Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1192 587: Universal Celebration

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Previously on Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'...
An old man, resisting the city's sonic influence, fights Li Banfeng at the gate. He uses a powerful, self-damaging laughter technique to attack and stall, but is ultimately interrupted by the arrival of Gui Jianchou. The old man, revealed to be Xiao Qianshou, flees with Gui Jianchou and Li Banfeng in pursuit, though Gui Jianchou eventually signals Li Banfeng to return to the city.

"He's gone to modify the city gate entrance, let's wait for him at the house first."

"Who was that person just now?"

Gui Jianchou said, "The Stealing Master, Xiao Qianshou."

The Stealing Master? So he came here to steal something.

"When he entered the city gate, I didn't even notice him, I thought he was a Home Cultivator."

Gui Jianchou shook his head: "That's the Thief Cultivation Technique, Shadow Avoidance, it's different from Home Cultivation methods."

"When he smiles, others have to smile with him, is that also a Thief Cultivation Technique?"

Gui Jianchou kept shaking his head: "That's not a Thief Cultivation Technique, that's a Laughing Cultivation Technique. Xiao Qianshou is a Laughing Cultivation expert, but when it comes to Laughing Cultivation, I'm not much worse than him."

"Is there really a Taoist Sect for Laughing Cultivation?"

"Yes, the sect was once quite large, many people who loved to laugh studied it, and there was even a Smile Cultivation Gang back then,

but this sect was tough to cultivate, with too few senior cultivators in the gang, it gradually couldn't sustain itself, and later disbanded,

when the gang disbanded, Laughing Cultivation fewer, but the sect never disappeared. Just now, the Laughing Cultivation Technique Xiao Qianshou used is called Universal Celebration,

this technique is formidable, even if the enemy has a vast army, hearing his laughter would make them laugh along, but this technique damages the user too much, during the execution of the technique, the internal organs are harmed, and the body becomes extremely inflexible, so unless absolutely necessary, Laughing Cultivators don't use this method."

While walking and talking, they arrived at the residence, and after a short wait, Sun Tiecheng returned.

"Old Qi, what happened, why is everyone in the city brandishing weapons like they are about to go to war?"

"Isn't it precisely because a war is about to start!" Li Banfeng explained the course of events.

Gui Jianchou let out a sigh of relief: "It's fortunate Old Qi came, otherwise Fool's City would have suffered."

Sun Tiecheng sneered: "Do you not want Fool's City to suffer?"

Gui Jianchou laughed and said: "Say what you have to say at the right time, we're on the same side now."

Sun Tiecheng looked at Li Banfeng: "Old Qi, did you set up the Three Gate Three Open Array at the entrance?"

Senior Brother Sun mentioned the formation's name, so Li Banfeng felt there was no need to hide it: "I set it up, I learned this formation from a great master, but that person did not reveal their name."

Gui Jianchou blinked and asked: "Was that great master a man or a woman?"

Li Banfeng answered sincerely: "A woman."

Gui Jianchou stopped smiling: "Old Sun, if she comes, you should explain to her that I am truly on your side now."

Sun Tiecheng ignored Gui Jianchou, Li Banfeng asked: "Senior Brother Sun, do you know that predecessor?"

After a long silence, Sun Tiecheng replied: "The Three Gate Three Open Array is my daughter's own creation."

Daughter?

Is Miss Jiufang Sun Tiecheng's daughter?

Sun Tiecheng's expression was a bit complicated as he softly asked: "Is she still alive?"

Li Banfeng didn't know how to describe it: "Can't say she's alive, but neither is she dead."

"Then she's like me," Sun Tiecheng sighed deeply, "Old Qi, when you see her again, pass her a message for me, if she doesn't hate me as much anymore, she should come back and visit."

Gui Jianchou interjected: "Old Qi, help me pass a message too, I am truly on your side now."

Li Banfeng asked Sun Tiecheng: "Senior Brother, why does she hate you?"

"Because..." Sun Tiecheng gave a wry smile, "why bring it up, it only makes you laugh, just pass her a message, if she doesn't want to come back, don't force her, she has a bad temper, annoy her, and you'll be in danger."

Gui Jianchou nodded repeatedly: "She really does have a bad temper, but we're all on the same side, we can discuss things."

Sun Tiecheng asked Gui Jianchou: "Who exactly is this Mr. Kong Fang, I just know he's the second-in-command of Snowflake Beach, but I've never met him."

Gui Jianchou said: "It's best not to have met him, more than half of those who have met him are dead, we have many old acquaintances who died by his hand. Today, Old Qi not only prevented Kong Fang from entering the city but also stopped Xiao Qianshou. Old Qi did a great job, you should reward him!"

"Reward, he surely deserves a reward, Ah Gui, go into the city and inform everyone that there's no need to fight for now, tell them to go home and sleep, and this month's Ocean Dollar will be doubled."

Gui Jianchou quickly went off to work with the Ghost Servant, leaving Sun Tiecheng and Li Banfeng alone in the residence.

Sun Tiecheng unclothed his top, revealing wounds on his chest and back.

Li Banfeng was shocked: "Senior Brother, who did this to you."

Sun Tiecheng laughed: "One person couldn't have done it, who am I afraid of? But there were too many, hard to fend off. Those bastards heard the Red Lotus was with me, and they all came after me."

Looking at the wounds all over Sun Tiecheng, Li Banfeng didn't speak for a while.

Some things had long been understood, originally should not be said face to face, but this time Li Banfeng couldn't hold it in: "Senior Brother, did you take these wounds for me?"

He had obtained the Red Lotus, but spread the news instead, so now neither Puluo State nor the Outside Provinces suspected Li Qi, and no one suspected Li Banfeng anymore either.

Sun Tiecheng laughed: "What nonsense are you talking? You don't have the Red Lotus, what am I shielding you from?

You helped me guard the city today, showing you care for Fool's City, I'm pleased, but don't do it again next time,

I don't know what Mr. Kong Fang is capable of, but I know Xiao Qianshou well, that old dog is tough, it's lucky you survived,

you're the sole sprout of our Taoist Sect, even if Fool's City is lost, you can't come to harm, got it?"

Li Banfeng said nothing, Sun Tiecheng frowned: "Brat, you won't listen no matter what I say, and remember about my daughter too."