Chapter 716: Expectation

The five Luo sisters stood in the main courtyard of the New Sovereign's residence, looking at the "New New Sovereign" fostered by Li Li Banfeng.

Luo Su Lijun first observed for a while in the state of a river snail. Worried that the river snail's vision wasn't good, she transformed into human form and observed carefully for a long time.

"Seventh Brother, isn't this too outrageous?" Luo Su Lijun's voice trembled slightly.

Li Li Banfeng scolded, "Presumptuous! Who are you saying is outrageous? Hurry up and pay respects to His Majesty!"

"No, that previous one—"

"There was no previous one!" Li Li Banfeng frowned, "There is only this one Majesty. To say anything else is a great disrespect!"

Luo Su Lijun looked at the other sisters.

Luo Luo Yanjun remained silent. She knew that saying more was useless; who the New Sovereign was didn't matter. Whoever Li Qi said it was, it was.

Luo Luo Yujun reminded, "Big Sister, it's not just us sisters who know the New Sovereign. Lang Lang Daoshou, Xie Xie Baheng, Dan Dan Yuzhu—they have all seen this monarch. Changing people like this now, isn't it inappropriate?"

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Luo Luo Yanjun rolled her eyes at Luo Luo Yujun, "Then what do you think is appropriate?"

Luo Luo Yujun thought for a long time, gritted her teeth and said, "How about we just silence them all?"

"Nonsense!" Luo Su Lijun shouted angrily, nearly moving to hit her.

Luo Luo Yujun didn't dare to make a sound, not knowing where she had gone wrong.

Luo Luo Yanjun sighed, "What kind of situation is the Luo family in? How many trusted aides do we have in total? You say silence them, and you want to silence them?"

Luo Su Lijun wanted to see the opinions of the other sisters. Luo Luo Xiujun didn't know where she had gone, and Luo Luo Shaojun stood beside Li Qi, rubbing affectionately with her tentacles.

"You little hussy with no sense of propriety!" Luo Su Lijun kicked Luo Shaojun and turned back to Luo Yanjun, "Go find Luo Xiujun!"

Luo Xiujun had just said she was going to the latrine. In such a large residence, there were several latrines. Luo Luo Yanjun searched all the way and saw a huge river snail shell in the back garden.

Luo Luo Xiujun had transformed into human form and was talking to someone beside the river snail shell.

"Big Sister, this pastry is truly delicious. You eat some too."

"You eat it. I brought it specifically for you. Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"

"Seventh Brother wouldn't let me say it. Seventh Brother usually doesn't let me come out. I heard Big Sister came, and I really couldn't help but want to see you, so I ran out to see you."

Luo Luo Xiujun hugged Xiaoshan tightly. Luo Luo Yanjun stood by for a long time before she reacted.

"Luo Yanjun, that... when did you come—"

Luo Luo Xiujun quickly hid Xiaoshan behind her.

Luo Luo Yanjun said coldly, "Didn't you say you were going to the latrine? This place is quite far from the latrine, right?"

Luo Luo Xiujun said, "That... after I went to the latrine, I felt a bit dizzy, so I wanted to sit here for a while."

Luo Luo Yanjun looked at Xiaoshan behind Luo Luo Xiujun, "Isn't this His Majesty?"

Luo Luo Xiujun shook her head repeatedly, "How could this be His Majesty? His Majesty is a three-headed bloodline. This is just a child from an ordinary family. He only has one head. You recognized the wrong person."

While speaking, Luo Luo Xiujun kept blocking Xiaoshan's face, fearing he would be recognized by Luo Luo Yanjun.

Luo Luo Yanjun had already recognized him, but she couldn't believe it.

Why could a three-headed person be separated into a one-headed person? How was this done?

In Great Shang, many royal family members had made many attempts to change the appearance of three-headed people, and many had paid with their lives for it.

After confirming carefully, Luo Luo Yanjun saw that this was indeed Xiaoshan. A living person was right in front of her,

and she couldn't help but believe it, "Xiaoshan, are Juanzi and Mengzi still alive?"

"Alive," Xiaoshan hid behind Luo Luo Xiujun and answered cautiously, "They don't dare to come out either. Seventh Brother won't let them come out."

Luo Luo Yanjun went behind Luo Luo Xiujun, squatted on the ground, and asked softly, "Xiaoshan, tell Big Sister, how did you separate?"

Xiaoshan lowered his head, clutching Luo Luo Xiujun's arm tightly, "I don't know how we separated either."

Luo Luo Yanjun's face sank, scaring Xiaoshan into hiding.

Luo Luo Xiujun quickly protected Xiaoshan, "Luo Yanjun, my good sister, don't make things difficult for the child."

Luo Luo Yanjun immediately smiled, "How could I bear to make things difficult for Xiaoshan? Big Sister just wanted to ask how you separated. Big Sister is truly happy for you from the bottom of her heart."

Xiaoshan hugged Luo Luo Xiujun and said with his head lowered, "I really don't know. It's just that for a period of time, Seventh Brother made us eat a lot of food every day. He sent over a lot of meals every day and made us finish them. All three of us had to eat; even if we couldn't eat anymore, we had to."

"After a period of time, we got fat, much fatter than before. One day while sleeping, I felt itchy all over and wanted to scratch. Before, my two hands were rarely under my control, and I hadn't scratched much."

"But that day, it was especially comfortable to scratch, and it even woke me up."

"After waking up, I discovered that I had separated from my brother and sister. We all separated." Xiaoshan's voice grew lower and lower; he didn't dare to say more.

Luo Luo Xiujun was anxious, "Luo Yanjun, my good sister, can you stop asking?"

Luo Luo Yanjun stood up, "Fine, I won't ask. Look at how scared you are. I was just curious, no other meaning."

Luo Luo Xiujun warned, "You can't tell anyone else about this."

"Rest assured, I won't tell anyone."

"You promised, so you must do it," Luo Luo Xiujun hugged Xiaoshan tightly, "If Li Qi finds out about this, Xiaoshan's whole family will be finished. What kind of person is Li Qi? He's a murderer who doesn't blink!"

Luo Luo Yanjun smiled, "We are sisters; can't you trust me? Come with me; Big Sister will let you go over."

Luo Luo Xiujun told Xiaoshan to go home quickly and followed Luo Luo Yanjun to the main courtyard.

Luo Su Lijun was spinning around in anxiety, "Such a New Sovereign definitely won't be able to fool Lan Qiao Yi. You all come up with ideas and see if there are any good methods."

Li Li Banfeng didn't like hearing this, "What do you mean by 'fool'? This is the New Sovereign! When is Lan Qiao Yi coming?"

Hearing this, Luo Su Lijun calmed down a lot, "He doesn't seem to be able to come in the short term."

Li Li Banfeng said, "Why can't he come? Wasn't it said he was coming to meet the monarch?"

Before Luo Su Lijun could speak, Luo Luo Yanjun walked to the front first, "Seventh Brother, something happened to the altar in Hao City. Lan Qiao Yi is anxious and has fallen ill."

Li Li Banfeng asked with concern, "What happened to the altar?"

Luo Su Lijun didn't want to bring this up, but Luo Luo Yanjun didn't intend to hide it. She whispered in Li Li Banfeng's ear,

"I heard that the altar in Hao City exploded and won't be able to be rebuilt for three years. That is the key to manufacturing New Land. You say, can Lan Qiao Yi not feel heartache?"

Li Li Banfeng rubbed his ear; it was a bit itchy, "Master Lan Qiao and I have a deep friendship. You all bring a word to Master Lan Qiao, telling him to take good care of his health."

Luo Luo Yanjun continued to lean against Li Li Banfeng's ear, "Rest assured, Seventh Brother, I will definitely bring the word."

Luo Luo Shaojun saw that something was wrong. Luo Yanjun's lips were nearly touching Li Qi's ear, "Sister, is there anything we can't say out loud?"

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Luo Yanjun shook her head, "Children shouldn't listen to adult matters. Seventh Brother, you just said to let Lan Qiao Yi take care of his health. Little sister's body is also a bit heavy recently; I'll have to find Brother to adjust it one of these days."

Li Li Banfeng stared at Luo Luo Yanjun, looking her up and down, "You don't look heavy at all."

Luo Luo Shaojun pushed Luo Yanjun aside, "Seventh Brother, don't look at her."

Luo Luo Yanjun smiled, "Little sister's body wasn't heavy originally, but it felt heavy with that shell on her back. Even if I take the shell off my body, I can't take it too far; I have to carry it even if I go elsewhere. I don't know if I can find a way to completely separate from that shell in the future."

Luo Su Lijun looked at Luo Luo Yanjun, her face full of horror.

The snail shell was the lifeline of the Luo family; how could it be completely separated?

Luo Yujun was also very curious, not understanding what Luo Yanjun meant.

Luo Xiujun was sweating all over, her clothes soaked through.

Fortunately, Luo Su Lijun had other things on her mind, so she didn't pursue this matter for the time being. She divided the work among the sisters: Luo Yanjun continued to inquire about news from Chaoge; Luo Yujun and Luo Xiujun stayed at the residence to teach the New Sovereign etiquette; Luo Su Lijun took Luo Luo Shaojun back to Boundless City to manage the city's government affairs and recruit wise men and talented people.

Boundless City had great difficulties in management, and it couldn't stay on the Luo family's fief for most of the time.

No one could say for sure when Lan Qiao Yi would take action against the Luo family, so Boundless City rarely stayed in the same place for a long time.

But the city kept wandering, causing the sources of various materials to be unstable. The operation of Boundless City relied heavily on Li Qi's support.

Li Qi was willing to continue maintaining the operation of Boundless City, but he also proposed a new rule: "Starting from this month, Boundless City must abolish the slave system."

Luo Su Lijun was dumbfounded, "This is our ancestor—"

Li Li Banfeng lifted his hat brim and looked at Luo Su Lijun, "I don't know your ancestor, and I don't care what he thought. I can't control other places, but from now on, there can be no more slaves in Boundless City."

Luo Su Lijun still wanted to argue, but Li Li Banfeng had already decided this matter, and it couldn't be changed.

Luo Luo Yanjun persuaded Luo Su Lijun, "Sister, listen to Seventh Brother; it won't be wrong."

Luo Su Lijun looked at Luo Luo Yanjun, not understanding why she wanted to help Li Qi speak on this matter.

Luo Luo Yanjun looked at Li Qi's back and whispered, "There will be a big change. This person will bring a big change. Sister, our Luo family must follow him closely. From now on, we must listen to him in everything."

"He is not just the Prince of Prince Pingyuan from now on. In the future, many people in Great Shang will rely on him. Perhaps in the eleven continents and three thousand countries, many people will rely on him."

Late at night, Li Li Banfeng entered the room, sat by the bed, and asked Xiaoshan, "Did you say it all?"

"Said it," Xiaoshan nodded, "I said it all according to Seventh Brother's instructions."

"You didn't let them see any flaws, right?"

Xiaoshan puffed out his chest, "There are no flaws. I still have ways to deal with my sisters."

Li Li Banfeng praised, "I knew you were promising."

Xiaoshan was a bit embarrassed, "Sister Luo Xiujun definitely couldn't see anything, but I didn't expect Sister Luo Yanjun to come too. Sister Luo Yanjun is too smart. Even if there were no flaws, she could still guess some things. This kind of smart sister is truly hard to deal with."

Li Li Banfeng didn't care, "It's good that she guessed it. The more she guesses, the better."

While speaking, Li Li Banfeng's legs began to shake uncontrollably.

Xiaoshan looked and asked, "Seventh Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Li Li Banfeng stood up, "It's nothing. I want to go out for a walk."

The Residential Cultivator had stayed on Cloud Four for a period of time, but the Traveling Cultivator had remained on Cloud Three.

The gap between Cloud Three and Cloud Four was huge, and the cultivation base backlash was quite obvious.

Should the Traveling Cultivator also ascend to Cloud Four?

Promotion was a good thing, but the key was where to get human energy.

Shu Wanjuan and Liu Liu Bufei summoned the remaining twelve Land-Head Gods one by one, but only met seven of them; the remaining five were nowhere to be found.

Liu Liu Bufei was so scared he didn't know what to do, "Marquis, I did everything according to Master Lan Qiao's instructions. Ever since we came to the Pro Continent, we have been cautious in every move. If Master Lan Qiao blames us, you must speak a fair word for us."

Shu Wanjuan nodded imperceptibly.

Speak a fair word? With what? These thirteen Land-Head Gods were carefully selected by Lan Qiao Yi, and now five had died. Lan Qiao Yi definitely wouldn't let it go.

The imperial court would inevitably investigate this matter. It was already a blessing that Shu Wanjuan wasn't implicated; how could he care about Liu Liu Bufei?

Shu Wanjuan only warned Liu Liu Bufei to be more careful. On the way back, Shu Wanjuan was still thinking about how to report to the imperial court. Passing by the territory of the Cold Cultivator Xin Rushu, Shu Wanjuan saw a corpse.

The corpse was very conspicuous, lying on the wilderness.

Xin Rushu was dead, her heart and liver stolen, and there were many wounds on her body; it was hard to say which one had taken her life.

Shu Wanjuan stood beside Xin Rushu's corpse for a long time without moving.

He didn't pity Xin Rushu; he wasn't familiar with her.

He was touched, touched by a younger generation.

After killing twelve Land-Head Gods, Shu Wanjuan had nearly killed He He Jiaqing. Having saved his life from the gates of the Yama Hall, this younger generation should have known to stop.

But who could have thought he would dare to come and steal the territory again.

Shu Wanjuan met He He Jiaqing for the second time and scared him away again. Based on the intimidation he had given He He Jiaqing before, Shu Wanjuan concluded that He He Jiaqing wouldn't dare to come again.

But Shu Wanjuan thought wrong. He He Jiaqing still dared to steal; he ran under Shu Wanjuan's nose to steal. This thieving heart truly didn't lose to Old Man Xiao Qian.

Shu Wanjuan was calculating countermeasures in his heart.

This was Xin Rushu's own territory. Someone dared to kill a Land-Head God so openly in the territory. Did this count as violating the Peddler's rules?

Directly let Liu Liu Bufei find the Peddler to reason. A Land-Head God was killed in the territory; the Peddler should give an explanation.

But what if the Peddler didn't give an explanation?

This situation was different from the last time twelve Land-Head Gods were killed. Those twelve Land-Head Gods died unjustly, but everyone knew the background of these thirteen Land-Head Gods.

Moreover, only Xin Rushu was killed in the territory; the other Land-Head Gods just had no news. And Xin Rushu couldn't say who killed her. If the Peddler put it aside on the surface, it would be reasonable and sensible. If he wanted to make the Peddler swallow his pride again, he was afraid it wouldn't work.

Since that was the case, he would directly return to Chaoge to report and explain the current situation clearly.

But could this matter be explained clearly? Could he just say he was incompetent and couldn't handle this matter?

Even if he really said that, it wouldn't help. Lan Qiao Yi wouldn't let him go. This mess still had to be handled by him. In the end, Shu Wanjuan was given a crime for nothing, and he might even be stripped of his title.

In a dilemma, Shu Wanjuan suddenly felt that the situation was wrong.

He flicked his robe sleeve, and a book "Night Snow" flew out. The characters in the book lined up one by one around him, protecting Shu Wanjuan in the middle.

Two people walked from the distance. One was He He Jiaqing, and the other was wearing a long gown, a bamboo hat, and a veil, covered tightly all over, with a layer of mist covering her side.

In the past, Shu Wanjuan would have sent out some characters to find out the woman's identity, but he didn't do that today.

He looked at He He Jiaqing and smiled, "Good for you, younger generation. You are truly a thieving seed who risks his life but not his wealth."

He He Jiaqing walked calmly toward Shu Wanjuan, "Senior, you overpraise me. I love wealth, but I also cherish my life. The reason I dare to come here to see you, Senior, is because I feel that you cherish the younger generation and can't bear to kill me."

Shu Wanjuan didn't make a sound. Lines of characters kept shuttling around him, fearing that even a slight flaw would be revealed.

He He Jiaqing was right. Shu Wanjuan couldn't bear to kill him, not because he cherished the younger generation, but because Shu Wanjuan might not necessarily be able to kill him.

Previously, Shu Wanjuan had been injured by the joint efforts of Li Qi and Hong Lian Daba, and then severely injured by the Heavenly Light. Shu Wanjuan had half a life left, and this life was saved by Dan Chengjun.

Now his combat power hadn't recovered, but he didn't dare to let it be known, so he could only bluff and barely protect himself.

Fortunately, the one he encountered today was He He Jiaqing, not the Peddler, nor Li Qi.

He He Jiaqing stood still in the distance and kept a safe distance from Shu Wanjuan, "Although I am not a disciple of the Literary Cultivators, in terms of seniority, I should call you an ancestor."

"I know that you came this time and must be carrying the imperial decree. But things have reached this point. Even if you want to return to the imperial court to report, some things won't be easy to explain. It would be better for us, one old and one young, to make a friendship and fulfill each other."

Shu Wanjuan smiled, "Fulfilling each other is easy to say, but how can we discuss it? If I fulfill you, I will suffer."

He He Jiaqing shook his head, "That's not necessarily true. May I ask the ancestor, these thirteen Land-Head Gods have left the Great Shang Kingdom. Do they still have a chance to see Master Lan Qiao in this lifetime?"

Shu Wanjuan thought about it. This matter was hard to answer. He couldn't say there was absolutely no chance. After the Shang Kingdom completely conquered the Pro Continent, Master Lan Qiao might be able to come and see them, but before that, Master Lan Qiao probably wouldn't easily come to the Pro Continent, and even if he did, he wouldn't come to see these few Land-Head Gods.

He He Jiaqing said bluntly, "I think they won't be able to see Master Lan Qiao. If the ancestor returns to Chaoge to report and says they are alive, then they are alive."

Shu Wanjuan smiled and shook his head, "You are truly arrogant, arrogant to the point of not putting others in your eyes. Do you think I can fool the imperial court by lying? Do you think the imperial court won't send people to verify?"

"The younger generation has already made preparations." He He Jiaqing waved the folding fan in his hand, and the person standing behind him lifted the veil and head covering.

Looking at the appearance, this person was exactly the same as Xin Rushu. After removing the outer garment, the figure was also very similar, "So it's a Drama Cultivator," Shu Wanjuan recognized the other party's identity at a glance, "It's a pity she doesn't have the means of a Cold Cultivator."

Shu Wanjuan said the Drama Cultivator came for nothing, but to say she didn't have the means of a Cold Cultivator was wrong.

He He Jiaqing nodded at the woman beside him. The woman understood and waved her hand, and a puddle of water on the ground immediately froze.

Shu Wanjuan nodded, "Using a Cold Cultivator's spiritual object, the method is not bad. Ordinary people can't see the flaws."

"You only prepared this one Drama Cultivator?"

He He Jiaqing said, "I have made preparations for every territory."

Shu Wanjuan thought about it and said again, "There are thirteen Land-Head Gods in the territory. Six who died were replaced by you. Can the remaining seven who are alive not see the flaws?"

He He Jiaqing held the folding fan and cupped his hands, "Ancestor, the younger generation just said that a substitute has been prepared for every territory. Since everything is prepared, are the remaining ones who are alive a bit redundant?"

Shu Wanjuan looked at He He Jiaqing silently.

The characters hovering around him stopped.

"Why should I believe you?" Shu Wanjuan asked.

"The Pro Continent has its own rules." He He Jiaqing flicked his wrist, and the folding fan turned into a contract.

On Dao Ghost Ridge, Li Li Banfeng stood beside his statue, absorbing human energy rapidly during the grand ritual.

After absorbing for a while, Li Li Banfeng walked out of the shrine.

The human energy was pure and surging, but without accumulation, the quantity was ultimately limited. And the human energy that these Dao Ghost Ridge ghosts usually offered to Seventh Brother was wasted in vain because it couldn't be collected.

Li Li Banfeng couldn't stand beside the statue and absorb human energy all the time. As for the human energy in his own territory, Li Li Banfeng had already absorbed a circle. Except for Green Water City and the Lotus New Land, the human energy in other territories wasn't much.

Cloud Three to Cloud Four required ten parts of human energy. Li Li Banfeng had saved less than two parts. Where could the remaining eight parts come from?

Before obtaining more information, Li Li Banfeng didn't want to take risks in the stairwell for the time being. Even if he went to the stairwell, he might not necessarily encounter the Heavenly Lady's statue, and even if he did, he might not necessarily return alive.

Li Li Banfeng thought of a person, Pan Pan Dehai; he had the ability to collect human energy.

"When we were treating insects at Sea-Eat Ridge, Pan Pan Dehai's various performances, overall, should still be trustworthy." Li Li Banfeng specifically consulted Cui Cui Tike's advice.

"You shouldn't ask me about this. I have a relatively unique view on Virtue Cultivators. In my opinion, living Virtue Cultivators are not worth trusting." Cui Cui Tike held a watering can and watered the small flower in the tin can.

That flower grew very well. Li Li Banfeng used his Golden Eyes to see that a child was standing in the center of the flower, looking up at Cui Cui Tike.

Li Li Banfeng went to Sea-Eat Ridge, met Pan Pan Dehai, and explained his purpose.

He wanted to learn Pan Pan Dehai's method of collecting human energy.

Pan Pan Dehai sighed, "This technique sounds ordinary, but it is a skill gained from the knowledge of my whole life. It cannot be easily passed on unless one is a person of virtue."

"What do you think of me?" Li Li Banfeng didn't want to go in circles with Pan Pan Dehai. He directly used the "Meeting Too Late" technique. Although it wasn't very proficient, it still had some effect.

In Pan Pan Dehai's eyes, Li Li Banfeng seemed to have an extra layer of halo.

Usually, he would turn three times in his eyes before saying a word, but now Pan Pan Dehai looked at Li Li Banfeng as if he saw a long-lost soulmate, and his speech became much more straightforward.

But straightforward was straightforward; Pan Pan Dehai didn't make concessions on the price, "Brother Li Qi, if you want to learn the method of collecting human energy, I can teach you, and I guarantee I can teach you."

"But I also have a request. I hope you can help. The Land-Head God of Iron Bowl Ridge is a Food Cultivator,"

"named Worry-Forget Lady. I mentioned her to you before. I still want to entrust Qin Qin Tianjiu to her. Although the matter of Little Qin didn't succeed, I still want to form an alliance with Worry-Forget Lady. I ask Seventh Brother to mediate."

Li Li Banfeng looked at Pan Pan Dehai carefully, "Why do you insist on forming an alliance with her? Is it because Worry-Forget Lady is handsome?"

Pan Pan Dehai sighed, "Brother Li Qi, what kind of person do you take me for? I respect this hero from the bottom of my heart and have never had any improper thoughts about her."

"The reason I want to form an alliance with her is, firstly, I respect her character, and secondly, I respect her skills. Her cultivation base has long exceeded Cloud Three, but she is still a Land-Head God. Such people are very rare."

"Over the years, I have done many virtuous deeds, and I am not very harmonious with the neighbors around me. War in the Pro Continent is imminent, and I am also afraid of being isolated and helpless in the future, so I want to form an alliance with this expert so that we can look after each other."

Pan Pan Dehai was truly sincere today. Having done too many virtuous deeds, he also knew that he was very likely to be isolated.

But Li Li Banfeng really couldn't think of any reason why Worry-Forget Lady would want to form an alliance with Pan Pan Dehai.

Li Li Banfeng sighed, "Old Pan, this matter is hard to handle!"

Pan Pan Dehai also sighed, "Seventh Brother, this technique of mine is also hard to learn!" ===== CHAPTER 717 =====