Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 568 Wu Man's Favor

"Let's eat!"

There were eight dishes and two soups on the table.

For Xiao Ran and Jin Chanzi, it was just right.

Xiao Ran walked up from the basement, washed his hands, and sat at the dining table.

Soon Jin Chanzi also came downstairs, stretched himself, looked at the table full of food and couldn't help smacking his lips. He patted his belly and laughed, "I've gained a lot of weight during this period, and my okra cooking skills are getting better and better. It's a pity not to open a small restaurant."

When Wu Man was away, Qiu Okra took on the role of the family's chef. Although Qiu Okra was a bone spirit, he had the skills of an apprentice and had a very strong learning ability. He cooked delicious meals. Although not as good as Wu Man, Xiao Ran found them very delicious.

"If you like it, eat more."

After receiving the praise, Qiu Kui smiled and gave Jin Chanzi a big bowl of rice.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but said, "You only know how to eat? I've waived your rent, can you pay for the meals? Are you eating for free every day?"

Xiao Ran's words were just a joke, but Jin Chanzi felt a little embarrassed. However, after thinking carefully, he didn't have anything to give Qiu Kui, so he slapped his head and said to Qiu Kui: "Come on, I won't eat your food for free. I'll draw a talisman for you later."

"symbol?"

Qiu Kui looked at Jin Chanzi curiously, then turned back to look at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran frowned: "What talisman? Don't draw it randomly. Qiu Kui is not a living person."

"Don't worry, this talisman of mine will work on her."

Jin Chanzi didn't say what specific talisman he drew, but judging from his appearance, it shouldn't be too bad. Since he didn't say, Xiao Ran didn't ask any more questions.

After turning his eyes, he didn't see the white cat, so he couldn't help but say, "Bai Xu is used to being wild. I haven't seen it for two or three days. Could it be that it gave birth to a baby outside?"

I saw it once last time when I was having dinner. This guy's belly was so round that Xiao Ran even suspected that he was pregnant.

"No, Baixu came back once last night and hung around the basement door. I watched him look at you through the crack in the door for a long time. Seeing that you were busy, he didn't make any sound and left in the morning."

Qiu Kui on the side explained.

After hearing Qiu Kui's explanation, Xiao Ran didn't say anything, but he was quite touched in his heart, but... he always felt something was weird.

Jin Chanzi, who was sitting opposite, saw Xiao Ran's confusion and said with a sly smile, "My father also liked to secretly look at me through the crack of the door before, without saying anything or disturbing me. How about it? Don't you feel a special sense of familiarity?"

Xiao Ran's face turned slightly cold when he heard this, and he lowered his head to eat silently.

Jin Chanzi's face froze, realizing that he seemed to have said something wrong. He thought to himself, "Hey, how could I have forgotten about this, you stinky mouth, stinky mouth."

The topic was over, and the two didn't know what to say, so they just held their bowls and chopsticks and focused on eating.

The two were eating happily with their bowls and chopsticks when Xiao Ran suddenly raised his eyebrows.

There were several knocks on the door outside.

This is Guling Street. Normally, no one would knock on their own door. Who could come to knock on the door?
"Could it be Li Ji?" The image of the night watchman Li Ji flashed quickly through Xiao Ran's mind.

It seems that he is the only person in this area who can come and knock on his door.

"Hide for a moment."

Xiao Ran trusts his brother Li Ji, but the identity of Jin Chanzi must not be exposed. Once people know that the spiritual boy Jin Chanzi is hiding in his home, this place will probably be doomed to be in turmoil.

Jin Chanzi nodded, took the bowl and chopsticks and went straight upstairs, and before leaving, he did not forget to put a few pieces of shredded pork with fish flavor into the bowl.

After Jin Chanzi went upstairs, Xiao Ran came to the door and glanced outside through the peephole.

"who are you?"

Through the peephole, the person Xiao Ran saw was not Li Ji, but a strange face.

The other person was standing at the door. After hearing Xiao Ran's question, he hurriedly said, "I am Wu Man's friend. Wu Man introduced me here."

Then he took out a food box from the space and held it in his hand: "He said that if the person surnamed Xiao was at home, he would definitely open the door when he saw the food box."

Xiao Ran took a closer look and found that this lunch box was indeed the one that Wu Man prepared when he came to deliver meals to her every day.

At that time, Wu Man would come to the store to find Xiao Ran every noon and cook for her in different ways, so Xiao Ran was quite impressed by this lunch box.

However, it seems that only Wu Man could think of using a lunch box as a token of trust.

Xiao Ran opened the door and walked out. He first looked up and down at the man in front of him.

The man was not in good condition, and was obviously injured. There was a huge gash on his left shoulder, which was wrapped in thick gauze. Even his left leg was broken. He stood in front of the door, barely standing on one leg. Under Xiao Ran's scrutinizing gaze, the man felt even more anxious and uneasy.

"I am."

As he said this, he took the lunch box and found it was still heavy. He opened it and saw that it was actually cat food.
There is also a piece of paper on it.

Seeing the cat food below, Xiao Ran couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart. How could he have the mind to make cat food for Bai Xu when he was away from home?
Then he opened the paper.

There was a line of small words written on it: "Return a favor."

Seeing the words on it, Xiao Ran understood, put away the note, and said to the man, "Come in."

As he said that, he opened the door and walked in. The man quietly breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "Oh my goodness, how come this person's aura makes me feel more pressured than Wu Man's."

But he didn't dare to think too much, and hurriedly followed Xiao Ran downstairs and into the door.

Looking at the huge house in front of him, the man couldn't help showing envy on his face: "Brother, this place you live in is really nice."

"It's OK, but the rent is expensive."

Xiao Ran took him directly into the basement.

open the door.

A strong smell of blood hit the man in the face. He looked closely and saw that the basement was dimly lit. There were many broken limbs hanging around the walls, and the wooden board in front of him was stained red with blood.

The man looked down and saw sticky blood on the ground beneath his feet. He shuddered all over. If Wu Man hadn't assured him again and again that nothing would go wrong, the man would have wanted to run away.

"Sorry, I've been busy lately and this place is a bit messy and I haven't had time to clean it up."

These days Xiao Ran has been concentrating on making corpse slaves, so the basement is full of "parts". The other party came in such a hurry that Xiao Ran naturally had no time to clean up.

He found a rag and casually wiped his dissection table, then held out his hand to the man, motioning him to lie down on it.

Looking at the wooden board that was almost soaked with blood, the man licked his cracked lips, swallowed quietly, and lay on it shyly.

Xiao Ran lightly drew a line with her finger, and a flash of cold light passed through her fingertips, cutting through the man's clothes and bandages to reveal the wound underneath. The wound seemed to be deeper than she had expected.

The shoulder was almost cut off, with only a little skin left hanging. If an ordinary person had this kind of injury, he would basically not survive.

"What's your name?" Xiao Ran asked.

"Laoshan."

Laoshan introduced himself, using the title used by beginners, and then said nervously: "I heard from Roasted Eggplant that your cooking skills are the best he has ever seen, as good as his cooking skills. Brother, do you think this injury of mine can be healed?"

Beginners have strong recovery abilities, but they are unable to recover from crippling blows. If they have broken limbs, they have to find a corpse-sewer to repair them.

This is also the income of the corpse stitcher.

There are several shops run by corpse stitchers on Guling Street that specialize in this, but the prices... well, ridiculously expensive.

"Roasted eggplant? This should be Wu Man's new name. Has this guy become a vegetarian recently?" Xiao Ran thought to himself, then carefully checked Laoshan's wound and said, "It's a serious injury, but it's not a big deal. I'll replace some new bones for you."

"Ah, this...how much is it?"

Laoshan was a little nervous as he didn't have much money left.

"Friends of Lao Qiezi, no money is required."

Hearing that it was free, Laoshan finally felt relieved and nodded, saying, "Thank you so much."

"By the way, how about roasted eggplant? I haven't seen him in a while."

"It's OK. We entered a new maze together. It's a weird place. Thanks to Old Eggplant. But he doesn't seem to plan to come out. It seems that he wants to find some new ingredients in it."

Laoshan started complaining to Xiao Ran again, as if the difficulty of all the maze cities had been escalating rapidly since the maze city was landed.

In the past, when they entered the maze city, even if they did not complete the main quest, they could leave as long as they completed three side quests. Everyone explored based on the principle of seeking good fortune and avoiding danger.

It's really too dangerous, so just stay hidden, look around for side quests, and leave when you complete them.

It's different now.

Not to mention the weird rules of all kinds of strange stories, sometimes the evil ghosts become very difficult to deal with, and some tasks are simply traps. Once you try, you will immediately be cursed by the ghost stories.

"There are some places that are even weirder. There are some patrolling gods. You must first satisfy the requirements of the patrolling gods, otherwise they will curse you. The key is that their requirements are particularly perverted."

As Laoshan spoke, he felt a little aggrieved.

Xiao Ran didn't know what he was feeling wronged about, but it must be some of the youth that he couldn't bear to look back on.

As if realizing that he had lost his composure, Laoshan smiled shyly at Xiao Ran: "I'm sorry, I've said too much. Let's get started. Don't worry, I can handle it."

Xiao Ran was stunned and patted Laoshan's shoulder: "It's already been sewn. While we were talking just now, I helped you change your leg. Come down and take a walk."

"alright??"

Laoshan looked back at his shoulder in surprise and found that his shoulder was intact. Incredibly, he stretched out his arm and twisted it a few times and did not feel any discomfort at all.

This scene made Laoshan instantly stunned. He looked at his left leg again. It was a white and tender thigh, completely different from his skin color, but at this moment it was growing on his body.

"Get up and try it. Your skin color has changed a little, but this leg is about the same height as you. Make do with it for now. Get some more sun, and it won't be noticeable after a while."

"Fuck!!"

Laoshan suddenly jumped up from the chair, stretched his new left leg, and smiled so hard that his mouth almost reached the back of his head. But in his heart he was even more amazed at Xiao Ran's craftsmanship.

Xiao Ran looked at Laoshan's happy expression, and suddenly thought of something. He took out the [razor] given by Penglai Tower from the space, and said to Laoshan with a smile:
"Although it's free, I have a rule here. After you heal your wounds, you need me to shave your head. Is that okay?"

(End of this chapter)