Chapter 431: Determination is What Matters

Madame Wuqin Township's land had been encroached upon, from ten thousand square units to three thousand and some. The reason was unknown.

Lady Madame Wuqin was most likely Lan Qiao Lan Qiao Shaofen, but all the history on the contract had been wiped out. Who did this? And what was the purpose of doing this?

Although many doubts remained, it didn't affect Li Li Banfeng's good mood.

Leaving the desolate village, Li Li Banfeng began to plan his next steps.

"Build a railway, detour through the New Land, connect Brother Qiu's territory with Madame Wuqin Township, and transport supplies through the Madame Wuqin Township station. Although it's a bit troublesome, as long as it operates properly, the transportation cost won't increase much."

Shui Shui Yongquan listened very seriously: "If you want to operate the two territories together, the folk customs of Madame Wuqin Township must be changed."

"It must be changed, and Brother Qiu has to help them change."

Shui Shui Yongquan looked back at Qiu Qiu Luoye. Qiu Qiu Luoye walked very slowly, seemingly with something on his mind.

"Is it because you are thinking about burying the contract?" Shui Shui Yongquan was also worried about this. "Better bury it next to your territory; it's easier to look after it."

"Fine." Qiu Qiu Luoye agreed.

Li Li Banfeng said: "Next to the territory is right next to the boundary line. Even if you see the contract having problems, you still have to detour through the New Land, so you might not be able to take care of it."

"That's true." Qiu Qiu Luoye replied again.

Shui Shui Yongquan said: "Leave a Contract Guardian here to watch it. If something happens, report it directly to the other side of the boundary line. Others won't notice, and it must be in a place where Qiu Guogua Qiu Daxiang can see it."

"Good." Qiu Qiu Luoye nodded.

Li Li Banfeng walked faster and faster along the boundary line, looking for a suitable place.

Qiu Qiu Luoye was heavy-hearted and walked slower and slower instead.

Shui Shui Yongquan said: "Qiu Guogua Qiu Daxiang, this is choosing a place for you. Can you pay some attention?"

Qiu Qiu Luoye lowered his voice: "Regarding tonight's matter, I still feel Old Seven suffered a loss."

Shui Shui Yongquan was stunned. It turned out Qiu Qiu Luoye was worried about this.

"What can be done about this? His cultivation is still at the ground level, and he can't get human aura."

"I obtained the territory, and the advantage I've taken is already big enough. I want to save the fifty percent of human aura in Madame Wuqin Township and leave it for Old Seven."

Shui Shui Yongquan was stunned: "How long do you plan to save it for? He is still far from above the clouds."

"I feel it's not far."

Shui Shui Yongquan sighed: "Don't forget, to go from nine to ten, you have to go to the Inner Continent to suffer. Guess how many years he has to suffer."

"Maybe he doesn't have to go to the Inner Continent?" Qiu Qiu Luoye was thinking about something very complicated for him, but worth thinking about. "Lady Madame Wuqin's contract has two pieces."

"Why does she have two pieces? Is it because she is not under the control of the Inner Continent? Can we also take back that piece of contract? I don't want to have any more involvement with the Inner Continent, and I don't want Old Seven to go to the Inner Continent to suffer."

Shui Shui Yongquan also fell into deep thought, but his thoughts were interrupted by a burst of arguing.

"I don't want to live anymore! I'll die for you to see today!"

In Qiu Qiu Luoye's territory, a couple of land reclaimers were arguing.

They were husband and wife, having just received the reward money for land reclamation, intending to go back to have a good New Year, but they learned that they couldn't go back now.

The husband was clumsy and didn't explain the situation clearly. The wife suddenly lost control of her emotions and rushed directly toward the boundary line.

The husband was dumbfounded and rushed over after his wife.

The people around didn't react in time and couldn't stop them.

Li Li Banfeng reacted, but he was on the other side of the boundary line and was powerless.

Watching the couple about to turn into flying ash, he didn't expect the wife to rush through the boundary line unscathed.

The husband also rushed through after her.

The wife continued to cry and shout in front, and the husband continued to chase behind. The two ran into the Madame Wuqin Township territory just like that.

Li Li Banfeng stood by the boundary line, looking blank.

On the other side of the boundary line, the few hunters who were still persuading them to stop were stunned.

A hunter in his forties, who was quite knowledgeable, stared at the boundary line and shouted loudly: "Determination is what matters! As long as we make up our minds, we can break through the boundary line!"

The people around naturally didn't believe the hunter's nonsense, but how did that couple rush through just now?

Everyone was still confused when they heard the hunter shout: "I want to go home! Charge—"

After a long whistle, the middle-aged man also rushed toward the boundary line.

Do not overestimate a person's rationality.

He had been in the New Land for nearly a year, working as a land reclaimer and a hunter, licking blood from the edge of a knife every day, just to save a sum of money to go home, build a new house, and live a good life with his wife and children.

Now that the money was in hand, he couldn't go home. This middle-aged man had long since lost his rationality.

The moment he rushed through the boundary line, the middle-aged man's expression was even more determined than that couple's.

He rushed through!

He also succeeded!

What exactly was the situation?

In Qiu Qiu Luoye's territory, the crowd became restless.

"I also want to go home!"

"I want to marry a wife!"

"I want to have a son!"

"Don't be anxious, aren't we having them now!"

"I want to have two!"

"Then put in some effort!"

One person after another rushed toward the boundary line.

The boundary line was impassable!

They were challenging the common sense of Puluo Continent, the most basic common sense!

Qiu Qiu Luoye blinked and said: "Determination? This doesn't seem to have anything to do with determination, right?"

No need to think too much. In a short moment, the three understood the reason.

This really had nothing to do with determination.

It was because both territories belonged to Qiu Qiu Luoye. Now they had become one territory, and the boundary line in the middle had disappeared.

"The boundary line can actually disappear by itself. Could there be a resonance between the boundary line and the contract?" Shui Shui Yongquan, having lived to this age, started thinking about the essence of boundary lines for the first time.

"One family, it's all one family now!" Qiu Qiu Luoye didn't think so much. He was very excited. He held the contract and happily returned to his own territory.

"Determination, make up your mind to rush out!" The people in the territory became more and more excited. They could finally go out, and the shouting wave after wave.

Li Li Banfeng was also shouting. While walking against the crowd, he shouted: "This has nothing to do with determination. It's just that this boundary line is gone. Don't rush out; if you hit another boundary line, you will still die!"

Yuezhou, Garden Stadium.

He He Jiaqing took the seal out of the sewer and stamped it on his head.

This seal had been placed here for more than a month, absorbing enough human aura.

He He Jiaqing knew that absorbing a large amount of human aura at once would bring serious discomfort, and he had made full preparations for this.

Human aura continuously poured into his body from the top of his head. Amidst violent trembling, He He Jiaqing's consciousness suddenly blurred, and he almost fainted on the spot.

What was wrong?

The human aura in the Garden Stadium was strong, but this wasn't the first time He He Jiaqing had absorbed human aura here; it shouldn't have caused such a big reaction.

His physical condition didn't seem very good today. Perhaps it was because he had been too exhausted recently.

There was still more than half of the human aura left in the seal. He He Jiaqing put the seal back in its place and left the stadium staggeringly.

He took a taxi to a villa, stumbled up the stairs, didn't even take off his clothes, went straight to bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

"The boundary line is gone?" Liao Liao Zihui looked at the report, looking at the Guanfang Envoy of Madame Wuqin Township, Liu Guocai, in astonishment.

Liu Guocai nodded: "I have already sent people to verify it. The boundary line between the two places has indeed disappeared."

"How is it possible..." Liao Liao Zihui held his forehead, feeling a wave of dizziness.

Previously, he was waiting for Li Qi to beg him, to beg him to build a railway, to beg him to build a checkpoint, to beg him to build a Guanfang Hall.

He had even thought of the words to teach Li Qi a lesson. He wanted Li Qi to learn to be steady, to learn the rules, and he wanted Li Qi to understand who was in charge of Puluo Continent.

But who could have thought that such a thing would happen?

How could the boundary line be gone?

Was this done by Li Qi?

If it was really done by him, this matter would be serious!

Deputy Chief Tang Tang Huanjie said: "Chief, I suspect Li Qi has already mastered the method of manipulating boundary lines."

"Impossible..." Liao Liao Zihui said it was impossible, but he said it without confidence.

Tang Tang Huanjie gave a suggestion: "Chief, we should immediately report the situation in Madame Wuqin Township to the superiors. This matter may change the overall pattern of Puluo Continent, and the consequences are not something we can bear."

"Right, well said, not something we can bear," Liao Liao Zihui woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly called his secretary, Ling Ling Sujun. "Hurry up and draft a report. For specific details, connect directly with Envoy Liu."

Liu Guocai and Ling Ling Sujun were about to leave the office when they were called back by Liao Liao Zihui: "Wait a moment, don't rush to draft the report. You go out first and wait for my order."

Just said to draft the report, then suddenly changed his mind. Liu Guocai and Ling Ling Sujun looked at each other, but looking at Liao Liao Zihui's state, they didn't dare to ask more and hurriedly left the office.

Only Liao Liao Zihui and Deputy Chief Tang Tang Huanjie remained in the office.

Tang Tang Huanjie asked: "Chief, what are you still hesitating about? This is a big deal and cannot be delayed."

"I know it's a big deal," Liao Liao Zihui was organizing his thoughts. Thirty years of experience in his official career allowed him to slowly calm down. "The boundary line between the two places just disappeared like this. Do you think this was done by Li Qi?"

"Besides him, who else could it be?"

Liao Liao Zihui shook his head slightly: "Directly erasing a boundary line—even we can't do such a thing."

Tang Tang Huanjie said: "That's why it's a big deal and must be reported to the superiors immediately."

"Li Qi has such great ability, and we only know about it now. If the matter is reported like this, wouldn't we be passive?"

Tang Tang Huanjie nodded: "What you said is true, but if we conceal the situation and don't report it, we will be even more passive."

"I didn't say not to report it, but we don't have enough information now, so we can't report it rashly. We haven't even found out Li Qi's identity yet."

Tang Tang Huanjie hurriedly cleared himself of responsibility: "Chief, this matter has already been investigated. His name is Song Song Zhuowen, from Haichiling, a fifth-layer walker. I have reported this to you before."

Liao Liao Zihui shook his head: "This matter is not right; there are doubts."

Tang Tang Huanjie was puzzled: "Chief, you have been saying there are doubts, but we have analyzed it for so long, and we haven't found where the doubts are yet."

Liao Liao Zihui was silent for a moment: "Must continue to investigate. Must find out Li Qi's identity clearly. The situation in Madame Wuqin Township must also be investigated. We have too little information."

Tang Tang Huanjie didn't agree with Liao Liao Zihui's idea, but since Liao Liao Zihui gave the order, he didn't dare to say more.

After Tang Tang Huanjie left the office, Liao Liao Zihui immediately had Deputy Chief Bai Bai Zhiming called in.

"Bai Zhiming, the Earth Deity of Madame Wuqin Township, Lady Madame Wuqin, still has contact with us, right?"

Bai Bai Zhiming nodded: "Her relationship with us is still okay, but you know the rules of Madame Wuqin Township; they always have 'we are not related' on their lips."

Liao Liao Zihui nodded: "I know her temperament. Go and get a batch of dark matter conditioner, just say it was approved by me, and have someone fill out a sign-off report afterward."

"Take this batch of conditioner, go to Madame Wuqin Township immediately, and ask the Earth Deity what happened to the surrounding boundary lines."

"You must go personally. Once you find out the news, report back to me immediately. Don't tell anyone else about this. Leave immediately!"

PS: What exactly happened to He He Jiaqing? Was it excessive human aura absorption, or steel wool poisoning?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 432 =====