Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 208: Three Points of Winning
The world of martial arts is dangerous, but what is dangerous is not those strange people with special skills, nor those beginners like Xiao Ran who possess extraordinary powers.

But people’s hearts are treacherous and murderous at every step.

Just like the bald man in front of him, even though it has come to this point, he still has a trick up his sleeve to kill himself.

If Xiao Ran hadn't kept the [Black Swan Brooch·Scholar] activated all the time, causing the man's murderous intent to be detected and thus alerting her, she probably wouldn't have thought that this guy could still hide this trick.

It was not just Xiao Ran who couldn't think of it. It would be hard for any normal person to imagine that, even in this situation, where life was worse than death, the other party was still thinking about how to kill himself.

"Have the guts!"

Xiao Ran gave the man a thumbs up, then removed the partition at the back of the wardrobe and took another look at the wardrobe. In addition to the bomb, there was also a travel bag. After Xiao Ran carefully unzipped the backpack, he saw that the backpack was full of money.

Wow, in this era of ten thousand yuan per person, such a sum of money can be considered huge wealth.

He didn't even bother to count the money in it. He put the money away and defused the grenade.

This grenade is not a homemade bomb made by a beginner, but a genuine military grenade with a green shell. Xiao Ran doesn't know what model it is, but he believes that the explosive power must be much better than those homemade bombs.

But the way this grenade is triggered is indeed very clever, so just throw the wardrobe directly into the space.

As a little red flower who has studied well and received education from the motherland since childhood, Xiao Ran always keeps in mind the teacher's teachings, pays attention to civilization and hygiene, and remembers to take the garbage away when going out to play.

So before leaving, Xiao Ran did not forget to clean the room, and even summoned Shangniao Lingzi to wipe the blood stains on the window with clothes.

Only then did he walk out of the door with confidence. As for the bald man's head, Xiao Ran didn't take it with him. This guy was born with a rebellious nature. Even if he became a corpse slave, Xiao Ran still felt uneasy.

I wanted to throw it into the toilet, but then I changed my mind and was afraid of scaring the children. What if the children were healthy but became mentally ill due to the shock and started hacking people?

After thinking it over, Xiao Ran threw it into an inconspicuous sewer. As for when it was discovered, it didn't matter to Xiao Ran.

In fact, there is a magic trick in the "Record of Corpses" that is specifically used to take revenge on the enemy. The trick is to find a vicious dog that eats corpses from a mass grave.

Make a cut in the belly of a vicious dog and sew the head in. After the dog eats the corpse, the corpse gas in its body will be absorbed by the brain. In this way, the head can be preserved for at least three years. That is really a life worse than death.

The most vicious thing is that once the life in the brain is gone, the dog will die on the spot. At that time, there will be no difference between humans and dogs, and both will be reborn as animals in the next life.

This is why, although it is Erpijiang’s technique, it is called the Record of Corpse Removal.

But Xiao Ran doesn't have the leisure time to fiddle with this thing.

After going out, Xiao Ran strolled slowly in the ghost market. Regardless of whether men or women, spending is undoubtedly the greatest joy when they have money in their hands.

With the money in this backpack, it is more than enough to extend the life of my master, and the rest is enough for me to splurge for a while.

Sure enough, if you want to get rich, you can't be honest. It's faster to make money by cheating others.

After strolling around the black market, Xiao Ran actually found quite a few old things.

This is also thanks to my ability to [identify Qing Dynasty porcelain]. It is hard to say about those that are far away, but as long as it is Qing Dynasty porcelain, I can basically recognize it at a glance, from the Shunzhi period to the Republic of China porcelain.

Xiao Ran did not bargain for these antiques. He bought them if he could. The value of antiques was very low these days. Moreover, most of the antiques in this ghost market were of shady origin, so the prices were even cheaper.

I walked around and bought things like this until five or six in the morning, when it was getting light outside and the stalls in the ghost market had been closed one after another.

This is a good time to drink soup.

Luo City is known as the Soup City, a title that was given only after modernization, but the custom of drinking soup can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, it’s not just Los Angeles; many ancient capital cities have similar soup restaurants.

For example, there are ones in Kaifeng, Xi'an and Nanjing.

The reason is that in ancient times, students who came to take exams only brought dry food with them and had little money. A bowl of steaming hot broth could not only warm the stomach and relieve fatigue, but also allow them to break up the dry food that was as hard as a stone and soak it in it.

It is cheap and popular, so it can be more widely spread and more accepted by ordinary people than any other high-end food.

At that time, there was no such thing as a century-old store. Xiao Ran would buy a sesame cake and a bowl of donkey meat soup at a roadside stall. The soup was thick with butter, chili, garlic and coriander, and evenly thick slices of meat. He would wait for a spoonful of hot soup to be poured down, and he would be very satisfied with the meal.

Normally, it would only take him ten minutes to finish a bowl of breakfast, but today Xiao Ran ate very slowly.

He drank the broth in his bowl slowly, looking around from time to time, looking at the old diners squatting on the steps in the corner not far from the neighboring table, and listening to their stories with relish.

These people can eat from morning to noon, with several people each having a bowl of clear soup. They don't take up space in the store, but squat aside, smoking and chatting, occasionally picking up the bowl to take a sip, just like drinking tea, and then refilling the bowl when they finish.

Refills of soup are free, and the restaurant will not neglect these regular customers.

These are our own advertising signs + fixed income, so we will sprinkle more garlic and coriander every time we refill the soup.

As the sky was getting brighter, Xiao Ran went to the grain store and ordered forty bags of glutinous rice to be delivered to his doorstep.

As soon as the glutinous rice was unloaded from the car, Xiao Ran threw the glutinous rice into the space and ran towards the charity cemetery.

Forty bags of glutinous rice are enough to keep his master alive for a long time.

Actually, Xiao Ran was not greedy, he just wanted to learn all the swordsmanship of the Fang family.

With the Fang family's swordsmanship, my strength can at least be improved by one level.

Combined with the techniques in [The Record of the Exorcism of Corpses], Xiao Ran was able to regain the long-lost sense of security.

Even if he couldn't beat Li Jingqi, he could at least guarantee himself a chance to escape safely.

On the other hand, as long as the master is alive, he will have a backer. With a backer, if any unexpected events occur in the Changchun Society, he will have room to maneuver.

"Are you going to rob the rice shop?"

The old man looked at the glutinous rice brought by Xiao Ran, and glanced at this good disciple. He felt that Zhenye's temperament had changed too much during this period of time.

"Master, I won't do anything that breaks the law. These are Fengchui's wishes."

Xiao Ran's skill in shifting the blame became more and more adept. Anyway, the Yang family was rich, so he could just consider it as he owed Feng Chui a favor.

The old man didn't ask any more questions after hearing that. His neck was already in the ground, so how could he have the time to worry about so many things?

"In that case, let's start from the first chapter of the Fang family swordsmanship. Although it's mostly fancy stuff, you should learn it all. If someone from the Fang family is willing to return to their old job in the future, you can return this set of swordsmanship to them."

After saying that, the old man began to teach Xiao Ran, starting with the first sword technique of the Fang family.

With such a large amount of glutinous rice, the old man was able to keep his composure and teach patiently.

Xiao Ran already had a foundation in Senbingwei's swordsmanship, and later learned the Bagua sword and Ichiku-pai swordsmanship. In addition, his own attributes were not bad, and with the insight of a scholar's professional characteristics, Xiao Ran learned it exactly after the old man taught him once.

In just less than a day, he had basically learned all of the Fang family's swordsmanship.

Of course, he has only learned all the skills. As for how much of his skills can be utilized, that depends on Xiao Ran's personal understanding.

"Master, can't you beat Li Jingqi?"

After practicing swordsmanship, Xiao Ran sat next to the old man, wiping the sweat from his face with a towel in one hand, while at the same time looking at the expression of his master through the towel with the corner of his eye.

"When I was alive, I had a 30% chance of winning, but not now."

Xiao Ran couldn't help but be surprised by the old man's words. A 30% chance of winning meant that the old man had some tricks up his sleeve.

"I am now half human and half corpse, neither human nor ghost. Li Jingqi has a complicated background. He was originally a spirit medium from the northeast. After he abolished his temple and came out of seclusion, he went around to learn from masters. I can't withstand more than three of his moves now."

"Li Jingqi is still a spirit medium, so what about the Five Immortals Hall..."

Xiao Ran was halfway through his words when he suddenly felt relieved and muttered, "I was wondering why this old man is like an old fox!"

"Master, then...if I meet Li Jingqi, what are my chances of winning?"

Xiao Ran's words were purely out of curiosity. Others might not know how much he was worth, but shouldn't he know it too? It was a great achievement for him to be able to escape with his life.

Unexpectedly, the old man opened his eyes, and a smile gradually appeared on his skinny face. He stared at Xiao Ran and said:
……

"I said it was also three points, do you believe it?"

(End of this chapter)