Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 478 The Beginning of Turmoil
Time passed by minute by minute. With the help of [Backtrack] and [Lu Ban's Hand], although the 30% super lucky effect was not triggered, the stitching was almost perfect.

Finally, add the privilege assistance of [Lingxi Incense Burner·Pharmacist].

Only then did Xiao Ran dare to break free from the half-Yang-Yang state.

After his body returned to normal, the first thing Xiao Ran felt was pain.

The pain in his neck felt like it was about to tear him apart, causing his facial features to twist.

Although he had sutured corpses countless times, this was the first time he had done this to himself. However, the advantage of his physical fitness of over 50 points soon showed up.

After a brief period of pain, Xiao Ran gradually felt that the pain was being quickly soothed. His strong physique quickly repaired and sutured the subtle changes, which then healed slowly until he was fully recovered.

Finally, after Xiao Ran spat out a mouthful of blood, he felt refreshed.

"Huh!! I'm finally alive!"

Xiao Ran let out a long sigh. Fortunately, the wound from the sword only cut the artery in his throat. If it had injured his bones, he would be in trouble. After all, he was not yet at the stage where he needed to replace all the parts of his body as the Taoist of Yinshan said.

After becoming an A-level professional, a suture artist, according to the description in the beginner's manual, he would become a monster that could survive by replacing heads and whose body parts could be replaced and combined at will.

Although the description is exaggerated, Xiao Ran is not interested in it yet. He will wait until he gets to that point.

"Six Eyes! Where are you hiding, kid?"

At this time, Xiao Ran noticed that Liumu, who was attached to the tiger, had revived at some point and was slowly twisting his body to distance himself from Xiao Ran.

Hearing Xiao Ran's question, Liumu turned back reluctantly: "No way, it's a rare trip, so take a breath and stretch your muscles."

"Stop talking nonsense and get back here."

Xiao Ran snorted coldly and saw through Liumu's little thoughts at a glance. He wanted to distance himself from him and slowly break free from his control, but how could Xiao Ran let him do that? After he finished speaking, Liumu could only roll on the ground and roll under Xiao Ran's feet.

Then Xiao Ran patted the [Yin Bing Gourd] on his waist and put Liumu, Sanli and the Snake Girl into it.

"By now, I guess Huang Chao should have left."

Xiao Ran thought to himself that although he was almost killed this time, Huang Chao was not much better off, and both of them were injured.

It’s just that I’m a corpse collector and have the incredible ability to sew corpses.

Huang Chao was not so lucky. Having suffered such a serious injury, he definitely did not dare to stay in Chang'an any longer. If he was not mistaken, Huang Chao had already left Chang'an City.

"Pity!"

Xiao Ran curled his lips. This was the closest he had ever been to death, but it was also the closest he had ever been to killing Huang Chao. If he had followed his previous plan, and the Zou family and Chu Tianming could be attracted to come for his support, he might have been able to kill Huang Chao.

"Hmm... probably, it probably won't work."

Xiao Ran thought about this idea carefully and felt that it was still a bit unreliable. If both sides really came, Huang Chao might not even get hurt.

All I can say is that everything seems to be predestined. There is a bottom line there, which ensures that no matter how things develop, once they touch the bottom line, there will be a rebound effect.

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore. It's a good thing that the yellow tide is gone."

Xiao Ran did not continue to dwell on this issue. He looked up and forward, in the direction of the Daming Palace.

It was a dead silent ruin.

The place where Xiao Ran is now has not really entered the underworld, but can only be regarded as the level of Yin and Yang. The Yin and Yang wrong road is precisely a method of quickly shuttling between Yin and Yang, and taking advantage of the difference between Yin and Yang to achieve a quick escape or go to other places.

So Xiao Ran doesn't need to go back now. He just needs to walk towards the direction of Daming Palace in front. When he reaches the place, he can turn back to the world of the living. He can avoid everyone's eyes and enter the Daming Palace quietly.

On the way, Xiao Ran could occasionally see many sneaky ghosts hiding in the ruins and quietly poking their heads out to look at Xiao Ran.

The vast majority of them are children.

Some are older, in their teens, while others are only two or three years old.

Normally, there wouldn't be so many children's souls lingering in the Yin-Yang Dao, but Chang'an is an exception today.

The emperor took the lead in practicing the Blood Transformation Sutra, and even distributed it to the royal family and dignitaries to practice together.

This has resulted in too many children and the population becoming food for these beasts.

This also gave rise to scum like the Zou family.

Some of these tragically dead souls remain in the world of the living, but the vast majority fall into the Yin-Yang realm.

Moreover, most of these children were abducted from other places by the Zou family.

They are unfamiliar with the place and without the guidance of their ancestral tombs, they can only wander here, homeless, until their spirits are destroyed, they devour each other, and become monsters in the Yin-Yang Dao.

Xiao Ran had no intention of staying, but the more he walked forward, the more ghosts there were. It might be that the breath of a living person on Xiao Ran attracted them, making these ghosts unconsciously want to get closer to Xiao Ran.

When seeing those helpless eyes staring at him, Xiao Ran couldn't pretend he didn't see anything and could only stop. After thinking for a while, Xiao Ran took out a stack of Yin notes from the space, lit them, and silently recited the name of Master Qiu in his heart.

To be honest, he didn't know many people in the underworld. There were quite a few junior brothers like Chongshan, but they couldn't do anything. He did know the big monk and the old man, but the problem was that he couldn't order them around.

So after all the calculations, if I were to talk about people I know, apart from the group of ghost messengers I met once last time, the only one is Mr. Qiu.

I remember that it was he who brought me to become a ghost messenger. In that case, it would be best for Xiao Ran to go to him when I have any difficulties.

As Xiao Ran was reciting silently, about an incense stick of time passed, and Xiao Ran heard the sound of chains colliding in the distance. He looked up and saw Master Qiu and two ghost officials walking towards him with chains and mourning sticks.

Mr. Qiu had a smile on his face. When he saw Xiao Ran, he walked forward with enthusiasm. He bowed to Xiao Ran seriously and said, "Yincao Division, Qiu Long greets the Inspector!"

Even though Xiao Ran was introduced to the profession of underworld messenger by Mr. Qiu, things are different now. As an inspector, Xiao Ran's authority is even higher than that of the underworld officials.

Strictly speaking, Mr. Qiu is still under Xiao Ran's jurisdiction and is a subordinate of a subordinate.

"Hey, Master Qiu, there's no need for us to be so polite. You know, I'm a modern person and I don't like this."

Xiao Ran said with a smile.

"Hahaha, there are still rules to follow, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself when I get back."

After saying this, Master Qiu glanced around and roughly understood why Xiao Ran called him here. He sighed: "Hey, brother, I understand what you mean, but... forget it, let's not talk about it."

What Mr. Qiu actually wanted to say was that this kind of thing was very normal, not to mention in the maze city, even in the real world it was not uncommon, especially outside the country, where it was like a swarm of demons dancing wildly. As ghost messengers, although they had the duty to extradite the dead souls, sometimes they really couldn't handle it.

"I see!"

Xiao Ran patted Mr. Qiu on the shoulder and took out two packs of cigarettes and a thick stack of Yin banknotes from the space.

"Hey, that's not what I meant!!"

Master Qiu thought Xiao Ran had misunderstood and hurried to explain, but Xiao Ran still stuffed the things into Master Qiu's hands: "I know you can't handle it, but since I have encountered it, I have to take care of it. So I'm sorry to bother Master Qiu and the two officials. You have to give me some money for the tea."

The other two ghost officials at the side also shook their heads for a while, but they could not get a word in front of Xiao Ran.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Master Qiu simply accepted the things generously: "Okay, I won't be polite with you. Anyway, if you need anything in the future, just call me."

After dividing the Yin notes in his hand into three and giving them to the other two ghost messengers behind him, Xiao Ran asked about the situation in reality: "Master Qiu, what is the situation outside now? Are there any changes? I mean outside the maze city."

"Hey, even if you don't ask, I'd still like to talk to you about it."

Mr. Qiu took Xiao Ran to the side, unpacked the cigarettes Xiao Ran brought, took out a cigarette and put it to his mouth to smoke, then said to Xiao Ran: "It's a mess, and it's more messy than you think."

"chaos??"

"Well, now the maze city outside appears from time to time, and the number of beginners is increasing. You know the principle of using force to break the law, not to mention that some people just want the world to be in chaos."

Uncle Qiu smoked a cigarette and slowly talked about the real situation.

The maze cities are becoming more and more frequent, and the number of initiates is increasing. The previous initiates could still abide by the rules, but as more and more initiates appeared, the rules began to be broken slowly.

Things started to get troublesome when the young people stopped following the rules.

"The area around your home is actually not that bad. About twenty people become brain dead every month. It's finally calmed down a bit, but other places are in trouble."

The city of Los Angeles was suppressed by this supervisor, and on the surface, it was relatively peaceful.

Because of her favorite profession, she can travel through people's dreams and even control their dreams.

As long as someone dares to show up, there will be only two results: either escape from Los Angeles, or be trapped to death in his sleep by Zhong Yi and never wake up.

In other places, the situation is more troublesome, with many terrible cases happening frequently. For example, a young man who was owed debts became an initiate, and the first thing he did was to kill his boss's entire family.

Or, you may use your own abilities to destroy the family of those who bully you.

The only thing to be thankful for is that most of these people who cannot control their temper are in F-level professions, and the impact they can cause is not big. What we are afraid of is those who hide their minds and do bad things secretly. There are not so many supervisors in the company who are willing to monitor the newcomers on a large scale like this, and there will always be one or two omissions. Those who are omitted may become a big bomb one day.

Xiao Ran listened to what Mr. Qiu said and remained silent for a long time without saying anything.

This should be the result he had anticipated long ago.

And this is only the initial stage. When the Lost City falls into the earth, that will be the era of real chaos.

The more this happened, the more Xiao Ran understood what he should do in the future.

After chatting with Master Qiu, Xiao Ran suddenly asked curiously: "By the way, how is my grandfather?"

Xiao Ran regretted asking the question. How could the other person know about his grandfather's situation? It was simply because he hadn't been home for a long time and missed his grandfather a little.

However, Master Qiu was only stunned for a moment, and then his expression gradually became serious: "I don't know the old man's situation, but one thing is certain, the old man is not a good person, and these people may be waiting for that day..."

(End of this chapter)