Lord of Puluo

"Madam, there's someone at home." Li Banfeng threw Chu Zikai into the main room, "Take care of me first.

I still have some things to do. I will interrogate you slowly when I come back. "

The lady smiled and said: "My husband, go and come back quickly. I will help him pick vegetables first."

Li Banfeng returned to the side hall of the ballroom and tried again with the begging bowl, but did not receive any response.

What method did this blond old man use to escape?

We must investigate carefully in the future. Next time we meet, we must not let him leave alive.

Not being able to waste any more time now, Li Banfeng left Yanlou Village with Shui Yongquan on his back, ran directly to Huahu Park, passed through Xindi, and ran to Qiuqiu City.

Qiu Luoye was eating when he saw the water gushing from the spring and dropped the pumpkin in his hand.

"Lao Shui————"·

Qiu Luoye walked closer and stared at the water spring for a while, "Say something, Lao Shui."

"I can't talk yet." Li Banfeng told Qiu Luoye about the experience of Shui Yongquan.

He originally wanted to place Shuiyongquan in Wumian Town, but Wumian Town had just been captured and the foundation was unstable. Feng Daiku and Ma Wu could only help take care of it. Ma Wu had to take care of his new land, and Feng Daiku had to take care of Pants. With sill and soda kiln,

The only thing left to take care of the springs is the fallen leaves in autumn.

"Lao Qi, let him live with me. Regardless of whether he can get well or not, I will definitely not let him suffer," Qiu Luoye sighed, "Old Shui has been cautious all his life, who would have thought that he would end up like this."

"Brother Qiu, the people from Xuehuapu are eyeing him. They may come to cause trouble during these days, so be careful."

"Come on, let them come!" Qiu Luoye asked Tiger to clean up a house for Shui Yongquan, "I haven't relaxed my muscles and bones for a long time, and the roots of my arms are a little itchy. If they come, I will kill one of them!"

Li Banfeng walked around Qiqiu City and saw two new restaurants opened on Junyang Avenue. The restaurants had just been completed, the food prices were cheap, and the seats were full.

There is a Qiyexuan opened on the street, which is actually a dance hall. Ma Wufei chose such a cultured name.

But not many people know the word "Xuan", and others just pronounce it as Qiyegan.

It is said that whoever can compete here for seven consecutive nights will be given a red envelope by the store.

Li Banfeng was a little dissatisfied with Qiye prototype.

He returned to his house, hid the key, and entered his residence.

Chu Zikai's attitude became much more humble. Hong Ying helped him sort out his bones and muscles, and the record player helped him reorganize his muscles. The communication between the two parties became much smoother.

Li Banfeng asked: "You, Xuehuapu, have been causing trouble for me. Can you tell me the reason?"

Chu Zikai shook his head and said: "My status in Xuehuapu is not high, and I don't know much about you. If you ask me about the Ferry Gang, I can tell you more."

"Is the Ferry Gang a branch of Seolhwapo from another state?"

"You can't say that. The Ferry Gang does not entirely belong to Seolhwapo. It is an organization jointly established by Seolhwapo and Birch Hermitage."

"What is the origin of Birch Priory?."

"The Birch Tree Monastery and the Light Chasing Group are somewhat similar. They are both foreign dark energy organizations. In comparison, the Light Chasing Group's combat capabilities are clearer."

What does clear mean?

"Isn't it clear how powerful the Birch Priory is?"

Chu Zikai shook his head and said: "It's really not clear. They don't have a fixed sect or a clear level. It's difficult to use clear standards to measure their combat power.

The members of the Suiguang Group can be estimated and compared using our standards. I know a bishop of the Light Chaser Group whose combat power is equivalent to that of a sixth-level dark energy user.

But it is difficult to estimate the combat power of the personnel outside the Light Chasing Group. The man I fought with just now, his name is Miglov, and he is the president of the Birch Hermitage.

He is good at building buildings and searching for hidden spaces. Simply comparing these two methods, his combat power can be estimated to be that of a cultivator on the third level of the cloud.

But he was once beaten by a seventh-level martial artist until he was unable to fight back and almost died. This cannot be explained by simple Taoism.

There are serious shortcomings in his overall ability, so that it is impossible to estimate his actual combat power at the level we are familiar with. There are many such people in the Birch Priory.

I once saw a member of the Birch Monastery who used herbs and the blood of some animals to arrange a special magic circle. After the magic circle was activated, it could destroy several hectares of surrounding buildings.

But it takes three days or even longer for him to set up a magic circle, and he has no other skills except setting up magic circles. Such a person's combat power is obviously unclear. "

Li Banfeng said: "Why did Xuehuapu and Birch Hermitage join forces to establish the Ferry Gang?"

"For money!" Chu Zikai answered very directly, "Both Xuehuapu and Birch Hermitage have encountered serious economic problems. When I fought with you today, I did not use the dark energy carrier. That is because it is suitable. All the dark energy carriers have been sold by me."

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Are you so poor?"

"I'm not poor. At least I can maintain a bright life on the surface. There are people in Seolhwapo who are even poorer than me. They can't even afford food and clothing."

Li Banfeng didn't believe it: "This is a bit exaggerated. Wang Zimian is also one of yours. His life is still very luxurious. Just a finger ring is worth more than two factories."

Chu Zikai smiled bitterly and said: "I can only say that everyone's pursuit is different, and everyone's loyalty to Xuehuapu is also different. I am willing to contribute everything I have, even if I eat a box lunch tomorrow and sleep in a bridge cave, I am willing to do so. "

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "Have you ever slept under a bridge?"

Chu Zikai shook his head: "This is just a metaphor to express my loyalty to Xuehuapu."

"I still don't understand that Seolhwapo can mint the coins of Puzhou. No matter from which point of view, you should not be short of money."

Chu Zikai asked Li Banfeng: "Do you know what the quantity theory of money is? Do you know what the theory of money demand is? Do you know what the monetary equation is?"

Li Banfeng shook his head: "I really don't understand these."

Chu Zikai said: "I don't understand this either. I only know that money cannot be minted casually. It must comply with economic laws. The economic situation of Xuehuapu cannot be saved by minting money, but must be saved by us members."

Li Banfeng said: "So you are willing to go bankrupt and sell all the magic weapons and spiritual objects you carry with you?"

"Those are not all magic weapons and spiritual objects," Chu Zikai did not explain too much, "This is my loyalty to Xuehuapu, loyalty without regrets."

"What did Xuehuapu give you to make you so loyal?"

Chu Zikai said: "Do you know my past?"

"I've read something online. It's said that you were born in an ordinary working-class family and achieved what you are today in the music world through your own efforts."

Chu Zikai said: "That's half right. My parents are indeed ordinary workers. They tried their best to let me study music. However, when I was admitted to the conservatory of music, I failed three times in a row. I thought it was because of my lack of ability. Later I found out that it was me. Before the exam, I attended one cram school. The tuition fee for that cram school made my dad tremble all over just for one class.

I took ten classes in total and didn’t learn anything, but I recognized a master. With this master, I successfully entered the conservatory of music.

After graduating from the Conservatory of Music, I worked in a music company. The company was not big and I worked in many positions. But every time I asked to sing, I was rejected. They said my voice had no texture.

So I went to the black market, bought a channeling agent, and became a singer. When I sang in front of them, they still said that my quality was not good. Even if I used techniques, they still said that I was not good.

I had doubts about the whole thing. Is it because the song is not good, or I am not good, or the company has decided that I am not good enough?

So I found a friend, a friend who was even worse off than me. He was very talented. He wrote the song "I Am Your Guokui\

,"In order to pay for next month's rent, he sold this song to me for 3,000 yuan. I hired someone to be my accompanist, recorded a single, and posted the song in a small circle on the Internet. came out,

People in this circle have certain musical literacy, and they can recognize that this is a good song. With their approval, I feel that I am enough. "

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Does this have anything to do with Xuehuapu?"

"Yes!" Chu Zikai said, "There is a member of Xuehuapu in this small circle. He proposed that this is a very excellent song.

He is willing to provide money to provide me with working capital. I understand this process. It is very simple. It just requires money.

Money needs to be burned like paper,

I couldn't afford this, but he said he was willing to take it on my behalf. He promised to push me to the top of the list. He only put forward one condition for me to join Seolhwapo. "

"Did you know what Seolhwapo was doing at that time?"

"I didn't know, and I didn't want to know, so I agreed. For me at the time, this opportunity was too rare, and I had nothing to lose.

That person fulfilled his promise and put me on the top of the charts. I became popular. I had my first album and my first solo show. I experienced glory that I had never experienced before in my life and made friends with whom I have never met. People who dare not climb high have obtained wealth that I could not imagine in my life.

But pop music is like this. The popularity of "Guokui" lasted for a while and gradually faded away. People still remember my name and are waiting for my new songs, but I can't produce better works.

"Guokui" was not written by me, and I couldn't write a better song because I found that I am not good at composing. Li Banfeng said: "Then find someone who is good at composing. The one who wrote "Guokui" for you before Where's the position? Give him more money, and he will definitely sell you some good songs."

Chu Zikai shook his head and said: "He went back to the north. He had no money to buy coal in the winter, so he froze to death holding his guitar.

Seolhwapo did not abandon me. They hired many songwriters and tried every means to maintain my popularity. At the same time, they also gave me a new path. They hoped that I would become an outstanding practitioner, not a dark person, but a real person. The cultivator. "

Li Banfeng felt comfortable: "What's the difference?"

Chu Zikai said: "The difference here is huge. Don't you think that the rambler is a traveling cultivator? Do you think that the singer is a vocal cultivator?"

"Isn't it?" Li Banfeng found it strange. The essence is the same, but the names are different. Dark energy practitioners and cultivators are the cognitive differences between Puzhou and Waizhou. This is the most basic common sense.

Chu Zikai smiled: "Of course not. You have been in the outer state for too short a time, and you don't know the dark energy practitioners in the outer state well enough. At low levels, there is already a certain gap between the dark energy practitioners and the cultivators.

After a few more trials, you will find the gap. The overall ability of the dark energy user is far less than that of the cultivator. When the dark energy person reaches a certain level, a bottleneck will appear and he can no longer be promoted. This bottleneck is usually the seventh level.

In other states, people always say that the limit of dark energy people is seven levels. You must think that they are lying, but in fact they are telling the truth. "

Li Banfeng looked back at the record player, which was silent because the record player was not familiar with other states.

Chu Zikai said: "I know you don't want to believe me, but you can verify this matter yourself and you will find the answer soon.

Dark power users are products of technology from other states. They are trying to create a dark power system that belongs to other states based on the practice rules of Puozhou.

However, the guidance agent made in other places is far inferior to the salesman's entry-level powder, and can only be regarded as inferior imitations.

If you want to become a real cultivator, you can only go to Puzhou to buy medicinal powder. Except for some private collections of wealthy families,

The salesman's medicine powder is the only correct way for a practitioner to get started. "

There are essential differences between the dark energy practitioners from other states and the cultivators from Puozhou.

Could this be the reason why the Dark Star Bureau lacks combat power?

"Where does the powdered medicine in the private collection of wealthy families come from?"

"Do you really want to know?" Chu Zikai stared at Li Banfeng closely, "Spare my life and I will tell you the truth. I can also tell you many truths that you don't know."

Li Banfeng smiled and said: "Just tell a lie, just to buy your own life. How can anything in the world be so cheap?"

"Forget it if you don't believe it," Chu Zikai continued, "After I became a vocal cultivator, I stayed in Puozhou for a while and learned a lot of precious knowledge. With the help of Xuehuapu and my connections in other states, I made it Got a lot of business.”

"What business?"

"There is the business of ghost servants, as well as the business of magic weapons and weapons. I know how to run it and who to spend money on. I have made a lot of money for Seolhwapo, and Seolhwapo has provided me with a lot of elixirs. Medicine, an elixir with almost no side effects.”

Li Banfeng asked: "You mean there is no erysipelas?"

"To be precise, the erysipelas are very small. Do you know where these elixirs come from?"

Li Banfeng shook his head.

Chu Zikai said: "From Xuansheng Red Lotus, Xuehuapu once mastered Xuansheng Red Lotus and left a large number of high-quality elixirs. It was with these high-quality elixirs that I spent ten years , I have accumulated my cultivation on Yunshang, and now the red lotus is in your hands. You should know this process better than me."

Seolhwapo once mastered Guren?

Is this true?

You can ask Honglian to verify it, but Honglian may not be willing to tell the truth.

According to official data, Chu Zikai is thirty-four years old this year. He became famous thirteen years ago. If his description is true, his promotion speed is indeed a bit fast, faster than the heads of the major families in Puluo Prefecture.

Chu Zikai sighed: "But it was during the years when I was practicing Buddhism that the economic situation of Xuehuapu was in crisis. This should be related to the disappearance of Honglian. Xuehuapu changed my life and created a new world for Xuehuapu." Struggle is my unshirkable mission. I spent all my savings and tried my best to maintain the operation of Xuehuapu. In order to further expand the scope of business, I contacted Miglov.

Formed the Ferry Gang with him,

Through him, I was able to do some business abroad. I became a real ship boss and sent valuable things to all over the world. "

Seeing Chu Zikai's expression, Li Banfeng smiled and said, "You are very proud."

"Isn't it something to be proud of? I have maintained long-term contact with more than thirty foreign dark power organizations. Do you want to know their information? Leave me alive and I can tell you everything. I can even introduce them to you. "

Li Banfeng said: "Your business abroad is so big, why didn't you sell Shuiyongquan abroad?"

"Foreign psychics generally do not purchase war spirits from Puzhou. The barriers to communication are too great.

Foreign dark ability users are more optimistic about magic weapons and spiritual objects. I am talking about magic weapons and spiritual objects, not dark energy carriers. Dark energy carriers from other states cannot be compared with the magic weapons and spiritual objects from Puzhou.

You can't imagine how much profit there is. As long as you choose to join forces with me, you will have wealth you can't imagine. "

"I can't imagine it?" Li Banfeng patted Chu Zikai's face, "How much do you think it is?"

Chu Zikai knew that Li Qi was not so easily impressed, but it was a matter of life and death, and he had to try to persuade Li Qi: "I know you have a strong foundation in Puozhou, but your vision is too narrow. Things outside Puozhou You know nothing,

Let me out, and I can open the door to the whole world for you. You will see the real impact of dark energy on this world, and you will know where the peak of power is. "

Li Banfeng shook his head and said: "It's too far away. Why don't you talk about the things at hand? Where does Migloof live? I have something to ask him."

"Are you scared?" Chu Zikai smiled deeply, "You should indeed be scared. Miglofu knows your identity, which means that the entire Birch Tree Monastery knows your identity, and they will not let you go. ,

If you want to find out Miglov's movements and take appropriate precautions, you have to rely on me. I can continue to keep in touch with Miglov. I can use my identity as the Ferry Gang to help you as an inside source.

Don't worry, I have done my best to Xuehuapu. As long as you let me out, I will become your most loyal subordinate. "

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "I asked you where Migloof lives. Why are you talking so much?"

Chu Zikai looked at the door: "Let me out first. As long as I go out, whatever you ask me, I will say."

Li Banfeng stood up and said, "Does that mean you don't want to say it yet?"

The record player came to Li Banfeng and gently stroked Li Banfeng's back with a ball of warm steam: "My dear husband, don't be angry. You don't need to do this.

Xiaonu knows what the husband wants to ask, so he can leave the rest to Xiaonu. As long as it is something he knows, Xiaonu can definitely ask it. My husband will go find some friends to have a glass of wine and relax. "

Li Banfeng left his home, and a ball of hot steam swam around Chu Zikai's body. Chu Zikai endured the severe pain and shouted: "Li Qi can't live without me, will the Birch Tree Hermitage let him go?" Xuehuapu won’t let him go either, just wait and collect his body!”

The record player smiled and said, "My ears are getting calluses when I hear these words. Yingying, please teach him the rules of speaking."

Hong Ying held up the knife and made a cut on Chu Zikai's face: "Didn't I teach you etiquette before? Didn't you forget it so quickly?"

"Let me go! Let me leave this house, and then I will tell you the truth."

Hong Ying slashed his face again: "You must speak according to the rules and pay attention to priority. Let's start with that Love. Didn't Qilang ask you? Where does he live?"

Li Banfeng did not stay in Qiuqiu City. He immediately returned to Yuezhou and found Jin Shunying through Yin Siniang.

Jin Shunying was so frightened that she originally planned to leave Yuezhou by plane the next day, but Li Banfeng warned her: "Even if you leave Yuezhou, you may not be able to escape the Birch Hermitage."

Jin Shunying looked confused: "What is the Birch Hermitage?"

Li Banfeng said: "I don't know much about this organization. I've got a road guide for you. You go to Lushui City and someone will pick you up at the station. You can hide there for a few days."

Jin Shunying thought for a while and asked, "Which province is Green Water City in?"

"Green Water City is in Puzhou."

"Puozhou?" Jin Shunying was stunned. She knew the concept of Puozhou and had seen ghost servants from Puozhou, but the name was still a bit vague to her.

"That's a good place, maybe it can help you become a true cultivator."

"Cultivator? Isn't that a dark energy practitioner?"

Li Banfeng was not sure what the relationship was between cultivators and dark energy practitioners: "I'll explain this to you later. Pack your things quickly and I'll take you to the station."

Jin Shunying packed her luggage and followed Li Banfeng to platform 96.

The moment she saw the steam train, Jin Shunying was very nervous: "Boss, are you going to——"

Li Banfeng looked at the carriage number on the ticket: "I didn't want to sell you, and I would never harm you. Going to Puozhou is definitely a good thing for you."

"I know it's a good thing," Jin Shunying said with tears in her eyes, biting her lip, "But how much does it cost? Prices in Puzhou are pretty high! I don't have much money -"

Li Banfeng said with a sincere face: "I'll cover food and accommodation, and I'll pay you your wages. Come on, get in the car."

Jin Shunying wiped away her tears and got on the train with a smile full of longing.

Nothing would happen on the train, and the Birch Priory would not dare to do anything on the train. This involved the bottom line of the state.

When they arrived at Green Water City, they first asked Lao Luo to place her in Xiaoyaowu. Li Banfeng really didn't believe that they dared to go to Xiaoyaowu.

Back at the Dark Star Bureau, Li Banfeng asked Tangyuan to help him find some information about the Birch Tree Monastery.

Tangyuan only found a few documents: "Master Qi, I don't have much information about the Birch Tree Monastery, and the information our bureau can find is also very limited, but there is a person who has a lot of relevant information, but he just doesn't know Are his sources accurate?"

Li Banfengyi: "You're not talking about the second grade, right?"

Tangyuan nodded: "That's him. He is particularly interested in this kind of organization."

Li Banfeng called the second grader over, and he really had a lot of information: "Since the middle of the last century, records about the Birch Hermitage have appeared in some literary works. The documents at that time said They are the Huashu Gang, the Huashu Gate, the Baihu Maoyi Sect, and the Baihu Mao Chahui.”

Li Banfeng said: "How do you know these gangs refer to the Birch Tree Hermitage? Just because their gang name is related to the birch tree?"

"Not just the names, but the descriptions of these gangs are completely consistent with the characteristics of the Birch Priory.

In this type of literary works, the corresponding gangs are composed of Maoyi or Maosha people. This was the folk and even official name for foreigners at that time, specifically referring to foreigners whose hair and skin color were different from ours... "

The second grader showed the information he collected to Li Banfeng one by one, and Li Banfeng slowly sorted out the clues.

"The Birch Tree Monastery has a great influence." Zhong Er took out several more case materials. "In several cases related to dark energy enthusiasts, the Birch Tree Monastery did not appear directly, but was involved The dark energy enthusiast organizations that have arrived are more or less related to them, including the previous Chamomile Wizards Association."

The Chamomile Wizard Association took Lu Dongjun out of Neizhou, almost causing a disaster, and almost letting Li Banfeng step into a trap. This matter is still pending.

Li Banfeng collected the information and asked the second grader: "What level are you at now?"

Zhong Er looked around, worried that there were surveillance equipment around.

Li Banfeng said: "With me, you don't have to worry about being monitored."

The second grader lowered his voice and said, "Director Li, I'm already on the second and a half floor. I guess I'm not far from the third floor."

Li Banfeng calculated the progress: "Have you finished the blending agent given to you by the bureau?"

"Not yet, I went to the black market to get some myself."

"You are so brave!" Li Banfeng laughed, "Don't leave after get off work, I will take you to a place to see your cultivation."

After get off work, Dengbao drove and took Li Banfeng and Zhonger to a wild lake on the outskirts of the city.

Li Banfeng picked up a pebble and said to Zhong Er: "Use this as a weapon and fight me."

This pebble is round and has no edges. It is wet and slippery and difficult to grasp. Zhong Er observed it for a long time and shook his head and said: "Director Li, you have stumped me. This pebble is really not suitable for making a weapon."

Li Banfeng picked up a ball of mud by the lake and handed it to Zhong Er: "What about this?"

Zhong Er held the mud and shook his head repeatedly: "This is even more inappropriate."

Li Banfeng thought about his previous experience: "In the Garden Community, you fought with a bundle of mats. You can pick up a tile as a weapon."

Zhong Er said: "Tiles are different. They have edges, are easy to grasp, and are sharp enough. This is the best choice for making weapons."

Li Banfeng thought for a moment and said: "Have you always been so picky about weapons?"

Zhong Er didn't think it was wrong: "Choosing the right items as weapons is a compulsory course for fighters."

This is wrong.

PS: Chu Zikai probably didn’t lie about this matter.