Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 185 Half-cooked Glutinous Rice

"Pfft!!"

Seeing the old beggar fall to the ground, the air suddenly became quiet.

Sun Miao, Zhao Qingming and Li Qing all looked at Xiao Ran in shock.

Xiao Ran frowned slightly, knowing that he had acted too swiftly, causing quite a shock to these grandfather-like friends.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. If we continue to delay, this guy will slowly struggle out of his maze.

It will be even more troublesome then.

After all, too many of his methods are actually not allowed to be seen in public. Once exposed, it will inevitably have a huge impact on his identity, and then he will be even more passive.

It took a long time before Sun Miao came to his senses. He walked forward and punched Xiao Ran in the chest.

"Xiao Zhenye, you are such a monkey every day?"

Li Qing and Zhao Qingming also came over and took a look at the body on the ground that was killed by a single blow. Both of them looked particularly excited.

However, Zhao Qingming is older after all, calmer and more stable, and knows what is important and what is not. "Don't talk nonsense for now, go to the front yard to help Zhou Shang and Yu Tang first."

Zhou Shang’s paper control technique is actually not very advanced. It works when the opponent is caught off guard, but it won’t work if the opponent is prepared.

Xie Yutang was good at close combat, but the beggar had a weapon in his hand. Zhao Qingming had warned him before not to engage in close combat unless it was absolutely necessary, as it would not be worth it if he got injured.

So both were just shuffling around the front yard.

Now that they had dealt with the old beggar, they certainly couldn't let the remaining three little beggars go. The four of them were agile and climbed over the wall into the front yard.

The remaining three little beggars were naturally no match for the four men and were killed on the spot in a short while.

Then several people divided the work and searched the house, and found the melon farmer and his wife who were hidden in the cellar by the beggar.

Just as Yang Fengchui said before, the two of them had died.

Zhao Qingming couldn't help but spit at the bodies of the beggars and said, "Damn you got it for free!"

Then they stuffed the bodies of the beggars into sacks.

As soon as all these miscellaneous tasks were done, a few people looked at each other, and no one knew who laughed first, which immediately led the others to laugh as well.

Several people squatted outside the yard waiting for Yang Fengchui. As they talked about what had just happened, they inevitably mentioned the way Xiao Ran had taken action just now.

"Good boy, I didn't expect you to be such an expert. I was wondering how you could easily kill that little beggar who just ran away. I thought that boy was weak."

Xiao Ran did not shy away, but nodded generously: "Without San San San, how dare I go to Liangshan, but you have to keep this a secret for me."

Zhao Qingming looked serious, nodded and said:
"Every family has some tricks to hide their weaknesses. Today, Zhenye revealed his true colors and treated us as his brothers. Otherwise, Sun Miao, you would be crippled if not dead today. Then, we would be punished one by one, and no one would be able to escape the family law. So, if anyone tells others about what happened today, don't blame me for turning my back on you."

Sun Miao also said with a sense of fear: "This beggar may look old and frail, but he is actually a veteran in the world of martial arts. His methods are extremely cruel. If it weren't for Zhen Ye, I would have lost my life today by the time the beggar reacted."

Sun Miao was also a martial artist who had been practicing martial arts since he was young. He knew very well that although it seemed easy just now, his life was actually hanging by a thread.

It was thanks to Li Qing's constant harassment with the slingshot that the old beggar himself was unable to recover in time, allowing him to fight back a few moves.

If Zhenye hadn't taken action, he wouldn't have dared to think further.

"In fact, we underestimated the enemy. Next time, bring Li Qing with the Sparkling Stone, Sun Miao with the Evil Scale Boots, Zhou Shang with your paper figurine, I will bring out the captive spirit tablet, Yu Tang with Grandma Qi's treasure, and we can kill any demon or monster!"

Zhao Qingming spoke to comfort everyone.

Of course, everyone knew that Zhao Qingming was also trying to comfort everyone. These things were being kept at home, and as soon as they were taken out, their families would come looking for them.

These young boys talked and laughed about Xiao Ran's matter, and no one took it seriously.

I just know that Zhenye is a very capable and well-hidden guy. If you run into trouble in the future, you can ask Zhenye for help.

This is what a good brother is. He will only be happy when his brother becomes stronger.

After waiting for a while, Yang Fengchui came from a distance on a tricycle with a man.

As soon as Yang Fengchui landed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw them sitting at the door eating melons. Then he said with a smile, "You guys are relieved. I had to run back and forth for miles."

As he said that, he picked up a piece of watermelon and started eating it.

There was also a short guy who came with Yang Fengchui.

He was wearing a dusty grey cotton coat, had no hair on his head, looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and had a childish expression on his face.

"Cat Si'er, come and eat watermelon!"

When Zhao Qingming saw the visitor, he asked him to sit down with him and eat some watermelon to quench his thirst.

Mao Si wiped his hands, took the watermelon but didn't put it in his mouth. He called everyone one by one: "Brother Zhao, Brother Zhou Er, Brother Li San, Brother Xiao Si, Brother Xie Wu, Brother Sun Qi."

(Xie Mingtang’s grandfather was the seventh child, so everyone said he was from the seventh family. But among his peers, he was the fifth child.)
"Ha, Mao Si, there's no need to be so polite. We are all brothers. Don't be so reserved. Your family is your family, and we are us." Zhao Qingming smiled and waved his hand, signaling Mao Si to relax.

Why is Mao Si so nervous? Actually it has something to do with their family.

Their family is a group of tomb robbers, and tomb robbing is a very harmful way of making money, so naturally people in the underworld look down on them.

Mao Si's grandfather was arrested for tomb robbing, and Fang Wuye personally chopped off his grandfather's head with a knife. Since then, he said that he had retired, but in fact, he still kept the skill.

Normally, everyone dislikes their family, and even Cat Si is looked down upon by many people.

However, Zhao Qingming could handle this matter clearly. It was a matter of one generation to another. It was not a blood feud for the murder of one's father or mother, so there was no need to extend it further.

So I am usually polite to Mao Si, otherwise I wouldn’t have asked him to help today.

Since Zhao Qingming had already expressed his attitude, Xiao Ran and the others were naturally very friendly to Mao Si. They invited Mao Si to eat watermelon, which made Mao Si's little face blush. This kid had been bullied a lot, but today he was taken care of by these big brothers. He could finally find an organization in the future.

After they finished eating the watermelon, they threw the body onto the tricycle. Zhao Qingming chopped down two pine and cypress trees, wiped the footprints around them, hung the pine and cypress trees on the tricycle, and dragged it all the way to Beimang Mountain.

In this era, there were no cameras or street lights. In the dark, one could not see a person's face from ten meters away, not to mention criminal investigation methods. The few people walked up the stairs in the dark, but they did not see a single person.

It's not surprising. Apart from these few daring idiots, who else would dare to go to Beimang Mountain in the middle of the night?

After finding a shady place, Mao Si'er started to use his tools to dig holes.

As the saying goes, every profession has its specialties. Although Mao Si is skinny and small in stature, he is very fast.

With a special shovel in hand, dust will fly in a moment.

After less than half an hour of tinkering, they dug out a three-meter-deep vertical pit.

"It's done. There's an empty grave down there. Just throw it in there."

Mao Si poked his head out and said.

"Hey, you're really good at saving trouble, let's go to the spot your family has stepped on before."

Zhou Shang asked with narrowed eyes.

Mao Si quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, my family has stopped doing this a long time ago."

"Look, you're as scared as a mouse. Actually, as long as you don't rob our graves, we'll be brothers every time we go out." Zhou Shang said as he stretched out his hand and pulled Mao Si up.

Zhao Qingming patted the dirt off Mao Si's body and said, "In the future, if someone other than us brothers asks you to do this, you must grit your teeth and not do it. After all, it's a matter of life and death. If someone has any intentions, they will wait for you to show your head and hit you with a shovel. Who can you cry to?"

Mao Si was so frightened when he heard this that he broke out in a cold sweat. He glanced at Zhao Qingming and others who were surrounding him. If one of the people in this group really had the intention to kill him, he would probably be in danger of death.

"No wonder my grandfather always said, father is above son, uncle takes care of nephew..."

Mao Si murmured in his heart, but fortunately he calmed down. He knew that Zhao Qingming said this to him, which was both a warning and a reminder, but also indirectly recognized that he was a member of the group. He was secretly delighted in his heart.

"Okay, I'll take note of what Big Brother said."

Then everyone started to work.

They stripped the beggar of his clothes and threw his naked body into the cave.

Xiao Ran felt heartbroken when he saw them, but they were all corpses. Forget about the young beggars, the old beggars didn’t even leave any for him…

After the body was buried and covered with earth and a cut cypress tree was placed on top, several people happily rode their bikes down the mountain.

As the sky gradually brightens, the cold river water washes over your body.

Occasionally, young girls and wives who carried clothes to the river to wash clothes would see from afar a group of naked young men swimming in the Luo River, and they would blush and quicken their pace to the other side.

Several people wiped Yang Fengchui's tricycle clean, burned his cotton quilts and clothes, and roasted a few fish for them to eat.

It was not until dawn that we sat on the tricycle and headed home, talking and laughing all the way.

Then they started to go home one after another.

Xiao Ran got off the car as soon as he arrived at his doorstep. Although he had been busy all night and had not gained much, he was in a very good mood and returned home staggeringly.

Just as I was about to enter the door, I suddenly heard a cold snort coming from inside the room.

"Why are you out here so late at night instead of going home?"

Xiao Ran was startled, then he remembered that he had a master, so he quickly tidied his clothes and said, "We went out to play, and it was late, so a few brothers spent the night by the river. I'm sorry to have worried you, Master."

Having said that, Xiao Ran knelt down obediently.

This set of admitting mistakes was smooth and flowing. Xiao Ran had obviously used this set of actions to deal with his grandfather when he made mistakes when he was a child.

The door opened, and the old man lowered his head to see Xiao Ran kneeling at the door. After a moment, he said, "Get up, boil a basin of hot water, rub your body to warm it up before going to sleep. It's cold and damp by the river, so don't spend the night by the river in the future."

"Yes, remember."

Xiao Ran stood up and went to the kitchen to fetch water from the water tank and light a fire.

"There's no rice at home, but we still have some glutinous rice."

At this time, the old man came in and handed a small cloth bag to Xiao Ran. Inside the bag was long glutinous rice. Xiao Ran picked it up and held a handful in his hand. It was obvious that the quality of the glutinous rice was not good and it seemed a little damp.

"I'm busy these days, I plan to stay at the charity home for a few days, you just need to deliver the food to the charity home, and take care of the cows and land at home. I have ten yuan under my pillow, you can go to the rice shop later and exchange it all for glutinous rice, and from now on, I want half-cooked glutinous rice for my meals."

"Half-cooked?"

Xiao Ran looked at the master in front of him with confusion.

My heart suddenly skipped a beat as I remembered that glutinous rice had the effect of expelling corpse poison, and also remembered what Zhao Qingming had said to me yesterday.

"Is it possible that Master's body can no longer hold on?"

He hesitated for a moment: "Master, how about letting me take over?"

"you??"

The old man squinted his eyes and looked at Xiao Ran. After a moment, he couldn't help laughing: "Too young, too young. Wait a little longer. Wait until you get married, then you can take over."

“Who knows how long that will take.”

But the old man just smiled, shook his head and left, still with no intention of letting Xiao Ran take over.

She turned around and walked into the house, putting on her clothes in front of the mirror, still muttering, "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, Zhao's old sister-in-law, you have to hurry up, I can't hold on for too long."

As he spoke, he looked at his chest and unbuttoned it, revealing the skinny skin underneath.

I saw that most of the skin on the chest had been eroded.

The dark blue corpse spots were almost spreading to the neck...

(End of this chapter)