Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 625 Ending the Hospital
"she?"

Xiao Ran looked at the Plum Blossom Taoist in surprise: "You want to bring her into the painting? Why?"

“I need to bring her into Plum Blossom Manor. I need a successor, and she is very suitable.” Plum Blossom Taoist scrutinized the girl in front of him, his eyes seeming to see into her very soul.

Xiao Ran was completely baffled. She pointed to herself, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopped herself.

"You're not my apprentice."

Plum Blossom Taoist rolled his eyes at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran's lips twitched. Well, this guy really doesn't hide anything. But thinking about it, it makes sense. He can't really be considered a disciple of Plum Blossom Taoist. Strictly speaking, he only inherited Plum Blossom Taoist's name and methods, and can't be considered to have truly received his true teachings.

To put it bluntly, I'm just a scapegoat.

He was just taking the blame for Plum Blossom Taoist.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran nodded: "I'm fine with it, but is she willing?"

"That's between her and me."

As the Plum Blossom Taoist spoke, he stepped forward, pinched his fingers, and actually pulled a thread of fate from Xiao Ran's hand.

"I'll only teach you once. After that, you'll have to figure it out on your own."

Plum Blossom Taoist took over from Xiao Ran. Without any exaggerated or fancy techniques, the stitches in his hands suddenly became incredibly smooth.

Even the restless runes seemed to become docile in the hands of the Plum Blossom Taoist.

"The most important thing in the art of stitching is to do it with care."

The Plum Blossom Taoist had no needle in his hand, but by lightly pinching his fingers together, he conjured an embroidery needle out of thin air. Following the incantation and the thread, the needle began to merge rapidly, quietly and steadily, without any fluctuations.

Even in the final step, sewing it into the girl's body, Xiao Ran couldn't sense any pain from the girl at all.

"They're using the same technique, so why is there such a big difference?"

Xiao Ran felt a blow when she saw this scene.

He boasted that in the art of suturing, he dared not say he was the first, but at least he was unparalleled. With his suturing skills and the stitches of fate, he was enough to stand out from the crowd.

In front of Plum Blossom Taoist, Xiao Ran instantly felt a gap as vast as an insurmountable chasm. Yet, upon closer inspection, the techniques were almost identical, but Plum Blossom Taoist's needlework was divine, possessing its own unique charm. Even if he watched it ten thousand times, he probably would still find it difficult to comprehend its mysteries.

"Your elders may have already achieved this, but they don't know how to explain it to you. Actually, it's nothing more than putting your heart into it! Where your heart leads, your will follows. Observe the mountains and sew the seams, and fill in the gaps. The things you sewed before were inanimate objects. In the future, you need to learn to sew living things, to bring things to life. Only then can you truly say you've mastered this craft!"

Plum Blossom Taoist pointed out the secret to Xiao Ran.

As the patriarch of the Four Great Yin Sects, Plum Blossom Taoist had already reached the pinnacle of his skills, and such methods were no mystery to him.

Let alone sewing up a few runes, at his level, even sewing mountains and peaks is a piece of cake.

But the most important thing, as he said, is that sewing things together is the most correct way to sew.

Plum Blossom Taoist's words were like a sudden awakening, enlightening Xiao Ran. She felt as if a cool breeze had been poured into her mind, making her feel completely clear-headed.

He was too adept at sewing dead people, and his thinking was rigid for a time. If it weren't for Plum Blossom Taoist pointing out the problem, he probably would have taken a long detour before he understood.

In that short time, Plum Blossom Taoist had completed the stitching, and the three spell patterns were completely sewn into the girl's body.

The speed was so fast that it was completely different from Xiao Ran's.

As for the rest, Plum Blossom Taoist didn't need Xiao Ran to interfere. He draped the spirit garment over the girl's body, and after watching the spirit garment activate, Plum Blossom Taoist patted the girl's chest with one hand.

In just a moment, the girl's body was torn to pieces by a beam of intense light.

Also shattered was Zhang Jingmin's already decaying body.

As the bright light faded, the privileges of the Spirit Robe were activated. When Xiao Ran slowly opened her eyes, she saw a miniature girl standing there with a blank expression.

A head of jet-black hair, bright eyes, and slender limbs—these were things the girl had never seen before, causing her eyes to widen and her pupils to tremble violently.

She reached out and touched her face, but the next moment her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Plum Blossom Taoist reached out and caught her.

"From now on, your name will be Qingyao. You will be my last disciple. Are you willing?"

The Plum Blossom Taoist's voice was incredibly kind, and his entire being was like spring sunshine. Even his previously unrecognizable face became clear, causing the young girl's heart to flutter. Just as she was about to nod in agreement, she seemed to remember something and turned to look at Xiao Ran.

Plum Blossom Taoist's expression changed slightly, and he glanced sideways at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran didn't notice the Plum Blossom Taoist's gaze, but when the girl looked at her, Xiao Ran knew that she was asking for her opinion.

“Go ahead, Plum Blossom Taoist won’t harm you. He’s actually a pretty good person. I’ll come to see you at Plum Blossom Manor after I’ve finished what I’m doing.”

Xiao Ran spoke softly to the girl, feeling genuinely happy for her seeing her reborn appearance.

Although the two didn't have much interaction, kindness shouldn't be betrayed, which is one of the reasons why Xiao Ran was willing to take out the cursed artifact, the Spirit Robe, to save her.

Seeing Xiao Ran's answer, Plum Blossom Taoist's eyes softened. The girl turned and nodded to Plum Blossom Taoist, which made him even happier.

"Let's go, let's not stay in this filthy place any longer."

Plum Blossom Taoist took the girl's hand and said to Xiao Ran, "You have one more chance. Once that's over, we'll be even." Xiao Ran was taken aback, then pouted, "You got a disciple for free, and you didn't seem to lose out much."

Upon hearing this, Plum Blossom Taoist laughed loudly, "Haha, hahaha... I, Plum Blossom Taoist, have eaten grass roots, gnawed on tree bark, eaten everything, but I've never suffered a loss!"

Having said that, his figure transformed into a gentle breeze, carrying the girl out of the pavilion, and then leading her straight back into the painting.

Then, like a golden ray, the scroll pierced through the dome of the pavilion and returned to Xiao Ran's hands.

"Ding! You have completed the main quest: Rescue the person!"

"You have completed this main quest with an S-rank rating and have obtained a special achievement, 'Saving Lives and Healing the Wounded,' which increases all your attributes by 20 points."

"You have completed this main quest. The labyrinth will now be closed. Please leave immediately."

The notification sound indicating that the mission was complete made Xiao Ran breathe a sigh of relief.

After he stepped down from the pavilion, he saw Qinghao leap to Xiao Ran's side, staring at Xiao Ran with a strange expression: "You...you wouldn't happen to be the modern-day Plum Blossom Taoist, would you?"

The green raccoon had been guarding the entrance to the pavilion, but when Plum Blossom Taoist arrived, the green raccoon didn't dare to move an inch.

He is a spirit immortal, but although he has the title of immortal, he is just like that group of foxes, insects, hedgehogs and rats in Northeast China, all of whom are just boasting.

But Plum Blossom Taoist was a true immortal in the mortal world. The aura that Plum Blossom Taoist unintentionally exuded was enough to terrify Qinghao to the point that he almost lost his soul.

Now that he had come to his senses, he was still shaken. Listening to the conversation between Xiao Ran and Plum Blossom Taoist, and recalling the various methods Xiao Ran had displayed, Qinghao immediately guessed the reason behind it.

After all, the Zhao family and the other four families are a bit pretentious, and they still know some secrets.

"It was a complete accident, someone who could have predicted it."

Xiao Ran didn't say much about this matter. Becoming the contemporary Plum Blossom Taoist might seem like being a scapegoat, but for her, it was the fastest way to improve.

There are advantages and disadvantages, and only you know the true taste of the joys and sorrows; you can't share it with outsiders.

"What's going on outside?"

The matter was over, but Xiao Ran was most worried about the situation outside. He had just sensed the aura of the evil god Xing Xie, but he didn't know what would happen next.

"This is... quite interesting. You should go outside first and we'll talk about it then."

When Xiao Ran went downstairs, she saw Pumpkin's corpse on the fourth floor.

This surprised Xiao Ran greatly; she hadn't expected Pumpkin to die here.

"I didn't expect that."

Xiao Ran walked up to the pumpkin corpse without any emotion. The two were on different sides, and if he had the chance, he would have killed her too.

The reason they didn't kill her earlier was because they were worried that they would push the Ghost Doctor and his gang to the brink of desperation, since the Ghost Doctor and his gang had already taken control of Zhang Jingmin at that time.

Little did I know that I would never have the chance to kill the pumpkin again.

After collecting it into the Yin Soldier Gourd, Xiao Ran quickly walked out.

When Xiao Ran went outside, she saw a group of people surrounding and beating a figure so badly that the person was lying on the ground crying and begging for mercy.

Xiao Ran walked over and took a closer look: "Stealing jade!"

The man with shoe prints all over his face was none other than Qieyu, one of the four leaders of the Changchun Association. Although Xiao Ran had never met him, he was remembered by Master Beast.

"How is this going??"

"Hey, what else could it be? That old bastard is really wicked, and now he's fallen into our hands."

Jin Chanzi explained what happened next to Xiao Ran.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran was taken aback when she heard that first Li Wang, then Qie Yu, and then even Xing Xie had arrived.

I thought that the only expert from Changchun who came to help was Li Wang.

Unexpectedly, the ones that came after were all bigger than the last.

Even more unexpectedly, Li Wang was possessed by the sixth brother, Qinghai Laomo, who used this to kill Pumpkin.

Good heavens, such a big show, and he didn't get to see it at all. Xiao Ran felt a little regretful. He looked at Qieyu. This guy really went to his death. He really ran into the line of fire.

However, just as Jin Chanzi said, this guy deserved it. If it weren't for Mei Hua Daoren, whether it was Xing Xie or Xue Yu, it would have been a huge problem.

"Without the evil spirit supporting him, this kid is now just a wisp of a soul. We can do whatever we want with him. What do you plan to do with him?"

With a wicked grin, Jin Chanzi reminded him, "I have ninety-nine ways to deal with this kind of soul."

"We don't need that many, one is enough!"

Xiao Ran squinted as she looked the jade up and down, and suddenly a good idea for dealing with it came to her. Coincidentally, she still had a few dead dog corpses on her hands...

(End of this chapter)