Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 154: The Darkness of the World
"Cough cough!!"

Xiao Ran coughed twice, which was particularly loud in the stairwell.

The man raised his head and looked at Xiao Ran with his red eyes.

"I'm sorry, the doctor asked me to come and inform you that your father seems to be unable to hold on."

After hearing Xiao Ran's words, the man was stunned for a moment. Then he took out his mobile phone and found that it had been turned off at some point. His face suddenly changed and he stood up and rushed out.

But just as the man rushed past Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran suddenly raised her hand, and a silver needle emerged from her fingertips and stabbed into the back of the man's neck.

Suddenly, the man's vision went dark, his body lost balance, and he fell to the ground with a "thump".

However, when his head touched the ground, Xiao Ran's instep cushioned his face and gently put him down.

Xiao Ran then took out the black rice from the space, grabbed a handful and sprinkled it on the man, silently reciting a soul-calling spell.

This is called the Soul Curse, which was recorded in the Ghost Scripture (Part 1) that Xiao Ran plundered from a beggar in the Mystery City campus. Xiao Ran had never used it before, but he didn't expect it to come in handy today. (Chapter 48!!)

Using the Yin energy on the black rice to suppress the Yang energy in the man's body, after asking the old man's name, Xiao Ran called out softly, and the man's soul was called out lightly from his body.

It was obvious that this man had not rested for a long time and was already in low spirits. Otherwise, the soul of an adult would not be called out so easily.

"Old man, just chat among yourselves!"

Xiao Ran turned around and said something to the old man, then stood up and walked outside to wait.

Rather than asking yourself to relay some things, it would be better for the father and son to talk about some things themselves.

The man was still in a daze at the moment, and only when his old father's hands touched him did he slowly wake up. He first looked at himself lying on the ground, and a moment of fear appeared on his face.

But when he saw his father, the man's fear was immediately replaced by surprise. He opened his arms and hugged his father tightly.

She choked with sobs and trembled in her voice: "Dad, it's my fault. I've been away from home for so many years and haven't been able to take good care of you. I don't want you to leave. I make money, a lot of money. Let's find a place and I'll take care of you in your old age, okay?"

The old man gently stroked his son's head, his eyes full of pride and satisfaction.

Looking at the white hair on his son's head, the old man couldn't help but feel distressed. He just couldn't say the words he had prepared in his heart. After a while, he sighed and said, "Hey, you are going to be a father, but why are you still so young?"

"You have your own path to follow and your own life to live. Although I have not been in good health these years, I have always been proud of you in my heart. You don't have to feel guilty about my leaving."

"But, Dad, I..." The man wanted to say something, but was gently interrupted by the old man, "Let go, Gua'er."

In this world, all love is directed towards each other, only parental love is directed towards separation.

From the lack of understanding when I was young to the feelings when I became a parent, sometimes when I finally understand something, I realize it’s already too late.

The man tightly grasped the old man's hand with a panicked and helpless look in his eyes. He didn't know if this was a dream, but he knew clearly that if he let go, he would no longer have a father.

The old man reached out and patted the man on the head: "I miss my father and mother, too..."

As the old man finished speaking, a pulling feeling slowly dragged him towards the ward.

"dad!!"

Seeing this, the man quickly reached out to pull it.

But the force was so strong that the man couldn't stop it at all.

Xiao Ran outside the door also noticed something unusual, pushed the door open and quickly brushed off the black rice on the man, then grabbed the man's body and said, "Come back!"

Xiao Ran's roar caused the man's soul to tremble and he was quickly pulled back into his body.

The man woke up with a start, looked at Xiao Ran in surprise, pushed Xiao Ran away and rushed out of the fire door.

"Dad, Dad, you can't leave!!"

Lying in front of the glass of the intensive care unit, the man tapped on the glass excitedly.

Some nurses rushed over and tried to stop him, but the man was incredibly strong and several people couldn't hold him back.

Xiao Ran was standing behind, and at this moment he suddenly felt something.

Strands of light that looked like chains emerged from the man's chest and extended in the direction of the hospital bed.

"what is that??"

Xiao Ran's brows twitched slightly. This ray of light was not noticeable to ordinary people, but Xiao Ran could hear the sound of the iron chains through the glass of the intensive care unit.

“Could it be that the reason the old man was pulled back several times was related to this light?”

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran walked forward calmly, then grabbed the man's arm and pulled him back hard: "Stop making trouble, didn't you hear a word of what your father just said to you?"

The man was stunned when he heard this, with a look of horror in his eyes, and he fell to the ground as if his backbone had been taken away.

Xiao Ran cast an apologetic look at the nurses around him, then pulled the man up: "Birth, aging, illness and death are human nature. If you forcefully hold on to him like this, not only will you make the old man suffer more, you will also destroy the last bit of dignity he has left."

The expression on the man's face trembled a few times, and he looked up at Xiao Ran: "Are you a ghost messenger?" Xiao Ran didn't know why the man asked this. He fumbled in his pocket for a while, took out a business card and handed it to the man.

"Mortal artist, I have taken over many clients, young and old, even children, but without exception, when they are dying, what they need is not your crying and confession, but the last bit of dignity before leaving. Letting them go easily and peacefully is the greatest care for them. You have done enough, it's time to let go."

Seeing Xiao Ran handing over the business card, the man looked at Xiao Ran again, thinking about what his father had just said. After struggling for a while, a sense of relief finally appeared in his bloodshot eyes. He squatted on the ground, covering his head and burst into tears.

At this time, Xiao Ran also noticed that the light on the man's chest was gradually dimming.

As the light disappeared, the isolation curtain behind the front glass was pulled open after a while.

I saw the doctor and several nurses standing in front of the bed, covering the old man's face with a white cloth.

You can see that the doctors and nurses have relieved expressions on their faces. Although curing illnesses and saving lives is their duty, the feeling of repeatedly pulling an elderly person back from the brink of death does not give them any sense of accomplishment.

The next step was to go through the formalities. The man was in a trance at the moment, so Xiao Ran could only help him complete all the procedures.

Until the old man was put into the funeral home's car.

The man slowly came out of his grief and bowed to Xiao Ran: "Thank you."

Then he took off a chain from under his neck and handed it to Xiao Ran.

"I know you and him are together, and this is what he wants."

"he?"

The man pointed to the shadow not far behind Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran looked back and saw the ghost messenger standing in the shadows holding a black umbrella.

"He came to me last time and said that this thing was locking up my father's soul and asked me to return it to him..."

After hearing this, Xiao Ran finally understood why the man had asked her if she was a ghost. So this was the case.

Xiao Ran reached out and took the necklace.

When my palm touched the chain, I felt it was extremely cold, and at the same time, a cold reminder sound came from my ears.

[A B-level cursed item [God-Locking Whip] was discovered. The item is damaged and cannot be activated.]

Xiao Ran couldn't help but be very surprised when he heard the hint, but it made sense when he thought about it carefully. If it weren't for this thing, I'm afraid that relying solely on so-called science, it would be impossible to make this old man jump back and forth in front of the gates of hell.

"Where did you get this?"

"I bought it. I just came back from abroad not long ago. When I passed by the antique street, I saw this chain. I am a PhD majoring in materials science. I thought the material of this chain was special, so I bought it."

"Antique Street, do you remember which stall it was?"

The reason why Xiao Ran asked so many details was that he felt that since the ghost wanted this thing, it might not just be because this thing could trap ghosts.

"I don't remember. He seemed very young. I didn't see him again when I passed by there later."

"Okay, thank you. If you need anything later, you can always come to me."

After sending the man away, Xiao Ran walked to the ghost messenger with the chain in his hand. While looking at the chain in his hand, he asked in a low voice: "So, this is why you asked me to come here?"

The ghost officer lowered his head and looked at the chain on Xiao Ran's hand: "Not all of them."

"What do you mean?"

Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows slightly. He always felt that it was not a good thing that this ghost found his home. Xiao Ran was not interested in the chain. Even if it was a B-level cursed item, it was damaged and could not be activated. In his eyes, it was no different from garbage.

So if this guy is after the chain, Xiao Ran just hopes he can take the chain and get out as soon as possible.

The ghost looked at Xiao Ran and did not answer Xiao Ran's question. He just said, "Come with me over there."

Then he motioned Xiao Ran to follow him.

The two walked along the shadows beside the road towards the outpatient building in front of the hospital.

"Last month, one of our colleagues went missing. Later we found some of his remains. This guy was killed by someone."

"Kill the ghost?"

Xiao Ran was shocked and immediately realized that this might be the method used by a beginner.

"The chain on your hand is a section of the ghost messenger's unique God-Locking Whip. I came here based on this clue, which means that the other party is likely still in Los Angeles, so I hope you can help me look for him."

"Why me?" Xiao Ran didn't understand. There were many masters in this world. They might not be beginners, but their methods were not necessarily worse than beginners, such as the old man who called himself the Bald Immortal.

What's more, doesn't this company still exist? Why should such troublesome things happen to me?

The ghost turned his head and looked at Xiao Ran: "The Four Yin Elements are the servants of the underworld in the world of the living. You have the [Evil-Suppressing Order] in your hand, so you are the most authentic corpse-sewer. Who else should I look for if not you..."

　I had stomach pain all night last night. I bought some stomach medicine during the day and was able to fall asleep. I woke up at six o'clock. Oh, my schedule is messed up. This is the first update, and there will be two more tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)