Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 381 Dragon and Phoenix Meeting

For some reason, when the thought of offering sacrifices to Mount Tai flashed through Xiao Ran's mind, a strong impulse surged in his heart.

As this thought arose, it became stronger and stronger in my mind uncontrollably.

All kinds of distracting thoughts were aroused at this moment.

Fortunately, Xiao Ran knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, and silently recited: [Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra]

"Thus have I heard, seeing the nature is empty, neither attachment nor delusion, neither evil nor good, neither demon nor Buddha, the true nature of the clear vision will not fall into hell, nor be stained by the kalpa of emptiness, Namo Amitabha, Paramita..."

Along with the sound of chanting, the many distracting thoughts in Xiao Ran's mind were suppressed.

After regaining his composure, Xiao Ran considered it for a while and felt that this matter needed to be handled step by step.

Everything is ready. There are incense sticks, incense burners, and tables for sacrifice in your own space.

For the main offerings, Taishan stone and Tongyou Seal are enough. If that is not enough, just put some ghost money.

All that’s missing is a bath and some burning incense.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran collected his thoughts and glanced at Liumu beside him.

It is said that appearance reflects the heart, which is true. Originally, the tiger had a square and handsome appearance, but now that this guy has taken over the tiger's body, Xiao Ran feels that this guy has a bit of a shifty look.

He asked himself to worship the gods of the underworld and even specifically guided himself to worship Emperor Zuojie.

Xiao Ran didn't think that he was so kind-hearted. He was afraid that he wanted to take advantage of his visit to worship Emperor Zuojie to secretly send a message to Emperor Zuojie.

What if they have connections down there and they tell each other at the same time, what should I do? ?

Although this possibility was just Xiao Ran's guess, he could not afford the risk.

Since you said you want to offer a sacrifice, why not offer a big one? Wouldn't it be better to offer sacrifice to Mount Tai yourself?

After Xiao Ran cleared his mind and cleared away all distracting thoughts, he looked at Liumu and thought, "This guy has lived since the Shang Dynasty. He must know a lot of secrets. He is still quite useful."

So he asked tentatively: "Do you know about the Plum Blossom Taoist?"

"Plum Blossom Taoist! Of course I know, he is your ancestor of the Yin-Xian lineage."

Liumu nodded, then looked at Xiao Ran: "What do you want to know?"

"Whatever you know, I want to know."

Hearing Xiao Ran's question, Liumu seemed to be trying hard to recall the story of Plum Blossom Taoist.

"Hey, then I'll tell you, you have to believe me."

Xiao Ran curled his lips and said in a relaxed manner: "That's my business, you just need to tell me, but if you let me find out that you lied to me, I haven't been to the eighteen levels of hell, but you can't escape three pounds of feces every day."

Liumu's mouth twitched, and he looked at Xiao Ran meaningfully: "You are a ruthless person."

After saying this, he began to tell everything he knew about Plum Blossom Taoist.

The Plum Blossom Taoist came in a strange way and his behavior was even stranger. Liumu had never seen him, but had heard of his name.

This man is a master of strange magic. Although he is not very skilled in Taoism, he has achieved great accomplishments in magic. He can travel between yin and yang and specializes in fighting for the wronged souls.

This is the most troublesome existence in the underworld. Because of an act of justice, this guy even chased down from the world of the living and forcibly took back the soul of a newly dead ghost from the hands of the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demon.

No one knew what this person did afterwards, but he actually reached some kind of agreement with the underworld.

Later on, this fellow set up his own school, swore a great oath, passed down the Four Great Yin Practices, and assisted the Ghost Path for four hundred years, causing a stir in Youshan. The Emperor Yin personally issued an edict, bestowing him the Yin Talisman and the Ghost Book.

It can be said that the Plum Blossom Taoist at that time was truly very famous, and even people like them had heard of this guy's name.

But later, after this guy passed down the four major Yin practices, he disappeared.

This person's name disappeared from the Book of Life and Death.

It was as if this person had suddenly disappeared from the world.

Some people suspected that this guy was hiding, while others suspected that he might have another opportunity and achieved immortality.

But Liumu had asked some gods who were more powerful than him, and all he got was a sentence: "This person is not in the Yin and Yang worlds, and there is no trace to find him."

Anyway, this guy just disappeared, and even the gods of the underworld couldn't find him.

After listening to Liumu's words, Xiao Ran nodded thoughtfully, then pretended to raise his hand casually, resting his fingers on the bridge of his nose, exposing the bracelet on his wrist.

Sure enough, the moment he saw the bracelet, Liumu's eyes widened, and then when he looked at Xiao Ran, there was a playful look in his eyes.

But he didn't notice that Xiao Ran had already noticed the slight change in his facial expression.

He didn't ask directly, but seeing that this guy didn't say anything on his own initiative, he roughly guessed that the other party wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to make demands at the critical moment.

So Xiao Ran didn't ask any more questions. It would be pointless to ask now. He would find another opportunity to try to get the information out of her.

So he took out the [Gourd of the Underworld] and said, "You've said so much, go in and have a good rest. From now on, you have to tell me a story every day. One story a day. It doesn't matter what you talk about, local customs or gossip about the underworld. I promise you can live well."

"Can……"

Before Liumu could say anything, Xiao Ran directly put him into the Yinbing Gourd. After shaking the gourd in his hand, Xiao Ran proudly put it away.

Xiao Ran doesn't trust Liumu, this guy, but as long as he opens his mouth, Xiao Ran will have the chance to squeeze out the last bit of value from him.

Then he looked at Sanli who was still thinking about his swordsmanship. Xiao Ran didn't care about him and let him figure it out slowly here.

Xiao Ran returned to the room and boiled some hot water in the kitchen. There was no shower room in this place, so he just wiped himself thoroughly.

Bath and burn incense exactly as Liumu said.

Afterwards, the altar was set up, and just as Xiao Ran was about to place the written spirit tablet on it.

Suddenly, there was a burst of fireworks outside the window. "Squeak~~~Bang bang bang..."

Xiao Ran pricked up his ears, listening to the sounds of firecrackers and fireworks coming from the street outside, and couldn't help but look outside in surprise.

"Master, it seems very lively outside."

Qiu Kui stood at the window, holding the white cat in her arms, and saw the fireworks flashing in the sky outside through the glass. Her black and white eyes were filled with longing.

"Aren't you afraid? I mean the sound of firecrackers outside."

In Xiao Ran's memory, the ghost actually didn't like firecrackers, especially the extra-large ones.

Not only do I hate the rumbling sound like thunder, but I also hate the smell of sulfur in the air after the fireworks.

Therefore, during festivals, you can hardly see any wandering ghosts on the streets.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a ghost, I'm a bone spirit."

Qiu Kui stuck out her tongue at Xiao Ran, put her hands on her hips and said proudly.

Bone spirits and ghosts are different.

Rather than saying they are ghosts, it would be more accurate to say that they are more like real-life guardian gods.

"How about going out and taking a look?"

Xiao Ran noticed the change in Qiu Kui's eyes, and suddenly he had an idea and asked Qiu Kui.

"Is that okay?"

Qiu Kui raised her head and looked at Xiao Ran: "But Master, aren't you very busy?"

"It doesn't matter. It's the same if I come back and continue to be busy."

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he walked to the stairs and asked, "Sister Liu, do you want to go out and take a look together?"

Xiao Ran's shout was responded to after a while: "I don't like to go to crowded places, you guys go ahead, the sooner you go, the sooner you come back."

"Okay!" Hearing this, Xiao Ran did not force it and walked out of the house with Qiu Kui.

The two walked towards the central area of ​​Guling Street.

The lights over there were as bright as day, with colorful red lights everywhere, and countless vendors on the streets.

It was the first time for Qiu Kui to come to such a place. For a moment, he felt as if his eyes were dazzled and he couldn't see it all.

“Squeak… bang bang bang!!”

Colorful fireworks kept exploding overhead. Xiao Ran held Okra high above his head and had it sit on his shoulders.

This girl is almost weightless, like a porcelain doll. The more I look at her, the more I like her.

When we walked to the place where the fireworks were being set off, we saw lion dancing with the beating of gongs and drums in the square.

"Brother, may I ask, what festival is today? Why is it so lively?"

Xiao Ran walked into the crowd and asked a middle-aged man next to him who looked honest and kind.

"You don't know?"

The other person turned around and looked at Xiao Ran in surprise.

"I just got here, so I don't really know."

Hearing Xiao Ran's answer, the man took out a flyer and handed it to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran took it and took a look. There were three words "Dragon and Phoenix Society" written on it. Below it was the content of Changchun Guild Hall. The newly promoted fourth leader, Xiao Baifeng, held a grand banquet to entertain all the folks in Gujie.

In addition, three rare professional runes will be auctioned at this banquet, and it is said that there is also a C-level professional rune among them.

"These posters were sent out a month ago. You really didn't notice them. Hurry up and join us. Sign up and queue up. It is said that there are about 100 tables every day for seven consecutive days. After that, every participant will have a chance to draw a lottery. The grand prize is three cursed items from the Changchun Association. They are incredible goodies."

"So this is ah."

Xiao Ran nodded. It sounded quite lively.

"Shall we go take a look?"

Qiu Kui bent down and asked Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran was actually quite curious. Xiao Baifeng, this person's name was unfamiliar. Xiao Ran recalled Shou Ye's memory himself, but could not find any information about this person.

Logically speaking, since the other party was able to succeed Beast Master and become the fourth head of the Changchun Society, he must be no easy task.

At least in the Changchun Society, they would definitely not want to find a stranger to be the leader of the society, because that would cause an uproar.

In Shouye's memory, he had no impression of this name, which meant that Shouye had never thought that he would be replaced by someone one day.

Or, was Bai Xiaofeng actually used to replace the Well No. 1 that Shouye had prepared long ago?
Of course, there is also a possibility that this person is an old subordinate of Shouye, and he changed his name after becoming the leader of the association.

But no matter which one it is, Xiao Ran will know only after reading it.

But just as Xiao Ran was struggling over whether to attend, a sentence popped up in his mind.

"Stay away from Changchun, or you won't be able to escape when the thunder strikes you."

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran said inexplicably: "Don't worry, let's wait and see."

At the same time, with the strong rumble of the sound of fireworks, at the source of Linggu Ling Street, a black hand was slowly extending from the edge of the well...

(End of this chapter)