Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 770 Soul Locking on a Living Stake
Upon seeing the familiar coffin, Xiao Ran was shocked and glanced sideways at Li Ji.

Why don't you sit down?

Li Ji seemed to notice Xiao Ran's gaze, and after exhaling a smoke ring, continued, "Is it because you think coffins are unlucky, or because you think they're uncomfortable?"

Xiao Ran walked to the coffin and gently placed her palm on it. There were two knife marks on the left and right sides of the coffin, and a dent in the middle, indicating that it was seriously damaged.

In response to Li Ji's question, Xiao Ran replied directly, "This is my family's coffin."

Li Ji snorted coldly: "Your family's coffin?" He then took off his clothes, revealing that the muscles on the left side of his chest had necrosis and turned into a patch of black dead flesh.

He said with displeasure, "Your coffin smashed me like this? What are you going to do about it?"

Anyone could hear the anger in Li Ji's words.

However, Xiao Ran was not swayed by Li Ji's emotions. She simply took a close look at Li Ji's injuries and then gave her diagnosis.

"Your torso is already shattered, and your internal organs are probably all necrotic. I can replace your torso. As for your head, I can replace it with a skull. I can also repair your face, but it will take some time."

The plan Xiao Ran proposed would have seemed crazy to other doctors, but for Xiao Ran, it was just standard procedure.

However, Li Ji did not seem satisfied with this answer.

He stared intently at Xiao Ran: "If I told you that your little woman is still in her coffin, would you save her?"

"meeting."

Xiao Ran admitted it without hesitation, but added, "Just like I would do my best to help you if you were seriously injured, you and Sister Liu are both people who have been kind to me. If you two want to fight, I won't help either of you, but after you're done fighting, someone will have to help you clean up the mess."

Xiao Ran's words were very sincere.

Sister Liu was a great help to Xiao Ran, and helped her several times.

The same goes for Li Ji, and in a sense, Li Ji was Xiao Ran's mentor.

The conflict between the two is not a personal grudge, but a difference in their stances; it would be inappropriate for either of them to side with the other.

But Xiao Ran can help them recover as quickly as possible with minimal cost afterward.

Upon receiving Xiao Ran's reply, Li Ji's tense expression immediately relaxed. He waved his pipe and said, "Sit down. This coffin is empty. Your Sister Liu has already run away."

Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes, a sly glint in his eyes, and asked in a cheeky tone, "Can I take a look?"

Li Ji pursed his lips and turned his head away.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran turned around and pushed the coffin open a crack, glancing inside. Sure enough, it was empty. Now he could sit there with a clear conscience.

After Xiao Ran sat down, Li Jicai said, "Your Sister Liu is just like you, very cunning. She dropped this coffin and ran away, splitting up to run to the left and right. I was busy with other evil spirits at the time, so I couldn't chase after her."

Li Ji spoke casually, but judging from the wounds on his body, Xiao Ran feared that Sister Liu had already gone all out to kill him.

"I heard that several other night watchmen survived. Were they also injured? Should I help them by treating their injuries?"

"Need not!"

Li Ji decisively refused: "It's good enough that they survived. Being incomplete is also good. Including me, I don't need you to fix me. Being incomplete is precisely part of our advancement."

The profession of night watchman is very special. Wounds are precisely their passports to advancement. The greater the injury, the stronger their chances of advancement.

Of course, the premise is that they have to persevere and reach the day when they advance, which is destined to be another hurdle.

"I see." Xiao Ran nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "So, what can I do for you?"

He believed that since Li Ji was waiting for him here, there must be something he needed to do.

Li Ji took a drag of his cigarette, then said to Xiao Ran, "Go kill someone."

"Who?"

"Star Treasure Master!"

"She's still alive?" Xiao Ran was shocked. When she arrived, the huge crater made her think that the Star Treasure Master was already dead.

But since she's still alive, why kill her?
"Aren't you two in cahoots?"

Xiao Ran remembered that the information the company gave her was written very clearly.

That night, Xingbao was suppressed by eight evil spirits working together. From this perspective, she should be on the same side as Li Ji.

"No!"

Li Ji waved his hand: "Master Xingbao deceived us. She was the one who was in charge that night. If she hadn't turned against us at the last minute, your Sister Liu would be lying in this coffin now, waiting for you to come and save her."

"Help me kill her, and in exchange, I can help you break the bondage of your Bone Spirit, and you can take that little girl away."

Xiao Ran raised her eyelids and stared straight at Li Ji in front of her.

Li Ji, on the other hand, slowly picked up his pipe.

After a moment of eye contact, Xiao Ran finally spoke: "I can't guarantee that I can kill her, but I can guarantee that if I encounter the Star Master again, I will go all out. Whether she survives or not depends on her abilities."

"make a deal!"

Li Jilian didn't even bother to think about it further and agreed immediately, as if that was enough for him.

“Go back. Under the well in your backyard, there are that girl’s bones buried. Dig them up and you can take her away.”

That well!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran suddenly understood and bowed to Li Ji, saying, "Thank you, senior."

His gaze then fell on the coffin beneath him, and as he pondered how to begin, Li Ji waved his hand impatiently: "Take it away, take it away. It's just an eyesore." "Hahaha, then thank you very much, senior."

With a wave of her hand, Xiao Ran put the coffin directly into her spatial storage.

After packing up the coffin, Xiao Ran immediately took her leave. Just as she was leaving, Li Ji suddenly turned around and called out to her.

"Wait a minute!"

Li Ji called out to Xiao Ran, putting down his pipe: "Your white cat..."

Li Ji paused halfway through his sentence, then continued after a moment's thought: "Never mind, just be careful. That night, the cat ate a lot of things it shouldn't have."

Xiao Ran could tell that Li Ji's words had a hidden meaning, so she nodded to indicate that she would pay more attention to Bai Xu in the future.

After receiving a satisfied look from Li Ji, Xiao Ran opened the door, turned around, and walked out of the room.

"Meow!"

As soon as Xiao Ran stepped outside, Bai Xu, who was lying on the roof beam, stretched and yawned, as if it had been having a sweet dream while Xiao Ran had been inside.

With a light leap, Bai Xu landed in Xiao Ran's arms, nuzzling affectionately a few times before climbing back onto Xiao Ran's shoulder. There, she sat high, tilting her head back and looking ahead with a haughty expression.

Looking at the white fluff on her shoulder, Xiao Ran suddenly felt that this thing hadn't given in; it was just using her as a mount in a different way.

She glanced back at Li Ji's door, recalling Li Ji's hesitant expression earlier.

It seems I should be more careful with this big cat in the future.

Back at the residence on Bone Spirit Street.

Xiao Ran, Lu Cheng, and Wu Man first enjoyed a hearty meal, waiting until they were full.

Xiao Ran summoned Liu Mu and instructed him to crawl into the well behind and dig downwards.

Everyone stood by the well and waited.

Even Bai Xu was lying to the side, watching the black soil being dug out of the well.

After digging to a depth of about one meter, they indeed found a wooden box at the bottom.

The box wasn't big, but it was quite heavy.

Upon opening the box, one could see a skeleton inside. The body had decomposed into bones, making it impossible to distinguish between male and female with the naked eye.

Okra only glanced at it, but a look of pain appeared on her face as images of despair flashed through her mind.

"Master! I'm scared."

Okra turned around and hugged Xiao Ran's leg tightly, but those painful memories still tormented her.

Liu Mu carefully examined the box for a while. After seeing the messy, crisscrossing scratches inside, he looked at the okra, shook his head, and closed the box.

Xiao Ran picked up Qiu Kui, gently comforted her, and handed the box to Liu Mu for safekeeping.

This thing is the body of okra, but the soul of okra can no longer return to the body, yet there is a very strong bond between the two.

Therefore, Xiao Ran cannot simply throw the corpse directly into the space or the Yin Soldier Gourd.

We can only keep Six Eyes safe for now.

"Kakakaka..."

At that moment, a piercing tearing sound suddenly came from the house behind her, followed by a series of notifications popping up in Xiao Ran's ears.

[WARNING: The staking for the property at No. 121 Bone Spirit Street has been removed, and the property will soon become invalid!]

Accompanied by a notification sound, there was a sudden click inside the house.

Immediately following was the sound of continuous cracking throughout the house. The already dilapidated house, having lost the support of the okra's remains, finally succumbed to the pressure and collapsed.

"boom!!"

With a loud crash, the house could no longer hold on and collapsed, turning into ruins.

This property has also become completely ineffective, which means that if Xiao Ran returns to Bone Spirit Street in the future, she will only be able to take the bus or walk back on her own.

But compared to okra, what does an industry amount to?

"Owner……"

Looking at the collapsed building, Qiu Kui then turned her gaze to Xian Xiaoran; "Will we have no home left?"

Xiao Ran reached out and gently pinched Qiu Kui's little nose with her finger: "Silly girl, of course you have a home. I've found you a new home. The air there is fresh and lively, a million times better than here. I'll prepare a room just for you, a pink princess room, okay?"

"Ok!"

Okra nodded emphatically, her small eyes filled with anticipation for her new home.

"broken!"

Suddenly, Wu Man, who was standing to the side, thought of something, and her face instantly fell.

He dashed into the ruins, yelling, "Oh no, oh no, I haven't taken those two jars of 'Beauty Wine' with me yet!"

(End of this chapter)