Lord of Puro

Chapter 696: Desolate Road

"If this matter can really be blamed on Shan Chengjun, then in the final analysis, Qiao Yi is the winner." Li Banfeng thought about the outcome of the incident. If the blame was put on Shan Chengjun, the entire Pro Province would have great hostility towards the Saint and the Demon Lord, which would still be beneficial to Qiao Yi.

The face was not big and nodded, "This is the cleverness of the dumb loss. In this business, Qiao Yi will not lose no matter what. The key is that we can't suffer a loss either, so this matter must be attributed to Shan Chengjun."

Li Banfeng agreed deeply, but the key point was what to do if Shan Chengjun refused to admit it?
After all, all the clues now point to He Jiaqing and Grandma Ku. Although Shan Chengjun is the founder of martial arts and a subordinate of a saint, he still has considerable influence in Pro Province. It is not easy to put the blame on him without any basis.

Bian Budai was also worried about this matter: "I used to have an old friend who is very good at collecting evidence, both human and material evidence, but I don't know if he is willing to help.
I'll go ask this old friend if he has any ideas. First, spread some rumors in the newspapers, saying that Shan Chengjun came to Pro Province and did something bad. Once there's a rumor, slowly build up the evidence and you can definitely pin the blame on this bastard."

The plan of Bian Budai was very thorough, but Li Banfeng was undecided about one thing: "Should I tell the peddler about this?"

After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said, "It's not that easy to find a peddler. Many people think, why hasn't the peddler come when I'm in trouble? But few people know that the peddler has to deal with a lot of things.
Besides, if I tell him about this, it will be difficult to deal with him. Even if Shan Chengjun is not a good-for-nothing, he is still my former comrade. I am afraid that the peddler would not do such a thing, so let's keep it secret for now."

After the two of them agreed, he went to look for his friend without any hesitation.

Could it be that his friend’s surname is Sun?
Li Banfeng did not rush to the newspaper office, but returned to his residence.

Shan Chengjun did come to Prozhou and had a fight with my wife. Some details still need to be confirmed with her.

My wife told me the details and made the matter public. Mr. Kong Fang and his men from Xuehuapu could serve as circumstantial evidence. If the circumstantial evidence was guided in another direction, there was hope that it could become irrefutable evidence. The whole plan seemed foolproof.

But Li Banfeng was still a little worried. He thought it would be best to discuss the matter with the peddler.

The record player thought for a long time and said to Li Banfeng: "My husband, this matter is not easy to decide. I can't make up my mind, but I remembered an old story and want to tell you about it. I wonder if you want to listen."

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Of course I have to listen to what my wife says."

"Then I will tell you. Sir, please don't blame me for being nagging."

Whoosh!Whoosh!
Warm steam gushed out of the trumpet, and faint sounds of huqin could be heard.

"When I was still singing in the garden, there was a girl with a very good voice. It was obvious that she was blessed by God.
She started singing on stage at the age of seven and continued to sing until she was twelve. She was already quite famous, but her fame was all on stage. Off stage, in front of the troupe boss, she was still just a servant girl.
When she was cleaning the house for the troupe boss, the girl tore the boss's favorite robe. She was terrified and was afraid that the boss would beat her to death.

This is no joke. Our boss has beaten many people to death. I saw it with my own eyes.

There was a sister in the troupe, she had a nice figure but a so-so voice, she looked pretty but her acting was not good, she was stage-frightened and always had a wooden face, the troupe owner looked down on her and always said he would sell her to a brothel.

This is no joke. We had quite a few girls at the time, and they were all sold to brothels by him.
Fortunately, this sister was good at sewing and she usually did a lot of work for the troupe, so the troupe owner reluctantly kept her to do odd jobs.

The girl damaged the robe of the troupe's master, and this incident was caught by the elder sister. The elder sister did not make it public, but sewed the robe of the troupe's master back to normal, and there was no trace of the sewing. The girl thanked her profusely, and from then on, she and the elder sister became friends.

The two sisters had a deep bond. They shared food and wore clothes together.
One day, the troupe owner took the girl out to sing at a party at a wealthy man's house. After returning, the troupe owner made new clothes for the girl and bought her a lot of delicious food.
The girl quickly took all the food and clothes to share with her sister, but her sister felt something was wrong and went out to inquire.
Later, I learned that the man liked actors and had married many of them as concubines. However, within a year of marrying them, all of them disappeared.
Some people said that his wife was too cruel and beat all the actors to death. Others said that the master was completely heartless and had special methods of torturing women. All the actors who married him were abused to death by him.
Regardless of whether it was true or false, the girl did not want to die. She did not want to marry this man. She wanted to live. She wanted to find a chance to escape.

At that time, the girl was thinking whether she should tell her sister about this, but she thought privately that if her sister knew about this, would it implicate her?

If I tell my sister about this, would she be embarrassed?
If my sister is really scared and tells the secret to the class owner, will her life be over?

The more she thought about it, the more scared the girl became. After thinking it over again and again, she didn't tell her sister. One night, when she went to the toilet, the girl took the opportunity to climb over the wall and ran away.

She had no money or food, seldom went out, and didn't even know the roads. She was caught after running for two days.
After she came back, she and her sister were locked up in the woodshed and beaten. The girl didn't understand why her sister was also locked up.

Later she found out that the class owner thought that the elder sister and the girl were good friends, and that the elder sister must have known the truth when the girl ran away.

The girl begged the owner for mercy, saying that she knew nothing and asked him to forgive her.
Who would have thought that the boss was an evil ghost with no humanity at all. The more the girl begged, the angrier he became. He beat the girl and her sister to death.

I heard that before the sister was beaten to death, she never blamed the girl, but the girl was really regretful in her heart. She was too ashamed to see the sister in the underworld.
Afterwards, we thought, should this girl have consulted with her sister before running away? If she really trusted her sister, she shouldn't have been afraid that she would ruin things.

If the two sisters ran together, they could take care of each other on the way, and maybe they could really run away, husband, what do you think?"

The record slowly turned on the tray, playing a song called "Meeting Again". The lady was recounting old stories and singing along with the erhu.

"The flowers in the forest have faded in spring, too quickly, but there is no choice but to have cold rain in the morning and wind in the evening, wind in the evening.

Rouge tears, drunk with each other, when will it be heavy? It is the long regret of life, the water flows eastward. "

After hearing this, Hong Ying burst into tears in the second room.

The Ninth Miss said, "You have killed countless people on the battlefield, and you can still shed tears?"

Hong Ying covered her chest and said, "There are some things I really don't understand, but this song hurts my heart."

The Ninth Miss sighed, "Yes, you are a lady from a noble family. There are some things you definitely don't understand."

"I understand..." Hong Ying sobbed, "If only I could have said one more word at that time, it would have been better."

Ninth Miss sighed: "There is no such thing as regret medicine in the world, but where did this matter come from? Is it about Zhao Xiaowan's life experience?

I've heard her story, and this is very different from what I've heard."

Hong Ying wiped her tears and said, "Xiao Wan suddenly asked me what her name was that day, and I also felt strange."

Ninth Girl fell into deep thought: "How much of what we know is fabricated?"

Li Banfeng stood up, hugged the record player, and asked softly, "Madam, is the boss still alive?"

The record player smiled and said, "He died a long time ago. He was skinned alive one by one. The boss was afraid of pain and kept begging for mercy on the day he died. The one who killed him was a cruel man. Every time he begged for mercy, he was skinned one more time. In total, he was skinned more than 3,000 times."

"Good! Good wife!" Li Banfeng hugged the record player for a long time, kissed it for a long time, and then left Suishenju.

Standing on the roof of Xiaoyaowu, Li Banfeng looked at the clouds in the sky.

This needs to be told to the peddler.

Locking his sights on the cloud that held the peddler, Li Banfeng leaped forward and flew over.

In the past, all the Yunmen skills were performed unconsciously, which caused the peddler to have many misunderstandings. He thought that Li Banfeng went to Yuncai specifically to burn his house.

This time, Li Banfeng consciously flew above the clouds and paid close attention to the scenery above the clouds.

This cloud is very big, much bigger than the cloud in Kong Fang. There are not only flowers and plants on the cloud, but also large tracts of forests.

In the middle of the forest, Li Banfeng found an open space. In the middle of the open space was a three-story Western-style house. The courtyard wall was white, and the building wall was also white. The house was built very beautifully and was very clean.

The only thing that spoils the view is the ivy on the wall. Some of the ivy is long, some is short, some is missing, and it's obvious that it's not well maintained.

Li Banfeng walked into the yard with a lighter, walked to the wall, and was about to set a fire, but after hesitating for a moment, he realized a key problem.

Why would I set a fire?
There doesn’t seem to be any clear reason, I just feel that the process is quite familiar after entering the door.

Then I thought again, why did the ivy on the wall become like this?

"Did I really burn down the peddler's house before?" Li Banfeng muttered to himself for a moment and felt that this was not a good idea.

But how can we find the peddler if we don’t burn down the house?
Go into the house and take a look. Maybe the peddler is at home, or maybe he has a lover in the house and knows where he is.

After putting away the lighter, Li Banfeng walked into the gate of the western-style building.

The first floor is a spacious living room with a two-story high ceiling. The floor and walls are crystal clear and can reflect people's shadows, but the furnishings are relatively simple. Apart from a circle of sofas and a crystal chandelier, Li Banfeng did not see any other conspicuous furniture.

This crystal chandelier is really big, hanging from the ceiling of the second floor. If you stand a little higher on the first floor, you can touch the pendant, but Li Banfeng did not see any candle on the lamp.

This is above the clouds, so there is definitely no electricity or gas available. Without candles, how can this lamp be lit?
There is a spiral staircase in the living room leading to the second floor. Just as Li Banfeng was about to go upstairs, he suddenly felt a sense of danger.

You can't go upstairs, there might be a trap upstairs.

There was a corridor at the end of the living room. After entering the corridor, Li Banfeng saw the kitchen, the dining room, the study, and a closed door.

Standing in the corridor, judging from the external layout, this room faces the sun and is quite large, so it should be the master bedroom.

Li Banfeng knocked on the door twice, but there was no response. He stood outside the door and waited for a while. There were some sounds from inside.

It sounds like someone is yawning.

Li Banfeng did not rush in rashly. He pushed the strategy of seeking good fortune and avoiding danger to the extreme and waited for the response from inside.

Beads of sweat broke out one by one. Li Banfeng didn't know who was inside. It was dangerous to a certain extent, but it was hard to estimate how serious it was.

This situation is very rare. In the last second, I was shivering all over as if I had the fever, but in the next second, I didn't feel cold at all and the people in the room didn't seem to have any ill intentions.

"Who is it?" A woman's voice came from the room.

"Li Qi, I'm here to look for a peddler." Li Banfeng gave his name.

"You are Li Qi! You ruined my house and stole my man!"

Li Banfeng was stunned, his eyes widened and he said, "I didn't steal your man!"

"What are you doing here?"

Li Banfeng replied calmly: "I'm looking for your man."

This matter is so trivial, and this question is so difficult to answer.

A chill came over him and Li Banfeng sensed danger.

The woman said in the house, "Come in!"

Li Banfeng waited for a moment. After the coldness disappeared, he pushed open the door and entered the room.

In stark contrast to the snow-white living room and corridor, the room was pitch black and filled with mist.

"Go inside!" the woman urged.

Li Banfeng did not sense any danger, but that did not mean that the danger did not exist. Perhaps the other party's level was too high and they hid their malice.

After walking a few steps forward, the room was still dark. Apart from some mist, nothing else could be seen.

But these clouds are also very special. They are floating in a fixed direction, as if helping Li Banfeng to find the direction.

"Walk faster, what are you afraid of?"

Li Banfeng quickened his pace a little, and he saw some light ahead.

Walking towards the light, Li Banfeng saw a door and heard the woman's voice again: "Come in."

It seemed that we were not in the bedroom just now, but in the corridor inside the bedroom. This door should lead to the bedroom.

Li Banfeng pushed open the door and there was still thick fog in front of him. After walking through the fog for a while, Li Banfeng finally saw the scenery in front of him clearly.

He saw the bright lights and the bright marble floor.

He saw a pretty woman greeting him.

He saw a middle-aged man walking towards him quickly.

"Director Li, you're back. The formalities for Chuuji's business trip have been completed!"

Li Banfeng nodded and said with admiration: "It was done so quickly? Lao Chen, you are very efficient. Come to my office later. I want to beat you up."

"Director Li, you are such a joker." Chen Changrui found an opportunity to leave quickly. He found that Li Banfeng was in a very bad mood.

This is the elevator entrance of the Dark Star Bureau. Li Banfeng returned to the stairwell and turned around for a long time, but could not find the exit he came from.

What kind of technique is this? I was just in the clouds, and in the blink of an eye I was in the Dark Star Bureau. How could this happen?
Li Banfeng returned to the office, laughed, and said to himself: "This is the Lianta bridal chamber, right?"

Now he could be sure of two things. The first was that there were indeed clouds in the sky above the peddler, but there was more than one peddler living on the cloud. There was also at least one woman, who should be the peddler's lover.

The second thing is that this lover is an expert in house repair. The house on the cloud is her house, and the stairwell of the Dark Star Bureau is also her house. She can use the technique of connecting the doors to the bridal chambers to change the location of the house at will.

Lian Ta's bridal chamber skills are surprisingly strong to this extent. It seems that this technique still needs to be honed.

But now is not the time to think about this problem, I have to tell the peddler about it quickly.

After leaving the Dark Star Bureau, Li Banfeng went straight to Huahu Park and ran all the way back to Xiaoyaowu from Xindi.

He boarded the peddler's cloud again, and this time he had to be very cautious and not be sent back to the Dark Star Bureau easily.

In order to go to the Master's house empty-handed, Li Banfeng bought a bouquet of flowers, a washbasin and a feather duster as a gift.

When he got to the bottom of the house, Li Banfeng shouted upstairs: "Sister-in-law, I'm back!"

The woman's voice came from the house: "What are you doing back here?"

"Come back to my brother, sister-in-law!"

"Your senior brother is not here, come back another day!"

"If my senior brother doesn't come, I won't leave."

"If I don't leave, what can you do?"

"I can burn down your house!" Li Banfeng put the feather duster aside, put the flowers in the flower bed in the yard, picked up the washbasin, and prepared to pour the grease in the basin onto the wall.

The woman shouted angrily: "Li Qi, you dare! If you dare to light a fire, I will kill you now!"

Li Qi said angrily: "I'm just standing here, come out and mess with me if you have the guts!"

"If you're brave enough, come in and see me!"

"I won't go in, what can you do to me?"

Li Banfeng has been looking at his feet. He is also a home cultivator, and he knows the ways of home cultivators very well. If the opponent releases the boundary at this time, Li Banfeng will be in trouble. If the opponent's boundary is large enough, it can even force Li Banfeng under the clouds.

After waiting for a while, the woman unexpectedly compromised: "Let's talk inside."

"I don't want to go in."

"If you don't come in, how can I take you to see the peddler? Tell me, if I really wanted to harm you, should I have started from the first time you entered my house?"

Li Banfeng thought for a moment and felt that these words were indeed sincere.

He pushed open the door and entered the living room. There was a cup of hot tea on the coffee table. He didn't know when it was prepared.

Li Banfeng picked up the teacup, sat on the sofa, looked around, but did not see the hostess.

"Didn't you say you would take me to see the peddler?"

"I can take you to where he is, but I have no say on whether he wants to see you or not."

Li Banfeng laughed: "You're right. I came all the way here, how could he not want to see me?"

The woman also laughed: "You can't figure out his temperament at all. Not to mention you, even I can't see him as long as he doesn't want to see him."

Li Banfeng sighed and said, "You definitely can't compare to me."

A sense of danger came over him and Li Banfeng shuddered.

"I mean, our relationship is different." After saying that, Li Banfeng shuddered again.

"I mean……"

"Stop talking!" the woman said angrily, "Go upstairs, to the second room on the right, hurry up!"

Li Banfeng went up the stairs, turned right and arrived at the second room. He tried to use the magic of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil in front of the door for a moment.

It's dangerous, but within acceptable range.

The woman sneered, "If you're scared, don't go. All the travel cultivators are like this, either crazy or timid, none of them are decent."

Li Banfeng didn't care about her provocation, but what she said was right. If you are afraid, then don't go. If you are not brave enough to face the risks within your tolerance range, then why waste time here.

He reached for the door handle and suddenly heard the woman shout, "Wait a minute!"

"What's the matter?"

"You really are going!"

"if not?"

The woman said, "Don't open the door yet, wait for my news."

Waiting for her news?

Do I need to ask for permission in advance for this matter?
Li Banfeng waited for a moment, and suddenly heard a laugh: "Hehehe~"

This laughter also came from a woman, but the voice was different from the previous woman.

How many people live in this house?
The woman's voice came over: "Open the door."

Li Banfeng used his sense of avoiding danger and seeking good fortune again, and suddenly felt that the danger was more severe.

"Are you trying to harm me?"

The woman smiled and said, "I still say that. If I want to harm you, I don't need to go through so much trouble. If you don't dare to go, forget it."

Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat and opened the door.

The room was also pitch black and filled with mist. Li Banfeng thought he was back in the stairwell of the Dark Star Bureau, but when he pushed open the double door and walked out, a gust of wind blew away the mist.

The fog cleared and I looked around to see a field with ankle-high grass.

The exit he came from disappeared again, and Li Banfeng didn't know where he was.

There is not even anyone to ask for directions, so where can I find a peddler?

After walking aimlessly in the wilderness for more than half an hour, Li Banfeng saw several horses eating grass and a four-wheeled carriage parked nearby.

Li Banfeng walked to the front of the carriage and opened the curtain. The carriage was quite large, with sleeping berths and a stove. An old man in the carriage opened his eyes and asked, "What the hell?"

"Excuse me, where is this place?"

"What a stupid question you are asking. You don't even know where this place is. How did you get here?"

Li Banfeng thought for a moment and said, "Isn't this just a muddle?"

"You are confused about what is going on. You are the one who did this," the old man laughed. "This is the wasteland. Ordinary people can't come here. Do you know that?"

Years of wasteland?
This place seemed to have been heard before. Li Banfeng recalled for a long time and remembered what Lao Chen said: "During the Second Proto-Provincial War, Huang Yuxian commanded more than 30 battles of varying sizes and had almost no defeats.
Especially in the battle of Sui Wasteland, Huang Yuxian led the cavalry and defeated the Neizhou army, helping Pro Province to win. "

Huang Yuxian is my wife, and she must know Suihuangyuan.

The old man asked, "Do you need a car?"

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'll need the car soon, don't leave!"

"Where are you going? To pee?"

Li Banfeng nodded: "Yes, just pee, just wait for me here."

The old man snorted and said, "Why don't you just pee here? Why are you running so far? Who cares what you are doing?"

Li Banfeng ran to a distance and entered Suishenju: "Madam, I came to Suihuangyuan to look for the peddler, but I don't know where the peddler is now."

The wife was stunned: "My husband, why did you go to the wasteland to find a peddler?"

"Ask his lover."

The lady thought for a moment and said, "I am familiar with the Suihuangyuan, but if you ask me where the peddler went, I can't really say... I think the most likely place he went to is the Huangtu Town."

Li Banfeng asked, "Where is Huangtu Town?"

The record player laughed and said, "Where did you learn this accent? Ask a local. They all know that this place is very special and very close to the entrance to Nevada."

“Is there an entrance to the inner state here as well?”

The record player spewed steam and said, "There is an entrance. In the past, when there was a war, this was the place where the fiercest fighting took place. If the peddler said he had urgent business in the wilderness, he would probably go to Huangtu Town. But if he was selling things in the wilderness, it's hard to say. He might push his cart around.
It's okay for you to go to Huangtu Town, but if a war breaks out, you must stay away. There is a magic circle at the inner entrance of the Suihuangyuan, which is very tightly sealed. No one has opened it for many years. If someone dares to come out of this entrance, this person is definitely not an ordinary person. I'm afraid you can't handle it alone."

Li Banfeng left Suishenju, walked to the old man driving the cart, and asked, "Has the peddler come here these days?"

"coming!"

"Gaha is here?"

The old man said, "What else can I do? Here comes the seller!"

"Do you know where he is?"

The old man shook his head: "You came at an unfortunate time. He left the day before yesterday."

Li Banfeng frowned and asked, "Are you really gone?"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Are you kidding me? How can I lie to you?"

Li Banfeng thought for a moment and got on the carriage: "Take me to Huangtu Town."

"It's so far? Then you have to pay half of the fare first. I can't go there for nothing."

"Here, I'll give you all of it, just take me to the place."

The old man drove the carriage all the way to Huangtu Town. Every three or five miles, the carriage behind him would tremble. The closer he got to Huangtu Town, the more violently the carriage shook, and the two horses pulling the carriage were so scared that they trembled as well.

"Oh my god, what's going on?" The old man turned around and lifted the curtain and shouted, "What are you shaking for? You scared the horses."

Li Banfeng said palely: "It's okay."

The old man got angry: "I'm telling you, don't mess with my car, I'm still doing business!"

Beads of cold sweat dripped down his body, and Li Banfeng could hardly sit still. What on earth had happened in Huangtu Town? Why was it so difficult to avoid danger and seek good fortune?

(End of this chapter)