Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 361 Replanning
As time went by, the nine heads hanging on the top of Wancheng City were almost dried up by the wind.

It is said that the Shen family ran away that night.

The building was deserted and no one knew where it had gone, but this incident has aroused a lot of speculation.

Those who knew the inside story knew that the Shen family was doomed, and if they didn't run away, the governor would probably chop their heads off with his knife.

People who didn't know the inside story speculated that Shen Xuanjun was trying to snatch the woman from the governor and was frightened by the governor's methods.

But no matter which one it was, no one thought there was anything wrong with Lu Cheng's approach.

Instead, everyone from teahouses to bathhouses was talking about this incident. All the pests around Wancheng were wiped out, including the evildoers and robbers.

Compared to the chaotic world outside, the entire Wancheng is now like a paradise.

But Xiao Ran was not able to enjoy this tranquility. After living in Wancheng for about three days, Xiao Ran set out to return to Ruzhou City.

"When do you plan to come back?"

Gao Yuting handed the package to Xiao Ran and asked.

"I don't know. If it's fast, maybe half a month. If it's slow, we may have to wait for a while."

Xiao Ran was not sure. He returned to Ruzhou City for two things this time.

The first thing is to reorganize [Amazing Pavilion] and improve its business as soon as possible within a short period of time.

The second thing is to return.

At present, I have many options, including temporary return, industrial return, and formal return.

The best option is to officially return to reality, then enter through the industry and return directly here from [Amazing Pavilion].

But in this case, Xiao Ran couldn't guarantee how long it would take him to come back. After all, the time in reality was not the same as the time in the maze city, and it was difficult to make a specific time difference.

Because each maze city is a separate entity, the time inside is different from the time outside.

The reason why I had to go back to the real world was the result of a careful discussion between me and Lu Cheng last night.

Last night Xiao Ran and Lu Cheng sat together, drinking and discussing what to do next.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Cheng said to Xiao Ran very bluntly: "I don't plan to go back, at least not now."

Xiao Ran was not surprised by this result, but she did not expect Lu Cheng to be so straightforward.

"As for Master Lai Tou..." Lu Cheng looked at Xiao Ran with some guilt.

"Leave this to me. I'll go back and explain it to them."

Xiao Ran stopped this errand.

Hearing this, the guilty look on Lu Cheng's face suddenly relaxed a lot, and then he said seriously: "You must come back at least one month after you go back this time. If you are later, I am afraid there will be problems."

"what do you mean……"

Lu Cheng quickly signaled Xiao Ran not to speak, pointed above his head and made a gesture for silence.

Then he sat next to Xiao Ran, calmly put his fingers into the wine glass, and wrote eight words on the table.

[Chaos is about to arise, and evil spirits are rampant. 】

Xiao Ran understood immediately upon seeing this, he had also heard Gao Yuting say that the fortune of this dynasty had run out, and Huang Chao's bringing about of disaster was the death knell of the dynasty's final fortune.

Although they are evil, they are not the cause but the result.

It is the bitter fruit of the dynasty's hundreds of years of oppression of the lower classes.

The general trend cannot be reversed by one person alone.

If they had not intervened and forcibly saved Ruzhou, Wancheng would have become a hell on earth as fate had predicted.

By then, when the Yellow Disaster has had its fill, it will march directly into Luoyang and Chang'an, and the dynasty will collapse in an instant.

The three disasters of yellow disaster, evil spirits and man-made disasters occurred simultaneously, dragging the entire maze city into a weird era.

When the maze city is opened, those beginners who come in will face a world that is just like the hell outside.

Countless evil spirits are rampant, evil gods are wanton, and strange stories and rules will cover the earth and become the nightmare of countless beginners.

So Lu Cheng did not plan to leave. He wanted to take advantage of his early intervention to perhaps save the situation, even if it was just to preserve a piece of pure land in the maze city.

"This... Brother Lu, I know your temper, but you also said that this kind of thing is the general trend. What I mean is that it is okay to only keep one acre and three mu of land in Ruzhou. If it is more, I am afraid we don't have the spare capacity."

Xiao Ran had to pour cold water on Lu Cheng. The size of Huang Zai's army would only grow larger and larger. It would be good enough if they could defend Ruzhou.

If there are more, I'm afraid we won't be able to handle them all.

Lu Cheng was also aware of the situation, but he still said, "We should always give it a try."

After saying that, he raised his hand to signal Xiao Ran not to persuade him:
"I know you think my idea is crazy, but have you ever thought that the speed at which the maze city is falling is getting faster and faster?

It won't continue to fall at a constant speed.

Instead, when it descends to a certain height, it will smash down directly. At that time, the reality and the maze city will be mixed into one, and reality will also be polluted and turned into purgatory.

How precious would a piece of pure land be at that time?

I am not greedy, but at least keep Luoyang and Chang'an, so that ordinary people in reality will have an extra place to take refuge in the future."

As Lu Cheng spoke, he drank three or four more glasses of wine, his face getting redder and redder: "I have been singing opera all my life, but ever since I played Guan Gong that time, when I saw the old man kneeling in front of me holding the child, I felt powerless for the first time. At that moment, I wished I was really Guan Gong."

When talking about the past, Lu Cheng's eyes turned red.

It is said that Guan Gong has gone through many trials and tribulations, but who would place their hopes on gods if there is only a glimmer of hope?

Doesn't the old man know that gods are fake? Of course he knows, but he is just desperate.

Now that Lu Cheng has the ability, he wants to do something for more people. Even if it is just a little, it is better than doing nothing.

Although Xiao Ran is an egoist, he was deeply touched after listening to Lu Cheng's words at this moment.

Faced with an unchangeable outcome in the future, who would be willing to watch their hometown destroyed and eventually turned into a place where neither humans nor ghosts exist?

Just as Xiao Ran first learned about the actions of the Changchun Society, he was extremely disgusted by the Changchun Society's practice of transforming the Lost City into its own private property.

What's more, their actions will only speed up the fall of the maze city.

"Stop talking. Since you want to give it a try, let's try it together. We should save as much as we can. At least let those who have strayed into the maze city find a place to rest."

Xiao Ran picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses with Lu Cheng. Then the two of them continued drinking until dawn.

This was the reason why Xiao Ran stood up and said goodbye to Gao Yuting at this moment.

It’s not that he was unwilling to take Gao Yuting back with him, but Gao Yuting needed to go into seclusion next.

She absorbed the sword spirit of Shuang Fei and inherited her mantle. What she needed most at this time was time. She needed to find a place to rest quietly and concentrate on studying swordsmanship.

Not only did he have to run around with Xiao Ran, but he also had no time or suitable place to practice, so the two had to separate temporarily.

"Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible. If I can't make it to Brother Lu's wedding, please give me an extra gift."

Compared to Xiao Ran who got on the bus first and bought the ticket later, Lu Cheng's wedding date had already been set early.

It will probably be around the beginning of next spring. By then, the entire Ruzhou will be united into an iron empire by Lu Cheng. After all internal hidden dangers have been eliminated, the wedding can be held.

So Lu Cheng had a hard time during this period, as Ruzhou was not yet his alone.

The Taiyin Society of Runing has a much deeper foundation than the Nuo Sect. Lu Cheng himself said that the time has not come yet to deal with the Taiyin Society, and he still needs to accumulate strength.

After kissing Gao Yuting goodbye deeply, Xiao Ran did not stop, took out his [Spiritual Clothes], picked up his body and flew away quickly.

With the ability of the spiritual robe to fly and hide, Xiao Ran arrived back to Ruzhou City in just half an hour.

Although Lu Cheng is not here for the time being, Ruzhou City is controlled by Yu Deng and there will not be any trouble.

Xiao Ran circled over Ruzhou City and found that the city walls had been renovated.

The craftsmen of Tiangong Workshop under Yu Deng have already installed various city defense equipment on the city walls.

For example, the rolling stone cart, mobile oil pan, crossbow bed, wolf tooth racket and so on.

As for the cannon, Xiao Ran had never seen it. It should not have been easy to make that night. After all, there was no precedent to refer to. It was only based on Lu Cheng's oral description. If he wanted to make it, it would still require craftsmen to think carefully.

Xiao Ran then carried his physical body back to the roof of the [Amazing Pavilion]. After his consciousness returned to his body, he strode into the door.

"The boss is back." When the shopkeeper Li Botong saw Xiao Ran, his eyes lit up and he immediately came forward to greet him.

"Yeah, I just got back too. How's business lately?"

Xiao Ran sat down and asked.

"Not good." Li Botong said directly, "Business is very bad. The money in our bank counter can only last for three months at most, but after three months, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold out. The situation of other branches is even worse than ours."

Li Botong told Xiao Ran about the situation. The items sold in the Amazing Pavilion were very expensive, and most of them were rare antiques.

As the saying goes, gold is valuable in troubled times, and antiques are valuable in prosperous times.

Nowadays, yellow disasters are happening everywhere, so business is naturally going downhill.

“How many branches do we have now?”

"Eight: Chang'an, Luoyang, Jiangnan, Chengdu, Guizhou, Tubo, Turkic, and Guangzhou."

In fact, there were originally twelve branches, such as Hexi, Luzhou, etc., but now the yellow disaster is too serious, and these branches have to be evacuated.

The situation is not optimistic.

According to the requirements of the task, he needs to quickly expand the scale of [Amazing Pavilion] in a short period of time.

After thinking about it, Xiao Ran slammed the table and said, "Amazing Pavilion, antiques and treasures are not our source of profit. If they are lost, they are lost. Selling information is our job."

Li Botong smiled bitterly and said, "The world is in chaos right now, and the martial arts world is also in turmoil. Intelligence is hard to obtain and sell."

Intelligence is time-sensitive. In such a chaotic world, sometimes intelligence becomes outdated before you even have time to warm it up in your hands.

This is also one of the main reasons for the decline in business of [Amazing Pavilion].

However, Xiao Ran waved his hand, turned around and smiled at Li Botong, "The underworld is in chaos, and there are few wealthy people, so we will not do business in the underworld in the future."

"This... Boss, if we don't do business in the underworld, what should we do?" Li Botong looked at Xiao Ran with a confused look on his face.

Xiao Ran turned around and said with a wicked smile: "Of course, whoever has the money will do the business."

He whispered a few words into Li Botong's ear, which frightened Li Botong. He quickly said, "Boss, this is not allowed."

"What's the problem? Aren't you just worried that the news is hard to get?"

As Xiao Ran spoke, he casually threw out some gold and silver ingots made of paper.

Before these things fell to the ground, several dark shadows quickly divided them up at the door of the store. Then Li Botong shuddered and felt several vague dark shadows slowly appearing at the door of his house.

Xiao Ran said, "Go and find out what Yu Deng is doing today. Tell me after you find out..."

(End of this chapter)