Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1139 575: Yin Ling (Part 3)

Upon hearing the words "Lu Family," Li Banfeng's cheeks twitched slightly.

He recalled what Shopkeeper Feng had said.

Chen Changrui continued, "If Yin Ling's record really made Cheng Xueying's business boom, then it proves the rumors are true.

Taking advantage of a business trip opportunity to Puluo State, I prepared some gifts, intending to visit Cheng Xueying, but upon inquiring at Greenwater City, I found out the Cheng Family had an incident. The whole family had just moved to a new residence and afterwards all died untimely deaths, leaving only Cheng Xueying alive.

I wanted to ask about the reason, but Cheng Xueying was nowhere to be found. Recalling the old rumors, maybe it was because she didn't cherish the record and was thus retaliated against by Yin Ling.

Since then, I believe in the existence of Yin Ling. I didn't expect to hear her music again today."

As soon as Chen Changrui finished speaking, he noticed Li Banfeng's facial muscles kept twitching, his features almost distorted.

"Bureau Chief Li, what's wrong with you?"

Li Banfeng smiled, "Talking about this matter in the middle of the night is a bit scary."

Chen Changrui chuckled, "It's all rumors, hard to say if they're true or false. Don't take it seriously. This song is truly beautiful, or maybe I heard it wrong."

After drinking two more cups, the two went their separate ways home.

On the way, Li Banfeng walked slowly, repeatedly pondering over what Chen Changrui and Shopkeeper Feng had said.

Back in Medicine King Valley, Li Banfeng asked Shopkeeper Feng about the phonograph's origins. Shopkeeper Feng said a merchant in Greenwater City offered eighteen thousand and sold the phonograph to him.

He only mentioned it was a merchant, didn't specify gender or what kind of trade they were in. Li Banfeng gradually forgot about it; now he remembered.

The one who sold the phonograph to Shopkeeper Feng should be Cheng Xueying.

Cheng Xueying somehow acquired the phonograph, which recorded the "Mu Guiying Takes Command" record, namely Yin Ling's record.

From this, one could infer the phonograph is Yin Ling, the famous singer Huang Yuxian of the past.

But isn't the wife called Zhao Xiaowan?

How did she become Huang Yuxian?

What happened here?

From Chen Changrui's description, one can see that Cheng Xueying cherished the record very much, certainly cherished the phonograph too, so why would the wife kill her entire family?

Was it because she offended the wife? Or was it simply unrelated to the wife?

Returning to his dwelling, Li Banfeng hid the key and entered the Portable Residence.

The phonograph eagerly greeted him, "Beloved husband, you're back."

Li Banfeng paused for less than a second, then hugged his wife tightly, rubbing up and down against the Big Horn for a long while.

The phonograph was ticklish, laughing gasping for breath, "Husband, what's wrong with you."

"Nothing, just missed you."

"We haven't been apart. Little Servant waits at home every day for husband to return."

The wife waits at home.

With such a good spouse, do other matters still matter?

Even if the wife truly is Yin Ling, she has no intention to harm me; if she wishes to speak of the past, she'll naturally tell me. If she doesn't, what can be done?

In the blink of an eye, Li Banfeng hugged the phonograph cozily twice, and the wife spoke of serious matters, "Beloved husband, that person named Yu Yaoming, what he's researching is quite unusual, some thoughts align with those Lavsha people's ideas."

"Wife, are you saying Yu Yaoming is also researching the Boundary?"

"I read his journal and some manuscripts; he's not really researching the Boundary. He probably doesn't even know about Puluo State, but what he studies, called wormholes, can also serve as a method to cross the Boundary, just different from our previous methods."

"How is it different?" Upon hearing about the Boundary, Li Banfeng became interested.

"Our previous method was to extinguish a segment of the Boundary, forming a passage. If we use his wormhole, we can directly build a passage above the Boundary without altering it."

Li Banfeng was thrilled, "Beloved wife, can this method be researched?"

"Husband, just looking at the algorithms is still doable, but creating a passage is quite far off. Little Servant still doesn't know how to operate these algorithms."

Relying solely on theoretical research surely burdens the wife, Li Banfeng hugged the phonograph and said, "Beloved wife, do you want to visit Yu Yaoming's laboratory?"

The wife expelled a cloud of steam, weaving around Li Banfeng, "Little Servant really wants to, but afraid the Old Man won't agree."

"That's easily settled!" Li Banfeng entered the Third Room, laughing, "Old Man, recently got quite some good things, may I take my wife out for some fresh air?"

Old Man, currently researching the Sky Heart Stone, heard what Li Banfeng and the phonograph said, "Let her go see, but not more than two hours, and Technique cannot be taken out."

"Let the wife take a little Technique out, good for self-defense!"

"Impossible, no room for bargaining."

No bringing it means no bringing it, Li Banfeng first went to Yu Yaoming's laboratory, using the Music Box to take down the surrounding guards, and asked the Projector and cameras for permission.

Entering the laboratory, Li Banfeng took the phonograph out from the Portable Residence.

The phonograph gazed at the equipment in front of it, speechless for a long time, "These, Little Servant, doesn't recognize any of them."

Surely she wouldn't, this is a high-end laboratory, most equipment even Li Banfeng doesn't recognize.

"Wife, you watch first, I'll look for manuals or similar things."

Equipment manuals indeed existed, all kept in the data cabinet. The phonograph skimmed through them, sweat beads dripped down from the speaker's edge.