Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 504: Encounter with Big Brother
It was not yet dark, but Guling Street was already eerily quiet.

The people who used to set up stalls on the street are now nowhere to be seen, leaving only garbage all over the ground, floating in the wind, making a harsh noise from time to time.

Deathly silence is not the main theme of this street. Some shops that were closed during the day have opened their doors one after another.

These shops have no signs, and there is a turquoise glow inside. It is impossible to see clearly what is inside when standing outside.

Only occasionally can you hear some hair-raising screams coming from these shops.

"This Bone Spirit Street is a world for beginners during the day, but it becomes something else at night!"

Xiao Ran walked onto the street, but his body was enveloped by a strong aura of death.

Half open yin and yang.

This is undoubtedly the best protective coloration, being able to isolate Xiao Ran's vitality and put him into a state of death.

This is also one of the reasons why Xiao Ran dared to walk on Guling Street at night.

"Da da da……"

At this time, Xiao Ran stopped and glanced back, only to see an old man holding a clapper in his hand, knocking it as he walked.

With every knock, Xiao Ran felt as if a tendon in his body was jumping, as if something was calling him over, but it was suppressed by the deathly aura in his body.

"Knock-bangers!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran's heart moved, and he guessed the other party's identity, which should be the same as Li Ji.

The so-called gong-beater was actually the night watchman, but Li Ji beat the gong while the other party beat hard wood.

"Da da da……"

"The dead are on the road, the living should avoid them."

The old man looked up at Xiao Ran and knocked heavily on the wooden clapper in his hand. When he found that Xiao Ran was unmoved, he ignored him.

As soon as the old man left, a cold wind suddenly blew on the street. Xiao Ran blinked his eyes. Countless ghosts appeared silently on the originally empty street.

Xiao Ran had no idea where so many ghosts came from. Although the whole street was eerie, Xiao Ran didn't feel uncomfortable. He even followed these ghosts with some interest to see what was going on in the night scene of Bone Spirit Street.

This is only because Xiao Ran is skilled and courageous. If it were someone else, he would have run away long ago.

Following these ghosts forward, Xiao Ran noticed that some of them walked into a shop. They were obviously dejected when they entered, but when they came out, they had bright smiles on their faces.

Xiao Ran walked to the door and took a look inside.

I found it was empty inside, with only six or seven ghosts sitting on benches and a shopkeeper wearing coarse linen clothes, holding a brush in one hand and a porcelain bowl in the other.

He dipped the brush in it a few times and then started painting on the ghosts' faces.

"One stroke turns away sorrow, two strokes relieve worries, three strokes bring a smile, and four strokes bring good luck..."

After a few swishes, the ghost in front of him gradually straightened his back, and a smile began to appear on his face, as if he had been injected with a shot of stimulant, and walked out the door happily.

Xiao Ran was curious, so he walked in and took a look at the old man.

“It’s sesame oil!”

Looking at the sesame oil in the bowl of the shopkeeper, Xiao Ran suddenly realized.

It is said that gods smell incense and ghosts eat candles.

But sesame oil is a good thing for both humans and ghosts. I remember Chongshan once told me that sesame oil is hard currency in the underworld and the most valuable thing.

“Does objectivity also require pictures?”

The shopkeeper turned his head and looked at Xiao Ran.

"No, I'm just curious and came in to take a look."

"Oh, you are a new ghost, how did you die?"

The boss asked nonchalantly.

"disease."

“It’s cancer.”

"How did you..." Xiao Ran was interrupted by the boss before he could finish his words: "How should I know? Hey, you young people are so strong, and you can get over a minor illness easily. Since he died of illness, it must be cancer."

Xiao Ran could only smile and nodded.

"There have been quite a lot of deaths recently, and many of them are young people like you who have no self-respect at all. At such a young age, don't stay up late, don't eat randomly, don't listen, it must be very painful when you die."

"Uh, it's okay... I..."

"I know that after the injection, you didn't suffer when you died, but you were lucky. The last time, that unlucky guy died in such a miserable way. He was half dead, but he was rescued and died again after suffering for half a month."

Xiao Ran's mouth twitched. He realized that this boss was a chatterbox.

At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly noticed that a team was walking past the door. The team was very lively with the sound of gongs and drums. There were two foxes leading the way in front, and behind them was a team of women, holding white umbrellas and wearing white dresses, dancing as they walked, attracting the attention of other ghosts on the roadside.

"Curious?" The boss came up to Xiao Ran at some point and looked at the line outside the door with a smile.

"They are..."

"This is Xi's mother's sedan chair."

Hi mom?
Xiao Ran felt the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. But before he could remember where he had heard it, the boss asked, "Are you curious? Do you know Laoguai Street?"

"Laoguai Street?" Xiao Ran remembered it immediately after being reminded by his boss.

There is indeed such a street. It is at the stop behind Hongxiang Village on the way to Shanshen Temple. When I was taking the bus with Apple and four other people, I heard them talk about this Laoguai Street.

It was a famous street for prostitution. Changchun Society had once tried to take over this street, but they suffered a great loss. This Xi Mama was the owner of Laoguai Street.

Xiao Ran was lost in thought when the boss suddenly leaned over and said, "Why, you don't know about Laoguai Street yet? Hey, what a pity. You should go out and have some fun. Anyway, you are a ghost now, you can have fun however you want. It's okay to talk about love or have some fun."

Xiao Ran's mouth twitched when he heard this: "I didn't..."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have money. Xi Mama is a ghost bodhisattva. She can let you have fun even if you don't have money. You just need to be diligent and serve tea and water to Xi Mama and wash her feet."

Xiao Ran took a deep breath and squinted his eyes to look the boss up and down: "How did you die?"

"I?"

The boss scratched his head and said, "He was hacked to death. I don't know what happened to that person. I just said a few words to him and he suddenly pulled out a knife and hacked me."

As he spoke, the boss lifted his hair and pulled it hard, lifting his head off his neck: It was quite painful at the time, but I think it’s good. We should be optimistic whether we are human or ghost. Alas... why did you leave? I haven’t finished what I said yet..."

Xiao Ran resisted the urge to punch the boss to death, walked out of the store, glanced at the team in the distance, and followed them calmly.

Why should I follow?

Of course, Xiao Ran would not have any ideas about the so-called Laoguai Street.

But Laoguai Street is two stops away from here. What is this happy mother doing running all the way here?
Xiao Ran was simply curious, so he followed the team and walked along the alleys of Guling Street until the sedan stopped in front of a store.

Xiao Ran took a look and found that this was the original Changchun Guild Hall.

At this moment, the sealed door of Changchun Guild Hall was opened again, and the heads in front of the door seemed to come alive again, uttering bursts of murmurs from their mouths.

The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted.

I saw Mother Xi, dressed in red, getting down from the sedan chair.

Although this old madam is old, she still has her charm and her twisting figure is particularly eye-catching.

Xiao Ran noticed that in addition to Xi's mother's sedan chair, there were actually many other sedan chairs of various types in front of the door.

"It's so lively, are they all here to buy their fortune?"

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not likely. When Xiao Ran was considering whether to sneak in and take a look, his eyes suddenly turned and he saw a familiar figure.

"Big Brother!!"

Xiao Ran shouted, then quickly stepped forward and pulled the man's arm in front of him: "Brother, why are you here?"

The other person slowly turned around with a bear-like body, and the small eyes on his big round face blinked. When he saw clearly that the person in front of him was Xiao Ran, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

That’s right, the man in front of him is the previous driver of bus No. 404, and now he has been promoted to the position of stationmaster.

"You're here too."

"I was just passing by and saw you, brother, so I came to say hello. What... do you do here?"

Xiao Ran pointed at the open door and asked puzzledly.

The driver grinned when he heard this: "Of course it's for purchasing. This place is going to have a big event today. Many people have been invited, including me."

Having said this, he took out an invitation.

"What's the big move? Can you take me in to take a look? I'm quite curious."

The Changchun Guild Hall has now been occupied by evil spirits. The last time Xiao Ran came here, he bought a fate from here. I wonder what evil spirits are going to do now.

"Of course!"

The driver agreed without thinking. After all, he and Xiao Ran had a good relationship. Even if Xiao Ran didn't ask, he would be happy to take this opportunity to have a good time with Xiao Ran.

So the driver took Xiao Ran inside. Before they reached the door, he waved the invitation in his hand at the head hanging on the door, and heard the head say "welcome!"

At the same time, he looked at Xiao Ran.

"Invitation, password,

Before Xiao Ran could speak, the driver explained: "We came here together."

After hearing the driver's explanation, the heads turned their gaze away from Xiao Ran.

The two walked in and followed the instructions on the invitation to the private room in the attic. It was a coincidence that Xiao Ran sat in this private room when he first came to Changchun Guild Hall, and he didn't expect to sit in this private room again when he came again.

only……

Things have changed.

"Brother, how have you been these days? You seem to have lost weight."

After the two sat down, Xiao Ran took a closer look and found that his elder brother had indeed lost weight, and even had some dark circles under his eyes, and there was also a more ferocious murderous aura about him.

"Well, it's a bit busy."

The eldest brother nodded and began to complain. The number of beginners had increased dramatically during this period, but there were more and more people who did not follow the rules. There were always a few smart-aleck bastards who jumped out to show off their cleverness, and they were as annoying as flies.

"It's not a big deal that these newcomers don't follow the rules. The most troublesome thing is that I need to expand the route. Some places cannot be negotiated, and some places are difficult to go to."

It was only when I got to the station that I realized that this position was actually not as comfortable as sitting on the bus.

"Expansion route?" Xiao Ran's heart moved when he heard this: "Brother, what conditions are required for this expansion route? Does it require road construction or..."

"It's different. That's a lot of trouble. The road will be dented after a few cars drive by. The trouble is that I need someone to set up a station for me and sign a contract."

When Xiao Ran asked this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he pulled his elder brother's arm: "Brother, I have a place, I can open up a route for you..."

(End of this chapter)