Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 460 Zou Family
"I?"

Huang Chao looked at the people in front of him, each of them with their eyes wide open and expressions of grief and indignation.

He frowned slightly, then said to himself, "Have I been tricked again?"

After saying that, Huang Chao sheathed the sword in his hand, turned around and was about to leave.

"stop!!"

Seeing that Huang Chao still wanted to leave, the Zou family's housekeeper shouted angrily: "Zhang Wumeng, do you know who you killed?"

Huang Chao looked back at the housekeeper, too lazy to pay attention, and continued walking forward.

He had just taken two steps when he saw the great Zen Master Lingfa appear in front of him, blocking Huang Chao's way.

At the same time, two more old men appeared on the left and right sides. Next to the Zou family's housekeeper, a middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest walked out.

The four men blocked the yellow tide from all sides.

"Namo Amitabha, I am guilty, Mr. Zhang, the person you killed was the head of the Zou family. I know there must be something fishy going on. Can you give me an explanation?"

"Grandmaster!!"

The Zou family's housekeeper's eyes were red as he shouted at the great Zen master Lingfa: "He killed our master. Everyone saw it with their own eyes. What else is there to explain? Kill him!"

Upon hearing this, Master Lingfa glanced at the butler.

If it were any other day, he would have to be taught a lesson, but today there was a reason for the incident and Master Lingfa was too lazy to argue with him.

He just looked at Zhang Wumeng in front of him again. He had fought with Zhang Wumeng before and knew that this man was no ordinary person. There was no need and no reason to make things difficult for the Zou family.

However, after Huang Chao looked back at the corpse on the ground, he suddenly grinned and sneered, and then his laughter became louder and louder.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Huang Chao's laughter echoed in the street. Everyone looked at each other, and no one knew what Huang Chao was laughing at.

But his laughter became increasingly shrill.

Finally, the old man on the left asked in annoyance, "What are you laughing at?"

"Hahaha……"

Hearing this question, Huang Chao laughed even louder, holding his stomach and bending over with laughter.

At this moment, Xiao Ran, Gao Yuting and the second in command were hiding in the lookout tower not far away.

This place is far away from that place, but with the eyesight of the three of them, they can see clearly what is happening over there.

What's more, the second in command now falls on Huang Chao's shoulders.

"Sir, what is he laughing at?"

The second in command turned around and looked at Xiao Ran, also not understanding why Huang Chao was laughing and what he was laughing at.

"Shouldn't he start explaining right away? I think the old monk seems to believe him."

The second in command couldn't help but mutter when he said this: "This way, all our work today will be in vain."

Hearing the second in command's muttering, Xiao Ran shook his head, sat down, leaned against the fence of the watchtower, rubbed his chest with his hand, and said, "Don't worry, everyone else can get out of this situation, except Huang Chao."

They put in so much effort and risked their lives to confront the yellow tide head-on, with only one goal from beginning to end.

Enrage Huang Chao, irritate him as much as possible, and finally guide him to chop off Zou Zicheng's head with his own hands in front of everyone in the Zou family.

As the saying goes, what you hear is not as good as what you see.

He could use other means to throw dirty water on Huang Chao, but that would be the same method Huang Chao used to slander him.

At first glance, the news sounds like a hot topic, but if you think about it carefully, it does not stand up to scrutiny at all.

Even if he went to kill someone in Huang Chao's appearance, it would not be an easy task to throw all the dirty water on Huang Chao.

Because time is too tight, it is impossible for me to make the plan perfect.

Therefore, the best way is to let Huang Chao kill Zou Zicheng personally in front of everyone.

This is the best way.

As for whether Huang Chao will explain or prove that everything is his conspiracy.

These are actually meaningless, at least to Huang Chao.

Because...he is Huang Chao.

On the street, Huang Chao suddenly stopped laughing, squinted his eyes, looked at the people around him, and rubbed his cheeks that were sore from laughing.

"Just kill him. Even if he is the emperor, what do I need to explain to you?"

"Arrogant!!"

Zhao Dongxuan's eyes were wide open, and the big sword in his hand was clanging. He was also a master who had entered the Tao, and he had left his name on the sword rating list twenty-four years ago.

He was the oldest among them. He had lived for a long time and had experienced two sword reviews. He had seen arrogant people, but he had never seen anyone as arrogant as Zhang Wumeng.

"Master Lingfa said that you have the potential to be a sword master, but you are not a celestial being after all. Even the Frost Concubine back then would not dare to say such arrogant words."

Wang Ruzhen slowly drew out the long sword in his hand. He was the master who ranked tenth on the previous sword review list.

Over the past twelve years, his sword skills have already reached a higher level.

"Boy, don't say we bullied you, blame yourself for being too arrogant!"

Li Jin sighed with a look of regret. As the youngest among the three, he was a master whose strength was second only to the great Zen Master Lingfa.

It was just that he had to withdraw from the sword review due to some trivial matters that year, so he failed to make it onto the sword review list, but when his name was mentioned in the martial arts world, everyone knew him.

The three of them have been hiding in the underworld for many years. They are served by the Zou family as retainers in their home and help the Zou family manage some of their business.

This favor will be repaid with Zhang Wumeng's head today. Facing the provocation of three people, plus a great Zen master of spiritual law, Huang Chao was full of disdain.

I even feel like teasing the little sparrow on my shoulder with my fingers.

Seeing Huang Chao's arrogant attitude, the three of them looked at each other, then silently drew out their swords...

"Let's go."

At this time, Xiao Ran no longer planned to stay and watch the fight. Although he was looking forward to the scene of Huang Chao being beaten up, he had something more important to do.

Besides...

Xiao Ran could already imagine the outcome of this battle.

Huang Chao might be injured, but if these people are lucky, they can still survive.

The four words "holding the way to bring disaster" are no joke. The heavens will stand on Huang Chao's side, not to mention the four running dogs kept in captivity by the Zou family.

While they were still fighting, Xiao Ran and the other two had already moved their positions and headed straight for the Zou family.

The Zou family's mansion is one of the most luxurious houses in the entire Chang'an City.

It is only two streets away from Li Jie's palace, but it is not difficult to see that Li Jie's palace is no different from an ordinary house in front of the Zou family.

The Zou family is in deep trouble.

The power of the Zou family can be seen from how deep the matter is, which makes Wu Man feel difficult and even advise Xiao Ran not to act recklessly.

After Xiao Ran read Zou Zicheng's memory, the secrets of the Zou family were revealed to Xiao Ran.

"Bang bang bang!!"

"Who?"

"Mr. Zhou, please open the door."

"Buzz..."

The door was opened a crack, and the gatekeeper, Old Zhou, peeked out through the crack.

It was pitch dark and Lao Zhou's eyes were blurry so he couldn't see clearly who it was, but he could tell that the other person was wearing his clothes.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but blame them: "You guys, you still dare to run around at this time, it's only because the housekeeper is not here, otherwise if I catch you, I will skin you alive."

"Om!!"

As he spoke, he opened the door. Xiao Ran walked in from outside and said with a smile, "Master Zhou, you are right. I will go in first."

Xiao Ran said as he walked inside.

Although it was his first time here, Xiao Ran was very clear about the layout of the Zou family.

Even on the top of the wall, there are countless secret sentries and traps.

But now Xiao Ran walked in with big strides, as if there was no one there.

Occasionally, a pair of eyes would peek out from the darkness and examine Xiao Ran, but they would just glance casually, and when they saw that Xiao Ran was wearing a servant's clothes, they would ignore him.

This does not mean that the Zou family has no vigilance, but rather that the family is too big.

Just like a large factory in reality.

The factory is so huge that even if you are wearing workers' clothes, you can move freely between departments even if you just carry a ladder.

As long as you are brave enough and skilled enough, there is no place you cannot enter.

What?? Access card? Oh, sorry, I'm in the wrong place.

But at least the Zou family doesn’t have this thing now.

Xiao Ran was familiar with the route and walked all the way to the entrance of the Zou family's inner residence.

Now that you are here, you can no longer be as casual as before.

According to the information given in Zou Zicheng's memory, the inner house is the real residence of the Zou family, and the outer house is just a place for servants to live.

What’s interesting is that there was no one guarding the entrance to the inner house, no sentries watching, and there wasn’t even a door at all. It was open as if anyone could come in.

However, those masters who broke into the Zou family back then, without exception, basically never came out alive once they entered.

Even the three masters Zhao, Wang and Li worshipped by the Zou family never dared to set foot in the inner house.

Outsiders may not know the reason, but how could Xiao Ran not know that this inner house is the place where the Zou family's luck is gathered. Not only is there an ancestor sitting in charge, but there are also some talismans.

There are so many taboos that if you are not careful, you may bring about fatal disasters.

Therefore, if you are not a member of the Zou family and you enter the inner house without knowing the taboos and rules, you will surely die.

Xiao Ran walked straight into the gate without any pause.

As he stepped into the gate of the inner courtyard, an invisible force began to envelope Xiao Ran.

This is the Five Ghosts, a kind of warding off evil spirits. The so-called five ghosts are wealth, sex, disease, hunger and resentment.

This will cause evil, disturb people's minds, cause illness and damage the body, make people hungry and tired, blind people's eyes with resentment, and make people obsessed with money.

This is a kind of evil spirit, and it is even more puzzling to place such an evil spirit in your own home.

But when I looked up, I saw a guardian beast carved from white marble squatting on the dome of the ancestral home behind.

This is the treasure of their Zou family, the beast-suppressing fish. With this beast guarding, as long as there is blood in the Zou family, they will not be affected by evil spirits.

Of course, if you smash this thing, hehe, that would be a lot of fun.

But Xiao Ran had no intention of touching this thing. He came to the Zou family not to take the opportunity to cause trouble for them, but to complete his side quest and save people!

(End of this chapter)