Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1372 629: Zhao Xiaowan and Huang Yuxian_4

Tu Heng nodded repeatedly and then asked, "Where is Seventh Master? We haven't met him."

"Seventh Master just returned to the village. You finish your dumplings first, and I'll take you to him."

Juanzi took Tu Heng to the entrance of the village. Li Banfeng was busy preparing a performance with Ma Wu; he wanted to hold a song festival in Sheqiao Village but couldn't find a suitable place to set up a stage in this abandoned village.

Tu Heng glanced at Li Banfeng and said in a lowered voice, "I've seen this person before; he's a friend of Seventh Master..."

Juanzi looked at Tu Heng, "You say he's a friend of Seventh Master? I think you're not fully awake yet, go and sleep a little more."

Tu Heng shook his head and said, "I need to ask him. You know Elbow Mountain, right? We came down from Elbow Mountain; he told me he was a friend of Seventh Master."

Mengzi chuckled, "Don't talk nonsense, this is Seventh Master. Just have a look and that's it; don't ask too much, Seventh Master is quite busy."

Li Banfeng was indeed very busy. He was also preparing to make new clothes for the Three-Headed People, but the fact that there are over forty thousand Three-Headed People, each with such a large frame, makes it difficult to organize fabric.

A group of cloth store owners came to Sheqiao Village; this business is too tempting to resist, so on New Year's Day, they rushed to this abandoned village to snatch business.

Xiao Yeci was in charge of purchasing the fabric and met with each cloth store owner individually; she noticed one person.

"Miss, are you the owner of the Yu Family Cloth Store?"

Yu Nan nodded, "A newly opened cloth store in Greenwater City, the reputation isn't very strong yet. Lady, our fabrics are absolutely perfect. We've brought a lot of samples; you can have a look. Our prices are definitely cheap..."

"Boss Yu, we've met before..." Xiao Yeci remembered Yu Nan.

Yu Nan didn't talk about past events, and she continued to discuss business seriously with Xiao Yeci, not even noticing Li Banfeng standing next to Xiao Yeci.

It's not his fault; Home Cultivation has the talent to be overlooked.

Yu Nan has been operating a cloth store in Greenwater City for three months, facing obstacles everywhere, almost losing all the capital she brought from Medicine King Valley.

Even if she went to see Li Qi once, or didn't even go but just mentioned Li Qi's name once, her business could be the top in Greenwater City. But she never brought it up.

This girl is just so resilient.

Li Banfeng told Xiao Yeci that all the fabric business should go to the Yu Family Cloth Store, and tailors should be hired as much as possible from Yu Nan.

These matters were easy to handle; what wasn't easy were the local deities.

A group of New Land deities came to Li Banfeng to pay their respects during New Year's, bringing lavish gifts and auspicious words, but their eyes never left the Three-Headed People.

If they want Three-Headed People, they must sign a contract with Li Banfeng, and the key points of the contract are those two clauses.

The Three-Headed People are loaned to them, but they still belong to Li Qi.

In the future, they must listen to Li Qi's instructions; certain things must be decided by Li Qi.

During this period, Rong Si Jiao went missing, and these local deities understood the weight of this contract. Things they couldn't understand could be pondered slowly, but if they dared to act rashly behind the scenes, they would have to pay the price.

On that day, two local deities signed the contract.

One was Dou Jiyan, owner of the Thousand Tael House, a place of carnage, leaving no survivors—it has now become Old Land. She is currently operating New Land and desperately needs labor for reclamation.

She is not worried about the affairs of the Inner State, because her New Land Land Deed is complete, and she has decided to follow Li Qi.

The other one is Chu Yaoxian.

This person is somewhat special.

"Seventh Master, previously Miss He was clearing New Land, and I sent Straw Moth Lady to cause trouble; all the blame is on me. Seventh Master, if you wish to punish or penalize me, so be it—I only ask that you don't hold it against me in the future."

This person's change in attitude was so sudden.

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Since we have signed the contract, we'll put past matters aside."

Having been busy until the third day of the New Year, the song festival finally started; various celebrities also came to Sheqiao Village for support.

Before the event started, Li Banfeng was still privately teaching Jiang Mengting singing techniques when Steward Zhang hurriedly reported, "Seventh Master, Chief Envoy Liao is here and wishes to speak with you privately."

Li Banfeng knew he would come and had prepared to handle the situation.

Both parties can negotiate any way they like, but no matter what conditions Liao Zihui proposes, the Three-Headed People are absolutely not possible for him to take.

Liao Zihui brought along two deputy envoy generals, Tang Huanjie and Wei Yingsen.

These two deputy envoys chatted with Ma Wu while Li Banfeng met Liao Zihui privately in a house.

Even during New Year's, the two didn't neglect etiquette, first exchanging auspicious words. When they got to the main topic, Liao Zihui said, "I have something to say; it might sound a bit insensitive, but should I say it?"

Li Banfeng smiled, "Go ahead."

"Brother Li, you come back to Puluo State during New Year's; it's not easy. There are still many things here to work on,

but Shen Jingye is frantic, insisting I ask you to go back once,

his New Year's is unbearable without you, and I can't just watch him suffer. If you could give me some face, I've arranged a train, could you visit Yuezhou in the next couple of days?"

Want me to go to Yuezhou?

Are you trying to send me away?

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I understand the rules of the Outside Provinces, but even during New Year's, there should be a break. What couldn't wait until after New Year's?"

Liao Zihui was genuinely anxious, "This matter concerns the future of the Dark Star Bureau. This time, everyone in the Dark Star Bureau is counting on you!"

Li Banfeng laughed, "The future of the Dark Star Bureau is not something I can decide; such matters are for your higher-ups to address!"

"The higher-ups have been consulted, and it's not working out," Liao Zihui clasped his hands towards Li Banfeng, "On my part, if you go to Yuezhou, I absolutely won't sabotage you from behind. Last year's events, just as if they never happened, let the past be the past."

Old Liao clarified matters; as for the Three-Headed People, he claimed they never existed.

Such a big issue, just as if it never existed?

Li Banfeng was deeply skeptical, but Liao Zihui was full of sincerity: "Brother, I brought the contract; I'm planning to grow old in Puluo State. Let's follow Puluo State's regulations."

Liao Zihui has gone this far, so it seems there really are issues in the Dark Star Bureau.

On the way back, Deputy Envoy Wei Yingsen asked Liao Zihui in the car, "Chief Envoy, many people in that village have escaped from Three-Head Fork; I recognized quite a few."

Liao Zihui frowned, "Who did you recognize?"

Wei Yingsen lowered his voice, "The one named Tu Heng, he's their leader, I've seen him."

Liao Zihui had a stern face, not saying a word.

Tang Huanjie chimed in, "Old Wei, you got it wrong, that's not Tu Heng."

"How could it not be? I definitely recognize them..."

Tang Huanjie asked, "Do you recognize the Peddler?"

Wei Yingsen paused, "Yes, who in Puluo State doesn't know the Peddler?"

Tang Huanjie asked again, "Do you recognize Li Qi?"

Wei Yingsen blinked, "Of course, didn't we just meet him?"

Tang Huanjie continued, "Having known these two, do you still recognize Tu Heng? Do you insist on bringing Tu Heng up?"

Wei Yingsen contemplated for a while, glanced at Liao Zihui.

Liao Zihui's face was dark as iron, not wishing to look at him.

PS: Old Liao has this level of understanding; future retirement will certainly not be an issue.

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