Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 323: The Sword Rises in Chang'an, Shames the Blue Moon, and the World is White as Painting

"Snowing??"

Snowflakes were falling from the sky. It was only the beginning of autumn, how could it snow?

Just as Xiao Ran was feeling puzzled, the snowflakes floating in the sky suddenly froze in mid-air, neither falling nor sinking, as if time and space were locked at this moment.

Not only Xiao Ran was stunned by this scene, many people in the city couldn't help but look at the snowflakes frozen in the air, and they were all shocked for a moment.

"The sword rises in Chang'an to shame the blue moon, and the whole world is as white as the painting paper!"

In the teahouse, the old man playing the erhu was whispering to himself, reciting this poem silently.

His eyes were hazy, as if he was recalling the grand scene he saw in Chang'an that year.

After a moment, he stood up as if suddenly awakened, and exclaimed: "It's her, the Sword Master Shuang Fei!"

As the old man finished speaking, everyone in the teahouse was shocked.

"Frost Concubine!"

This word seems to have infinite magic, making people breathe rapidly.

It's not just her reputation as the world's most wanted criminal, but also her stunning beauty that attracts countless people.

There are flowers in Chang'an every year, but no one is seen in the snow in July.

That year, Shuang Fei won the title of the world's best swordsman with just one sword, and in an instant she became the white moonlight in the hearts of countless people.

Just as everyone looked up, searching for the trace of Frost Concubine, all the snowflakes in the sky seemed to be pulled by an invisible force. With a breeze blowing against the sky, countless snowflakes gathered into a torrent.

In an instant it turned into a long sword and slashed directly at the dim haze above Wancheng.

Xiao Ran saw clearly that this sword caught the Locust God off guard. Its body was split in half, and its huge body shattered along with the cold wind.

Is the locust god dead?
God will not die!

But this sword is enough to prevent the Locust God from coming to this world again for at least a long time in the future.

As the Locust God disappeared, the haze that had shrouded the sky over Wancheng also dissipated. The sunlight refracted from the sky, and a rare clear sun shower fell.

Xiao Ran stood on the roof in a daze, watching the raindrops falling from the sky, feeling an unprecedented shock from the bottom of his heart.

In front of this sword, the swordsmanship that he was so proud of became so low-level.

"Is this still a sword slashed by a human?"

Xiao Ran began to doubt his life. How many people in the world could make such a sword?
Several figures subconsciously emerged in his mind.

Beast Master? Li Jingqi? Yinshan Taoist? And...

Faces appeared in Xiao Ran's mind one after another, and finally stopped in front of a little Taoist priest with a childish face.

"maybe."

His Adam's apple moved and he swallowed his saliva. Among all the top masters he had ever seen, the only one who had a hope of defeating Shuang Fei might be the little Taoist priest who had easily killed Senbingwei with just a soft sword.

It’s not that his strength is so amazing, but it refers to the potential of the little Taoist priest. After all, when he killed Senbingwei, the little Taoist priest’s swordsmanship was already extraordinary.

If he could concentrate on studying swordsmanship later, his potential might not be worse than Shuang Fei, and he would be the one with the greatest hope of reaching this level in swordsmanship.

Of course it's just hope.

Just as Xiao Ran was staring at the sky in a daze, he didn't expect that the raindrops falling on his hands suddenly condensed into snowflakes again.

Xiao Ran's pupils tightened, and the [Black Swan Brooch] on his chest flashed red, but he did not move, or rather, he did not dare to move.

The snowflakes on my fingers were like sharp blades, flashing with crystal luster in the sun.

Xiao Ran's breathing also began to become rapid.

The chill of death enveloped every hair of his body. Even though the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, his strong sixth sense was now sounding the alarm in his mind, sending him only one message.

"Do not move!"

"Do not move!!"

"Do not move!!!"

As a funeral director, Xiao Ran is extremely sensitive to death, but until now he has never thought about how he will die.

With the sun shining on his face, Xiao Ran looked at the rockery, the pond, and the carp that was shaking its tail and opening its mouth towards him, trying to relax as much as possible.

Time seemed to be very long at this moment, so long that Xiao Ran felt a little suffocated.

Finally, a questioning voice came from behind.

"Where are you coming from? Where are you going?"

The voice was lazy and cold, without any emotion, yet it seemed to keep people at a distance.

Xiao Ran didn't dare to look back, his brain started working rapidly.

Four simple words, two meanings: Who am I? What are you doing here?
But it is precisely this question that is difficult for Xiao Ran. If he answers truthfully, "I am here to pick up my future sister-in-law," he might end up in the underworld again in the next second.

If you answer with other reasons.

Xiao Ran really couldn't think of a better reason.

Just as Xiao Ran slowly frowned, he heard a familiar voice.

"Brother Xiao!"

The call of "Brother Xiao" instantly made Xiao Ran feel like he was bathing in the spring breeze. He felt that the voice was as sweet as a silver bell and as beautiful as the chirping of a swallow oriole, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

The most important thing is, with this shout, the feeling that Xiao Ran was shrouded in death suddenly disappeared. If it weren't for his strong mind, he would have been unable to hold back and responded with a "sigh".

Following the sound, Gao Yuting came out from the porch next to her and looked at Xiao Ran in surprise. The sun shone on Gao Yuting's cheeks, her cloud shirt fluttered gently in the breeze, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, and she walked over with a look of surprise on her face, which made Xiao Ran suddenly feel a little hot on his face.

"I……"

Xiao Ran opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain for a moment, so he could only smile bitterly and bow to Gao Yuting: "Seeing the locusts covering the sky, I ran in in a panic. I wanted to find a place to hide, but I didn't expect..."

Xiao Ran didn't know what to say next. Although there was no trace of the woman who wanted to kill him, Xiao Ran was sure that she was Shuang Fei.

What's more, wasn't the Qingnu Sword that Gao Yuting used before the weapon of Shuang Fei?

Hearing Xiao Ran's explanation, Gao Yuting couldn't help but laughed, "You are really good at hiding. How come you hid in my sister's boudoir? If I hadn't rushed over in time, I'm afraid you would be dead now."

"That's abrupt!"

Gao Yuting had a faint fragrance on her body, which made Xiao Ran involuntarily lift his nose, but he suddenly felt inferior for no reason. Just because of the smell of the dead on his body, Xiao Ran did not dare to move forward rashly, but instead took a step back.

Gao Yuting noticed Xiao Ran's action, and her eyes dimmed a little, but the smile on her face did not diminish: "Since you are here, I will take you to meet my sister. Don't be startled later."

Having said that, Gao Yuting asked Xiao Ran to sit down first and turned around and walked quickly to the porch behind.

Xiao Ran sat on the stone bench, looking at the carp in the pond, feeling a little uneasy.

I just felt my heart beating wildly, and I couldn't sit or stand.

“What am I expecting??”

Xiao Ran touched his hot cheek and smiled bitterly in his heart.

After about ten minutes, Xiao Ran moved his ears and heard footsteps.

He stood up abruptly from the stone bench and looked towards the porch.

Two graceful figures were seen approaching. Gao Yuting's arm was gently linked with the arm of another woman. Xiao Ran's eyes quickly passed over the woman. This was probably the first time he saw the girl that Brother Lu had been thinking about.

If you look closely, Gao Lan looks almost exactly like Gao Yuting, but if you look even more carefully, you will find that although the two are similar in appearance, they are actually "appearance together but spirit apart". Gao Lan's temperament of a lady from a noble family is completely different from Gao Yuting's sunny aura.

In addition to each other's expressions and temperament, Gao Lan is much more mature. Because she cannot see, Gao Lan always keeps her eyes closed for fear of causing discomfort to the guests.

"Greetings... um... Miss Gao."

Xiao Ran subconsciously wanted to call her sister-in-law, but fortunately he changed his mind before the words came to his lips.

"Sister, this is the Brother Xiao I told you about before. If he hadn't helped me that night, I would have been in trouble."

Although Gao Yuting was introducing herself, it sounded vaguely like she was showing off.

Gao Lan nodded and bowed slightly in the direction of Xiao Ran: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for saving my life."

"I don't deserve it. It just happened that I also wanted to kill Zhao Shixiong. Instead, it was Miss Gao who took action and lured out this vicious tiger, giving me the next opportunity."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the three of them sat down again. Xiao Ran cleverly used his position to take a position downwind, silently praying in his heart: "The wind will be stronger today."

"Brother Xiao, why didn't you come to Langkou Peak last time when I invited you?"

After sitting down, Gao Yuting inevitably mentioned the last time she invited Xiao Ran to go to Langkou Peak. She pouted her lips and looked like she was going to accuse Xiao Ran.

"Sorry, I wanted to go there, but I don't like to join in the fun. It just so happened that Hedong was in trouble, so I went there. When I came back, I heard that there was a gathering of heroes here, so I came to Wancheng this morning."

"Hadong!!"

Hearing these two words, Gao Yuting couldn't help but get nervous: "I heard that the place has been badly affected by the yellow disaster, but is it true?"

Xiao Ran thought for a moment, nodded, and said only four words: "Hell on earth."

He didn't want to describe it any more, but four words were enough to explain the seriousness.

Gao Yuting clenched her fists and said, "Those locusts are causing great harm. I just hate the incompetence of the imperial court. They haven't even sent troops to suppress them until now. The people of the world are suffering."

"Thanks to the senior for helping today, otherwise things would be troublesome."

Xiao Ran bowed towards the distance. He didn't know whether the Frost Concubine was still there. This had two meanings. On the one hand, it was to express his gratitude, and on the other hand, it was to inform the other party that he knew the other party's identity but would never leak it out.

Besides, with the relationship with Gao Yuting, the worst outcome would not be that she would plan to kill herself.

"Ugh."

Hearing Xiao Ran mention her master, Gao Yuting sighed and looked towards the hill behind the porch.

He immediately changed the subject: "Brother Xiao just said that he was here to join the gathering. That's great that you came. We are in need of experts like you. I will wait for you at the foot of Purple Mountain the day after tomorrow morning. We will go up the mountain together. Then I can introduce other friends to Brother Xiao."

"it is good!"

Xiao Ran nodded and agreed with a smile.

After all, this was Gao Lan's boudoir, and Xiao Ran didn't dare to stay here for too long, otherwise it would cause big trouble if the news got out. So after agreeing on a time with Gao Yuting, he quickly got up and said goodbye.

Xiao Ran did not go through the main gate, but jumped over the wall from the roof. It was not that the Gao family was not prepared, but that these people had hidden before and had not come out yet. Xiao Ran took advantage of this opportunity and left the Gao Mansion easily.

He climbed over the wall with his feet and landed steadily on the ground. He let out a breath and staggered towards the inn among the crowd. He saw many people lying on the street, covering their heads in pain.

Although the Locust God was defeated, the yellowish aura had already entered the body. Many people had poor physical constitutions and were now limp on the ground groaning in pain. They were afraid that they would have to fall seriously ill and would have to lie at home for four or five days before they could recover.

Xiao Ran returned to the inn to see how Dong Ruopu was doing.

When I returned, I found that Dong Ruopu and others had not returned yet, so I had to go back to the room and wait.

Pushing open the door of his guest room, Xiao Ran recalled what he had just passed by and unconsciously thought of Gao Yuting. He subconsciously picked up the water glass on the table and was about to drink it all when he suddenly looked down and saw that the water in the glass had turned into ice.

This made Xiao Ran stunned for a moment, and he seemed to understand something. He could only put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Don't worry, senior, I am definitely not a bad person. If you find out that I have evil intentions in the future, you can kill me..."

　The updates are slow these days, but I will definitely update. I will try my best to update 10,000 words every day. Don't think that although I only update three times, the number of words is definitely over 10,000.

　　
　
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