Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 457 Two big gifts
"Sir, this is the fine wine I have collected for many years, the top-grade Dahongqu. Let's not stop drinking until we are drunk today."

At the wine table outside the yard, the owner of the workshop enthusiastically picked up the wine cup and poured wine for Huang Chao.

Huang Chao was in a good mood and was not in a hurry to go back. Since coming here, the feeling of being under omnipresent surveillance had disappeared.

This made him feel unprecedentedly relaxed. Although he didn't know why, Huang Chao was still willing to stay here for a while longer.

"The next step is the sword review. Those two must be getting impatient waiting for this."

Huang Chao was thinking that when the sword review came, he would kill Xiao Ran and Gao Yuting in the name of revenge. After getting rid of the last humiliation in his heart, he would be able to go back and lead his army to charge straight into Chang'an City.

If what the high priest said is correct, it is not yet the turn of that kid from Ruzhou to rise in this world.

It is the inevitable trend for the Locust God to bring about disaster by upholding the Tao. Even if he is the one who should be borne the disaster, he will have to wait until I destroy this dynasty before it can be his turn to appear.

Huang Chao drank the wine in one gulp, savoring the taste of the wine, and he felt completely relaxed.

"By the way, I'm confused about one thing. Why did you want to build the workshop down there? This is no small project."

The huge workshop was all moved underground.

Such a large amount of work is definitely not something that ordinary people can accomplish. The other party has such ability, and naturally there are people helping him behind the scenes.

"Hahaha, actually this is not difficult. Feel the ground. It's winter now, but the ground around us is still warm. It's not just my house, but the houses around here are all like this. This is because we have built heating pipes for these wealthy families. The private houses of the Minister of Revenue, the Duwei Mansion, the generals of the patrol camp, and others are all equipped with heating pipes. There are too many connections here, so no one dares to come here to check."

"I see."

Huang Chao suddenly realized. He had already thought that when he led his troops into Chang'an City, he would follow these warm roads to find the enemy and kill them easily.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a teasing voice in my ear.

"Oh, you're in a good mood. Are you still in the mood to drink here?"

Huang Chao was startled when he heard the voice. He looked sideways and saw that Xiao Ran had come to the yard at some point, with his arms folded, looking at him with a smile.

"Who are you? Someone, come quickly!!"

When the workshop owner saw this, his face suddenly changed and he was about to call for help.

But at this time, Huang Chao stretched out his hand: "Don't shout, your people are no match for him."

After saying that, he raised his glass towards Xiao Ran and said, "Would you like to sit down and have a drink?"

"Okay."

Xiao Ran walked to the table casually.

Seeing this, the boss looked at Huang Chao, then at Xiao Ran, and waved to the guards who had already walked out from the surroundings, signaling them to retreat.

Then someone brought a kneeling stool to Xiao Ran.

He made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Ran: "A guest is a guest. Please do as you please."

Xiao Ran looked at the kneeling stool in front of him and curled his lips: "My knees are stiff, I can't get used to sitting on this."

The so-called kneeling stool is something people put behind their buttocks when they kneel down, so they won’t feel tired even after sitting there for a long time.

The shape is very small, similar to... um... oh, it's a Japanese sushi plate, it looks about the same.

Xiao Ran sat down cross-legged with a carefree manner.

Huang Chao picked up the wine jar and poured a bowl of wine for Xiao Ran: "Last time, outside Xiangguo Temple, it was you who did it."

"Well, I didn't have anything to give you, but I thought the old monk's golden dragon Zen staff would be quite good, so I brought it here specially to give to you."

"It's you!!!"

The owner of the workshop nearby suddenly raised his head and widened his eyes when he heard this.

This incident has become known to everyone in the entire Chang'an City.

It is said that even the emperor heard about it and asked the eunuchs in the palace to scold Master Lingfa, blaming him for not taking good care of the Zen staff.

While people were shocked at Zhang Wumeng's strength, many were also curious about who could have stolen the treasure from Master Lingfa right under his nose.

The boss didn't expect that this person was right in front of him.

And what Xiao Ran said next made the boss dumbfounded, he stood there as if struck by lightning.

Xiao Ran took a sip of wine and looked at Huang Chao sideways: "You said you would come, but as soon as we meet, you should accuse me of killing your father and fucking your mother, so that when I walk out the door, even an 80-year-old lady will avoid me."

After saying that, Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes: "Then should I call you Zhang Wumeng, or should I call you General Chongtian, Huang Chao?"

"Yellow tide??"

The boss' eyes widened, and he looked sideways at Zhang Wumeng who was sitting in front of him, and said in shock: "Are you Huang Chao? Huang Chao from the Huang Zai Army?"

As he said this, the boss suddenly felt a strong sense of fear in his heart.

Although the rebels were far away from them, they never expected that one day the rebel leader would be sitting in front of them.

When the boss thought about the weapons he had forged for him, he suddenly felt like he was regretting it.

Faced with the boss's scream, Xiao Ran and Huang Chao ignored it.

Huang Chao was just stunned for a moment: "When did you recognize me?"

"Hongbinlou, when we first met, although you have changed your appearance, there are some things you cannot change."

Xiao Ran picked up the chopsticks, picked up two bites of food for himself, took a sip of wine and said.

"What are you going to do?" "Don't worry, I won't report it to the police. I can't produce any evidence for this kind of thing."

The workshop boss sat aside and didn't dare to speak. He didn't know whether to sit or stand, and he didn't even dare to shout, for fear that if he said one more word, he would be in great trouble the next moment.

Huang Chao drank his wine disapprovingly, looking at Xiao Ran with a smile: "Then what are you doing here today? Are you here to die? If I kill you now, people in the martial arts world will only say that I avenged my parents and killed them out of grief and anger. It's a pity for your little wife. She will be a widow at such a young age."

Having said that, the corners of Huang Chao's lips couldn't help but rise up, as if he had already seen a Frost Concubine.

“No, no, no!” Xiao Ran waved his hands quickly, signaling Huang Chao not to do it. With a smile on his face, he said to Huang Chao, “I can’t beat you, so I came here to give you a gift.”

"Gift?" Huang Chao couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He looked at Xiao Ran curiously: "What gift?"

"Two great gifts, the first one is this boss."

"Ok??"

After these words were spoken, both Huang Chao and the boss were stunned.

Xiao Ran continued, "The heavy armor that the boss sold you is actually rattan armor, wrapped with a layer of iron sheet, as thin as paper, but a little thicker on the front. He saves as much as possible on places that cannot be seen by the naked eye, and he is reluctant to add even a little more iron to you."

"you!!!"

The boss's face changed drastically when he heard this. Before he could say anything, Xiao Ran had already taken out a set of armor from the space and threw it on the table.

He stretched out his hand to unbutton the armor, and after pulling it open, he pointed at his ribs and said, "Look, there's not even any rattan armor here, it's just some branches to make up the number for you. The iron sheet is so thin that a hole can be made with a finger."

After saying that, Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes and stared at Huang Chao's face: "Brother Huang, you are good at killing people, but this is not the way you do business."

"Pfft!!"

"My lord, my lord, spare my life, my lord, spare your life."

The boss was so frightened that his face turned pale. He suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Huang Chao.

At the same time, he reminded: "Sir, we can fix the armor problem right away. Our swords are all good swords."

Huang Chao looked at the boss in front of him silently. His expression did not show any anger at all, only a pair of indifferent eyes.

It’s like playing a game and suddenly you feel like the game isn’t fun anymore halfway through.

"It's okay. I have prepared a second gift for you."

Xiao Ran stood up with a smile: "Just now I was downstairs, it was too dark, and my eyesight was not good, so I lit a fire, hey, guess what, the fire burned very big."

As Xiao Ran finished speaking, the craftsman's screams were heard from the cellar.

"The fire is coming out! Hurry up, put out the fire!!!"

"Ding ding ding ding..."

The bell in the corridor rang, apparently reminding the people upstairs to come and put out the fire quickly.

The boss turned pale when he saw this.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard a sigh coming from Huang Chao's mouth.

He turned back to look at his boss: "Goodbye!"

After saying that, he snapped his fingers, and the chopsticks in his hand shot directly into the boss's throat with a "whoosh".

Blood gushed out for a moment, and the boss covered his throat and wanted to shout something, but in the end he fell to the ground weakly.

After dealing with the boss of the workshop, Huang Chao stood up and looked at Xiao Ran; "I was in a good mood today, but you ruined it."

"I'm doing this for your own good. Otherwise, what would you do if you find out you were cheated after bringing back so many pieces of armor?"

"Ah, very good!"

Huang Chao nodded and drew the sword from his waist: "So, you better go and die."

As the sword was unsheathed, Huang Chao suddenly moved and pounced towards Xiao Ran like lightning.

The sword came out like a dragon, just like the water of a river rising into the sky, surging and boundless.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran was already prepared. He took out the beheading sword and swung it violently. A sharp sword energy flew out from the tip of the sword.

The knife energy was filled with murderous aura, as if the souls of the dead under the knife were roaring and attacking Huang Chao.

When the two met, an invisible air wave was immediately stirred up, making the surrounding air hot and distorted.

"boom!!!"

Xiao Ran flew backwards, the strength of his spiritual clothing dropping rapidly.

"Strong!"

One sword can reduce the strength value by one third.

If he gets two more sword strikes, I won't be able to hold on.

Xiao Ran immediately retreated, retracted the sword in his hand, lay back, and quickly hid in the ground.

"Want to leave!!"

Huang Chao had seen Xiao Ran's methods, and snorted coldly. He swung the sword in his hand, and the sword burst out with endless power, like a ray of light traveling through time and space. In an instant, Xiao Ran felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart, and the surrounding soil seemed to be blocked.

The moment he realized something was wrong, Xiao Ran's pupils narrowed. He didn't dare to turn around and run, but took out another item from the space and rushed forward against the yellow tide...

(End of this chapter)