Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'
Chapter 80 - 67 My Lady, Let’s Consummate our Marriage

Chapter 80: Chapter 67 My Lady, Let’s Consummate our Marriage

"Take a deep breath and hold on! You’ll be fine!"

Geng Zhiwei had sustained a fatal injury, and blood was gushing from his neck.

"Hold on, you can do it!" Li Banfeng inserted the Blood-Thirsty Pendulum into Geng Zhiwei’s neck to stanch the bleeding.

Geng Zhiwei gasped with all his might. He didn’t want to die. Though covered in wounds and having suffered greatly, he truly didn’t want to die.

Sweat beaded on Li Banfeng’s forehead as he saw Geng Zhiwei’s condition worsen. "Keep breathing! You must hold on!

Think of your vast family business! You don’t want to just hand it over to someone else, do you?

Think of all your assets! You wouldn’t want them divided, would you?

Think of all your concubines! You wouldn’t want them sneaking into someone else’s bed, would you?

Deep breath, hold on! You can’t die yet!"

Hearing Li Banfeng’s encouragement, Geng Zhiwei’s breathing instantly became rapid and forceful.

He was not content; he could not accept losing everything he possessed.

Driven by anger and resentment, his will to survive surged to an entirely new level.

Li Banfeng glanced at the Phonograph.

The Lost Soul of the first Martial Cultivator had been completely consumed.

The Lost Soul of the second Martial Cultivator was more than halfway eaten.

After about fifteen minutes, the second Lost Soul was also devoured.

Li Banfeng wiped the sweat from Geng Zhiwei’s brow. "You’ve suffered, Zhiwei, you truly have. It’s alright. Now it’s your turn. You’ll be relieved soon."

The reason Li Banfeng had kept Geng Zhiwei alive until now was because his wife wanted to taste a fresh soul.

It’s like eating hot pot; the taste of frozen meat versus freshly slaughtered meat—they’re just not the same.

Geng Zhiwei felt as if a thin slice had been ripped from his left hand.

In fact, his left hand was uninjured; it was his soul that had been torn.

The damage to his soul made the already weak Geng Zhiwei even worse off.

But the intense pain kept him fully conscious.

Droplets clung to the mouth of the Phonograph’s horn. It was unclear if they were sweat or drool.

Li Banfeng asked, "My dear, how’s the taste?"

"Delicious! It’s truly so fresh! How can such ingredients compare to those stale old souls? My husband, you truly cherish me!"

The so-called stale old souls referred to the Wronged Souls they had consumed at the old woman’s house.

Those Wronged Souls had been dead for who knows how many years; their taste couldn’t compare to these souls, freshly killed and consumed.

SCHLURP!

The Phonograph sucked in another mouthful.

Unlike when Rong Jin’an died, Li Banfeng, with his Yin-Yang Eyes, could now clearly see a sliver of Geng Zhiwei’s soul, like a rice noodle, flying into the Phonograph’s horn.

Geng Zhiwei’s expression was contorted with ferocity.

His eyes fixed on Li Banfeng, and Li Banfeng felt his own heartbeat accelerate in bursts.

Contrary to the rumors, Geng Zhiwei was not a White Lamb. He had a cultivation level and was a First Layer Lust Cultivator.

How could one First Layer Lust Cultivator, along with two First Layer Martial Cultivator guards, die at the hands of Li Banfeng?

Because they had entered Li Banfeng’s Portable Residence.

Inside his Portable Residence, the power of a Home Cultivator was so immense it astonished even Li Banfeng himself.

The two Martial Cultivators, skilled in close combat, were no match for Li Banfeng in speed or strength.

Geng Zhiwei’s Lust Cultivation did manage to affect Li Banfeng somewhat, but suppressed by the House Spirit, its only effect was a slight acceleration of Li Banfeng’s heartbeat.

They had only one chance to counterattack. Geng Zhiwei had created an illusion for Li Banfeng, making him see Teacher Song in a skirt suit, wearing glasses.

Taking advantage of Li Banfeng’s momentary distraction, the two Martial Cultivators had planned to combine forces to kill him.

But Li Banfeng had retreated into another room, using their unfamiliarity with the terrain to easily neutralize the threat.

The Phonograph then ended the battle with a ferocious blast of steam.

This was a complete rout. If not for the fear of injuring Li Banfeng, the Phonograph could have ended the fight even faster.

Nearly half of Geng Zhiwei’s soul had been devoured, yet he wasn’t dead. He was still using Lust Cultivation techniques to muddle Li Banfeng’s mind.

Li Banfeng found it hard to control himself, his right hand restlessly caressing the Phonograph.

"Aiya~ My lord, what are you touching?"

"My dear, we are already husband and wife in essence. Why don’t we consummate our marriage tonight?"

PFFT!

COUGH, COUGH, COUGH, COUGH, COUGH!

The Phonograph, engrossed in Soul Sucking, choked violently. It spewed several jets of steam and coughed repeatedly.

Its brass horn turned significantly redder in an instant.

"This... this, my lord," the Phonograph stammered, "it’s not that I lack sense or am unwilling to serve you wholeheartedly. It’s just that this body of mine isn’t very functional, and I fear I may spoil your mood.

"My lord, please wait a few days for me to recuperate and find another suitable body. Then, I shall serve with all my heart and try my utmost to satisfy you, aiyaah~"

Seeing the Phonograph’s predicament, Li Banfeng was startled and withdrew his hand.

What’s gotten into me? Why did I want to make a move on a phonograph? Is Lust Cultivation really this potent?

Li Banfeng looked at the Blood-Thirsty Pendulum. It held Geng Zhiwei’s blood, but it was now full. Where could he store the excess blood? Is there a way to preserve blood?

Seeing Li Banfeng silent, the Phonograph hurriedly explained, "My lord, you were stricken by that villain’s seductive, heart-scalding technique! The methods of Lust Cultivation are just so filthy. My lord, don’t be anxious. I will avenge you! That Lust Cultivator villain, don’t you move! Watch me devour every bit of you!"

Watching the Phonograph’s Soul Sucking, Li Banfeng couldn’t stop himself from caressing it again, startling the Phonograph into another fit of choking coughs.

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH! My lord, perhaps you should step into the outer room for a moment."

Li Banfeng was about to retreat to the outer room when he suddenly felt something was missing from the main room.

What’s missing?

After pondering for a moment, Li Banfeng remembered, "Where did I put the medicinal herbs and Elixirs I brought back?"

"My lord," the Phonograph sang while Soul Sucking, "I found those bottles and jars unsightly, so I’ve moved them all to the outer room."

Li Banfeng hurried to the outer room.

He hadn’t noticed it when he’d dodged into the outer room earlier. Now, lighting a candle and looking closely, he saw bottles and jars scattered everywhere. Even the wooden box holding the Elixirs was smashed.

My wife is too rough!

Li Banfeng wanted to check if the medicinal herbs were damaged, but when he picked up a few jars, he found them empty.

What’s going on? The medicinal herbs are gone?

He flipped over the wooden box that lay on the floor; the Elixirs were gone too!

Where did all these good things go?

Li Banfeng looked at the Copper Lotus Flower. Its petals were tightly closed, and it was enveloped in a radiant glow. It was refining Elixirs! It swallowed all the Elixirs and medicinal herbs, and then it started refining Elixirs!

Li Banfeng was furious. He left the outer room, returned to the main room, and started caressing the Phonograph again.

The Phonograph was startled and sang, "My lord~~ has your mind not settled down yet?"

"My wife~" Li Banfeng sang back, "Where are those peaches beneath your waist now?"

The Phonograph hesitated, stuttering as it sang, "My lord, I... I don’t have peaches yet."

"When you grow peaches, stick them out immediately, so I can give you a good thrashing!"

The Phonograph stuttered a bit, "That... that, my lord, why would you want to hit me?"

"You’ve ruined all the Elixirs and herbs I worked so hard to obtain! Don’t you deserve a beating?"

The Phonograph’s voice sounded a bit lost. "But... but I sent all those things to the outer room. I didn’t ruin them~~"

"You sent them to the outer room, and the Copper Lotus Flower ate them all! Now nothing is left!"

"This, this, this..." The Phonograph stumbled for a long time, then sang, "If anyone is to blame, it’s that wretched Red Lotus~~ That greedy wretch angered you, my lord! My lord, don’t be furious, my lord, please don’t..."

"Enough, no more singing!" Li Banfeng looked at Geng Zhiwei’s corpse. "Is the soul all eaten up yet?"

The Phonograph quickly responded, "All eaten up. Thank you, my lord, for your kindness."

"Since it’s all eaten, clean up. Take the corpse to the outer room and give it to the Lotus Flower."

HMPH!

The Phonograph hummed twice, chiding, "My lord, why do you favor that wretched Red Lotus so?"

Li Banfeng scoffed and sang, "Because the Lotus Heart has seven holes~~"

After singing, Li Banfeng left.

The Phonograph exhaled a swath of steam and muttered to itself, "What’s so good about seven holes? Aren’t three horns enough? Honestly, this madman has gone crazy again!"

「...」

Li Banfeng exited his Portable Residence. Near the Geng Family Medicine Shop, he retrieved his keys.

The fire at the Geng Family Medicine Shop still raged. The Geng Family members were busy trying to extinguish it, and all the neighbors had fled their homes to escape the disaster.

Elder Yao had already stipulated that his Medicinal Liquor could only be consumed within the courtyard and was not to be taken outside.

This fire would not harm bystanders.

The Geng Family’s establishment, however, was doomed to burn to cinders; fighting the fire was futile.

Li Banfeng slipped away from the Geng Family Medicine Shop unnoticed and hurried down the main street.

He wasn’t just trying to avoid the Geng Family; he also had urgent matters to attend to.

He had been cooped up in his Portable Residence all day. While he had fulfilled his quota for Home Cultivation, his progress as a Traveling Cultivator was severely lacking.

Taking out the address Yu Nan had given him, Li Banfeng set off to find the Land of Rebirth in Medicine King Valley.

Li Banfeng really wanted to see what this Land of Rebirth looked like.