Eternal madness

Chapter 55 Boss Zhu (Seeking monthly votes and continued reading)

Is Miedaolin afraid?

Isn't Miedaolin a place?
Li Yunsheng looked at the number of light bamboo and purple bamboo: "The bamboo in Wansheng Prefecture has a spirit. The bamboo in the Bamboo Knife Forest has a very high spirit. There is a bamboo boss for every 10,000 bamboos. If the bamboo boss is afraid, it will release the light bamboo and purple bamboo."

"What is the origin of the bamboo elder? What is so special about these purple bamboos?" Zhang Laifu carefully observed the purple bamboos. Apart from resembling sugarcane, they seemed no different from other bamboos.

"Brother Laifu, please move a little further away. These purple bamboos are highly poisonous." Li Yunsheng took a few steps back and bowed to the purple bamboos.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Laifu also bowed and asked, "Is this Boss Zhu?"

"I can't say for sure. Bamboo with a spirit can become the leader of bamboo. Some leaders of bamboo look no different from ordinary bamboo, while some leaders of bamboo are not like bamboo at all and can walk around the market like ordinary people."

"The bamboo forest is blocked by light bamboo, and the purple bamboo is used to defend against enemies. We can't enter the Bamboo Knife Forest tonight; we'll have to wait until dawn tomorrow."

Li Yunsheng searched for a place to set up camp, and occasionally he could see one or two purple bamboo stalks around him.

"Sleep in the carriage, we'll take turns keeping watch." Zhang Laifu set up a curtain in the carriage. "You've worked hard driving all day, you should rest first."

Li Yunsheng slept for two hours, then quickly got off the bus to find Zhang Laifu to relieve him.

The surrounding bamboo had grown quite a bit taller, and the lush bamboo leaves blocked the view. Li Yunsheng couldn't see Zhang Laifu's whereabouts. He took out the talisman fire box from his sleeve, flicked it with his fingertips, and released a ball of flame.

"We arrived here late at night, with no way forward. We only ask for a quiet place to rest. We will never trespass into the Bamboo Knife Forest without the permission of you seniors. Please do us a favor."

Li Yunsheng spoke politely, but he kept the talisman box clutched in his hand, a warning to the nearby Boss Zhu that he wasn't afraid to fight if necessary.

A woman's voice faintly drifted from within the bamboo forest: "You set fire to the bamboo forest, and you expect me to do you a favor? How many of my brothers and sisters will perish if you set this fire?"

“I have a friend who has gone missing in this bamboo forest. If you know where he is, please show me the way.”

"Your friend is sleeping soundly, but that weapon on his body is a bit restless."

What powerful weapon did Zhang Laifu have?
He got a bottle of paste from Wang Tiaodeng; it was at most a trap, not a powerful weapon.

Could it be that wooden box?

But Zhang Laifu doesn't know how to use it!

"Senior, you must have misunderstood."

The surrounding bamboo suddenly moved. Li Yunsheng did not set it on fire. He first observed whether the other party was truly hostile.

Bamboo Elder showed no hostility. As a patch of light bamboo spread out, Li Yunsheng saw Zhang Laifu.

Zhang Laifu was fast asleep, leaning against a car.

It was a wheelbarrow with two large cabinets on it.

This is a water tank!

Where did such a big water truck come from?
Is this a powerful weapon?
"Brother Laifu, wake up." Li Yunsheng woke Zhang Laifu up.

Zhang Laifu rubbed his eyes. He saw Li Yunsheng, and when he turned around, he saw the waterwheel.

"Oh no!" Zhang Laifu suddenly stood up, grabbed the two handlebars, and roared, "Where's Lao Hezi? I'll run him over!"

"Brother Laifu, calm down!"

Zhang Laifu, half-asleep, saw the waterwheel and thought he had returned to the Lin family's old house.

Once he was fully awake, Zhang Laifu remembered that the old rudder was indeed gone, but what was the origin of this waterwheel?
Wasn't the waterwheel placed in the hat and disappeared along with the old rudder?
Could it be that the old master has been resurrected at the Lin family's old house and is chasing after us in this car?

He lit a lantern and looked the car up and down.

"Senior? Helmsman? Old Ghost? You're inside, right? Come out and talk to me, we're all acquaintances!"

Li Yunsheng also felt a little nervous upon hearing this. If the evil spirits from the Lin family's old mansion had followed them, a fierce battle would be inevitable. After calling for a long time without any response, Li Yunsheng, based on his years of experience, felt that there were probably no ghosts in the car.

Zhang Laifu dared not let his guard down. The scene of the old helmsman suddenly appearing was still vivid in his mind. He opened the water tank on the cart and looked at it carefully for a long time.

There was no old rudder in the cabinet, but there were a few good things.

There was Xiao Zhuzi's exquisite craftsmanship, Wang Tiaodeng's oil lamp bowl, more than a dozen books on paper lamp making, a bottle of paste, several boxes of silver coins, and several short knives and daggers.

These are all Zhang Laifu's belongings, how did they all end up in the water tank?
And the most crucial thing, where's the alarm clock?
The alarm clock was still tucked into the hem of my clothes; this was the only thing that hadn't been put in the water tank.

Li Yunsheng gently touched the water tank, feeling that the spirit was somewhat familiar: "Brother Laifu, where did you put the wooden box from before?"

Yes, the wooden box, how could I have forgotten about it?

Zhang Laifu searched for a long time but couldn't find the box. Li Yunsheng came to a conclusion: "Brother Laifu, this car might be the box. It's a top-quality weapon that will help you pack your things."

"Pack your things?" Zhang Laifu stared at the car for a while, then smiled and said, "From now on, I'll put all my good stuff in this car. I'll turn it into a box and carry it with me when I need it, and then turn it into a car to take it out when I need it. No matter how many good things I have, I can carry them with me."

Li Yunsheng nodded and said, "Such a powerful weapon is truly enviable."

Zhang Laifu touched the car and said with a smile, "Brother Car, you've turned into a box now."

After laughing for several seconds, Zhang Laifu looked at Li Yunsheng.

Li Yunsheng looked at Zhang Laifu, then at the waterwheel: "Why don't you two have another good talk?"

……

The next morning, the surrounding light and purple bamboo had disappeared, leaving only moso bamboo. This proved that the bamboo bosses around the Bamboo Knife Forest had calmed down, and the two of them could now enter the Bamboo Knife Forest.

Li Yunsheng drove the horse-drawn carriage in front, while Zhang Laifu pushed the water cart behind.

The waterwheel could indeed hold a lot of good things, but Zhang Laifu didn't know how to turn it back into a wooden box.

The key issue is that this vehicle is difficult to push; the water tank is very heavy and large, making it hard to maintain balance.

Thanks to Zhang Laifu's craftsmanship, he gritted his teeth and pushed the cart for more than ten miles until he finally saw the county town.

Miedao Forest has no city walls or gates, but the county town has a fixed entrance. The town is surrounded by bamboo on all sides, and the bamboo has left gaps, which are the fixed routes into the town.

Today, there were police officers guarding several entrances to the Miedao Forest. When Li Yunsheng drove his carriage closer, the police officers first came up to search him and then came over to search the carriage.

Li Yunsheng took a silver dollar and stuffed it into the police officer's hand: "Sir, I am a doctor and I have some medicine on me that I cannot move. Please do me a favor."

The constable looked at the silver dollar, shook his head and said, "It's fine on ordinary days, but not today. Commander Qiao is in Miedao Forest, and everyone entering the city must be strictly checked."

Didn't Commander Qiao go to Heishakou? How did he end up in Miedaolin?
No wonder the bamboo in the Bamboo Forest was afraid.

This was something that couldn't be asked of the police, so Li Yunsheng added another silver dollar: "Sir, please let us through."

The constable took the silver dollars and looked at Zhang Laifu: "What does he do?"

Li Yunsheng said, "He's a water deliveryman, we're friends."

"Deliver water? Who are you kidding?" The police officer looked Zhang Laifu up and down. "He doesn't even have a water cart."

“Waterwheel…” Li Yunsheng turned around and saw that the waterwheel Zhang Laifu was pushing was gone.

Zhang Laifu was also embarrassed. He pointed to the bundle behind him, and the wooden box was back inside the bundle.

This box is being a bit disobedient!

Zhang Laifu said to the box, "Brother Box, shouldn't we have a good talk?"

(End of this chapter)