Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 1041 551: Cleansing Heart Technique (2)

There was some implication in his words. The friend he referred to was people from Snowflake Beach. Shui Yongquan is still in Yuezhou, which can also be considered a clue for Li Banfeng.

Feng Daiku gave Li Banfeng a look, indicating that the conversation could end there.

Li Qi stood up and said, "Alright, I'll go to Yuezhou to take a look and pay a visit to your friends by the way."

After speaking, the three left the house.

Feng Daiku lowered his voice and said, "Let's walk faster; things might change."

Ma Wu said, "Seeing him use underhanded tactics just now, it's clear this Bird People isn't honest. What level are his subordinates?"

Feng Daiku said, "As far as I know, they are all between the fifth and sixth layers."

Ma Wu was puzzled, "We should have fought them earlier; although they have the numbers, we might still have a chance of winning. I don't think Wang Zimian is particularly skilled; Old Qi broke an ashtray and managed to hurt him. With such a skillset, can he still claim to be a Local Deity?"

Feng Daiku shook his head and said, "You don't understand, the Mianxiu himself is not strong in combat, but he is extremely skilled in enhancing the battle readiness of those around him. The Mianxiu Above the Clouds, just in a few words, can elevate the fighting strength of that group to the eighth or ninth layer,

With dozens of eighth and ninth-layer Cultivators besieging us three, we don't know what Taoist Sect they belong to, nor what combat techniques they use, there could still be traps and ambushes in the house; could we have any advantage if a fight broke out?"

While speaking, Feng Daiku walked faster and faster, until arriving at a street corner, when suddenly a hundred people came face to face, blocking the road.

Ma Wu was startled, looked back, and saw there were also a hundred people coming from behind.

The two groups sandwiched Feng Daiku and Ma Wu in the middle.

Feng Daiku had a look of terror and said, "What are you planning to do? You're scaring someone."

The woman wearing glasses from before—the one who encouraged "Xiao Liu" at the factory gate—shouted loudly among the crowd, "Don't listen to this demon woman's nonsense. They made a scene in front of the ancestor earlier, but the ancestor doesn't hold grudges against juniors and spared them,

They show no gratitude, and still gossiped behind our backs. The heroes of Sleepless Town aren't all dead yet; our dignity can't be abandoned like this, as long as we have hard bones, we cannot let them leave Sleepless Town alive."

What is the background of this woman?

The woman's name is Kong Baofen, she is a seventh-layer Mianxiu.

Her combat strength is far weaker than Feng Daiku, but enhancing others' strength and inspiring their morale is the specialty of Mianxiu. Feng Daiku can use techniques to soften the opponent's heart, while Kong Baofen can use techniques to ignite fury and lift morale among those around her; the seventh-layer Emotion Cultivation Technique can counter Emotion Cultivation Techniques Above the Clouds.

Even after countering, it's not over. Kong Baofen continued to inspire the crowd, "Today I declare, if we don't take their heads, I will lay down my life here. When the ancestor comes, I'll take the lead, none of you snatch the credit, as long as I have breath, they cannot pass."

The crowd roared like thunder; Ma Wu said to Li Banfeng, "Old Qi, we can't avoid a fight today. With Mianxiu among them, we can't underestimate this group. Old Qi, Old Qi?"

Where did Old Qi go?

Ma Wu only then noticed Li Qi was not beside them.

Feng Daiku recalled carefully; it seemed Li Qi had been quiet since leaving the mansion.

Feng Daiku hadn't paid attention to him before, inexplicably just ignoring him.

The current situation allowed little time to think; over two hundred people were poised to rush forward at any moment.

With Feng Daiku's power, dealing with these two hundred is not difficult, but when Wang Zimian arrives, it's a different matter entirely.

Could Wang Zimian come?

He's about to arrive.

Feng Daiku predicted right; Wang Zimian never planned to let them leave.

He refrained from acting in the house earlier because Wang Zimian considered the manpower insufficient, and he was too close to Li Banfeng himself.

Before Li Banfeng and the others left, Wang Zimian's butler instructed Kong Baofen to gather manpower for an ambush on the way. Now that the ambush has succeeded, Wang Zimian is ready to act.

The subordinates awaited at the mansion entrance, while Wang Zimian went alone to a private chamber on the second floor to fetch several Magical Treasures.

The chamber door had over a dozen locks, allowing only him inside, not even the butler was permitted entry.

Wang Zimian was very cautious in his actions; although seemingly close to those around him, he was extremely distrustful, never letting his subordinates know what Magical Treasures he carried.

Though Mianxiu isn't skilled in combat, these Magical Treasures are for life-saving purposes.

He first took out a piece of armor—though called armor, it was merely a waistcoat, incredibly heavy, worn on the body, it would continuously absorb his stamina, even for a Cultivator Above the Clouds like him, it was quite burdensome.

Yet wearing this armor, Wang Zimian was fully protected from head to toe without any weakness. As for the armor's durability, Wang Zimian had once survived an assassination by a Cloudtop Martial Cultivator enduring dozens of strikes without injury, thanks entirely to the armor's protection. The cost was significant, but this armor is indeed a rare treasure.

Defense alone was insufficient, Wang Zimian took the armor and sought a more than two-meter-long broadsword.

This long-handled broadsword was also a treasure; as long as grasped in hand, it allowed him to battle the enemy freely.

The so-called freely meant if he wanted to chop off the opponent's head, the sword would go up by itself—the timing, distance, angle, and force all required no consideration from the wielder.

As for its power, Wang Zimian once fought with a Strength Cultivator, wearing his armor he still got injured, because this broadsword pierced Wang Zimian's armor.