Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 783 Heading to Yunnan and Guizhou
The next morning, before dawn, several vans arrived outside.

"Boom boom boom!"

With a knock on the door, Ah Mei, who had already prepared her belongings, opened the courtyard gate.

But when he looked up, he was stunned again.

"You are……"

The person who came was not Miao Zongpan, but an employee dressed as "None Delivery".

"Hello, I am the team leader in charge of this part of the company. My name is Tang Zhishang."

With a smile, Tang Zhishang took out his business card and handed it to Amei, continuing, "The company also attaches great importance to this matter and hopes to go to Jiuxian Mountain with you. Could you let us talk to Grandpa Li?"

"Ah, oh oh oh."

When Amei realized that this wasn't someone looking for her, she suddenly understood: "Wait a minute, Grandpa and the others haven't gotten up yet."

"It's okay, we..."

"Boom!"

Before Tang Zhishang could finish speaking, Amei closed the door.

Tang Zhishang, feeling utterly rebuffed, thought helplessly, "At least let me finish what I was saying."

Despite his complaints, Tang Zhishang still stood obediently at the door and waited.

There was nothing he could do about it. He had just sent someone to report to the city company yesterday, but before the report could even be submitted, the city company's chief commander had already issued instructions to involve them in the incident and, if necessary, to cover the two elderly people's retreat at all costs.

This startled Tang Zhishang.

Although the company's records clearly marked the identities of the two individuals, Tang Zhishang truly did not expect the matter to escalate to such a degree.

The group waited outside the door for more than an hour.

Tang Zhishang and his group didn't care about this and quickly took security measures to protect Amei's house thoroughly.

It wasn't until dawn that Miao Zongpan arrived with his men.

They were taken aback when they saw Tang Zhishang and the others. In their memory, the company would not directly interfere in the affairs of the Miao people.

Before Miao Zongpan could step forward to question him, Tang Zhishang walked over with a smile.

"Grandma Miao, please rest assured, we have no intention of interfering. It's just that the company is very sensitive about the attitude of Jiuxian Mountain, so they asked us to represent the company to go to Jiuxian Mountain to meet the Sacrificial King."

As he spoke, Tang Zhishang gestured to his companions behind him to open the cargo compartment, where several vans were filled with rice and flour.

"These are gifts from the company to the sacrificial king. After all, food is scarce in the mountains, and these are all a token of the company's goodwill."

As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face, especially when so many truckloads of rice and flour are supplies that are lacking in the mountains.

When Miao Zongpan saw the rice and flour, his expression immediately improved.

"If these are all the company's demands, Jiuxian Mountain would be very welcoming, but..."

Miao Zongpan glanced sideways in the direction of Amei's house, and Tang Zhishang immediately assured him, "Don't worry, the company never interferes in matters of the underworld."

Just get in first. When things turn sour, nobody will care about you anymore.

Tang Zhishang had his own plans in mind.

Miao Zongpan glanced at the men Tang Zhishang had brought: "But we don't need so many people."

"Yes, there is no shortage of people in the mountains, but there is a shortage of drivers. It is so difficult to move these supplies by hand. Don't worry, the drivers I have selected are all honest and law-abiding people who will never violate the taboos of the Miao people."

Tang Zhishang's words were impeccable, leaving no room for criticism. Even though Miao Zongpan knew there was something wrong with this guy, he couldn't find a reason to refuse.

"Very well, then so be it. On behalf of the priest, I thank the company in advance."

"You're too kind. There's a company bus coming up for everyone to board. Our bus is pretty fast; it should only take about two hours. Let's get on."

Tang Zhishang pointed to the bus behind him.

Miao Zongpan frowned as he glanced at the iron box, then turned to the girl beside him: "Lingxi, is it easy to get out of that thing once you're inside?"

The girl called Lingxi nodded: "Don't worry, it's not difficult to get out of the car, and the driver was in the same car as us, so I don't think the company would dare to do anything reckless."

Lingxi is a modern person and also a disciple of Miao Zongpan. The D-level professional [Five Poisons Lady] is considered a powerful expert.

After receiving her confirmation, Miao Zongpan nodded to the people behind him, indicating that they could get on the vehicle. However, Miao Zongpan did not get on the vehicle. Instead, he jumped straight onto the roof and sat down on it.

The driver wanted to point out the safety hazard, but after being glanced at by Miao Zongpan, he didn't dare to speak.

After a while, Zhou Shang and Li Qing also came out, while Amei carried a bag on her back with two jars of pickled vegetables inside.

Tang Zhishang did not contact Zhou Shang and Li Qing, but arranged for someone to invite them onto the bus.

Once everyone was gathered, the convoy was immediately set off.

The convoy headed straight for Jiuxian Mountain in Anshun from the national highway in Bijie, and the people in the cars were eerily quiet.

Zhou Shang, Li Qing, and Amei sat in the middle of the car, surrounded by Miao people brought by Miao Zongpan.

Zhou Shang and Li Qing remained quite calm, while Amei, sitting to the side, felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles.

"Grandpa, would you like some water?"

At this moment, Lingxi walked over with a bottle of mineral water, and handed the water to Li Qing with a slightly mischievous look.

However, Li Qing only glanced at it before pinching his nose and saying, "Miss, you should at least have some skill in poisoning. This smells so strong, is it poisoned rats?"

Lingxi was taken aback, then burst into laughter; "Grandpa, you really know how to joke."

"Haha, what a pretty girl! Do you have a boyfriend? Want me to introduce you to one? I have an apprentice who's tall and strong."

Li Qing said jokingly.

However, Lingxi shook her head: "I don't like big, burly brutes." Upon hearing this, Li Qing immediately said with a grin: "It's alright, my brother has a grandson. That kid is very clever, it's just that his family is a bit poor, but he's very skilled."

"Hey, the old man is penniless, how could he possibly ruin my beauty's life?"

Lingxi covered her mouth and smiled contemptuously: "Let's think about who will collect your bodies. To die at such an old age in a foreign land, to be left to rot in the wilderness, sigh, it's just too tragic to even think about it."

As she spoke, she pulled back the bus curtain, her gaze sweeping over the green hills and clear waters outside…

"Om..."

The bus drove along the relatively empty streets, its wheels making a soft hum as they rolled over the road.

Outside the car window, the street scene was rapidly receding, with the low gray buildings and streets still bearing the scent of antiquity gradually being left behind.

The atmosphere inside the carriage was somewhat quiet.

Wu Man leaned back lazily in her chair, her eyes half-closed, her fingers unconsciously tapping her knees.

In the back seat of the car, there was a desk in front of Xiao Ran. He was drawing complex lines on the paper with a pencil, and then marking key points along the path of these lines.

Ren Haoran glanced at it curiously, but after just one look, he felt dizzy, his chest tightened, and he felt like he was going to vomit.

It's as if what Xiao Ran wrote is some kind of celestial book.

"Your mental strength is too weak!"

Without looking up, Xiao Ran said, "This blueprint can only be viewed by someone with a mental strength exceeding 120 points."

"120 point."

Ren Haoran opened his mouth wide, swallowed hard, and thought to himself, "Goodness, this is asking for too much."

His own mental strength was only 45 points.

120 points of mental strength is beyond the reach of beginners.

However, Ren Haoran was unaware that this was only one-third of the Ghost Capital's operational diagram, a further simplification by Xiao Ran.

If it's a complete running chart, you can't view it without at least 200 points of mental energy.

"All right."

After confirming there were no problems, Xiao Ran rolled up the blueprints and handed them to Ren Haoran: "Give them to the company, but don't try to photocopy them, as that will damage the contents of the blueprints. From now on, the company will basically have a grasp of the operation of the entire Ghost City based on these blueprints. If any bugs occur, contact me then."

"it is good."

Ren Haoran carefully put the drawing away.

Ren Haoran was all too aware of the importance of this thing; even though he had stored it in his spatial storage, he still felt his heart pounding faster.

After its restart, the Ghost City is likely to become the most important administrative region of the country in the future. Its unique environment, encompassing the present, future, and past, is sufficient to accommodate tens of millions of people, demonstrating its astonishing potential for development.

But none of this concerned Xiao Ran. He turned to look at Jin Chanzi beside him.

At this moment, Jin Chanzi was wearing Xiao Ran's [Yin Yang Creation Robe] and sitting to the side. The sunlight shining on him gave him a feeling of being both worldly and otherworldly.

"Why do I feel like you've grown up quite a bit?"

Xiao Ran looked at Jin Chanzi's face. This guy used to have a baby face and looked about twelve or thirteen years old. But ever since he was reborn with the help of the Ksitigarbha Golden Lotus, his face has become more angular, and he seems to have grown up a lot all of a sudden.

Jin Chanzi touched his face and said with a smug smile, "How about it? Don't I look even more handsome now?"

"Ah!"

Xiao Ran curled her lip: "I think you were more pleasing to the eye before. Now... looking at your face, I always feel like I want to punch you a couple of times."

Jin Chanzi glared at him: "Amitabha, you really have no conscience! It's a pity that all the golden blood I've cultivated for so many years has been drained. So what if I grow up a bit and become a bit more handsome?"

The two were bantering when the car pulled into the high-speed rail station.

Outside the high-speed rail station, two rows of armed police officers with live ammunition stood, staring straight ahead.

As soon as the car door opened and Lu Cheng, Xiao Ran, and the others got out, a company manager quickly came to greet them.

"Hello Mr. Lu, my name is Cai Shun, and I am in charge of this high-speed rail project. The high-speed rail line to Guizhou has been inspected, and we have a 24-hour safety period."

As Cai Shun spoke, he led them into the station.

The once bustling station hall now houses only a handful of people, a mere dozen or so.

However, Xiao Ran also noticed that there were still some passengers.

In response, Cai Shun explained: "Because opening a dedicated line consumes a lot of resources, it will also carry some people on the same route. But rest assured, the company has conducted a detailed investigation into the identities and backgrounds of these people."

Lu Cheng simply nodded in response, and the group headed straight for the high-speed train carriage.

This train has fewer than five carriages, with no first or second class seats; all of them are spacious business class carriages.

After getting into the car, Cai Shuncai took out a report and handed it to Lu Cheng: "Mr. Lu, this is the news we received this morning."

Lu Cheng glanced at the report, frowned, and then handed it to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran glanced at it and his face immediately darkened. It contained the commotion that the two old men, Li Qing and Zhou Shang, had caused in Bijie. When he saw the contents, he realized that the two old men were actually going to Jiuxian Mountain. Xiao Ran's lips twitched a few times as he thought to himself, "Well, as they get older, they really do... have no taboos and do whatever they want."

He put down the documents in his hand and asked, "How long will it take us to get to Jiuxian Mountain?"

Eight hours!

Cai Shun had clearly already calculated the time in his mind: "The train will not stop along the way, it will take five hours to reach Anshun, and it will take two hours to get to Jiuxian Mountain by car."

Xiao Ran nodded, closed her eyes, and quickly calculated in her mind: "That's enough."

The document only listed Zhou Shang and Li Qing, but Xiao Ran guessed that Zhao Qingming and her grandfather were also among them. These four old guys were capable enough to hold out until she arrived.

(End of this chapter)