Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 364 I’m almost done?

Under the street lights at night, as a faint oil lamp gradually emerged from the alley, a faint smell of gasoline wafted in the air, causing Xiao Ran to slow down his pace.

When the thin layer of fog around him dissipated, Xiao Ran saw clearly that he was near Longmen Avenue not far from Guan Lin, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm back."

After being in the maze city for so long, when I returned to the real world again, I suddenly felt like I was reborn.

"You have completed this maze, and the scoring has begun."

[The overall score of this maze city is…B grade! ]

At this moment, blood-red words began to appear in front of Xiao Ran's eyes and a series of prompt sounds appeared in his ears.

[Congratulations on completing this maze mission. The maze space has increased by ten cubic meters.]

Complete the side quest: Establish a government
Obtain E-level cursed item [Spiritual Potion x2]

Complete the side quest: Destroy the Demons
Obtain D-level cursed item [Energy Bag]

Obtained E-level spell pattern [Exorcist]

Obtain F-level spell pattern [Half-open eyes]

Complete the side quest: Demon Slayer
Obtain C-level cursed item [Luban Assistant]

Complete the side quest: Jianghu Gathering
Obtain E-level cursed item [Flash Shield Talisman x2]

Complete the main mission 1: Wandering around the world

Obtain F-level spell pattern [Scholar]

Complete the main mission 2: Bloodshed in Wancheng
Obtained the C-level cursed item [Yin Bing Hulu]

Obtain D-level spell pattern [Taoist]

Obtain E-level spell pattern [Guardian]

Complete Industry Mission: Expansion

Obtained Level E Curse Item [Power Pills X3]

After completing the industrial tasks, some permissions of [Amazing Pavilion] will be opened. Please check it yourself. Subsequent permissions are required to complete new tasks.

As the blood-red words in front of him faded away, the smile on Xiao Ran's face grew wider. Although it took a little longer this time, he gained a lot.

Not to mention the cursed objects, there are five spell patterns alone, and many of them are for professions that he has never heard of.

However, these things were not distributed directly to him, but were all sent to the mailbox of his own house on Guling Street, and he had to go back to check them.

Looking around, I saw that the sky in the distance was already turning pale, and from time to time, cars were driving quickly along the main road.

Because I have been in the maze for so long, the time on my cell phone is no longer counted.

I don’t know the exact time, but I guess it was around five or six in the morning.

Xiao Ran didn’t know what other cities were like around five or six in the morning, but in Los Angeles, the method of judging was very simple.

Just check to see if the soup restaurant on the roadside is open.

It just so happened that I hadn't had soup for a long time, and there happened to be a mutton soup restaurant nearby. I would have dinner first, and then come back to report safety to Senior Laitou, and then go home to ask my grandfather about the Zhou family.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Ran swept aside a shared bicycle and rode south along the main road.

After passing two intersections, I saw a hotel sign in the distance, with a line of large characters written on a neon sign next to it.

【Sandan mutton soup】

This is considered a well-known mutton soup restaurant in Los Angeles, but it was too far away in the past. Unless Xiao Ran was passing by, he would not make a special trip to eat here.

It was still dark at this moment, and there was already a row of cars parked in front of the mutton soup restaurant, most of which had license plates from other places.

Xiao Ran couldn't help feeling a little envious when looking at these cars. He wasn't envious of the cars, but of the fact that these people could travel around.

Thinking about the fact that I have never left the province in my life, I would be lying if I said I wasn't envious.

"I heard Chongqing is pretty good. Now that I have my [Spiritual Clothes] I can go out without driving. After I'm done with this busy period, I can find a chance to go out and have some fun."

Xiao Ran walked into the soup restaurant and glanced at the clock. It was 6:37, which was about the same as he expected.

I ordered a 50-yuan bowl of mutton soup and three sesame cakes, then found a seat and sat down.

The difference between this mutton soup and other mutton soups is that the mutton of other restaurants is sliced, while theirs is cut into chunks.

For 50 yuan, Xiao Ran got a big bowl of mutton soup soaked with sesame seed cakes, which made him feel very satisfied.

After finishing a bowl of soup, he ordered another one. When more and more people came to the store, Xiao Ran patted his belly in satisfaction, got up and left.

To be honest, the smell on his body is not as strong as before, but Xiao Ran still doesn't like staying in crowded places.

"I wonder if Wu Man's methods can help me get rid of this smell."

After leaving the soup house, Xiao Ran walked slowly towards Guanlin. The distance was quite far, but he just regarded it as a walk to digest the food.

When we arrived at Guanlin Temple, the time was just right and it had just opened.

The people who collected the tickets all knew Xiao Ran and let him in directly.

As soon as Xiao Ran entered the door, before he reached the bald old man's courtyard, he saw the bald old man running out in slippers.

As he ran, he cursed, "Hey, you little bastard, you've been gone for so long, I thought you were dead in there."

The bald old man ran to Xiao Ran and looked again, but did not see Lu Cheng. His face suddenly changed and he froze in place.

"Where is Lu Cheng?"

Seeing that the bald-headed old man looked unwell, Xiao Ran quickly explained, "It's okay, he hasn't come back yet. I came back first to let you know he's safe."

Hearing that Lu Cheng was fine, the bald-headed old man breathed a sigh of relief, and then pointed at Xiao Ran: "Then why did you come back? Don't worry about him staying there alone. If something happens to him, how can I live?"

Xiao Ran's mouth twitched, and he thought, "Come on, I have one short and one long, but he may not have three long and two short."

When Xiao Ran first brought Lu Cheng into the maze city, he was still worried about Lu Cheng. But after entering the maze city, he realized that this guy had been more protective than Tang Seng. He was at best the Monkey King in Journey to the West.

"Come on, let's go inside and talk."

Xiao Ran coaxed the bald-headed old man into the house and sat down. The bald-headed old man sat on the bed and began to scold Lu Cheng, saying that he had married a wife and forgotten his master, and that he had been having fun outside and had not even come back.

It’s no wonder that the bald old man was so worried. After asking, Xiao Ran found out that they had been gone for almost five months.

"Do you know how I have been through these past five months? Every time I dreamed, I was afraid that you would come back alone and tell me..."

The bald old man's eyes turned red as he spoke. He had experienced too many tragedies in his life. At the end, when he met Lu Cheng, he truly treated this child as his own apprentice.

Seeing that the bald-headed old man was getting more and more excited, Xiao Ran hurriedly tried to comfort him, and then told him about Lu Cheng's affairs.

When he heard that Lu Cheng led an army of less than 5,000 and defeated tens of thousands of bandits, the bald old man's face was filled with pride.

Which master would not be happy if his disciple has such ability?

As for Lu Cheng's idea of not planning to come back for the time being, Xiao Ran couldn't explain much, but fortunately the bald old man didn't mention it again after complaining for a while.

Then his eyes turned, and after taking a closer look at Xiao Ran, he frowned again and said, "Lu Cheng has the blessing of the Emperor Guan Yu, I believe he will be fine, but you kid..."

"Me? What's wrong with me?"

The bald-headed old man looked around Xiao Ran and said, "The corpse aura on you is even heavier than that of your grandfather's master, the ancestor of our family. I can't imagine that when you get old, you might really turn into a monster."

"Hey, isn't that something that hasn't happened yet?"

Xiao Ran curled his lips and didn't take it to heart, but he remembered another thing.

"Grandpa, you have a good relationship with the Zhou family. Can you tell me about Grandpa Zhou?"

I was planning to borrow something from the Zhou family, but I had already used up the favor I had owed them last time, and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to be sure if I went back to my grandfather. After all, what I wanted to borrow was unusual.

Therefore, if the bald old man could come up with some good ideas, that would be the best thing.

"Zhou family, Zhou Laoer?"

"Correct."

"Why are you asking about him?"

"You want to borrow something, but you're afraid my grandfather doesn't have enough face."

Xiao Ran confessed the truth.

"Your grandfather's face is not enough? What do you want to borrow? It can't be the lifeblood of the Zhou family."

The bald-headed old man complained with a look of surprise.

But when he turned around, he saw Xiao Ran staring at him in silence.

The bald-headed old man's expression suddenly changed: "Hiss, you kid...really want to borrow that thing?? Do you know what that is?"

"I know. It's the seal of the head of the family, the Treasure Mirror of the Underworld."

Xiao Ran heard Zhou Shang talk about the origin of the seal in his hand and knew the function of it, otherwise he would not have set his sights on it.

Before he could finish his words, the bald old man raised his hand with a dark face and slapped him on the head.

"You know nothing. That thing is not just a seal of the paper-folding craftsman, it is an agreement reached between their family and the underworld. It is a cause and effect as big as a mountain. You are so bored, why are you touching that thing?"

Xiao Ran couldn't explain what happened in the maze city to the bald old man. After thinking about it, he could only make up nonsense:

"I want to learn the craft of a paper-folding craftsman, isn't it? Anyway, his family has stopped doing it. I am the only one left among the four major Yin professions. If I learn one more skill, it will be one less thing missing."

The bald-headed old man stared at Xiao Ran with his eyes wide open. He looked him up and down for a long time and said with a pout, "Okay, okay, you are ambitious. You want to be the second Plum Blossom Taoist, right? You are really not afraid of death."

"Hey, old man, if you want to talk, just say it nicely. Why are you trying to scare me so early in the morning?"

Xiao Ran finished speaking and raised his eyebrows: "Wait, who is Plum Blossom Taoist? Is he awesome?"

The bald-headed old man said with a dark face: "He is the founder of your four major yin practices."

After saying this, the bald old man explained to Xiao Ran.

It turns out that this Plum Blossom Taoist lived during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

His family is full of executioners, and he learned the skills of an executioner since he was a child.

But this kid was born with the ability to see ghosts and gods, and to communicate with spirits and see treasures. How could such a person be willing to be an executioner?

This person later went out into the world, and no one knew where he learned his skills.

This person later combined the skills he had learned with those of his own executioner, and created the Plum Blossom Dao in Qingcheng Mountain, calling himself the Plum Blossom Taoist.

His method is to convert the dead souls and accumulate virtue and do good deeds.

The Plum Blossom Taoist established his own school and passed down four techniques.

Soul, corpse, killing, and crossing.

They are the coroner's record of clearing wrongdoings, the corpse-suturing clerk's record of dissecting corpses, the executioner's soul-breaking knife, and the paper-making technique of the paper-making maker.

It can be said that these four skills were not invented by him, but it was after his improvements that they formed a complete system and rules, which were later called the Four Yin Practices.

For this, the imperial court specially rewarded him greatly and granted him the title of the founder of Yinxing.

"My boy, when the Plum Blossom Taoist passed away, he left a will. He said that his abilities came from the world, and he didn't dare to keep them to himself, so he spread them back to the world.

If one day the world no longer needs it, someone will take back what he has passed on, and that person will be the second Plum Blossom Taoist. "

At this point, the bald-headed old man sneered at Xiao Ran and said, "After so many years, has no one ever thought of this? Let me tell you, those who thought of this died a more miserable death than the last. I advise you to give up this thought."

Xiao Ran's head was buzzing when he heard this. If the coroner's eyes were born naturally, then...

"Ugh, I'm almost done?"

(End of this chapter)