Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 1001 540: Blood Ties (Part 3)

"But you're not her, because the taste is different, and I'm never wrong about that."

"I don't understand what you mean, I'm going back!" The River Snail Girl turned to return to the pool, but was suddenly blocked by Feng Daiku.

Ma Wu then said, "Miss, we don't want to cause trouble either, I just want to ask you one thing, where exactly is Luo Lijun?"

The River Snail Girl waved her tendrils, ready to fight: "If you want a fight, I'm game, if not, stop blocking the way! I am Luo Lijun, ask a hundred times, it's the same answer!"

Ma Wu shook his head and said, "No need for a hundred times, really no need."

...

"Truly, no need for a hundred times, three times is enough."

On the new land outside the Soda Kiln, in the wilderness, Gui Jianchou sighed repeatedly.

Ordinary people arriving at the Soda Kiln would surely be caught by Feng Daiku's eyes, but Gui Jianchou was no ordinary person. Just returned from Greenwater City, he went to the Soda Kiln to gather information and not only did he avoid Feng Daiku's notice, but he also gained much.

He had just been to the plant and witnessed the process of Ma Wu interrogating the River Snail Girl: "Three times, just three times, after three times, they answer whatever you ask, can you do that?"

These words were spoken to a Ghost Servant, named Ah Xiong, who was once a First Layer lust cultivator, one of Gui Jianchou's fierce generals.

Seeing Ah Xiong remain silent, Gui Jianchou was even more displeased: "Tell me, if it were you, how many times would it take?"

Ah Xiong lowered his head and said, "That River Snail, I, I couldn't do it..."

"And you're being picky! Don't you feel embarrassed!" Gui Jianchou roared, "Look at Ma Junyang, look at his skills, his techniques, look at his precision and ambivalence!

I've heard he's only at the Earth Skin Fifth Layer, barely in his twenties this year, what's your level? How old are you? How many battles have you faced? Compare yourself to him, don't you feel ashamed?

All these years, how much money have I spent, how many elixirs have I bought, pampering you, you tell me honestly, are you worth it?"

The other Ghost Servants pointed and commented:

"Ah Xiong is useless, I know that."

"How do you know? Did you test him?"

"No need for testing, you can tell just by looking."

"After death, his cultivation level is damaged, far worse than when he was alive."

"He wasn't that great alive either, most things he bragged about himself!"

Ah Xiong gritted his teeth, in the past, he wouldn't have let these bastards off without a fight.

Now that he had been caught in a weak moment, he couldn't say much.

Gui Jianchou sighed and mumbled to himself, "Should I tell Old Sun about this?"

Ah Xiong whispered, "Better tell him, if the egg is broken, it's all useless."

Gui Jianchou kicked Ah Xiong: "Damn it, you're useless at work but still bluffing with your mouth, when this is over, I'm giving you a month to capture Mu Yuejuan, if you can't do it, I'll cut off all your major elixirs!"

Ah Xiong had a troubled expression: "Mu Yuejuan, such a fierce person, how can she be easily captured?"

Gui Jianchou became angrier: "You say the River Snail isn't pretty, I accepted that, but Mu Yuejuan isn't pretty either? Whether she's pretty or not, if you can't capture her, what's the point of keeping you?"

...

Yue State City, Hengchun Avenue, Yuexhan Community.

Li Banfeng stood outside the community entrance, observing the location of building five, sixteenth floor, unit 1605.

A person lived here, named Quan Jinfeng, and according to Tong Yousan, it was this person who gave him the Contract Book summoning Lu Dongjun and instructed him to sell it to the Chamomile Wizards Association, for which he received a generous reward.

Li Banfeng had Preserved Fruit investigate Quan Jinfeng's background. This person hailed from Puluo State, was a craftsman at the Seventh Layer, had a legal status in Huan Country, and had even provided some technical support to the Dark Star Bureau in the past.

With his cultivation level, he certainly knew what consequences the Contract Book would bring. What was his purpose in doing so?

A craftsman, is a craftsman cultivator.

He might be a disciple of Grandpa Train, or perhaps a subordinate, attempting to release Lu Dongjun through this Contract Book, thereby revealing Grandpa Train's coordinates in the Inner State.

This was Li Banfeng's speculation but there were clearly some irrational aspects within it.

If the person who rescued Lu Dongjun was truly Grandpa Train and he was maintaining some connection with the Outside Provinces, trying to escape through internal-external cooperation, why wouldn't he just disclose his location directly to Quan Jinfeng? Why must the coordinates be conveyed through Lu Dongjun?

Perhaps this was due to the special nature of the Inner State.

Chu Shaoqiang had once given Li Banfeng a map of the Inner State. The locations in the Inner State couldn't be described directly with directions and distances, the map would only function within the Inner State.

Based on this, it's possible that Grandpa Train could only send out the coordinates through a certain medium, and that medium was Lu Dongjun.

But why did Grandpa Train choose Lu Dongjun?

Someone like Lu Dongjun arriving in the Outside Provinces would inevitably cause a stir, and if the coordinates ended up in the hands of certain special figures, Grandpa Train might not be rescued and it could even trigger a graver crisis.

This series of irrational problems needed answers, the answers might be found in Quan Jinfeng.

Of course, Quan Jinfeng might not have any answers, there could also be a trap, hence this probe required extreme caution.

Li Banfeng took a walk around the community, found a secluded spot, and was about to jump over the fence when he suddenly heard the Projector whispers, "Seventh Guide, the simple phone is ringing."