Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 661 Ah Huang and Yi Yi
Xiao Ran stared wide-eyed for a long time, confirming that there were only pebbles inside.

The pebbles here are quite pretty; each one looks like glass. Xiao Ran picked one up at random, looked at it from left to right, up to down, and with a look of certainty, she knew... it was a stone.

He looked up at the girl in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Faced with Xiao Ran's puzzled gaze, the girl looked a little embarrassed and said in a muffled voice:

"The monk said that if I give you something, you'll have lots of pocket money in the future. But I can't find anything else. There are only rocks on the mountain. Is it okay if I give you some rocks?"

"A stone? Pocket money?? A monk?"

After quickly piecing together all this information, Xiao Ran's eyes lit up: "Could it be him!" Xiao Ran couldn't help but think of the great monk who had come to guide her last time and taught her the mysterious footwork.

"If it were him..."

Xiao Ran immediately understood the other party's intention, nodding her head like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, that big monk is absolutely right."

Xiao Ran was quick-witted and immediately gleaned the key information from the girl's words.

This is like a great monk finding himself a living Buddha.

Although Xiao Ran didn't know the girl's background, her big black dog dared to bite even the little devil, making the little devil howl.

With this Bodhisattva around, any future troublemakers will have to think twice before trying to mess with me.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran was already almost ready to shout "Long live the Great Monk!" in her heart.

"It seems the senior monk hasn't explained to you where this money came from."

The girl shook her head.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran stepped forward and explained the origin of the money to the girl.

“Our Underworld has many treasures that the outside world needs. If I send these treasures out, they can be sold for ten times the price. We can split the profits. How about you get 2% or 30% of the shares?”

Xiao Ran gritted her teeth and agreed to contribute 30% of the profits.

This little Bodhisattva is too important. Even if I have to give up the Buddha's name for the sake of the dog, I will do anything to keep her.

Besides... this little bodhisattva punched the nine-lived dragon and unleashed dogs to bite the monster; what kind of background does she have?

There might be a much stronger backer behind such a Bodhisattva. If people find out that I only gave her a pittance and used her as a shield, I probably won't get away with it.

Therefore, the 30% profit margin was a conclusion reached by Xiao Ran after careful consideration.

As he spoke, Xiao Ran immediately took out 40,000 ghost money from his spatial storage and presented it to the girl: "This is our first quarter's profit sharing. It's a little less now, but there will be profit sharing every quarter from now on. As the business grows, the profit sharing will increase."

Seeing the money Xiao Ran offered, the girl immediately reached out and took it. Looking at the total of 40,000 ghost money, her eyes sparkled. She excitedly held up the ghost money in her hand and twirled around, saying, "Great! With this money, I can buy lots of things!"

Seeing that the girl didn't seem unhappy about the small amount of money, Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief. She then tentatively changed the subject, saying, "Um, my name is Xiao Ran... I'm not sure how to address you yet."

"Just call me Yi Yi."

"all?"

Xiao Ran hadn't expected the girl's name to be so simple. He muttered it to himself a few times, then coughed lightly twice: "Ahem, Yi Yi, you own 30% of our Amazing Pavilion's shares, so you'll be our major shareholder from now on, this..."

Hearing Xiao Ran say that she was a major shareholder, Yi Yi nodded excitedly, but seeing Xiao Ran's hesitant expression, her face hardened: "What, is there something else you want to say?"

"It's nothing, it's just that, as you've seen, our business hasn't even officially started yet, and people are already eyeing our Amazing Pavilion. If our business grows bigger and we make more and more money, what if someone tries to steal our business in the future? I won't be able to fight them..."

Xiao Ran subtly shifted the point here: Fu Zi didn't come here to steal business, but in Xiao Ran's eyes, it wasn't much different.

"Haha, I thought it was something serious."

Yi took out a bell from her satchel and was about to hand it to Xiao Ran, but after thinking about it, she withdrew her hand and solemnly instructed, "You just said that this business is done outside, right?"

"Correct!"

"Let's get this straight first, I don't care about what happens outside, but if anyone in the Underworld tries to steal our business, you can ring this bell. But if I find out that you're using this bell I gave you to cause trouble in the Underworld, hmph, I'll have Ah Huang bite you!"

Xiao Ran felt a pang of embarrassment. It seemed that this little girl wasn't so easily fooled, but this was enough for Xiao Ran.

"Don't worry, I only care about protecting myself. Unless it's something I can't handle, I will never touch this bell."

There are still significant problems with Xiao Ran's statement. As for self-preservation, he figured that since he was strong enough in the Underworld, he couldn't defeat any random mounts.

Using the bell at that time would be perfectly reasonable.

"However, we should try to find more business partners in the future, otherwise it's not appropriate to keep ringing the bell all the time."

Xiao Ran secretly pondered that she should find an opportunity to get to know more people and share some of her shares. Although she would earn less money that way, her sense of security would be greatly enhanced.

"Hmm!" Yi nodded, very satisfied with Xiao Ran's attitude, and handed the bell in her hand to Xiao Ran.

"Woof!!"

Just then, a dark figure leaped over from a distance and landed beside Yi Yi.

Xiao Ran looked closely and then she could see clearly that it was a large black dog, completely black, not only its fur, but also its nose, tongue, mouth, and paws.

With its simple and honest appearance, it landed beside Yi Yi with a piece of cloth in its mouth, which was probably torn from one of Yi Yi's clothes.

At that moment, the big black dog's gaze suddenly shifted, staring at the bell in Xiao Ran's hand, and its eyes immediately became sharp.

Xiao Ran felt a chill run down her spine, and her muscles seemed to stiffen. "Ah Huang, his name is Xiao Ran. He'll be my pocket money. I'll give him the bell. If he ever gets into trouble, can you help him out?"

Fortunately, Yi-yi reached out and hugged the dog's head, shaking it affectionately. The big black dog, feeling uncomfortable from being shaken, quickly barked "Woof!" in response.

"Thank you, Ah Huang. I knew you were the best. By the way, don't tell my dad and mom about this, or I won't give you any more bones to eat."

Yi Yi stretched out her slender fingers and poked the big black dog's nose.

The big black dog, which could make the Great Emperor of the Demon King run away with his tail between his legs, could only obediently nod in the face of the girl's threat.

This only made Xiao Ran more curious about the girl's background.

Despite her curiosity, Xiao Ran had no intention of finding out anything about the girl's background.

Even for oneself, the less one knows, the better.

His gaze then fell upon the large black dog, which looked just like a country dog, but Xiao Ran dared not regard it as one.

It can bite the Great Emperor of the Demon King and swallow the golden pill in the Great Emperor of the Demon King's hand in one gulp without uttering a sound. You can tell how terrifying this dog is.

"Um... Thank you so much for saving me, Senior Ah Huang. I will never forget your kindness. If you ever need anything in the future, please feel free to ask. I will do my best to help."

"Wang Wang Wang!!"

Ah Huang raised its head and barked a few times. Xiao Ran looked at the girl, puzzled.

Yi Yi helped Ah Huang translate to Xiao Ran: "Ah Huang is very satisfied with you. It says that if anyone bullies you, you will ring the bell from now on."

"Thank you, senior."

"Alright, I've been out for quite a while now, you should head back soon."

As they were talking, they prepared to leave.

At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out, "Wait a minute."

"Ok?"

"Once the Amazing Pavilion officially opens, I wonder if we could invite Yi Yi and Senior Ah Huang to come and support us, just to join in the fun. If conditions permit, we can sign a shareholding agreement on the spot, which would be more formal."

"Oh, I guess I won't go. I can't go anyway. Ah Huang can go. Let Ah Huang help me sign the contract. You can make a paper dog out of paper and light a hair on it."

As the girl spoke, she pulled a hair from Ah Huang's back.

The dog hair was inconspicuous in the girl's hand, but after she handed it to Xiao Ran, it turned into an apricot-yellow incense candle.

"Ok."

Xiao Ran carefully put away the incense and candles.

The girl did not linger any longer. Before leaving, Ah Huang's tail swept a few times, and a cold wind blew, instantly sweeping away all the ghost willows around.

By the time Xiao Ran and the others came to their senses, Ah Huang and the girl had already disappeared, leaving only Xiao Ran and the five ghosts standing not far away, looking completely bewildered.

"uncle!"

Cao Shi walked over: "What just happened...?"

"It's nothing, just someone playing a little joke on us."

Xiao Ran didn't mention the matter of Emperor Zizi, nor did she mention Ah Huang and the girl Yi Yi.

The fewer people who know these things, the better.

Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't elaborate, Cao Shi stopped asking: "Then let's..."

"Yes, let's set off."

They've already wasted quite a bit of time here; it's time to head back as soon as possible.

Xiao Ran boarded the small boat again. This time, Cao Shi didn't dare to say anything more. He was obviously frightened by the sudden incident. Even though Xiao Ran said it was just a joke, it would be a lie to say that Cao Shi and the others weren't worried.

The five brothers sped up and, in no time at all, had delivered Xiao Ran to her destination.

"Sir, we've arrived at our destination. We'll stop here. If you need anything, just let us know."

"There's nothing else. Just please deliver the goods to the Amazing Pavilion as soon as possible. I'll invite you to the opening ceremony, and then we'll formally sign the contract."

Upon hearing this, the five brothers perked up immediately, beaming with joy as they promised to support Xiao Ran.

After the five brothers left, Xiao Ran turned around, waved his hand gently, and the small boat under his feet floated up. However, after flying more than ten meters, the small boat gradually turned into wisps of green smoke.

"This round trip shouldn't have taken too long, right?"

As Xiao Ran was pondering this, she suddenly heard shouts of battle nearby, and her expression immediately changed: "Something's wrong, how could this be??"

The time it would take for him to travel back and forth to the outside world would be no more than a day. With Wu Man and the others' strength, there was no way they could hold out for even a day.

"Could it be..." Xiao Ran thought of the Ghost Willow Forest. If there was a problem, it must be in that Ghost Willow Forest: "Damn you!!"

Xiao Ran cursed under his breath, and without daring to linger for even a moment, he leaped forward and quickly escaped from the Netherworld...

(End of this chapter)