Chapter 248: Chapter 179 Bitter Vegetable Manor_3
The nail clippers instantly enlarged. SNAP! They cut off the spider leg holding the key.
The nail clippers swiftly dove, snatched the key, rushed out the window, and burrowed into Chu Er’s skirt pocket.
Chu Er took off running, the spider hot on her heels.
As the spider was about to catch up, Chu Er’s panic grew the faster she ran.
Could it really be Da Boyins? If it is him, it’s all over.
Chu Er knew Da Boyins’ cultivation level was high. Without her Support, she was no match for him.
After running for over two miles, the spider suddenly stopped chasing.
Chu Er leaned on her knees, her face a sickly green, gasping for breath for a long while.
She felt for the key; it was still clamped in the nail clippers.
What to do? Hand it over to Ma Wu?
Chu Er turned to find Ma Wu but then abruptly stopped.
This key is so important; should Ma Wu know about it? Should I go to the house and wait for Li Qi to return? But what if that spider comes back too?
「...」
That spider was not Da Boyins; it was Da Boyins’ Puppet.
It stopped pursuing Chu Er because the Puppet had exceeded its control range.
Da Boyins had sent the Puppet to find Red Lotus and had unintentionally discovered the key under the floorboards.
"What is this key for?" Da Boyins muttered to himself. "Why does the Chu Family’s Second Miss also want this key?"
Since Chu Er had spotted him, Da Boyins didn’t dare to linger and immediately left New Land.
「...」
The train arrived at Bitter Vegetable Manor station, and Chu Er prepared to disembark.
Yang Yanzheng and Wen Hongyan wanted to follow, but Chu Er stopped them.
"You both know the rules of Bitter Vegetable Manor," Chu Er said. "Go back. Don’t come looking for me unless it’s urgent."
Carrying her suitcase, Chu Er got off the train. Wen Hongyan and Yang Yanzheng watched with worried expressions.
"Old Yang, what if she causes trouble at Bitter Vegetable Manor again?" Wen Hongyan asked. "What then?"
"She’ll face the consequences, whether it’s a beating or punishment," Yang Yanzheng replied. "It’s up to her own fate now. What else can we do?"
「...」
Li Banfeng was mentally controlling the Paper Doll, sparring with the Tang Sword.
With a single strike from the Tang Sword, the Paper Doll was sliced in two.
Li Banfeng was displeased. "Didn’t I tell you not to use lethal force?"
The Tang Sword replied, "I only used thirty percent of my strength. This girl really can’t take a hit."
"Then use twenty percent this time!" Li Banfeng ordered.
Even at twenty percent strength, the paper creature couldn’t withstand it.
After three slashes, the Tang Sword rested, and Clock Pendulum took its place.
Against Clock Pendulum, the Paper Doll still couldn’t last a single round.
What use is she then? In a real battle, it would be better to just send Clock Pendulum in directly. No, this won’t do. I have to train more!
Li Banfeng hadn’t left the house for two days, diligently training his Fourth Layer Technique.
His progress as a Traveling Cultivator had been somewhat delayed, but his Technique had indeed improved.
He controlled the Paper People and managed to spar with Clock Pendulum for two rounds. Although Clock Pendulum intentionally held back, the Paper People still had opportunities to counterattack.
His white paper was almost gone. Li Banfeng wanted to ask Ma Wu for more, so he pushed open the door. He found himself not in the wooden cabin, but in an earthen house.
It was a dark, dilapidated earthen house. A hole in the southern wall barely served as a window.
What is this place?
Li Banfeng’s head buzzed as he realized his key had been taken.
There were sounds from the outer room; it sounded like someone chopping wood.
Li Banfeng walked into the outer room. He saw a rustic-looking peasant woman, her head wrapped in a towel and her body clad in coarse clothes. She held an axe and stared at Li Banfeng in surprise.
"You really came looking for me!" the peasant woman exclaimed, her face lighting up with pleasant surprise.
Li Banfeng stared for a long moment before asking, "Who are you?"
Chu Er removed the towel from her head and wiped the dust from her face. "You don’t recognize me?"
Do I know her? She looks somewhat familiar.
"What is this place?" Li Banfeng asked.
Chu Er stared blankly for a moment, then asked, "You came here on your own, and you don’t know where this is? This is Bitter Vegetable Manor!"
PS: There’s a prominent figure at Bitter Vegetable Manor!