Chapter 774: The Foundation of Residential Cultivation

The Old Train said the Heavenly Maiden was the scourge of Puluo Continent, gritting his teeth as he said it.

Li Li Banfeng didn't comment, and the factory building fell silent again.

The Old Train lowered his head, picking up food with his chopsticks, but didn't chew after picking it up, filling his mouth fuller and fuller.

Li Li Banfeng asked: "If I let you get the other half back, would you be willing?"

The Old Train swallowed the food in his mouth in one gulp: "Then I would go completely crazy."

Li Li Banfeng asked again: "If I ask you to release the Heavenly Maiden, would you be willing to agree?"

The Old Train put down his chopsticks: "Am I crazy, or are you crazy?"

Danger approached, and the Old Train wrote his murderous intent on his face.

"I'm not crazy," Li Li Banfeng shook his head. "You can't stay split like this forever, and the Heavenly Maiden can't stay locked up forever."

The Old Train shook his head: "It doesn't matter if I'm split or not, but she absolutely must be locked up. She absolutely cannot be allowed to return to Puluo Continent. You don't know what Puluo Continent looked like under her control."

"Puluo Continent was once under the control of the Heavenly Maiden?"

The Old Train said: "Because the Peddler wasn't in Puluo Continent at that time. He conquered the world but didn't sit on the throne. He left, and no one could control that scourge. Puluo Continent was manipulated by her at will. You can't even imagine that scene."

Li Li Banfeng looked at the oil stains on the machine tool and recalled a memory: "I have seen a similar scene at the Dark Star Bureau. Everyone became fond of cleanliness."

The Old Train said: "She loves cleanliness. She wants all Residential Cultivators to become clean. She wants everyone who enters a house to become clean. She wants the entire Puluo Continent to become a house. She wants everyone in the entire Puluo Continent to become clean."

Saying "clean" so many times in one breath, the Old Train's mouth wasn't smooth anymore.

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Is it just becoming clean?"

The Old Train laughed: "You think becoming clean isn't a big deal, right? Do you know what cleanliness is?

Have you ever thought about one thing: why does Puluo Continent have boundaries? Why don't other places have them? What exactly is a boundary? Why do people disappear as soon as they touch a boundary?

Have you ever thought about why all Puluo Continent people think boundaries are reasonable? No one asks where boundaries come from or when they started. It seems Puluo Continent was born with boundaries.

Go to the street in Green Water City and ask what a Puluo Continent without boundaries looks like. Ask them if they know?

Ask anywhere in Puluo Continent, ask how we fought the Saints back then, and see how many people can say it?

Besides places like Baiji Commandery and Suihuang Plain, how many people in other places still remember that there was a war?

Why doesn't Puluo Continent have history books? Even if there is no official history, why isn't there even unofficial history? Why isn't there a single person willing to write history books?

Because they feel history books are things that don't need to be written, shouldn't be written, and cannot be written!

Tang Tang Shijiang was my most proud student. He ran so many newspaper offices in Black Stone Slope. He knew that some things should be recorded, but no newspaper office knew to collect old newspapers.

When cultivation reached the level of Zhou Zhou Badou, he finally woke up. He knew to collect old newspapers, and he knew some things should be remembered, but he wrote so many books and just never thought about writing history books!"

Li Li Banfeng was stunned for a long time. He looked up at the Old Train and asked: "Why exactly is this?"

The Old Train smiled: "That eldest girl of the He family is your lover. Go ask her. Ask her about the He family's ancestors, and she remembers them clearly. Ask her about her friends and relatives, and she remembers them clearly.

But ask her about Puluo Continent, and she definitely can't explain it clearly. You might think the He family's eldest girl has a bad brain, so go find someone with a good brain and ask.

Ma Ma Junyang has a good brain, right? Chu Chu Huaiyuan has a good brain, right? Go ask them, how much do they know about things outside the house?

They remember things inside the house clearly, but are muddled about things outside the house. This is the root nature of Residential Cultivation.

The Heavenly Maiden loves cleanliness, but what she cleaned up wasn't just houses, but the brains of Puluo Continent. To this day, Puluo Continent is still like this, because the Heavenly Maiden planted the root nature of Residential Cultivation in Puluo Continent!"

Li Li Banfeng felt a wave of dizziness.

Thinking about it carefully, he had had doubts about these things.

Not to mention anything else, the figures who dominated Puluo Continent back then, none of their backgrounds could be explained clearly. The wife and Hong Ying are two examples. These two people even turned into one person in many folk legends—a female general holding a red-tasseled spear and charging into battle.

Is it hard to investigate this clearly?

Actually, it's not hard. There were many people who knew about it at the time.

But Residential Cultivators aren't willing to investigate. This isn't their family business.

Some things even Li Li Banfeng isn't willing to investigate. His temperament is also slowly changing.

The Old Train took a cigarette and gave it to Li Li Banfeng, then lit one for himself. He took a deep breath and sighed: "The Heavenly Maiden doesn't want Puluo Continent people to remember too many things. This is of no benefit to her.

I also know I should record some things. I wrote a train log. I drove the train everywhere, and I recorded what I saw along the way. But the more I recorded, the more chaotic it became. Later, I didn't know where that log was lost."

Log?

"Floating Clouds Asking at the Post"?

"Floating Clouds Asking at the Post" came from the Old Train's hand?

That book was indeed recorded in a mess. When the Old Train isn't crazy, he speaks very logically. I didn't expect his writing to be so poor.

Mentioning the train log, the Old Train felt a bit regretful: "I estimate that log was discovered by A Yu. She must have told the Heavenly Maiden, and the Heavenly Maiden used some means to take the log away."

Li Li Banfeng said: "She doesn't even let go of this kind of thing?"

"She doesn't let go of anything. She doesn't let go of people; she wishes she could turn all Puluo Continent people into Residential Cultivators.

"Don't even spare the ghosts; as long as a residential cultivator calls out the right name inside the residence, the vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts will all become residential spirits."

So the process of Residential Spirits recognizing their masters also originated from the Heavenly Maiden.

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Why did the Heavenly Maiden go to the Outer Continent later?"

The Old Train stepped on the cigarette butt and laughed with great satisfaction: "Because the person who could cure her came back."

"The Peddler?"

The Old Train nodded: "When the Peddler first came back, he couldn't do anything about her either. The various territories were completely locked by her. The Peddler wanted to settle scores with her but couldn't find her.

Later, the Peddler researched the Peddler's Path and finally blocked the Heavenly Maiden. The two had a fierce battle, and the Heavenly Maiden was defeated."

The Heavenly Maiden at her peak still couldn't beat the Peddler.

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Did the Heavenly Maiden flee to the Outer Continent after being defeated?"

Speaking of this, the Old Train gritted his teeth again, his face full of unwillingness: "She shouldn't even have had the chance to flee in defeat. The Peddler could have killed her,

but the Peddler didn't make a move!"

Li Li Banfeng thought about it and could understand the Peddler's position: "If the Heavenly Maiden was killed, wouldn't the boundary disappear?"

The Old Train nodded: "Yes, it would disappear. Wouldn't it be good if it disappeared?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "If the boundary disappeared, what would we use to resist the Inner Continent?"

"What are you afraid of? I don't need her bird boundary. I'll pull the brothers together and fight them!"

Li Li Banfeng said: "What if we can't beat them?"

The Old Train said: "Even if we throw our lives into it, at least we'll fall standing up."

Li Li Banfeng asked again: "What if the entire Puluo Continent is thrown into it?"

The Old Train said: "That would still be better than living in the grid drawn by the Heavenly Maiden!"

Li Li Banfeng didn't speak, and the Old Train lowered his head and drank wine in silence.

After he calmed down a little, Li Li Banfeng asked: "How was the Heavenly Maiden trapped by you in the Dark Star Bureau?"

The Old Train shook his head: "At that time, there was no Dark Star Bureau. After the Heavenly Maiden was defeated by the Peddler, she was seriously injured. The Peddler spared her life, and the two signed a contract.

The Heavenly Maiden withdrew the boundary of Puluo Continent and left the boundary defending against the Inner Continent. The Heavenly Maiden agreed, and the two signed a contract. As a result, not long after, the boundary of Puluo Continent appeared again.

The Peddler went everywhere to search for the Heavenly Maiden. The Heavenly Maiden hid in the Outer Continent. The Peddler sent her a letter saying they would fight to the death when they met again. The Heavenly Maiden replied, and the matter was settled."

"The Peddler didn't go to the Outer Continent to find her?"

"The Peddler couldn't get away. At that time, there were too many things in Puluo Continent. But I could get away. I went!" Speaking of this, the Old Train was full of murderous intent. "I couldn't let her continue to scourge Puluo Continent. I had to take her life.

But when I arrived in the Outer Continent, I found the situation was wrong. In order to retake Puluo Continent, the Heavenly Maiden had already colluded with the Outer Continent. From that time on, the Customs Hall appeared.

There were a few old friends in the Outer Continent who had become the Heavenly Maiden's subordinates. Although there weren't many, added to the Heavenly Maiden, they were really hard to deal with.

But hard to deal with or not, I had to deal with them. They wanted to counterattack Puluo Continent. If they had succeeded at that time, the Peddler might not have been able to hold them off.

The Peddler carried many things for me, so it was my turn to carry something for him. Taking advantage of the Heavenly Maiden's injuries not yet healed, I made a move in advance. That time I prepared very thoroughly. I couldn't kill her, but I trapped her.

I used the method taught to me by the Face-Not-Big sect and split myself into two. The Gong Xiu one of me firmly locked the Heavenly Maiden and A Yu, and the Traveling Cultivator one of me continued to fight for my life with my old friends.

I was beaten very miserably, with only one breath left, but I won."

Speaking of this, the Old Train laughed: "Many things done in the past were cold, but for this matter, I am worthy of the Peddler."

Speaking to this point, Li Li Banfeng didn't know how to open his mouth.

He lifted his hat brim and asked the Old Train again: "What if I still want to release her?"

A cold wind rose, and the factory building was about to freeze.

The Old Train looked at Li Li Banfeng and said: "Brother, I owe you a life, but I've said so much, do you still not understand the consequences of releasing the Heavenly Maiden?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "Brother, I've heard everything you said. If the Heavenly Maiden attacks Puluo Continent again, the situation in Puluo Continent will definitely be very dangerous. But if someone uses the Heavenly Maiden as a tool to attack Puluo Continent again, isn't the situation dangerous?

You've been to the Dark Star Bureau; you know what the situation is now. If one day the Outer Continent completely controls the Heavenly Maiden, if one day the Heavenly Maiden is handed over to the Inner Continent as a bargaining chip, what kind of consequences will that be?"

The Old Train didn't speak.

Li Li Banfeng said again: "The Inner Continent is about to attack. This matter must be concluded as soon as possible."

The Old Train picked up the wine jar, wanted to drink a mouthful, but put it down again: "Do you have a way to deal with the Heavenly Maiden?"

"Yes," Li Li Banfeng nodded. "But this matter must be handled by the two of us brothers together."

Li Li Banfeng and the Old Train agreed to meet at the Dark Star Bureau the day after tomorrow.

Before going to Yuezhou, Li Li Banfeng went to Green Water City first and arrived at the Customs General Hall.

Today, the Customs Hall was a bit deserted. Liao Liao Zihui was sitting in the office alone. Seeing Li Li Banfeng come, Liao Liao Zihui didn't use official jargon and directly greeted Li Li Banfeng to drink tea on the sofa.

"General Envoy Liao, there is a matter I want to discuss with you."

"Please speak, Li Ju."

"I want you to close all the customs of Puluo Continent, including railways, waterways, and ground customs."

Liao Liao Zihui didn't feel surprised; he asked calmly: "Can you tell me the reason?"

"No." Li Li Banfeng shook his head.

He wanted to rescue the Heavenly Maiden and A Yu from the Dark Star Bureau. By then, whether the Customs Hall's control over the boundary would still be effective, and whether the train conductors manufactured by the Heavenly Maiden using the "Golden House Hides Beauty" technique would still have the ability to cross the boundary, were all unknown.

Li Li Banfeng didn't want innocent people to be implicated.

Liao Liao Zihui tapped his fingers on his knees twice: "Li Ju, if speaking from the position, I should hide this matter from you and incidentally ask for a favor from you.

But if I put down the position, I want to tell you the truth. Old Brother Li, the customs will close tomorrow. Now Puluo Continent only allows exit and no entry. All trains leaving Puluo Continent only carry Customs Hall personnel. The Customs Hall is about to withdraw from Puluo Continent. So this matter can be done, but it's not done for you."

Li Li Banfeng blinked. This matter surprised him a bit: "Can you tell me the reason?"

"No." Liao Liao Zihui shook his head.

Li Li Banfeng gave a bitter smile. The words he had just said were returned to him.

Liao Liao Zihui poured a cup of tea for Li Li Banfeng: "Old Brother Li, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I don't know at all. The only news I know is that the Inner Continent is about to start a war, and the Outer Continent doesn't want to participate in this war.

Only a few personnel from the Customs Hall will remain behind. These remaining personnel will lead the Innocent Army to deploy defenses in Puluo Continent. Old Brother, if you want to leave Puluo Continent, I can arrange a special train for you. If you want to take others away, give me a list as soon as possible. After twelve o'clock tonight, I will be powerless."

Li Li Banfeng looked at Liao Liao Zihui: "Why haven't you left yet?"

Liao Liao Zihui said: "I'm not leaving. I'm a person who is going to retire in Puluo Continent. I don't know how to live after returning to the Outer Continent. I'll stay behind to deploy defenses."

Li Li Banfeng put on his top hat: "After you retire, let's have a good drink at Xiaoyao Dock."

Liao Liao Zihui picked up the teacup and said: "You drink in the audience; I have to sing on the stage. I still want to earn more pension money."

Li Li Banfeng smiled, lowered his hat brim, and his figure disappeared.

Liao Liao Zihui took out a record and placed it on the record player.

Looking at the sunset outside the window, he swayed his body and sang along with the music: "Don't fear the gale blowing away the love, ten thousand waters and mountains are always affection,

Gathering and scattering are also destined by heaven, don't blame heaven, don't blame fate, just ask for the mountains and waters to bear witness together."

Li Li Banfeng returned to the Dark Star Bureau. Today, the Dark Star Bureau was also very deserted.

Since he arrived in the Outer Continent, his phone had been blown up. Preserved fruit, crabapple, tangerine, clam, steamed bun—the familiar Dark Star Bureau members called one after another, all in a hurry to tell Li Li Banfeng one thing: they were going on vacation.

Knowing that Li Ju's phone was hard to get through, they still had to call, because something was going to happen to the Dark Star Bureau.

Li Li Banfeng arrived at the Dark Star Bureau in advance because he wanted to send away unrelated personnel. It seems this move was also a bit redundant.

Gao Gao Yina and Chen Chen Zhangrui were waiting in the office. They knew Li Qi was coming back.

Li Li Banfeng didn't beat around the bush either. He had already seen some things clearly: "Is the Dark Star Bureau really going to withdraw this time?"

Gao Gao Yina shook her head: "It can't be considered a withdrawal; it's a transfer. We want to transfer the Dark Star Bureau to a suitable place to continue to play a role. The Dark Star Bureau must still maintain a high degree of combat capability and consciousness, so as to—"

Li Li Banfeng interrupted Gao Gao Yina: "In other words, you have abandoned this building?"

Gao Gao Yina was used to Li Qi's attitude. She nodded slightly: "This is the decision of the higher-ups. Under the joint efforts of Li Ju and us, Puluo Continent has already shown a strong momentum of development, and some unnecessary interventions in Puluo Continent should also be adjusted in a timely manner—"

"Stop talking nonsense," Li Li Banfeng interrupted Gao Gao Yina again. "Tell me more directly."

Gao Gao Yina said: "We hope to carry out the next stage of cooperation with Puluo Continent on the basis of mutual benefit, so we—"

"Still talking nonsense?" Li Li Banfeng's tone was calm, but Gao Gao Yina could detect that he was angry.

A Yu laughed softly: "Woman, tell the truth."

There were some things Gao Gao Yina couldn't say originally, but influenced by A Yu, she still said it: "We received news of the war, the war that the Shang Kingdom is about to launch against Puluo Continent.

This war completely exceeded our ability to bear, so we decided to temporarily withdraw personnel and institutions related to Puluo Continent to avoid being involved in the war."

While speaking, Chen Chen Zhangrui kept looking at Li Li Banfeng.

The matter came a bit suddenly, but Chen Chen Zhangrui had already reminded Li Li Banfeng long ago, and he even showed the relevant plan to Li Li Banfeng.

Even with mental preparation, the Outer Continent acting so quickly still exceeded Li Li Banfeng's expectations.

This matter is not right; the situation is not that simple.

The Outer Continent couldn't have taken such a big action just because of a little wind.

"The news you received, is it just news?"

Gao Gao Yina was sweating profusely. She didn't want to open her mouth again, but she couldn't resist A Yu's prying.

Prying is sometimes not in the dark, but in the open.

She finally said all the truth: "We received a threat from the Shang Kingdom. If we don't terminate the cooperative relationship with Puluo Continent, we will suffer a blow of the same degree as Puluo Continent."

Li Li Banfeng looked at Gao Gao Yina with cold eyes: "Is it just a threat?"

Gao Gao Yina lowered her head: "Their attitude is very tough." Li Li Banfeng said: "Tell me directly about the price. What benefits did the Inner Continent promise you?"

Under A Yu's coercion, Gao Gao Yina was almost stuttering: "I, I, I know that if this time, we don't intervene in the war,

the Shang Kingdom can bring us a qualitative change in technology."

After saying these words, Gao Gao Yina felt much more relaxed.

Li Li Banfeng leaned on the back of the chair and thought of a person.

He admired Lan Qiao Yi's strategy in diplomacy very much.

Actually, he should have thought of it long ago. Ever since Lan Qiao Yi expelled the Saints and controlled the government of the Shang Kingdom, his attitude toward the Outer Continent must have quietly changed.

The Shang Kingdom had prejudices against the Outer Continent. Lan Qiao Yi wouldn't have made it too obvious when his footing wasn't stable, but now he doesn't need to worry. With his prestige in the Shang Kingdom, many strategies can be placed in the open.

But doesn't Lan Qiao Yi want the Heavenly Maiden?

If he controlled the boundary, for him, this war would almost be a sure win.

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Why don't you hand this building over to the Shang Kingdom? The Shang Kingdom definitely wants it; they would give a higher price."

Gao Gao Yina wiped her sweat. When she said this, she no longer felt difficult, because these words were originally meant to be told to Li Li Banfeng. Now it was nothing more than saying it more directly:

"Two days ago, the Dark Star Bureau lost a very important thing, a floor-standing television set. This television set is the incarnation of a Dark Energy User.

This isn't the first time the Dark Star Bureau has been infiltrated, nor is it the first time the Dark Star Bureau has had a theft. Some problems have become very obvious, some things have completely lost control, and an important figure is about to lose control.

We once signed a special agreement with this important figure, an agreement with the characteristics of Puluo Continent."

Li Li Banfeng understood this: "You signed a contract with her."

Gao Gao Yina nodded: "That's right, it's the contract mentioned by Puluo Continent. According to the agreement, we cannot hand that important figure over to the Inner Continent.

We know the value and significance of the contract, and we also cherish the various achievements made in Puluo Continent, so we made a decision. We are willing to return this figure to Puluo Continent. This is also our effort to balance the interests of all parties."

"Balance?" Li Li Banfeng smiled and laughed for a long time.

He is a balancer, and at this moment, the word "balance" is a bit ironic.

Gao Gao Yina was a bit awkward, and Chen Chen Zhangrui was a bit ashamed.

Li Li Banfeng put away his smile and asked Gao Gao Yina: "Is it really just a business?"

Gao Gao Yina's sweat came out again: "This was after repeated research—"

Li Li Banfeng picked up the teacup on the table: "I wish your business great profit."

Gao Gao Yina left.

Chen Chen Zhangrui lowered his head and said: "Li Ju, I should have told you earlier—"

"It's not your fault. You already made it clear last time. I understood it then. Withdraw all the people in our bureau; it's very dangerous here now."

Chen Chen Zhangrui nodded slightly and left Li Qi's office.

Li Li Banfeng looked at his pocket watch: 3:30 PM.

Agreed to act at midnight, there is still plenty of time.

The tactics are clear, and the wife has already arranged everything at home. What should be done right now?

Li Li Banfeng took out "Floating Clouds Asking at the Post". He wanted to see if the Old Train had recorded history related to the Outer Continent. He wanted to see how this special relationship started.

After flipping through a few pages, Li Li Banfeng became impatient. The narrative style in the book made him unable to find the key points or clear his thoughts.

"Today I saw a girl. This girl's kung fu is remarkable, but she made fun of me for being short—"

Perhaps because Li Li Banfeng's mood was a bit complicated, seeing this sentence, he really wanted to tear this book up!

What was the Old Train thinking about all day?

What did he write?

What kind of history is this?

Is this thing really a train log?

After calming down for a moment, Li Li Banfeng continued to look down.

Even if he could learn some techniques, even if he could see some useful information, there was definitely no harm in reading more of such a useful book.

"I feel my time really isn't short. Is twenty seconds short? Can this girl hold on? I feel I can win."

Li Li Banfeng laughed.

Twenty seconds isn't short? The Old Train had the nerve to write it down!

Wait!

This time of twenty seconds is a bit familiar.

Li Li Banfeng used the Liankuo Bridal Chamber to swap something out of the Leaving Suishenju.

A piece of the Old Train's snot paper.

There seems to be a misunderstanding here.

PS: This book doesn't seem to be written by the Old Train. ===== CHAPTER 775 =====