Platform Miaoying

Three days later, at dawn.

After the doctor left, He Jiaqing opened his eyes.

He needed to confirm some things with Ling Miaoying.

"My friend is Travel Cultivator; he has techniques for Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity. Have you taken any precautions against this?"

"Don't worry, I have ways to conceal my malice. Your friend won't sense any danger before I make my move."

He Jiaqing was still worried. Li Banfeng had recently given him a lot of surprises. "The Travel Cultivator is known for its speed, so you should be more cautious."

"You don't need to worry about your friend. No matter how fast he is, it's useless. Once he's on my train, he can't fly away even if he has wings."

However, Ma Wu is in a bit of trouble. He's a rising star in Green Water City now and has connections with the Guanfang Envoy. Killing him at the train station might displease the Guanfang Envoy.

I was also prepared outside the station. The moment he stepped out, I made my move; none of him or his gang would escape.

"I don't care about others, but my friend's life cannot be harmed. Our goal is that thing."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely bring you back alive."

"This matter must be kept secret and not known to irrelevant people."

"Since Ma Wu isn't coming, I'll do it alone this time. Apart from letting the people at the station know, no one else knows."

With everything in place, He Jiaqing cut off contact and waited for news from Ling Miaoying.

Li Banfeng packed his bags and was about to leave when Ma Wu also got dressed and was ready to go.

"Where are you going?" Li Banfeng, puzzled.

Ma Wu, carrying his backpack, said, "I'll take you to the station. I've also prepared some food for you."

"I brought my own food," Li Banfeng said, pointing to his suitcase. "No need to see me off, I know the way."

Ma Wu was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Seventh Brother, I've thought about it carefully. We have quite a lot of business now, and we can't even manage Blue Poplar Village and Decency Village. Now we have Carefree Dock as well."

"There's no rush for business at Black Stone Slope, and we can't afford to deal with it anyway, so you'd better not go."

Li Banfeng frowned slightly, then smiled and asked, "What's wrong? What are you worried about?"

"I just feel it's not safe for you to go to Black Stone Slope alone." Ma Wu felt uneasy, just like when Shui Yongquan was fighting with Qiu Luoye.

He always felt that something bad was going to happen.

He went to Hundred Vine Valley because he felt something was going to happen, and now he thinks Li Banfeng might get into trouble again.

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "It's not safe for me if you go to the station to see me off. Do you know how many people in Green Water City are watching you?"

After much Ma Wu, Ma Wu still decided to go. "I'll disguise myself and wait until I see you board the train before I feel at ease."

Just then, Little Chuanzi came to report, "Fifth Master, Fourth Master is here again, with his men. He said he won't leave until he takes you home today."

Ma Wu looked at Li Banfeng and said, "Seventh Brother, my family is causing trouble again. You can't leave. Let's deal with this first."

Li Banfeng paused for a moment and said, "Fifth Brother, when we were reclaiming the new land, you once told me that you were my brother, a brother who could stand on his own."

I trust you. I trusted you then, and I trust you now. You can handle this; I don't need to get involved.

Li Banfeng lowered the brim of his hat, picked up his suitcase, and walked out of Carefree Dock.

Looking at Li Banfeng's back, Ma Wu felt that he might never see him again.

Chuanzi urged from the side, "Fifth Master, Fourth Master is getting anxious."

"If he's in a hurry, then tell him to get lost! If he wants to see me, then let him wait!" Ma Wu replied impatiently, picking up his wine glass and taking a big gulp.

Outside the gate of Carefree Dock, a servant pushed a cart to a corner, seemingly cleaning up trash.

He was actually using a broom to pass a message, and because the action was so discreet, no one around noticed.

Upon receiving the news, Ling Miaoying immediately informed He Jiaqing: "Ma Wu didn't go, but Ma Junjiang came. He was probably held up."

Only one person left Carefree Dock this morning, heading towards the Train Station; it must have been your friend.

"What do you look like?"

"Wearing a top hat with a low brim, obscuring his face, and sporting a large beard."

He Jiaqing pondered for a moment and said, "It's good that Ma Wu didn't go. You can focus on dealing with him. Remember, he has to be alive."

Upon arriving at Green Water City Station, Li Banfeng took his ticket and Travel Permit and went directly into the waiting hall, letting out a long sigh of relief.

The last time he took the train, he came from Yuezhou to Pro State, and more than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Green Water City Station is the largest station in Pro State, but there weren't many people in the waiting hall.

In Pro State, you need Travel Permit to take the train, and very few people can get Travel Permit. There are only a few dozen people in the waiting hall, some reading, some reading newspapers, and some just sitting there in a daze.

There was no way there would be an electronic screen, so Li Banfeng kept glancing at his pocket Pocket Watch, afraid that he would miss his train.

However, he soon realized that his worries were unnecessary.

Ma Wu bought him a first-class sleeper ticket, a high-class ticket with a dedicated person to serve him.

"Sir, your train has arrived at the station. Please follow me to Platform 3 the train."

The station staff led Li Banfeng to the platform, where the steam train was already parked.

Li Banfeng looked around and saw that there were seven or eight other people who had boarded the bus with him. Two or three of them seemed to be seeing someone off at the station. A girl was crying incessantly in a man's arms, tears streaming down her face.

Wait a minute, isn't this line a bit too straight?

Li Banfeng saw a black line flash across the girl's face.

Are these tears?

These are not tears.

Li Banfeng had seen similar black lines before.

He Jiaqing likes film cameras and old movies shot on film.

Once, when Li Banfeng accompanied him to the movies, he specifically asked, "Why do these old movies always have some black lines and white dots?"

He Jiaqing also gave a special explanation. "This is caused by film wear and oxidation. Film reels move 24 frames per second. When they are displayed on the screen, these stains become spots and fine lines. This phenomenon was very common in early film."

Film!

Li Banfeng's mind jolted, and a series of thoughts surfaced in his head.

Lu Xiaolan went to cause trouble for Decency Village.

There's a traitor in Decency Village.

The mole is the record player.

There are hooks on the record player.

The Ling family.

Ling Miaoying from the Ling family specializes in movies!

Li Banfeng controlled his body and did not react excessively.

They fell into a trap.

This platform is fake!

The train is fake too!

Even the station staff are fake!

The station staff said to Li Banfeng, "Sir, you are in Carriage 3. Please board the train as soon as possible."

Li Banfeng looked down at his shoes and handed his suitcase to the station staff. "Could you please hold this for me? My shoelaces are untied."

The station staff took the suitcase, Li Banfeng squatted down, suddenly pulled out a sickle, and slashed at the station staff's ankle.

This is one of Li Banfeng's killer moves, and ordinary people have no chance of dodging it.

But the station staff member simply lifted their foot and dodged it.

How could he react so quickly?

Is it that fast?

This is not about speed and reaction.

This was a prediction.

The moment Li Banfeng drew his sword, he made a slight sound, which was heard by the station staff.

This station staff member was Ling Miaoying, a cultivator on the seventh floor.

If he wanted to kill Li Banfeng, Li Banfeng would have been dead long ago.

However, He Jiaqing's order was to capture him alive, so to be on the safe side, Ling Miaoying decided to send Li Banfeng onto the train first.

His methods were the same as when he schemed against Lu Dongjun: he led Li Banfeng to an abandoned platform and tricked him into a specially made train.

This fake train is a prop used by Ling Miaoying in her filming, and it is also a high-level magical artifact. It is full of traps and heavily guarded. With Li Banfeng's cultivation level, once he gets on the train, he will never be able to escape.

Unexpectedly, Li Banfeng noticed.

If he refuses to get on the bus, then we'll have to try another method.

Ling Miaoying's preparations were indeed thorough. Even if Li Banfeng didn't board the train, she had a plan, and she even had a secret weapon on the platform.

Before Ling Miaoying could make a move, the suitcase suddenly shattered, and Tang Blade emerged from it, slashing down towards Ling Miaoying's face.

Li Banfeng doesn't need a suitcase; he has his Portable Abode and never carries luggage when he goes out.

The purpose of the suitcase was to conceal his identity, firstly to make Li Banfeng look like a normal passenger, and secondly to serve as a surprise attack at a crucial moment.

Ling Miaoying hurriedly dodged, but her face was slashed by the Tang Blade.

Fortunately, he was highly skilled and heard the sounds coming from the suitcase beforehand; otherwise, if he had been even slightly slower, half of his face would have been chopped off by the Tang Blade.

The Tang Blade swept across, aiming to slit Ling Miaoying's neck again.

The blade struck, but Ling Miaoying's body shattered and vanished.

What's going on?

A small step?

What does it mean if the body is shattered?

Without a second thought, Li Banfeng sheathed his Tang Blade and immediately rushed toward the platform exit.

He had only taken two steps when Ling Miaoying suddenly appeared in front of him.

So fast?

Is he really Travel Cultivator?

Unable to get out of the platform, Li Banfeng turned and ran towards the railway tracks.

He ran to the front of the Steam Train, jumped off the platform, and stepped onto the sleepers of the rails.

Ling Miaoying reappeared in front of Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng stomped his foot, crushing a pebble under the sleeper.

Travel Cultivator Third Layer Technique Trample Ten Thousand Rivers.

The shattered pebbles, like bullets, struck Ling Miaoying, but she was completely unharmed.

Even if he is physically strong and can withstand it, are his clothes that strong too?

It was hit by a pile of pebbles, but it didn't even leave a cut?

There is only one reasonable explanation: the other party was too fast, dodged all the rubble, and was beyond Li Banfeng's line of sight.

He's a seventh-level cultivator who also practices Travel Cultivator, and his Travel Cultivator level is even higher than mine.

Li Banfeng was somewhat desperate. If the other party was a high-level Travel Cultivator, he would have no chance to escape at all.

Ling Miaoying smiled slightly. He seemed to be in no hurry to make a move, waiting for Li Banfeng to give up the resistance on his own.

The Thread-Pulling Earring suddenly reminded him, "Sir, he didn't make any footsteps."

No footsteps?

No matter how fast the Travel Cultivator moves, the sound of footsteps is unavoidable.

Although the Thread-Pulling Earring weren't of a high grade, she had eaten the Insect Chief's flesh and made the necessary progress, so she wasn't so bad that she couldn't even hear footsteps.

He is not Travel Cultivator.

This is still a movie!

What he saw was most likely an image of Ling Miaoying.

Now Li Banfeng was no longer flustered and rushed straight towards Ling Miaoying.

Ling Miaoying's body quickly extended in all directions, becoming three walls—one in front, one on the left, and one on the right—blocking Li Banfeng's path.

Regardless of what his opponent had become, Li Banfeng swung his Tang Blade and slashed upwards.

If the other party really is Ling Miaoying, then kill him.

If it's just footage, then rush over there.

Clang!

The Tang Blade struck the wall, sending sparks flying.

Li Banfeng was dumbfounded.

This wall is real!

After making three cuts, the Tang Blade was retracted into Li Banfeng's pocket.

Ling Miaoying smiled.

Do you think movies are necessarily fake?

In a corner of the platform, there is a projector, which is Ling Miaoying's magic weapon. Some of the images projected from it can be transformed into common objects.

Li Banfeng is in dire straits.

There were walls in front, to the left, and to the right, and Train Head behind us.

According to Ling Miaoying's speculation, the only way for Li Banfeng to escape was to climb onto the train.

The train is full of traps; as soon as Li Banfeng climbs onto it, he will be trapped immediately.

Unexpectedly, Li Banfeng rushed headlong into the wall.

Unimpeded Travel the fourth level of the Travel Cultivator technique, Li Banfeng passed through the wall and ran wildly along the railway tracks.

Four-layer technique?

Ling Miaoying frowned. He Jiaqing had said that his friend's cultivation level wouldn't exceed the third level, but now it seemed that his prediction was inaccurate.

Even if he was forbidden, it didn't matter, Ling Miaoying was prepared, and he followed closely behind.

Li Banfeng heard the approaching footsteps and realized it was indeed Ling Miaoying in her true form.

We were about the same speed, so how was he able to catch up with me?

Because Ling Miaoying's shoes are special, they are also one of his props, a Spiritual Object with extremely high speed.

In the blink of an eye, the two had run more than a hundred meters along the railway tracks, already out of the projector's control range.

The once-shiny rails have lost their camouflage and become rusty and corroded; this is an abandoned railroad.

A new railway track appeared next to the abandoned one; this was the one currently in service.

A coal train was coming towards us; it was a real train in motion.

Ling Miaoying frowned, worried that Li Banfeng jump onto the train.

There's no room for hesitation; we must be ruthless.

As long as I'm alive, I can find out Red Lotus's whereabouts, even if it means crippling Li Banfeng.

Ling Miaoying pulled out a pistol from her bosom. This pistol was also Spiritual Object; as long as the gunpowder was fired, the bullet would definitely hit its target, and it was extremely powerful.

Just one bullet would cripple Li Banfeng, rendering him incapable of movement for life.

The only drawback of this gun is that it is too loud. On the railway tracks, Ling Miaoying did not want to make such a commotion. The railway was controlled by Outer State, and he did not want to offend the Guanfang Envoy this matter.

He wanted to capture Li Banfeng silently, but he couldn't worry about that now.

Click!

The first bullet didn't go off.

The train roared past them.

Just as Ling Miaoying was about to fire a second shot, she saw Li Banfeng's figure disappear.

Where did he go?

Did they jump on the train?

Ling Miaoying immediately stopped and looked at the train rushing away. She didn't see Li Banfeng's figure, nor did she hear Li Banfeng's voice.

But he had just heard the sound of metal clashing.

Li Qi seemed to have thrown something onto the train.

Ling Miaoying was about to jump onto the train to check it carefully when she suddenly saw a man in uniform standing at the edge of the carriage, coldly watching her.

Train conductor.

Ling Miaoying frowned and took a few steps back away from the railway tracks.

Never mess with the train conductor under any circumstances; this is an ironclad rule for survival in Pro State.

The train attendant patrolled the carriages, found nothing amiss, and returned to his rest room, made a cup of tea, and continued reading the newspaper.

He didn't notice that there was an extra key in one of the coal-carrying carriages.

Sixteen hours later, Li Banfeng appeared in the carriage and picked up the keys.

PS: Coal train carriages are not topped.