Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 686 Fated Nemesis

The slap landed on the King of Wu's face, but the faces of the other rebel kings present also turned pale and then red.

After all, the kings hadn't reached the point of open conflict; they were all allies. At this moment, Lu Cheng slapped the King of Wu in front of them, completely disregarding all of them.

Fortunately, the slap did not kill King Wu, but it deformed half of his face. The huge handprint on his face was black and purple, and his lips were split open. When King Wu raised his head in a daze, his left eye was swollen to the size of a bun, and he glared angrily at Lu Cheng.

"You disagree!"

Lu Cheng lowered his head and looked at the King of Wu with disdain: "I'll give you a chance. Go back, muster your troops, and we'll see who's the real deal now!"

Lu Cheng's attitude was even more forceful than that of the King of Wu, showing no regard for the King of Wu whatsoever.

"you you……"

King Wu was trembling with rage. He pointed his finger at Lu Cheng, but he had no words to express his suffering.

"If my Ghost Commander's banner were still here, if my tens of thousands of ghost soldiers were still here, how could I allow you to be so arrogant?!"

"Hey, everyone, calm down! We've all come here to attend this Ghost City Feast, why be so tense?"

At this moment, the King of Jin and the King of Chu hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the King of Wu, who was on the verge of going crazy with anger.

Prince Fu stepped in front, smiling and bowing to Lu Cheng: "General, please calm down. We have long heard of your victory in guarding Ruzhou and defeating the locust plague army. We are honored to meet you today. Please take a seat, General, so that we may discuss important matters together."

"What are you all standing there for? Quickly set up camp again."

King Qi ordered his men to rebuild the damaged tents, and then invited Lu Cheng and Xiao Ran into the tent.

However, Xiao Ran had no interest in attending such a boring gathering: "Big brother, you can handle this, I won't participate, I'll wait for you outside."

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible."

Lu Cheng nodded, and then entered the tent at the invitation of the others.

After watching Lu Cheng enter the tent, Xiao Ran turned around and saw Liu Mu still kneeling on the ground, trembling. She went up to him and gently kicked him: "Get up, you can't take your shit here."

Hearing Xiao Ran's teasing, Liu Mu was not angry at all. Instead, he seemed to wake up from a dream and got up from the ground, grabbing Xiao Ran's arm: "Is that your older brother?"

"Not my older brother, but your older brother?"

"No, no, no, I don't have your guts."

Liu Mu was startled and quickly waved his hand, thinking to himself, "I'm befriending a god and a human, isn't that bringing bad luck?"

Seeing Liu Mu's cowardly appearance, Xiao Ran was too lazy to waste words with him and led him to find Jin Chanzi and the others to meet up.

Jin Chanzi and his men had already set up camp on the nearby slope.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran return, they all rushed forward to inquire about Lu Cheng's situation.

Xiao Ran recounted Lu Cheng's story to everyone, and after hearing Lu Cheng's experiences, Jin Chanzi and the others sighed in admiration.

"It's fate, it's luck, you've encountered both."

Even if someone is born a spirit medium, it's not so easy for them to connect with the gods. If Xiao Ran hadn't gone to find Lu Cheng and asked him to help, accidentally leading him to make a pact with Guan Yu, Lu Cheng would probably have remained in a daze for who knows how long before he awakened.

It was also because of Xiao Ran that Lu Cheng was able to enter the Lost City ahead of time, allowing him to successfully preserve Ruzhou, this pure land, before the Lost City underwent a treacherous transformation.

Every step here, though seemingly coincidental, was actually preordained.

In other words, Xiao Ran was the catalyst that somehow propelled all of this to happen.

"Brother Lu has had a tough time. He's carried this family fortune all these years on his own. I really don't know how he managed to get through it."

Xiao Ran also admired Lu Cheng from the bottom of her heart.

Judging from Lu Cheng's current demeanor and appearance, it's not hard to tell that Lu Cheng has suffered a lot during my absence; otherwise, how could he have developed such a fierce and ruthless aura?

Of course, this was probably inseparable from the help of Lu Cheng's so-called good friends behind the scenes.

After waiting in the tent for about an hour, Lu Cheng arrived.

Lu Cheng put his horse aside, wiped the longsword on the ground, and then pulled Xiao Ran into the tent.

"Quickly, quickly, what happened to Master Lai?" As soon as he entered, Lu Cheng asked Xiao Ran impatiently.

It is evident how strong Lu Cheng's concern for the bald-headed old man has been over the years. In a sense, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the bald-headed old man was Lu Cheng's second parent, which explains why Lu Cheng was so worried about him.

"Brother Lu, please sit down first, I'll explain it to you slowly."

Xiao Ran gestured for Lu Cheng to sit down, and then took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng took the bottled mineral water, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar plastic bottle, his feelings were complicated. He had been here for so long that he sometimes forgot he was a modern person. Xiao Ran sat to the side and recounted the story of the bald-headed old man and her grandfather's generation in detail.

Dai Long and the others listened intently from the side.

The events of the older generation involved too many grudges and feuds, but some things will obviously not be forgotten with time.

“My grandfather has been dead for so many years, and he insisted on turning his house into a haunted house rather than return to the underworld. At first, I thought that my grandfather and his family were waiting for the Lost City to descend so that they could continue to live a carefree life. Later, I found out that they were waiting for the Lost City, but their purpose was to find the old man of the Yang family who was trapped in the tomb back then.”

"My grandfather is like that, and so is Master Lai. If nothing unexpected happens, I think they should be ready to set off by now."

Xiao Ran didn't mention these things last time because she was afraid Lu Cheng would be distracted. Now she's telling Lu Cheng because there's no point in hiding them anymore.

After all, the Lost City has already begun to take shape, and it's only a matter of time before Ruzhou follows suit.

"Ugh!"

Hearing these words, Lu Cheng could only sigh. He protected the peaceful land of Ruzhou not only for himself, but also because he wanted his family and friends to have peace in the future.

I never imagined that Master Lai was carrying such a heavy burden.

"Brother Lu, don't worry about this. I can send a message to the company and ask them to help Master Lai as much as possible."

Seeing Lu Cheng's sighing expression, Dai Long quickly offered words of comfort.

Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking to herself, "Goodness, why aren't you usually this attentive to me, you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes?"

However, Xiao Ran also knew that her importance in the company was far less than that of Lu Cheng.

Even if Dai Longken were to deliver the message, the company probably wouldn't take it very seriously, certainly not as seriously as they do with Lu Cheng.

"Forget it, Master has his own things to do and he knows what he's doing. We have our own things to do. We can help them after we've settled things here."

Lu Cheng waved his hand and then told everyone about the agreement he had reached with these rebel kings.

"The situation in Chang'an is special right now. Neither I nor any of the rebel kings can get in. Only people from the martial arts world can get in."

As Lu Cheng spoke, he took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran opened it and saw the three words "Three No-Entry" written on it.
Those who are not members of the martial arts world are not allowed to enter.

No one other than a commoner may enter.

No living person may enter.

"This is an inscription on the city gate. The King of Chu and his men sent people to probe the gate long ago, but the scouts they sent out were torn to pieces by an unknown force as soon as they entered. This means that although they have tens of thousands of troops, they can only wait at the gate."

Upon hearing Lu Cheng's words, Xiao Ran suddenly realized: "No wonder they went to such lengths to recruit Wu Man; so that's the reason."

Lu Cheng slapped his thigh and looked at Xiao Ran with a solemn expression: "I didn't come here to seize the Imperial Seal of the State, but I hope you won't go in. My friend told me that this Ghost City was actually prepared for you by Huang Chao. Xiao Ran, you can choose not to go in. As long as Huang Chao doesn't see you, no one can take the Imperial Seal of the State away."

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze immediately turned to Xiao Ran.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran remained silent for a moment, then asked Lu Cheng, "How is Yuting?"

"you!!"

Lu Cheng frowned, wanting to say something, but Xiao Ran interrupted him with a gesture: "I know what you mean, but I really can't avoid jumping into this pit."

“If it were just the Imperial Seal of the State, I wouldn’t take this risk. But the problem is that Huang Chao can’t have it. That guy changes a seal every day. Who knows how much trouble he’ll cause.”

As he spoke, Xiao Ran threw out the plaque with the inscription "Upright and Honorable" that he had cut in half, along with the Ghost General's flag and the bronze mirror in Huang Le's hand.

“These things are all more sinister than the last. It’s fine if the Lost City doesn’t land, but once it does, even if it lands in remote areas like northwestern Shanxi, it will be enough to cause huge chaos.”

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about this plaque with the inscription "Upright and Honorable".

The population in the Lost City is nothing compared to that in reality. In reality, any large city has a population of over ten million.

If this were to happen in a first-tier city, or even a super first-tier city, it would affect countless people, and the trouble it would cause would be unimaginable.

If they can't get the Imperial Seal back, Xiao Ran doesn't even dare to think about how many more of these things Huang Chao could make.

"Isn't Huang Chao threatening me? If I don't fall into this trap, what's the point of protecting Ruzhou that we've worked so hard to save?"

At this point, Lu Cheng realized the seriousness of the matter, but he looked at Xiao Ran and hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran stood up, walked outside the tent, and stared at the ghost city ahead, her eyes flashing like lightning: "Brother, regardless of whether there are pits ahead or not, this is a matter between Huang Chao and me. If I don't go after him, he will come after me. It's a destined grudge, and whoever backs down is a coward..."

(End of this chapter)