Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 409 Accepting the Gift

Seeing the grayish-white clay porcelain exposed under the cracked skin, even the knowledgeable Hang Sui was shocked and quickly stepped back.

The fat woman who was hit by the sword did not look angry, and did not even want to fight back. She continued to swing her movements stiffly, making faint complaints.

"Why are you so anxious and reckless? It hasn't even started yet. You should go back to the house quickly."

"What started?? What are you doing back in the house??"

Hang Sui's face was dark and he wanted to strike again with the sword.

However, the fat woman pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve and waved it. Hang Sui suddenly felt dizzy. When he came to his senses, he found that he had returned to the crowd. He was shocked: "What kind of witchcraft is this!"

When everyone heard his voice, they turned around belatedly.

"Boss, are you okay?"

Several escorts stepped forward quickly and asked. In their eyes, they only saw the fat woman waving her handkerchief, and then Hang Sui disappeared in front of everyone.

Hang Sui touched his body and made sure that he was not missing any limbs. He breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then his expression became strange.

He had heard that Taoists had the magic of moving the stars, but he had never heard that ghosts could do the same.

At this time, Xiao Ran also walked in. After seeing Hang Sui who was teleported in, an expression of "as expected" appeared on his face.

This evil spirit has formed a game, and they are like sons entering the game. Unlike ordinary ghosts, they are now in the game and must follow the rules of this game.

Trying to break it with brute force won't work, unless you are a master like Yinshan Taoist.

"Sir, what is going on?"

The second in command came over and asked.

"It's a bad situation. We don't know what the bad situation is yet. Once we figure it out, we'll know how to break it."

Xiao Ran still felt eager to try this evil situation. This kind of evil situation was only mentioned a few times in the [Zhen Jing] and was rarely encountered.

This is something that can only be accessed by those who have reached the entry level of the Tao.

But what is certain is that since it is a game, there must be someone behind the scenes manipulating the game. Finding this person means finding the key to the game, and then there will be a way to break it.

He walked up to Li Jie and asked, "Did you do the same thing last time?"

Li Jie shook his head: "It's different. The last time the noise wasn't that big. That night, Eunuch Li stuffed me into a box and I didn't know what was going on. And..."

Li Jie paused and said, "We were a group of sixteen people at the time. After that night, only Eunuch Li, I, and his four godsons were left."

"Later, I also asked Eunuch Li, and his answer was very strange."

"What do you mean?" The second in command asked with his eyes wide open. Even though he was wearing eunuch's clothes, his words and actions had nothing to do with a eunuch.

Li Jie frowned and said, "Eunuch Li said that they are still alive. If they are lucky, they can live for another 1,800 years."

"What is this? Have you turned into a cuckold?"

The second in command scratched his head, unable to understand how a person could live that long.

Xiao Ran on the side looked out the door thoughtfully.

"Is that all? Didn't Eunuch Li mention anything else to you? For example... goose."

"Goose?"

Li Jie shook his head: "I asked about it later, but Eunuch Li didn't say anything. He just said that the less you know about these weird things, the better."

It seemed that Li Jie really had nothing to hide, so Xiao Ran didn't ask any more questions.

"Right now we still need to figure out what the evil is, and then find the evil eye, so that it can be easily solved."

"I'm coming!"

The bodyguards guarding the door retreated one after another.

I saw the fat woman walking in with some people, and there were a few other women following her.

The strange thing is that these women were all holding a cage in their hands.

The cage was covered with a red cloth.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what the hell was going on. But just based on the fact that the fat woman had just waved her handkerchief and threw Hang Sui back into the house, no one dared to do anything rash.

"You are all distinguished guests who have come from far away. It is better to come at the right time than to come early. Our host is going to hold a wedding today. Since you have arrived in time, my host specially asked me to invite you to the banquet."

The fat woman shook her head with a very funny movement, but her face that was split open by Hang Sui made people feel indescribable weirdness at this moment.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say, and could only look at Hang Sui.

Hang Sui saw everyone looking at him, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "We are just passing by, and we are not familiar with your master. We appreciate your kindness, but we have to hurry on our way, so we won't bother you any more."

After saying that, Hang Sui suddenly thought of something, glanced at Xiao Ran and the others, and said, "They can stay for the banquet."

"Fuck you, bastard, how dare you trick me!"

Upon hearing this, the second in command glared and began to greet people in the traditional Chinese style.

Hang Sui snorted coldly when he heard this: "You bastard, do you really think I dare not kill you?"

As he said this, he placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, as if he was planning to kill the second in command first.

Xiao Ran at the side suddenly said: "We are willing to attend the banquet."

As soon as these words came out, Li Jie became anxious and reached out to pull Xiao Ran: "Are you crazy?"

The rest of the people looked at Xiao Ran as if he was a fool. What kind of banquet was this? It was basically going to die. There was no way he would come back alive this time.

But they didn't understand that this evil situation had already begun, and whether they were willing to participate was actually not something they could control. Li Jie's group originally had 16 people, but in the end only six people were left alive, which showed how dangerous this place was.

In this case, it is better to take the initiative to participate, so that you can better understand what kind of evil it is.

Seeing Xiao Ran's willingness to attend the banquet, the fat woman immediately nodded with a smile and looked at the three of them.

"So, who among you three would like to be the groom tonight?"

"Groom officer?"

Xiao Ran and the other two were stunned. Wasn't it a banquet? ? How did it become a wedding? ?
"I forgot to tell you guys that my master wants to choose one of you as the groom."

After these words were spoken, the second in command and Li Jie were stunned.

Upon hearing this, Hang Sui and others on the side couldn't help but laugh secretly in glee.

Seeing the fat woman looking at him, Xiao Ran quickly said seriously: "I already have a wife."

Hearing this, the fat woman stared at Xiao Ran for a while, then looked at the second in command next to her with a look of regret.

"I... I am a eunuch and cannot marry a wife."

The second in command quickly lowered his voice, pinched his finger with one hand, and spoke tenderly.

It was ugly to begin with, and now it’s even uglier in a unique way.

The fat woman just glanced at him and immediately turned her head to look at Prince Shou Li Jie.

Li Jie wanted to refuse, but Xiao Ran patted Li Jie's shoulder and said, "My prince is just right, he is of the right age, and he has not married yet, so let him come."

"I……"

Li Jie became anxious when he heard that, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a feminine force on his shoulder made him unable to move for a moment, and he couldn't even open his mouth.

Feeling the heavy weight on his shoulders, Li Jie tilted his head to look at Xiao Ran, then lowered his head reluctantly, agreeing to what Xiao Ran said.

He also knew that his life was already in Xiao Ran's hands, and it was not his turn to refuse.

"Okay, okay, the new son-in-law is indeed a handsome man. The master must like him very much."

The fat woman was very satisfied with Li Jie. Although Li Jie looked a little ugly now, it was only temporary.

After a burst of praise, the fat woman turned around with a smile and looked at Hang Sui and others.

At this moment, Hang Sui's face trembled, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

I only heard the fat woman say: "Ladies and gentlemen, the wedding is coming soon, but my master is short of a few things. I would like to trouble you to help me."

"What's the deal?"

Hang Sui frowned, and all he wanted was to leave this damn place as soon as possible.

"Look, the groom doesn't have a suitable dress yet. Please go to the families in the east to ask for some red cloth."

"Red cloth?"

Hang Sui and his friends looked at each other and felt that this was not a difficult task.

"Also, the groom is still short of a hat. There is a hat shop in the west. Please go and buy one for him."

"Okay."

Hang Sui nodded, thinking that this was a simple matter.

"Finally, according to the rules, a proposal for marriage requires a gift of geese. Please, at the very least, we have to use a big goose. Please go east. There is a farmer over there. Just put the big goose in a cage."

"Goose?"

When Xiao Ran heard this word, his heart skipped a beat and he asked the second in command, "What is this rule?"

"Yanli, don't you know how you married your wife?"

The second in command grumbled in his heart, but he still explained honestly: "I can't say for sure, but when you come to propose marriage, you must bring a goose with you."

It turns out that this was an old custom when proposing marriage in ancient times.

It is called [Nayanli]

This is one of the "Six Rites", which includes the six steps of accepting the bride's proposal, asking for the bride's name, accepting the bride's good wishes, accepting the bride's betrothal gifts, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride in person.

But it’s not so easy to get wild geese.

Poor families could not easily hunt wild geese, so they were gradually replaced by geese.

"That's it."

Xiao Ran nodded, thinking to himself, it seems that the old eunuch specifically reminded Xiao Goose to be careful, and this was most likely what he was referring to.

"Everyone, time is running out. Everyone, please act quickly. We only have one hour, otherwise we will miss the auspicious time."

When she said this, everyone noticed that the thick white frost on the fat woman's face began to turn black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The already weird face now looked even more sinister and ferocious.

The only half of his face that was left glanced at the crowd with a half-smile, and said in a nearly hoarse voice: "As for those who didn't get the things... die!!"

The word death comes out.

Except for Li Jie, everyone, including Xiao Ran, had the word "death" appear in bright red on their foreheads.

(End of this chapter)