Chapter 653: Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal

Woo-woo!

The deafening whistle woke Xiao Yeci up.

Xiao Yeci rubbed her eyes and looked at the porthole. Outside the window, it was pitch black.

She yawned, preparing to turn over and go back to sleep. The two innocent ones entered the room, jumped onto the bed, pinned Xiao Yeci down, and scratched her all over.

Xiao Yeci struggled for a long time and said angrily: "Don't mess around anymore. It's the middle of the night; what are you messing around for?"

The two innocent ones smiled: "It's still the middle of the night? Look at what time it is now?"

Xiao Yeci opened her pocket watch and looked; it was nine o'clock.

"Is this morning or evening?"

"Morning, of course. Let's go, let's go eat breakfast!"

Xiao Yeci covered her head with a pillow: "I'm not eating anymore; I'm going to sleep for a while longer."

The two innocent ones pulled Xiao Yeci up: "Our ship has docked on the island. Perhaps our hearts will also find a harbor here."

"What harbor? There are many harbors in dreams!" Xiao Yeci followed the sisters downstairs in a daze and arrived at the restaurant on the second floor.

This passenger ship had a total of three floors of cabins. The first floor was a lobby where dances could be held.

The second floor was the restaurant, cinema, study, tea room, and viewing deck.

The third floor was the bedrooms, with a total of twelve rooms, six suites, and six single rooms. The conditions were much better than the soil exchange ships.

Xiao Yeci and the two innocent ones sat in the restaurant, and a waiter immediately brought the menu.

Although the restaurant environment was good, there were very few dishes. This was the sea, and ingredients were limited. The things to eat were repeatedly just those few types.

After ordering, the waiter served the food and turned to leave, without saying a word the whole time.

To say it was cold, it certainly didn't reach that point, but to say it was enthusiastic, it couldn't be counted as such either.

This wasn't their own business to begin with. From the ship captain to the crew below, they were all hired. Whether there were guests or not, they earned the same amount. The ship owner didn't come here two or three times a year, and whether they did a good job or a bad job, he couldn't see it there.

The people who came to this ship were indeed wealthy and powerful figures, but these crew members also had a sense of proportion. As long as they did their duty and didn't offend the guests, they could muddle through this trip.

Tan Tan Jinxiao also came to eat breakfast. The two innocent ones asked in a low voice: "Where did Brother Brother Qiye go?"

"Brother Brother Qiye? Isn't he in your room?"

The two innocent ones snorted: "If he were in our room, would we still need to ask you?"

The two innocent ones also snorted: "If he were in our room, would we still need to eat breakfast?"

After speaking, the two sisters looked at Xiao Yeci together: "Could it be you?"

Xiao Yeci was choked by the black tea: "How could it be me? You've both been to my room to look, right? There's only one person in the room."

The two sisters widened their eyes: "Could it be Juanzi?"

Tan Tan Jinxiao frowned: "Don't talk nonsense! Juanzi studied techniques all night and only fell asleep at dawn."

The two innocent ones looked at Tan Tan Jinxiao: "How do you know about this?"

"I sleep next door to her. She tossed and turned all night; how could I not hear it?"

After he said that, it was really unknown where Brother Brother Qiye had gone. The two innocent ones were a bit worried and discussed with the two innocent ones: "Let's go to Brother Brother Qiye's room and take a look."

Tan Tan Jinxiao shook his head: "I say, you two, stop worrying blindly. Brother Brother Qiye can do whatever he wants. On this ship, no one can touch him."

Xiao Yeci looked out the window. The restaurant's porthole was larger, and she could vaguely see the lights outside.

"Brother Tan, what is the name of this island?"

Tan Tan Jinxiao said: "This island is called Black Face Shop, and it specializes in selling black noodles."

"Black noodles? I haven't eaten this before!" Xiao Yeci really wanted to taste the local delicacies.

Tan Tan Jinxiao laughed: "These black noodles aren't for people to eat; they're for machines to eat. This is a place that sells coal. We're on a boiler ship, so we have to add coal at a fixed point. There's nothing good to see on this island; it's all coal mines. Let's not get off the ship."

After breakfast, several people went to the deck to stroll. The coal was almost added, and the ship captain had also returned from the island.

He came to Tan Tan Jinxiao's side and took the initiative to strike up a conversation: "This boss, where is the guest who came with you?"

Tan Tan Jinxiao frowned: "This is a headless and tailless statement. There are several guests who came with me. Who knows which one you're talking about?"

The ship captain didn't know Li Li Banfeng, nor did he know Tan Tan Jinxiao. If the guests didn't take the initiative to state their background, he didn't even ask for their names.

At sea, business had to be done this way. Eight out of ten people who came to this ship were here to spend time with their lovers. People wanted secrecy, so those driving the ship shouldn't expect to climb high branches; just doing their duty was enough.

But today, this ship captain was abnormal: "I'm talking about the gentleman who boarded the ship with you, the guest who can call the shots."

Tan Tan Jinxiao understood; he was talking about Li Qi: "What do you want with him?"

"This guest ordered a bottle of wine yesterday. I want to ask if he drank it, and if it needs to be put on the account?"

"You don't need to ask about this. Just assume we drank it and put it on the account."

The ship captain pursed his lips and really couldn't say much more, following the ladder down to the boiler room below the deck.

The stoker walked over and asked in a low voice: "Boss, is it him?"

The ship captain shook his head: "I didn't see anyone just now."

While the two were talking, the chief engineer also came over: "Boss, I heard them discussing over there. Did something happen on our ship?"

The stoker didn't dare to speak, but the ship captain spoke: "Nothing happened on the ship; something happened in the city. Our boss is gone."

"You're talking about Brother Gui?" The chief engineer was startled. "Who said this? Is the news accurate?"

The stoker said in a low voice: "Accurate! There has been movement on the Human Market side for a long time. Brother Gui first went crazy and wanted to raise the rent, and then he waived it. After a couple of days, this person disappeared, and there was no one left in the entire Green Garden! You say, could it be fake?"

The owner of this passenger ship was the leader of the Human Market, Zhu Zhu Yugui.

The chief engineer was horrified: "Who did this? Was it the proprietor?"

The ship captain said: "It wasn't the proprietor, but the proprietor sent news. The one who did this is a ruthless person from the Green Water City side, Li Qi."

"Li Qi..." The chief engineer thought about it. He seemed to have heard this name, but he couldn't remember what this person did.

"I just saw Li Qi's photo on Black Face Island, and he seems a bit like one of the guests on our ship." The ship captain showed the photo to the chief engineer.

The chief engineer looked at it for a long time and shook his head: "Boss, this photo doesn't even show his face; you can only see someone wearing a suit and a hat. There are many people who dress like this. Who dares to say that the one on our ship is Li Qi?"

This photo was clipped from a newspaper and was originally a snapshot taken by a photographer, so Li Qi's face couldn't be seen at all.

The ship captain said: "But I heard Li Qi came to the Sea Market. If you calculate the days, it's really possible it's him. I also heard that the Sea Market's leader, Guanhuo Cave, hasn't shown his face for several days, and many people are spreading rumors that he went to find Li Qi a few days ago and never came back."

The stoker's face turned pale: "Boss, is our ship still going?"

"Going..." The ship captain rubbed his hands, feeling more and more afraid the more he thought about it.

This chief engineer was quite old and had experienced many things. It had to be said that he was calmer than the ship captain: "Boss, we have to go. If we stop here and don't go, things will be ruined.

Think about it, if it's not Li Qi on the ship, and we stop here and don't go, we'll offend the guests, and we can't afford that.

If it really is Li Qi on the ship, we can't offend him even more. If this murderous demon turns against us, who among us can survive? Black Face Island is only this big; we have nowhere to hide!"

The stoker said with a dejected face: "What if he turns against us after we reach the sea?"

"If we reach the sea, we'll have plenty of ways."

Seeing that the chief engineer was quite confident, the ship captain also made up his mind and said to the stoker: "Call the brothers to add coal and water. It's time to set sail."

The stoker wasn't the one burning the boiler; he was the head in charge of the boiler, and he had over a dozen people under him.

These dozen people had those adding coal, those adding water, those sending induced draft, and those controlling the sluice valves.

Once the steam pressure was in place, the steam turbine began to move, and the passenger ship slowly sailed away from Black Face Island.

The chief engineer repeatedly urged the ship captain to be sure to keep an eye on Li Qi's movements.

These people were all looking for Li Qi, and Li Qi was currently bullying Xiang Xiang Hongying in the Leaving Suishenju.

Li Li Banfeng sat beside Xiang Xiang Hongying and said with a clear conscience: "In our family, if we talk about wisdom and courage, the first person I think of is Xue Yingying! Let's not talk about the far ones; let's just talk about Room Eight. That's such a shrewd calculation cultivator. Ordinary people simply can't control her. Xue Yingying used a clever plan once and subdued Room Eight. Compared to others, where would they have this kind of scheming!"

Miss Nine gave Li Li Banfeng a white look: "What do you mean subdued? It was clearly beaten into submission. If you can't calculate it, you beat it. You grabbed it and beat it to death. Does this count as a clever plan?"

Li Li Banfeng glared at Miss Nine: "Teaching according to aptitude is the only way to see extraordinary means. Xue Yingying has great wisdom!"

Tang Dao shook its blade: "General Hong indeed has great wisdom!"

Xiang Xiang Hongying snorted: "Don't flatter me. You just want to learn my marking methods. If you don't call me a good wife, I definitely won't teach you."

Li Li Banfeng rubbed his hands: "Look at you, you're so stubborn. Why do you have to be a wife?"

Xiang Xiang Hongying looked at Li Li Banfeng: "You heartless thing, if I'm not a wife, what else can I be to you? Your servant girl? I won't fight for favor with Zhao Xiaowan, but at least I should have a status. Just tell me if you're going to call me wife or not!"

"Not calling." Li Li Banfeng was also very stubborn.

"Then don't come looking for me!"

Tang Dao advised Li Li Banfeng: "Lord, calling her wife isn't a loss. General Hong's marking methods are indeed powerful."

Li Li Banfeng glared at Tang Dao: "I already have a wife. How can this matter be a joke?"

Tang Dao stood its blade in the middle of the room and said righteously: "The Marshal isn't the kind of person who likes to haggle. If she really haggles, we'll let the Marshal and General Hong have a fair fight. Whoever wins is the mistress. I'll be the witness!"

Sizzle!

A cloud of steam arrived, and Tang Dao, flushed red, came to Li Li Banfeng's side: "I'll be a witness with the Lord!"

Li Li Banfeng ignored Tang Dao and continued to discuss with Xiang Xiang Hongying.

Xiang Xiang Hongying just wouldn't agree. Li Li Banfeng took a step back: "It's fine if you don't teach me. At least tell me what the use of the traveling cultivator's mark is? If I learn the traveling cultivator's mark, can I use 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles' at will? Will I never get lost again?"

This was a heart disease of Li Li Banfeng, and it was also the reason why Li Li Banfeng insisted on learning the mark.

"A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles" was the traveling cultivator technique Li Li Banfeng liked the most. On the battlefield, he could come and go freely, killing enemies and escaping. Where else could he find such a method?

But the side effects of this technique were too great. One step out, he didn't know where he was going, and he didn't know where he was going. If he wasn't careful, he would ruin major events. Therefore, Li Li Banfeng never dared to use "A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles" lightly.

Marks can be used to find people, so they must be able to be used for positioning. If there was a means of positioning, the side effects of "A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles" could be greatly restrained.

Xiang Xiang Hongying put down her eyebrow pencil, looked at Li Li Banfeng, and smiled triumphantly: "Brother Qi is right. Once you learn my mark, you can use the technique of 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles' at will."

Hearing this, Li Li Banfeng's eyes were full of expectation.

"Hehe!" Miss Nine laughed. "Ah Qi, don't believe her nonsense. Back when we were fighting, she had to find a rope to hang on her waist, otherwise, after using 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles,' she wouldn't even know where she was flying to. This is simply not something that a mark can solve."

Xiang Xiang Hongying looked at Miss Nine, her eyes slightly cold: "That's because you are ignorant. Later, I lost that rope, and I could still use 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles.' This is the method I researched from the mark."

Miss Nine shook her head: "I don't know what method you used later, but it certainly has nothing to do with the mark. When performing 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles,' a person can't perceive direction at all, and doesn't even know where the mark is. What use is it to leave a mark in advance?"

Xiang Xiang Hongying sneered: "There is great knowledge of traveling cultivators here. Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."

Miss Nine laughed even louder: "Stop talking nonsense. Am I not a traveling cultivator? How can I not understand? Do you think I don't know how to use a mark?

Ah Qi, if she doesn't teach you, I'll teach you."

Almost forgot.

Miss Nine was also a traveling cultivator. Since she knew how to use a mark, he didn't have to find Xiang Xiang Hongying.

Xiang Xiang Hongying saw that Li Li Banfeng was tempted and hurriedly said: "Brother Qi, marks are different for everyone. Her mark is not as easy to use as mine!"

Miss Nine sneered: "Why do you say yours is easy to use?"

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "That's right. Whether it's easy to use or not, you can't just say it with your mouth!"

While speaking, he patted Tang Dao.

Tang Dao straightened its waist and stood in the middle of the room: "General Hong, Miss Nine, the time to see true ability has come. Both of you, show your marks. Let's see who is better on the spot. Neither of you can let the other!"

Xiang Xiang Hongying turned around to continue dressing: "I won't fall for your tricks. I just won't show it!"

Miss Nine held Li Li Banfeng's hand: "Ah Qi, she has no real ability. Don't listen to her bragging. Learn from me; I don't need you to call me wife."

Xiang Xiang Hongying stood up and cursed: "Slut, why are you always against me?"

Miss Nine smiled: "Because I am reasonable and understanding. I don't fight or grab. I care most about my Ah Qi. Ah Qi, let's go!"

Li Li Banfeng followed Miss Nine to Room Nine.

Xiang Xiang Hongying was so angry that she gritted her teeth: "This slut is just against me!"

The phonograph sighed lightly: "That grudge of hers is truly hard to resolve. It wouldn't be a surprise if she stabs us in the back in the future."

Xiang Xiang Hongying pulled a long spear from her side: "Then I should have killed this slut earlier!"

The phonograph entered Zhao Zhao Xiaowan's body, took the comb, came behind Xiang Xiang Hongying, and combed her hair.

This combing of hair combed away Xiang Xiang Hongying's anger. Xiang Xiang Hongying sat in front of the dressing table, her cheeks flushed, lowering her head and not speaking.

"Xue Yingying, some things are not so easy to decide, and they shouldn't be decided by us." Zhao Zhao Xiaowan took the eyebrow pencil and drew eyebrows for Xiang Xiang Hongying again.

In Room Nine, Li Li Banfeng learned the mark seriously from Miss Nine. Miss Nine first taught the essentials of the mark.

She took out two wooden sticks, half a foot long, and brought two vases to explain.

"The essence of a traveling cultivator's mark lies in the induction between journeys. I insert this stick into the first vase first, and then hold the wooden stick in my hand and rush forward. This is equivalent to making a mark on this journey."

Li Li Banfeng said: "What is the use of this mark?"

Miss Nine put the other branch into the other vase: "This journey has been marked, and the advance and retreat are under control."

Li Li Banfeng said excitedly: "That is to say, I used 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles' at the destination, and then I can retreat to the starting point?"

Miss Nine pinched Li Li Banfeng's cheeks: "Ah Qi, I told you, don't always think about 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles.' 'A Parting of Ten Thousand Miles' is a technique with flaws. No one can make up for this flaw.

The purpose of the mark lies in the control of a journey. For example, you left a mark outside the woods, and then left a mark inside the woods, then this journey is controlled by you.

Others walk along this road to the outside of the woods, and it might take ten thousand miles, while you can walk out in three or two steps. Therefore, on this road, advance, retreat, attack, and defense are all controlled by you."

Li Li Banfeng said in surprise: "If I make a starting point in Green Water City and a destination in the Underground City, wouldn't it be..."

Miss Nine pinched Li Li Banfeng's chin: "What beautiful things are you thinking about? If you could make such a distant mark, the traveling cultivator would have been invincible in the world long ago!"

"Then how far can you make it?"

"With my ability, I can only do a hundred steps at most. I'll demonstrate it for you."

Miss Nine placed the two vases at the two doors of Room Nine and said to Li Qi: "To use the traveling cultivator's mark, the foundation of wind on flat ground must be solid, and the speed must be fast. My body is not good, and this room is too short, so I can't display it well. I can only demonstrate it for you as much as I can."

Miss Nine really put in the effort. She put the first wooden stick into the vase, instantly arrived at the second door, and put down the second wooden stick.

"Did it succeed?" Li Li Banfeng asked with concern.

"No." Miss Nine shook her head. "I wasn't fast enough just now."

She didn't take back the wooden stick, directly took out the third wooden stick, rushed to the opposite door, and threw it into the vase.

It still didn't succeed.

This mark was very difficult.

Miss Nine still didn't take back the wooden stick, ran to the opposite side, and threw the fifth one.

After throwing sixteen wooden sticks in a row, Miss Nine stood at the door and said to Li Li Banfeng: "It succeeded."

Li Li Banfeng was happy in his heart and hurriedly walked toward Miss Nine.

He sat in the middle of the room, walked from the middle of the room to the door, walked more than a hundred steps, and couldn't reach it!

The effect of this technique surprised Li Li Banfeng very much. Miss Nine took a small step, came to Li Li Banfeng, and hooked Li Li Banfeng's chin: "Ah Qi, did you see clearly?"

That's right, just this small step.

Li Li Banfeng walked more than a hundred steps and couldn't finish the distance, but Miss Nine finished it in one small step.

This is absolute control over distance.

From one door to another, the straight line between the two doors was controlled by Miss Nine.

But what if I don't walk in a straight line?

Li Li Banfeng wanted to go around to Miss Nine's side, but after walking more than a hundred steps, he still couldn't go around.

Miss Nine smiled: "If I let you go around so easily, this mark would be in vain. How long and how wide this road is, is all decided by me. It's just that the longer and wider the road is, the shorter the duration of the technique."

The mark was maintained for more than a minute. During this minute, Li Li Banfeng never had a way to get close to Miss Nine, but Miss Nine could get close to Li Li Banfeng at any time.

This mark was powerful. Li Li Banfeng felt that this mark was even more powerful than Mr. Kong Fang's copper coins.

Miss Nine urged: "Ah Qi, the key to making a traveling cultivator's mark lies in using extreme speed to tear out an unknown place between two points. This unknown place is the road we control.

Marks are very difficult to make. With my cultivation, the chance of success is only two or three percent. In the future, when fighting, you must remember that once you fail, don't think about starting from the beginning.

Just take the second stick as the first one, take the destination as the starting point, and continue to make it. If the second time doesn't succeed, then the third time. If you want to use this technique, you must use it to the end. In short, don't let yourself stop, and don't let yourself be cowardly."

Li Li Banfeng nodded repeatedly: "This is good, I'm willing to learn this!"

Miss Nine asked softly: "Ah Qi, are you really willing to learn?"

Li Li Banfeng smiled gloomily: "Ah Jiu, I know you won't teach me for nothing. Tell me, what are the conditions?"

Miss Nine shook her head and hooked Li Li Banfeng's nose: "Sister has no conditions. Sister treats you well, but this matter must be discussed with your wife first, and then you must agree to it yourself."

Li Li Banfeng didn't understand: "I definitely agree to this! And why do I need to discuss learning a mark with my wife?"

Miss Nine took the two wooden sticks and handed them to Li Li Banfeng: "Because the traveling cultivator's mark is a technique above the clouds, called 'Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal.'

If you want to learn it, you have to be promoted to the third layer above the clouds, so you have to ask your wife for the Xiao Xuan Yun Pill to help you be promoted.

You have already learned two techniques above the clouds for traveling cultivators. 'Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal' will also occupy one of your techniques. You must consider it carefully."

Li Li Banfeng held the wooden sticks and didn't speak.

Being promoted to the third layer of the traveling cultivator is something that should be done. Li Li Banfeng had the intention of being promoted long ago. His physique had improved significantly recently, and with the Xiao Xuan Yun Pill, the difficulty shouldn't be great.

But occupying a technique, whether this matter is worth it, must be considered carefully.

According to the normal cultivation path of ordinary people, reaching the third layer above the clouds is the top. Going further requires walking the cultivation path above the clouds.

If Li Li Banfeng walks this path, then the third layer technique above the clouds for traveling cultivators is the last technique above the clouds he can learn.

Even if Li Li Banfeng doesn't walk this path above the clouds, he continues to cultivate above the clouds, how far can he go?

Walking to the fourth layer above the clouds, I don't know if there is a fifth layer above the clouds. In short, every technique above the clouds is very precious.

Returning to the main room, Li Li Banfeng asked the phonograph: "Precious wife, do you think my physique can be promoted again?"

"Promoted to what? Husband is already at the third layer above the clouds. Do you want to be promoted above the clouds?" The phonograph teased Li Li Banfeng.

Li Li Banfeng smiled and didn't speak. Xiang Xiang Hongying heard the clue from the side: "Brother Qi, did that slut Ah Jiu really teach you 'Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal'? Listen to me, Brother Qi, she didn't teach it well. I'll teach you properly. I know I was wrong; don't be angry with me."

Li Li Banfeng wasn't angry. He asked Xiang Xiang Hongying: "What are the techniques above the clouds for traveling cultivators?"

"'Carefree and Unfettered,' 'Riding the Wind and Driving the Clouds,' 'Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal.' Don't you already know them?"

"Then tell me about the ones I don't know?"

"I don't know about others either. I only learned these three techniques!"

Li Li Banfeng stared at Xiang Xiang Hongying for a long time, and the phonograph explained from the side: "Husband, Xue Yingying is telling the truth. After learning three techniques above the clouds, Xue Yingying was promoted above the clouds. She doesn't know about the extra techniques at all."

This was very consistent with Xiang Xiang Hongying's temperament.

But Li Li Banfeng had asked Miss Nine, and Miss Nine also said she only knew these three types of techniques. Such a smart woman, could it be that she wasn't willing to ask one more question?

The phonograph felt that Miss Nine wasn't lying either: "Husband, the cultivators above the clouds in the world are truly rare. Wanting to inquire about the news of techniques is even harder than ascending to heaven.

Old Train is a generation of traveling cultivator masters. Ask the old man in our house and see if he knows what other techniques above the clouds traveling cultivators have?"

Everyone quieted down, waiting for the Leaving Suishenju's reply.

The Leaving Suishenju didn't speak for a long time. The glove urged: "Old man, if you know, say it. We are all one family; don't play tricks."

Slap!

A chair fell to the ground, hitting the glove. The glove had no movement, and the old man spoke: "After many years, I have truly forgotten."

The old man also forgot.

If someone could remember, say one, two, three, and make a comparison, Li Li Banfeng wouldn't feel so uncomfortable in his heart.

Now that he knew "Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal" was easy to use, but he didn't know if there were better ones, this made Li Li Banfeng not very easy to decide.

The phonograph advised: "Husband, 'Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal' is indeed a good technique. Husband won't suffer if you learn it. Husband's physique has also been quite good recently. I'll go prepare the elixir, and let's be promoted today."

"No rush," Li Li Banfeng took a deep breath. "I'll go explain the things outside, and by the way, adjust my body."

"Husband, your body, doesn't the little slave know? Now husband's physique is becoming more and more vigorous, which is a good time for promotion."

"No rush for this moment." Li Li Banfeng left the Leaving Suishenju.

Xiang Xiang Hongying asked from the side: "Zhao Xiaowan, why did you change your temper? You were always worried that Brother Qi would be promoted too quickly. Why are you urging Brother Qi to be promoted today?"

"Because I'm afraid he'll be crazy!" The phonograph's tone was solemn. She knew Li Li Banfeng's temperament.

Returning to the ship, Li Li Banfeng went to the restaurant for dinner.

The ship captain brought Li Li Banfeng a bottle of foreign wine. Li Li Banfeng waved his hand: "No drinking tonight."

"It's a gift from the ship. Keep it first. When you want to drink, let the waiter prepare the wine set for you."

Li Li Banfeng took the wine, and the ship captain left the restaurant calmly, walking quickly all the way to the engine room.

Entering the engine room, the ship captain's legs went soft, and the indifference and calmness on his face were swept away.

He took out Li Qi's photo and said to the chief engineer: "It's him, it's him, he's back..."

The subordinates called the stoker. Hearing that Li Qi was back, the stoker was also scared out of his wits.

The chief engineer remained calm: "Boss, brothers, we can't leak it now. Even if we're scared to death, we must not leak it. Once we leak it, all our lives will have to stay on this ship!

If you brothers trust me, listen to me first. Boss, you stay on the ship, eat and drink as usual, and don't say anything to the brothers above. As for tonight's work, we'll do it as usual.

In the second half of the night, when we reach the Hundred-Flow, they should be fast asleep by then. I'll lower the speedboat, and we'll follow the sea current directly to Iron Nose Island, live on the island for a month, and then go home."

Everyone thought for a long time, and the ship captain sighed: "Is this ship just going to be abandoned like this?"

The stoker stomped his feet: "What else do you want? Is this our ship? This is the shopkeeper's ship! Now that the shopkeeper is gone, why are we still guarding the ship? Retreat!"

The ship captain said again: "What if Li Qi catches up? We left him on the sea."

The chief engineer said: "Rest assured, he can't catch up. Have you forgotten where we're going? As long as we reach the Hundred-Flow, a hundred sea currents will converge in that one place. From there, we can reach more than thirty islands. How could Li Qi know where we're going?"

The stoker nodded: "That's right. Once we reach the Hundred-Flow, it's reasonable for us to go anywhere. Li Qi and the others definitely won't find us!"

The ship captain was still a bit hesitant: "The key is that the Hundred-Flow is not on our way. They want to go to the border line. The border line is in the south, and the Hundred-Flow is in the east!"

The chief engineer was even less worried: "Boss, I've also been to the deck to look. None of these people know the sea route. If we change direction tonight, they won't be able to tell."

The ship captain deliberated repeatedly and finally nodded.

The stoker and the chief engineer each gathered their men and packed their things. The crew's living quarters were all below the deck. As long as they moved lightly, they wouldn't disturb the people in the passenger cabins.

Before long, dozens of crew members boarded the small boats one after another. Everyone rowed together and quickly moved away from the passenger ship.

Li Li Banfeng came to the deck, not knowing what these crew members were going to do.

Fishing?

Shouldn't need so many people, right?

Although this matter was quite suspicious, Li Li Banfeng had no time to pay attention to it. He had urgent matters to do right now; he had to practice the technique of "Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal."

He took a dozen wooden sticks and went to the deck.

The wife was right; he was going to be crazy.

His traveling cultivator cultivation hadn't reached the third layer above the clouds yet. Could he learn the third technique above the clouds?

Logically, he couldn't.

But Li Li Banfeng gave himself a reasonable explanation.

First, he asked himself: "Am I a cultivator at the third layer above the clouds?"

Then he patted his conscience and answered: "Yes!"

Then he asked himself again: "Should a cultivator at the third layer above the clouds learn three techniques above the clouds for traveling cultivators?"

Then he patted his conscience and answered: "Yes!"

Then he went to learn it.

The deck of this passenger ship wasn't long, visually about ten meters. Li Li Banfeng wasn't greedy; these ten meters were enough.

He first inserted a wooden stick at the door of the cabin, then ran toward the bow of the ship at extreme speed, and inserted another wooden stick.

Looking back at this road, Li Li Banfeng had no induction at all.

Don't stop, keep inserting!

After trying more than ten times in a row and breaking several wooden sticks, Li Li Banfeng still had no induction. He didn't know if there was a problem with the method or if his rank wasn't high enough.

It didn't feel like a problem with the method or the rank; it should be speed.

The deck distance was too short, and Li Li Banfeng couldn't build up speed.

He organized all the wooden sticks he could use and walked to the roof of the cabin.

He prepared to rush down from the roof, build up speed in the air, and then perform the technique after landing.

Li Li Banfeng looked at the roof, chose the position to insert the wooden pole, and was about to rush down when he suddenly felt a danger approaching.

"You've already started learning 'Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal.' What is your cultivation level now?"

It wasn't approaching; the danger had already arrived.

Li Li Banfeng raised his head and saw a man wearing a long gown embroidered with copper coins, wearing a bamboo hat covered with copper coins, standing on the deck of the passenger ship.

Mr. Kong Fang, he finally came.

The copper coins under the bamboo hat were very dense, and Li Li Banfeng still couldn't see Mr. Kong Fang's face.

Out of fairness, Li Li Banfeng lowered his hat brim, also making it impossible for Mr. Kong Fang to see his face.

After a moment of silence, Mr. Kong Fang said: "Name your price."

"What price?"

"The price for leaving the Underground City," Mr. Kong Fang pulled a large string of copper coins from his sleeve. "Money is easy to discuss, and things other than money are also easy to discuss."

PS: How did Mr. Kong Fang find Li Li Banfeng? ===== CHAPTER 654 =====

PS: How did Mr. Kong Fang find Li Li Banfeng?