Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'
Chapter 1375 - 630: Dancing in the Snow_3
Early in the morning, not many people like to shop at bookstores, and Boss Lu didn't expect many customers either, so he picked up a copy of the "Jade Fragrance Record," reading and writing comments.
A woman in her early thirties, wearing a blue down jacket, sunglasses, and a mask, with her curly hair down, entered the bookstore.
Boss Lu recognized this woman; she claimed her surname was Liu, named Liu Cui Shan, and was a member of the Hundred Demons Workshop.
She had sold many books here, all genuine and good quality books.
Boss Lu poured a cup of tea for the woman: "Are you here to buy books or sell them today?"
Liu Cui Shan's cheeks reddened a little, seeming somewhat ashamed: "I'm here to sell something today, but not books. Do you think it's okay?"
Boss Lu pondered for a moment: "First, tell me, what kind of thing is it?"
The woman took out a Magic Box, commonly used by magicians, with various hidden compartments inside the box and mirrors at different angles, forming a visual trap.
Ordinary people wouldn't pay much attention to this; it's professional equipment and doesn't have much intrinsic value.
But Boss Lu is an expert; he knows this item is a rare spiritual object.
"The thing is good; if you're not in a hurry to sell, you can leave it here on consignment for a few days."
The woman shook her head: "We can't wait; we need money now."
Boss Lu slightly frowned: "If you are in a hurry to sell, I won't be able to offer a high price."
Liu Cui Shan nodded: "I trust you, I'll take whatever you offer."
Boss Lu checked the Magic Box again carefully: "My offer is..."
This sound was drawn particularly long, and Liu Cui Shan's heart was suspended.
Boss Lu's heart was also agitated; he sensed a signal that he was about to forget.
"Five hundred thousand," Boss Lu offered.
Liu Cui Shan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I can accept this price, shall we make the deal?"
Boss Lu nodded and let the assistant pay Liu Cui Shan.
Liu Cui Shan admired this most; doing business with Boss Lu always meant dealing in cash.
Five hundred thousand in cash filled a bag, and Liu Cui Shan thanked him repeatedly while Boss Lu served tea and saw her out.
Though anxious at heart, he maintained proper manners until he had seen Liu Cui Shan off. Boss Lu walked to the second floor and told Yu Yaoming: "Du Wenming has come out."
Yu Yaoming was startled: "When did he come out?"
"Just now, I sensed it."
Yu Yaoming looked delighted: "See, I wasn't bragging. As long as he found the exit, the person would definitely come out. Let's go ask him now how he found the exit..."
Boss Lu's face was expressionless, causing Yu Yaoming to feel a chill, and he stopped speaking.
"You are very dangerous now; Du Wenming is likely to seek revenge on you. Don't leave the bookstore under any circumstances during this time." Boss Lu closed the second-floor room door, went downstairs to the hall, walked two circles between the second and first row of shelves, then stamped a document with the Jade Seal and stuffed it into the bookstore door gap.
Leaving the bookstore, Boss Lu headed to Soda Kiln Passion Fruit Road.
He briskly walked through the town, continued all the way to Tang Juzi Village, and walked more than twenty miles east of the village, reaching Tang Juzi Mountain.
Crossing Tang Juzi Mountain brought him to the boundary between Soda Kiln and Black Stone Slope; Du Wenming was sent into the wormhole at Black Stone Slope, so if he found an exit, it should be from the Soda Kiln side.
According to Boss Lu's sensing, Du Wenming was still near the boundary.
Beneath Tang Juzi Mountain was a dense forest, with a half-meter-wide boundary line cutting through the forest, where grass wouldn't grow.
Boss Lu walked around the boundary for a while; some snow fell from the trees with a swish, and Boss Lu stopped walking.
He took out a scroll of "Spring Garden Night Talk" from his pocket and gently tore off a page.
The page flew into the air with the cold wind, slowly breaking apart among the branches.
The fragmented paper floated in the cold wind for a moment, wrapping around the snow on the ground and trees, transforming into one beautiful figure dressed in white gauze attire after another.
Hundreds of beauties wielding long swords guarded vigilantly in the snow, and one beauty suddenly drew her sword. Boss Lu thought she was fighting an enemy but saw her rotate on the spot and start dancing.
"Your technique has improved!" Boss Lu praised.
This was courtesy of the busy beauties transformed from the page, to be precise, not even a complete page, just a fragment; its spirit attribute was very limited.
Yet even this limited spirit attribute could fall under Du Wenming's Dance Cultivation Technique, proving Du Wenming's technique had changed a lot.
The beauty slid forward a step, bumping into another beauty, who began dancing in turn.
In less than a minute, the beauties interacted, surrounded Boss Lu, and all began dancing.
Can the technique still be transmitted?
Like a plague, can it infect each other?
This might count as a Heavenly Union Technique.
Boss Lu's toe moved a bit; even he felt an impulse to dance.
A group of women raised their long swords and all thrust them at Boss Lu.
These women were summoned from the book's text, now under the control of the Dance Cultivation Technique, even actively attacking Boss Lu.
Boss Lu stood still, reopened "Spring Garden Night Talk," and all the women reverted to paper shreds mid-approach, assembling into a page of the book.
Deep in the forest, Du Wenming furrowed his brow, showing some resentment but still offering a nod of admiration: "Drachma Calligrapher, a good technique!"
Boss Lu brushed the snow off the tree and smiled slightly: "Mr. Lu, I truly respect you; after many days, you still managed to come out of the boundary. Let's put aside past misunderstandings and join me at the bookstore for a talk, to discuss important matters."
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