Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 249: Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure

Xiao Ran looked at the spider above his head and couldn't help feeling uneasy. He quickly retracted the foot that had stepped into the door.

Then he looked carefully at the spider above his head. If the white cat hadn't reminded him and he had stepped into the door, he would probably have been attacked by now.

However, this spider is not a physical entity, but a gathering of the surrounding air.

It can be considered a kind of evil.

This made Xiao Ran immediately think of the art of disgust.

The last time I suffered this loss was when I met the Taoist priest from Yinshan.

I never thought that I would actually meet him in real life.

"Eternal Spring Club!"

The first thing that came to Xiao Ran’s mind was the Changchun Society.

Although he had tried his best to hide his identity, he did not expect that the Changchun Society would still find out about him.

When Spider saw that he was discovered by Xiao Ran, he did not launch an attack. After all, the goal of killing by opening the door was to catch the enemy by surprise. If he was discovered in advance, it would be meaningless.

I saw the spider slowly using its tentacles to move the spider web, and then a man's voice was heard as the spider web was moved.

"You are very lucky, I hope you will have such luck next time!!"

As the sound disappeared, the spider and spider web in front of him also turned into bubbles, turning into wisps of black evil spirit that spread everywhere.

Xiao Ran saw that one of the evil spirits seemed to be floating towards the backyard of his house, so he immediately followed it, climbed over the wall, and saw a black brick stuck in the crack of his wall at the corner behind his backyard wall.

"It's indeed a curse technique!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran glanced around, picked up a stick on the ground, and poked it gently. He saw a spider the size of a pigeon egg crawling out from under the black brick.

Xiao Ran swung the stick and smashed the spider into a pulp, then pried the brick out of the crack in the wall.

Looking at the black bricks, Xiao Ran's face showed embarrassment for a moment.

The most troublesome thing about the art of misfortune is that the opponent does not need to show up. It can be activated by just throwing something randomly near your house from a distance. By the time you notice it, the opponent has already gone far away.

Xiao Ran found some sundries, threw the bricks in and burned them.

The art of exorcism has existed since ancient times, and is also called the art of exorcism and the art of Lu Ban.

In the past, the bricklayers were delayed in their wages and held a grudge, so when the house was being built, they secretly tampered with it and cast curses to take revenge.

At the very least, your family will fall into poverty, and at worst, your family will be destroyed.

But this magic cannot be discovered by the owner of the house, otherwise the owner will burn the talisman you used, and the caster will be seriously injured if not killed.

Of course, the art of exorcism is not all good and all bad. It can be used to harm people. Formal art of exorcism can also bring peace to the home and suppress luck.

For example, when everyone entered the Wang family in Hongxiang Village last time, they were all affected by the talisman and all their additional attributes were suppressed.

This is the normal talisman for warding off evil spirits in a house.

In reality, such things can be found everywhere. On the eaves of some old buildings, there are often small statues of varying numbers arranged in rows.

These small statues are called kiss beasts, also known as ridge beasts or eaves beasts. Leading the group is a deity riding a rooster, often called the immortal riding a rooster.

This is the most common folk talisman, which can prevent tiles from being blown away by strong winds and has the meaning of protecting the house from fire.

Xiao Ran squatted on the ground, poking it with a wooden stick from time to time. He saw the brick cracking in the fire. After a while, black blood flowed out of it until it broke into pieces and turned into powder.

The fact that the other party dared to cast a spell on him showed that he was not afraid of Xiao Ran finding out.

Xiao Ran then walked around outside his house again, and after making sure there were no other talismans, he returned home.

"The final advancement path for a skilled craftsman is to become a psychic craftsman who is proficient in the art of misfortune. However, a psychic craftsman is an A-level profession. If the opponent is an A-level professional, then his strength is as terrifying as that of the Yinshan Taoist. He may not even be inferior to Li Weiqi. Why would he use such a method to kill me?"

Xiao Ran speculated in his mind and felt that the most likely possibility was that the other party was an expert in the art of hatred, and his profession was just a tool to assist him.

"Humph, do you think I don't have the means to kill you?"

Xiao Ran snorted coldly, took out some paper money and gold ingots from the counter, and walked to the vicinity of the house.

Looking at the paper money and gold ingots in his hand, Xiao Ran couldn't help but think of the Zhou family seal. That thing was a good thing. The paper money with the seal was many times better than the one in his hand.

As the green smoke rose, a few sneaky shadows approached soon.

"Everyone, please help me find someone. I don't know if it's a man or a woman, but she appeared near my house today. She should be hiding somewhere nearby now. If there are any strangers, please help me point them out. I will reward you handsomely after the task is completed!"

In theory, I don't have any information, so it might not be easy to ask these wandering souls to help me find someone.

However, the area where we live is located at the foot of Beimang Mountain. There are no scenic spots nearby, and it is not in the city center or urban village. It is just a residential area for ordinary people. Many people have moved away due to demolitions over the years, and those who remain are all acquaintances who know each other.

Since the other party wanted to use the aversion technique to harm him, he would not go too far. As long as he expanded the search area, he would still be able to find clues. Moreover, this guy who was good at using the aversion technique to harm others was also full of hostility. His characteristics were very obvious. These wandering ghosts would definitely report to Xiao Ran if they found that this person was unusual and a stranger.

A vortex arose from the ashes of the burning paper money and gold ingots, and several ghosts scattered away.

After doing all this, Xiao Ran still felt uneasy, so he walked to his grandfather's room, knocked on the door, and after a while pushed it open.

"Om..."

The door was opened, opera was still playing on TV, and the old man was lying in the rocking chair with his eyes closed.

Xiao Ran closed the door: "Master, just now..."

"Yeah, I heard the noise." The old man nodded. Although he never left the house, there was an evil spirit in his yard. How could he not notice it?

"The other party is good at using the technique of disgust, and I..."

The reason why Xiao Ran was so careful was that he knew very well the power of the aversion technique. Not only had he experienced it at the hands of the Yinshan Taoist, but the Wang family's talismans were also very powerful. If it had not been for the influence of the Wang family's talismans, which suppressed the attributes of the tiger and the spirit snake, how could he have defeated the strong with the weak.

On the other hand, if you use talismans when the opponent's strength is still unknown, there is no guarantee that you will not end up like Lao Hu and the others.

Therefore, I still have to ask the old man if he has any solution to this problem.

Although the old man is just a ghost that is forcibly staying in the world of the living, when it comes to means and experience, I am afraid I am far inferior to him. As the saying goes, "An old man in the family is like a treasure", this is what it means.

The old man seemed to have been prepared this time. He pointed to the box next to the bed and said, "There is a wooden box inside. Open it and find a hairpin inlaid with a cat's eye."

"Oh."

Xiao Ran nodded, opened the box in the direction the old man pointed, and took out a wooden box.

After opening it, there was a mess of all kinds of things inside.

Cardboard, old glass beads, pipes, these are all old items. Xiao Ran had seen some of them when he was a child, but had never seen some of them before.

After searching for a while, I found the hairpin that the old man mentioned. It seemed to be made of silver and had a cat's eye inlaid on it.

Put the things back.

She walked up to the old man with the hairpin in her hand.

"Well, you can go to Qin City. This address should be correct. Bring back their talisman. It should be enough to deal with it!"

As the old man spoke, he pointed to the address written on the table: No. 48 Dongguan South Street.

Xiao Ran wrote down the address. Qin City was actually not far from Luo City.

Qinshi is also an ancient capital of China with a long history of culture.

It's only four hours by car.

It’s even faster to take the high-speed rail, and you can get there in about two hours.

Xiao Ran is not a person who likes to go out, but to be on the safe side, he has to go out for a walk.

"Then who is the owner of this house..."

"Gu Xianglan should have been dead for a few years. You can just ask their descendants for it. Even if they don't recognize you, they must recognize the hairpin."

Xiao Ran didn't know how the old man's favor account book ended up in Qin City, but since he let her go, there would be no problem.

After putting away the hairpin, Xiao Ran looked at the old man, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Grandpa!"

"Ok?"

"Sun Miao is dead."

As Xiao Ran spoke, he stared at his grandfather's expression, trying to read some information from the old man's face. What happened in the Dream Pool might be very different from reality.

But it may not be true in many details, for example, the relationship between the seven brothers, Xiao Ran believes that no matter what it is now, at least the relationship between the old man and his brothers cannot be false.

The old man in the rocking chair had a blank look in his eyes. After a long while, he closed his eyes: "I know."

Seeing this, Xiao Ran tactfully left the room.

Only after Xiao Ran closed the door did the old man take out a yellowed old photo from under the chair.

Xiao Ran had seen this photo before, but he had seen it in the bald old man's room.

Turning to the back, each person's name was written on it. Most of them had a black X through them. The old man took out a pen and lightly made a cross under Sun Miao's name, leaving a X. Then he turned the photo over and stared at Sun Miao in the photo.

"Those who do evil will eventually perish. The fact that you have waited until now to die is really a sign of God's indifference..."

　There will be another update before 12 o'clock at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)