Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 463 It’s Snowing

"Master, do you think Zhang Wumeng has already escaped from Chang'an? The Zou family has offered a reward of 100,000 gold. That's 100,000 taels of gold."

The second in command asked Xiao Ran curiously.

After all, one hundred thousand taels of gold is equivalent to two hundred million taels of silver, which is an astronomical figure for the second in command.

Even if I give myself a fraction of it, it would be enough to ensure I never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life.

"This guy is probably still hiding somewhere. Be careful when you go out recently. You never know when he might come to your door at night."

Although Xiao Ran was too lazy to open his eyes, he was more alert than anyone else.

Huang Chao suffered a great loss at his own hands this time.

With his personality, there was no way he could just let this matter go.

He didn't explain to the Zou family because Huang Chao never regarded the Zou family as human beings.

No, it should be said that all the wealthy and powerful people in the entire Chang'an city were not treated as human beings.

You want him to explain to these beasts? He can't explain anything.

But this doesn't mean he can bear it.

Maybe this guy is hiding in some corner, staring at the door of Li Jie's house silently, thinking about how to deal with himself.

That's why Xiao Ran has asked the little ghosts in the Miracle Pavilion to monitor the inn where Huang Chao lives and all the places where he might appear.

"You, don't worry about it, just drink the medicine quickly."

Xiao Ran was thinking about how Huang Chao would take revenge on him in the future.

Gao Yuting had already walked over with the medicine in her hand. She pinched Xiao Ran's nose and forced him to drink the medicine without saying a word.

"Oh, how bitter!"

"Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. You're suffering from internal injuries this time. If you weren't lucky, I would be a widow now."

Gao Yuting angrily poked Xiao Ran's head with her finger.

In fact, this is true. Although Xiao Ran has prepared for various possibilities, and even thought that Huang Chao would deny it at that time, he deliberately disguised himself as Huang Chao at the beginning, massacred the Zou family's casino, and deliberately left a person alive.

Although it seems that it has not been used, the preparations have been thorough.

But man proposes, God disposes. Who could have thought that the locust list in Huang Chao's hand would be so weird.

What he didn't expect was that Huang Chao, that bastard, would write down three rules in a row, all of which were directed at him.

This change caught Xiao Ran off guard, otherwise, with his swordsmanship and the art of Yan Sheng, he would not have been injured so badly.

"correct!"

At this time, Xiao Ran took out a box from the space and turned it on. A faint blue light flashed out of the box.

"This is……"

"Hehe, the Zou family's ancestor gave us good things as a gift."

Xiao Ran grinned. The ancestor of the Zou family was definitely a big evil spirit.

It is very big and very powerful. It cannot be compared with the beasts in the underworld, but in the mortal world, even in this huge maze city, it is definitely a very terrifying existence.

It just so happens that his brain isn't working very well, and he got himself a great treasure for no apparent reason.

"What's this??"

Gao Yuting reached out her hand curiously and took the thing in her hand. She immediately felt a special force surging from it, causing the aura in her body to start running uncontrollably.

"This is called Linglong Baoyu, it's a good thing that can help you break through."

The B-level cursed item [Exquisite Jade] consumable does not need to be activated.

After using it, one can enter a Beiye dream, from which one can learn about one's own causal future, and greatly improve one's understanding, which can be used to break through all bottlenecks.

(Note: The highest level cannot exceed A.)
If this thing falls into the hands of a beginner, it will be a priceless treasure.

But for Xiao Ran, it is not the best choice.

On the one hand, he possesses the power of stealing, and can gain more skills and insights from the corpses of others.

On the other hand, he had the blessing of the property in Guling Street and the assistance of [Lu Ban Hand], so he did not have much difficulty in terms of skills.

Besides, I am also at a bottleneck now, but not in my swordsmanship, but in my career.

My professional skills have already reached the C-level threshold, but I have not been promoted in my career, so what I lack most is not the improvement of my professional skills.

What's more, Huang Chao had banned all his magic and swordsmanship. Even Xiao Ran had no doubt that after Huang Chao returned this time, he would probably add a few more entries for himself in his little notebook.

Rather than being targeted by the Huang Chao and having no way to use their strength, it is better to have someone to support them first, at least to ensure that the next time they face the Huang Chao, they will have the capital to escape unscathed.

Gao Yuting thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Okay, I'll go into seclusion now, but you have to promise me one thing."

"What? I can't write cursive calligraphy in my current physical condition?"

"Go to hell, you're so dishonest all day long."

Gao Yuting blushed immediately and glared at Xiao Ran fiercely, then her expression became serious: "Before I leave the quarantine, you stay at home and don't go anywhere."

"Even if the sword review begins, you cannot leave the palace gate."

Xiao Ran knew what Gao Yuting was worried about, and nodded with a smile, saying, "Don't worry, in my current state, I won't go out even if the sky falls."

…………

Time passed day by day, and the sword review was about to begin, but the people in Chang'an City were still in panic.

"It's tragic. It's so tragic."

In the teahouse, everyone sighed.

Although no one dared to name names, everyone knew it, and even couldn't help smiling when talking about it.

The Zou family really hit a wall this time. "Alas, it's a pity for the three seniors Wang, Zhao, and Li."

"Who said it wasn't? They were all seniors who were on the list back then. Now, I heard Senior Li has woken up. He is paralyzed on one side of his body and is lying in bed. He begged the doctor to prescribe San Gong Tea for him. The doctor didn't know how to mix it, so Senior Li scolded him and sent him out."

There is a saying in the martial arts world that the more advanced a martial arts master's skills are, the more painful he will be when he dies.

In the martial arts world, this is called "dispersion of power", which means that when a person is about to die, the energy and spirit contained in his body will dissipate back to nature, which is why his body shrinks and he suffers abnormal pain.

Especially those masters who practiced internal martial arts, they were unable to breathe when they were dying, and they stayed in the dying state for three days before they finally passed into paradise.

It is said that after practicing Qigong, someone's body shrank from about 1.6 meters to about 1.4 meters. The person who died was in great pain, lying in bed for several days, screaming continuously.

Therefore, we should drink San Gong tea. It is said that drinking it can relieve the pain caused by the dispersing of energy.

Actually, this statement... is not correct.

For most of the masters of internal martial arts, even those of Taoism, their bodies naturally begin to lose their energy when they get old and weak.

When all the power is dissipated, he will pass away peacefully while sitting.

Therefore, many martial arts masters can accurately predict the time of their own death. In fact, it is not because they are so mysterious, but more because they feel that their bodies are unconsciously dissipating their energy.

As for Li Jin...

His spine was broken by Huang Chao and he was lying there half dead. It would be better for him to disperse his energy early and die more comfortably.

The most unlucky one was the great Zen Master Lingfa.

It must be said that this great Zen Master Lingfa was really powerful, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with such an important task by the emperor and become a judge of this sword review.

But the opponent he chose happened to be Huang Chao, who had beaten him up outside the gate of Daxiangguo Temple before.

Maybe he was thinking that he had the advantage this time as he was fighting one against four, but after only a few rounds of fighting, Huang Chao cut off one of his arms with a sword.

Although he saved his life, he is now too embarrassed to even step out of the door, let alone be a judge for the sword review.

A sword-fighting judge, fighting four people alone, and even had one of his arms chopped off. How could he have the face to be a judge?

It is said that the emperor is also very worried about the review matter now, after all, the sword review will be held the day after tomorrow.

By then, there will be only two judges left out of the three, and the sword review will not be possible.

"Zhang Wumeng, you beast!!"

Everyone was drinking tea when they heard someone stumbling towards them on the street, shouting and cursing loudly as he walked.

“Is this person crazy??”

When everyone saw his crazy expression, they couldn't help but look at each other, wondering how bold this man was to dare to yell at Zhang Wumeng like that.

But those who know the inside story are not surprised at all.

"It's what he deserves. This person must have placed his bet on Zhang Wumeng."

Someone told the inside story.

Everyone felt relieved upon hearing this.

There were even people in the teahouse who were stunned for a moment, and then they joined in slamming the table and cursing Zhang Wumeng.

The sword review is about to begin, and all the major gambling houses are extremely popular.

Naturally, there are people who are betting madly on Zhang Wumeng. After all, the strength Zhang Wumeng showed in Daxiangguo Temple is already that of a sword champion.

Now, let alone participating in the sword review, as long as this person dares to show up, he will definitely be the target of crazy hunting by the imperial court and the Zou family.

So it was naturally a losing situation. Those gamblers who bet on Zhang Wumeng lost everything they had, and some even lost their wives and children.

It would be strange to say that I don't hate Zhang Wumeng.

But some are happy and some are sad.

When someone is unlucky, someone else is happy.

For example, at the casino, people were grinning so hard that they could hardly close their mouths.

There are still many masters participating in the sword review. Now that they have lost a strong competitor, at the very least their ranking will be moved up one place.

Don't underestimate this gap in ranking.

The higher you go, the more your sword review ranking determines your status in the martial arts world.

We are both in Group A, you are ranked eleventh and I am ranked tenth, so my treatment is much higher than yours.

I can say I'm in the top ten of Group A when I go out, but can you say you're in the top eleven? It's not nice to say it.

The happiest person was naturally Qiu Shaoling who was sitting in the corner. His mouth was almost crooked with laughter.

When he first arrived at the Daxiangguo Temple, he also saw the strength of Zhang Wumeng and knew that he was no match for him. He knew that he had no hope of becoming the Sword Champion this time.

Qiu Shaoling was depressed for a long time because of this and almost had a mental breakdown.

Now, this guy can’t participate in the sword review, so the title of sword champion will be mine.

Thinking of this, Qiu Shaoling was in a very good mood. He drank a bowl of wine, then turned over and jumped onto the roof, opening his arms: "Let's see who can stop me this time!!"

But just as he finished his words, Qiu Shaoling suddenly felt a chill, followed by something icy cold on his cheek, and he involuntarily reached out and wiped his face.

“It’s raining??”

After he finished speaking, he looked up and saw snow falling all over the sky. The heavy snow quickly covered the entire Chang'an City.

The sudden arrival of snow caused many people in the teahouse to look up.

Although the snow came suddenly, it is already winter and it is normal for it to snow.

But for some reason, when everyone saw this heavy snow, they would think of that poem in their minds.

The sword rises in Chang'an, ashamed of the blue moon, and the whole world is as white as the painting paper...

(End of this chapter)