Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 542 Master’s Wife
Speaking of which, this was the second time Xiao Ran met Madam Dongzhu.

But this was also the first time he saw Madam Dongzhu's full appearance. Last time at Xingbao Lord's Changchun Club, he only saw one of Madam Dongzhu's hands.

At this moment, after seeing the whole scene, even Xiao Ran felt cold all over and his blood was frozen.

The woman in the sedan seemed like a deity walking out of an ancient mural, but also a strange being carved by time and curse.

Her figure was as thin as a bamboo pole, and her skin was no longer simply pale or yellow, but a sickly grayish-white. Her body was covered with tiny cracks. These cracks were not distributed randomly, but were arranged in a strange pattern, like ancient runes or unknown totems.

In each crack, there is an old copper-green coin embedded in it.

The sunken eyes were also covered with two coins as big as a baby's fist. On the left coin, there were four words written in bird and animal script: "Peace in the World", and on the right coin, there were words written in official script: "Reach the Other Shore Early".

When Madam Dongzhu's gaze was fixed on herself through the coin hole between the two coins, a strong chill ran through her heart, as if she was being watched by some indescribable force.

In just the moment of being stared at, the only thought that flashed through Xiao Ran's mind was to take out the scroll as soon as possible, but his hands were completely out of control and his entire body below the neck seemed to have lost all feeling.

This inevitably made Xiao Ran have some bad thoughts in his heart.

Fortunately, Madam Dongzhu had no intention of attacking her. She simply glanced at Xiao Ran and asked, "Who...are you to the Gu family?"

"Gu family?"

Xiao Ran was startled when he heard this, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes. He was silent for a moment, and then said, "I'm afraid Madam has made a mistake. My last name is not Gu."

After saying that, Xiao Ran carefully tried to take a step back, only to find that he couldn't move his feet at all.

When I looked down, I found a coin had landed on my foot.

The money was pressed on the soles of his feet, and there were a few little ghosts on top, with their fangs and claws bared, as if they were pressing him down.

Mrs. Dongzhu in the sedan chair was not angry when she heard that Xiao Ran was not from the Guo family. She seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, she asked, "Since you are not from the Gu family, why is the Taishan Stone in your hand, and how do you know the art of warding off evil?"

"Taishan Stone? Gu Family!!"

After hearing this, Xiao Ran's mind started to work.

If it was just the Gu family, Xiao Ran would never understand, when did he have any relationship with the Gu family, and who were these Gu family? ? He didn't recognize them at all.

But when it came to Taishan Stone, Xiao Ran suddenly understood.

At the beginning, I was worried that I would be powerless to deal with the magic of exorcism, so my grandfather asked me to take a hairpin and go to Qin City to find someone named Gu Xianglan.

And tell himself that even if Gu Xianglan is no longer alive, their descendants will still recognize this favor.

As a result, he ran over and found Gu Xianglan's home, but there was no one else in the house except for an unfilial descendant and gambler Guo Yongfei.

It took him a lot of effort to find the gambler Guo Yongfei. He also helped him get rid of Zhu Ye, the difficult underworld creditor, and gave him 50,000 yuan before leaving.

Only then did he take away the Taishan Stone.

This is what is happening. Could it be that this Madam Dongzhu is an ancestor of the Gu family?

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran organized his words in his mind: "Madam, this is a long story. Please allow me to tell you slowly."

Xiao Ran then told the story of his relationship with the Gu family, his grandfather's favors, and what happened to the unfilial descendant of the Guo family.

During this time, Mrs. Dongzhu did not question Xiao Ran's words, but just looked at the coins on her wrist from time to time.

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, Mrs. Dongzhu saw that Hua Qian had not moved, so she continued to ask: "Then where did you learn the art of Yan Sheng?"

Madam Dongzhu set up the big pressure to force Xi Mama who was hiding here to come out. After realizing that someone could resist her pressure, she came over to check it out. As a result, she saw the Taishan pressure set up by Xiao Ran. She was inevitably shocked. She thought it was a descendant of her own family, the Gu family, but she didn't expect there were so many twists and turns.

"This magic of exorcism was taught to me by my master. It has nothing to do with the Gu family."

"Your master? Who is he?"

When Mrs. Dongzhu heard that Xiao Ran had a master, she looked up at Xiao Ran again.

"My master's name is Yinshan Taoist."

When Xiao Ran said this, he suddenly felt a little guilty for some reason.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a terrifying murderous intent coming over him. When he looked at Madam Dongzhu again, he found that the sedan chair was empty.

Immediately afterwards, his body stiffened, and a strong smell of blood suddenly came to his face. The slender pale hand was already on his shoulder, and it just patted him lightly.

Xiao Ran's internal organs suddenly turned cold and his blood froze.

Such familiar methods made Xiao Ran suspect that the old Taoist Yinshan was jumping around again. This familiar scene was exactly the same as when he first met Taoist Yinshan.

He exhaled a breath of cold air and said: "Madam, do you recognize my master?"

"The most powerful people in the world are from our Gu family. What do you think?"

Xiao Ran couldn't figure out whether Mrs. Dongzhu's attitude was good or bad, he just felt that the hand on his shoulder was getting heavier and heavier, as if it was going to crush him.

"Then who are you..." "How is your master now?"

Mrs. Dongzhu continued to ask.

"Well, everything you eat tastes delicious, and you're in good health." Xiao Ran was becoming increasingly confused about Mrs. Dongzhu's attitude, but seeing that she seemed to care a lot about Taoist Yinshan from her words, he couldn't help but doubt their relationship.

But before he could finish his words, Mrs. Dongzhu's fingers tightened and a piercing pain suddenly spread throughout his body. The slender fingers felt like steel needles piercing into his flesh.

Mrs. Dongzhu's tone was full of resentment: "Since he has been living so well for so many years, why has he never come back to see me?? Has he found a new lover outside?"

"No!! I swear, my master definitely doesn't have a new lover outside. He doesn't even look at other women."

Xiao Ran said hurriedly.

After saying this, Mrs. Dongzhu's grip on Xiao Ran's shoulders slowly relaxed.

Noticing that Madam Dongzhu's attitude had softened, Xiao Ran's heart moved, and he roughly guessed the relationship between the two, and hurriedly said, "You don't know, my master has had a miserable life these years."

"Ok?"

"He slept in the open air, drank fog as wine, and was reluctant to change his clothes even when they were torn. Every time he got drunk, he would curl up in a corner. Once when I put a piece of clothing on him, I saw tears in the corners of my master's eyes."

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he suddenly felt his shoulders lighten. Although he did not turn around, he could hear Madam Dongzhu's choked sobs behind him.

"That damn guy, why doesn't he come back to find me? Isn't it better to have me here than to have him out there?"

"Master's wife, my master has big plans and is unwilling to come back. There must be a reason why he doesn't come back. Master's wife, please take good care of yourself."

Xiao Ran kept calling her "Master's Wife" left and right, and Madam Dongzhu's attitude towards Xiao Ran immediately softened a lot.

"Which disciple are you of your master?"

Mrs. Dongzhu calmed down and walked past Xiao Ran.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

At the same time, the coin that fell on Xiao Ran's feet seemed to have its own spirit. It rolled down from the shoe surface, rolled on the ground, and then drilled into the crack on Mrs. Dongzhu's heel.

Without the pressure of the coin, Xiao Ran felt relaxed all of a sudden. He saluted and said, "Master's Wife, although I joined late, I am the Master's last disciple and the eldest disciple acknowledged by Master himself."

"First disciple?"

Madam Dongzhu turned her head and looked Xiao Ran up and down again: "Do you have any proof?"

"Of course!"

Xiao Ran took out the [Zhen Jing] that Yinshan Taoist gave him from the space.

As soon as Xiao Ran took out the [Zhen Jing], Madam Dongzhu snatched it away, turned her back, quickly opened it and looked at it carefully. After confirming that this was really the Zhen Jing, Xiao Ran could feel Madam Dongzhu's body trembling slightly.

But after flipping through a few more pages, Mrs. Dongzhu asked in confusion, "Where is your master now?"

"My master, oh, don't mention him. He is so hard to find. It's hard for me, his disciple, to find any trace of him."

Xiao Ran responded with a depressed look on his face.

This is not a lie. The old thief Yinshan Taoist was taken away by some ghost king Fujie. Now I really don’t know where he is.

After hearing what Xiao Ran said, Madam Dongzhu looked at the coin on her wrist again, turned around, and returned the [Zhen Jing] in her hand to Xiao Ran.

Her tone softened, "Child, if you call me Master's Wife, I won't make it difficult for you. But since you are here, Master's Wife has something difficult to deal with. Please help her with it."

"As long as Master's Wife gives the order, I dare not disobey."

"Good! Good!"

Mrs. Dongzhu said two good words in a row and whispered a few times in Xiao Ran's ear. Xiao Ran's expression became complicated.

Madam Dongzhu then took a coin from her chest and handed it to Xiao Ran: "Master's wife will not send you in vain. This coin will guarantee that you will escape unscathed."

Xiao Ran looked at the money Madam Dongzhu sent over and quickly refused, "Master's wife, that's not right. I will do anything for you, so just leave it to me. This money is your treasure. I haven't done anything for you yet, so how dare I accept it? Master's wife, please keep it for now. I will give it to you after I finish my job."

Mrs. Dongzhu didn't say anything, but the coin on her wrist had changed from its original green color to a slightly reddish color.

Seeing this, Mrs. Dongzhu did not force it: "Okay, it's getting late, you should get ready early."

"Yes, disciple...I'll take my leave!"

Xiao Ran bowed, lowered his head and took a few steps back before he dared to turn around and walk back.

As soon as Xiao Ran's figure turned and disappeared at the end of the street, Madam Dongzhu sat back in the sedan chair, twirling the coins on her wrist with her fingers, and muttered to herself: "You damn ghost, I can't find you. Don't you still have your apprentice? It's just that you have such a cruel heart that you even deceived your own apprentice. It's a fake Zhenjing. Hahahaha, hahaha, fake. You are such a heartless person, hahahaha..."

Mrs. Dongzhu's laughter in the sedan chair became more and more shrill. She just laughed and laughed, and suddenly she stopped laughing. Her eyes under the two coins became cold and her voice turned sharp:
"You don't need to go to so much trouble. Since you want to kill him, I'll do it for you!!"

(End of this chapter)