Chapter 153: Long Time No See

Hiding for half an hour, Li Banfeng went out again, but the human head had long since disappeared.

Li Banfeng made a calculation: the human head appeared roughly once every six hours. At Li Banfeng's current speed, it was impossible to walk out of the thorn bush within six hours.

Without the Leaving Suishenju, what should he do if he encountered this human head?

He could only hide in the thorn bush on both sides.

Is it safe to hide in the thorn bush?

Not safe.

First, the lower ends of the thorn bush were all black. This wasn't the result of weathering; this was charred by the human head.

And this human head liked living people, and it had developed a strong interest in Li Banfeng.

If Li Banfeng hadn't hidden in the Leaving Suishenju just now, the human head would likely have tracked Li Banfeng.

In this thorn bush, or to be precise, in this wilderness, Li Banfeng's physical strength consumption was very serious, and he would soon be caught up by that human head.

He might be burned to death by the human head, or he might become the human head's plaything. As for whether the human head could be gentler than Madam Suoe, that was unknown.

It was very difficult for a normal person to walk out of this thorn bush, unless he could defeat that human head.

Just defeating the human head might not be enough.

Li Banfeng just wanted to leave this thorn bush quickly. He didn't know if there were other living creatures here.

Li Banfeng trekked in this thorn bush for a whole day and night. The human head appeared four times, and Li Banfeng relied on his ears and nose to avoid it.

Doing so not only made it impossible to replenish his physical strength, but also owed a debt to his Residential Cultivation.

Why didn't he hide in the Leaving Suishenju and take a nap?

Because it wasn't safe.

He wasn't sure if there would be other living creatures in this thorn bush, nor was he sure if other living creatures would be like the human head, having signs before coming, giving Li Banfeng a chance to hide.

He also didn't want to leave the key in the thorn bush for a long time, because he wasn't sure if there would be strange creatures in the thorn bush that would pick up the key.

The last time he encountered this human head was three hours ago. The exhausted Li Banfeng wanted to rest for a while when he suddenly heard the wind again.

Is the human head coming again?

Not right, the sound is different.

The wind sound didn't change from small to large; it was very stable and kept the same intensity.

This wasn't the sound of the human head coming.

And Li Banfeng didn't smell the smoke.

Li Banfeng ran wildly. He knew what this wind sound meant.

He was almost at the end of the thorn bush; he was about to walk out of this thorn bush.

His body was still heavy, but Li Banfeng gritted his teeth and ran with all his might. After running for more than half an hour, he found the exit of the thorn bush.

A forest, a forest ahead!

Li Banfeng was overjoyed, rushed out of the thorn bush, and walked into the woods.

He listened carefully with the Silk Earring. The crawling sound was still there, but he couldn't find the trace of the Iron Wire River.

Strange.

In the thorn bush, Li Banfeng had always chosen the route closer to the Iron Wire River, and the sound had never been interrupted. How could the Iron Wire River suddenly disappear after walking out of the thorn bush?

Just as he was surprised, the Silk Earring responded: "Master, the movement is coming from below."

Below?

Li Banfeng squatted on the ground, placed the earring on the ground, and listened carefully.

The crawling sound was indeed coming from below. The Iron Wire River had turned into an underground river.

This was troublesome.

Did I choose the wrong tributary before?

Or is a section of the correct route an underground river?

Looking back at the thorn bush, Li Banfeng didn't want to turn back. In this situation, Li Banfeng could only walk along the direction of the underground river, relying on the sound of the earring.

After walking more than thirty miles, Li Banfeng's footsteps became faster and faster. His originally heavy body seemed to have suddenly shaken off shackles and felt much lighter.

It seemed it wasn't a problem with his physical condition before; it was that the wilderness had some kind of special power.

The reason was unknown, but Li Banfeng ran faster and faster.

But the sound of the underground river became smaller and smaller. The Silk Earring reminded him from time to time: "Master, that movement is getting deeper and deeper."

After walking more than fifty miles, the sound of the underground river disappeared completely.

Lost?

Completely lost this time?

What now?

It's okay, there's still a way...

In the boundless forest, the exhausted Li Banfeng opened the Leaving Suishenju, dove into the bed, and fell asleep.

Sea-Eating Ridge, First Ridge, people were crowded downstairs at the Food for Heaven restaurant.

Among these people were local wealthy families, rich merchants, members of major gangs, and some commoners who were yellow and thin from hunger.

Baile Gate was the sign of Green Water City, and Food for Heaven restaurant was the sign of Sea-Eating Ridge. The restaurant had one main building and two side buildings. The main building had five floors, and the side buildings had three floors. It occupied a large area and was built by the river. All the halls and private rooms were full. It was said that it could accommodate up to three thousand people.

But this restaurant had already closed down.

Sea-Eating Ridge couldn't even eat anymore. All edible things were hoarded by wealthy families in their own hands, and the ingredients in the restaurant were also tightly gripped by the boss, who wouldn't give them to anyone.

What were these people waiting for at the door of the closed restaurant?

They were waiting for Lu Dongjun.

Lu Dongjun was going to take action to kill mosquitoes today.

Wan Jinxian originally wanted to wait two more days, but Lu Dongjun didn't want to wait anymore. The pressure from all sides was great, and he was anxious to prove his strength.

Lu Dongjun stood at the main entrance of the main building and ordered people to unload the goods.

Dozens of servants carried twenty iron boxes and placed them in front of the restaurant door.

When the boxes were opened, the onlookers couldn't stay calm.

These boxes were full of white rice. Everyone's eyes were fixed on it, especially the starving commoners. Many people wanted to rush up and grab the grain.

The scouts shouted, kicked, and maintained order, but the starving people weren't afraid of being beaten; they just wanted a bite to eat.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Lu Dongjun waved his hand, and a powerful pressure forced everyone to retreat.

"Everyone, this grain cannot be eaten. There is medicine inside, specifically for poisoning these pests. I, Lu Dongjun, today will take this grain..."

Before he could finish speaking, black mosquitoes covered the sky and rushed over.

Lu Dongjun said that the great families weren't putting their hearts into killing mosquitoes; it wasn't that they weren't putting their hearts into it, but these mosquitoes weren't ordinary ones. As long as they smelled the scent of grain, mosquitoes within a few miles would gather rapidly.

They rushed to the iron boxes, grabbed the rice grains, and began to suck. In less than ten minutes, twenty boxes of white rice all turned into empty shells.

This was the pest disaster of Sea-Eating Ridge, the pest disaster that made people terrified.

A woman holding a child, enduring the fists and kicks of the scouts, rushed to the side of the box, grabbed a handful of white rice, and wanted to send it to the child's mouth, but all she grabbed were fragments.

The woman cried bitterly, and the child wailed along with her.

The mosquitoes that had eaten their fill scattered, seemingly unaffected in any way.

The onlookers started cursing.

"What's the use of this damn thing? It can't poison a single mosquito!"

"So much grain wasted, why not give us a bite to eat!"

"This person is too bad! He doesn't deserve to be the head of the Lu family!"

The sound waves were higher than the last, and the out-of-control crowd wanted to besiege Lu Dongjun.

Lu Dongjun really wasn't worried about this kind of scene.

He coughed twice, and the crowd quieted down again.

Lu Dongjun scanned the crowd, his expression calm: "I, Lu Dongjun, live in the First Ridge. I believe many of you know my residence. Three days later, if the pest disaster in the First Ridge hasn't been curbed, you can come to Lu's house to claim my life!"

The crowd was shocked by this momentum, except for a beggar.

This beggar didn't look at Lu Dongjun; he kept staring at the mosquitoes flying in the air, watching them circle, watching them land, watching them mate.

There were many beggars in Sea-Eating Ridge now, but this beggar's appearance was particularly terrifying.

His body was full of abscesses, some oozing white juice, some oozing red water, and some oozing green pus.

His face had completely deformed, and his appearance couldn't be recognized. If you didn't look closely, he was exactly the same as the Green Water Beggar.

The only difference was that he had a head of golden hair; he was a foreigner.

An abscess that was bleeding oozed some green water.

Cui Tike's cheek twitched. He couldn't hold on much longer. He had eaten the pus of the Green Water Beggar, and these pus were eroding his body.

He took another look at the mosquitoes that were mating and muttered to himself: "So my fellow sect member is here. The one who made He Haiqin seriously ill back then was also him."

After sleeping for a full eight hours, Li Banfeng woke up, but his wife hadn't woken up yet.

Li Banfeng drank some water, ate some food, and went out again.

Food reserves were sufficient, but water was indeed running low, and he had to leave some for his wife. He had to find a way out of the new land as soon as possible.

What if he couldn't find it?

Li Banfeng still had a way. If he couldn't find a way out after two days, he was prepared to set up an offering table and open up another new land.

That local deity near the orange orchard didn't like Li Banfeng very much.

But other local deities shouldn't know Li Banfeng yet.

He had only opened a plot of land one mile square near the orange orchard. The local deity wouldn't go around talking about such a small matter. As long as the local deity here accepted him, he would have a water source, and he would think of ways for food later.

Walking in the forest for a whole day, Li Banfeng stopped.

He stood in place, stunned for a long time, and suddenly raised his head.

This place, it seems I've been here before...

Not seems, he really had been here. He had a deep impression of this place.

It was this position, something had hung down before.

Madam Suoe's child!

As long as it's a place a traveler has been to, he won't forget the direction.

He followed his memory and continued to walk forward, walking faster and faster.

Ahead was a wilderness, and there was a light in the wilderness.

Under the light were two rows of wooden houses, each row having seven or eight rooms.

At the end of the first row of wooden houses stood a woman, wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, biting a lady's cigarette in her mouth, seemingly thinking about some worry.

The woman saw someone walking over from afar. Looking at it, she felt the figure was familiar, but couldn't remember his name.

When the man walked closer, the woman felt this bearded man wasn't that familiar.

Until Li Banfeng took off his top hat, the woman finally recognized him.

"Brother Qiye, you're back!"

Li Banfeng nodded: "Long time no see, Shopkeeper Yu."

This time, Li Banfeng finally understood one thing.

Why the same Madam Suoe would appear in the Jiangyue Mountain new land and also appear in Blue Poplar Village.

PS: I miss Madam Suoe a bit. This kind of exotic temperament is quite bold.

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