Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1475: Chosen Ones (This Chapter Is Nuclear) _2

“Thank you, senior, for the reminder.” Ma Wu saluted again.

“You go first, I have a few words I want to say to him alone.” Bitter Granny looked at He Jiaqing.

Ma Wu lowered his voice and said: “Senior, He Jiaqing sent us the message beforehand, allowing us to invite you here early. I was able to escape this calamity, and I certainly owe him a favor.”

Bitter Granny nodded and smiled: “I already know what’s going on here. Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for him.”

Ma Wu waved his hand and hurriedly left with Feng Daiku and others.

Bitter Granny came close to He Jiaqing and kicked him: “Get up, stop pretending, Feng Daiku didn’t go hard on you, and those Earth Skin cultivators couldn’t hurt you.”

He Jiaqing stood up and first saluted Bitter Granny: “Thank you, senior, for saving my life.”

Bitter Granny said expressionlessly: “Don’t speak carelessly; I didn’t save you, nor did I intend to save you.”

He Jiaqing saluted again: “No matter what Granny says, I remember this kindness!”

Bitter Granny sneered: “You’ve remembered many acts of kindness; when have you ever repaid them? I truly don’t understand how I was so blind initially, why I trusted you, why I thought you were capable of achieving things? Maybe I’ve gotten old and my eyes have gone bad, but Song Shu isn’t old. Has her judgment failed too? Why did she trust you? Even if the both of us can’t see, could Old Train’s eyes have gone bad too? Even he saw wrong? If it weren’t for saving you, he wouldn’t be trapped in Inner State!”

He Jiaqing lowered his head and said: “The younger generation hasn’t forgotten the teachings of the seniors, nor has forgotten the kindness of the seniors. The younger generation’s original intention has never changed.”

“If it hasn’t changed, why don’t you dare bring Red Lotus back?”

He Jiaqing held back for a long time, not wanting to speak, but eventually lifted his head and replied to Bitter Granny: “If I really brought Red Lotus back, would I still be standing here talking to you today?”

Bitter Granny frowned and said: “You’ve benefited entirely; you don’t want to take risks, nor put in effort, is that it? You said you wanted to change Puluo State, does that mean nothing now?”

He Jiaqing nodded and said: “Senior, I do want to change Puluo State, and I’m still trying to change it, but I can’t just return to Puluo State and fight to the death with the Lord of Puluo; I don’t have the capital for that!”

“You have the nerve to talk about capital?” Bitter Granny became even angrier, “You, so young, have already reached Cloud Top Third Layer cultivation, yet you say you have no capital? How much capital have we invested in you, time and again?”

He Jiaqing smiled self-deprecatingly: “What is Cloud Top Third Layer worth? Just now, Shang Rongchu has Cloud above cultivation, and in front of you, he couldn’t last more than two rounds. How long can I last in front of the Lord of Puluo?”

Bitter Granny’s face turned somber: “No one is forcing you to fight hard with the Peddler. You say you can’t hold out, then how did Li Qi manage? He was just a White Lamb at that time! Look at what a truly brave man looks like. If only we had seen him earlier, the capital wouldn’t have been spent on you!”

“Senior, Li Banfeng has a tough fate!” He Jiaqing couldn’t think of a more reasonable explanation, “When the Lord of Puluo saw him, he didn’t kill him. I still don’t understand the reason behind this, Later on, it became even more baffling to me; I don’t know what Li Qi went through, I don’t understand how the Lord of Puluo could even become sworn brothers with him, I don’t have his kind of resilience. If it were me, bringing Red Lotus back to Puluo State, I might not even be able to get off the train. Even if I did, stepping out of the station, I might be gone, Senior, let me accumulate a few more years of cultivation. I can bring new order to the scattered sands of Puluo State. I never go back on what I say, I will fulfill what I’ve promised!”

After speaking, He Jiaqing bowed deeply to Bitter Granny once more.

Bitter Granny said nothing, not wishing to continue, and her form disappeared into the forest.

As she walked, Bitter Granny kept pondering one thing.

He Jiaqing was chosen by her, Old Train, and Song Shu together.

Who chose Li Qi?

How did he make it to today?

…

He Jiaqing wiped the wounds on his face and ran back to Greenwater City.

On the road, He Jiaqing sighed and muttered to himself: “Want to rebel, won’t go yourself, but pin this deadly blame all on me, Expecting profit as soon as investment is made? Planting a sapling and immediately wanting to pick peaches? Giving me a Red Lotus and expecting me to overthrow the Lord of Puluo? Where is there such an easy business in this world?”

Back at the Film Industry Company, He Jiaqing went to his office, washed his face, changed his clothes, and calmed himself down.

Will Mr. Kong Fang come again?

There’s indeed a possibility.

But He Jiaqing wasn’t too worried; since he successfully escaped from Bitter Granny’s grasp, Mr. Kong Fang would need to think long and hard before making a move against him.

After resting in his office for a while, a button on his chest began vibrating.

It was Shen Rongqing calling: “Jia Qing, the fan club is set up, can you attend?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll have them prepare immediately.” Shen Rongqing was very pleased as He Jiaqing’s personal attendance greatly elevated the status of the fan club meeting.

He Jiaqing arrived at the third-floor meeting room, where over a hundred devoted fans of “Blood Blade Detective” were waiting.

The box office for “Blood Gun Detective,” filmed by Li Qi and Ma Wu, was higher, with broader influence.

But the fans of He Jiaqing’s “Blood Blade Detective” were indeed more loyal.

These over one hundred people in front were inspired by “Blood Blade Detective,” deciding to abandon the shackles of the ordinary, forsake the chains of loved ones, and come to this building to join the ranks of the Brotherhood Alliance.