Lord of Puro

Chapter 715 Hope
The five sisters of the Luo family stood in the main courtyard of Xinjun Xinjun’s mansion and saw the "Xinxinjun" supported by Li Banfeng.

Luo Lijun first looked at it in the form of a snail for a while, but worried that the snail's eyesight was not good, she changed into a human form and looked at it carefully for a long time.

"Seventh Master, isn't this too outrageous?" Luo Lijun's voice trembled a little.

Li Banfeng shouted angrily, "How dare you! Who are you calling insolent? Salute His Majesty immediately!"

"No, the one before that..."

"There was no previous experience!" Li Banfeng frowned and said, "It would be disrespectful to His Majesty to say anything more!"

Luo Lijun looked at all the sisters.

Luo Yanjun remained silent. She knew it was useless to say more. It didn't matter who the new king was. Whoever Li Qi said was the new king.

Luo Yujun reminded her, "Sister, we sisters are not the only ones who know the new king. Lang Daoshou, Xie Baheng, and Shan Yuzhu have all seen this king. It's not appropriate to replace him now."

Luo Yanjun rolled her eyes at Luo Yujun and said, "Then what do you think is appropriate?"

Luo Yujun thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Why not just kill them all?"

"Nonsense!" Luo Lijun yelled angrily and almost hit someone.

Luo Yujun didn't dare to say anything, and didn't know what he had done wrong.

Luo Yanjun sighed and said, "What kind of situation is the Luo family in? How many confidants do they have? Can you just kill them?"

Luo Lijun wanted to hear the opinions of other sisters. Luo Xiujun was nowhere to be found. Luo Shaojun stood next to Li Qi and rubbed him affectionately with his tentacles.

"You're such a jerk!" Luo Lijun kicked Shaojun and turned to Yanjun, "Go get Xiujun!"

Xiujun just said that she was going to the outhouse. There were several outhouses in such a big mansion. Luo Yanjun looked all the way and saw a huge snail shell in the back garden.

Luo Xiujun transformed into a human form and was talking to someone next to the snail shell.

"Sister, this cake is delicious, you should eat it too."

"Eat it. I brought it for you. Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"

"Seventh Master didn't allow me to tell you. He usually doesn't let me out. I heard that my sister came, and I couldn't help missing you, so I ran out to see you."

Luo Xiujun hugged Xiaoshan in her arms tightly. Luo Yanjun stood beside her for a long time before she reacted.

"Yanjun, um, when did you come..." Luo Xiujun quickly hid Xiaoshan behind her.

Luo Yanjun said coldly, "Didn't you go to the toilet? Isn't this place far from the toilet?"

Luo Xiujun said, "Well, after I went to the toilet, I felt a little dizzy, so I wanted to sit here."

Luo Yanjun looked at the hill behind Luo Xiujun and said, "Isn't this His Majesty?"

Luo Xiujun shook her head repeatedly: "This is not the emperor. The emperor has three heads of blood. This is a child from an ordinary family. He has only one head. You have recognized the wrong person."

While speaking, Luo Xiujun kept covering Xiaoshan's face, fearing that he would be recognized by Luo Yanjun.

Luo Yanjun had already recognized him, but she didn't dare to believe it.

Why can a three-headed man be separated into a one-headed man? How is this done?
In the Shang Dynasty, many royal family members made many attempts to change the appearance of the three-headed man, and many people lost their lives for this.

After careful confirmation, Luo Yanjun realized that this was Xiaoshan. She could not help but believe that there was a living person right in front of her: "Xiaoshan, are Juanzi and Mengzi still alive?"

"Alive," Xiao Shan answered carefully, hiding behind Luo Xiujun, "They don't dare to come out. Master Qi won't let them out."

Luo Yanjun walked around behind Luo Xiujun, squatted on the ground, and asked softly, "Xiaoshan, tell me, how did you break up?"

Xiao Shan lowered his head and held Luo Xiujun's arm tightly: "I don't know how we separated."

Luo Yanjun's face darkened, and Xiaoshan was so scared that he kept hiding.

Luo Xiujun quickly protected Xiaoshan: "Yanjun, don't make things difficult for the child."

Luo Yanjun immediately smiled: "I don't want to embarrass Xiaoshan. I just want to ask how you two broke up. I am happy for you from the bottom of my heart."

Xiao Shan held Luo Xiujun in his arms and lowered his head and said, "I really don't know. There was a period of time when Master Qi asked us to eat more every day. He sent us a lot of food every day and told us to finish it. All three of us had to eat, even if we couldn't eat anymore.
After a while, we got fatter, much fatter than before. One day when I was sleeping, I felt itchy and wanted to scratch. In the past, I seldom took care of my hands and I never scratched them much, but that day, the scratching was so comfortable that I woke up.

After I woke up, I found that I was separated from my brother and sister. We were all separated..."

Xiaoshan's voice became smaller and smaller, and he dared not say anything more.

Luo Xiujun was anxious: "Yanjun, my dear sister, can you please stop asking?"

Luo Yanjun stood up and said, "Okay, I won't ask. Look how scared you are. I'm just curious. I don't mean anything else."

Luo Xiujun warned: "You can't tell anyone else about this."

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"You have to keep your promise," Luo Xiujun hugged Xiaoshan tightly, "If Li Qi knew about this, Xiaoshan's family would be finished. Who is Li Qi? He is a murderer without blinking an eye!"

Luo Yanjun smiled: "You are my sister, don't you trust me? Come with me, I will let you go."

Luo Xiujun asked Xiaoshan to go home quickly, and she followed Luo Yanjun to the main courtyard.

Luo Lijun was so anxious that she turned around: "This new emperor will definitely not be able to deceive Qiao Yi, you all give us some ideas, see if there is any good way."

Li Banfeng didn't like what he heard: "What do you mean by lying? This is the new emperor! When will Qiao Yi come?"

After saying this, Luo Lijun calmed down a lot: "It seems that he can't come in the short term."

Li Banfeng asked in surprise: "Why can't you come? Didn't you say you wanted to come and see me?"

Before Luo Lijun could speak, Luo Yanjun came forward and said, "Seventh Brother, something happened at the altar in Bocheng. Qiao Yi got so angry that he fell ill and can't get up."

Li Banfeng asked with concern: "What happened to the altar?"

Luo Lijun didn't want to talk about this, but Luo Yanjun didn't intend to hide it. She leaned close to Li Banfeng's ear and said softly, "I heard that the altar in Bocheng exploded and it can't be rebuilt within three years. That is the key to creating a new land. Do you think Qiao Yi would not feel distressed?"

Li Banfeng rubbed his ears, feeling a little itchy. "Master Qiao and I have a close relationship. Tell him to take care of himself."

Luo Yanjun still leaned over to whisper in Li Banfeng's ear: "Don't worry, Seventh Brother, I will definitely bring it to you."

Luo Shaojun saw something was wrong, Yanjun's lips were almost biting Li Qi's ears: "Sister, can't we speak loudly if there is anything?"

Yan Jun shook his head and said, "Children should not listen to adult matters. Seventh brother, you just told Qiao Yi to take care of himself. I have been feeling a little sick lately, so I will have to ask you to treat me one day."

Li Banfeng stared at Luo Yanjun from head to toe and said, "You don't look that heavy."

Luo Shaojun pushed Yan Jun aside and said, "Seventh Brother, don't look at her."

Luo Yanjun said with a smile: "My body is not heavy to begin with, but I feel heavy with the shell on my back. Even if I take the shell off, I can't carry it too far. I have to carry it with me when I go somewhere else. I don't know if I can find a way to completely separate from the shell in the future."

Luo Lijun looked at Luo Yanjun with horror on her face.

The snail shell is the lifeline of the Luo family, how can it be completely separated?

Yujun was also very curious and didn't understand what Yanjun meant.

Xiujun was sweating all over and her clothes were soaked.

Fortunately, Luo Lijun had other things in her mind, so she didn't delve into the matter for the time being. She divided the work among her sisters. Yanjun continued to inquire about the news in Chaoge, Yujun and Xiujun stayed in the house to teach the new king etiquette, and Luo Lijun took Luo Shaojun back to Wubian City to take care of the city's government affairs and recruit talented people.

Wubian City faced great difficulties in operating, and he could not stay in the Luo family's fiefdom most of the time.

No one can tell when Qiao Yi will take action against the Luo family, as Wubiancheng rarely stays in the same place for a long time.

However, the city's constant movement has caused the sources of various materials to be unstable, and the operation of Wubian City relies heavily on Li Qi's support.

Li Qi was willing to continue to maintain the operation of Wubian City, but he also proposed a new rule: "Starting from this month, Wubian City will abolish the slave system."

Luo Lijun was dumbfounded: "This is our ancestor..."

Li Banfeng lifted the brim of his hat and looked at Luo Lijun: "I don't know your ancestor, and I don't care what he thinks. I can't control other things, but from now on, Wubian City can no longer have slaves."

Luo Lijun wanted to argue a little more, but Li Banfeng had already made the decision and it could not be changed.

Luo Yanjun persuaded Luo Lijun: "Sister, listen to Brother Seven, you won't be wrong."

Luo Lijun looked at Luo Yanjun and didn't understand why she was speaking for Li Qi in this matter.

Luo Yanjun looked at Li Qi's back and murmured, "There will be big changes. This man will bring about big changes. Sister, our Luo family must follow him and listen to him in everything from now on.

He will not only be the Prince of Pingyuan in the future, but many people in the Great Shang Kingdom will also be counting on him. Perhaps many people in the eleven states and three thousand countries will also be counting on him. "

……

Late at night, Li Banfeng entered the room, sat beside the bed, and asked Xiaoshan: "Have you said everything?"

"I said it," Xiaoshan nodded, "I said it according to Master Qi's instructions."

"I hope they didn't find out the flaw."

Xiao Shan puffed out his chest and said, "There is no loophole. I still have a way to deal with the sisters."

Li Banfeng praised: "I knew you were a promising person."

Xiao Shan was a little embarrassed: "Sister Xiujun will definitely not see anything, but I didn't expect Sister Yanjun to come too. Sister Yanjun is too smart. Even if there are no flaws, she can guess something. This smart sister is really hard to deal with."

Li Banfeng didn't care: "As long as she guessed it, the more she guessed, the better."

As he spoke, Li Banfeng's legs began to tremble unconsciously.

Xiao Shan looked at him and said, "Seventh Master, what's wrong with you?"

Li Banfeng stood up and said, "It's okay, I want to go out for a walk."

The home cultivators stayed on Cloud 4 for a while, while the travel cultivators stayed on Cloud 3. The gap between Cloud 3 and Cloud 4 was huge, and the backlash of their cultivation was somewhat obvious.

Is Lu Xiu also ascending to cloud four?

Promotion is a good thing, but the key is how to gain popularity.

……

Shu Wanjuan and Liu Bufei summoned the other twelve local gods one by one, but they only saw seven of them, and the remaining five were nowhere to be found.

Liu Bufei was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. "My Lord, I have been following Lord Qiao's instructions. Since we came to Pro Province, we have been very careful in every move. If Lord Qiao blames us, you must speak a fair word for us."

Shu Wanjuan nodded imperceptibly.

To speak fairly? What can I say? These thirteen local gods were carefully selected by Qiao Yi, and now that five of them are dead, Qiao Yi will definitely not let it go.

The imperial court will certainly investigate this matter. It is a blessing that Shu Wanjuan is not implicated. How can he care about Liu Bufei?

Shu Wanjuan only told Liu Bufei to be more careful. On the way back, Shu Wanjuan was still thinking about how to report to the court. When passing by Han Xiu Xin Rushuang's territory, Shu Wanjuan saw a corpse.

The body was lying conspicuously on the wasteland.

Xin Rushuang died, her heart and liver were stolen, and there were many wounds on her body. It was hard to say what took her life.

Shu Wanjuan stood beside Xin Rushuang's body and did not move for a long time.

He didn't feel sorry for Xin Rushuang, he was not familiar with her.

He was touched, a touch from a younger generation.

After killing twelve local gods, Shu Wanjuan almost killed He Jiaqing, but he managed to save his life in front of the Yama Palace. This young man should have known to stop.

But who could have thought that he would dare to come here and steal land.

When Shu Wanjuan met He Jiaqing for the second time, he scared He Jiaqing away again. Based on the shock he had given He Jiaqing before, Shu Wanjuan was sure that He Jiaqing would never dare to come again.

But Shu Wanjuan was wrong. He Jiaqing dared to steal. He ran under Shu Wanjuan's nose and stole. His thieving heart was no less than that of Xiao Laoqian.

Shu Wanjuan was thinking about a countermeasure in his mind.

This is Xin Rushuang's own territory. Someone dares to kill the local god so openly on this land. Does this count as a violation of the peddler's rules?

Let Liu Bufei go find the peddler and argue with him directly. The local god was killed on earth, and the peddler should give an explanation.

But what if the peddler doesn’t give an explanation?

This is different from the last time when twelve local gods were killed. Those twelve local gods died unjustly, but everyone knows the origins of these thirteen local gods.

Besides, only Xin Rushuang was killed on earth, the other local gods simply lost contact, and Xin Rushuang couldn't say at whose hands she died. It was reasonable for the peddler to leave her alone on the surface, but it would be impossible to make the peddler suffer in silence.

In this case, let's go back to Chaoge and report clearly to explain the current situation.

But can this be explained clearly? Can I just say that I am incompetent and this thing can't be done?
Even if he really said that, it would be of no use. Qiao Yi would not let him go, and he would have to deal with this mess. In the end, Shu Wanjuan would be charged with a crime for nothing, and he might even be stripped of his title.

Faced with this dilemma, Shu Wanjuan suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He flicked his sleeves and a copy of "Night Snow" flew out. The words in the book were arranged line by line around him, protecting Shu Wanjuan in it.

Two people were walking towards them from a distance, one was He Jiaqing, and the other was wearing a long gown, a bamboo hat, and a veil. His entire body was covered tightly, and there was a layer of mist around him.

In the past, Shu Wanjuan would have sent some text messages to find out the woman's identity, but he did not do so today.

He looked at He Jiaqing and said with a smile, "You are a good young man. You are really a thief who would rather sacrifice his life than his money."

He Jiaqing calmly walked towards Shu Wanjuan: "Senior, you are too kind. I love money and I also cherish my life. The reason why I dare to come here to see you is because I feel that you love me and are reluctant to kill me."

Shu Wanjuan said nothing, as lines of text kept passing by him, fearing that any flaws would be revealed.

He Jiaqing was right. Shu Wanjuan was reluctant to kill him. It was not because he cared about his juniors, but because Shu Wanjuan might not be able to kill him.

Previously, Shu Wanjuan was beaten by Li Qi and Bian Budai, and then severely injured by Tian Guang. Shu Wanjuan was half alive, and his life was saved by Shan Chengjun.

Now that his fighting strength has not recovered, he dare not show off. He can only bluff and barely protect himself.

Fortunately, the person he met today was He Jiaqing, not the peddler, nor Li Qi.

He Jiaqing stood in the distance, keeping a safe distance from Shu Wanjuan: "Although I am not a disciple of Wen Xiu, but in terms of seniority, I have to call you ancestor.
I know you came here with the imperial decree, but now that things have come to this, if you want to report back to the imperial court, some things will be hard to explain, so it would be better for us, the old and the young, to become friends and help each other."

Shu Wanjuan smiled and said, "It's easy to say whether you can help me or not, but how can we say whether we can help each other? If I help you, I will suffer."

He Jiaqing shook his head and said, "That may not be the case. May I ask, ancestor, if these thirteen local gods leave the Great Shang Kingdom, will they have the chance to see Master Qiao in this lifetime?"

Shu Wanjuan thought about it and felt that this was not a easy question to answer. He could not say that there was absolutely no chance. After Shang State completely conquered Pro Province, Lord Qiao might come to see them. But before that, Lord Qiao would not come to Pro Province easily, and even if he came, he would not come to see these local gods.

He Jiaqing said bluntly: "I think they will not be able to see Master Qiao. If the ancestor returns to Chaoge to report that they are alive, then they are alive."

Shu Wanjuan laughed and shook his head: "You are so arrogant, so arrogant that you don't take others seriously. Do you think I can deceive the court by making up stories? Do you think the court will not send people to investigate?"

"The younger generation is ready." He Jiaqing waved the folding fan in his hand, and the person standing behind him lifted up his veil.

Judging from her appearance, this person looks exactly like Xin Rushuang, and when her outer shirt is removed, their figures are also very similar.

"So she's a drama cultivator," Shu Wanjuan saw through the other person's identity at a glance, "It's a pity that she doesn't have the skills of a cold cultivator."

Shu Wanjuan was right, this person was the drama repairman hired by He Jiaqing.

But to say that there is no way Han Xiu can do this is a wrong statement.

He Jiaqing nodded to the woman beside him. The woman understood and waved her hand, and a puddle on the ground immediately froze.

Shu Wanjuan nodded and said, "You used a cold cultivation spiritual object, and your technique is good. Ordinary people can't see the flaws. Did you prepare this drama cultivation?"

He Jiaqing said: "I have made preparations for each territory."

Shu Wanjuan thought for a moment, and then said, "There are a total of thirteen local gods in the world. Six of them died and were replaced by you, leaving seven alive. Can't you see the flaw?"

He Jiaqing held up his folding fan and clasped his fists, saying, "Grandfather, I just said that we have prepared substitutes for each territory. Now that they are all ready, aren't the remaining living ones a bit redundant?"

Shu Wanjuan looked at He Jiaqing silently.

The words that were hovering around him stopped.

"Why should I trust you?" Shu Wanjuan asked.

"Province has its own rules." He Jiaqing shook his wrist, and the folding fan turned into a piece of contract.

……

On Daogui Ridge, Li Banfeng stood next to his statue, quickly absorbing popularity during the grand ceremony.

After breathing for a while, Li Banfeng walked out of the temple.

The popularity is pure and surging, but without accumulation, the number is ultimately limited. The popularity that these knife-working ghosts usually give to Li Qi is wasted because it cannot be collected.

It is impossible for Li Banfeng to always stand next to the statue to absorb popularity. Li Banfeng has already absorbed the popularity in his own territory. Except for Lushui City and Furong New Land, the popularity in other territories is not much.

One needs 100% popularity to go from Cloud Three to Cloud Four. Li Banfeng has accumulated less than 20%. Where can the remaining 80% come from?

Before getting more information, Li Banfeng didn't want to take the risk of going to the stairwell. If he went to the stairwell, he might not encounter the stone statue of the goddess, and even if he encountered the statue, he might not come back alive.

Li Banfeng thought of a person, Pan Dehai, who had the ability to gather popularity.

"When we were fighting insects in Haichiling, Pan Dehai's performance should be trustworthy overall." Li Banfeng specifically consulted Cui Tik for advice.

"You shouldn't ask me about this. I have a relatively unique view on Dexiu. In my opinion, living Dexiu are not trustworthy." Cuitik took a watering can and watered the flowers in the can.

The flower was growing very well. Li Banfeng looked at it with his sharp eyes. He saw the child standing in the center of the flower, looking up at Cuitik.

……

Li Banfeng went to Haichiling, met Pan Dehai, and explained his purpose.

He wanted to learn Pan Dehai's method of gaining popularity.

Pan Dehai sighed and said, "This technique may sound ordinary, but it is the result of my lifelong learning. It should not be passed on lightly to people who are not virtuous."

"What do you think of me?" Li Banfeng didn't want to beat around the bush with Pan Dehai, so he directly used the technique of "It's a pity we met too late". Although his technique was not very proficient, it did work.

In Pan Dehai's eyes, Li Banfeng seemed to have an extra halo.

Normally, when he said something, he would roll it around on the tip of his tongue three times before speaking. But now when Pan Dehai saw Li Banfeng, he felt like he had seen a long-lost close friend, and he spoke much more frankly.

But even though he was straightforward, Pan Dehai did not give in on the price: "Brother Li Qi, if you want to learn how to gather popularity, I can teach you, and I guarantee that I can teach you well.
But I have an unwelcome request, and I hope you can help me. The local deity of Tiewangang is a food cultivator named Wangyou Niang. I mentioned it to you before, and I also want to entrust Qin Tianjiu to her.
Although Xiao Qin's plan was not accomplished, I still want to form an alliance with Wangyou Niang, and I hope that Master Qi can mediate between us."

Li Banfeng looked at Pan Dehai carefully: "Why do you insist on forming an alliance with them? Is it because Wangyou Niang is pretty?"

Pan Dehai sighed, "Brother Li Qi, who do you think I am? I respect this hero from the bottom of my heart and have never had any improper thoughts about her.

The reason why they wanted to form an alliance with her was that they respected her character and her ability. Her cultivation had already surpassed the third level of the cloud, but she was still a local god. Such people were very rare.

Over the years, I have done a lot of good deeds, but I am not on good terms with my neighbors. The war in Pro Province is coming, and I am afraid that I will be isolated and helpless in the future, so I want to form an alliance with this master so that we can look after each other."

Pan Dehai was indeed sincere today and did a lot of virtuous things. He also knew that he would most likely be isolated.

But Li Banfeng really couldn't figure out why Wangyou Niang would want to form an alliance with Pan Dehai.

Li Banfeng sighed, "Old Pan, this is not going to be easy for you!"

Pan Dehai also sighed: "Seventh Brother, our technique is not easy to learn!"

(End of this chapter)