Chapter 231

A common long spear, a belt that can add power, a button that can imitate voices—put them together, can they become Xiang Xiang Hongying?

Li Banfeng believed they could, because cultivation is invisible.

But the foundation for realizing all this was Did Honglian making a move.

Li Banfeng moved the copper lotus from the sixth room to the main room; Did Honglian was ready with dew all over her body.

"A-Lian, I have a favor to ask of you."

Pfft~

Did Honglian gave Li Banfeng a drop of dew, spitting it right on his face.

Li Banfeng wiped his face and didn't get angry, but the phonograph got angry.

"You bitch, you dare to spit on husband; who gave you the guts?"

Pfft!

Did Honglian gave the phonograph a drop of dew.

The phonograph spewed steam and was about to tear into Did Honglian when Li Banfeng shouted: "Lady, if A-Lian isn't willing to make a move, I can only send Xiang Xiang Hongying away."

Huff~ Huff~

The Lady adjusted her breathing, the large horn looked at Did Honglian, and she sang while pulling the Hu Qin:

"Oh, sister, we are one family, so let's not talk like two; why are you still holding a grudge about those things from before?"

Pfft! Still a drop of dew.

"Sister, it was my fault before; don't hold it against me."

Li Banfeng also advised from the side: "I was also at fault before; let's just let this matter pass."

The two begged for a long time and were sprayed with dew all over their faces before Did Honglian finally agreed.

The long spear, the button, and the belt were all collected into the lotus heart, and Did Honglian said a few words to the phonograph.

The phonograph used the stylus to bring two poetry collections and a stack of newspapers to Did Honglian.

It took nearly two hours to refine a long spear.

This long spear looked exactly like Xiang Xiang Hongying; even if placed in front of a high-level soul-peering cultivator, they might not be able to see the flaw.

The phonograph sighed endlessly, constantly praising Did Honglian's methods: "It's not that I'm saying... sister, you are still quite useful."

Xiang Xiang Hongying woke up, but her body was bound by steam and she couldn't move yet.

She perceived a formidable power, but unfortunately, only her ears had recovered; she was still blind and didn't know what had appeared before her.

How could this power be even fiercer than her own?

What kind of person was this?

Had the enemy army arrived?

After Did Honglian's modification, the belt's ability was completely released. In terms of power alone, it already exceeded the real Xiang Xiang Hongying.

Xiang Xiang Hongying spoke: "Vicious woman, is this power yours? No, this bearing doesn't look like you; what on earth is this thing?"

Li Banfeng carried the long spear and couldn't say clearly what this thing was.

Two magic items of a very high level were re-processed by Did Honglian and fused with an extremely ordinary weapon. What should this thing be called?

Li Banfeng gave it a name: "Tiger-Exploding."

What a powerful name!

Li Banfeng lifted the Tiger-Exploding long spear, and the long spear let out a call.

"Snow darkens the painted flags, wind mixes with the sound of drums."

Xiang Xiang Hongying was very nervous: "Where did these thieves come from? Do they want to fight me!"

Li Banfeng was even more nervous than Xiang Xiang Hongying. He looked at Did Honglian and said: "A-Lian, did you refine the Tang Dao? That sword is still useful!"

Did Honglian didn't speak. Li Banfeng rushed into the second room and found the Tang Dao peeking through the crack in the door.

The newly made Tiger-Exploding long spear could recite poetry, and the way it recited poetry fascinated the Tang Dao.

But the spirituality of this long spear came from two magic items, not from a magic treasure; the spirituality of magic items was extremely limited.

This long spear could recite poetry, but it was limited to the two poetry collections that had been refined; other than that, it couldn't speak on its own.

It could emit intense power, even more intense than Xiang Xiang Hongying's own power, and its voice was very similar to Xiang Xiang Hongying's.

But it couldn't make very complex responses, nor did it have the ability to fight on its own. This was an unbridgeable chasm between magic items and magic treasures.

Could this spear fool Luo Zhengnan?

That depended on whether the play was done well enough.

Li Banfeng left his portable residence and called Wu Yongchao to prepare a banquet.

Wu Yongchao didn't know the reason, but since the Fortress Master didn't say, he didn't ask.

Food and drink were all bought. Li Banfeng chose the mansion as the location for the gathering, set up more than twenty tables in the first hall, and specifically arranged a tea room in the east side building.

What happened to the Fortress Master?

Didn't he say before that the mansion was a forbidden area?

Especially the east side building, no one was allowed to enter under any circumstances.

Li Banfeng's explanation was that the matter in the mansion had been resolved, and from now on, it would be the place where Iron Gate Fortress handled official business.

The residential cultivators were very happy. Before, they all thought there were evil spirits in the fortress and even saw someone pinned to death at the door, which made the whole fortress panic.

Now the evil spirits were gone; they must have been eradicated by the Fortress Master.

Everyone was full of respect and toasted the Fortress Master one after another.

Hu Fangyuan raised his glass and said: "Fortress Master, this cup of wine is my respect for you. I don't usually drink, but today I'm drinking this cup just to give you face. I'll finish it first; you drink as you see fit."

Li Banfeng looked at Hu Fangyuan and said: "If I don't finish it, wouldn't that be a bit unappreciative?"

After finishing one cup, the female residential cultivator Li Zhijuan came over: "We women don't drink, but I respect the Fortress Master, so I'll drink a cup with you."

After finishing, Li Zhijuan looked at Li Banfeng with a flushed face: "Fortress Master, I really finished it."

"Good..." Li Banfeng felt embarrassed not to finish it.

After finishing the second cup, Wu Yongchao came over with a cup: "Fortress Master, I don't usually drink either..."

Li Banfeng said with a dark face: "If you don't drink, then don't drink."

"Today, no matter what, I have to drink a cup with the Fortress Master."

"I don't want to drink with you."

"When will you return the novel you owe me?"

Li Banfeng poured a cup of wine: "Chao, what kind of talk is this? What kind of friendship do we have..."

They drank until late at night, and more than half of the three hundred residential cultivators were drunk.

The next day, the market opened. The residential cultivators were all lying at home and wouldn't come out. Luo Zhengnan was squatting by the street selling vegetables when an old man selling oil whispered in his ear: "They held a celebration banquet yesterday and all got drunk; a girl just told me this."

Luo Zhengnan didn't speak; he saw Li Banfeng strolling through the market.

The two didn't say much, and Luo Zhengnan followed Li Banfeng directly into the house where they had met before.

Host and guest sat down, and Li Banfeng went straight to the point: "I've sold the item; have you raised the money?"

Luo Zhengnan laughed: "It's ready; not only is it ready, I've brought it to you!"

Li Banfeng was startled: "800,000 silver dollars?"

One box of 10,000 silver dollars—eighty boxes of silver dollars; how could he have brought them over?

Luo Zhengnan lowered his head and took a bag from his waist.

He untied the bag's binding rope, but the bag didn't open.

This bag was a magic item; wanting to open the door required a verification process.

Luo Zhengnan pressed the bag against his forehead and communicated with it for a while.

Li Banfeng watched the whole process and asked tentatively: "What kind of method is this?"

Luo Zhengnan really didn't avoid the question: "This is short-range wireless communication; the Outer Continent calls this Bluetooth technology. I especially like things from the Outer Continent; even though I'm old, I still like to keep up with the trends."

Li Banfeng stared at Luo Zhengnan's skull, carefully searching for the Bluetooth switch.

This thing couldn't be left on all the time; it consumed too much power.

After Bluetooth verification, the bag opened.

Luo Zhengnan reached into the bag and took out a tray.

The bag convulsed, seemingly wanting to vomit.

Luo Zhengnan gave a word of caution: "Don't be in a hurry."

He placed the tray flat on the ground; a mechanical reading dial was connected to the bottom of the tray, and the current reading was zero.

This tray looked like a scale, but it wasn't a scale; it was a mechanical counter.

As long as the tray was hit to a certain degree, the counter's number would jump once. The number could display up to 99,999; in other words, every time it reached 100,000, it would reset to zero once.

Luo Zhengnan inserted a tube into the bag, and the bag convulsed again.

This time, the bag really couldn't hold it anymore and vomited the silver dollars out along the tube.

Clang-clang-clang~

The silver dollars landed on the tray, the tray rang continuously, the counter jumped constantly, and Li Banfeng and Luo Zhengnan watched with their own eyes as the bag, like a line, vomited out 800,000 silver dollars.

800,000 silver dollars were piled on the ground; there was almost no place to put one's feet in the room.

Luo Zhengnan laughed: "Fortress Master, the money has been delivered; is my sincerity sufficient?"

Wasn't he afraid the Fortress Master would cheat him?

He was!

But Luo Zhengnan had a backup plan; there were still things in the bag, but unless it was a last resort, he wouldn't use them.

The money was in place, so Li Banfeng didn't hesitate either.

He went to the second floor, locked the door, entered his portable residence, and carried out the long spear.

When the long spear was placed in front of Luo Zhengnan, the formidable power made Luo Zhengnan shiver, and he almost fell under the table.

It was this thing.

It couldn't be wrong!

Luo Zhengnan calmed his mind, tried twice, and finally took the long spear into his hand and collected it into that huge bag.

The bag convulsed severely and used all its strength to swallow the Tiger-Exploding long spear.

Luo Zhengnan was terrified. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Li Banfeng: "Fortress Master, I'm not picking on you, but next time you sell such an item, you'd better find something to seal it with.

You just gave it to me like this; I took it, and I almost lost my soul! I'm afraid this bag of mine won't last much longer."

Li Banfeng sighed: "The only thing that could seal this long spear was the side building next to it.

But the seal was broken by me, and now I can't think of anything that can seal it."

Luo Zhengnan looked at his bag.

The bag was still convulsing, seemingly becoming very weak.

This was his most important magic item, and Luo Zhengnan felt heartache looking at it.

"It's getting late, and I should be going. Having met once, we can be considered friends. The road of the world is long; let's look out for each other in the future. Fortress Master, we'll meet again."

Seeing Luo Zhengnan was about to leave, Li Banfeng was even polite: "Hall Master Luo, don't be in a hurry; I've prepared some light wine, why don't we have a couple of cups?"

Luo Zhengnan waved his hand: "I'm a straightforward person, so I'll tell you the truth: with this thing on me, I don't feel at ease for a single moment. Once I've dealt with this thing, I'll come to visit your mansion again."

After speaking, Luo Zhengnan left.

When he walked out of the fortress, Wan Jinxian was still setting up a stall to tell fortunes by the street.

Seeing Luo Zhengnan leave in a hurry, Wan Jinxian immediately sent a message to He Jiaqing.

"Jiaqing, Old Luo came out of the fortress. Seeing his hurried expression, I estimate the deal was successful."

"Successful? So fast?" He Jiaqing felt Luo Zhengnan shouldn't have done things so rashly.

"I don't think it was fast at all!" Wan Jinxian was very worried. "It wasn't just Luo Zhengnan who came out of the fortress; others from the Jiang Xiang Gang also left."

He Jiaqing was startled: "Are they retreating?"

Wan Jinxian said: "Iron Gate Fortress held a celebration banquet yesterday, a group of residential cultivators were half-drunk, and the seal on the forbidden area was torn off.

Luo Zhengnan entered the fortress this morning and ran out by noon. I'm worried the deal wasn't just successful, but likely already completed!"

He Jiaqing gritted his teeth and almost fell off the hospital bed.

"Old Wan, you immediately track Luo Zhengnan; don't let him walk out of Iron Gate Fortress. If the item is in his hands, you must get it back at all costs!"

PS: Luo Zhengnan has made a contribution—800,000 silver dollars to buy a big treasure.

But can he take this "big treasure" away?

(End of chapter)