Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1427: Star Skill

Chapter 1427: Chapter 642: Star Skill

Lai Baifan swallowed Li Banfeng in one gulp, stood up, and prepared to gather the twelve apprentices he had brought with him outside the yard to quickly deal with the quarry situation.

Before he could reach the yard, Lai Baifan felt a sharp pain in his stomach, causing his body to spasm and his veins to throb.

This Li Qi is quite capable, still causing trouble in my stomach. No wonder he was able to stir up so much chaos in Puluo State and the Outside Provinces.

I must not move recklessly; I need to take the time to digest.

Lai Baifan sat back in the room, catching his breath for a moment, and first used a Technique, a Culinary Cultivation Technique, Acid River Churning Sea.

The acid in his stomach churned vigorously. Even if Li Banfeng were made of cast iron, it would melt him.

Feeling some calm in his stomach, Lai Baifan used another Technique, a Culinary Cultivation Technique, Hundred Swallowing Hundred Transformation.

This is a pillar technique of the Food Cultivator; swallowing a stone makes the body as hard as a stone, swallowing fire allows the body to release flames.

Now that he had swallowed Li Qi, if he could digest him well, he could acquire many Techniques from Li Qi. If not, Li Qi’s high cultivation level could potentially clash with his own, causing him serious internal injuries.

Now was a critical moment, so the quarry matters should be left to his servants to manage.

He sat in the room calling for someone, not calling everyone, just summoning his most loyal apprentice into the courtyard.

“Kidnapper, come in!”

After several calls, someone outside finally responded.

A man limped into the courtyard: “Master, you called me?”

It was not his fault for being late. There was a house and yard between them, and the distance was quite far. Lai Baifan had no strength at the moment, and his voice was weak.

“Kidnapper, report back inside!”

The man entered the house. Lai Baifan lowered his voice and instructed, “Gather your brothers and finish off everyone at the quarry, leave no one behind.”

“Leave no one behind?” The kidnapper was taken aback for a moment, “Even the Iron Manager?”

The Iron Manager, known as Tie Tuzi, was now tied in the courtyard beneath the window sill.

Tie Tuzi was Lai Baifan’s grand-disciple and also the kidnapper’s junior disciple. Technically, they were of the same sect, and the kidnapper genuinely didn’t want to take Tie Tuzi’s life.

Lai Baifan glared, “I said leave no one, and I mean no one. The person causing trouble at the quarry is a man of significance. We can’t let anyone else know about today’s event. If the word gets out, I’ll deal with you too!”

The kidnapper shuddered and cautiously asked, “How should I handle the corpses?”

“Do I have to…?” Lai Baifan was about to lose his temper when another sharp pain shot through his stomach, causing him to see stars. He nearly fell to the ground.

This Li Qi is difficult to digest. Even with so much acid, he hasn’t melted yet.

Lai Baifan struggled to keep a calm expression and patiently told the kidnapper, “Dispose of the corpses too. Tell them to bury them deeper. Once spring comes, let the snow melt and cover them before they are exposed.”

The kidnapper nodded. Just as he reached the door, he was called back by Lai Baifan again, “You fool, close the door!”

The kidnapper was a bit slow, and his cultivation level wasn’t high, but among the apprentices, he was the most loyal.

Lai Baifan knew the nature of his other apprentices. If they realized his condition was poor, these bastards might run away or even betray him.

The kidnapper closed the door, went out to the courtyard, and was about to head toward the courtyard gate when he suddenly felt a beam of light shine on him.

This scared the kidnapper senseless. Here at Three-Head Fork, exposure to the Heavenly Light was common.

He was thinking about going back inside to avoid the Heavenly Light when he suddenly saw a man in a black suit and top hat appear in front of him.

Isn’t this the person causing trouble at the quarry?

Wasn’t he just talking to the Ancestral Master inside?

I didn’t see him earlier; I thought the Ancestral Master had dealt with him. How did he suddenly appear…

Li Banfeng’s figure disappeared in an instant. Although the kidnapper wasn’t bright, he was quite experienced. For now, he ignored the Heavenly Light and quickly searched for the figure.

The opponent’s fast speed likely meant he was a Traveling Cultivator, caught in Passing Glance, which could be deadly.

The kidnapper looked around and finally saw Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng was beneath the window sill, where he had killed Tie Tuzi and Ge Yugen.

The kidnapper froze for a moment, the light halo around him suddenly intensified, and the projector floating in the air appeared and absorbed him directly.

The halo did not disperse. Instead, it shone on Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng immediately transformed into the kidnapper’s appearance, pushing open the courtyard door and stepping outside the yard.

Lai Baifan sat in the room, sweat streaming down his temples.

His stomach still ached terribly. Earlier, he had heard some commotion from the courtyard, seemingly Tie Tuzi calling out a couple of times.

Did the kidnapper mess things up again?

Lai Baifan got up and went to the window, pushed it open, and saw Tie Tuzi and Ge Yugen lying beneath the window sill, both dead.

Not bad; the kidnapper didn’t spare Tie Tuzi. This time, he did well enough. Lai Baifan felt a bit at ease, both in his mind and in his stomach. Though he couldn’t say he had completely dissolved Li Qi, at least he had softened him.

“Kidnapper” led Lai Baifan’s twelve apprentices up Luobo Mountain. The apprentices asked, “What did Master have us come here for? You’ve been silent all the way!”

“Kidnapper” lowered his voice and said, “There’s a small cave up the slope. Master wants us to take all the good things inside the cave. We can’t let that kid get them.”

“Which kid?”

“The one causing trouble.”

“Master wants to give the quarry to him?”

“Master said this person has a significant background, with acquaintances in the Defense Agency. For such a business, it’s not worth turning against him. We should quickly move the good things first.”

The brothers nodded in agreement.

This was a good task to have, but they needed to see what was in the cave first.