Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1186 586: Three Gates, Three Opens

Li Banfeng danced with his wife in the laboratory, leaving the clock pendulum and Meng De to assist her while he left the new land of Qi Qiu City.

The new land of Qi Qiu City originally bordered Wuqin Village, and the local deity of this new land was called Wan Nianlao. Previously, he was quite opposed to Wuqin Village but later had conflicts with Qiu Luoye, and consistently had little interaction with Qi Qiu City.

However, Li Banfeng found this local deity quite interesting. Passing by Wan Nianlao's residence, Li Banfeng wanted to pay a visit to this powerful glue cultivator.

But today was not the right time, as Li Banfeng had pressing matters to attend to.

He needed to make a trip to Fool's City to find Senior Brother Sun and inquire about Miss Jiufang's background.

Upon realizing Li Banfeng was a foolish cultivator, Miss Jiufang's attitude changed significantly. However, leaving such a skilled foolish cultivator at home made Li Banfeng uneasy; he needed to clarify her origins.

How should he approach this matter with Big Brother Sun?

Mentioning this woman without revealing her location was indeed challenging.

After half a day's trek through the new land, Li Banfeng reached near Zhengjing Village, following the mountain trail, he was about to reach the entrance to Fool's City.

Li Banfeng slowed down his pace, knowing he must use the appropriate speed to enter Fool's City—not too fast, nor too slow.

Arriving at a wild grass marsh, Li Banfeng rested for a moment, wiped his sweat; the entrance to Fool's City was amidst the wild grasses.

By now, it was early winter, and the wild grasses should have withered by now.

But this marsh was special, the wild grasses here did not wither, growing taller than Li Banfeng over the years.

In the past, Li Banfeng would carve a path using the Path-breaking Technique, but today he didn't want to exert such effort, he preferred to fly directly over using the Riding the Wind and Clouds technique.

As soon as he jumped off the ground, Li Banfeng's calves trembled and he nearly fell.

There's danger.

Where is the danger?

The cold wind blew, the wild grasses rustled.

Li Banfeng touched the silk-pulling earrings, turned the Insightful Spirit Sound Technique to maximum, and listened among the wild grasses for a long time, faintly hearing someone talking.

The voices were intermittent, unclear what exactly was being said.

Using the Short Step and Unimpeded Techniques, Li Banfeng traversed the wild grasses, inching closer to the source of the sound.

After walking a hundred steps or so, Li Banfeng vaguely made out the content of the conversation.

"It's right here, definitely cannot be wrong."

It was Du Wenming's voice.

"We've been searching for half a day, you keep insisting it's here, where's the city gate?"

It's Mr. Kong Fang!

They're looking for Fool's City!

Li Banfeng felt fortunate he didn't fly up earlier, nor use the Path-breaking Technique, which would have created a commotion, otherwise he might have died at Mr. Kong Fang's hands.

Of course, he might have inadvertently led Mr. Kong Fang and Du Wenming into Fool's City, and then died at their hands.

Although the entrance was nearby, if they didn't know how to open the entrance, there was almost no chance of entering the city.

Du Wenming said: "We walked a bit fast earlier, let's slow down a bit. I believe the surrounding environment is changing."

Not good!

They know the method to enter the city, they understand the key part is the speed; they merely haven't found the right speed.

Why are these two looking to enter Fool's City? Is it for Red Lotus, or do they have other objectives?

Is Senior Brother Sun inside the city?

If he's not, what should be done?

With Mr. Kong Fang's strength, entering Fool's City would spell doom for the city.

How can they be stopped?

Using the rattle to scare them away again?

The same deception is unlikely to succeed twice, especially since Mr. Kong Fang himself is a master of trickery.

Directly escaping, causing a commotion to divert them?

Li Banfeng knew nothing of Mr. Kong Fang's Taoist Sect, nor how many magical treasures they carried, escaping might not be a viable option.

Even if he managed to divert them and escape, they'd come back, more convinced the entrance to Fool's City was there.

While still contemplating strategies, a faint whistle sound reached Li Banfeng's ears.

The Portable Residence's view differed from Li Banfeng's, it was signaling a warning to him.

Li Banfeng hid the key in the grass, quietly returning to the Portable Residence.

He went directly to the Fifth Room: "Lady, open the window and let me take a look."

The wall displayed a scene of wild grasses, the view from the Fifth Room was higher than Li Banfeng's, offering a broader perspective.

Li Banfeng saw Mr. Kong Fang wearing a bamboo hat, walking toward the spot where he had been earlier.

Mr. Kong Fang hadn't noticed Li Banfeng; he merely sensed some activity here.

Li Banfeng nervously watched the ground, the key hidden under a clump of Greyweed.

Mr. Kong Fang glanced around, seeing no one else, turned back to continue searching for the entrance with Du Wenming.

The image on the wall disappeared, Lady of the Fifth Room said: "Can't leave the window open too long, I need to rest for a while."

Li Banfeng pondered how to get Du Wenming and Mr. Kong Fang to leave.

Previously, he could consult with his wife for difficulties, but she wasn't home, she was in the laboratory.

Ask Hong Ying?

Hong Ying's strategy was simple, just go out and fight.

Consult with the Old Man, take Hong Ying out for a duel, perhaps at a moment of crisis, the Old Man might relent.

But what constitutes a crisis?

Does the Old Man care about the fate of Fool's City?

Even if taking Hong Ying out, what are the odds of victory?

Li Banfeng and Du Wenming had similar combat strength, could Hong Ying battle Mr. Kong Fang?

While racking his brains, Li Banfeng suddenly thought of someone, he went to the Ninth Room, and asked: "Mr. Kong Fang is about to enter Fool's City, do you have a solution?"