Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'-Chapter 671 - 463 Hong Ying’s Eyes

In the Portable Residence, Li Banfeng was discussing strategies with the Tang Sword.

"Er Lu, do you still remember the battle with Green Flower?"

"I’ve forgotten most things; I only have a vague impression of the minor details. I remember many people died in Beggar Bay, one wave after another. It never stopped. I didn’t know how to deal with it then. Beggar Bay, the place where the poor lived, had been hit by a natural disaster. It seemed all too common, as if no one could withstand it. In the end, Green Flower and I fought to the death. My lord, you might not believe me, but honestly, I wasn’t a coward in that battle."

Li Banfeng said, "I believe you. In the face of a tough battle, you were indeed not a coward."

The Tang Sword continued, "I remember I was very weak that day, feeble even before the fight, and I became even weaker after it began. I stole some things from him, and after I did, I used the Greedy for More technique. I took his Internal Organs. I thought I could win, but I really can’t recall what happened next. All I remember is that my sword was still there; my sword kept talking to me. I don’t remember what it said. When I could remember things again, I had become the sword."

Although his memory was very vague, the Tang Sword had already provided quite a few key details.

Li Banfeng wanted to string this content into a clue, but his thoughts were in chaos. This opponent’s techniques were rather formidable, still having an aftereffect on Li Banfeng’s mind even now.

Disorder isn’t to be feared. We have a way to organize, a very intuitive way.

Li Banfeng wrote down both the descriptions from the Tang Sword and the Old Man of the Orange Orchard.

The first scene depicted Greenwater Beggar at Beggar Bay, killing with an epidemic. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

During that time, Greenwater Beggar, with a ferocious smile, squeezed the pustules on his face one by one, causing the surrounding people to die in succession.

Li Banfeng said to the Projector, "The action of squeezing pustules, make it more detailed."

The Projector explained, "I’m afraid if the image is too detailed, it will cause the audience to feel disgusted."

"No, visual shock is what this segment needs."

SPLAT! A glob of pus splattered onto the screen. The wife shuddered, "Husband, do we really need to watch this at home?"

Hong Ying snorted coldly, "The husband is the wife’s guide. Whatever Qi Lang wants to watch, we watch. Is it your place to talk?"

The Phonograph was furious, "You wretch, looking for a beating, are you!"

Hong Ying personally brought a wooden plank. "Go on, hit me!"

The Phonograph laughed, "Ying Ying, come here. I won’t beat you today. I’ll open your eyes, let you gain some experience."

Hong Ying sneered, "If my eyes were opened, I would kill you with just a Passing Glance!"

The two continued to argue as the film rolled on.

Beggar Bay was strewn with corpses, and the Local Deity, Yuan Showu, had his combat power severely weakened.

Li Banfeng said to the Tang Sword, "Your cultivation method should be like Elder Yao’s: not unilateral taking, but mutually supportive. I remember this should be called Living Water cultivation, with combat power fluctuating with the population. Greenwater Beggar took advantage of this, weakening your combat power by reducing the population of Beggar Bay."

After pondering for a long time, the Tang Sword said, "I don’t remember clearly. It should be as you said, My lord, but this Yuan Showu in the film doesn’t look much like me."

The Projector said in a deep voice, "It’s the artistic conception that matters. Don’t nitpick too much."

The Tang Sword was still not convinced. "Yuan Showu is my name, but I am a human. What do you mean by putting a donkey up there?"

In the battle scene between Greenwater Beggar and Yuan Showu, a beggar was fighting a frail donkey.

The wife’s laughs filled the room with steam, and Hong Ying snorted coldly, "Weren’t you just saying it was disgusting? Now you’re laughing so heartily?"

"Ying Ying, come here, your hair is done up wrong. Let me fix it for you!"

Hong Ying spat, "You’d kindly fix my hair? Are you planning to use this as an excuse to hit me again?"

"I really won’t hit you. Come on."

The wife did Hong Ying’s hair as, on the film screen, the beggar killed the donkey.

The Tang Sword was quite unsatisfied with this. "I battled him for a long time, and you just gloss over it. Isn’t that inappropriate?"

The Projector ignored the Tang Sword, continuing to project the image where Greenwater Beggar sat beside the donkey’s corpse, consuming it and becoming enshrouded in layers of light halos, thus becoming the Local Deity.

"Er Lu, Greenwater Beggar should have created the Taoist Sect of Disease Cultivation after becoming the Local Deity. Is this process accurate?"

After much contemplation, the Tang Sword said, "My lord, I really can’t remember."

The Projector rewound the film a bit. "Seventh Guide, Greenwater Beggar was already spreading the epidemic before becoming the Local Deity. Disease Cultivation might have already become a Taoist Sect at that time."

With no evidence for the exact timeline, Li Banfeng could only consult the Phonograph. "Beloved wife, can a cultivator create a Taoist Sect after ascending to Above the Clouds?"

While doing Hong Ying’s hair, the wife responded, "There’s such a rumor, but Little Servant tried and wasn’t successful. This might be related to the cultivator’s talent."

Hong Ying cut in, "Qi Lang, I’ve also tried, and I wasn’t successful either."

The Phonograph scoffed, "All you think about is ’Fragrant Words Tales.’ What kind of Taoist Sect could you possibly create? A sect for love poems?"

Hong Ying humphed and said no more. Watching the portrayal of Greenwater Beggar spreading the epidemic, Li Banfeng felt there was a problem.

"Er Lu, Greenwater Beggar was spreading the epidemic in your territory, and you just let him do it, didn’t do anything?"

After a long thought, the Tang Sword said to Li Banfeng, "My lord, at that time I only knew there was an epidemic. I didn’t know who was spreading it. Their cultivation level was undetectable, so I didn’t even know who Green Flower was."