Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1396 635: When Did It Happen_3

"Brother, it seems you really like these earrings. How about making a deal with me? You return my disciple, and I'll return the earrings to you. It's a fair trade, you won't lose out!

If you don't agree, you won't get the earrings back, I'll still take my disciple away, and perhaps you won't keep your life either."

Li Banfeng remained silent, his fingertips moved slightly towards the pocket on his right.

Xiao Qianshou glanced at him: "Got more treasures? You're quite generous. Bring out whatever good stuff you have, no matter how much. I'd be happy to take them all."

"Chief, let me go!" Gloves spoke up, "Having this bond with you has been a blessing, I'm content."

Xiao Qianshou's ears were sharp; he heard Gloves' voice: "Did you hear that? My disciple understands the situation; he's willing to return to me. What are you doing blocking the path? Don't you think you're quite redundant?"

Li Banfeng's fingertips trembled slightly, then again reached for the right pocket, revealing a faint smile:

"Old thief, the one speaking just now wasn't your disciple, that's my brother. The earrings you took weren't a magical treasure; that's my sister.

I have urgent business today, don't want to waste time with you. Return my sister to me, and get as far away as possible."

Xiao Qianshou chuckled: "Kid, who do you think you're talking to?"

Li Banfeng stretched out his foot and kicked down the lamppost.

"Look at you, so young yet already so fiery!" As the lamp post collapsed, Xiao Qianshou's figure vanished; it was a thief cultivation technique, coming and going without a trace.

"Old thief, where did you run off to?" Li Banfeng's tone seemed somewhat anxious.

Xiao Qianshou replied: "Don't ask me, try looking around. How about we make a bet? If you find me, I'll return the earrings to you. If not, I'll need one more item from you."

"Chief, be careful!" Gloves was scared; now was the most dangerous time.

With both coming and going without trace and treading snow without trace, Li Banfeng couldn't perceive Xiao Qianshou at all.

Once Xiao Qianshou got close, he could freely take the magical treasures, spiritual objects, and weapons from Li Banfeng's body, including all of Li Banfeng's cultivation techniques.

Xiao Qianshou hid in the shadows, not hasty to strike, not eager to kill Li Banfeng. In his view, killing was never something a thief cultivator should do.

He just wanted to hold Li Banfeng there, and incidentally reclaim his disciple.

He enjoyed seeing Li Banfeng in this predicament.

Li Banfeng looked around, having lost things but not knowing where to search. Whenever he stole something, Xiao Qianshou loved seeing the owner's pitiful face.

Looking at Li Banfeng touching his pocket, then withdrawing his hand, fearing losing the treasures, repeatedly revealing their location to others, such a fool deserved to suffer more, gaining more insight.

Li Banfeng turned back, smiling at Xiao Qianshou.

Xiao Qianshou shivered; Li Banfeng actually saw him.

How did he see...

Li Banfeng's figure suddenly vanished.

Damn! He's a traveling cultivator!

Xiao Qianshou swiftly searched for Li Banfeng's trace, quickly spotting him in the roadside bushes.

Boom!

Although he saw Li Banfeng, Xiao Qianshou's chest throbbed; he was injured. The passing glance technique took effect early.

How did he see me?

Li Banfeng charged towards Xiao Qianshou, intending to trap him with close doors and shut windows.

Xiao Qianshou didn't know Li Banfeng was into home cultivation, but he didn't want Li Banfeng to get close now; he quickly changed places, leaping from the bank awning to the back of a hotel lightbox, vanishing mid-air again.

Li Banfeng scanned around.

Xiao Qianshou prepared to ambush, Li Banfeng glanced towards the back of the lightbox, his figure vanished once more.

Boom!

A wound exploded on Xiao Qianshou's chest.

Li Banfeng pursued again, intent on using close doors and shut windows, Xiao Qianshou escaped again.

Though dodging Li Banfeng's pursuit, Xiao Qianshou couldn't understand why Li Banfeng always saw him.

...

In the parking lot, Shen Jingye's bones were fractured in several places, half crawling and walking along the wall, looking at Du Wenming, he said: "You've improved quite a bit."

"Quit pretending," Du Wenming laughed, "I've never sparred with you before, how could you know my skills? Maybe just heard one or two things from Li Qi,

but your methods have certainly impressed me. I knew you weren't a White Lamb, but didn't expect you to have such profound knowledge in calculating,

Old Shen, it's a pity for you to die; heed my advice, go upstairs, shut the boundary, and come with me!"

Shen Jingye shook his head: "I dare not go with you; I can't trust your character."

Du Wenming frowned: "I've told you, stop pretending, how noble can your character be?"

Shen Jingye stood up, looking at Du Wenming, and smiled: "Better than yours, at least."

...

Xiao Qianshou suffered setbacks twice and finally realized the problem.

His own sleeve was smoking.

The smoke wasn't much, occasionally spilling out a small puff, but it was enough to reveal Xiao Qianshou's location.

Where did this smoke come from?

No need to think; this smoke coordinated with Li Banfeng so well; it's surely emitted by the earrings.

But the earrings were hidden in the sleeve; Xiao Qianshou didn't believe in any way that this low-level magical treasure could penetrate the skill of Sleeve River and Mountain.

There must be some unknown intricacies inside.

Xiao Qianshou guessed right; there are indeed unknown intricacies.

But what he couldn't guess was that it wasn't the silk-pulling earrings breaking through Sleeve River and Mountain, but Li Banfeng's cultivation technique, Family Treasures Self-Counting.