Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 178: Encounter at the Mountain Temple

After collecting Shen Kuaidao's body, Xiao Ran walked back to the chair behind Pingguo and the others and sat down.

At this time, the car had already stopped at the gate of Laoguai Street.

"Ding, we've arrived at Laoguai Street. Passengers getting off, please move to the back door. The next stop is Shanshen Temple. Passengers getting on, please hold on and sit down."

As the car door opened, I could hear music in the distance and vaguely hear bursts of noise and laughter.

Xiao Ran curiously stuck his head out to look outside.

Laoguai Street sounds like a street full of scams, but if you take a closer look, the street is clean and tidy, and the houses on both sides are neat and orderly.

The neat red brick houses and translucent glass windows give the place a feeling of being in a street scene from the 1980s.

"Isn't this also an enterprise of the Changchun Society?"

Xiao Ran squinted his eyes and looked at the clean and tidy road in front of him. It seemed to have nothing to do with the weird environment of the mystery city.

"This... don't you know?"

Apple asked in surprise.

"what do you know?"

Xiao Ran looked at Apple with a confused look on his face. Seeing this, Watermelon next to him said to Xiao Ran: "Let me tell you."

As he said that, Xigua stood up, cleared his throat, took out a clapperboard, and started singing to Xiao Ran.

“This street is called Laoguai Street, and it is a famous street of pleasure. The scenery on the street is so beautiful that men and women cannot resist it.

You lift your feet and walk inside, and you see four buildings in blue, red, yellow and green.

Young girls, young wives, gigolos, little dogs, hey, whatever you want, we have it here.

You take a step forward and walk inside. Your wife drinks from the bottle across the table from you. In a blink of an eye, you and your wife are sleeping on the same bed, sharing the same quilt.

You look up and walk up to the Qingyun Tower on the corner of the street.

There is a happy mother in the building, she is very elegant and graceful, with two lovely daughters on her left and right. People who see her only regret coming here too late.

Look on the left, that is a beautiful girl with a face as pretty as a flower and eyes like charms.

Look on the right, that is a peerless beauty with her fingers playing the piano as beautiful as an angel and a smiling face full of spring.

Don’t look at the mother and daughter’s softness, they can make Changchun Association fall flat on their face, apologize, make amends, walk back with the tail between legs, and from now on, when it comes to this fireworks place, they dare not enter, dare not enter…”

Wow, Xigua’s quick pacing describes the situation very clearly.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but applaud after hearing this. Although it had a bit of a color tone, combined with the watermelon's rabbit-like front teeth, it was actually a bit... cute.

But having said that, the Changchun Society suffered a setback here, which shows that it is not a good place.

Xiao Ran also asked what exactly caused the Changchun Society to fall, to which Apple and the others silently shook their heads.

"Who knows? All we know is that the commotion was so bad that the head of the Changchun Society had to personally send people to beat drums and gongs to apologize. It's easy to imagine that the Changchun Society had no choice but to do it, otherwise they wouldn't be willing to do such a shameless thing."

“I think I’ve heard something about this.”

At this time, someone sitting in the front car said, "It seems that there are several backers behind that Chun Mama who have sent people to pass on letters to the Changchun Society. Even Penglai Tower and Donglongfang are putting pressure on the Changchun Society."

"Backer?" Xiao Ran's eyebrows moved slightly.

This inevitably reminded him of characters in the mysterious city like the Yinshan Taoist. The origins of these people were unknown, but they were all extremely powerful. If a similar master met his end, it would not be surprising that Changchun would bow his head and apologize.

While everyone was talking, the vehicle had already moved away from Laoguai Street.

The road on the ground began to become bumpy and difficult to drive on, and the driver had to slow down.

"Coming!"

Orange pointed to the hill outside the window.

Xiao Ran squinted his eyes and looked over. He could see many things in his black and white eyes that ordinary people could not see. After Sister Liu opened the membranes of his eyes and Wu Man gave him the [Spiritual Light Potion], his eyesight was now extremely sharp.

Juzi and the others could only see vague outlines, but Xiao Ran could see a smashed temple standing on the top of the mountain.

In addition to the temple, there is a faint glow covering the ruins of the temple.

"When we get there, we'll disperse immediately, find a place to change into clothes, and then gather at the agreed place."

Apple is considered a veteran among the beginners and is well aware of how complicated the current situation in the Mountain God Temple is. In addition, Xiao Ran had just killed Shen Kuaidao, and this matter would definitely be spread.

So it’s best to keep a low profile at this time.

Apple said this and quietly handed a mask and clothes to Xiao Ran.

"Follow Orange later. He knows where we'll meet."

"Ok!"

Xiao Ran nodded to show that he understood.

While he was talking, the car had slowly driven into a village.

"Pfft~~~"

"We have arrived at the Mountain Temple. Passengers getting off please move to the back door."

"Brother, I'm leaving!"

Xiao Ran waved to the driver, who turned around and nodded at him: "Be careful."

Everyone who saw this scene felt an indescribable complexity in their hearts, and they couldn't help but think of the saying, "The world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of the world."

Look at how worldly-wise they are. Next time you get into trouble, just take them on the bus.

Shen Kuaidao is an example.

As soon as the driver pressed the door opening button, Xiao Ran and others quickly walked out of the car. There were still many people gathered outside the station. Some of them were going back, while others were waiting here to pick someone up.

After Xiao Ran and others got off the car, they immediately dispersed.

Juzi just pulled Xiao Ran along the path on the other side and quickly left the crowd. When they came to the back of an inconspicuous little house, she took out the clothes she had prepared and put them on. At the same time, she put on the mask. The mask looked very thin and there was no strange feeling even when it was attached to the face.

F-level cursed item [Fish skin mask]

This item does not need to be activated and is a one-time item.

After wearing it, it will make slight adjustments to your appearance, resulting in noticeable changes in your face.

Producer: Orange
Xiao Ran took out a mirror and looked at himself. He found himself in the mirror looked several years older. A long goatee had grown on his chin, his forehead was full, his eyebrows were long, and his cheeks were high, plump and rosy. He had the appearance of a centenarian.

"You made this thing very carefully. Did you design this face shape?"

"Randomly!"

After Juzi put on the mask, his original appearance of a pretty boy suddenly became full of pockmarks and a huge trough nose, which made Juzi grin: "What kind of character is this? He always looks ugly and unsightly."

"Will this become a female?"

Xiao Ran continued to ask curiously.

"That won't happen, but if I'm lucky I can make you prettier than a woman. It all depends on your character."

The two men walked out from behind the house while talking and came to the village street.

The village is not big. It can be seen that this village is a village built along the road. The village spreads along this main road towards the mountain temple.

As the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water.

If you are close to the road, then naturally you are doing business along this road.

After all, in the wild mountains and wilderness, you can make money by setting up a stall near the road, selling food and drinks, and providing accommodation.

To be honest, this is just like the rest areas on highways in real life.

They make a living by relying on passing travelers. If they encounter unethical people, they will scatter some nails on the road and engage in some gray industries. There are good people both inside and outside the mystery city, but bad people are never absent.

Orange and Xiao Ran just kept going up. On the way, they could see many beginners sitting in the stalls, eating, resting, and playing cards. So many beginners came here for the Changchun Conference.

Their strengths vary, and some of them just come here to set up stalls.

Xiao Ran saw some homemade bombs on the street stall.

When you get closer to take a look, you’ll see there are quite a lot of varieties.

In fact, this kind of thing is not rare. In the country of China, if you want to buy guns, it may be a bit troublesome, but if you want to make bombs, there are plenty of recipes on the Internet. Just buy more white sugar.

In addition, there are many beginners who have strong hands-on skills. With the assistance of professionals, they can make bombs and simple earth guns.

But sometimes these things don't work very well.

It has no effect at all when encountering some evil spirits and demons. What if your skills are not good enough and it explodes in your hands? Wow, you are directly giving the demons a meal, and it’s a cooked one.

Even if it's against beginners, that is, newcomers below level D, it's okay.

When you reach level D or above, unless you can get a professional large-caliber rifle, the homemade rifle has limited power and makes a lot of noise. Relying on it to kill people is simply courting death.

"Apple is a double-D profession, and his strength is well-known among many beginners, so we just need to stay at the top of the mountain, following the people from Changchun Society. As for those with weaker strength, they can continue to line up at the back."

As they walked, Juzi talked to Xiao Ran about the rules among beginners.

In fact, we are all young people of the new era. If you insist on doing something like Southern Spring and Northern Classics, many people will not understand.

However, this kind of secret language and code had to be used for secret communication, so another set of rules was gradually formed spontaneously.

Of course, if you are proficient in Nanchun Beidian, there will be additional benefits. At least it will be convenient to deal with the natives in the mystery city.

As he spoke, Xiao Ran suddenly stopped and turned his head to look to the left.

I saw a small cart standing there, with white steam coming out of the steamer on the cart. It was hard for the six-layer steamer not to attract attention.

There was a jar next to it with big bubbles bubbling out of it, and from time to time, chunks of stewed, rotten and fragrant meat floated up and down.

The most eye-catching thing is the words "Happy People's Braised Lamb Elbow" on the cart's sign.

"Don't miss it if you pass by. It will temporarily increase your physical fitness by 3 points, with braised pork and steamed buns, and two hell coins for each!!"

Watching the familiar figure shouting under the lights.

The corner of Xiao Ran's mouth twitched, and he suddenly remembered the three hundred ghost money in his pocket, and felt a little embarrassed for some reason.

"What's wrong? Want to buy some? It looks pretty good."

Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't leave, Ju Zi followed Xiao Ran's gaze and couldn't help swallowing when she saw the pieces of meat inside. "I'll go buy some to try."

As he spoke, Orange trotted over to buy one.

Wu Man skillfully took out the hot steamed buns that had just been steamed from the steamer and took out a piece of soft and tender meat from it. The meat had three layers of fat and lean meat, wrapped in a layer of red sauce, which made people's appetites grow.

Add green peppers and onions, it makes people salivate just by looking at it.

Orange picked up a freshly made bun and put it in his mouth. He almost bit his tongue when he took a bite. The bun was full of wheat aroma and wrapped with soft and tender pork belly. It was so fragrant, soft and crispy when he took a bite. The satisfaction from the tip of his tongue rushed straight to his brain.

"Five more!"

"okay!"

Wu Man nodded with a smile and quickly prepared five steamed buns and handed them over.

Orange came back with the steamed bun in his hand: "Try it, it tastes amazing!!"

Xiao Ran shook his head: "When I'm outside, I prefer to eat vegetarian food."

Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't want to eat, Orange didn't force him: "Then let's go quickly, Apple and the others will probably be here soon."

"it is good!"

The two walked up the path and gradually disappeared into the crowd. On the other side, Wu Man, under the lights, collected the money happily. Looking at Ju Zi's back, he muttered to himself, "It's rare to meet an acquaintance this time."

Then he fixed his eyes on the jar beside him: "Why lose weight if there's nothing to do? The taste is not good enough, what a pity."

(End of this chapter)