Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 269: It’s easy to be an official if you have someone above you

"what??"

Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but when she saw that Lu Cheng didn't seem to be joking, she immediately nodded and agreed.

Based on my understanding of Lu Cheng, he is not a bloodthirsty pervert. He must have his reasons for doing this. As for what the reasons are, he can explain them later.

The two men stared at the carriage as it slowly approached.

The carriage moved slowly along the bumpy country road, but the atmosphere inside was completely different from the melodious progress.

The woman lay on the carpet in the carriage, her smooth skin looking particularly dazzling in the dim carriage.

There is a seductive charm between her eyebrows, strong but not vulgar, just like the softness of willow leaves, and when they stand upside down, they seem to contain a little provocation. Her cheeks are slightly flushed, as if it is the afterglow of drunkenness, or the shyness of peach blossoms in spring. There is always an ambiguous smile on the corners of her lips, which is both seductive and not revealing.

Xiao Ran only dared to take a quick glance, and immediately he felt as if there was a burning sensation in his abdomen.

"A peerless beauty!"

These four words emerged in Xiao Ran's mind, but he immediately dispelled the thought. From the way the woman was holding the skull, it was not difficult to tell that this woman was not an easy person to deal with.

"push!"

Seeing that the carriage had reached the bottom, Lu Cheng shouted, and Xiao Ran immediately took a deep breath and pushed hard on the stone with both hands with all his strength.

Suddenly, veins on his arms bulged and 45 points of strength burst out.

With a "crack", the boulder was easier to push than he had imagined. With a loud bang, the huge stone rolled down.

"Dong dong dong..."

Huge rocks were rolling on the slope of the mountain forest, rolling faster and faster. Tree trunks as thick as bowls were smashed to pieces. The huge rumbling sound was more like thunder, which made people tremble with fear.

"Ok!"

Faced with the sudden boulder, the woman in the carriage's expression changed drastically. The stone weighing over a thousand pounds fell down at an alarming speed. By the time the woman came to her senses and wanted to run away, it was too late.

It was at this time that the two burly men pulling the carriage quickly waited in front of the carriage with their arms open. On their arms, which were as thick as ordinary people's calves, strange totems emerged, flashing red light like burning charcoal.

He walked forward and pushed the boulder.

With a "pop!", the ground was covered with a pool of broken flesh and black blood. The stone didn't even slow down.

"bump!"

It didn't stop until a huge rock hit the carriage, smashing it to pieces.

Xiao Ran and Lu Cheng looked at each other when they saw this. This was the first time for both of them to hit someone with a stone, and they didn't expect it to be so powerful.

"He should have been crushed to death, right?"

Lu Cheng looked up at the dust on the ground. Just as he was about to stick his head out to take a closer look, Xiao Ran's face suddenly changed. He saw a dazzling red light flashing on the [Black Swan Brooch·Scholar] on his chest, and a chill spread from it.

"careful!"

Xiao Ran reached out and pulled Lu Cheng over.

At the same time as he pressed Lu Cheng to the ground, two cold lights flew over their heads and pierced through the tree trunks behind them.

Immediately afterwards, a woman was seen in the smoke and dust, holding a bone knife and rushing towards the two of them.

The upper body of the woman was naked, but her lower body was covered with black scales, and her figure was like that of a giant snake. She twisted a few times, and in an instant she rose from the ground like a startled dragon.

Before anyone arrived to kill, the unique fishy smell of snakes had already hit him in the face.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran quickly drew out his [Guillotine·Corpse Catcher] and raised his hand to release the archer, Senbei, and Kamitori Reiko at once, letting Senbei take Lu Cheng to dodge first. Then he jumped up, taking advantage of the high ground, and used a move of "Splitting Huashan" to chop at the woman.

"Bang bang bang!!"

Seeing this, the woman swung the bone knife in her hand like a gust of wind, sparks flew, and the two swords collided with each other, making a sharp roar.

Just with this one strike, the difference in their skills was immediately apparent. Xiao Ran's knife skills were clearly more domineering. With one swing of the knife, a violent whistling wind was stirred up, along with a rumbling sound, which made the woman's blood boil and she felt as if her consciousness was about to be sucked away.

It immediately twisted its body and sped up dramatically, no longer confronting Xiao Ran head-on. It suddenly went behind the protagonist, and it was so fast that it left a trail of afterimage in front of Xiao Ran.

"Corpse Binding Technique!"

Xiao Ran formed a seal with one hand, and a stream of corpse energy surged out of his body, transforming into a black restraint that caused the snake girl's body to sink, and her movements immediately slowed down.

"Drifting with the wind"

Xiao Ran used his lightness skills to step on the tree trunk, and rolled in the air like a swallow. The five-ring broadsword drew a brilliant arc and cut into the snake girl's body, causing black scales to splash.

The knife made the snake girl look painful, but immediately afterwards two arrows flew through the air. The snake girl didn't even have time to dodge and her body was immediately pierced by the arrows.

When she raised her head, she saw large pieces of maple leaves floating in front of her again, but there was no sign of Xiao Ran. It was this fatal trance, even if it was only for a short moment. When she came to her senses, she saw a dazzling light emitting from the [Guillotine] in Xiao Ran's hand. The knife force was condensed to the extreme, and an astonishing knife light swept through the void.

The snake girl was so shocked that she couldn't block the knife. Her pupils tightened, her head spun up, and blood gushed out.

She howled in pain, her body twisting uncontrollably.

The thick tail whipped around wildly.

But at this time, Xiao Ran had already retreated ten meters away and controlled the archers to keep shooting arrows. One arrow after another pierced the woman's body from various tricky angles until she fell to the ground motionless.

"Good!" Lu Cheng, who was protected by thousands of soldiers in the distance, clapped his hands and cheered when he saw this.

It was also the first time he saw Xiao Ran take action, and his jaw dropped in surprise.

Especially this knife skill, it was simply magical, more exciting than watching a movie. Just when he was about to walk out, Xiao Ran raised his hand and signaled Lu Cheng not to get close. He also kept backing away and asked the archer to continue shooting arrows, aiming at the snake girl's chopped-off head.

One arrow, two arrows, three arrows, four arrows...

It was not until the shooter was about to shoot the head into a hedgehog that the woman seemed to finally realize that Xiao Ran would not be fooled. She immediately opened her mouth and a black shadow emerged from her mouth, turning into a poisonous snake, and pounced towards Xiao Ran desperately.

Little did he know that Xiao Ran was waiting for this moment. The iron ring on the back of the knife clanged and the rolling corpse qi, under the murderous aura of the blade, transformed into a sneaky black shadow, emitting bursts of whispers.

"Privileged 1 Soul Slash!!"

Launches soul slash on the target.

As the Privileged Soul Slash was activated, the voice that frightened the snake girl suddenly came.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!"

"Human heads and blood, offering sacrifices to Tai Sui, kings and generals die under the sword!"

The snake in front of him seemed to be frozen in place as Xiao Ran raised his sword. At the same time, a string of numbers appeared in Xiao Ran's eyes: "174"

This is obviously the soul value of the snake girl.

Among the people who have killed, this is considered high.

But now Xiao Ran's 45 points of physical fitness is tripled to 135 points, but with the 54% bonus of crippling damage, it is points.

It has exceeded the snake girl's soul value. The next moment, in the snake girl's eyes, her soul was like being escorted to the execution ground, and was completely beheaded in front of the onlookers, her soul shattered.

"bump!"

This time the snake girl was truly killed by Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran glanced at the [Black Swan Brooch·Scholar] on his chest and saw that the alarm on it was lifted. Then he dared to signal Lu Lucheng to come over.

At the same time, he asked Qianbingwei to be responsible for cleaning up the corpses. Xiao Ran then looked at Lu Cheng in confusion.

"Why did you kill her?"

"My friend called me just now and asked me to kill her, saying that there was something we could use in the snake woman's stomach." Lu Cheng said, pointing at the python body in the lower half of the snake woman.

"your friend?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ran looked around curiously.

"Don't look, my friend is in the sky, you can't see him."

Xiao Ran asked again after hearing this.

Although he didn't know who Lu Cheng's friends were, judging from their behavior in the past, he thought they would not harm him.

So he called in Senbei, as it would be more appropriate to let him do this kind of miscellaneous work.

Senbei drew out his sword and stabbed it into the snake's belly, then quickly moved forward until the blade cut a huge gash in the snake's tail.

"Stab!"

The skin and flesh were torn apart roughly by Senbei, and some bones that had not been digested in time rolled out immediately.

Some of the bones were stained with tattered clothes, and they were obviously the unlucky ones who were swallowed by the snake woman.

After a while, Senbei found a corpse inside.

The corpse had been corroded beyond recognition, but he was wearing a suit of armor, and it was obvious that he was of extraordinary status.

Xiao Ran walked forward to check and noticed the badge hanging around his waist. He took it off and wiped off the stains on it. He saw the words "Ruzhou Jiedushi" written on it.

“Could it be this thing??”

Xiao Ran looked around doubtfully, but didn't see anything else inside.

At this time, Lu Cheng stared at the armor on the corpse and stepped forward and said, "Brother, you are already dead, and this armor is not comfortable for you to wear. How about lending it to me? Not saying anything means you agree."

After saying that, Lu Cheng walked forward with a smile and began to take off the armor.

At this time, a gold silk bag fell out from the armor.

Lu Cheng opened it and took a look: "Hey, there's something else here."

Xiao Ran picked it up and took a look. It was a jade seal and a transfer order from the Ministry of War. It was clearly written on it that a man named Gao Bing was to be appointed as the Jiedushi of Ruzhou.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran thought to himself: "It can't be wrong, it's this thing, this is really...tsk tsk tsk tsk."

Xiao Ran looked at the cheerful Lu Cheng who picked up the sword, and it would be a lie to say she was not envious.

Others would risk their lives when entering the mystery city, but when Lu Cheng entered the mystery city, it felt more like Tang Monk's journey to the West, with no danger at all.

Not only did he give him treasures, but now he even had his identity arranged for him.

As expected, it really is true that it is easier to be an official if you have someone above you...

(End of this chapter)