Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 507 Open Scheme: A Trade in the Ruins
"This is the ruins. It looks like an abandoned city."

"Indeed, it looks like it was bombed."

"Look, this material looks like black glass..."

Because the Central Plains Dynasty has completely opened up this site, many extraordinary individuals have come here. Of course, the vast majority are just here to join in the fun, to take a look around and see what's going on.

Only a few will get in.

Moreover, there are also many extraordinary individuals from abroad among them.

In fact, there are quite a few of them.

The Central Plains dynasty also allowed these people to pass.

The kind without hesitation.

Therefore, everyone knows that after so many years of research and the relentless exploration by extraordinary individuals, it is clear that the Central Plains Dynasty has gained partial access to this relic; otherwise, it would have been impossible to allow outsiders to enter.

While the others were discussing the appearance of the ruins, Li Zhongren was observing his surroundings, using his abilities to collect pheromones in the air, and soon he became more certain of the target's location.

The other party has definitely entered the ruins.

And so, in the next moment, Li Zhongren also whooshed through the gate between reality and the secret realm.

In that instant, he felt as if he were enveloped in cool glue, accompanied by a strange resistance.

Everything changed.

No longer deserts, blue skies, and ruins.

Instead, it was dusk, with the setting sun like blood.

And a dilapidated, but not yet completely ruined, city.

It's still running.
Although it couldn't help but wither away.

For example, right in front of him was the gate to the city, but the gate was already dilapidated and half of it was rotten.

The target is in the city.

Li Zhongren glanced at the tracking map, which clearly marked the target's location. Obviously, the other party was not a superhuman, so they did not hide their information, making it easy for Li Zhongren to pinpoint their location.

"Hu~~"

Taking a slow breath, Li Zhongren stepped into the city.

open.

This was his first feeling.

corruption.

This was his second feeling.

Surprising.

This was his third sense.

It's also the clearest feeling.

This city, and even this secret place, gives people an extremely eerie feeling.
On both sides of the road, there were decaying skeletons everywhere, and it was vaguely possible that they had once lived in this city.

Staring at these skeletons for a long time, you'll always get the feeling that they're still alive.

The sun has completely set.

The moon rises.

Speed ​​in the literal sense.

That's how fast it is.

The crimson moon hung high in the sky, clearly visible to the naked eye.

"squeak~"

"squeak~"

Accompanied by such sound.

Li Zhongren discovered that these skeletons were actually struggling to stand up.
"Looks like this is a newcomer."

Inside a building, two people were watching this scene, seeing Li Zhongren standing silently in place, as if he were stunned.

"He dared to come in without knowing anything; he needs to pay a heavy price."

Another person said bluntly.

"hehe."

The person who started smiled.

His voice carried a hint of mockery.

"why are you laughing."

"I laugh at you for only looking at the surface of things."

"What do you mean?"

"If you look closely at his expression, you'll know that he's just curious; there's not a trace of fear or apprehension in his eyes."

"Humph"

"So you still need to practice. In our line of work, you have to risk your life. You have to be bold, meticulous, and observant. Let's go over there."

"What?"

"Adding flowers to brocade is nothing compared to sending charcoal in the snow."

"Hey, watch out, bro!"

After saying that, the man darted out of the window, as if he were a master of light-footed kung fu, and walked along the eaves to the roof above where Li Zhongren was, throwing down a rope as he went.

"Quick, get on!"

"Thank you."

Li Zhongren turned around, looked at the man on the roof, and cupped his hands in greeting, but did not grab the rope.

He's not a cunning old fox; he doesn't have a penchant for playing dumb to take advantage of others.

Moreover, his goal was to save the target, so there was no need to waste time. His apparent daze just now was simply because he was carefully observing these monsters.

"boom!"

Taking a deep breath, Li Zhongren hardened his skin, while the liquid metal skin on his hands stretched and reshaped, turning his arms into two knives, or rather needles, that were over four meters long yet as thin as cicada wings.

In short, with the help of his bizarre liquid metal skin, he forged magical weapons that defied almost all of physics and materials science.

Then, armed with such weapons, he charged into the monster horde.

“Swish swish swish~~”

On the rooftop, the man who came to deliver the rope saw the mysterious figure charge into the horde of corpses with its deformed hand. In an instant, it sliced ​​the corpses into pieces. The supposedly hard bones were easily cut through by the blade.

"Thank you for your help, sir."

A moment later, Li Zhongren grabbed the rope and climbed onto the roof.

"Ahem, you're welcome. I mean, I was being a bit nosy."

"You're too kind, brother."

Li Zhongren bowed again.

"In the face of unclear situations, I seem to be inferior to you in terms of willingness to lend a helping hand.

"hehe."

The man smiled.

"My dad always says that you should make more friends when you're out in the world, and you should help others when they need it, not after you've achieved success."

"what"

"So, sir, could you tell me about this ruin?"

"To be honest, I am a ghostwriter. I came here to save someone who has wandered into this place by mistake."

"I will pay an equivalent amount for the intelligence."

"That's not necessary."

The man waved his hand.

"I came to rescue you only to find another helper for our adventure. But even if we don't make a deal, we can still be friends. What do you want to know, brother?"

"I know some basic information about this ruin. It can be found outside. It's said to be an ancient city of evil cultivators?"

"Some kind of experiment was conducted here, which ultimately led to the tragedy."

"Not bad at all."

The man nodded.

"Over the years, the Central Plains Dynasty and a number of independent cultivators have explored this site and gained some understanding of its origins. These are not considered valuable information internally. In short, this place was a fairly developed city in ancient times, but the evil sect that created it messed up a special experiment, which turned the entire city into its current half-dead state."

"Those skeleton soldiers you killed were the city's original inhabitants. No matter how you kill them, they will regenerate tomorrow night."

"However, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. This city hides a lot of wealth and treasures, which is why so many rogue cultivators are willing to come here to gamble their lives. After all, it is the complete legacy of a certain evil cultivation sect."

"Then over the years, the Central Plains dynasties have gradually worn this down, and now, I heard that they have obtained the core of the array, which can be said to have ensured from the root that no one else can arbitrarily touch the items in the ruins."

"But that's all there is to it. To gain further control of this ruin, even more people will need to die."

"Therefore, the Central Plains dynasty completely opened up the market. They didn't want treasures or magical artifacts; whoever could get them would have to rely on their own abilities. All they wanted was to break through the final defenses and take the city itself."

"indeed."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhongren nodded.

This was a clever, albeit open, scheme employed by the Central Plains dynasties, and one that was unsolvable.

Furthermore, no one can use this incident to punish the Central Plains dynasty, since all participants made reasonable and justifiable self-choices.

But what truly precedes it is the ruins themselves.

Think about it, this is what is called a demiplane in the Western world and a blessed land in the Eastern world.

Even setting all that aside, as long as the entrance is secure, the safety of those living inside wouldn't be affected even if a nuclear war broke out outside. That's its greatest value, and it's no wonder the Central Plains dynasties completely opened it up.

"Thank you, brother. I have other things to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

"Take care of yourself!"

"Brother, you're just making a pointless argument; they don't appreciate it at all."

After Li Zhongren left, the man's younger brother came over and spat.

"That's normal."

The man rolled his eyes at his younger brother.

"You can know a person's face but not their heart; you can draw a dragon or a tiger but not their bones."

"Who would readily trust someone they've just met?"

"Then what is your purpose in doing this?"

"Cast a wide net, then focus on key talents."

The man spoke.

"The reason I stopped here with you is because this is near the entrance. People come into this city through several entrances. The place we are looking for needs a sacrifice. There will always be people who can't refuse and are willing to go with us."

"."

"So remember what I said: when you're out in the world, you can't be shameless."

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Li Wei felt utterly hopeless.

Yesterday's disastrous wedding rehearsal left him utterly humiliated.

He is a homebody who lives in his room all year round. Even though his family is very rich, he doesn't like to go out much. He prefers to hide in the air-conditioned room and daydream.

That's why he was so hesitant and even somewhat afraid of interacting with people when the wedding was scheduled.

Even if he had to admit that his fiancée was really beautiful and that he had fallen for her at first sight.

Unfortunately, he was a useless person and couldn't speak when he was nervous. He ran out of Jiantang in one breath, and when he came to his senses, he found himself in a park in the city.

That park was a very old park, but there were hardly any people there, and the trees were stunted, many of them even dead.

He hated his own incompetence, so he practiced his speech in the empty woods.

He spoke fluently, and everything was fine.

However, it was at that moment that he lost consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself in this strange place.

There are scary monsters everywhere.

That's the bad news.

But the good news is that someone saved him.

That's where he lives now.

A small attic.

A small attic with its own entrance and courtyard.

This is the place where the person who saved him... well, if you could say the person was human.

She was lying in a coffin.

It doesn't look like a living person.

Because her body had no temperature.

It was as cold as ice.

Yes, that's a truism, but it's also the truth.

She wasn't breathing, and her heart wasn't beating.

Her skin was a pale bluish-white.

Fortunately, the other party did not appear to have anything strange about them and still maintained a human form.

If I had to say something scary...

There was a hideous scar on her chest.

The other person was wearing an evening gown, like a wedding dress.

So this point is quite clear.

Now, she lies asleep in her coffin.

To be honest, he was terrified, but he didn't dare to make any rash moves. Looking out the window, he could see those terrifying monsters everywhere.

Fortunately, none of these things dared to come here.

However, he had no idea what the female monster who had saved him was going to do.

"Hey!"

"who??"

Suddenly, the man turned his head and looked at the window. He didn't know when, but another man had appeared there.

"Your name is Li Wei?"

"Yes, it's me."

"Hello, I am Liu Zi, the ghostwriter. Your father hired me to rescue you."

"really?"

The young man named Li Wei immediately shed two lines of tears.
"follow me."

"No, that won't do."

"how?"

"There."

Li Wei pointed to the coffin next to him.

Just then, the coffin lid popped open with a bang, and a woman stood up straight out of the coffin.

To be honest, she's quite pretty, but unfortunately, one look is enough to tell that she's not a living person.
It looks like a corpse.

"She saved me, but she won't let me leave here. I don't know why."

"From the side," Li Wei said weakly.

"Hehe, looks like you're quite the ladies' man."

"Hey, hey, don't joke like that!"

"what"

Li Zhongren jumped into the attic.

"You can understand what I'm saying, right? I want to take him away. What are your requirements? We can talk about it. If you like this man, I can help you go back and propose marriage, anything is negotiable."

The woman, who had been dead for an unknown period of time, looked at Li Zhongren and suddenly spoke after a long while.

"I want revenge."

His voice was cold and hoarse.

“He bears the marks left by my enemies.”

“But I can’t leave here, at least not now, so he can’t leave. I need to use him to locate my enemy.”

"Ah, that's easy."

Li Zhongren spoke first.

Do you know the name and appearance of your enemy?

"I'm a ghostwriter, and I'm best at tracking. No matter where you are in the world, I can find you."

"His name is Lu Xiang, and I can draw a picture of what he looks like for you."

As she spoke, the female corpse waved her hand, and a faint, blood-red figure appeared in the air.

"Huh? It's him!!"

Li Wei, standing to the side, was also surprised.

“I saw him at the church that day.”

"No problem, leave it to me. May I take him with me?"

"No, we need to do this in person."

The female corpse shook her head and said calmly.

"That's fine. Then, Mr. Li Wei, I'll trouble you to stay here for a while longer."

Li Zhongren shrugged.

He wasn't completely unfamiliar with this ruin. At least he knew that once inside, one couldn't leave immediately; one had to stay for a period of time. It seemed to be roughly the alternation of night and day, a cycle, before those who survived could leave.

"No problem, no problem."

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

The worst thing is when things can't be discussed; if they can be discussed, there's no problem.

"Then please have a seat, Sixth Brother. We can only leave here after the Blood Moon ends."

"You seem quite familiar with it."

"Hehe, the people living in Feituo City all know something about this ruin."

As he spoke, Li Wei looked at the female corpse beside him.

"Sister, what's your name?"

(End of this chapter)