Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1279 607: Lifeline Rope (Part 4)

First, let's have my wife prepare the rope well, and then we'll talk about rescuing Little Fatty.

Two days later, the rope was completed.

A dirt-yellow hemp rope, three fingers thick, Li Banfeng didn't see anything special about it, but his wife had put in a lot of effort on this rope, ensuring every detail was thoroughly arranged.

This time, Li Banfeng didn't go to Hemp Bamboo Village. He often used the Dark Bridge Cannon in one spot and was afraid of arousing suspicion.

He went to Yueqing Town, which is the boundary between Greenwater Bay and Pants Belt Pit. The boundary line passes through a large swamp area, a place where people are rarely seen all year round, even more desolate than Hemp Bamboo Mountain.

Li Banfeng carried his wife out of the Portable Residence, and she operated the Dark Bridge Cannon, projecting two overlapping shadows on the boundary line.

"Husband, be very careful when using the rope. If anything feels off, abandon the rope immediately and get out of the wormhole. Whether Qin Tianjiu can be saved depends on his fate, but you must not get caught up in it."

Li Banfeng agreed, took the rope, and walked into the shadows.

A cloud of dust fell, and Li Banfeng entered the wormhole. After walking for about ten seconds, he first saw the Bai He.

The Bai He stood on one leg beside the Dark Bridge, its long neck bent backward, and its long beak tucked into its wings.

It was asleep.

Li Banfeng silently passed by the Bai He and walked forward a bit.

Nearing the end of the Dark Bridge, Li Banfeng still hadn't seen Qin Tianjiu.

Where did that kid run off to?

The visibility in the wormhole was extremely low. Li Banfeng touched Peng Qiansi's earrings, hoping to find Qin Tianjiu's position through sound.

He could faintly hear some breathing but couldn't confirm if it was Qin Tianjiu.

Having no choice, Li Banfeng called out, "Qin Tianjiu?"

That call echoed in the wormhole for a long time.

The Bai He woke up, stretched its neck, looked around for a moment, then turned its head, watching Li Banfeng with one eye.

This Bai He had exceptionally strong perception.

Li Banfeng was contemplating whether to continue calling for Qin Tianjiu. What if the Bai He took Qin Tianjiu hostage, then what should he do?

As he was pondering, the Bai He suddenly spoke, "Little brother, come quickly, someone is looking for you!"

Qin Tianjiu emerged from the darkness, approaching the Dark Bridge. He was even thinner than before, looked around with sunken eyes, and shook his head, saying, "Senior, who is looking for me?"

The Bai He didn't speak; Li Banfeng replied, "Little Fatty, it's me."

Qin Tianjiu was very excited. He wanted to call him Brother Seven but didn't dare to speak, knowing he couldn't easily expose Li Qi's identity here.

Li Banfeng stared at the path beneath his feet, his gaze slowly extending outward. Using the Golden Gaze Autumn Hair Technique, he slowly searched for the gap between the Dark Bridge and the wormhole.

It wasn't difficult to find the gap. Near the gap, due to light pouring in, there would be a certain degree of visual change in brightness.

Li Banfeng found the general location of the gap and placed the rope near it.

The thick hemp rope writhed like a snake, probing for a moment. Suddenly, the rope flattened, widened, and turned like a sheet of paper, slipping through the gap.

The rope had some perception ability, but it didn't recognize Qin Tianjiu, so it could only wriggle toward living targets.

It wriggled to the feet of the Bai He.

The Bai He looked at the rope on the ground, remaining silent for over ten seconds.

It moved to the side and said to Qin Tianjiu, "Little brother, this is here to rescue you, go quickly."

Qin Tianjiu deeply bowed to the Bai He. Just as he grabbed the rope, a man in white suddenly rushed over, yelling, "Don't go yet, take us, don't go without us!"

The Bai He blocked the man in white, preventing him from approaching Little Fatty.

The man in white shouted, "Lord, let this little brother take us with him, we've treated him well."

The Bai He shook its head, no matter how the man in white cried out, it didn't let him near.

Li Banfeng slowly pulled the rope as his wife had instructed.

Little Fatty followed the rope to the gap. Under the pull of the rope, Little Fatty's emaciated body was gradually compressed.

"Cough cough!" Little Fatty, unable to endure the intense pain, spat out a mouthful of bloody foam. Before long, he lacked even the strength to cough, his whole body being pressed like a sheet, slowly sliding into the gap.

He wasn't crushed by the gap of the Dark Bridge but was compressed by a special technique on the rope. After entering the Dark Bridge, the technique was lifted, and Little Fatty wasn't seriously injured, only breaking a few bones, which was already the best outcome anticipated by the plan.

Outside the Dark Bridge, the Bai He still watched Li Banfeng with one eye, "Friend, if you have the strength to help us, your kindness will never be forgotten in this life. If you can't save us, then just take this brother and go, take care."

Li Banfeng took a look at the Bai He, turned to lift Little Fatty, and walked to the end of the Dark Bridge. A cloud of ashes rose as the two walked out of the wormhole together.

In front of them was a swamp. Little Fatty rushed into the muddy water and gulped down a few mouthfuls.

Over the past period, he had only survived by eating the moss on the ground to quench his thirst. Despite how dirty the swamp water was, it tasted incredibly sweet in Little Fatty's mouth.

Li Banfeng pulled him up and handed him a water bottle.

Little Fatty took the water bottle, trembling at the knees.

Li Banfeng frowned, "If you dare kneel, I'll throw you back."

Little Fatty dared not kneel, but tears still flowed.

"Brother Seven..." He cried with a wry smile, unable to speak for a long time.

Someone was crying even more miserably than him; the man in white was currently sitting beside the Bai He, weeping uncontrollably: "Lord, how could you do this, we only had one chance, why did you just let them go,

how long have we been trapped here: can we still get out? Are our lives over?"

"Stop howling!" The Bai He raised its wing and slapped the man in white.

The man in white lowered his head, seeing a rope on the ground wriggling.

This was the rope that just rescued Qin Tianjiu.

Li Qi returned, once again letting the rope out of the Dark Bridge.

The Bai He looked at the man in white, "You go first."

The man in white wiped his tears, hesitated for a moment after grabbing the rope, and then offered it to the Bai He.

"Lord, you should go first."

"No need to push, everyone can get out, you go first." The Bai He let the man in white enter the gap first.

Can everyone really get out?

The Bai He wasn't sure; maybe only one person could be rescued, but it still gave the opportunity to the man in white.

Before long, the rope extended again, and the Bai He breathed a sigh of relief. It was about to bite the rope, when it paused to think, and turned to call, "Girl, come quickly, grab this rope."

Li Banfeng admired this Bai He, trapped in the wormhole for a full two years, finally getting a chance to leave, yet still willing to give the opportunity to others, such people were too rare.

A woman walked over: "Senior, you go first."

The Bai He shook its head, "You go, I have high cultivation, even if I can't get out, I won't die after a few more years here."

The woman wanted to decline further, but the Bai He urged her, "Go quickly, the one coming to rescue us took great risks, don't waste any more time here!"

The woman said no more, quickly grabbing the rope.

Though she had become much more haggard, Li Banfeng could still recognize her at a glance. Whether in appearance, figure, or voice, Li Banfeng was very familiar with this woman.

Teacher Song.

Why did you end up in the wormhole?

PS: I think the Bai He is someone worth befriending.