said it more bluntly: "You really want to get rid of the saint, this idea is real,

But whether you can kill the saint or not, you are guilty of regicide. You must leave yourself a way out, and the way out is with me.

If I succeed in killing the saint, you will charge me with the crime of regicide. How you deal with me in the future depends on the opinions of the royal family and the various princes.
If they can get over this, you can let me live, but you must lock me up for life. If they can't get over this, you can execute me in public. In short, you are innocent in this, without any flaws.

If you can't kill the saint, you can always kill me. Then your position will change and you will become the hero who gets rid of the saint's biggest threat."

The wine glass in Luo Lijun's hand fell to the ground. She never expected that she was invited to Chaoge to take the blame.

Luo Shaojun secretly reached for the snail shell behind him. There was a weapon in the shell. Luo Shaojun was ready to fight to the death.

The group of three-headed men no longer pretended to chat because they felt they had nothing to hide.

But Qiao Yi still had a lot to hide. He responded to Li Banfeng: "Your Highness Li Qi, what you said is absurd. Even if I claim to be a meritorious official, how can His Majesty believe me?"

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "Whether he trusts you or not is not determined by his feelings, but by the capital of both of you. As long as you don't have any evidence of regicide, you will have plenty of energy to deal with the saint. Is that right?"

Qiao Yi stood up and said, "I drank two more glasses of wine and I feel a little dizzy. Your Highness, please sit down for a moment. I will be excused for a moment."

"Don't move!" Li Banfeng lifted the brim of his hat and looked at Qiao Yi, "Old Qiao, I can stay here for a while. The two sisters of the Luo family should go back to Wubian City."

All three leaders looked at the Luo sisters. They didn't want to let these two scapegoats go. After all, there would be many sins to be blamed in the future, and Li Qi alone might not be able to handle them all.

Qiao Yi smiled and said, "The Luo family and I are old friends. It's a rare opportunity for us to get together here. If we leave halfway through drinking, wouldn't that ruin the mood?"

"It's better to ruin your mood than to ruin your life," Li Banfeng said while looking at Qiao Yi. "It's good to have more scapegoats, but it's not a bad thing to leave a way out. If one day you have no way to retreat, Wubian City can still give you a place to stay."

Qiao Yi sighed, "Your Highness is joking again."

"I'm not joking," Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat, "Let the Luo sisters leave immediately, or I'll send you away first."

Several three-headed men stood up one after another, with their hands on their weapons.

The guards around also drew their weapons, and everyone seemed to be ready to fight Li Qi.

But Qiao Yi knew clearly that they were just pretending, and no one present had the courage to fight Li Qi.

There are eleven states and three thousand countries, and no one can stand up to the Pro State in terms of individual combat power.

Li Qi, who was sitting opposite him, was a ruthless man from Prozhou, a ruthless man with real strength.

Qiao Yi knew that he was only a few steps away from Li Qi, and he was also aware that Li Qi could kill him at any time.

After careful consideration, Qiao Yi waved his hand and asked the guards to escort Luo Lijun and Luo Shaojun away.

Luo Lijun's legs felt a little weak and she couldn't stand up for a long time.

Luo Shaojun refused to leave. She didn't want to leave Li Qi here alone.

Li Banfeng glared at the two of them, his eyes full of coldness.

The faster they go, the better. As long as they can return to Wubian City safely, Li Banfeng will have two fewer burdens and his chances of escaping will be greater.

The two sisters left with Bai Liangchen and other attendants. Li Banfeng asked Banfeng B and Banfeng C to protect them in secret, and told Qiao Yi: "Master Qiao, let's be open and aboveboard and don't make things difficult for these two women."

Qiao Yi nodded slightly, turned around and was about to leave.

"Master Qiao, please stay!" Li Banfeng raised his glass and said, "It's rare for you and I to get together. If you leave in the middle of drinking, won't that ruin the mood?"

Qiao Yi looked cold and sat back in his seat.

Zhu Jin glanced at Qiao Yi with some resentment. He felt that if Qiao Yi had left earlier, he would not have been threatened by Li Qi.

Xie Gong remained silent. He knew very well that Li Qi was no ordinary person and he would never let Qiao Yi out of his sight.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Qiao Yi is Li Qi's bargaining chip to save his life. How could Li Qi let go easily?

Ban Fengchou and Ban Fengmao returned to Li Qi. The two shadows were trapped in the Si Chong City. They thought that the city was full of houses and there was nothing to see. But just now, they saw the saint and his men entering the city.

The two men hurriedly ran back, but suffered from their unfamiliarity with the road. By the time they arrived at Hanmo Garden, the saint was about to enter the triple city.

Qiao Yi simply laid his cards on the table: "Your Highness Li Qi, just now you mentioned a way out. Do you know why we should leave a way out?"

According to the information sent by Ban Fengwu, Li Ban Feng had already guessed: "In the teahouse outside the garden, there is a group of people from Pro Province. It is not clear what their stance is for the time being."

Qiao Yi could no longer hold back. Li Banfeng not only knew that there were ambushes in the city, but also pointed out the biggest hidden danger in Qiao Yi's mind.

How many traitors are there in Chaoge? How much information does Li Qi know?
All three leaders were a little frightened. They couldn't figure out what kind of person this Prince Proro was in front of them, nor could they figure out how much foundation this person had laid in Chaoge.

They looked at each other, doubting each other, and many of them wanted to find excuses to leave the banquet.

Qiao Yi wouldn't let them leave!

After years of fighting in the court, Qiao Yi's eyes are sharper than those of ordinary people. He now suspects that among everyone present there is a spy planted by Li Qi!
Li Qi asked again: "Master Qiao, was what I just said correct?"

Qiao Yi nodded slightly: "These people were able to be promoted to higher positions in Chaoge, and even became local lords. They were more or less blessed by the saint."

In other words, the people in the teahouse are more likely to be saints.

Li Banfeng said: "I have a gift for Lord Qiao, which should be able to stabilize this group of people in the future."

As he spoke, Li Banfeng pulled out a document from his sleeve, unfolded it, showed it in front of everyone, and then handed it to Qiao Yi.

The imperial edict contained the following order: The emperor is on a tour outside the capital, and Qiao Yi is appointed as the regent minister. Qiao Yi can handle the government affairs at his discretion.

The edict was stamped with a huge imperial seal. Qiao Yi had checked it repeatedly, and everyone around him had also checked it. The seal was authentic!
Jiuhulu secretly asked Judge Bi: "I remember we didn't bring the imperial seal with us, where did this seal come from?"

The judge's pen replied, "Painted."

The old teapot felt uneasy: "Will the painting work? An expert can turn the imperial edict over and tell the authenticity by looking at the back!"

The judge's pen yawned and said, "The back is also painted."

Jiuhulu was shocked and asked, "You have this ability?"

"Hmph." Judge Pen turned over and fell asleep.

The projector recorded the entire process of the meeting. Now it was the most critical part. He used a lot of close-up shots on the imperial edict and Qiao Yi's face.

This edict was fatal, as it was tantamount to asking Qiao Yi to accept the promotion of the new emperor.

Qiao Yi's expression suddenly changed: "Your Highness has put me in an unjust position."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "That's not the case. If it works out, this edict will bring many benefits to Master Qiao. If it doesn't work out, Master Qiao will just pretend that he has never seen this edict."

never seen it?
Tear up the edict afterwards?
Qiao Yi turned around and looked at the people around him.

They all saw it.

Li Qi smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? Aren't they all your people?"

There was silence in Hanmo Garden for a long time, and then bursts of killing sounds were heard outside. The saint led his troops and started a battle with Qiao Yi's subordinates.

Ban Fengbing is back. He and Ban Fengyi have sent Luo Lijun and Luo Shaojun back to Wubian City. Ban Fengbing came back to report, while Ban Fengyi stayed in Wubian City to meet Li Banfeng.

Qiao Yi looked solemn. There was no conclusion yet at the teahouse, and it was impossible to judge the direction of the battle.

Li Banfeng said with a smile: "Master Qiao, don't think about any retreat. It's better to take the imperial edict and go to the teahouse to have a look. Success or failure depends on this!"

While Qiao Yi was still considering, Li Banfeng suddenly disappeared.

He escaped?

Qiao Yi was horrified and quickly asked the guards to surround him.

He was afraid that Li Qi would hurt him by rushing around.

The other three men dodged one after another, all afraid of being locked in Li Qi's sight.

After waiting for a while, everyone was fine.

Li Banfeng did not attack them because he was reluctant to kill them.

If we really kill them, who will fight against the saints?
Qiao Yi shouted: "Chase, chase quickly!"

Zhu Jin said: "Why are you still chasing him? The new emperor's edict is here. Why don't you go directly to the teahouse and obey the edict to suppress the rebellion!"

Xie Gong felt that Zhu Jin's idea was correct: "Brother Zhu is right. Opportunities are rare and will never come back. Take the imperial edict to find Shu Wanjuan. It will be legitimate and the matter will be settled!"

Qiao Yi shook his head and said, "We have to do our job and we can't let Li Qi go. Without him as a witness, it will be hard to explain some things in the future."

Xie Gong frowned slightly. At such a critical moment, how could he hesitate?

Qiao Yi immediately issued an order to hunt down Li Qi along the way.

Zhu Jin said anxiously: "We should not divide our forces now."

That's right. Right now we should concentrate our efforts on dealing with the saint.

Qiao Yi said: "Only mobilize the ambush troops from the first and second cities to pursue Li Qi, and the soldiers from the third city will do their best to surround and kill the traitor!"

He was the leader among the three, and Zhu Jin and Xie Gong could do nothing about it.

Qiao Yi took the imperial edict and wanted to go to the teahouse, but he was a little hesitant.

The saint led his soldiers and now they have reached the vicinity of Hanmo Garden. Xie Gong was a little anxious: "Brother, you can't hesitate any longer. You forgot that the emperor also climbed out of Pro Province!"

After careful consideration, Qiao Yi took the imperial edict and went to the teahouse.

……

Li Banfeng quickly ran to the second city gate. The gate was closed and heavily guarded on the top of the city wall. Banfengzi reminded him, "Mr. Jia, Banfengyi just said that there is a mechanism in the city wall."

"Then fly over!" Li Banfeng used his skills of riding the wind and clouds to soar into the air.

The soldiers on the top of the city shook the crossbow cart, and hundreds of crossbow arrows chased after Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng dodged, and the crossbow arrow followed him in mid-air. Li Banfeng landed and hid behind a huge rock. The crossbow arrow hit the rock and smashed it into pieces.

Li Banfeng used Xiaoyao Zizai to dodge, and the crossbow arrow passed through Li Banfeng's chest without hurting him.

But who would have thought that the crossbow arrows flew back not far away. When they left the string, they were aiming at Li Banfeng. As long as they didn't hit Li Banfeng, they would not stop!

If this kind of weapon was brought to Pro Province, how many troops could stop this crossbow cart?
Li Banfeng had no way to dodge, so he simply gave up.

More than a dozen crossbow carts aimed at Li Banfeng, and arrows flew like rain.

An attic suddenly appeared and covered Li Banfeng.

The arrow hit the attic and was trapped by the attic's barrier, unable to escape.

Houses and travel are both mutually exclusive and complementary. Li Banfeng planned to move Yucui Tower here through Xingqianshan.

This is his house. Although he has only moved here for a short while, it is enough to protect Li Banfeng from a fatal blow.

Yucuilou disappeared with arrows all over his body. Li Banfeng took to the air again and was about to fly over the city wall when a chill suddenly ran up his spine.

Can't fly.

There are other mechanisms on the city walls specifically for dealing with flying creatures.

Li Banfeng didn't know what the mechanism was, but he could sense from the chill that the mechanism had been triggered, and its power was quite amazing.

What if I can’t fly over?
Are we going to charge forward against the mechanisms in the city wall?
Li Banfeng was only twenty or thirty steps away from the city wall, so he used the technique of cutting off the path and clearing the way.

A crack appeared in the city wall, and colorless and invisible high-temperature and high-pressure steam gushed out.

Li Banfeng activated the skill of being kind-hearted and rushed forward against the steam. At the same time, he activated the skill of acting on his own, and his cultivation level continued to rise.

The efforts to cut off the path and open the road were continuously intensified, and finally a passage appeared in the city wall, and Li Banfeng crawled out through the passage.

The defenders on the city wall turned the crossbow carts around and continued shooting arrows. Li Banfeng grabbed two feather arrows and first stuck one under his feet and then another one several dozen steps away.

Travel and cultivate skills, and move a hundred steps in all directions.

The feather arrow chased Li Banfeng, flying very fast and for a long time, but it just couldn't catch up with Li Banfeng.

By the time the arrow lost its vitality and fell to the ground, Li Banfeng had already escaped without a trace.

After rushing out of the second door, Li Banfeng thought that the remaining danger was behind the first door.

He was wrong.

There was something waiting for him in the second city.

The bronze horns that had lined the streets to welcome people were blown again.

Woohoo!

The sound caused Li Banfeng's entire body to tremble.

This is not an illusion. If these horns are blown any longer, Li Banfeng's bones will really be broken.

Since his wife was not around, Li Banfeng could not borrow his sound repair skills. He had a few records with him, but it was useless to play them. The volume was instantly drowned out by the copper horn.

The kindness of a homely person and the willingness to travel thousands of miles cannot be reused in a short period of time. Without a house around you, it is useless to close the door and expand the territory.

Li Banfeng counted his techniques carefully, but he couldn't think of any way to fight against so many copper horns.

How about trying the foolish cultivation technique?

There are so many copper coins, which one should I choose?

The sound of the copper horn became louder and louder, and Li Banfeng gritted his teeth and endured it.

Suddenly, a whistle was heard in the distance, mixed with a song.

"Running on flat ground, crossing mountains and rivers, wheezing and puffing out smoke,

Add coal and water and let's hit the road. Once the train starts, its power is boundless.
Bridges are crossed, holes are drilled, iron wheels roll over dangerous passes,
We are not afraid of thousands of difficulties and dangers, and we can travel through thousands of rivers without any mistakes. "

"Train Ballad"!
Li Banfeng was overjoyed, the train driver was here!

The ballad echoed back and forth along with the whistle, disrupting the originally uniform sound of the horn.

Li Banfeng felt relieved and ran all the way. He could hear the voice of the train driver: "Brother, walk slower. I'll open the door for you!"

……

He Jiaqing was still guarding near the first gate. There were too many guards on the city wall, and he couldn't find a chance to leave the city.

Use the skill of climbing over walls and houses to directly climb over the wall?

No.

If there were fewer people on the city wall, we could give it a try. But with so many defenders and weapons, and so many traps on the walls of Chaoge, if we lose any trace when climbing over the wall, we won't be able to get down once we're on top of the city wall.

Instead of climbing over the wall near the city gate, why not try somewhere else?
Not at all.

The topography of Chaoge changes at any time. Except for the city gates which remain fixed, the mountains, rivers, and buildings may all change their positions.

Although He Jiaqing had been to Chaoge and knew how to find directions in Chaoge, if he lost the city gate, the most important reference point, and left the city from somewhere else, He Jiaqing might get lost.

Things had come to this point. He Jiaqing didn't want to take any risks, so he just waited slowly outside the city. No matter how big the situation was, there would always be a time for the garrison to change shifts.

He Jiaqing was waiting patiently when he suddenly heard the voice of the train master: "What are you waiting for?"

Why is he here again?
He Jiaqing said: "I'm waiting for an opportunity to leave the city."

The train master appeared beside He Jiaqing: "Now is a good opportunity, I will lead the people on the top of the city away, and you go and pry open the city gate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the train driver pulled out a palm-sized swallow-shaped kite from his arms and threw it into the air.

The kite flew up and spread its wings in the air. It was originally only the size of a palm, but after flying for a while, it turned into a huge monster that was ten feet long and two feet wide.

One kite turned into two, two turned into twenty, and twenty kites rushed to the top of the city wall and fought with the defenders.

The train master pulled more than 20 kite strings and said to He Jiaqing, "What are you still standing there for? Open the lock quickly!"

He Jiaqing saw that the opportunity was indeed good. He tiptoed to the city gate, opened the gate lock with the key, unbolted the outer gate bolt, and just as he pushed the gate open, he heard the train master shouting, "Brother, run!"

"Thank you, senior!" He Jiaqing was about to run, but saw the train driver running away with Li Banfeng.

The train driver just called someone “brother”, was he calling Li Banfeng?

When did he get to know the train master?

Before Li Banfeng came to Prostate, the train driver had already been trapped in Neizhou?
Could it be that Li Banfeng had connections with Prozhou before?
Li Banfeng really came to Chaoge. Was it really him who stole the deed from me just now?
He Jiaqing was full of doubts, but now was not the time to think about these things. All the kites on the top of the city had disappeared, and He Jiaqing had to get away quickly.

Li Banfeng rushed out of the city gate, but a group of white horses blocked his way in front of the gate.

The white horses lining the road were indeed not just ceremonial guards. These white horses were carrying weapons. Although they were not ranked, their large numbers could bring the battle to a stalemate.

Boom!

Li Banfeng was in no mood to engage in a stalemate with them. He stepped out with one foot, breaking the rivers and streams. Several white horses fell down, leaving a path clear.

The train master sighed and said, "Brother, how did you learn this technique? Trampling through thousands of rivers and galloping through flowers are the specialties of our Taoist sect, and you've used them like this?"

He really wanted to demonstrate the key points of Trampling All Rivers to Li Banfeng again, but unfortunately this shadow was too far away from his real body and did not have the strength to do so.

Li Banfeng pursed his lips and said, "Brother, when we return to Pro Province, I will work with you to hone my skills."

"Province..." The old train hesitated to speak.

The two of them ran all the way to the edge of Chaoge.

There is a mountain ahead. After crossing this mountain, Li Banfeng will leave Chaoge.

"Take care, brother."

Li Banfeng was startled: "Brother, won't you come back with me?"

The figure of the train master gradually faded: "Didn't your shadow tell you? I am just a shadow."

As time was running out, Ban Fengzi first conveyed the most important memories to Li Banfeng. Some of the memories were only just seen by Li Banfeng.

"Brother, tell me where are you?"

The train master smiled and said, "No hurry."

He refused to say anything because he was afraid that Li Banfeng would do something wrong.

He was afraid that this reckless little brother would not want to leave.

He had a lot to say to this little brother, but after waiting for a while, all he heard was a long whistle.

The pursuing white horse was frightened by the whistle and did not dare to get closer for the time being.

"Remember to find more second wives and learn some photo editing techniques." The train master raised his eyebrows at Li Banfeng, smiled, and his figure disappeared.

Li Banfeng stood at the foot of the mountain and looked into the distance for a moment, and he also smiled.

The train is in good condition!

"Brother, wait for me, I will definitely rescue you!"

Li Banfeng climbed over the mountains and walked into the valley.

The mountains gradually closed together, and the huge worm closed its mouth and disappeared into the deep sea.

Ten minutes later, He Jiaqing, covered in wounds after fighting with the white horse, ran to the shore.

What about the entrance?
What about Sui'an Town?

This untrustworthy woman left me here!

……

Li Banfeng walked along the slippery road, always feeling that something was wrong.

The environment here is very similar to that of Boundless City, but there always seems to be a little difference.

"You're back...who are you?" Zuo Anna walked to the exit from the main street of Sui'an Town, silently looking at the man in a black suit in front of her.

Li Banfeng looked at Zuo Anna and asked, "What's your last name?"

PS: It’s too easy to get lost in Chaoge.

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Li Miao took a sip of wine and waved his hand.

"I don't have time for you."

"It's time to get off work now."

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(End of this chapter)