Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 368 Goodbye Zhao Qingming

"go home??"

When Xiao Ran heard the news, he was confused for a moment and thought carefully about the location of the Zhao family in his mind.

"It seems to be on Ma's Street in the old city. I've never been there and I don't know if it has been demolished."

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran shouted towards the door: "Thank you, brother. Cooperate with the treatment and be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible."

After saying that, Xiao Ran and Zhong Yi quickly left the closed area.

"I'm sorry to trouble you this time."

Walking out of the hospital gate, Xiao Ran thanked Zhong Yi again.

"No trouble. Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to ask you."

Zhong Yi seemed to remember something: "Is Wu Man with you?"

Xiao Ran looked at Zhong Yi, wondering why Zhong Yi suddenly brought up Wu Man.

"Yes, they are together, but he is in the maze city now."

"Well, then please give him a message for me."

The smile on Zhong Yi's face gradually faded, and his expression became gloomy: "Tell him that the company has issued a red warrant for his arrest. If you know what's good for you, get out of here and never come back!"

"Uh uh... this... is it considered a tip-off?"

To be honest, Xiao Ran was not surprised at all that Wu Man was wanted. Although he had not found any evidence, he always felt that this guy was not an honest person.

Now that he is wanted by the company, he must have been caught doing something bad.

Come to think of it, in the real world, if a company doesn't want to investigate, then that's fine. As long as the company is willing to investigate, there is nothing they can't find out.

With the advanced Skynet system and the help of the cursed objects of beginners, whatever they want to investigate is simply a very simple matter.

But Xiao Ran didn’t understand why he was asked to pass the message to Wu Man.

"That guy was promoted too quickly. Now I don't even know what level he is at. I don't want to fight him in real life, as it might implicate innocent people."

Come to think of it, Wu Man dared to confront the Locust God head-on. Even if Zhong Yi was stronger than him, if a fight really broke out, Wu Man would have no scruples and could even use ordinary people as shields.

"Okay, I'll make sure to bring it to you."

Xiao Ran nodded to show that he understood, then waved to Zhong Yi and strode out of the hospital.

After leaving the hospital, Xiao Ran hailed a taxi and did the same thing as before, heading straight for the old town.

By the time Xiao Ran arrived at the old town, it was already dark. Today was the weekend, and the old town, as a scenic spot, was already crowded with people.

Fortunately, Ma's Street is a residential area. Although the road is a bit crowded, it is not as congested as the cross street ahead.

According to his memory, Xiao Ran walked along the street. When he was in Mengchi, this road was quite spacious.

Now when I walk here, I feel that it is so narrow and dilapidated. The vehicles on both sides of the road make the road only passable by one car.

"Fortunately, it was not demolished."

The south and north sides of Ma's Street have been demolished, but the north side has not been touched.

Due to the surge in the number of tourists in Los Angeles in recent years, many families have begun to renovate their houses and turn them into B&Bs.

"Is this... the Xie family?"

Xiao Ran suddenly stopped and looked up at the rusty door in front of him.

Through the gate, they could see a house at the back. That was the house that the seven of them had helped Xie Yutang build.

Of course, it is not the one in front of us, but it looks exactly the same, except that the house is now covered with moss, and judging from the state of the iron gate, no one has lived there for a long time.

"I don't know what happened to Mr. Xie in the end."

From Shouye's memory, Xie Yutang had one arm broken by a mechanism in the ancient tomb.

With this arm broken, the Xie family's unique skills, Flying Star Finger and Eighteen Throws, would probably be lost.

After a slight sigh, Xiao Ran continued walking a few steps forward. The Xie family and the Li family were very close, just a few doors apart.

When Xiao Ran arrived at the Li family, he looked at the dark door and walked in immediately.

The last time I came here, this door was still bright, but now the two houses in front have been converted into brick houses, and the space above has been sealed off. The corridor is pitch black, and an ordinary person would need a flashlight to see through it.

"Da~Bang!"

At this time, a muffled sound came from under Xiao Ran's feet.

It is the wellhead of the tap. I don’t know if it was intentional, but there is a wide cement board on it, but it is not covered tightly.

If you step on it unexpectedly, it will make a dull sound.

"Who!"

A sound was heard in the small house next door, and someone immediately came out shouting.

A woman came out from behind the door, and when she saw Xiao Ran standing at the door, she immediately became alert.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Sister, I'm going to the Li family."

Xiao Ran pointed behind him.

The woman's face darkened when she heard this, and she immediately cursed and shouted, "What Li family? I don't know. Hurry up and leave. If you don't leave, I will call someone."

Seeing this, Xiao Ran sighed helplessly: "I'm sorry, big sister."

Go ahead and say it. Xiao Ran took a step forward and lightly touched the woman's neck with his finger, just like a mosquito bite.

The woman was silent in an instant.

Xiao Ran didn't kill her, he just asked her to sit on the ground for a while, and she would wake up in about two minutes.

After dealing with the woman, Xiao Ran continued to walk inside. It was still a familiar path, but there was an iron door. There was a big lock on the door. It seemed that no one had been there for a long time, but this did not bother Xiao Ran. He grabbed the lock and pulled it down hard.

"Bang!" sound.

Just pull the lock open.

Push open the door and walk straight in.

"Buzz..." The soft moonlight sprinkled on Xiao Ran's body.

In front of me is a courtyard exactly the same as the one in the dream pool.

Including the pomegranate tree in the yard, it was still standing there, but the difference was that the yard was now in a very dilapidated state, with broken windows and cracked gates.

Xiao Ran walked up the stairs and came to the door of the house.

Looking around, you become more and more certain that Zhao Qingming is here.

There were spots of eerie light scattered around the yard, invisible to ordinary people, but Xiao Ran could see it.

"Senior Zhao, I am Xiao Ran, my grandfather asked me to come and tell you something. Please show yourself."

Xiao Ran introduced himself and asked his grandfather to endorse him. He believed that given Zhao Qingming's personality, he would definitely come out to meet him.

Sure enough, as Xiao Ran finished speaking, a hoarse questioning voice came from the yard: "Is Xiao Lao Si still alive?"

The sound seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to determine the direction of the sound.

"My grandfather... has passed away, leaving only a remnant of his soul, so it is inconvenient for me to come to you."

Xiao Ran pondered in his heart: "Sure enough, just like my grandfather, Zhao Qingming also did not enter the underworld, but was forced to stay in the world."

However, Zhao Qingming's method seemed to be more advanced than that of his grandfather. Xiao Ran could not feel any negative energy around him, but instead felt a special kind of spirituality.

Time in the yard seemed to have stopped, and there was no response for a long time.

"Senior Zhao?"

Xiao Ran asked tentatively.

At this time, there were only some flashes of light in the yard, which eventually gathered into a human shape, but in the blink of an eye it changed into a young face, which was the appearance of Zhao Qingming when he was young.

Such means really opened Xiao Ran's eyes. Even a beginner might not have such mysterious means.

"Don't be surprised. This is an illusion I created myself. It can't be called something mysterious."

Zhao Qingming signaled Xiao Ran not to be surprised and looked Xiao Ran over.

"But you, at such a young age, are far better than the old fourth brother back then. You are even better than him."

"I don't deserve it. Today I am here on behalf of my grandfather to tell you the news that Sun Miao is dead. He was killed by Li Jingqi."

Xiao Ran said in a low voice, while glancing at Zhao Qingming's face, carefully observing the changes in his expression.

Zhao Qingming just sneered when he heard this: "If you're dead, then die. Why should I ask you to come all the way here?"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Xiao Ran: "Tell me, is there anything else?"

Seeing that the other party had revealed his little thoughts, Xiao Ran thought to himself: "Sure enough, Zhao Qingming is the big brother after all. My little tricks are not worth mentioning in front of him."

"There is one more private matter. I need the Zhou family's seal. I would like to ask you to help me with this matter."

"Zhou Lao Er's seal?"

Zhao Qingming looked at Xiao Ran with a strange expression when he heard this: "Then you should go find your grandfather. The Zhou family still owes him a favor."

"Uh... I have already used it. Isn't it Master Baldy who asked me to come to you?"

"Li Qing? The third brother?"

"Correct."

When Zhao Qingming saw Xiao Ran mention Li Qinglai, he immediately looked at Xiao Ran with new eyes.

This child is from the Xiao family and is also related to Li Qing.

But Zhao Qingming didn't intend to help Xiao Ran just based on this, and said meaningfully: "Even if the third brother asked you to come, why should I help you?"

"This one……"

If it were someone else, they would have already started thinking about how to bargain.

But Xiao Ran was very flexible and immediately grinned and said, "Grandpa Zhao, if you need me, just ask. I don't dare to bargain with you."

Be hard when you need to be hard, and be soft when you need to be soft.

Anyway, Zhao Qingming and his grandfather are brothers of the same generation, so it is not at all unfair for Xiao Ran to be the grandson. At the same time, he threw the question back.

When Zhao Qingming heard what Xiao Ran said, his expression suddenly became strange. He couldn't help but point at Xiao Ran and scolded him with a smile: "Hey, Xiao Laosi, that wooden lump, how could he have such a grandson."

If he acknowledged Xiao Ran as his grandson, would he have the nerve to bargain with Xiao Ran?
In fact, it is true. Among these brothers, there are really few descendants left now.

Given the relationship between them, isn’t Xiao Laosi’s grandson their own grandson?

Zhao Qingming looked at Xiao Ran, who was grinning, and said, "Sun thief, I'll do you a favor. But if it's my turn to use you later..."

"In the mountains of swords and in the sea of fire, Grandpa, just give your orders."

"Come on."

Zhao Qingming walked to the pomegranate tree and opened his lips slightly, but no sound could be heard. It seemed that he was saying something to the tree. After a while, the tree began to shake, and then a black pomegranate fell out.

When Xiao Ran saw the pomegranate, he recognized it. It was the ghost pomegranate. Back then in the Dream Pool, Zhao Qingming and three others took out this thing as a sacrifice in order to save themselves from being trapped in the Five Immortals Formation. Only then did they break the formation of the Northeast Five Immortals Hall.

"Take it. When the second brother sees the pomegranate, he will know what I mean."

Zhao Qingming handed the pomegranate to Xiao Ran, but still said earnestly, "Just think it over. It's easy to give you this seal, but if you can't receive it, don't force it, otherwise the consequences will be too great, and you might get crushed to death."

Xiao Ran nodded: "Don't worry, Grandpa, if you can't catch it, I won't force you..."

(End of this chapter)