Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 314 Dream Tea

Everyone on the dock watched the strange creature leave from afar, and many of them breathed a sigh of relief. Then they turned their eyes and noticed Xiao Ran standing at the edge of the dock. He had a strange look on his face for a moment, and they secretly wondered what this person's origins were.
Xiao Ran ignored the looks from these people and just took out the [Evil-Suppressing Order] and hung it around his waist.

The aura that belonged exclusively to the underworld messenger immediately made many furtive glances retract.

There are many teahouses in the pier.

A white banner is hung outside these teahouses.

Xiao Ran walked over and took a look. On one of the white banners was written a sentence: "Zhuangzi dreamed of butterflies in the morning, and King Wang placed his spring love on the cuckoo."

There are four more words below.

【Dreams of Searching for Relatives】

Obviously the one above is advertising and the one below is the main business.

Going further, there is a path covered by hazy white fog.

There is a stone tablet in front with three words written on it: [Yin Yang Dao]

Xiao Ran didn't go any further, but walked into a teahouse nearby and sat down.

He took out a paper money and handed it to the waiter.

"Sir, this way please!"

The waiter was somewhat reluctant when he saw Xiao Ran's identity as a ghost messenger, but when he saw the ghost money, he immediately smiled and greeted him warmly.

As mentioned before, the underworld also issues its own Yin banknotes, but the difference between Yin banknotes and Hell money is as much as thirty times. This piece of Hell money is a considerable income for their family.

Xiao Ran sat by the window, and before the waiter came to serve tea, he asked, "Waiter, is there any explanation for this Yin-Yang Dao?"

The guy was startled when he heard this and turned to look at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran continued, "This is my first business trip. There are some things I don't understand, so I came to you to ask for advice."

After hearing Xiao Ran's explanation, the waiter suddenly realized and replied with a smile: "So that's how it is. If you want to go to the Yang, you can ask the Yin-walker or the ferryman to help lead the way. If you want to make a message, you can drink a cup of dream tea."

"Dream tea? What is that?"

What the waiter said was exactly the same as what Chongshan and the others said, but it was the first time Xiao Ran had heard of this dream tea.

"This place is called Yin Yang Dao Ferry. Thirty miles to the east, there is a river. This river is where the Wangchuan River and the Yellow Spring Water converge. Drinking from it can help you feel nostalgic for your loved ones, so it is called the Missing Relatives River. Use the water from this river to make tea. After drinking it, think about your loved ones in your heart, and you can then send a letter through your dreams."

"That's it."

Xiao Ran suddenly understood what was going on and was very curious about this dream tea: "So if it's a friend or old acquaintance, can they also send dreams?"

"nature."

"Give me a drink and try it."

Xiao Ran suddenly became interested in the dream tea.

As modern people, we are actually used to the convenience of mobile phone communication, but after entering the mystery city, the mobile phone becomes a brick.

It is not easy to communicate with each other.

Not everyone has the conditions like the Changchun Association to set up a radio station on site for communications.

And this is not very safe and reliable.

It would be much more convenient if we had dream tea.

After a while, the waiter brought a cup of tea to the table and introduced their tea to Xiao Ran.

"Sir, please. This is the specialty of our shop. It has a fragrant bone and tastes great. Although it is not as good as the tea in the world of the living, it has a unique flavor."

I saw that the tea in the cup had a faint green light, and a withered yellow leaf was sunk at the bottom.

Don't underestimate this leaf. In a place like the underworld, all you see are dead trees and graves. The world is all black and white.

In a place like this, even a dead leaf is rare, let alone leaves that can be used to make tea.

Xiao Ran picked up the tea and tried to take a sip. It was very bitter and astringent, and a little spicy on the tongue. He finished it in one gulp, and soon a hazy feeling came over him.

The effect of the tea took effect, but Xiao Ran didn't know who to tell in his dream. In a trance, Xiao Ran thought of Wu Man, so he decided to tell Wu Man that he was safe.

Thinking of this, Wu Man's name and appearance emerged in Xiao Ran's mind, and the feeling of haziness gradually became stronger and stronger.

The figure of Wu Man in front of him gradually became real.

But when Xiao Ran took a closer look, his expression suddenly became strange. At this moment, Wu Man was holding a pot and a spoon, and the broken hands and feet were cooked in the iron pot until they were soft and fragrant.

There were five corpses hanging above the kitchen, three men and two women. Their abdomens were cut open and they were hung upside down on the beams like pork in a slaughterhouse.

This is... Wu Man's dream? ?

The corners of Xiao Ran's mouth twitched a few times, but he saw Wu Man suddenly raised his head and stared at him with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

He picked up the kitchen knife on the table and walked forward step by step. He put his face in front of Xiao Ran and stared at Xiao Ran with obsessive eyes.

The morbid look made Xiao Ran feel creepy.

Before he could say anything, Wu Man's expression suddenly became disappointed, and he even swung the kitchen knife in his hand in an extremely evil manner, chopping the body of one of the golden-haired girls into pieces.

"Damn it! Damn it!! Why isn't it cooked yet? How long do I have to wait? I can't wait any longer! I can't wait any longer!!!"

Xiao Ran looked at Wu Man who was almost crazy in front of him and didn't know what to say for a moment. He just wanted to report that he was safe.

It seemed that Wu Man was too excited. Ripples of tearing began to appear in the kitchen in front of him, and Xiao Ran's will was also repelled by a force.

At the same time, in an unknown forest in the mysterious city.

Wu Man suddenly opened his eyes and looked around in confusion.

"Taotie! Any movement?"

Wu Man's movements caused the men and women around the campfire to look at him sideways.

There were two women and three men sitting in front of the campfire. All of them were wearing Penglai Pavilion identity cards, indicating their identity as members of Penglai Pavilion.

The five people all wore special masks on their faces, so their true faces could not be seen clearly, but since they could work with Wu Man, it was obvious that they were not mediocre.

"It's okay, I just had a dream." Wu Man shook his head and explained.

This explanation surprised everyone. As long as one reaches a D-level profession, their physical fitness will be many times higher than that of ordinary people, and dreaming is not so easy.

Hearing this, the blonde woman on the left couldn't help but joked, "It seems like you dreamed about someone you know."

Wu Man raised his eyelids, also wearing a mask, stared at the woman, and smiled: "I'm not familiar with her yet, but I will be familiar with her in the future..."

……

On the other side, Xiao Ran opened his eyes and raised his head with a strange expression.

"Are you crazy??"

I originally wanted to give Wu Man a message, but I was kicked out for no apparent reason.

"What on earth is this guy thinking about? What's not cooked yet? Me?"

Xiao Ran thought of Wu Man holding his face and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Dreams are very strange and hard to explain.

why?

There is a saying that dreams are the opposite of reality, but there is also a saying that whatever you think about during the day you will dream about at night.

Anyway, from these two sentences of the older generation, it is not difficult to see that only you have the right to interpret your dreams.

Although Xiao Ran had glimpsed Wu Man's thoughts through dreams, this did not mean anything. No one knew except Wu Man himself whether it was Wu Man's own thoughts or just a reflection of his random thoughts.

"How does it feel to be on the wrong side?"

The guy came up and asked.

"Well... generally, it feels more like I had a dream."

Xiao Ran was not optimistic about the effect of this cup of dream tea. He was kicked out before he could even say a word. If he used this tea in the mystery city, this effect would delay things.

"You don't know, there's nothing we can do about it. If the dreamer is too excited, the effect will naturally be greatly reduced. On the other hand, this tea... Haha, to be honest, it can't compare to the tea in the human world. If it can be paired with tea from the human world, the effect will definitely be excellent."

After hearing the waiter's explanation, Xiao Ran nodded and fumbled for an empty plastic bucket in the space: "First, give me a bucket of river water for making tea. I'll go out and try it. If the effect is good, I'll bring you some tea when I come back next time."

The waiter was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you for your kindness, officer. Please wait a moment, I will go get you some water."

The waiter ran to get some water, and the shop owner also came over with a smile on his face.

He raised his hand to Xiao Ran respectfully and said, "I am honored to be here."

"Ah."

Xiao Ran nodded. The shop owner was a cunning guy. When he heard that Xiao Ran was willing to bring some tea, he hurried over to be polite.

The shopkeeper knew that his politeness at this time was a bit too deliberate, so he did not mention the tea, but just asked: "I just heard that the official is going through the Yin-Yang Road for the first time. I wonder if the official is going to go through the Yangguan Road or the Yinguan Road this time."

"Oh, is there any explanation?"

"Yes, yes."

The shopkeeper hurriedly explained to Xiao Ran: "If you take the Yangguan Road, you can find people who walk the Yinguan Road. They can take you in and out of the Yangguan Road to places you have been to. The ferryman takes the Yinguan Road and can take you to places you have not been to."

"So that's how it is. Thank you for reminding me, shopkeeper."

Xiao Ran suddenly realized and thought about it, and decided that he should take the Yangguan Road.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately took out a sign from his sleeve and placed it on the table: "Every day at three o'clock, the ghost walkers and the ferrymen will appear in the pavilion in front. With this sign, you can ask a ghost walker or ferryman to lead the way for you alone, and you don't need to go with others."

"Thank you for your kindness, boss. I accept this favor and will repay you when I come back next time."

"You're welcome."

While the two were talking, the waiter had already returned with the bucket. Xiao Ran put the bucket away and stood up to say goodbye.

According to the shopkeeper, walk forward to a pavilion.

There were already some people waiting outside the pavilion.

There were men and women, young and old, and most of them were wandering souls. When they saw Xiao Ran, their faces suddenly changed and they all lowered their heads and dared not speak.

To put it bluntly, this Yin-Yang Taoism is ultimately smuggling.

The main duty of the Hades is to attack the ghosts that are stranded in the world of the living. They are like a mouse that has just encountered a cat.

Fortunately, Xiao Ran ignored their intentions and just walked to the pavilion and waited.

This also made many ghosts breathe a sigh of relief. They silently stepped back and watched quietly.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that the shopkeeper giving the brand to him was completely unnecessary. He was just trying to sell himself a favor.

"Boom!!"

I didn't have to wait too long before I heard the sound of gongs and drums in the distance. Then I saw an old lady walking towards me with a candle in her hand. She turned her eyes and saw Xiao Ran sitting in the pavilion. She glared at him and almost dropped the candle in her hand to the ground.

She stood there in a daze for a moment before she walked up to Xiao Ran. Their eyes met and the old lady bowed to Xiao Ran tremblingly.

"Walking ghost?"

Xiao Ran looked at the old lady and asked.

The old lady nodded, her expression becoming even more bitter.

"What's the price?"

The old lady frowned and whispered, "Here... three coins for the dead."

Xiao Ran thought it was quite cheap, but then he thought that three coins were the price for one person, and no one would dare to go with him, so he said, "Ten coins, this trip is mine."

"what!"

The old lady's wrinkled face looked like she was about to cry. She nodded aggrievedly, leaving Xiao Ran puzzled. He thought, "This old lady is quite greedy. Ten is not enough?"

Just as he was about to say something, he saw the old lady take out ten coins from her waist bag and handed them to Xiao Ran: "Please take the money..."

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(End of this chapter)