Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1449: The Traitor Revealed

The passenger of the second son needs to teach the traitor a Technique.

Zhao Xiaowan wanted to hear the key points of the Technique, but there was no more sound from inside the second son.

The key points didn’t need to be spoken; the traitor could understand them. He and the passenger inside the second son had a natural rapport.

The source of this rapport, Zhao Xiaowan had already deduced—it was because the second son is a Shadow Cultivator, and the traitor was Li Banfeng’s Shadow!

Was this shadow really the Ban Feng Yi that my husband often mentioned?

Whether it’s him or not, it’s not too late to ask later.

Zhao Xiaowan returned to the body of the Phonograph, where there were two records placed on a tray rack. She waited for the shadow to appear, confident she could capture him alive.

She had to capture him alive, to ask where the key was; otherwise, her husband couldn’t return home.

As for the passenger inside the second son, Zhao Xiaowan couldn’t yet discern his level, she would first exchange a few moves with him, and if necessary, awaken Hong Ying to join forces and eliminate this Evil Spirit.

Everything was prepared; the Phonograph steadied the flame, waiting quietly by the bedside.

The second son opened a crack in the door, and the shadow slipped out.

The flame flickered slightly; the first record should have flown out, but it stayed firmly on the tray.

The Phonograph was shocked, the tray spun rapidly, yet the record still wouldn’t move.

What was happening? Did the second son make a move? Did he neutralize the Technique on the record?

It shouldn’t be.

There was no movement from within the second son; that Evil Spirit should still be unaware.

And the shadow hadn’t left the Portable Residence; he was searching the bookshelves for a moment, and left with a test tube.

The Phonograph wanted to expel steam to trap the shadow, but the flame on its front wouldn’t ignite, and the steam pressure couldn’t build up.

Who else made a move, able to suppress even the fire of the Phonograph?

The shadow left the Portable Residence, and just like that, he got away!

Being able to nullify the Phonograph’s Technique twice, there was only one person in the Portable Residence who could do it.

The Old Man!

The Phonograph couldn’t understand why he would intervene at this moment, why he would let the traitor go.

Vaguely, the Phonograph heard a voice from the Portable Residence: “Girl, don’t rush.”

The Phonograph thought for a moment and understood the Old Man’s intention.

She went to the bookshelf and found that the new potion she prepared was gone.

It was a Fighter Guide Agent she concocted after cracking the Dark Star Bureau’s formula, not knowing if it would work.

No matter if it doesn’t work, at most, this thing would lack efficacy and wouldn’t take a life.

But what was the shadow going to do with this potion?

…

At eight in the morning, Li Banfeng woke up Liang Wucui.

The two sisters each rubbed their eyes, looking at Li Banfeng with resentment.

In the washroom, Liang Wu washed her face, and Liang Cai brushed her teeth; the sisters were still holding a grudge over last night’s events:

“Seventh Master was really something, he slept the whole night and didn’t touch us even once!” Liang Cai rinsed her mouth and wiped off the toothpaste foam on her mouth.

“Maybe what we like about him is just this—such gentleness in his coldness, such ruthlessness in his righteousness!” Liang Wu washed the soap off her face with clean water and wiped her face with a towel.

Liang Cai also wiped her body with a towel: “His body is really so cold, I think I’m cold all over.”

Liang Wu smelled her own scent: “Not just cold, there’s also a unique fragrance, don’t wipe my body, that fragrance belongs to him, and it’s also mine.”

The Projector didn’t agree with this.

That fragrance belonged to Sweet Melon.

Should the truth be told to them?

Better not, the truth might cause them serious harm.

Let’s record this segment as well; after proper editing, this story will become art of different styles in the eyes of different audiences.

…

Li Banfeng went to the restaurant owner Chen Yongnian to check out.

Chen Yongnian took out eight hundred yuan from a large wooden box behind him, money he borrowed from everywhere: “Guest Master, I’m still short by fifty, please grant me a half-day extension.”

Li Banfeng didn’t accept Chen Yongnian’s money: “Bao Yaoceng and I are friends, initially neither of us recognized each other, later when we did, he returned the money to me, and your rent for this month won’t increase, don’t worry.”

“Guest Master, don’t say that as a joke, you’ve helped me a great deal, I can’t take advantage of you, please take the money.”

Li Banfeng was displeased: “I told you, Bao Yaoceng already returned the money to me, why don’t you believe it? Go do your business!”

Tan Jinxiao advised: “I say, Old Chen, if you don’t trust others, don’t you trust me? Bao Yaoceng is alright as a person, yesterday he was in a rush to collect rent, spoke and acted a bit rashly, don’t take it to heart, he realized his mistake.”

Bao Yaoceng realized his mistake?

Chen Yongnian looked at Tan Jinxiao in surprise, not understanding his meaning.

…

Bao Yaoceng, wobbling every few steps, led his men into the Qingyuan Building.

This place had an awkward name, a garden is a garden, and a building is a building, what does mixing them mean?

There actually was a reason for it.

Because the height of the Underground City was limited, from the ground to the ceiling was around five meters, when looking at the Qingyuan Building from the outside, one could only see a single-floor house, with green bricks surrounding it and a lot of flowers and plants outside, making it look like a garden, hence the name Qing Garden.

But actually, this house was more than one floor, with dozens of floors hidden above the ceiling, unseen to outsiders, hence it indeed was a building.

Bao Yaoceng entered the first floor of the building, and the Support who kept watch greeted him: “Bao Ba, you’re back!”

Bao Ba was Bao Yaoceng’s identity in the Underground City, which could be understood as his position in Qingyuan Building.

The guard’s nasal tone was a bit heavy, not because he had a cold, but because he was holding his breath on purpose while speaking.

The smell on Bao Yaoceng was somewhat overpowering.