Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 389 Night Watchman, Li Ji
"Him? Who is he?"

When Sister Liu heard Xiao Ran's surprised voice, she poked her head out curiously: "Do you know that night watchman?"

"Hmm... I can't say I'm familiar with him, but this person... is someone I met during my first trial... Hmm... he should be my guide."

Under the light in front, a skinny and sallow face popped out. Xiao Ran couldn't say that he was familiar with this person's face, but he was definitely impressed.

The first person he met in the maze city was also the one who led him out of the trial maze city.

Li Ji. (From Chapter 3!)

Xiao Ran hasn't seen him since the end of the Trial City.

Later, Xiao Ran heard from Huang Le that he also met Li Ji in the Trial City.

But Xiao Ran really didn't expect that Li Ji was actually the night watchman. Thinking back carefully, it seemed that he was already on night watch when he first met him.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran turned around and looked at Sister Liu: "If I invite him in, will he come in?"

Sister Liu couldn't figure it out either. As someone who could become a ghost story, her strength itself was a mystery.

Maybe it's very low, like Xiao Ran's armband killer.

But if you meet a strong one, then he will be incredibly powerful.

"let me try."

Xiao Ran thought about it and decided that after all, he was his guide, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to just say hello.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran walked quickly to the door. Before opening the door, Xiao Ran paused for a moment, remembering the rule in the prompt that there were no living people outside.

This is clearly a warning.

But this did not pose a problem for Xiao Ran. He used the corpse technique of Half-Gate Yin and Yang, and generated billowing corpse qi from himself, turning himself into a dead person. Then he opened the door.

The two were separated by just a yard, and in such a dark night, the "clicking" sound of the door lock gears seemed extremely harsh.

Li Ji, who was walking in front, paused and looked sideways. When he saw the open door, a look of annoyance appeared on his withered face.

But when Xiao Ran poked his head out from behind the door, Li Ji's eyes suddenly became surprised.

“Brother Li!!”

Xiao Ran called out tentatively, and seeing that Li Ji did not respond, she picked up the oil lamp that Li Ji had originally given her and shook it in front of her.

Seeing the familiar oil lamp, Li Ji's expression gradually relaxed and he nodded towards Xiao Ran.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran immediately walked out of the door; "Brother Li, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Li Ji didn't say anything, but just looked at Xiao Ran. When he saw that his body was wrapped in corpse aura, a smile appeared on his face.

"Long time? It seems to be just over half a year."

For Li Ji, there is only day and night. No matter whether he is traveling through various maze cities or coming to this street to beat the night watch, nothing changes.

But for Xiao Ran, it was indeed a long time. After all, the time he spent in each maze city added together was probably more than a year.

"Yes, but it has been a long time for me. This is my home. Come and sit down when you have nothing to do."

Xiao Ran pointed to the house behind him and said.

"Home!"

Li Ji looked up at the house behind Xiao Ran, then looked at Xiao Ran again, his expression becoming softer: "It seems that you are very lucky. This is a special reward."

"It was just luck, Brother Li, will you be responsible for keeping watch here from now on?"

"Well, I'm responsible for this street, and the one in front as well. Once you cross the stone bridge in front, it's no longer my responsibility. Don't go there at night."

"Okay, I get it now."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately understood what Brother Li meant.

"it is good."

Xiao Ran nodded to show that he knew.

Then Li Ji struck the gong in his hand and shouted behind him.

“Boom boom boom… It’s the fifth watch, I’ve just woken up from a long dream, and everything is in chaos!!”

As the gong sounded, Xiao Ran just felt a slight shake, but then he became alert again.

However, the souls following Li Ji dispersed with the sound of gongs and drums, and began to scramble to find their own bodies.

Li Ji took out a meat pie from his pocket and put it in his mouth. He leaned against the fence beside him and looked at the scattered ghosts. He turned around and asked Xiao Ran slowly, "Did you encounter any trouble during the first two nights?"

"Uh... not bad."

Xiao Ran said somewhat embarrassedly.

Li Ji took a look at the pearly light inside the house and said with a smile: "From now on, at night, hang a white lantern at the door, put two peace candles inside, and then go to sleep quietly."

“Is it that simple?”

Xiao Ran knew that Li Ji was telling him how to crack the night watchman's sound, but he didn't expect the method to be so simple.

I was even more surprised that Li Ji could tell me the method so easily.

"I was originally urging you to sleep and rest. If you don't sleep, I can only let you come out and run with me."

Li Ji smiled and stuffed the meat pie in his hand into his mouth and took a big bite. While eating, he looked at the ghosts running around in a panic, and the corners of his lips gradually raised into a meaningful arc.

Then he glanced at Xiao Ran and said with a wicked smile: "Do you want to give it a try?" "What?"

Li Ji raised the gong hammer in his hand and handed it to Xiao Ran, as if asking him to try it.

“Is this… okay?”

"It doesn't matter who knocks. Give it a try. Maybe you have a talent for it. Pay attention to the rhythm. One is slow and the other is fast."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran took the gong hammer with half belief and half doubt, and then under Li Ji's encouraging gaze, he struck the gong.

"BOOM!! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Xiao Ran struck the gong according to Li Ji's rhythm.

Li Ji followed suit and shouted: "It's the fifth watch, wake up from your dream, the yin and yang are breaking at dawn."

As Li Ji finished his words, there was a commotion on the entire street.

Those ghosts who had not yet found their own bodies suddenly let out screams of pain.

"Brother Li..."

"Don't worry, you won't die. It's just a matter of paying some money."

After Li Ji finished speaking, he heard the sound of jingling bells on the street, followed by a large amount of scattered paper money rolling out from all around the street, and finally gathered into a stream and all fell in front of Li Ji.

He immediately took a look at the amount and nodded: "It's OK, I'll charge according to this fee standard in the future."

After saying that, Li Ji looked at Xiao Ran; "Forget it, but if you don't have anything to do in the future, it's better to sleep well."

"Okay, from now on, if you don't have anything to do, make sure you go to bed early and get up early, and never stay up late!"

"That's all for today. I'll come here once a week. If you're willing, help me spread the method I taught you, but it's best not to reveal our relationship."

Others may not understand what Li Ji said, but Xiao Ran knows clearly why Li Ji wants him to do this.

Just like what happened at the bus stop, saving Curly is the same thing.

"He wants me to help him spread weird stories?"

Speaking of which, Xiao Ran is also a ghost story. Although he cannot be compared with Li Ji, he is at least a neighborhood ghost story.

Therefore, he knew that the way to upgrade a ghost story was to maintain its popularity as much as possible.

Only when everyone is discussing this weird saying or even abiding by it, the reputation value will increase.

But there is nothing wrong with this matter. Since Li Ji is in charge of this area and has such a big boss protecting him, it is only right for him to publicize it more.

"Okay, I can print some flyers and post them at several intersections here."

Li Ji smiled and nodded, becoming even more satisfied with Xiao Ran. He was responsible for receiving many newcomers, but there were not many who could abide by the rules and had good abilities.

Xiao Ran is one of them. What’s rare is that this guy is very smart.

"I'm leaving now. Don't go to the middle area these days. Try to go around it as much as possible, especially at night."

Before leaving, Li Ji did not forget to explain everything to Xiao Ran again.

Xiao Ran wanted to ask about the situation over there, but Li Ji seemed not to hear him and picked up his gong and walked forward.

"Go back, you'll get used to it later..."

As the light in Li Ji's hand gradually dimmed, Li Ji's figure disappeared from Xiao Ran's sight.

"Oh!!"

As Li Ji disappeared, those initiates who had returned to their physical bodies also woke up one after another.

But after these beginners woke up, there was another round of continuous screams.

As mentioned earlier, the ghost that was replaced by Li Ji in the first round would lose control of its body and start making all kinds of bizarre movements.

In fact, most people were fine. They just walked into the street unconsciously, so it took a while for people to find them. Some people were either in a daze or talking nonsense.

But there are also some weirdos who, after losing the suppression of their own spirit, begin to unleash their own nature.

I was running naked on the street, and when I regained consciousness, I found that everyone around me was looking at me strangely.

That would be fine, but some people woke up and found themselves inexplicably... defiled.

The key point is that no one knows who defiled it, and it has become a confusing mess.

Some people also found themselves covered in blood, but it was unknown what they had done.

However, compared to their bad luck, some people who searched around but couldn't find their physical body in the end were really unlucky.

Directly from a beginner, I became a native here.

But these were none of Xiao Ran’s business. After discovering that everyone had regained consciousness, Xiao Ran hesitated for a few seconds, but immediately returned to the room.

"Sister Liu, I'm planning to go out for a while, please help me protect the law."

Xiao Ran called out "Sister Liu", and after taking good care of his own body, he took out the [Spiritual Clothes] from the space.

After activating the [Spiritual Clothes], he controlled the spirit clothes and groped silently towards the center area.

He had already made up his mind to see what was going on at the Changchun Guild Hall. If all went well, he might even be able to use the [Head-Slaying Sword] to kill two of the backbones of the Changchun Guild...

(End of this chapter)