Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1474: The Chosen One (This Chapter Is Highly Charged)

Mr. Kong Fang respectfully bowed before the woman in front of him.

The woman before him was the manor owner of Bitter Vegetable Manor, Bitter Granny.

Bitter Granny glanced at the dying Shang Rongchu, then looked at Mr. Kong Fang and slightly nodded, saying, “Next time, check the calendar before heading out. Take him away.”

Mr. Kong Fang said nothing more and carried Shang Rongchu on his back, immediately leaving the woods.

After leaving Ma Wu’s territory, they arrived at a cave, where Mr. Kong Fang laid Shang Rongchu down, took out two pills from his pocket, and fed them to Shang Rongchu.

The cave was very damp, the smell of mold was overwhelming. Mr. Kong Fang frequently looked toward the entrance, worried Bitter Granny might change her mind and come after them.

Shang Rongchu was severely injured, almost no flesh left on his body, and most of his internal organs were already burnt.

Fortunately, Mr. Kong Fang’s pills were indeed effective; after resting for a while, Shang Rongchu gradually regained the strength to speak.

He had joined Snowflake Beach not long ago, but was truly loyal to Mr. Kong Fang. Even in such dire circumstances, he tried to explain the previous battle: “Pu Master, I didn’t expect Bitter Granny to come here, I wanted to fight her, but I really couldn’t beat her…”

Shang Rongchu’s voice remained so gentle, it made one feel pained to hear it.

“Our Pu Master is a Peddler, you can keep calling me Mister as before, you mustn’t call me wrong.” Mr. Kong Fang’s face was hidden behind copper coins, and from beneath the string of coins, a stream of blood flowed onto Mr. Kong Fang’s collar.

“Mister, you’re injured…” Seeing Mr. Kong Fang bleed, Shang Rongchu was deeply worried. In his impression, Mr. Kong Fang hadn’t exchanged blows with Bitter Granny just now.

“Do you guess how I got injured?” Mr. Kong Fang took out a blood-stained copper coin.

Shang Rongchu became even more worried: “Were you injured by this copper coin? Isn’t this your weapon?”

Mr. Kong Fang nodded: “It is my weapon. I used the copper coins to save you, used a whole handful of copper coins to pull you out of the hot spring. But what a coincidence, there was a stone beside you, with many sharp edges, and one copper coin just happened to hit that stone, bounced back, and hit my face perfectly.”

Shang Rongchu found it unbelievable.

He felt Mr. Kong Fang wasn’t talking about a battle but a comedic play in a theater.

“How could there be such a coincidence?”

Mr. Kong Fang chuckled bitterly: “Do you think it’s absurd? You’re not familiar with Bitter Granny, and you’ve seen relatively few tricks. I’ve dealt with Bitter Granny quite a lot, such absurd things happen often. Misfortune and fortune are beyond prediction, just as disaster and blessing lie within Bitter Granny’s grasp. In a clash with Bitter Granny, danger is abundant. This time, I didn’t consider thoroughly. I knew Li Qi had some dealings with Bitter Granny, but didn’t expect Bitter Granny to meddle in Ma Wu’s affairs. If I knew Bitter Granny was coming, I wouldn’t have allowed you to risk your life.”

Shang Rongchu pondered for a moment and said, “Mister, it’s strange that Bitter Granny came this time. Given her status, there’s no way she’d guard Ma Wu’s place. Plus, Feng Daiku genuinely fought me with all she’s got, uncertain if Bitter Granny would come. Bitter Granny must have received news in advance and arrived just in time. Who could have leaked the news to Bitter Granny? Only three people knew this matter from the start, I think it was He Jiaqing!”

“I agree it’s him!” Mr. Kong Fang took a handkerchief, slipped it inside the string of coins, and wiped the blood; the blood on his face wouldn’t stop.

Shang Rongchu gritted his teeth, saying, “If it really is him, that guy is too ruthless, we can’t let him live.”

“Hold on,” Mr. Kong Fang helped Shang Rongchu up. “Let’s leave He Jiaqing to Bitter Granny and see how she handles this. Ultimately, it was my impatience, He Jiaqing is a thief, whatever his identity is today, he’s always a thief. A thief doesn’t pick a time, the thief shouldn’t expect to do things by a schedule, I shouldn’t have pressed too hard, settled on a date forcing him to act, hence can’t blame him for scheming.”

Shang Rongchu recalled the previous incident; things indeed happened as Mr. Kong Fang described.

Ever since he mentioned setting the date on the twenty-fifth, He Jiaqing’s attitude toward him clearly changed.

Mr. Kong Fang sighed: “If Bitter Granny kills He Jiaqing, then it’s over; if Bitter Granny spares him, we’d better not touch him either.”

…

He Jiaqing lay on the ground; Ma Wu didn’t even know if he was still alive.

“Dead or alive, just send him on his way first!” Bagworm Moth Ah Rou raised a large knife and aimed at He Jiaqing’s head.

Feng Dai quickly stopped Ah Rou: “Don’t be reckless, the elder is here.”

Bagworm Moth Ah Rou looked at Bitter Granny, with a face full of grievance.

She couldn’t understand why this formidable woman let the other two escape. They hurt Wulang; such people are detestable and should be torn limb from limb!

Feng Dai pulled out two strands of love silk, held down Ah Rou’s head to prevent her from looking around, and also reminded the others to lower their heads.

They didn’t know what kind of person Bitter Granny was; they didn’t know that having Bitter Granny’s assistance was such a great fortune.

When He Jiaqing sent a message to Ma Junyang, he asked Ma Wu to contact Bitter Granny. Ma Wu indeed contacted Bitter Granny through Chu Er, but even until the fight with Shang Rongchu, Feng Dai wasn’t sure if Bitter Granny would come.

Ma Wu stepped forward to thank Bitter Granny, but Bitter Granny waved her hand, saying: “No need, Li Qi can work outside peacefully also because you support him from behind. You must be more careful in the future, and pay more attention to Huai Yuan.”