Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 260 The soul enters the mysterious city
"Brother Lu, something happened?"

Xiao Ran was shocked when he heard the voice of the bald old man on the phone.

Xiao Ran wanted to ask for clarification, but the bald old man had already hung up the phone, so Xiao Ran could only walk out the door immediately.

After hastily closing the shop door, Xiao Ran hailed a taxi and handed the driver three hundred yuan without waiting for him to speak: "Master, please get to Guanlin Temple as soon as possible."

The driver was still holding a roujiamo in one hand. Maybe he smelled the odor on Xiao Ran and felt uncomfortable. He was about to ask him to change a car, but when he saw the three hundred yuan in front of him, he immediately threw the roujiamo away.

"okay!"

As he said this, he stepped on the accelerator and took Xiao Ran directly onto the elevated road towards Guanlin Temple.

Along the way, Xiao Ran looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, and his expression was inevitably a little dazed.

What could happen to Lu Cheng?

As the spokesperson for Guan Yu, Lu Cheng himself is extremely low-key and kind to others. He does not broadcast live, shoot short videos, or sell goods through live broadcast. He stays in the Guan Yu Temple when he has nothing to do on weekdays. How could something go wrong with him? ?

Then Xiao Ran changed his mind and the mystery city instantly came to his mind.

Perhaps the only thing that could cause Lu Cheng to get into trouble is the Mystery City.

"Could it be because of the woman that Lu Cheng mentioned last time?"

Xiao Ran felt a little depressed. Anything related to the Mystery City was definitely not good.

Feeling uneasy, Xiao Ran waited for the car to stop on the street in front of Guanlin Temple. Without waiting for the driver to explain, he opened the door and rushed out.

Everyone only felt a strong wind blowing, and before they could react, Xiao Ran had already run more than ten meters away.

After entering Guanlin Temple, Xiao Ran went straight to the bald old man's room.

When they arrived, they found that the bald old man was not there, so they immediately went straight to the cellar where Lu Cheng usually slept.

When I rushed over, I saw four or five people standing outside the cellar.

Among them were two young Taoist priests who looked familiar to Xiao Ran. Aren’t they the Taoist priests Jingyue and Jingxin? When Xiao Ran was trying to get through the underworld here before, these two also came here to help and presented him with certificates of ordination.

As for the old Taoist priest standing next to them, he should be their master.

"This way, brat."

The bald-headed old man called Xiao Ran over and then introduced the two people in front of him to Xiao Ran.

"This is Master Shugu, a disciple of the Quanzhen Dao in Longmen Mountain, and he is here to practice. The last time you went to the Yinguan Pass, it was he who sent someone to deliver the certificate of ordination to you."

This was the first time Xiao Ran had seen this Taoist priest, so he nodded quickly: "Hello, Taoist priest."

Master Shugu nodded with a smile, but when he saw the corpse aura on Xiao Ran, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Seeing this, the bald-headed old man at the side helped Xiao Ran explain, "This kid is a leatherworker in the underworld. The heavy corpse aura on his body is also the reason why he works as a corpse artist."

After hearing the explanation of the bald-headed old man, Master Shutani suddenly showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

When he looked at Xiao Ran again, his eyes softened.

"This is the director of Guanlin Temple Village in our area, and the leader in charge of the operation of Guanlin Temple, Pi Guyan."

This Pi leader had a middle-parted hair, a big belly, and a greasy look. He nodded slightly at Xiao Ran and said nothing else.

"You go in and see him first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

"it is good!"

Xiao Ran nodded, turned and walked into the cellar.

When I arrived at the place where Lu Cheng was resting, I saw Lu Cheng lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed.

Xiao Ran walked forward and put his fingers on Lu Cheng's pulse. He found that Lu Cheng's pulse was very irregular and even his breathing was intermittent. This made Xiao Ran's heart skip a beat.

"How about it."

At this time, the bald old man walked in.

"It's dangerous, but also very strange. He has no disease or symptoms, so why did he suddenly become like this?"

The bald-headed old man snorted coldly upon hearing this: "Humph, others may not know, but you do. This kid is most likely bewitched by some vixen, and he refuses to come back no matter what."

Obviously, the bald old man was aware of Lu Cheng's affairs.

Xiao Ran didn't care about the details at this time, and asked directly: "What should we do?"

The bald-headed old man frowned and said, "There is no other way. You have to call him and call him back. Otherwise, he won't be able to hold on for too long. His body will die first, and it will be too late for him to come back then."

"Okay, what should I do?"

Xiao Ran agreed without any hesitation. He knew that since the bald old man asked him to come here, there must be a way.

The bald old man frowned at this moment, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "The solution is simple, but..."

"what?"

The bald-headed old man looked back and Xiao Ran realized immediately: "It's that director who doesn't want to help, right?" "Humph, you fat pighead, you know nothing. You insist on sending the person to the hospital. Aren't you afraid of being held responsible if he dies here?"

The bald-headed old man looked unhappy. The previous director was very sensible, but after he was transferred, the one who replaced him was a pig-head. He had explained it very clearly to him, which was just a matter of half a day, but this idiot not only did not listen to him, but also said with a rogue look that it was against the rules for Lu Cheng to be here, and questioned the bald-headed old man's identity and the rationality of his living here.

He even refused to listen to what Master Shugu said. Not only did he want Lu Cheng to be sent away, he also wanted to drive them out as well.

It's really annoying.

After hearing what the bald-headed old man said, Xiao Ran's mouth twitched a few times, and then he said, "I'll take care of this matter, and you take care of the rest."

"you?"

The bald-headed old man stared at Xiao Ran and said, "Don't mess around, kid. The world is not the same as it used to be."

It’s no wonder that the bald old man is so worried. Xiao Ran not only has the aura of corpse, but also a strong murderous aura.

It would be strange if a man like him didn't have many lives on his hands. To put it bluntly, this guy is a desperado, but he is even more terrifying than those ordinary desperadoes.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Xiao Ran signaled to the bald old man not to worry and then walked out.

When I walked out of the cellar, I saw Master Shugu patiently explaining to the director named Pi Guyan.

But the other party tilted his head back and looked like he was too lazy to listen.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran didn't intend to waste time talking to this idiot. He took out his phone and dialed Zhong Yi's number.

"Hey, looks like your troubles are solved?"

A voice of Zhong Yi came from the other end of the phone.

"Not yet, but it's almost there. Um... I want to ask you for a small favor, is that okay? If not, then consider it as me using the company's authority to provide assistance."

After hearing Xiao Ran's words, Zhong Yi became serious for a rare time. After letting Xiao Ran tell him what happened again, Zhong Yi's tone on the other end of the phone became relaxed.

"Is it important?"

"It's very important. He saved my life and is as close to me as my eldest brother."

"Come on, don't get involved in this matter directly. Leave the rest to me. This doesn't count as assistance from the company. It counts as a personal favor from me. You owe me a favor."

"Okay, I'll remember this favor."

Favors may seem as thin as paper, but sometimes they are more precious than gold.

Just like the favors his grandfather had in his hands, apart from the last trip to Qin City, whether it was the Zhou family or the bald old man, as long as the favor was mentioned, they would definitely help even if they were reluctant.

For them, human relations are the most important rule in the underworld. You can break the rules, but you cannot destroy human relations, otherwise you will have no place in this underworld.

After hanging up the phone.

In less than a minute, the director of Pi Guyan's cell phone rang.

Pi Guyan immediately reached out to stop Master Shutani from speaking, picked up the phone and walked aside, and from the moment he pressed the answer button, a fawning look appeared on his face.

After a while, the expression on his face was first surprise, then fear and anxiety, and he kept bending down and nodding through the phone.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Pi Guyan turned around and looked at Master Shugu. The expression on his face was extremely complicated.

He put the phone in his pocket and walked up to Master Shutani with a fawning look on his face. The more arrogant he had just been, the more humble he looked now.

Not only did he agree to all the requests made by Master Shutani, he also patted his chest and acted as if he was doing it himself.

This made Master Shugu turn around and take another look at Xiao Ran.

After Director Pi left, Shugu Zhenren walked to Xiao Ran with a smile, pinching his beard and said with a smile: "It is true that you have someone in the court who can help you get things done. Your wealth, companions, Dharma, and land are not deceiving me. Your cultivation is far superior to ours."

"Master, please don't joke around. I can't stand such praise."

"To be able to do what others cannot do is to practice. Donor, there is no need to be too modest. Let's go in and talk."

Master Shugu didn't continue to be polite and walked into the cellar with a smile. Xiao Ran followed him in.

When Master Shugu had solved all the troubles, even the bald-headed old man couldn't help but look at Xiao Ran again with surprise.

It seemed that he didn't expect that this kid's power was even greater than he expected.

"Okay, now that this pig-head is no longer holding us back, the rest of the things will be easy to handle. Let's go and make arrangements right away. Master, please prepare the things for setting up the altar. I'll take the kid to write the talisman and explain the rules to him."

"Of course."

Xiao Ran was then dragged out of the cellar by the bald-headed old man. As they walked, he said to Xiao Ran, "The situation this time is different from your last time, but not much different. Fortunately, there shouldn't be any danger. When you find the boy, bring him back immediately."

Xiao Ran understood what the bald-headed old man meant. Last time he went to the underworld, but this time he wanted him to go to the mysterious city like Lu Cheng to look for it.

But Xiao Ran had no idea what means they used to send him into the mysterious city.

As soon as the bald old man dragged Xiao Ran into the room, he began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets to find the cinnabar brush and ink, then turned around and looked at Xiao Ran:
"Don't just stand there, take off your clothes..."

(End of this chapter)