Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 512: Ban beats the lion

"came back!"

When Xiao Ran returned to the B&B where she lived, both the old lady and the old man were very happy.

He took Xiao Ran's hand and asked about her well-being again.

Especially the old man, the funeral that Xiao Ran helped to organize for the Hao family was very successful, which added a lot of glory to the old man's face.

If Xiao Ran hadn't insisted, the old man would have refunded the rent to Xiao Ran.

After returning to the room, Xiao Ran lay on the bed and thought carefully about what the third uncle had just said.

"I'm not trying to scare you. When that group of tomb robbers came, I knew they were here to rob the tomb. I didn't tell them because that place is haunted at night. It's not just any haunted place, it's a haunted village. Few people who go in there can come back alive."

"Then I must go, so come find me the day after tomorrow night."

“Why the day after tomorrow?”

"I need to prepare something, otherwise you will definitely die if you go in like this."

It seems that this third uncle is quite capable, but no matter what, we finally found Plum Blossom Manor.

The next step is to find the Plum Blossom Taoist. I have inherited the Plum Blossom Taoist's lineage, and I have also inherited the cause and effect of Plum Blossom Manor. I will have to give myself an explanation when the time comes.

As for the affairs of Plum Blossom Taoist and the underworld, that has nothing to do with me.

All he had to do was give the gold paper that the big monk and the others gave him to Taoist Plum Blossom.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran felt a lot more relaxed.

He casually took out the cursed object that he had seized last night and examined it carefully.

This thing is Hao Shang's cursed object. It is very strange, a bone with a skull at one end, a big mouth that can spit out light blades.

After Xiao Ran tried to activate it, he held it in his hand and looked at it for a while, but then threw it into the space.

It looks cool, but it's actually just an E-level cursed item. It's useless to me and not suitable for me.

Then he patted the [Yin Bing Gourd] on his waist and summoned Liumu out from it.

"Come on, let's continue talking about the rent."

Last night, Xiao Ran had already reached a deal with Liumu. Liumu was willing to tell Xiao Ran some secrets, including information about Plum Blossom Taoist.

Only after he promised to behave himself and not let anyone win in the future did Xiao Ran put him into the Yin Bing Gourd.

Now that I have nothing to do, I might as well listen to the secrets from Liumu's mouth.

"Hey, this story is a bit long. Can you let me eat something first?"

Liumu grinned at Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran took out some raw beef from the space and threw it to Liumu. Liumu picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth.

While eating, Liumu said, "Your story is quite long. In fact, this was all planned long ago. The advent of the Lost City is an inevitable result. At that time, all forces will flock to the Lost City, and the Underworld is no exception. However, the Underworld will not directly intervene in the Lost City. They need a destiny person, which you can also understand as an agent."

"The man of destiny?"

Xiao Ran frowned slightly, these words sounded particularly familiar, as if Taoist Wuye had said them to him before.

Liumu looked at Xiao Ran and saw that he was silent, but he seemed to be able to see through his thoughts. He smiled evilly and said, "Don't be so self-indulgent. You are not a man of destiny. At best, you are just a guardian of a man of destiny. This job is an offensive job, and you are destined to die a miserable death."

"The person originally chosen for this job was Plum Blossom Taoist, but he was a cunning fellow. He sensed the danger and simply hid himself. Now the job has fallen on you, and Plum Blossom Taoist is freed."

Xiao Ran frowned: "That's all?"

"Yes, that's all. At least that's all I know."

Seeing that Liumu just wanted to get rid of him with a few words, Xiao Ran was immediately unhappy. He asked, "Since the Hades has an agent, do other forces also have agents?"

"This one……"

Liumu looked at Xiao Ran guiltily, but when he saw Xiao Ran staring at him intently, Liumu could only nod and admit: "All of them, but some agents have not been confirmed, and some agents have already entered the world. Everyone is hiding very deeply. If it is not necessary, they will not easily show up."

"Since there are so many agents, will there be competition in the end? If there is competition, what are they fighting for in the end?"

Liumu didn't expect Xiao Ran to be so sharp-minded. He only revealed part of the information, but he was able to notice the problem behind it.

It’s just this question that Liumu doesn’t dare to answer.

"That's all I know. As for other issues, there may be some, or there may not be some. I don't know the specifics."

After saying that, Liumu was ready to be beaten up by Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran didn't embarrass him, but just nodded: "Okay, then you go back and have a good rest. The day after tomorrow night, you and I will go to Plum Blossom Manor together."

"what??"

Liumu didn't expect Xiao Ran to be so easy to talk to this time and let him go so easily. But when he heard Xiao Ran wanting him to go to Plum Blossom Manor with him, he had a bad feeling in his heart. Plum Blossom Taoist is not someone to be trifled with. Why would he drag him along for such a thing? Can't he just call him when he needs him...

Liumu was helpless, but in front of Xiao Ran, this dignified demon king had to bow his head. He only regretted that he was so blinded by greed that he had to take over the body of his corpse slave.

For the next two days, Xiao Ran had nothing to do, so he simply traveled and checked in nearby. Chengdu's hotpot, in particular, became Xiao Ran's main focus.

Speaking of hot pot, it is available everywhere in today's world.

When Xiao Ran tasted the hot pot in Chengdu for the first time, he was deeply conquered by the taste.

The spicy and fresh taste is completely different from that of other places.

Especially the duck intestines and duck throats, which completely refreshed Xiao Ran's understanding of these things.

Mainly in the Central Plains, too few people eat things like duck intestines and yellow throat, so even if the store has these things, the taste is far worse than in Chengdu (mainly because the consumption is small and they are not fresh.)
In addition to hot pot, there are many things Xiao Ran has never eaten, such as Bobo Chicken. Although he doesn't like to eat cold food, it is still nice to try it occasionally.

Afterwards, I had Mapo Tofu and Dandan noodles. After I was full, I went to see the giant pandas. It was as if I had made up for the happiness I lacked in my childhood.

However, Xiao Ran also found that the pace of life in Chengdu was even more intense than that of the people there. There were already traffic jams at six in the morning. This would be unthinkable in Los Angeles. At six o'clock, people were either sleeping or drinking soup. Traffic jams? ? That didn't exist.

Xiao Ran thought that after he finished the work at Meihuazhuang, he would go to Chongqing to have a look. He heard that the hotpot there tastes different from here.

It was not until the next night that Xiao Ran returned from the city. He did not go back to the B&B where he lived, but went straight to the Third Master's house behind the village.

Just before reaching the door of the third uncle's house, Xiao Ran released Liumu and asked him to carry the gifts he bought before walking in.

It was not yet completely dark. The third uncle was eating a bowl of rice with a few pieces of mapo tofu. When he saw Xiao Ran coming, he asked, "Why are you here so early? I thought you would not be back until after 8 or 9 in the evening?"

"Come early and prepare early."

Xiao Ran sat down and looked at the food on the Third Uncle's table. Although the Third Uncle was single, not only was the house clean, but the food also looked good, especially the plate of Mapo Tofu.

"Who is this?"

The third uncle asked Xiao Ran and Liu Mu who were following Xiao Ran casually.

"Oh, he's my friend too, and he wants to go see it together."

Liumu: "No! I don't want to."

But Liumu didn't dare to say anything, and even had to nod in agreement with Xiao Ran's statement under Xiao Ran's gaze, and put all the gifts in his hands on the table.

It is said that the more gifts you give, the less blame you will get. Although the third uncle was unhappy that Xiao Ran wanted to bring others along, he reluctantly agreed when he saw the large and small packages of gifts placed on the table.

He even asked enthusiastically: "Have you had dinner? Do you want to eat together and try the mapo tofu I made?"

"Thank you, sir, but I had already eaten when I came."

Xiao Ran refused again and again.

"Oh, that's a pity. I'm afraid you won't have the chance to taste my cooking after you go there."

The third uncle shook his head and started eating faster.

As soon as the rice in the bowl was eaten up, the old man slowly took out a cigarette, put it to his lips, took a puff, and his whole body became energetic.

"Let me make it clear first. I can only lead you in. If you take one more step, I won't move forward. Besides, I won't do you a favor in vain."

When the third uncle finished speaking, he stopped talking, but his meaning was self-evident.

Xiao Ran is also a smart man. He knows that there is no free lunch in the world. If there really is something free, he should be careful.

After giving the uncle a big red envelope of 30,000 yuan, the uncle nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, wait a minute."

After saying that, he walked out. About five or six minutes later, when the uncle came back, there was something extra.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile when he saw it.

I saw that what the third uncle was holding in his hand was actually a lion head.

Yes, the kind for dancing lions. Although this lion head is old, it is still majestic. It is said that it is three-point round, seven-point majestic when smiling, with tiger eyes on both sides and a sky-high wrinkle on the forehead. It is very eye-catching at first glance.

"Uncle, what are you doing with this?"

Xiao Ran took it, put it on his head, and felt it was quite fun.

The third uncle said mysteriously, "You don't understand. Every once in a while, there are ghost shows in that place. We have to go into the performance class to play lions. We just need to follow behind and pretend to be lions. It's just right that you two can be the head and the tail, just right."

Banda Lion Dance is the characteristic of Sichuan and Shu, and belongs to the Northern Lion Dance school.

"What about you?" Xiao Ran looked at the third uncle.

The third uncle took out a big-headed doll and a palm-leaf fan from behind and put them on his head: "I'm going to dress up as a big-headed Buddha..."

(End of this chapter)