Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 528: There is no such thing as a gift from fate. It's just that the price was not told.
Looking at the tongue jumping around in the frying pan, Xiao Ran frowned and turned away.

I thought to myself: "It seems that this side quest of the Gourmet House is not easy to complete. Not to mention whether it is cursed or not, just stuffing this thing into my mouth..."

Even Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he thought of the old lady's tongue jumping around in his mouth and emitting a sweet fragrance.

"Oh, that's terrible."

He immediately left the stall quickly and found a deserted place to change his clothes.

According to his observation, people in this ghost market wore all kinds of clothes except modern clothes. The clothes he was wearing showed one's origin, so he decided to change them first.

Xiao Ran had no shortage of clothes in his space, so he changed into a black coat, stuck his head out, and looked around.

"Xiao Xu!!"

At this time, Xiao Ran noticed Xu Yan following behind him and quickly waved to him.

They pulled him into an alley, threw him a set of clothes and asked him to change into them.

Xu Yan looked a little sloppy in this oversized outfit, but this outfit was perfectly normal in a place like the Ghost Market.

"Where's Lao Ding?"

Xiao Ran stuck his head out and looked outside for a while. He saw the young couple walking past from afar, but there was no trace of Lao Ding. He couldn't help but turn around and ask.

"This guy is born in the Year of the Rat. I wasn't paying attention and I lost sight of him."

Speaking of Lao Ding, Xu Yan pouted and started to complain.

Xiao Ran thought that Old Ding must be very comfortable in this place and there was no danger at all. So he decided to ignore him and find out the situation here first.

"Put on your masks and let's go out."

Having said this, Xiao Ran took the [Hercules Mask] and put it on his face. Although Xu Yan was puzzled why Xiao Ran also had this mask, he did not think much about it and thought it was given to him by the company.

How could he know that this mask was actually sold by Xiao Ran to Donglongfang, and then handed over to the company by Donglongfang.

To put it bluntly, Donglongfang and the company are two companies with one boss. The company's headquarters must be well aware of the cooperation between Xiao Ran and Donglongfang, otherwise how could Xiao Ran's rating be so high.

The two men walked out of the alley and staggered forward.

This ghost market was even bigger than they had imagined. Two main streets merged into an intersection, and there were two more streets on the left and right.

The left side is mostly filled with medicinal herbs, the right side is mostly filled with antiques, and the middle road is mostly filled with miscellaneous items, including all kinds of strange and weird snacks, which made Xiao Ran and Xu Yan feel nauseous.

For example, just now, Xu Yan heard that someone was selling ice crystal cakes, and thinking how bad cakes could taste, he went over to take a look.

My goodness, the so-called ice crystal cakes are actually all made from unformed fetuses.

Just the production process was enough to make Xu Yan's scalp tingle. After it was made, this thing would make a crying sound, and the evil ghosts passing by rushed to buy it.

One bite will make you giggle.

But Xu Yan standing by almost vomited.

"What the hell is this place? I've been to many maze cities, but I've never seen anything as weird as this one."

Xu Yan complained to Xiao Ran in a low voice.

Xiao Ran, on the other hand, did not feel anything about this. He just said to Xu Yan meaningfully, "Then you'd better adapt as soon as possible. I estimate that the future maze city will most likely be like this."

The maze city they first came into contact with could be understood as a novice village, but after most maze cities have begun to open one after another, I believe that future maze cities will become more and more weird.

As the two were talking, they noticed a group of people standing in a circle in front of them, seemingly watching something exciting.

Xiao Ran noticed that the couple was also inside, and looking at the girl's anxious expression, it seemed that something had happened.

Seeing this, the two of them walked over calmly.

I saw the young man squatting on the ground, looking at the chess in front of him with a focused expression, and there was a sign next to him.

[The move is determined by the move, and the treasures are at your disposal. 】

There are also many various antiques next to the chess pieces, all of which are prizes.

"Vaulting Horse General!"

The young man raised his hand, picked up the chess piece and placed it on the board, completing the vault check.

The chess stall owner saw this, grinned, showing his black teeth, chuckled, and put down the chess pieces in his hand: "You win, you can pick any treasure here."

The young man's face suddenly showed ecstasy when he heard this. He looked up proudly at his girlfriend beside him, and then his eyes turned and stared at a vase next to him.

The vase looked sky blue all over, and it was still dazzling even in the dim environment here, looking like a Ru kiln product.

Although He Jun didn't know much about antiques, he had heard a saying that even if you have a fortune, it is not as good as a piece of Ru porcelain.

He immediately stretched out his finger: "I want this."

The stall owner took a look and gave He Jun a thumbs up: "Little brother, you have a good eye. This thing is a good treasure. Many people would spend all their money to exchange it for it, but I can't bear to part with it."

As he said that, he picked up the thing and placed it in front of He Jun.

Looking at the treasure in his hands, He Jun's mouth was almost smiling to the back of his head.

As soon as I picked up the porcelain bottle, I couldn't let it go, and at the same time a faint glow appeared on the bottle.

This glimmer of light, Xiao Ran and Xu Yan can both see [30 points]

"This kid is really good. He made such a big move right after he came here?"

Xu Yan looked at the points appearing on the porcelain bottle and couldn't help but praise in surprise.

Xiao Ran didn't say anything, but his eyes were just looking at He Jun. At this time, Xiao Ran noticed that the Bluetooth light on the frame of He Jun's glasses was flashing from time to time. He raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he thought of something.

I thought to myself, “No wonder, it turns out there’s technology.”

He Jun handed the bottle to the girl next to him and looked at the stall owner with a smile; "Can you come again?"

"Of course, I have a lot of treasures here. You can take them as long as you can beat me." The stall owner smiled even more.

But then his face straightened: "Although we have played before, I still want to reiterate that our game of chess cannot end without a winner. Are you sure you want to play?"

Having tasted the sweetness, He Jun didn't care about this at all. He immediately nodded and said, "Keep going, keep going."

As he said that, he sat down in front of the stall owner.

The girl next to him seemed a little uncomfortable and gently pulled He Jun: "He Jun, let's not get off. Let's go somewhere else."

He Jun waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll just play chess!"

He Jun patted his chest with confidence. He was not a chess master. At best, he was just a few moves better than the average person. He usually played chess on his mobile phone to kill time.

Although there is no internet here, the mobile phone supports stand-alone gaming and projection onto your smart frame. You just need to adjust the game difficulty to the highest level and copy the computer method.

In fact, He Jun also knew that this place was too dangerous, but this was his only chance to win, so how could he let it go?

“Just win.”

He Jun muttered to himself, and then continued playing chess.

Xiao Ran and Xu Yan stood aside and watched silently. He Jun won the next three games easily. With three antiques in hand, He Jun's face was almost blooming with smiles.

"Is this possible?" Xu Yan looked at the antiques around He Jun. The points added up to more than 800,000.

I thought to myself: "Are the newcomers so awesome nowadays??"

As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Ran, but Xiao Ran had a mask on his face, so his expression could not be seen. He did not say anything, but just watched quietly.

After He Jun won another game of chess, Xiao Ran suddenly walked up to He Jun and said, "Little brother, stop playing. It's almost time to leave."

He Jun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and the stall owner also looked at Xiao Ran suspiciously.

"I don't know you, don't try to get close to me like that."

He Jun snorted coldly, turned around and said to the stall owner: "Come on, let's continue."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran stopped trying to persuade them and took two steps back to leave the crowd. It was already a taboo for him to remind them once, and if he reminded them again, the stall owner would probably get angry.

"Brother Xiao, what's wrong with that stall? Why didn't I see it?"

Xu Yan caught up and asked.

He knew in his heart that there must be something wrong with that stall, but He Jun had been winning, so he couldn't figure out what the problem was.

"All the gifts given by fate have already been secretly marked with a price. You think you have won an antique, but what others want is something more precious to you."

Xiao Ran did not say it directly, but asked Xu Yan to continue watching, because this would allow Xu Yan to more intuitively understand the dangers of this ghost market.

"General!!"

As the two were talking, He Jun won again.

The stall owner pretended to be annoyed, raised his eyelids and said, "Little brother, you have won so much from me, dare you to try something bigger?"

"What's big?"

He Jun immediately became alert.

I only heard the stall owner say, "Winning one at a time is too slow, let's win ten at a time."

Hearing this good news, He Jun immediately nodded and agreed, but the girl next to him reached out and pulled He Jun: "Forget it, we've won a lot."

"Hey, not enough, not enough, this is just the beginning, you see I still have a lot of treasures here."

The stall owner pointed to the antiques around him and said with a smile.

He Jun looked at the antiques around the stall owner with flickering eyes. He also felt that there might be a trap here.

But when I think about it carefully, it seems that I have no other means.

According to the rules, half of the people will have to stay here in the end. With only these few antiques in hand, I might be able to protect myself, but what about Wenwen? ?

It's not safe at all for two people to share it, they might both be eliminated.

Thinking of this, He Jun gritted his teeth and said, "At worst, I can just withdraw after winning once. If we win this time, with these antiques in my hands, I can ensure that Wenwen and I will not be eliminated. We just need to find a place to hide, and we can win without doing anything."

"Let's bet, let's start!"

He Jun slapped his thigh and quickly put the chessboard in order with the stall owner.

The stall owner could hardly hold back the smile on his face at this moment, and stretched out his hand to signal He Jun to go first.

"Headshot!"

The stall owner smiled as he put up his elephant. He Jun pushed his soldiers, and the stall owner followed suit by pushing his pawns leisurely.

The two of them exchanged blows for only five or six times when He Jun suddenly felt a sudden rush of panic in his chest and began to cough uncontrollably.

"Cough cough cough..."

"He Jun!!"

Wenwen beside him quickly bent down and patted He Jun on the back.

"It's okay! I'm fine."

He Jun waved his hand, but when he raised his head, the girl suddenly widened her eyes, took a step back involuntarily, and looked at He Jun in horror: "He Jun, you...your face..."

He Jun looked at her in confusion, reached out and touched his face, but felt nothing: "What's wrong?"

The evil ghosts watching grinned and laughed, and Xu Yan's heart trembled. He looked at He Jun. He was obviously a young man in his early twenties, but at this moment his face was yellow and haggard, like a man in his fifties or sixties...

(End of this chapter)