Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1154 579: Pillow City (2)

The phonograph fell silent.

To say I don't want to, that's a lie.

She sometimes envies Hong Ying a lot, even if her looks are a bit off, at least her figure is real.

Seeing the phonograph silent, Red Lotus asked Li Banfeng, "Do you agree?"

"Agree to what?" Li Banfeng had been contemplating the next steps strategically, not really listening to what Red Lotus and the phonograph were discussing.

Red Lotus repeated, "As long as you get the message to the Peddler, leave the rest to me!"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I don't even know where the Peddler is, how can I deliver the message?"

"Find a way to search for him, you will certainly be able to find him. When you do, tell him not to fight with the people from the Heavens!"

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Alright, if I encounter him, I will definitely pass the message. First, I will go to Greenwater City to stabilize the situation, and then head to Pillow City to find out what's really going on with this person Ye Haolong."

...

Inner State, Wubian City, Luo Family Mansion.

In a hall made entirely out of a single piece of Crystal Stone, Luo Lijun descended from the top of a thick, transparent pillar more than ten meters tall, arriving close to Zhang Gunli.

Zhang Gunli lowered his head. The floor beneath his feet was transparent, the walls around them were transparent, even the ceiling of the palace was transparent. Beyond the transparency, there was endless darkness.

Luo Lijun had already reviewed the documents Zhang Gunli presented, and she now only wanted to confirm a few things: "Have you seen the Peddler?"

Zhang Gunli nodded repeatedly.

He couldn't just say he only heard the Peddler's drum, such an answer would lead to severe punishment.

Luo Lijun asked again, "As you said, when you confronted Mr. Kong Fang, the two sides were evenly matched, with Mr. Kong Fang having a slight advantage. Under these circumstances, the Peddler should not need to intervene."

Zhang Gunli had already thought through how to explain this: "I believe, Snowflake Beach suffered repeated devastation, and the Peddler must be trying to take this opportunity to uncover the reasons behind it."

Luo Lijun's antenna trembled: "By saying this, do you mean the Peddler suspects us?"

"I believe, there is indeed such a possibility." Saying these words made Zhang Gunli extremely nervous. If the person opposing was unreasonable, they could easily take their anger out on Zhang Gunli.

But he knew Luo Lijun was someone who reasoned well, as long as what he said was reasonable and evidence-based, she could listen.

Moreover, the words had to be spoken with utmost sincerity, here in the Inner State, in Luo Lijun's residence, any inner turmoil he felt could be perceived by Luo Lijun.

Luo Lijun remained silent for a long while, Zhang Gunli kept his head lowered, beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, dripping onto the floor, making the originally transparent ground blurry.

Not only the ground beneath Zhang Gunli's feet became blurry, but the entire Crystal Hall turned somewhat hazy, and the darkness outside the palace flickered with fleeting spots of light.

"Step back." Luo Lijun flicked her antenna, and Zhang Gunli retreated completely, leaving the Crystal Hall.

Luo Lijun crawled back and forth alone in the hall, outside the darkness numerous points of light gathered into a line, twisted into a rope, swirling like a silver snake outside the hall for a moment, then scattered into specks of light, flashing everywhere.

From the top of the more than ten-meter pillar, another giant Snail crawled down: "Sister, what's troubling you so much?"

Luo Lijun sighed: "The Peddler is still alive; we cannot continue the fight against Demon Land. I need to send someone to notify the Cabinet immediately."

Luo Lijun's mind stirred, and outside the Crystal Hall, several worms felt the urge and wriggled in all directions.

Luo Yanjun said, "Sister, it's easy to talk to others, but Old Fan's side might be difficult. They anticipate warfare daily; now you tell them not to fight, they might stick to you relentlessly."

"What good is their pestering?" Luo Lijun was somewhat angry, the once transparent Crystal Hall tinted slightly red, "Military matters weren't Old Fan's responsibility from the start,

Last time we initiated war with the Outside Provinces, it was Old Fan's idea, ended up losing, Old Fan washed his hands clean, claiming he doesn't manage military affairs, it's not his problem,

Later, he suggested to send spies to Demon Land, and trained up to a hundred men for each spy, sent out five, three lost communication, and now again he says it's unrelated!

Now he wants to involve himself in warfare against Demon Land again, how shameless is it at his age?"

As she spoke, flames spread from the east wall to the west wall outside the Crystal Hall.

Luo Lijun was extremely angry.

Luo Yanjun sighed: "Sister, calm down. Old Fan has a higher Bloodline than ours, if they insist on interfering, there might truly be nothing you can do against them."

Drip, drip~

A mist enveloped the outside of the Crystal Hall, slowly extinguishing the flames.

This mist came from Luo Yanjun, as well as from Luo Lijun herself.

Luo Lijun knew well inside, if Old Fan really used Bloodline to pressure her, she wouldn't have a way to respond.

Not long after, a worm wriggling on the wall indicated to Luo Lijun, Old Fan and them had arrived.

Luo Lijun slightly adjusted her appearance facing the Crystal Wall, went to greet them at the hall's entrance, "Lord Fan, Lord Lu, Lord Bi, welcome, forgive Lijun for not being able to welcome you from afar."

A person walked into the hall; Luo Lijun called out 'Lord' three times before and after.

This was because this person had three heads.

"Mr. Luo, I heard the war is off, can you tell me the reason behind it?" The middle head belonged to Lord Fan, and he spoke first.

Luo Lijun said, "I have already explained the reason to all of you distinguished lords, The Peddler is still alive, rashly dispatching troops against Demon Land is not a wise move."