Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'-Chapter 714 - 473: The Wail in the Basement_3

Another Jiang Xiang Gang Disciple had just approached when Chu Er used chopsticks to flip off his skullcap. Brain matter spattered across the table.

Cui Tiq picked up a roasted chicken, flicked off the brain matter, and ate the chicken.

A Jiang Xiang Gang Disciple with a decent cultivation level tried to sneak up on Chu Er from behind but was tripped by Lu Chunying.

Tan Fucheng hurriedly helped the Jiang Xiang Gang Disciple to his feet and had him sit on a chair, saying, "Now that you’re seated, don’t move."

The Jiang Xiang Gang Disciple truly didn’t move, watching wide-eyed as Tan Fucheng slit his throat.

The Jiang Xiang Gang’s main hall originally possessed considerable combat strength, but that was only when someone organized them.

Now, the Gang Leader was dead, and the Hall Masters had been captured alive. The remaining members were either fighting or fleeing, plunging everything into chaos.

Some vaguely saw a figure flash before their eyes; in the blink of an eye, that person exploded into a shower of flesh and blood.

After killing dozens of people, Li Banfeng contacted Luo Zhengnan and called him over to wrap things up.

"Old Luo, we are all old friends from the Gang, you haven’t forgotten the old ties, have you?"

"Seventh Master, I could never forget the old ties; I’m here to see them off on their last journey."

「...」

Da Boyins squatted by the lake, sensing the surroundings through his spider silk.

He Jiaqing’s deduction was correct: there was another exit to the basement. Da Boyins, along with Lu Xiaolan, had managed to get out just before Li Qi took the Stone Cone.

Lu Xiaolan said, "We should hurry. The Long Spear’s power is difficult to control, and they’ll find us soon. By then, it will be too late to escape."

Da Boyins shook his head. "Wait a bit longer. I need to find one more very important thing."

"What exactly are you looking for?"

"A corpse. Xiao Zhenggong’s corpse."

「...」

Luo Zhengnan quickly arrived at the main hall with his men. He reminisced with his old friends from the Gang before sending them off, one by one.

"Seventh Master, where is Gang Leader Xiao? I wanted to see him one more time."

Li Qi shook his head. "He’s dead. Not even a corpse remains."

Luo Zhengnan sighed. "It’s a pity; I still had many things I wanted to ask him."

Li Qi smiled. "I should have left him alive for you to ask him a few questions."

"Forget it, no need to ask now. Every time I spoke with him, it made me angry. I’ll talk to Yao Zhiyi instead."

Luo Zhengnan squatted in front of Yao Zhiyi and asked, "Old brother, do you still remember me?"

Yao Zhiyi was shocked. "Luo Zhengnan, I thought you were dead..."

Luo Zhengnan patted Yao Zhiyi’s face. "At this point, you still can’t say anything nice. Aren’t you afraid I’ll cut out your tongue?"

Yao Zhiyi shook his head repeatedly. "Old Luo, your business has nothing to do with me. All of this was ordered by the Gang Leader and carried out by Pei Yikou."

"Let’s not talk about my affairs. Let’s talk about our Gang’s matters. What exactly is this Flying General Camp all about?"

At this point, Yao Zhiyi no longer kept secrets. "The Gang Leader said the Jiang Xiang Gang had no future and planned to change its banner. Somehow, they contacted Iron Sheep Mountain. They asked its Fort Master, Lu Xiaolan, to impersonate the Flying General, Zhao Xiaowan, and establish the Flying General Camp."

Lu Xiaolan? It was her who was impersonating the Flying General? This person really has no shame, daring to use Zhao Xiaowan’s name.

Li Qi asked, "Was it Lu Xiaolan who wiped out the Thousand Pearls Mountain bandits before?"

Yao Zhiyi actually knew the inside story. "It can’t be considered a wipeout; it was more like a hostile takeover. Iron Sheep Mountain had always been in conflict with Thousand Pearls Mountain. Lu Xiaolan went up the mountain, killed the Fort Master of Thousand Pearls Mountain, and absorbed his Bandit Soldiers. Then, she spread the news that the Flying General was stamping out evil and bringing peace to the people.

Gang Leader Xiao got a few scribes to publicize it, and just like that, the Flying General Camp’s reputation was established."

L Luo Zhengnan was skeptical. "Old Yao, at this point, you better not be lying to me."

Yao Zhiyi said, "Younger Brother Luo, how dare I deceive you? What I just told you is the absolute truth!"

Luo Zhengnan said, "I’ve heard of Thousand Pearls Mountain’s reputation; they had some real skill. What’s Lu Xiaolan really made of? How can I believe you when you say she went up Thousand Pearls Mountain alone and killed its Fort Master?"

Yao Zhiyi shook his head repeatedly. "I never said she went up the mountain alone. She brought many people, infiltrated the mountain, and then made her move. Besides, Gang Leader Xiao also gave her a treasure at that time."

"What treasure?"

"Zhao Xiaowan, transformed into a Long Spear. That’s the real thing! Just having it before you, its imposing aura alone would make it hard for anyone to even raise their head."

Upon hearing about this Long Spear, veins throbbed on the foreheads of both Luo Zhengnan and Li Banfeng.

Luo Zhengnan was filled with hatred!

He had once nearly lost his life at Iron Gate Fort for that spear. It was then handed over to Xiao Zhenggong, who subsequently reneged on their deal to make him Deputy Gang Leader. The memory of that event still made Luo Zhengnan grind his teeth in frustration.

Li Banfeng was trying not to laugh.

That Long Spear was crafted by the Copper Lotus Flower. It wasn’t called Zhao Xiaowan; its name was Exploding Tiger.

It was originally intended only to deceive Luo Zhengnan, but who knew it would end up fooling so many people.

Luo Zhengnan said, "Such an important item, how could Xiao Zhenggong possibly hand it over to Lu Xiaolan?"

Yao Zhiyi said, "Lu Xiaolan is truly skilled. She has a fake Foreign Devil by her side who has connections with the Inner State. This fake Foreign Devil even had someone create a corpse for the Gang Leader. It was made to look so real, even the blood was identical—no one could tell the difference!"

A corpse as lifelike as the real thing? Could it be the Body Masonry Technique? But even the Body Masonry Technique couldn’t replicate blood so perfectly. What other methods were involved?

Li Banfeng was very interested in this.

Luo Zhengnan asked, "Where is Lu Xiaolan right now?"

Yao Zhiyi said, "Under the lake, there’s a basement. Lu Xiaolan and the fake Foreign Devil are both there. That basement was built using a special Craftsmanship Method, a treasure the fake Foreign Devil brought from the Inner State. It can’t be opened from the inside, only entered from the outside. They must still be down there. I’ll take you to have a look."