Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 439 Yu Ting is injured
"Crack..."

Under the night sky, the light from the bonfire burned on everyone's faces.

From time to time, you can hear the sounds of birds and animals coming from the mountains and forests.

Everyone was leaning against the campfire, drowsy. They didn't know when, but suddenly they felt a biting cold wind blowing, and they shivered all over.

"Whoosh..."

Before they opened their eyes, a strong wind blew in front of them. Someone squinted and looked forward, and found that the bonfire had turned green in the strong wind.

I was suddenly frightened, but the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and I couldn't even open my mouth.

Fortunately, this evil wind came and went quickly. When the wind gradually subsided, everyone looked again and saw that the fire of the campfire was still warm and shining, as if the scene just now was just an illusion.

"call……"

At this moment, a long exhalation sound was heard, dimming the flames in front of him.

Everyone looked sideways and saw that Xiao Ran, who had just been sleeping with his eyes closed, had opened his eyes.

For some reason, when Xiao Ran looked over, everyone's hearts tightened unconsciously, as if their souls were about to stop.

Li Jie next to him trembled all over, and felt goosebumps all over when Xiao Ran glanced at him.

I have never felt this way before.

Xiao Ran did not stand up, but touched the package in his arms, and then calmly put the package into the space.

"What time is it?"

His voice was very soft, but everyone's heart trembled when they heard it. This oppressive feeling made Li Jie think of the time when he met His Majesty at the beginning of this year, when he had the same feeling.

"Look at the time, it should be the morning hour." The second in command said, but he did not dare to look at Xiao Ran.

"Well, no more waiting, let's get ready to go."

Xiao Ran didn't notice that the second in command was looking at him with a strange look. He just nodded, stood up, and told everyone to get ready to set off again.

Yuting had already said that if she didn't come back, they would set off first. After all, this team was not fast, and it would not be difficult for Yuting to catch up.

Upon hearing this, everyone started to get up and pack up. Soon the team had packed up and continued to move forward along the avenue.

On the way, Xiao Ran sat on the horse's back, took out the book "The True Transmission of the Corpse Sutra" from his arms, opened it and read it carefully.

This is the complete inheritance of their lineage of corpse sewers, and no one knows which predecessor left behind this experience.

It was named "The True Transmission of the Corpse Sutra" rather than "The Record of the Jieshi Sutra" because it contains the lifelong experience of this predecessor in spiritual practice.

From a few words in the text, Xiao Ran learned that this unknown senior originally wanted to break through the age of 60, but later found the road difficult, so in order to prevent himself from becoming a disaster, he burned himself.

Only after arriving at the City of the Dead and staying there for a long time did he resolutely decide to go to Fengdu and try to be reborn as a human being as soon as possible. Before leaving, he left this book in the bookstore.

This senior made detailed annotations on each of the eight techniques in the Record of Corpse Exorcism, as well as the related insights, which gave Xiao Ran a refreshing feeling.

Especially at the end, the senior's method of coordinating the eight magic techniques shocked Xiao Ran, and he thought, "So it can be played this way?"

Xiao Ran continued to flip forward and saw the introduction to the last two techniques.

"The Mirror of Evil is an advanced version of the Corpse Pool. It can reflect the evil and guilt in one's heart and trigger the manifestation of the three evil spirits in one's body."

But this technique has a drawback. One's own three corpses will also appear. If one's state of mind is not good enough, this technique will backfire on him.

This is also one of the reasons why the last one was not passed down.

As for the last spell, sinking the coffin, it is an extremely vicious spell.

Use the corpse as a medium, seal it with [Corpse Coffin] one of the Eight Techniques, use [Soul Binding] to pull it into the [Corpse Pool], and recite the [Corpse Dust Curse] in reverse.

In this way, you will get a curse tower. You only need to write down the target's name, birth date, or the target's hair, skin, even broken limbs, blood, etc. as a medium.

Once this technique is activated, the opponent's luck will decline to the extreme within three hours, and then every other hour, the opponent will appear in an extremely bad state.

The longer the time is, the worse the condition will be. Theoretically, even a celestial being cannot escape death, because the five signs of decay of celestial beings will be triggered later.

When it comes to that point, not to mention the gods, even immortals can’t save you.

Therefore, this technique is also the most vicious one among the eight techniques. It can kill people invisibly from thousands miles away, making it impossible to guard against.

After Xiao Ran saw the introduction of this technique, the first person that came to his mind was Huang Chao.

"It's a pity that I didn't save anything from Huang Chao last time. If I meet him again... hehe."

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Huang Chao, who was sitting upright in an inn in Chang'an City, suddenly shivered for no apparent reason. He opened his eyes with a look of confusion on his face.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Deng Wenzhu noticed that Huang Chao's face looked a little strange, and asked hurriedly with concern.

"It's nothing, I just have some inexplicable palpitations, maybe I didn't get enough rest."

"Perhaps it's because this technique of changing shape and appearance is too powerful, causing some damage to my body." At this moment, Huang Chao's appearance is completely different from before.

He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a heroic look is revealed between his brows.

His face is slightly square with full cheeks, giving him a kind and honest look.

He has a high nose bridge and thick lips, and his face can be said to be both blessed with fortune and luck.

Even people like Xiao Ran and Gao Yuting who have seen Huang Chao would probably not recognize him if they stood in front of him at this moment.

This is not something that can be achieved by simple disguise. Deng Wenzhu had only heard before that physiognomists have the ability to change a person's fate by modifying their facial features.

But after seeing it with his own eyes, he realized how cruel this method was. It involved cutting the skin, grinding and trimming bones. It was a series of methods that were comparable to torture. He almost vomited just by looking at it.

It is hard to imagine how Huang Chao endured this whole process.

Although the process was difficult, the effect was good. After the facial features were changed, they were more in line with his introverted aura.

Now he uses the alias, Wu Meng, and is the son of a wealthy businessman in Qinghe. He came to Chang'an in a swaggering manner, and no one has recognized him so far. He is even generous and friendly, and has hidden his skills. He is on good terms with many people in the underworld, and has become a rising star in the underworld who is currently in the limelight.

Facing Deng Wenzhu's concern, Huang Chao simply nodded and then asked, "Is there any news about those two people?"

"No, I haven't heard that they came to Chang'an. I'm worried about attracting other people's attention, so I don't want to ask too much. But the sword review is about to start, so they should be here soon."

Deng Wenzhu knew that the two people Huang Chao was talking about were Xiao Ran and Gao Yuting.

Deng Wenzhu didn't understand either. According to the news, the two should have set off early. It would take a month for an ordinary person to get from Ruzhou to Chang'an.

However, such a long time has passed and there is still no news from the two of them, which is really worrying.

Hearing that there was no news about the two, Huang Chao snorted coldly: "Humph, I hope they come earlier. I have prepared a big gift for them."

At the same time, on the other side, Xiao Ran and his team had just reached the territory of Chang'an City.

"Sir, if we continue walking for another day, we will reach Chang'an."

The second in command pointed to the boundary marker in front and said to Xiao Ran, but he didn't dare to look at Xiao Ran.

This little move was naturally noticed by Xiao Ran, who reached out and grabbed the collar of the second in command: "Why are you always hiding from me recently? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

The second in command was trembling all over after being grabbed by Xiao Ran. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, raised his head, and said in a low voice: "Master, last night... I saw it."

"Saw?"

Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that the second in command must have seen the process of his soul returning.

"Are you a human being, or...please let me die knowingly."

The second in command had a sad face and a tragic expression, as if he would be rewarded with leniency if he confessed.

It was just because the scene when Xiao Ran came back last night was so scary.

When the cold wind blew, ordinary people could not open their eyes at all, not to mention that they were all mortals. Even if they opened their eyes, they might not be able to see anything.

But the second in command is an exception.

He has special abilities. Even though he sleeps at night, he uses his other eye to attach his consciousness to the crow, hovering around it and always alert to the movements around him.

As luck would have it, I saw Xiao Ran coming back.

Perhaps it was because of the crow's own characteristics. When Xiao Ran came back, the second in command felt goosebumps all over his body, and all the crow's feathers stood up.

With the crow's vision, he saw a big crack on the ruined temple.

A large number of little ghosts ran out from inside, holding banners and playing suona, with ghost soldiers leading the way. The scene was truly horrifying.

What made the second in command even more horrified was that in the sedan chair at the back, Xiao Ran was sitting in it, looking even more imposing than their county magistrate.

This scene made the second in command's head buzz.

It would be fine if Xiao Ran had great magical powers, but could such a hellish scene be a ghost or a god? ?

Considering the monster that Xiao Ran released last time, it’s no wonder that the second in command has been so timid recently.

After Xiao Ran learned the reason, he patted the second in command on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, as long as you don't betray me, I won't harm you even if I'm a ghost, a demon, a god, or a devil."

The second in command is a coward. He has been like this since we met. The last time he saw the butcher, he was so scared that he fainted. In the final analysis, he is not used to it. He will get used to it in the future.

Xiao Ran has been thinking that next time he goes to the City of the Dead, he might as well take this guy with him. By the next trip to the underworld, everything will be clear.

As the two were talking, Xiao Ran's ears moved and he looked back.

The second in command saw Xiao Ran's actions and quickly controlled the crow to fly up to the sky. With the help of the crow's vision, he immediately showed joy on his face: "It's the Madam who is back."

After saying that, the second in command's face changed: "Sir, the lady is injured!!"

(End of this chapter)