Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1432: Dirty Work

Chapter 1432: Chapter 643: Dirty Work

Li Banfeng nodded frequently; at that time, there really was no time to discuss tactics.

Ban Feng Bing disagreed: “Do we really need to discuss this tactic? At that time, such a good opportunity, we should have used Five Horses Splitting Corpse!”

Ban Feng Yi looked at Ban Feng Bing: “Was the opportunity really good then? We were not surrounding Lai Baifan; we were inside his stomach, not even able to find a decent foothold. It definitely wasn’t the right time to use Five Horses Splitting Corpse.

The reason it was used was likely because of the response from Ban Feng Jia, which has some similarities to the characteristics of the technique.”

Everyone together pondered the process of the fight and felt Ban Feng Yi’s words made some sense.

But Ban Feng Yi also pointed out the existing problem: “If this technique always relies on shadows, then it is a typical Home Cultivation Technique,

and this battle fought was extremely perilous, one might even call it lucky. Lai Baifan swallowed me as soon as the fight started, putting us directly into a passive position.

The rest of the fight was quite pathetic too; if the Five Horses Splitting Corpse hadn’t been suddenly used, the subsequent battle would definitely not be optimistic.

Luck is fleeting, but the problem persists long-term. Now, let me give a profound summary of this battle…”

Smack!

Li Banfeng slapped Ban Feng Yi to the ground: “Is it your turn to make the summary?”

Ban Feng Yi climbed up from the ground, punched Li Banfeng, and the two wrestled together, while the remaining shadows split into two teams, each finding targets and fighting fiercely.

Dumpling entered the yard, came to the entrance, and knocked on the door.

“Who is it?”

From inside the house, hundreds of people seemed to respond simultaneously, scaring Dumpling almost out of the yard.

The door opened, and inside was just Li Qi.

Where did the sound come from earlier? Perhaps it was misheard?

“Seventh Master, the buyer came to collect the goods today, saying they would stick to the old rules, not increasing the price by even a fraction.”

Li Banfeng laughed: “Tell him to get lost, we’re not short of buyers.”

Dumpling lowered her voice: “That person claims to be the designated buyer by the Defense Agency, speaking quite intimidatingly. Seventh Master, why don’t you take a look?”

Li Banfeng didn’t raise his head: “If you’re scared, let Light Bulb go; he’s been through more situations than you.”

This remark provoked Dumpling, Dumpling bit her lip, lowered her head, and said: “Seventh Master, I’ll go send him away.”

Li Banfeng handed Dumpling a Gold Yuan Pill and a Blue Leaf Pill: “Handle the matters afterwards too, manage the stone quarry well.”

Dumpling accepted the elixirs, feeling extremely anxious.

No wonder she felt this way; the survival environment at Three-Head Fork is drastically different from what she grew up in, and she never had any business-related experience before.

Li Banfeng did not give many instructions; choosing to follow Li Banfeng, this type of situation is something Dumpling will frequently face in the future.

Just as Dumpling left, Light Bulb arrived: “Seventh Master, those overseers have told the truth; around Luobo Mountain, besides this stone quarry, that Body Cultivation Ancestral Master also had two other businesses: one pharmaceutical, the other a restaurant.”

Li Banfeng shook his head: “In the future, do not call Lai Baifan a Body Cultivation Ancestral Master; he’s not a Body Cultivation cultivator at all.”

He also gave Light Bulb a Gold Yuan Pill and a Blue Leaf Pill; Light Bulb understood the meaning, this was the signal to go out to battle with Seventh Master.

Lai Baifan’s businesses around Luobo Mountain were managed by Tie Tuzi, but now Lai Baifan is dead, and Tie Tuzi is also dead. Naturally, these businesses need to be recovered.

Light Bulb accepted the elixirs and immediately followed Li Qi to Anping Medicine Store. Light Bulb called out to the attendants: “Get your manager out here.”

The attendant looked at Light Bulb, initially wanting to drive him away, but upon seeing Light Bulb’s handsome appearance, said a few more words: “Which manager are you looking for? I’m the manager here; if you have business, talk to me!”

“You’re the manager?” Light Bulb laughed, “I’m here to buy your medicinal materials.”

“What medicinal materials do you want to buy?”

“Medicinal materials to accumulate Taoist Fate.”

Anping Medicine Store was one of Lai Baifan’s businesses, and accumulating Taoist Fate with medicinal materials was a major part of their income.

But can this business be easily mentioned?

Of course not, this is inherently an illegal trade. Even a single stone from Three-Head Fork can be used to accumulate Taoist Fate; the value of these precious medicinal materials is unimaginable. Without the Defense Agency’s permission, no one else has the right to gather medicines, let alone open a store to sell them.

The attendant shook out his rag: “You came to the wrong place; we don’t have the kind of medicine you’re talking about here.”

Light Bulb asked: “Which place might have it then?”

The attendant pointed outside: “Let me point you in the right direction, go east as you leave, walk three miles, and you’ll see a wealthy family, that household has the surname Zheng,

Mr. Zheng went to Inner State two years ago, and hasn’t been heard from since. Now the lady of the house is in charge; she likes someone like you. You might ask her if she’d be willing to take you in.”

Light Bulb seemed quite serious: “If she takes me in, will I accumulate Taoist Fate then?”

“Accumulating Taoist Fate, hard to say, but you might earn a good marriage!” The attendant burst into laughter, as did everyone else in the medicine store.

Light Bulb also laughed: “You rascal with a silver tongue, you’d be considered good material in my Taoist Sect!”

As his words fell, the attendant slipped and fell flat on his back.

This fall was severe; it took the attendant a long time to get up.

The other attendants panicked, picked up their belongings, and surrounded Light Bulb.

Light Bulb flicked his hand, causing all the attendants to slip and fall on the ground.

In the chaos, the manager of the medicine shop arrived, a man of around thirty years. Seeing Light Bulb with some cultivation level, he shook his body, his forehead sprouting two antennae, his cloak tearing open under the arms, revealing fifteen pairs of slender legs, with hooks at the ends of the legs anchoring into the cracks between the bricks, crawling step by step towards Light Bulb.