Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 36: Empty Hands (The new book is already full, please read it!!)
As Xiao Ran thought about it, the [Evil-Suppressing Order] in his hand immediately emitted a strange luster.

The next moment the man's body trembled, and memories that had been sealed for many years began to emerge.

Under the door and window, a woman in a theatrical costume, holding a flower in her hands, twisted her body in front of the mirror, her feet were in the lotus step, her body moved but her legs did not, and she waved her hands, making the posture of a drunken concubine and fell into the man's arms.

The two were flirting with each other, and just when they were in love, suddenly the door was kicked open.

"Fuck you, Mei San, don't even think about running away today."

Several people rushed in with axes in their hands and cursing. Mei San's face changed slightly and he pushed the woman in his arms away. He jumped up from the sofa, as if he turned into a gust of wind and calmly dodged the axe.

"Want to catch me? You are still a little naive." Mei San curled his lips and then turned around and ran out.

Seeing this, several people quickly dispersed, trying to block all of Mei San's escape routes. However, each of Mei San's steps was as light as smoke. He just tapped his toes and stepped on the wall in three or two steps to jump onto the beam.

"For you!"

Then he took out a cloth bag from his waist and threw it down.

"boom!"

The cloth bag exploded, and white powder sprinkled down, making the people below instantly covered in dust and their eyes burning. The strong smell of chili made their nostrils feel hot.

In a panic, everyone pushed and shoved each other and ran out. They finally ran out the door, cursing. After catching their breath, they opened their eyes and looked around, but there was no sign of Mei San. He had already run away.

"what!!"

At this moment, someone suddenly thought of something and hurriedly touched his pocket, then suddenly started crying: "It's over, my money is gone."

Upon hearing this, the others reached into their pockets, only to find that not only the money they had on them was gone, but even the gold rings and silver necklaces on their hands were gone.

The leading man was stunned for a few seconds and cursed: "Damn it, I'm going to chop this guy's hands off sooner or later. Let's go!"

Just as everyone walked out of the door cursing, Mei San's figure was seen hanging upside down on the roof, then flipping in the air and landing steadily on the ground. There was a small bag in his hand, which contained the valuables he had just taken from everyone.

The memory is short, just this fragment.

Xiao Ran didn't have any special feelings about this, but what really surprised him was the new abilities he had gained.

"You repaired Mei San's body, and were rated A. You received 20 energy points."

"You have successfully taken away the soul with the privilege of Zhen'e Ling. You have obtained Mei San's ability 'Skillful Hands'"

Along with the prompt sound, a series of memories emerged in Xiao Ran's mind. All memories about Qiaoshou were embedded in his own consciousness after all traces of Mei San's autonomy were erased.

This includes the training process of Mei San learning to be skillful with his hands under the guidance of an old beggar since he was a child.

"The so-called skillful hands with nothing, nothing with skillful hands, nothing but skillful hands, nothing but skill and speed." The old beggar raised his arms, but his two hands had been chopped off. "This is the result of not practicing enough. Today we will practice speed. When you can take out the pancake floating on the oil pan with your bare hands, we will practice the next level..."

The scene changes again, and the pancake in the frying pan has turned into a key that sinks into the frying pan.

Every day was a torment, year after year, for a full six years, until Mei San was able to easily take the wallet from the old beggar's arms right under his nose. Only then could he truly master this skill.

It’s a pity that Mei San’s six years of hard practice have come to nothing, and today he has to change his name to Xiao.

By the time Xiao Ran had digested all of his memories about Miaoshoukongkong, the time for the privileged curse of the [Red Armband] had arrived.

Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes, savoring the cleverness of his empty-handedness.

The man in front of him had become furious, with veins all over his face. He could feel that when Xiao Ran activated the [Evil-Suppressing Order], in addition to awakening a forgotten memory, he also inexplicably lost something.

This thing looked as if a hand had forcibly cut it out of his body.

What was lost?
Now he has no recollection at all. When he thinks carefully, he cannot remember what he lost. His already vague memory is now even more cut into pieces.

"what have you done!"

Mei San stared at Xiao Ran, wishing he could tear this guy into pieces.

"Hey, if you don't want to pay, I can only accept something else. As for what it is, it's none of your business."

Xiao Ran patted Mei San's shoulder with a relaxed look, turned around, and flipped his hand, and an exquisite snuff bottle fell into his palm.

The material of black jade is carved with a picture of a fairy.

"Found the F-level cursed item, Eight Immortals Snuff Bottle. Do you want to activate it?"

"It's really a wonderful hand with nothing."

Looking at the treasure that he got so easily, Xiao Ran smiled even more. He immediately chose to activate it to see what effect it had.

F-level cursed item: Eight Immortals Snuff Bottle, Corpse Stitcher

A special snuff bottle.

Privilege 1: Spiritual Smoke

Amount of Spiritual Smoke (8/10)

One puff can make you feel refreshed in a short time.

Taking two puffs grants you a random curse.

The third puff will allow you to gain the blessing of one of the Eight Ghost Immortals at random.

Attention! After the blessing time of the spiritual smoke is over, you will also experience a certain degree of mental depression. The more times you inhale, the stronger the negative effect will be.

Privilege 2: Accumulation of Incense Every time you sew up a corpse, you can gain a portion of the corpse's energy to restore the amount of spiritual smoke.

(Note: If you encounter a special corpse, there is a chance that you will get spiritual smoke of special properties!)

"Rubbish!"

After Xiao Ran figured out the effect of this thing, he was immediately disappointed. Not to mention compared with [Evil-Suppressing Order] and [Mourning Ring], even compared with [Black Swan Brooch] and [Strange Cloak], the difference is huge.

However, we cannot say that this thing is rubbish. After all, every cursed object has its own characteristics. It may be rubbish to you, but if it falls into the hands of others, it may be a coveted treasure.

Anyway, keep this thing for now. When you have the chance, go to Changchun and try it out. Maybe you can exchange it for a cursed item that you need.

The only pity is that the red armband lasts too short, 30 seconds, which means even with the master-level suturing skills, one can only sew it once.

If I could have more time, I would come here more often.

The lightness skill displayed in Mei San's memory was also quite impressive. He could jump up to the three-meter-high beam by stepping on the wall. It was definitely a life-saving skill.

Compared to Xiao Ran who was secretly feeling regretful, Mei San was still standing there in a trance.

He stared at Xiao Ran, wanting to drag this guy off the bus and cut him into pieces. However, Xiao Ran was wearing a red armband and was a bus ticket inspector, so he could only stare blankly, his chest heaving, and his facial features twisted with depression.

Although the other passengers didn't know what had happened, seeing Mei San's painful expression, they knew that this guy had obviously suffered a great loss. Those who were still watching before immediately became obedient.

"Ding Dong, we've arrived at Guling Street. Passengers getting off please move to the back door."

At this time, a reminder to get off the car came from the radio, and the car began to slow down slowly.

"Pfft..."

The car door opened and some passengers got off in a hurry, including Mei San. Before getting off the car, this guy never took his eyes off Xiao Ran.

There were a few passengers who looked hesitant, looking towards the door, as if they wanted to get off the bus, but seemed very afraid of Guling Street, and in the end they did not dare to walk out of the bus easily.

In a short moment, more than half of the passengers in the carriage were gone.

Xiao Ran also took advantage of this free time to sit next to the man in the vest and take a rest.

Although there are no negative effects from using cursed objects so frequently, it does take a lot of mental effort.

"Brother, that's awesome, let's be friends, my name is Huang Le."

Huang Le looked at Xiao Ran with such admiration in his eyes. If he were the only one sitting in this car full of evil spirits, he would probably be left with nothing before he even gets to stand.

Being able to save my life is a great honor to my ancestors.

Xiao Ran, on the other hand, was doing very well, which made Huang Le sigh: why is there such a big gap between people?

Huang Le fumbled in his shirt pocket and actually found a business card and handed it to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran took it and took a look, and there was suddenly something strange on his face.

At first glance, the two sexy ladies on the left and right of this business card look as flashy as the small cards casually discarded on the street.

When I turned it over, I saw the words "Huang Le Adult Products Store" clearly written on it.

"Brother, if you need anything in the future, just come to me. I promise I can get you any goods you want."

Huang Le winked at Xiao Ran with a look that showed he understood.

Xiao Ran was also a little speechless. After thinking about it, he put the business card away. He had a good impression of Huang Le and thought that they might be able to cooperate in the future. Of course, the prerequisite was that this guy had to complete the trial alive.

Soon the car started again.

"Next stop is [Fifth Hospital]. Passengers getting on the bus please hold on to your seats, and passengers getting off the bus please move to the back door..."

Huang Le looked up nervously and saw that as the door closed, many new passengers got on the bus. However, this time he was not as frightened as before. After all, with such a big shot by his side, what was there to worry about?

Thinking of this, Huang Le looked at Xiao Ran, only to find that Xiao Ran had taken off his red armband at some point. Noticing Huang Le's puzzled look, he made a hushing gesture at him.

Seeing this, Huang Le's eyes rolled around, and he immediately understood what he meant. He immediately put on an expression of fear, and trembled as he looked at these new "passengers" on the bus.

I have to say that Huang Le’s cooperation is simply too good.

His face was filled with fear and uncertainty, just like a mouse caught among cats.

The realistic acting immediately attracted the attention of an old lady.

"Young man, my legs are not good, please give me your seat."

The old lady grinned, holding a bowl of dark rice with a pair of chopsticks stuck in it. As she walked over, a pungent smell came out and she looked at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran lowered his head and looked too lazy to move. Seeing this, the old lady frowned, her face darkened, and her voice began to become sharp: "I'm talking to you, why are you pretending to be dumb? If you don't let me sit, don't even think about sitting!"

As she said this, she was about to raise the bowl in her hand and throw it at Xiao Ran, but Xiao Ran was faster. When the old lady raised the bowl and chopsticks, she suddenly stood up and kicked the bowl to the ground.

I saw the black rice grains falling to the ground and immediately turned into black liquid, making a sizzling sound on the ground.

Seeing this, the passengers sitting in the back row couldn't help but mourn silently for the old lady.

The old man sitting next to him who was fined and had his ticket checked by Xiao Ran, now changed his depressed expression and looked at this side with shining eyes. He took a handful of melon seeds from the bamboo basket with one hand and put them in his mouth, chewing them with big mouthfuls making a crunching sound.

Xiao Ran silently took out the red armband and put it on his arm, then stretched out his hand to the old lady with a sullen face: "Hello, if you throw garbage randomly and attack the ticket inspector, you will be fined five yuan!"

(End of this chapter)