Chapter 601: Dark Bridge (Nuclear Energy in this Chapter)

The Madam pointed at the cannon-shaped equipment and said to Li Li Banfeng: "This thing looks a bit similar to the magnetic shock cannon from back then, but its function is completely different. Little Slave calls it the Dark Bridge Cannon.

The Dark Bridge Cannon was made by Little Slave according to the lectures of Yu Yu Yaoming and that bitch, but more than half of the methods here were designed by Little Slave herself. Whether it works or not, Little Slave cannot guarantee."

"Madam, what kind of fortune did I cultivate in my previous life to have you, my heart and liver treasure!" Li Li Banfeng was overjoyed,

and danced a waltz in the laboratory while holding the Madam.

He was dancing a puppet waltz. The Madam wasn't using the phonograph body at this moment, but a puppet. Although the body looked good, the feet weren't coordinated enough and couldn't keep up with Li Li Banfeng's dance steps. After dancing for ten or twenty minutes, the Madam was panting.

The lighting wasn't atmospheric either. The electric lights in the laboratory didn't take the initiative to create an atmosphere.

Li Li Banfeng scanned the electric lights on the ceiling and was about to scold them when he suddenly heard the old teapot on the machine table speak: "Old brother, don't just praise your wife. We also contributed. I'm old and thick-skinned, so I'll tell the truth today: your wife is really hard to serve!"

Meng De was also aggrieved: "When the Madam does experiments, it's fine if it goes smoothly, but if it doesn't go smoothly, she takes it out on us. The board beatings start at twenty!"

The pendulum sobbed twice without speaking, and the Tang Dao sighed: "The Marshal's temper hasn't changed in so many years."

The electric lights on the ceiling flickered together, as if they were all accusing the Madam.

Zhao Zhao Xiaowan scanned the room, and the room instantly became quiet. Even the lid of the old teapot was trembling. They thought Zhao Zhao Xiaowan was going to lose her temper again, but unexpectedly, the Madam bowed to everyone and apologized: "Once I start doing important things, I can't suppress my temper. You have suffered these days. After we go home,

I will discuss with my husband and ask for rewards for everyone."

Li Li Banfeng waved his hand: "What's there to discuss? Everyone should be rewarded. The Madam can make the decision."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the lights on the ceiling became active again. Li Li Banfeng touched the Dark Bridge Cannon made by the Madam and kissed Zhao Zhao Xiaowan: "My precious Madam, when shall we go and test this cannon?"

"We can't test it yet. It's missing the last component: Lie Root Stone."

"What kind of thing is that?"

"Lie Root Stone is a type of spiritual object unique to Puluo Continent. It looks no different from ordinary stones at first glance, but if you tell it one hundred lies every day, the Lie Root Stone can take root in the soil and then grow slowly.

This stone is good at creating illusions and also good at fabricating lies. Because its function isn't very strong, but it's very troublesome to raise, this thing is almost extinct."

Li Li Banfeng opened Yu Yu Yaoming's lecture notes: "Madam, don't worry. As long as Yu Yu Yaoming has used this thing, I will definitely be able to find it from the Outer Continent."

Zhao Xiaowan shook her head: "Yu Yu Yaoming hasn't used this thing, and it wasn't mentioned in that bitch's lecture notes, nor was it mentioned in the blackboard writing of the Lavsha people. This was entirely Little Slave's own idea."

Li Li Banfeng put the lecture notes aside: "Does the Madam know where there is a Lie Root Stone?"

"In Little Slave's impression, there is one in the Steam Kiln, and there is also one at Zhong Desong Cliff."

"What kind of place is Zhong Desong Cliff?"

"The territory of Virtue Cultivators. Zhong Desong Cliff houses more than two hundred Virtue Cultivators, who control more than two hundred villages—"

At the mention of Virtue Cultivators, Li Li Banfeng felt nauseous. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I'm not going to that place. I'll go to the Steam Kiln and bring the stone back."

Li Li Banfeng didn't go directly to the Steam Kiln. He went to Ma Wu's territory.

Feng Daiku was dealing with land reclamation, and Ma Wu was comforting the newly arrived Madam Madame Suoe.

"Seeing that you haven't eaten well these two days, you've become thin!" Ma Wu carried a bucket and fed porridge to Madam Madame Suoe.

Madam Madame Suoe lowered her head and said: "I just don't want to eat anything recently, it seems like I'm—"

Feng Daiku sneered: "You still want to have one with him? Keep dreaming!"

Li Li Banfeng found Feng Daiku and asked about the Lie Root Stone. Feng Daiku was feeling annoyed, so it was rare to see Li Qi, and she accompanied him to the Steam Kiln.

Although she hadn't taken over the territory for long, Feng Daiku had a thorough grasp of the major and minor affairs of the Steam Kiln, and she soon found the whereabouts of the Lie Root Stone.

"Back then, Shi Shi Gongxing had a Lie Root Stone in his hand, but later it was exchanged by a merchant for two magic treasures.

It is said that this merchant sold the Lie Root Stone at a high price to the Guanfang Hall, and the Guanfang Hall transported the Lie Root Stone to the Outer Continent. As for where it went after the Outer Continent, I don't know."

After going to the Outer Continent, where else could it go?

It would probably go to the Dark Star Bureau.

But how should I bring this up to Little Shen?

If he finds out I took the Lie Root Stone, will he suspect that I am researching a way to crack the boundary line?

Yuezhou, Dark Star Bureau.

Shen Shen Jingye threw the materials all over the floor.

Chen Chen Zhangrui, who was sitting opposite, didn't say a word. He knew that saying one more word now would be touching Shen Shen Jingye's nerves.

"I told you to take people to investigate Hulu Village, and now you've even lost the deputy director! I have to give an account to the superiors now, and you use these broken things to fob me off?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui was trying hard to investigate Li Qi's whereabouts, but there had been no gains these days.

Shen Shen Jingye rubbed his forehead. He knew this couldn't be blamed entirely on Chen Chen Zhangrui, especially Li Qi's disappearance, which was not something Chen Chen Zhangrui could control.

But the current situation was truly unacceptable to Shen Shen Jingye. For Hulu Village, even doing nothing, even letting it go, would be better than losing the deputy director, especially since this deputy director was the most successful balancer in the history of the Dark Star Bureau.

Shen Shen Jingye's residual anger hadn't subsided when a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Who is it? Come back later!" Shen Shen Jingye shouted angrily.

Li Li Banfeng pushed the door and walked in directly: "Little Shen, come to my office."

Shen Shen Jingye was stunned in place. Li Li Banfeng turned and left.

Chen Chen Zhangrui pretended that nothing had happened and sat opposite Shen Shen Jingye without changing his expression.

Ever since Li Qi disappeared, Shen Shen Jingye had been very anxious.

Now that Li Qi was back, Shen Shen Jingye's mood became very complicated.

He smiled awkwardly at Chen Chen Zhangrui: "Usually he calls, why did he come himself today—"

"Well, Li Ju came, that's a good thing, what a great thing—"

At the door of Li Qi's office, Shen Shen Jingye repeated twice: "His return is a good thing, I have an account for the superiors, and Hulu Village, this matter is more than half over."

Shen Shen Jingye tried his best to control his facial features, revealing a smile, and then entered Li Qi's office.

"Li Ju, you're finally back. I heard them say you also entered Hulu Village!"

Li Li Banfeng shook his head: "I didn't enter Hulu Village. I wanted to track the entrance of Hulu Village, but failed. At that time, the tools on me weren't enough."

"Tools? You mean dark energy carriers?" Shen Shen Jingye slapped his thigh, "Just say what you need. You can take any tools in our bureau, and I'll find a way for the tools we don't have!"

Li Li Banfeng sneered: "How would I know what tools you have here? You hide things from me every day."

Shen Shen Jingye pursed his lips: "How about this, you tell me a function, and I'll have people find a few suitable ones and bring them for you to choose."

"Little Shen, I'm treating you with sincerity, but you play tricks on me every day. I think the Profound Life Red Lotus is quite suitable, can you take it out?"

Shen Shen Jingye shook his head and smiled: "I really can't take that thing out."

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "That's the logic. Measure the body to make clothes, look at the food to eat. You'd better bring the list for me to see. If you are reluctant to take it out, let's not waste our breath, and you can find your own way in the future."

Li Qi was angry, so Shen Shen Jingye quickly persuaded him: "It's not that I'm hiding it from you, it's just the rules of our bureau.

I won't say anything else. I'll have the secretary send you the list in a while. Is that enough sincerity this time?"

Shen Shen Jingye made a phone call, and before long, the secretary sent the list.

Li Li Banfeng was still a bit worried about whether high-end goods like Lie Root Stone would appear on the list.

Looking according to the catalog, the Lie Root Stone was really there. Little Shen was very sincere this time!

The key was how to take this thing out. Just asking for one thing would definitely arouse suspicion, so he had to mix a few things together and borrow them.

Li Li Banfeng's reason for wanting these carriers was to track the entrance of Hulu Village; tracking carriers were indispensable.

He chose a pair of boots, a compass, a pair of glasses, a walking stick, and a Lie Root Stone.

After Shen Shen Jingye looked at the list, he asked: "Li Ju, other things are easy to say, what can you do with this Lie Root Stone?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "Do you still need to ask? The Lie Root Stone is good at creating illusions. Bringing it can cover your tracks. I'm going to track Hulu Village. What if I'm discovered by people in the village? Wouldn't I be throwing myself into the trap? I must use illusions to hide myself."

Shen Shen Jingye frowned: "Can't you change to another thing? There are other illusion carriers in the bureau."

Li Li Banfeng shook his head: "I've compared them. Too complicated things aren't suitable, the Lie Root Stone is the handiest."

"Alright—" Shen Shen Jingye sighed and signaled the secretary to notify the Carrier Section to bring the things over.

Before long, the section chief of the Carrier Section brought his subordinates and sent the carriers over. Deputy Director Chen, who was in charge of dark energy carriers, also came.

The carriers were placed in front of him for inspection one by one. Li Li Banfeng wasn't interested in other carriers; his attention was entirely focused on that Lie Root Stone.

The stone was quite large, about the size of a basketball. Its shape was irregular, and its color was deep yellow, like a steamed bun, with green spots on several protrusions, just like a moldy steamed bun.

Just looking at the appearance of this thing, it really didn't look like a treasure. No one would pick it up if it were placed on the street.

After confirming there was no mistake, Li Qi signed, and the Carrier Section completed the handover.

The moment he saw Li Qi sign his name, Deputy Director Chen revealed a smile.

Shen Shen Jingye looked at Li Li Banfeng and said: "Li Ju, don't use this Lie Root Stone easily. I'll have people keep an eye out for other carriers that can hide tracks for you."

Li Qi patted the stone and asked: "Is there any problem with this thing?"

Shen Shen Jingye explained: "This stone has been in the bureau for some years. We haven't raised it, and we don't know if it's still effective."

This was the truth. The difficulty of raising a Lie Root Stone was extremely great. You had to tell it one hundred lies every day. If left alone for a long time, the Lie Root Stone would easily lose its activity.

Li Qi nodded: "I will be extra careful."

Deputy Director Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead on the side. Just a moment ago, he was still secretly laughing, but in such a short time, he had broken out in a sweat.

Li Li Banfeng brought these carriers back to his residence, placed them in the room, and handed them to Xi Xi Zhao Fu and others for safekeeping, only bringing the Lie Root Stone into the Leaving Suishenju.

When the phonograph saw the Lie Root Stone, she was very happy: "Precious husband, such a rare thing was obtained so quickly, and it's such a piece, this—"

The phonograph tapped on the Lie Root Stone with a stylus, sprinkled some hot water on it, and watched the speed at which the water marks disappeared.

"This Lie Root Stone is a bit different, husband. Can Little Slave drill a hole in it?"

"What's there not to be able to? This stone is now our family's, the Madam can deal with it however she wants."

The phonograph drilled a hole in the stone with a stylus and carefully looked at the powder drilled out: "Husband, this is not a Lie Root Stone, this is another type of stone, the material just looks similar."

Li Li Banfeng was stunned: "Madam, is it because of the long years that this stone has no activity?"

"Husband, this is not a matter of activity. This stone just looks like a Lie Root Stone, it doesn't have the characteristics of a Lie Root Stone."

Li Li Banfeng remembered Deputy Director Chen's weird smile, and also remembered Shen Shen Jingye's endless persuasion and exhortations. The next morning, Li Li Banfeng called Shen Shen Jingye and placed the stone in front of him: "Little Shen, what does this mean?"

Shen Shen Jingye first called people to turn off the surveillance, pressed his palm down and said: "Li Ju, listen to me slowly."

"Don't say it slowly, you'd better say it quickly," Li Li Banfeng said with a blank expression, "If you say it slowly, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish."

Shen Shen Jingye quickly picked the main points: "Before, didn't Big Head escape?"

"Don't drag the topic so far!"

"It's not far, the matter originated from him. We speculate that He He Jiaqing rescued him and also stole quite a few materials and carriers from the Dark Star Bureau."

Speaking of this, Shen Shen Jingye paused for a moment and looked at Li Li Banfeng.

Li Li Banfeng blinked and asked: "Was this Lie Root Stone also stolen by He He Jiaqing?"

Shen Shen Jingye nodded slightly.

"That's not right," Li Li Banfeng recalled carefully, "The list of stolen carriers you showed me before didn't include the Lie Root Stone."

Shen Shen Jingye sighed deeply and said earnestly: "If all the stolen things were reported,

would I still be able to sit here and talk to you?"

Li Li Banfeng smiled: "You concealed the report?"

Shen Shen Jingye didn't deny it: "I'm also doing this for the overall situation."

"And then you came to me to balance the books?" Li Li Banfeng picked up the stone.

Shen Shen Jingye quickly waved his hand: "Don't, brother, calm down. Put the stone down first, listen to my explanation.

We are real friends. You helped me once, and I definitely won't forget you. Don't you want the materials on the two Puluo wars? I'll help you get them. There will be news in these few days."

Li Li Banfeng pointed at the stone and said: "Did you make this fake stone?"

Shen Shen Jingye smiled: "It's not that it has no use at all. This is called Star Yellow Stone, and it's also considered a rare thing in Puluo Continent. I'll give it to you as an apology."

"Apology? You speak nicely! If you didn't give it to me, how would you balance the books?" Li Li Banfeng threw the stone aside, "Shen Shen Jingye, you owe me a big debt. First go and get me a batch of conditioning agents, and then call the section chief of the Carrier Section for me, I'll ask him for a few more good things."

Shen Shen Jingye nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, use them, the accounts will definitely be able to be explained."

"Accounts—" Li Li Banfeng pondered for a moment, "Show me a list of the items stolen by He He Jiaqing that haven't been balanced yet."

Shen Shen Jingye's eyes lit up: "Brother, do you have a way?"

"I'm just helping you think of a way. These things might not be able to be recovered, but they should be able to be bought back."

Hearing this, Shen Shen Jingye nodded repeatedly: "Money is easy to talk about, it can be found from anywhere. The key is that these things are hard to buy. Where can I get identical carriers?

The account reporting time is coming soon, if you can help me get one or two back, it will be a great help to me, but you must hurry before the superiors check the inventory—"

Returning to the Leaving Suishenju, Li Li Banfeng looked carefully at the list Shen Shen Jingye gave him.

The phonograph asked: "Husband, have the people in the Outer Continent acknowledged the account? This fake Lie Root Stone can't be blamed on us."

"I'm not afraid of him blaming it. I'm thinking about how to get the real Lie Root Stone back. This thing was stolen by He He Jiaqing, I plan to ask He He Jiaqing for it."

The phonograph shook her large horn and said: "This won't do. If you ask He He Jiaqing for the Lie Root Stone, it's equivalent to telling him that the Lie Root Stone has a great use. A person as cunning as him will either not give it to you, or he will definitely find out its use. Our long-term efforts might be eaten by him for free."

Li Li Banfeng also thought of this layer: "So I can't just ask him for the Lie Root Stone alone, I have to ask him for a few more things to confuse him."

The phonograph still felt it was inappropriate: "I'm afraid this won't deceive him. If it were me, I wouldn't give you a single thing, unless you tell him what these things are used for."

"Yes, I have to tell him."

"Husband, listen to Little Slave, don't go to He He Jiaqing, go to Zhong Desong Cliff instead!"

"No, absolutely not going to Zhong Desong Cliff!" Li Li Banfeng put away the list and went to Puluo Continent.

He He Yuxiu was organizing land reclamation in the territory. She was too eager, and the Three-Headed People couldn't hold on.

Ye Ye Jianhuang advised: "Miss He, I've never seen anyone as anxious as you. How many days have you taken over this territory? You've already reclaimed more than two thousand square units of land, and you still think it's slow?"

He He Yuxiu smiled: "I want to get a piece of proper land sooner, earn popularity on the proper land, and after getting popularity, earn cultivation base."

Ye Ye Jianhuang snorted: "I tell you, this is the idea that kid Li Qi came up with. Go and ask around the surrounding territories, how many new territory gods have waited for more than a hundred years and haven't reclaimed a thousand square units of land?

I tell you, land reclamation is not just about you acknowledging it, the territory has to acknowledge it too. If you toss like this, once the territory turns its face, it might not let you reclaim land for several years. Let's see what method you can think of."

He He Yuxiu smiled: "Don't worry, when that time really comes, I'll discuss it with the territory."

Ye Ye Jianhuang lit a pot of dry tobacco and sneered: "Little sister, it's not that I look down on you, you are a good hand at fighting, but when it comes to other means, I don't know where to start.

I'll just ask you one thing, do you know how to talk to the territory?"

He He Yuxiu looked into the distance, making a posture of looking and longing.

"Stop pretending," Ye Ye Jianhuang flicked his tobacco pot, "You don't even know how to talk to the territory, so how can you discuss things with the territory?

What time is it now, don't toss anymore, get some good food and drink, and take everyone to have a good New Year first."

Li Li Banfeng appeared beside He He Yuxiu: "Xiuer, I think Brother Ye makes sense."

Ye Ye Jianhuang snorted: "Old Seven, you are always so elusive. Next time if I'm not prepared and fight with you, don't blame me."

"Brother Ye, I have an urgent matter, I want to discuss a business with Xiuer."

He He Yuxiu said: "What business?"

Li Li Banfeng gave the list to He He Yuxiu: "This is a batch of spiritual objects lost by the Dark Star Bureau, taken away by He Jiaqing. Can you discuss with He Jiaqing, the Dark Star Bureau is willing to buy them back, as long as the price isn't too outrageous."

He He Yuxiu was a bit embarrassed: "

Li Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "What harm could I possibly do to him? I have to do work for the public in the Outer Provinces, and now I've come to him to do business just to balance the accounts.

Everything that could be balanced before, I've tried every way to balance. These few items really can't be balanced. You discuss it with him; just consider it doing me a favor."

He He Yuxiu nodded and said, "Hearing you say that, I'm relieved. I will definitely help with this favor. If he refuses to return the items, I'll find a way to get them for you."

He He Yuxiu sent someone to the newspaper office to have Shen Shen Rongqing contact He He Jiaqing.

Two days later, He He Jiaqing appeared in Xindi and went to a wooden cabin in the woods to see He He Yuxiu.

He He Yuxiu explained the situation, and He He Jiaqing was skeptical: "Li Qi is asking me for these items just to balance the accounts for the Dark Star Bureau?"

He He Yuxiu didn't answer He He Jiaqing's question, but instead asked one back: "First tell me, did you take these items?"

"I took them," He He Jiaqing did not deny it.

"That's fine then. You give the items to me, and I'll hand them to Lao Qi. You two don't need to have any contact, and you don't need to worry about Lao Qi harming you."

He He Jiaqing remained silent for a long time, and He He Yuxiu became unhappy: "What's the meaning of this? Is it a yes or a no? Give me a straight answer!"

"Aunt, it's not that I don't trust Li Qi, it's just that this matter..."

"Don't nag. If you don't trust others, can't you even trust me? Whatever risks are here, I'll bear them for you!"

He He Jiaqing looked over the list again: "There are quite a few items here that I've already sold off. It won't be that easy to get them back. Aunt, give me some time, I'll go out and ask around first."

He He Yuxiu had been climbing and crawling in the underworld for so many years, so she naturally saw through this kind of tactic: "He Jiaqing, public property from the Outer Provinces isn't that easy to sell in Puluo Province. I think you just don't want to take them out and are deliberately stalling with me."

"Aunt, we have rules in our sect. Items that shouldn't be kept must be sold off as soon as they change hands. Tomorrow night, at this same time, I'll give you an answer."

Leaving Xindi, He He Jiaqing went to Seeing Datou's residence. Seeing Datou's wife and children were already asleep, so He He Jiaqing took the opportunity to discuss matters with him:

"In your Dark Star Bureau, is balancing accounts considered a big deal?"

"That's definitely a big deal."

"Is it considered an urgent matter?"

"It depends on the time," Seeing Datou looked at the calendar, "It's almost New Year's Day. Accounts must be balanced before the year-end reporting. Right now, it's already reached a point of extreme urgency."

He He Jiaqing asked again: "Does every single account have to be balanced?"

"That's not necessarily true. Different accounts have different ways of being handled."

"How should accounts for magic treasures and spiritual items be handled?"

"You're talking about the accounts for the Dark Energy Carrier Department," Seeing Datou explained, "Dark energy carriers belong to weapon configuration. If two or three are damaged, the Carrier Department can handle it themselves. If more than five are damaged, it has to be handled by Deputy Bureau Chief Chen, who is in charge of carriers. If more than ten are damaged, it must be handled by Shen Shen Jingye personally, and even then, the matter might not necessarily be settled."

Hearing this, He He Jiaqing finally understood: "In other words, every one I can find back counts."

"That's for sure. Once one is found, it must be sent back to the bureau immediately, and it must be done before the superiors take inventory."

The next day, He He Jiaqing went to the Liu Pawnshop.

The shopkeeper saw He He Jiaqing and hurriedly invited him to the back hall. He He Jiaqing went straight to the warehouse, sent others away, and opened a wooden box from the storeroom.

The box contained a dozen or so dark energy carriers, all taken from the Dark Star Bureau. He He Jiaqing selected a scarf and an umbrella.

He He Jiaqing took a fishing line from his bosom, wrapped it a few times around the umbrella and the scarf, and waited for a full hour before he removed the fishing line.

He had attached hooks to these two carriers.

The longer the fishing line was wrapped, the deeper the hook would be attached, making it harder for others to discover.

After attaching the hooks, He He Jiaqing waited until nightfall. He took the scarf and umbrella and went to Xindi.

He He Yuxiu looked at the two items and was very dissatisfied: "He Jiaqing, it's rare for me to ask you for a favor, and you only brought me two items? This list has over twenty items on it!"

"Right now, I can only get these two back. You give them to Li Qi first and have him wait for me for a few more days."

"Fine then, name your price."

He He Jiaqing waved his hand: "I don't want money. I just ask Li Qi to put in a good word for me so that the Guanfang Hall can be a bit more accommodating."

Seeing that He He Jiaqing's attitude was quite sincere, He He Yuxiu agreed. The next morning, she handed the items to Li Li Banfeng. Li Li Banfeng didn't mind the small amount; he returned to Yuezhou that same day and gave the items to Shen Shen Jingye.

Shen Shen Jingye was overjoyed: "Brother, how much did these two items cost? I definitely can't let you pay out of pocket."

Li Li Banfeng relayed the message truthfully: "He He Jiaqing didn't want money. He wants some accommodation. If the accommodation is sufficient, perhaps he can track down a few more items."

Shen Shen Jingye thought for a moment and called Liao Liao Zihui that same day.

The two chatted for half an hour and settled the matter. Liao Liao Zihui contacted the Guanfang official at the Moxiang Shop and allowed a factory under Duan Duan Shuqun's command to resume operations.

Ever since He He Jiaqing was wanted, this factory had been shut down until now. Now that it was finally operating, Duan Duan Shuqun was overjoyed and immediately told He He Jiaqing the good news.

He He Jiaqing sat in the pawnshop warehouse and opened the box again.

The news of the hooks' harvest proved that Li Li Banfeng was indeed balancing the accounts for the Dark Star Bureau.

The news from the factory proved that the reward for balancing the accounts was very generous.

He He Jiaqing took out six carriers and handed them to He He Yuxiu that same night.

This time he didn't attach hooks. He knew the hooks would eventually be discovered by the Dark Star Bureau. The things that needed to be verified had already been verified; he didn't need to damage the hard-won tacit understanding between the two sides for insignificant matters.

He He Yuxiu looked at these six carriers and frowned: "With these few scraps of yours, how long are you going to drag this out?"

He He Jiaqing laughed: "Isn't this finding them back bit by bit? I still have to trouble Aunt to put in a few more good words."

The next day, Li Li Banfeng received these six carriers. Among them was a deep yellow stone with green spots on it.

"Husband, this is the Lie-Root Stone!" the phonograph was very excited.

Li Li Banfeng said: "This is something He He Jiaqing sent. Check it first to see if there are any hooks on it."

"Little Slave has checked, there are no hooks. Little Slave will start working now to install this stone onto the Dark Bridge Cannon!"

Li Li Banfeng handed the remaining carriers to Shen Shen Jingye. Shen Shen Jingye contacted Liao Liao Zihui again and released three more of He He Jiaqing's businesses.

He He Jiaqing was happy and hurriedly sent more items to He He Yuxiu.

Li Li Banfeng wasn't in a hurry to get them this time; he had serious business to attend to.

All experimental equipment was ready. Li Li Banfeng brought along his family to help his wife.

After working for three full days, the Dark Bridge Cannon was completed.

Li Li Banfeng went to the territory of Bei Bei Wushuang. Among all the territories he controlled, this was the most desolate one, because there weren't even any strange monsters here anymore.

Li Li Banfeng entered a pine forest and first carried his wife and the Dark Bridge Cannon out of the house.

Then he used the skill of "Closing Doors and Shutting Windows" to create a halo of light around himself.

The halo of a residential cultivator was very similar in nature to a boundary. Li Li Banfeng still used the old method, using the halo to replace the boundary to conduct an experiment.

The phonograph checked the Dark Bridge Cannon and confirmed that everything was correct, but before the experiment began, the phonograph was still somewhat worried.

"Husband, the construction method of the Dark Bridge Cannon is too complex. Little Slave is afraid there might be errors inside. Husband, please be very careful when experimenting."

"Wife, don't worry, I'm well prepared." Li Li Banfeng also brought two cabbage people; he would first let these two cabbage people scout the path for him.

His wife closed the first knife switch, the electromagnetic instrument was charged, and the Dark Bridge Cannon fired its first shot. A shadow appeared above the halo.

"Husband, this shadow is the entrance to the first layer of the Dark Bridge." After saying this, his wife closed the second knife switch, the Lie-Root Stone was charged, and the Dark Bridge Cannon fired its second shot. Within the shadow, another shadow was nested.

"Husband, this is the entrance to the second layer of the Dark Bridge."

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Why do we need to make two layers of Dark Bridges?"

"The first layer of the Dark Bridge is real, made with a magnetic field, and can take Husband into the wormhole.

The second layer of the Dark Bridge is virtual, made with the illusion of the Lie-Root Stone, and can take Husband out of the wormhole. Only by relying on this wormhole can one cross the boundary."

Li Li Banfeng called over a cabbage person and had him head toward the shadow.

The moment the cabbage person passed through the shadow, he turned into a pile of ash, exactly the same as when an ordinary person passed through a boundary.

The phonograph's heart went cold: "It seems this thing still doesn't work."

Li Li Banfeng shook his head and said: "Wife, don't be anxious, wait a little longer. The halo I made with my technique shouldn't be enough to turn a cabbage person into ash so quickly."

After waiting for two minutes, more than ten meters outside the halo, the cabbage person swayed and slowly appeared!

Li Li Banfeng was overjoyed and hugged his wife: "It's done, precious wife, our Dark Bridge Cannon is done!"

His wife was also happy in her heart. She sucked Li Li Banfeng's head into the big horn and danced a waltz with Li Li Banfeng for half an hour.

The next night, Li Li Banfeng came to Mazhu Mountain, preparing for the second round of experiments.

This time he had to cross a real boundary, the boundary between Green Water Bay and Medicine King Ditch.

The phonograph prepared the Dark Bridge Cannon and set up two Dark Bridges one after another.

Li Li Banfeng still had the cabbage person lead the way first. The cabbage person entered the wormhole and still took two minutes to appear more than ten meters away.

The phonograph explained: "Husband, no matter which boundary we cross, our Dark Bridges all lead to the same wormhole. Whatever the situation was yesterday, it's the same situation today. Husband, you don't need to worry."

That's what she said, but when it came time for Li Li Banfeng to go himself, the phonograph's heart was still hanging.

Li Li Banfeng took the key from his bosom and handed it to the phonograph: "Wife, if I can't come out, you remember to go home by yourself."

The phonograph pushed the key back to Li Li Banfeng: "Don't talk nonsense! If Husband can't come out, Little Slave will go with Husband. No matter where, no matter when, we husband and wife are always together!"

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Li Li Banfeng nodded, took a deep breath, and walked toward the shadow.

The moment his foot stepped onto the shadow, it was as if he had pushed open an ancient big door. Dust splashed everywhere on the door panel, making Li Li Banfeng cough.

So this was the source of the ash!

Li Li Banfeng's body merged into the shadow. Before his eyes, it wasn't pitch black; there was a faint light illuminating the path ahead.

That path seemed to be paved with dust; the surface was extremely fine, yet it felt very solid when stepped upon.

Li Li Banfeng looked up and couldn't see the end of the road. He didn't dare to walk too fast; once he deviated from the direction of the road, he didn't know what would happen.

After walking for more than a minute, Li Li Banfeng suddenly heard someone speaking: "My Lord, it seems someone has come again."

Following the sound, Li Li Banfeng saw a man in white on the left, peering toward his side.

Isn't this a wormhole?

Why would there be people in a wormhole?

This person's voice also sounded a bit familiar.

In a daze, Li Li Banfeng heard someone speaking again.

"It's really strange, I also feel like someone has come, but why can't I see them?"

Following the sound, Li Li Banfeng saw a crane, a crane taller than a person by two heads, talking to the man in white.

PS: My dear readers, do you still remember the crane and the man in white?

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