Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 318 Main Mission
Xiao Ran fled quickly and was a hundred miles away in a moment.

Return to the physical body before the strength of the [Spiritual Clothes] is exhausted.

After returning to his physical body, Xiao Ran heaved a sigh of relief: "That was a close call."

Although [Spiritual Clothes] is powerful, it has a big problem, that is, its strength is consumed too quickly. In fact, after that sword strike, I only need to follow up with another sword strike, and the high priest will be crippled if not killed.

But under the circumstances at that time, the strength of the spiritual robe was decreasing rapidly, forcing Xiao Ran to no longer have the idea of greedily using the sword and to withdraw decisively.

Facts have proved that his decisiveness at that time was correct. When he returned to his physical body, the strength of the [Spiritual Clothes] was only in single digits.

Xiao Ran didn't dare to stay here any longer. He gathered Senbingwei and the others, took out the [Bronze Horse], activated it, and quickly rode away.

After running for another hundred miles, Xiao Ran finally stopped.

He took a deep breath, took out a bottle of water from the space and drank it all in one gulp.

"This shouldn't be coming after me."

As he spoke, he took out the [Head-Beheading Sword] and activated it with [Scholar].

At this moment, the spiritual charm of [Sword of the Head-Slaying Sword] has reached the spiritual charm LV2: 8700/10000
You can now use your own skill, Spiritual Pressure Blast.

However, Xiao Ran was reluctant to do so. One spiritual pressure explosion would consume 5000 points of spiritual energy, which was too extravagant.

"Let's go back first, and then find a place to slowly upgrade this sword."

I am proficient in the art of exorcism. Whether it is to control evil spirits or to gather them, it seems as simple as basic skills to me. It is just a matter of time.

"It's a pity that the scholar's level is too low, otherwise the power of this sword should be higher. Henglian and Fengshiren are relatively unsuitable for this sword. The characteristics of the profession are destined to not be able to bring out the powerful side of this sword. It seems that after returning, the scholar must be upgraded to D-level Lucky."

Last time in Penglai Pavilion, Xiao Ran looked up the conditions required for the advancement of scholars, the E-level professions [Drilling] and [Calculator].

The prices of these two professional runes are quite high, and the money on hand is definitely not enough. However, after returning, after disposing of some of the [Mask of the Hercules] brought from Fengdu, it should be more than enough to buy these two professional runes.

As for the advanced C level.

I am still far from reaching the threshold of Class C.

This is because the conditions for advancement to C-level professions are very harsh. Take the Corpse Hunter for example, he needs to make a breakthrough in his suturing skills to the point where he can master the art of suturing.

What does it mean to enter the Tao?

Xiao Ran is not sure now, but he still remembers what Li Jingqi said: "If you have not entered the Tao, it is difficult to understand the mystery. If you don't understand the mystery, how can you talk about heaven and man?"

To enter the Tao, to understand the mysteries, to become a celestial being, these are probably the future goals of all professions.

“There’s still a long way to go.”

Xiao Ran sighed, put away the [Head-Beheading Sword], reactivated the [Black Swan Brooch], and turned towards the direction of Ruzhou City.

Although [Spiritual Clothes] has no cooldown time, the strength consumed after each use requires time to recover. During this period, Xiao Ran can only walk to Ruzhou City.

When passing by some villages, I found that many of them were deserted.

Occasionally, there would be one or two old men guarding the village. After asking around, Xiao Ran found out that it was a decree issued by Lu Cheng not long ago, requiring all the people in Ruzhou's villages and towns to move to the city.

Not only were the people relocated, but all the food in the farms had to be moved away. If there was any food that could not be collected in time, it would be burned directly.

"Fortify the walls and clear the fields. It seems that Brother Lu intends to hold on."

Xiao Ran deeply agreed with this. He had already witnessed the power of these yellow disasters. If a person with a weak will rushed in with the dim aura on his body, it would not take long for him to lose his mind and turn against his own side, becoming a part of the yellow disaster.

But he also realized that the Yellow Disaster still had fatal flaws. As long as there was insufficient food, lack of clothing and food, the Yellow Disaster would collapse by the time winter came.

Just when he was thinking whether he should ask Brother Lu for a job as a general after he returned so that he could at least have some fun, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind him.

The rapid sound of horse hooves made Xiao Ran alert: "Could it be that the priests of the Yellow Disaster Army are chasing us?"

But then he looked again and saw a group of young men riding horses forward. Xiao Ran ignored them.

"Xu~~"

Without waiting for the horses' hooves to get close, the leading young men tightened the reins and slowed down the horses under them.

"Wait a moment, big brother!"

The leading young man dismounted his horse, walked quickly to Xiao Ran, stopped him, and bowed respectfully to him with his hands crossed.

This made Xiao Ran a little confused for a moment, and he quickly dodged to the side and asked, "Sir, you and I don't know each other, why are you so polite?"

As he said this, he deliberately took a step back to distance himself from the young man.

"Brother, please don't misunderstand me. My name is Dong Ruopu and I live in Jinling. I heard about the heroic deeds of the Thirteen Knights who traveled thousands of miles to kill the Black Wind Demon not long ago, and I was very envious. Now I heard that the Thirteen Knights have once again summoned heroes to gather together, so I came here to help. However, I am not familiar with the place, so I would like to ask you, brother, where to go to Wancheng."

As he spoke, the young man took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Ran: "It's just a token of my appreciation. I hope you won't despise it, big brother."

Xiao Ran understood what was going on at a glance.

This is a rich young man who admires the world of martial arts. After hearing about other people’s heroic deeds, he came to join in the fun.

No, this is different from simply joining in the fun, this is coming with full enthusiasm and readiness to join.

Xiao Ran could understand this idea.

Just like the people born in the 80s who were influenced by movies and Young and Dangerous in real life, part of it is just thinking about it in their minds, they simply like it, and at most they just go for a fight.

But some people actually went in and operated the sewing machines.

After working on the sewing machine for more than ten years, I came out and saw that Shan Ji had stopped killing people and started dating and showing off their love. My whole world view was shattered.

To put it nicely, it's called worship; to put it bluntly, it's called stupidity.

The person in front of me obviously belongs to the latter.

Just when Xiao Ran was about to refuse, blood-red words suddenly appeared in front of him. "Triggered side quest; [Gathering of Heroes]"

Mission description: Protect Dong Ruopu, go to Wancheng, and participate in the Wancheng gathering.

Mission Difficulty: E

Mission reward: E level.

"Trigger the main mission 1: Wandering around the world"

Mission description: Go to Wancheng and enter the first page of the main story. Wancheng is bloody! !
Mission Difficulty: F
Mission Reward: F
(Note: Try to participate in this gathering of heroes and join one of the forces!!)
Looking at the task reminder appearing in front of him, Xiao Ran frowned slightly.

"If it was anywhere else, it would be fine, but why did it have to be Wancheng!"

According to the prompts when entering, one only needs to complete three side quests to leave this mysterious city at any time. Xiao Ran's original idea was to bypass the main line, wait and see, and be prepared to take Lu Cheng away at any time.

If it was any other task, it would be fine. For example, this side quest, Xiao Ran didn't need to pay attention to it. He could go back and concentrate on developing the Miracle Pavilion, and by the way, find another evil demon to kill. Three side quests would basically be enough.

But this place is Wancheng, as the starting point of the main line, it will definitely not be a simple matter, which means that there must be big trouble inside Wancheng.

The yellow disaster is right in front of the door now. If it gets out of hand and the yellow disaster takes advantage of the situation and sneaks in, then my sister-in-law who hasn't married yet will be in trouble.

Thinking of my lovely sister-in-law falling into the hands of those inhumane beasts...

"hiss!"

Xiao Ran couldn't help but gasp and didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Brother, brother!"

Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't say anything, Dong Ruopu couldn't help but waved towards Xiao Ran.

"Hmm?? What did you just say?"

"Um, big brother, I want to go to Wancheng. I'm not familiar with it. I..."

Before Dong Ruopu could finish, Xiao Ran interrupted him and said, "You want to join the gathering of heroes, right? Let's go. We have the same goal, which is to go to Wancheng. Let's go together."

After all, the purpose of Lu Cheng and himself coming here was for this sister-in-law.

If I can't save my sister-in-law, there will be no point in coming here.

So Xiao Ran decided to participate in the main storyline. If something really happened, he would just carry his sister-in-law and run away first.

Besides...

Xiao Ran looked up at the sky above his head. The main quest was triggered at such a coincidence at this time. He might have been secretly fueled by Brother Lu’s friends.

Dong Ruopu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed to Xiao Ran again.

"I can take you there, but..."

Xiao Ran looked at Dong Ruopu and his group carefully and said, "You should change your clothes first."

The silks worn by Dong Ruopu and his companions were obviously not cheap ones. As for the guards behind them, they were also in a lazy and sloppy state.

To be honest, it was just that these guys were lucky. They were lucky enough to have encountered robbers who would have robbed them first.

"Change your outfit?"

"Yes, at least not in such good clothes."

"But... this is already my worst outfit. I'm afraid it will be too conspicuous, so I brought it from the housekeeper's son."

Xiao Ran rolled his eyes when he heard that. If it weren't for Dong Ruopu's pair of innocent and clear eyes, which were as pure as those of a college student who had just stepped out of the university and entered the society, Xiao Ran would have suspected that this guy was being pretentious.

"Forget it, I have some, you guys just make do with what you wear for now."

Xiao Ran sighed and took out a package like magic. Inside were some silk clothes. Of course, they could not be compared with the ones Dong Ruopu was wearing. The material was just average.

Dong Ruopu was amazed when he saw Xiao Ran's trick of making clothes appear out of thin air. He asked in astonishment, "Brother, the trick you used to make clothes appear out of thin air, could it be the secret hidden in the sleeves that people in the martial arts world have been talking about? I see, you are from Piao Clan?"

"You still know about Piaomen?"

Xiao Ran looked at Dong Ruopu with some surprise. The so-called Piaomen was one of the eight major sects in the martial arts world.

What matters is the way of traveling and studying.

The founder of Piaomen is Confucius. What many people probably wouldn't expect is that street jugglers, stage performers, and even prostitutes all claim to be members of Piaomen.

In addition, there are seven more ways: shock, fatigue, book, wind, fire, rank and necessity.

The saying of the Eight Great Sects of Jianghu has existed since ancient times, but it gradually changed during the Qing Dynasty. The rules of Jianghu became more and more chaotic, and in the end, only cheating, deceiving, and stealing were left.

Dong Ruopu just thought Xiao Ran had acknowledged it, and happily took the clothes and put them on while saying, "Of course, I've been learning martial arts since I was a child, and I've never had the chance to join the martial arts world, but I've always wanted to do it. I know all the schools very well."

Afterwards, Dong Ruopu taught Xiao Ran some underworld jargon.

"Opening, turning around, going down, the leader..."

Xiao Ran was confused by what he said. Seeing that the words were getting more and more improper, even the word "cheater" came out, Xiao Ran quickly stopped Dong Ruopu.

"You learned so much nonsense?"

"A brothel. My godmother taught me."

The corners of Xiao Ran's mouth twitched a few times, and he thought to himself: "If your godmother knew that you were going out to the underworld with a mouth full of nonsense from a brothel, I'm afraid she would have prepared a coffin for you a long time ago..."

　Well, I won't update tonight. I'll focus on writing the manuscript and send it tomorrow. This way I won't have to take a day off tomorrow. I'll update less, but keep updating. After I'm done with my busy schedule tomorrow, I'll continue to update 10,000 words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)