Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 163 Liu Rui's Request for Help

By the afternoon of the next day, the furniture that Xiao Ran had ordered had arrived. The craftsmen carried the items down one by one, and the originally small shop was suddenly filled to the brim.

"Your custom-made furniture is ready."

"it is good."

Xiao Ran nodded, took the document from the mover, and paid the balance promptly.

After the masters left, Xiao Ran closed the door, took out his cell phone and called Huang Le.

"Om..."

"Xiao Ran, how are you doing lately?"

Huang Le sounded very happy on the other end of the phone.

"Not bad, how about you?"

"It's really great. I feel like this is the happiest moment in my life."

Huang Le talked incessantly to Xiao Ran about his recent business. In addition to the previous popular Lao Mo brand rubber sticks, Huang Le had recently used his own spell [Attachment to the Spirit] to develop a number of new products, and the response was very good. If the policy did not allow it, he would have planned to start a live broadcast to sell the products.

Facing Huang Le's endless chatter, Xiao Ran listened patiently and then said, "I plan to go into the mystery city. What about you? Do you still want to go in?"

Hearing the word "Mystery City", Huang Le on the other end of the phone fell silent.

"Xiao Ran, I...well, I have a family now after all. I plan to make more money and live an honest life. As for the mystery city...I don't think it's suitable for me."

After saying that, Huang Le hurriedly said, "Of course, as long as you need me, just give me a call and I'll be there whenever you need me."

Xiao Ran was surprised to hear such an answer, but it made sense after thinking about it carefully.

Compared to the life in the mystery city where one has to rely on his head to survive, more people want to live a rich and happy life in reality.

Huang Le’s choice is exactly what most people would choose.

"Okay, I know."

Although Xiao Ran felt regretful, it was just a regret.

Instead of feeling angry, he was happy about Huang Le's choice.

"Your choice is right. If you have any questions in the future, just call me."

"Hahaha, okay, I won't be polite with you on this."

After the two hung up the phone, Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh. If Huang Le was the same age as him, he might have the same urge to take risks as himself, but Huang Le already had a family with a daughter.

It's just a pity that a trustworthy brother cannot fight side by side with me. It's a bit regrettable.

"I can only make do with Wu Man, this bad cook. I hope Wu Man will show his true colors sooner rather than later."

Xiao Ran sighed and began to throw the furniture into the space one by one.

As a result, I only put it halfway in and found that it couldn't go in anymore.

There are too many things in his space, which is only 40 square meters in total, and the number of things that can be put in it is actually limited.

Fortunately, all of his medical equipment was in Wu Man's space, otherwise it would have been difficult for him to bring so many things in at once.

Since the space could no longer hold the things, Xiao Ran simply picked up a cardboard box, which he had just opened. Inside was a sofa stool. He tried to see if he could get the thing in. If he couldn't get it in, or if it was damaged along the way, Xiao Ran wouldn't feel bad at all.

After doing all this, Xiao Ran confirmed that everything was ready, and then silently said in his mind: "Enter!"

As a thought flashed through my mind, a reminder began to appear in my ears: "Do you want to return to No. 121, Guling Street Industry?"

"Yes!"

When Xiao Ran decisively made the choice, a strong sense of distortion arose in the surrounding space. A gust of wind blew over for no apparent reason, and a black crack suddenly appeared in front of him, pulling Xiao Ran inside.

The next second, when Xiao Ran opened his eyes, he found himself back at No. 121 Guling Street.

"came back!"

Xiao Ran lowered his head and looked at the box in his hand. He was immediately happy: "It can really be brought in. In this way, if I encounter any danger in reality in the future, I can not only use it for emergency shelter, but I can even bring someone back with me."

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran thought of Huang Le again and couldn't help feeling sorry for him.

Xiao Ran casually put the box in his hand on the side of the bed, walked out of the room, went downstairs and came to the living room.

Glancing over, he noticed that all the snacks on the table had been eaten.

"Not bad, quite edible."

Seeing this, Xiao Ran called out Shangniao Lingzi to help him start the work, while he took out the purchased furniture and started to decorate it bit by bit.

Because there weren't many pieces of furniture, only half of what Xiao Ran bought, so after they were all spread out, there wasn't any noticeable change.

Next was the basement. Xiao Ran asked Shangniao Lingzi to open the door of the basement facing the street, and moved out all the messy things in the basement and threw them outside.

In just a short while, except for the three wine jars, all the messy winemaking tools in the basement were thrown out.

Suddenly, the huge basement became wider.

The next step was to take out all the things left by the old man, use nails to hang a metal black storage rack on the wall, and hang all the knives left by grandpa on it.

The tools listed here are all kinds of strange. Xiao Ran can roughly guess the meaning of some of them, but he has no idea what some of them are.

After the tools were placed, a few boxes were put together and a wide wooden board was fixed on top, and the operating table was ready. Judging from the width, it was not wide enough for two people to lie on it.

After doing all this, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered something, walked to the door, and hung a peace locket outside his door.

This peace locket is the reward I got from helping the dog transport driver resolve his resentment, and it can be hung on it. (From Chapter 109)
[F-level cursed item, black peace and blessing, no need to activate, just hang it at the door, you will get unexpected blessing effects! ]

"You are blessed with the Black Peace Blessing, with +1 to Spirit, Constitution, Agility, and Strength. When you are affected by a strange story, you will be granted the Peace Guardian."

[Guardian of Peace]: Immune to the negative impact of ghost stories on the mind.

"The effect of Black Ping An Fu is only limited to the industry, and is valid for industry holders and tenants!" Looking at the prompt that appeared in front of him, Xiao Ran was a little surprised. Although the increase was not much, the effect was still quite strong.

"It seems that I should make more use of the privileges of [Evil Needle: Corpse Stitcher] and the Resentment Order to obtain more missions in the future."

This kind of extra reward is a profitable business no matter how you look at it.

After closing the door, Xiao Ran placed the prepared snacks on the table and lit a candle: "I'm back. If you want to eat anything, come to the living room."

After saying that, Xiao Ran stood up and walked towards the third floor. When he arrived at the door of the third floor, Xiao Ran took a deep breath.

This time is different from the last time. Now I am the owner of the property and the landlord. The other party should not take action against me again. Moreover, from the previous hints, this tenant named Liu Rui is quite satisfied with me.

"Bang! Bang bang bang!"

Xiao Ran knocked on the door and said, "Sister Liu, I'm going in."

After waiting for a while, Xiao Ran pushed open the door. The room was still furnished the same as it was last time.

"Sister Liu, let me fix the window."

Xiao Ran pointed to the broken window next to him and looked at the coffin above his head. Seeing that the coffin was motionless, Xiao Ran walked into the room.

This time in the furniture store, Xiao Ran specially bought a simple sliding window. Although it doesn't look very good, it is easy to install and can be done by oneself.

Xiao Ran took down the broken window and asked Shangniao Lingzi to clean up the garbage.

Afterwards, he deftly took out all the purchased parts and began to assemble them slowly.

"Sister Liu, I want to recruit a few more tenants, but I don't want to expose my identity as the owner. You know, such an industry will cause some unnecessary trouble, so I would like to ask you to play the role of the landlord."

Xiao Ran said this and looked back at the coffin.

Seeing that there was no movement in the coffin, Xiao Ran was thinking about whether to make some other conditions.

"Okay!" came a light response.

Xiao Ran looked back and saw Shang Niao Lingzi sitting in front of the dressing table. She stared at herself in the mirror with empty eyes and frowned. "Can you do me a favor?"

"what?"

Xiao Ran stood up and stared at Shangniao Lingzi. At this moment, he could clearly see that Shangniao Lingzi's body was covered by a thick yin energy.

That was not an ordinary ghost possession, but a higher level of resurrection.

There is an essential difference between the two, which shows that the other party has the ability to forcibly plunder other people's bodies.

It can be seen that the strength of Miss Liu in the coffin is not comparable to that of ordinary evil ghosts.

"I want a new body, preferably one that is flawless."

"A new body?"

Xiao Ran glanced sideways at the coffin above his head.

As if she could see what Xiao Ran was thinking, Liu Rui turned her head and looked at Xiao Ran: "My obsession with my original body is too deep. I can't leave it, and I can't get rid of it. I need another new body. If you help me, I won't treat you unfairly."

"Haha, that's not right."

Xiao Ran grinned and said, "It's not difficult. I have a body in my hand. Take a look at it."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran took out the body of the spirit snake.

To be honest, the appearance of the spirit snake is not beautiful, but it is not ugly either. It looks pretty good after dressing up.

"no!"

Liu Rui only took a glance and shook her head decisively, "Just like this body, it is no longer perfect. What I need is a perfect female body."

Now Xiao Ran was in a dilemma, as it was a perfect female body.

You can't let yourself wield a knife at a minor. Xiao Ran can't do that.

But on second thought, Xiao Ran thought of another corpse.

"Hey, I have another one, but I don't know if it's intact."

Xiao Ran said as he took out a coffin.

After opening the chain on the coffin and pushing it open, he saw a female corpse inside.

This was exactly the female corpse that he had purchased from the Changchun Society. The female corpse was filled with resentment. When Xiao Ran opened the coffin, the female corpse had already opened her eyes and raised her hands to grab Xiao Ran's throat.

It happened in a flash. Xiao Ran didn't have time to dodge. Shangniao Lingzi behind him had already moved. A hairpin flew out of Shangniao Lingzi's hand and pierced directly into the woman's heart.

With a loud "bang", the coffin was shaken as well.

The female corpse's body was stiff, and she lay motionless in the coffin with her hands stretched out.

"Very good, it's her!" A look of joy appeared on Shangniao Lingzi's face, and then a gloomy and cold wind suddenly surged from Shangniao Lingzi's body. The next moment Xiao Ran saw a shadow rushing into the coffin.

"Buzz!"

The coffin lid was quickly closed, and then a woman's desperate scream was heard from inside.

The temperature in the room suddenly began to drop, and even a thick layer of frost began to form on the coffin. Soon the whole room was as cold as an ice cellar.

About ten minutes passed.

The noise in the coffin in front of him gradually quieted down, and Xiao Ran heard a prompt sound in his ears.

[Tenant Liu Rui's favorability towards you increases from friendly to grateful, and the ability to control the object is improved! ! Active skill: Soul Sharing is obtained. ]

[Spirit of Sharing: In the industry, you can activate Spirit of Sharing and gain the power of Liu Rui's body! ! ]

　I'm sorry. I was too tired yesterday. After coding for a while, I couldn't open my eyes and fell asleep on the chair. When I opened my eyes, it was already early morning. I simply lay down on the bed and had a good sleep. I'm very sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)