Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 363 Return
“Money controls the hands of slaves, and skills control the hands of ordinary people.

The rules for paper-folding craftsmen are to avoid one major taboo, two minor things not to do, and four things not to do.

It is taboo to open the eyes before burning.

Men burn horses and women burn cows; boys wear red and girls wear green.

Finally, those who died during the Qingming Festival will not be affixed, those who died of colleagues will not be affixed, those who died of shrews will not be affixed, and those who died of pregnant women will not be affixed. "

In the back hall of the Amazing Pavilion, several branch hall managers sat together and listened to Xiao Ran's lecture.

It took only less than a month for these shopkeepers to go from initial doubt to understanding and finally becoming Xiao Ran's registered disciples.

Professor Xiao Ran's teachings were also very simple. He combined the ghost-controlling techniques he had learned from the Yiju School with his own understanding of ghosts, and finally integrated them into the rules and taboos of the corpse-sewers, and compiled a systematic inheritance.

If you expect these shopkeepers to have the same means as the Zhou family, that's impossible. Xiao Ran himself doesn't have that ability.

But simply controlling ghosts and wild spirits is not difficult.

Because the movement range of most ghosts is limited, Xiao Ran withdrew most of the branches.

Only three branches were retained: Chang'an, Luoyang and Jiangnan.

Other staff members set up technical secondary school stations between the three branches to ensure that the news could spread quickly.

If this design goes smoothly, it would only take about one night to transmit information even from the farthest Jiangnan.

The reason why the intelligence was structured in this direction was because Xiao Ran heard that Huang Zai's army had crossed the river and headed south.

In the future, the yellow disaster will only get bigger and stronger, so it will naturally be the focus of Xiao Ran's observation.

Of course, there is another reason. There are many rich officials in Luoyang and Chang'an, and Jiangnan is also a prosperous place.

Why not make some money while gathering intelligence?

In order to allow the shopkeepers of these branches to quickly get into the role, Xiao Ran also specifically allowed them to try more in Ruzhou City and communicate with local wandering ghosts.

The Amazing Pavilion had previously been involved in intelligence work, and these shopkeepers were not rookies at all. After acquiring the ghost-controlling technique, they were like a tiger with wings.

They all started to get busy in Ruzhou City.

After some attempts, Xiao Ran actually discovered a lot of big news.

I won’t mention such private matters as the county magistrate who liked to have affairs, the captain of Chechi who liked to have affairs with men, and so on.

The key point is that there are actually two bad guys and a spy from the Taiyin Society hiding in Ruzhou City.

In particular, the spy from the Taiyin Society in Runing held a relatively high official position, being the governor of a separate area in Ruzhou City.

This official position is in charge of the military horses of Ruzhou. Although it is not a high-ranking position, it is a very important position.

He knew exactly when there was a troop movement.

If he ever gets a whim one day, he only needs to do something to the army, which will be enough to make Lu Cheng suffer a great loss at the critical moment.

As for the two bad guys, they hid even deeper. One of them sold sesame cakes on the street, his name was Wu Da.

Another one named Liangxiang was selling candied haws on the street.

They are the ones who go from street to street to get information. I'm afraid they have already figured out the situation in Ruzhou clearly.

So after learning the news, Xiao Ran gave the information about the Taiyin Society's spy to Yu Deng to deal with.

As for the two bad guys, Xiao Ran didn't plan to touch them for the time being.

After all, the Bad People are official people. Even though the dynasty is about to end, it looks like a dilapidated house and anyone can kick it.

You never know, as soon as you kick the door open, several strong men might come out and beat you up.

Lu Cheng is an official after all. He is not rebelling, so why should he go looking for trouble with the bad guys? If he stirs up a hornet's nest, he will have no one to cry to.

After finishing the last day of lectures, Xiao Ran took out the gold and silver that Li Jingqi had hidden in the secret room and distributed them to the shopkeepers to build the [Amazing Pavilion] and recruit reliable guys to establish the intelligence system as soon as possible.

These shopkeepers did not hesitate and set off immediately after taking the silver.

Since they have accepted the techniques taught by Xiao Ran, they become Xiao Ran's registered disciples.

What's more, having seen Xiao Ran's methods, they had already made up their minds to follow Xiao Ran.

If you want to make a career in troubled times, you either need connections or money, but most importantly, you need to have enough strength.

In the past, the old boss was in charge of the Amazing Pavilion, and life was pretty good. But later, the old boss was gone, and life became a one-day-by-one struggle.

As a result, yellow disasters are now spreading everywhere, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the world is doomed.

The appearance of the young master at this time undoubtedly gave them a backbone.

With the skills taught by the young master, they would always have a way to survive even in troubled times. Therefore, when it came to readjusting the direction of the Miracle Pavilion, they were much more proactive than Xiao Ran had imagined. After all, this was a matter that involved their own interests.

After all the shopkeepers left one by one, Xiao Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief. This month's hard work and lectures had made Xiao Ran's life stressful and laborious every day.

But now the general direction has finally been adjusted, and all we have to do next is wait for the intelligence network to be built.

"Sir, you look quite haggard during this period."

Li Botong brought a cup of tea to Xiao Ran. "It's okay. I'm going to go out for a while. You guys should follow the plan for now. As for the rest, you can help the local officials catch wanted criminals, tip off people, and so on. Take your time, don't rush."

"Okay." Li Botong nodded with a smile, but he couldn't help feeling a little anxious when he heard that Xiao Ran would be away for a while.

"I have already informed Yu Deng. If you have any problem, you can go to him. You can also share some information about Ruzhou City with him. If you encounter any big trouble, go to my eldest brother."

Xiao Ran saw Li Botong's worry and smiled to comfort him: "Don't worry, I will be back soon."

Xiao Ran wasn't sure how long it would take exactly, as he had things to do in reality and on Guling Street, and they couldn't be completed in a day or two.

The time outside is different from the time in the maze city, so Xiao Ran can't guarantee exactly how long it will take.

However, according to Lu Cheng, he would only be away for a month at most, so it shouldn't be that bad.

In fact, Xiao Ran originally wanted to go back to Wancheng first to say goodbye to Gao Yuting.

But after thinking it over, he gave up the idea and just left a letter for Li Botong to pass on.

Go early and come back early as possible.

The only thing missing now is Wu Man's side.

"I don't know what Wu Man is thinking."

After much deliberation, Xiao Ran decided to use the dream tea to try to send a dream to Wu Man.

This time, Wu Man’s dream was not about cooking, but eating.

This guy cooked a large table of food, and there were quite a few guests sitting at the table.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ran didn’t recognize any of them.

Wu Man leaned against the door, watching the guests at the table eating with gusto, with a very happy smile on her face.

When Xiao Ran appeared, Wu Man was stunned at first, then looked at Xiao Ran with suspicion. At the same time, his other hand had already picked up the kitchen knife on the display board and walked towards Xiao Ran slowly.

Although it was a dream, Xiao Ran felt a strong sense of crisis when he saw Wu Manyan walking towards him with red eyes.

"I came to tell you something. I'm going to go back first. If you go back, wait for me on Guling Street."

After saying that, Xiao Ran immediately struggled out of his dream without waiting for Wu Man to make any move.

At the same time, in the kitchen of a restaurant in Chang'an City.

Wu Man slowly opened his eyes and looked in front of him in confusion. Looking at the meat cooking in the big pot in front of him, a puzzled expression appeared on his face.

“Brother Wu!!”

At this time, the proprietress walked in from outside the door. Her left leg was a little disabled, and her appearance was not very pretty. She had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a high nose bridge, and looked a bit like a mixed-race.

She has the free and wild nature of a northern woman. If she weren't a little disabled, she would be a good match.

The proprietress came in, came to the big pot, took a deep breath, and found the aroma in the pot so tempting.

He said, "The guests are already asking for more food. When will the dishes be served?"

"Soon, let them wait a moment."

Wu Man responded softly.

"Oh." The proprietress said, and took out a notice from her bosom and handed it to Wu Man.

"This was sent by the official just now. He said that a huge reward was offered. If you find the person, whether he is dead or alive, you will get ten ingots of gold. How can this person be so different from another?"

Wu Man picked it up and took a look, only to see portraits of two people painted on the notice.

One of them was a woman, and it was specifically written that she had long golden hair.

Looking closely, he was one of the members of the team that entered this world with Wu Man.

Seeing this, Wu Man curled his lips and threw the notice in his hand into the fire.

Then he said in a teasing tone: "It's only ten ingots of gold, what do I think it is? With me in this store, I can make a hundred ingots of gold for you."

The proprietress did not dare to doubt Wu Man's words. Ever since Wu Man came to the store, the restaurant that was on the verge of bankruptcy was now packed with business in just a few days.

She didn't need to stand at the door to attract customers, as they would come over just by smelling the food.

Business is getting better day by day.

She didn't dare to think about making a hundred gold bars, but she did have hope of earning ten taels of gold.

"Brother Wu, I'm going to go to the front to greet the guests first, you have to hurry up."

Hearing the shouts of the guests in front, the proprietress hurriedly picked up two jars of wine from the kitchen and walked towards the front hall.

After she left, Wu Man looked back at the meat in the pot and knocked on the iron pot with a spoon.

"Bang, bang, bang..." There were three loud noises before Wu Man said jokingly, "Only ten ingots of gold. It seems you are not worth much."

"I just couldn't think of a name for the dish. In that case, I'll call it 'Ten Ingots of Gold'..."

(End of this chapter)