Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1081 561: Sudden Good News (Part 3)

This lesson was very painful, but Hua Manchun wouldn't admit defeat.

In front of He Jiaqing, his words were extremely polite, but the fire in Hua Manchun's heart was growing fiercer.

He was pondering a question, whether He Jiaqing did this simply to stand up for Chu Yaoxian, or if there was another reason?

Before this, Hua Manchun was just humiliated by Li Qi—could this matter also be related to Li Qi?

It's not easy to deal with He Jiaqing alone, and if Li Qi tries something sinister, Hua Manchun might really be unable to withstand it.

He called Ru Yu over and asked, "How many years have you been with me?"

Ru Yu answered, trembling, "Master, I've been with you for forty years."

"I recall I used to favor you much back in the days."

Ru Yu nodded, "The master's kindness is something this old servant will remember for life. What's happened these days is all my fault. I don't have the face to stay by the master, but please let this old servant do some odd jobs, putting this old body to work, and give the master some help."

"Facing such ruthless people, how could you defend against them," Hua Manchun laughed, "it's not your fault, call Xiuyan."

Xiuyan was watering flowers in the courtyard; a call could make her hear.

But in front of Hua Manchun, Ru Yu didn't dare to speak loudly; she went to the main hall's entrance and beckoned to Xiuyan.

When Xiuyan raised her head, she saw Ru Yu bleeding from seven orifices, fallen outside the door.

"Old sister..." Ru Yu gasped and carefully came to the door to investigate.

Ru Yu was already dead; she fell victim to Hua Manchun's technique.

Hua Manchun had her call Xiuyan; when Xiuyan came, she was summoned by Ru Yu, and in Hua Manchun's eyes, this counted as Ru Yu completing her final task.

No matter how strong He Jiaqing was, to Hua Manchun, after recognizing the wrong master three times, Ru Yu deserved to die long ago.

Hua Manchun wrote a letter and handed it to Xiuyan, "Go outside the manor, find Yuan Chunping, give her this letter, have her read it in front of you, then burn it."

Xiuyan nodded repeatedly, took the letter, and sprinted outside the manor.

In the camp outside the manor, she found Yuan Chunping. This woman didn't count as belonging to Flower Fairy Mansion because she wasn't the manor owner's woman, she should be considered a guest of the manor owner.

Yuan Chunping opened the letter to read, and it had two lines: "Li Qi and He Jiaqing want to join forces against me, find a way to sideline Li Qi, we'll defeat them separately."

Xiuyan asked, "Miss Yuan, have you finished reading the letter? The master told you to burn it immediately after reading."

Yuan Chunping nodded and burned the letter with candle flame.

The flames of the letter reflected on Yuan Chunping's face, making this woman appear extremely beautiful.

Xiuyan looked at Yuan Chunping, her heart fluttering, feeling a blaze surging up, making her difficult to control.

"Miss Yuan, I..." Xiuyan started to smoke.

Yuan Chunping was surprised, "What's going on with you?"

"I'm just feeling hot." Xiuyan was on fire, literally.

Yuan Chunping exclaimed, "Quickly, get water."

But none of the women around dared to move.

They knew this was Hua Manchun's technique.

They just watched Xiuyan, watched her slowly turn to ashes.

Hua Manchun didn't plan to keep Xiuyan; he didn't want to retain any of the maidservants in his mansion.

"Recognizing the wrong master, regardless of the reason, must die," Hua Manchun thought as he looked at the corpses in the courtyard, his hatred slightly lessening.

"Li Qi, let me spare you for a few days, He Jiaqing, I'll send you on your way first."

...

Hua Manchun wanted to deal with Li Qi a few days later, but Li Qi wanted to find Hua Manchun right away.

Ma Wu's business in the New Land was going smoothly, Li Banfeng and Feng Daiku discussed, "Hua Manchun is your neighbor; he's quite reputable. We met once before when things were busy. Could you invite him out? Let's meet again?"

Feng Daiku knew Li Qi's temperament and also his intentions.

She knew Li Qi was not ordinary; she indeed suffered losses at Hua Manchun's hands before. This was a good opportunity for revenge.

But Feng Daiku still persuaded Li Qi, "Young Master Li, this matter isn't urgent for now."

Li Qi shook his head, "I'm anxious, uncomfortable if I don't see Master Hua for a day."

Feng Daiku said, "Young Master Li, I've been at odds with Hua Manchun for years; I am very familiar with this rascal's tactics. Not only is he personally very capable, he's also made connections with some ruthless people, the origins of whom are still unknown,

give me some time to uncover these people's backgrounds, then we'll devise a foolproof plan and act later."

Feng Daiku truly cared for Li Qi, even though it's a great opportunity to eliminate Hua Manchun, in Feng Daiku's eyes, Li Qi definitely wasn't someone to use—he is a friend, a true friend, a comrade in arms.

But Li Qi wasn't so easy to persuade; now that Hua Manchun was listed among the targets, Li Qi naturally had to include him in the procurement plan.

Through Feng Daiku, Li Banfeng gained some understanding of the Flower Fairy Mansion, and planned to first take a look at Hua Manchun's mysterious business, then invite Hua Manchun over to his home.

Hua Manchun painstakingly managed his business for years; it wasn't easy, and if he's gone, should business decline, Li Qi would also feel uncomfortable about it.

He was about to head over to Flower Fairy Mansion when Liao Zihui suddenly arrived at New Land.

Liao Zihui said he came to offer congratulations and indeed presented Ma Wu a gift, and then he found Li Qi, saying there was an urgent matter to discuss.

After several collaborations, the hostility between the two had diminished considerably, Li Banfeng arranged a special place where they chatted alone for a few sentences.