Chapter 109: Old Acquaintance in the New Land

Inside the second room, Li Li Banfeng and Tang Dao stood, each leaning their backs against a wall.

Tang Dao spoke first: "The day of the decisive battle has finally arrived."

Li Li Banfeng's expression was icy: "What is meant to come will come; this is destiny."

Tang Dao swayed slightly, signaling agreement: "Gold is easy to obtain, but a soulmate is hard to find. To be able to cross swords with the world's number one swordsman today, I have no regrets even if I die a hundred times."

Li Li Banfeng's gaze was like a torch, seemingly moved by Tang Dao's words: "Pity, you are not a sword."

Tang Dao unsheathed: "But I possess sword Qi!"

The two confronted each other for a long while before Tang Dao asked again: "Why have you yet to draw your sword?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "I have sword intent in my heart."

"Ah~"

Tang Dao trembled twice, let out a pained cry, and collapsed to the ground: "Master, I have been wounded by your sword intent. I am now powerless to fight again. From here on, I am willing to follow you through thick and thin."

Li Li Banfeng was very disappointed: "I've told you how many times, don't be so quick to admit defeat. You need to fight my sword intent seriously!"

Tang Dao explained: "Your subordinate has already exchanged blows with you quite seriously, Master, but I am simply powerless to resist!"

Li Li Banfeng was not satisfied with this explanation: "You didn't even recite a single poem; you call this a serious exchange?"

Tang Dao hurriedly defended himself: "Reciting poetry isn't that important; as long as the artistic conception is reached, that is enough."

Li Li Banfeng was preparing to fight another round when he suddenly heard the Phonograph shout: "Hey, Husband, it's such a beautiful morning, don't play around at home, hurry up and go buy groceries."

Li Li Banfeng returned to the main room, looking at the Phonograph in astonishment, feeling that his wife was being a bit excessive.

Just yesterday, Li Li Banfeng had brought back five Thorn-Swallowing Beads, each containing resentful spirits—the fewest having six, the most having nineteen.

The Phonograph had eaten them clean, and now she was telling Li Li Banfeng to go buy groceries; was this appropriate?

"Wife, although I also like you to be a bit rounder, shouldn't we control our diet a little..."

"Husband is not good to Little Slave!" The Phonograph cried out in pain, spraying steam all over the room.

Tong Lianhua closed the door to the second room, and Tang Dao huddled in the corner, not daring to move.

Li Li Banfeng, scalded until he was red all over, left the Leaving Suishenju.

Today, he had to go to the New Land.

Ma Wu discovered a large mass of clay in the New Land. He hadn't brought an iron canister last night and couldn't take it back, so he set off early this morning to hurry and collect this treasure.

In Yaowang Ravine, Yitang Village, inside a large residence, the detective Dabo Dabo Ensi sat opposite Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling.

In the vast residence, with three courtyards deep, there were only the two of them.

"Madam, what matter is so urgent that you called me here? I am currently searching for clues about Li Li Banfeng."

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling shook her head: "Put the Li Li Banfeng matter aside for now. The situation is critical; save my daughter first."

Dabo Dabo Ensi was silent for a moment before saying: "As far as I know, Lu Lu Xiaolan has already been rescued by the Lu family's head steward, Qiu Qiu Zhiheng, and she is currently in the Lu family's main residence."

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling nodded and said: "That is precisely why I am asking you to save her."

Dabo Dabo Ensi was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Madam, don't tell such jokes. Are you trying to make me an enemy of the Lu family?"

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling's eyes reddened: "I only have this one child. You are the only one I can rely on now. As long as you can save her, I will agree to any condition."

Dabo Dabo Ensi sighed: "Do you think I would believe you? Think for yourself, have you ever told me the truth in your entire life?"

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling suddenly gripped Dabo Dabo Ensi's hand: "At least that night, I was real. I gave you everything that night, do you still not believe me?"

Dabo Dabo Ensi looked into her eyes.

There was a teardrop in her eyes that never fell, carrying a unique stubbornness and persistence, as well as a unique helplessness and pity.

Dabo Dabo Ensi pushed Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling's hand away, smiling: "Madam, let's talk about something practical. If I save your daughter, how much money can you give me?

And don't mention the ten thousand silver dollars from before; the situation is different now, that amount is far from enough."

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling wiped away her tears: "One hundred thousand, I will give you one hundred thousand."

"Not enough."

"Two hundred thousand."

Dabo Dabo Ensi was silent for a moment: "Two hundred thousand silver dollars, three round-trip travel permits to the Outer Provinces, and two round-trip travel permits to the Inner Provinces, with no time limit."

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling frowned: "The Outer Province permits are easy to handle, but the Inner Province permits are truly..."

Dabo Dabo Ensi laughed: "I only want two, and you can't even get them? If this is your attitude, I'm afraid you won't be able to save your daughter."

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling bit her lip: "The silver dollars can be delivered within three days, the Outer Province permits within five days at most, and for the Inner Province permits, I will go ask..."

Dabo Dabo Ensi sighed again: "You had better go ask quickly. I have already heard quite a few rumors in Yaowang Ravine.

Many people are saying that Li Li Banfeng is dead, that after arriving in Yaowang Ravine, he died at the hands of Lu Lu Xiaolan. If these words reach Lu Lu Dongliang's ears, you know what the consequences will be."

These rumors had already reached Lu Lu Dongliang's ears.

Some rumors had even made it into the newspapers.

Zhuo Seeing Zhuo Yuling did not know where these rumors originated, but they were spreading throughout Puluo Province, and many people believed that Li Li Banfeng had long since died at Lu Lu Xiaolan's hands.

In the Yuezhou Third Hospital, on a hospital bed.

He He Jiaqing, who was in a coma, discovered there was no one around and couldn't help but reveal a slight smile again.

Li Li Banfeng wiped the spiderwebs from his face and observed the surrounding environment.

When traveling through the jungle, there are two things hardest to endure.

One is mosquitoes and insects chasing you.

Two is spiderwebs hanging on your face.

Ma Wu's face was also covered in spiderwebs: "Only spiderwebs are fine; just don't get stuck with the spiders. It's hard to say how toxic the spiders in the New Land are."

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Do you remember this place? How much further is it to the clay you mentioned?"

Ma Wu nodded: "I remember the place. If we walk another ten miles north, we should be there. Finding the clay isn't hard, but that mass of clay is a bit large. The difficulty lies in how to bring it back. If the Song family discovers it, it will be troublesome."

The Song family was truly a miraculous existence.

They didn't know much about the New Land, but they firmly controlled its resources. If it weren't for the special channels Ma Wu possessed, a large portion of the profits from all prey obtained in the New Land would be squeezed out by the Song family.

Li Li Banfeng sighed: "No matter what business you do, you can't bypass the Song family. Is the Song family an impenetrable wall?"

Ma Wu shook his head: "Brother Li, the Song family is not an impenetrable wall; they are much harder than an impenetrable wall, because the Song family has other forces behind them.

As far as I know, the highest-level cultivator in the Song family is their head, Song Song Jiasen. Song Song Jiasen is a third-layer Martial Cultivator. A cultivator at this level is considered quite capable, but it is far from enough to guard the entire Lanyang Village."

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Then are his family members powerful?"

Ma Wu shook his head: "Although some people can accumulate time through special encounters, for ordinary people, cultivation is ultimately a matter of years.

The Song family members are not gifted. Song Song Jiasen ate a large amount of tonics, and by his early fifties, he only had third-layer cultivation. His two sons, Song Song Zhigang in his early thirties and Song Song Zhiyi in his twenties, still only have first-layer cultivation."

"Then are his subordinates powerful?"

Ma Wu said with slight disdain: "He only has one fourth-layer expert under him, and he can't even be fully considered his subordinate; he can only be considered a helper he hired.

"Green Water City is right before our eyes; among those whose cultivation has reached the third layer, how many are willing to settle down in such a remote and desolate place?"

"Then what does the Song family rely on?"

"The Song family has a backer above them. Their backer is the Liu family, the Liu family has the Si family above them, and above the Si family is the Lu family of the Four Great Families.

Over eighty percent of the Song family's annual income is handed over to these families layer by layer. Relying on these layers of relationships, the Song family has established deep roots, which is why they can firmly control Lanyang Village."

The Lu family, it's the Lu family again.

In Puluo Province, wanting to completely shake off the Lu family is truly not an easy task.

After resting for a moment, the two set off again, when they suddenly heard someone say: "Brother, watch your step."

The two responded simultaneously: "What's wrong with the..."

After responding, Li Li Banfeng and Ma Wu looked at each other.

Who was speaking just now?

Li Li Banfeng looked up and saw a massive insect cocoon slowly descending from a tree.

In an instant, Li Li Banfeng thought of the most terrifying experience in the Jiangyue Mountain New Land.

"Run!" Li Li Banfeng pulled Ma Wu and ran wildly, and bursts of shouting came from behind:

"Don't go, did I guess right?"

"If I guessed right, you stay and play with me."

"If I guessed wrong, then you can guess."

Three voices rang out one after another, and Li Li Banfeng ran faster and faster.

Ma Wu followed with difficulty, asking: "What is this thing?"

Li Li Banfeng replied: "Bagworm!"

"Bagworm? This, what was this again..." Ma Wu had read about it in books, but for a moment he couldn't remember.

The description in the book didn't seem to be the same as what he had just seen.

After running wildly for a short while, a large willow tree in front shook violently, and Li Li Banfeng knew something big was about to happen.

"Take a detour!"

Detour?

The jungle was covered in vines and thorns; how could it be easy to detour?

While Li Li Banfeng was still looking for a path, a fat, emerald-green figure on the tree had already landed on the ground.

"This, this, is this Lady Bagworm? The inescapable Lady Bagworm?" Ma Wu remembered the description in the book.

The appearance of this green worm was almost exactly the same as the description in the book.

Li Li Banfeng fell into despair in an instant.

Why did he encounter this thing?

Why did this creature exist in the Lanyang Village New Land as well?

Could it be that this creature existed on every piece of New Land?

"Run! Run quickly!" Li Li Banfeng and Ma Wu ran wildly, with the large green worm in close pursuit behind them.

"Don't run, stay behind. My children like you, and I like you too."

Li Li Banfeng discovered that Lady Bagworm was a very miraculous creature. He had only seen her twice in total, and these two Lady Bagworms had the same appearance, the same body, the same way of speaking, the same content, and even the same voice.

Was this thing mass-produced by some factory?

"Don't run anymore. If you don't want to play with my children, then play with me. I have many tricks."

After running for a long time, Li Li Banfeng saw a fork in the road. According to his judgment, taking the left fork could lead back to Lanyang Village.

Just as he took one step to the left, a mass of insect silk blocked the path.

It was exactly the same as the situation he had experienced before. Lady Bagworm was not in a hurry to kill; she allowed her prey to run, but she did not allow her prey to leave the New Land.

Ma Wu couldn't run anymore. His body as a Joy Cultivator was weak, and he kept coughing and gasping for breath.

Even if he couldn't run, he had to!

Li Li Banfeng pulled Ma Wu and ran wildly with all his might, while Lady Bagworm followed unhurriedly behind: "Don't run. If you abandon me like this, do you not care about the feelings we once had?"

Who had feelings with you? Bagworms liked to act familiar; the old ones and the young ones were all the same!

Li Li Banfeng kept running, and Lady Bagworm said again from behind: "Back then, we played in the woods for a whole day, and you killed three of my children, but I didn't blame you. Have you forgotten me so quickly?"

Wait!

What did this mean?

What kind of situation was this?

Li Li Banfeng's head was buzzing.

Lady Bagworm sighed: "You are truly a heartless person. Your friend is different from you; he was intimate with me for three whole days, and I bore many children for him."

That friend of mine?

The one who could turn into a spider?

The great detective Dabo Dabo Ensi?

He bore many children with you?

Was this true?

Dabo Dabo Ensi's encounter didn't need to be thought about for the moment.

What needed to be thought about now was another question.

This Lady Bagworm was actually the same one as the Lady Bagworm in the Jiangyue Mountain New Land?

How was this possible?

The Jiangyue Mountain New Land was thousands of miles away from Lanyang Village!

How did this worm get here?

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