Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 529: Ghost Market Teahouse
"this!!"

Xu Yan turned around and looked at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran then explained: "Every move he makes will drain his vitality, and the more moves he makes, the more he loses. It was not obvious in the previous few games because each game was over in a few hasty moves, so not much was actually drained. But now the reward has doubled, so the cost has naturally doubled as well."

When He Jun was playing the third set, Xiao Ran noticed the problem. Even if the change was small, there were still traces to be found, which were even more clearly visible when Xiao Ran traced back.

That's why he spoke up to persuade He Jun.

Unfortunately, he didn't listen.

"Oh my god, it's so dark!!"

Xu Yan opened his mouth wide. He never expected that a guy playing chess on the street could be so deadly.

"Don't get off, don't get off, let's go!!"

Although the girl named Wenwen didn't know what was going on, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed He Jun's arm and tried to pull him away.

But no matter how hard she pulled, He Jun didn't move.

It’s not that He Jun is unwilling to cooperate, but that he really can’t move.

"Hey, girl, we agreed that once the chessboard is open, there is no regret for the move, and we can't stop until it's over."

The stall owner grinned, and his tense face began to become smooth, perhaps because it absorbed He Jun's vitality.

"At worst, we won't want these things anymore. We'll just consider it as our loss."

Wenwen said as she was about to take out all the antiques in her hands and hand them over to the stall owner.

But the stall owner curled his lips and said: "Go away, go away, what do I need these things for? I have plenty of these junks. You can't break the rules."

Wenwen wanted to say something, but He Jun stretched out his hand to stop her.

Then he pulled Wenwen to his side and said, "Don't beg him! This guy won't stop."

He Jun stared at the chessboard in front of him. He had heard a lot about the strangeness of the maze city on the Internet, but he didn't expect that he would become a prey in the eyes of others as soon as he entered the maze city.

"In the final analysis, I was just too greedy."

He Jun knew that he was now on the chopping board and it was too late to quit. The only way to survive was to win, and defeat the opponent as quickly as possible.

“I just want you to use this computer carefully!!”

Thinking of this, He Jun reached out and picked up the car next to him and moved it across to the left to block the road.

As soon as the move was made, He Jun felt dizzy and uncomfortable all over his body. He couldn't tell exactly where he felt uncomfortable. It was as if he was being scratched by a hundred claws.

"Hey, don't worry, let's take our time."

The stall owner stared at the chessboard, not making any offensive gestures, and focused solely on defense.

After all, the fish has been hooked. If I don’t suck out all the marrow from its bones, I will not be justifying having stayed here for so long.

He Jun continued to play chess quickly, and every move made He Jun feel as painful as if his blood was being drawn.

Everyone could see with the naked eye that He Jun's skin was beginning to become loose and aged.

Before he could take a few more steps, he opened his mouth and coughed lightly a few times, and even his teeth came out.

"Stop it, stop it, He Jun, please stop it!!"

Wenwen pulled He Jun's arm.

But He Jun just pushed her away and continued to push the cart forward one step, then said, "General!"

"Go veteran!"

The stall owner pursed his lips and moved the veteran upwards. He Jun could only jump over the horse, but the stall owner simply moved his own cannon horizontally.

Use the cannon to hold the horse's legs so that the horse cannot jump down, but the cannon will definitely be eaten by the rook. This is obviously a bad move.

But the stall owner doesn't care. Winning or losing doesn't matter. But since this is one step, He Jun has to take two more steps.

"Oh! Let's go."

Xiao Ran shook his head upon seeing this. The outcome was already determined. It was clear that the stall owner neither wanted to sell the antiques nor let He Jun win. He was deliberately trying to drag the other party to death.

Xiao Ran doesn't dare to say about Go, but there are still many ways to delay in chess.

Just when Xiao Ran turned around, He Jun suddenly called out to Xiao Ran.

"Um... my elder brother who just advised me, are you still here?"

Xiao Ran stopped and looked back at He Jun.

"I...cough cough cough..."

He Jun coughed a few times and blood began to flow out from the corner of his lips. Wenwen hurriedly took out a tissue from her pocket to help him wipe it. The girl was crying so hard that she couldn't speak.

He Jun reached out and patted the girl's hand: "Brother, let's make a deal."

"I'll give you ten antiques, and you help me... cough cough cough..."

"Help me take care of her, okay?"

"He Jun, don't talk nonsense. I'm not going there. I'll stay here with you." Wenwen held He Jun's arm tightly.

But He Jun just lowered his head and waited quietly for Xiao Ran's answer.

Xu Yan also looked up at Xiao Ran.

"Why do you think I will help you? Aren't you afraid that I will eat this girl alive?"

Xiao Ran's voice asked through the mask.

"Betting!! Although it's irresponsible, there's always hope. If you win, I'll thank you even if I become a ghost. If you lose, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!" "It's a good deal, but you don't have that many antiques."

"It's available now."

He Jun said, raising his hand and moving the pawn on the chessboard one square to the left: "Checkmate!!"

The moment he spoke, He Jun's body began to twitch uncontrollably. His hair instantly turned gray in the eyes of everyone. He aged rapidly and curled up in pain.

The stall owner was stunned for a moment, looking at the mountain cannon behind the pawn after it was moved on the chessboard. He was stunned for a long time, and then threw away the chess piece in his hand with a look of boredom.

"Tsk! You win."

He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, choose the antiques and leave quickly."

He Jun gently pushed the girl beside him: "Go, choose antiques, follow big brother! Go quickly! "

The girl stood up sobbing and randomly selected ten antiques from the antiques in front of her. Every time she selected an antique, a line of points appeared on it.

"Go and help her."

Xiao Ran walked out of the crowd and motioned Xu Yan to help the girl. After all, there was no space, and it was not a good idea for a girl to hold ten messy bottles and jars.

Xiao Ran walked to He Jun's side, reached out and felt He Jun's pulse, then asked: "Anything else to say?"

"me……"

He Jun opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but his trembling chin prevented him from uttering a word. He only stared at Xiao Ran with his eyes.

Xiao Ran looked at those eyes, and seemed to understand what He Jun wanted to say. He nodded slightly at him: "You won the bet!"

He Jun's face suddenly relaxed. He glanced at his girlfriend's direction with his peripheral vision. Then his eyes went dark. The voices in his ears became farther and farther away until everything disappeared...

……

At the same time, in another part of the market, screams and laughter were heard everywhere.

In the distance, Lao Ding popped his head out stealthily, carefully looked at the unlucky guy whose nose was cut off and eyes were gouged out, and couldn't help but curl his lips: "Weird, this place is really weird, six people died just now, newcomers are fine, but how can even a 2D-level beginner be tricked?"

After saying that, Lao Ding's eyes rolled around, and he squinted and glanced at the stalls around him. Then his gaze shifted and he suddenly noticed an inconspicuous snuff bottle on the stall next to him. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but as he looked at it, Lao Ding's eyes widened.

"This is really a treasure!!"

Lao Ding swallowed, then walked out from the corner and went straight to the stall.

It is said that two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.

Xiao Ran collected He Jun's body and planned to hand it over to the company for disposal after leaving.

Although this guy is a bit greedy, he is still a nice person.

As for his girlfriend Wenwen, Xiao Ran gave her a storage box and asked her to put all the antiques in it.

(Note: These are several storage boxes purchased from the Thousand Hands Craftsman Shop at No. 383 Guling Street.)
As for the ten antiques, Xiao Ran and Xu Yan each got five. The scores of the antiques were different, Xiao Ran got 35 points and Xu Yan got 32 points.

This point should be linked to the value of the antiques.

Other than that, these antiques didn't seem to have anything special about them. They weren't even cursed objects. Maybe they could be exchanged for some money in the real world, but here...

Rubbish!

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel unfair for He Jun.

Along the way, Xu Yan remained silent and no one knew what he was thinking.

Wenwen's eyes were red all the way, and she squatted on the ground and cried from time to time.

Xiao Ran did not feel impatient about this, he just pulled Xu Yan to stand behind and wait for a while.

Fortunately, this girl is still very strong. She knows that she will be a burden to others like this, so she stopped crying after crying a few times.

"Find a place to rest."

Xiao Ran saw that the other party was crying so hard that he seemed to be exhausted, so he planned to find a place to stay for him first. It would take a long time to end this maze city.

Looking around, Xiao Ran noticed a teahouse not far ahead. He also noticed a sign hanging in front of the teahouse.

There were four words written on it: [Business is going down.]

With an idea in mind, he took the two of them towards the teahouse.

"Brother Xiao, this teahouse is not immune..."

Xu Yan looked at the teahouse, feeling uneasy and worried that there might be some danger inside.

After all, even playing chess, which seems ordinary, can be fatal, not to mention that all the snacks on the street are weird. Who dares to say that there is nothing in this tea?

"Hey, now that you're here, even if it's Yama Palace, you have to move forward."

Xiao Ran comforted Xu Yan.

Xiao Ran has already gone into Xing Baozhu's Changchun Club, so why would he care about this teahouse?

Besides, since this is a business, there are naturally rules to follow. Just abide by the rules. You can't just wander around outside all the time.

Xu Yan also felt that this made sense. Since he couldn't avoid it, there was no need to hide.

As for the girl Wenwen, she said nothing and just followed Xiao Ran.

The three of them walked into the teahouse, and saw the waiter coming up, draping the rag in his hand over his arm and saying, "My three guests, we have good tea and snacks, but I don't know if you would like to drink Minjiang Toudaolang or Tuojiang Yechaosha."

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, dozens of eyes in the teahouse instantly swept towards Xiao Ran and the other two...

(End of this chapter)