Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 25 Goodbye Zhong Yi
It's getting late.

The lights on the road illuminate the road as if it were daytime.

The neon lights on the roadside were even more colorful and dazzling. On the overpass, an old blind man sat on a vest. On the ground in front of him was a cloth with a Bagua pattern painted on it, and on it were items such as tortoise shells, compasses, hanging signs, and bells.

Next to the old blind man stood a sail with four big characters {绫罗仙算} written on it.

Unfortunately, few people passing by on the road noticed the existence of this blind man, and the old blind man had become accustomed to it.

“Ding dong dong…”

A young man came over, threw a few coins from his pocket into a money jar beside him, and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Although the old blind man was blind, he reached out his hand accurately and grabbed the young man's arm.

"Young man, you gave me six copper coins, which is exactly one fortune. I will tell you this fortune before you leave."

The young man was curious when he heard this. He turned around and waved his hand tentatively in front of the old blind man. After confirming that the old blind man really couldn't see, he said doubtfully: "Okay, you calculate it and see how lucky I am today."

"Hey, good, young man, you are lucky today. You are in love and your yang energy is leaking. I just came back from eating fried noodles."

The young man's face turned red when he heard this, and he tried to pull his hand away from the old blind man in panic.

Unexpectedly, the old blind man just smiled, took out a bag of red wolfberries from his bag and put it in the young man's hand: "How can you indulge in this at such a young age? I see that you are not energetic enough. Take this bag of red wolfberries back and replenish yourself. Get more sun. Otherwise, be careful not to run into ghosts when walking on the road at night. It will be bad luck."

The young man's mouth twitched a few times, and he didn't dare to argue, so he could only take the wolfberry.

"Thank you for your patronage. The divination is for free. The wolfberries are thirty yuan, and I'll charge you the cost price."

As the old blind man said this, he took out the payment code from his pocket. The young man's mouth twitched a few times, and he cursed in his heart for a while, then reluctantly took out his mobile phone to scan the payment code on it.

“Ding, 30 yuan has been received.”

"Little brother, walk slowly."

The old blind man grinned, put away the payment code with a smile, and began to pack up and prepare to move to another place.

After putting the things away, he reached out to collect the coins in the jar. But as soon as he put the six coins in his hand, the old blind man suddenly shuddered for no reason, and the coins in his hand fell back down his palm.

With the sound of "Ding-ling, ding-ding...", six coins fell to the ground. The old blind man hurriedly put his hand on the coins and fumbled for a while. His face couldn't help but become strange, and he took off his glasses tremblingly.

His eyelids trembled a few times, and he tried hard to open his eyes a little, and looked around with his white eyes. On the overpass, under the overpass, and on the streets, he could see ghosts running around from time to time.

"hiss!!"

Seeing this, the old blind man couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Oh my goodness, a hundred ghosts parade at night?"

As the old blind man sighed, the ghosts whispered to each other and quickly communicated something.

Sometimes, at the street intersections and in the public restrooms, ghosts would quietly emerge and then quietly disappear.

In the locker room of Tiebo Gym in Los Angeles.

Several coaches came in, chatting and laughing, and changed their clothes.

"Have you heard? Guo Lingfei is dead."

"Oh, you really are oblivious to what's happening outside. That all happened last week. Now the funeral is over."

"Oh, I just came back from leave, how could he die out of nowhere?"

"Who knows? It seems like he just jumped into the blender because he couldn't bear the thought. Oh, by the way, this guy deserves it. I heard that he hooked up with a rich woman, her name is...what...Sister Hong."

"Xue Hongling, she's our gym's super VIP and big client. It's a pity that Guo Lingfei doesn't have the luxury."

"Yes, yes, Xue Hongling. She has a great figure...but she's a little old. I still have her phone number."

"Fuck, share it with me, brother. If I can succeed, you will definitely benefit from it."

Several coaches were talking at once, not noticing that in the corner of the gym, an old man was listening to their conversation with a smile on his face, and then his figure slowly disappeared into the wall...

……

In a small villa near the river, the woman smiled and held up the red wine glass in her hand. She sat at the dining table, looking at the young face of the man in front of her. The more she looked, the more fascinated she became.

As if he had sensed the naked desire in the eyes of the woman in front of him, the man lowered his head shyly, but he had already started to think about how he could get this woman to give him a large sum of money.

At this time, the fragrance came, the woman picked up the wine glass, walked to the man, and sat in the man's arms.

Just when their love was growing stronger, an untimely phone call rang. The woman picked up the phone and looked at the unfamiliar message on it, and couldn't help but frown.

Seeing that there was no sign of hanging up the phone, the woman took a deep breath, put one hand on the man's head, enjoying the pleasure of the man's fingertips wandering on her body, and pressed the phone at the same time.

"Who to look for!"

On the other end of the line, breathing sounds could be heard, but no one spoke. Seeing this, the woman was about to hang up the phone.

"Sister Huang?" a charming voice came, "Or should I call you Sister Hong? Xue Hongling is your real name, right?"

The woman was startled and glanced at the man in her arms. The man looked up at her. The woman just smiled and held the man's head in her arms: "How did you find me?" "It's simple. Guo Lingfei is a fitness coach. He likes the latte of Ximo Coffee very much. There is only one gym nearby. If I can find him, I can naturally find you. After all, when you came to my store last time, you should have noticed that the business list at my door is also my way of making a living."

Xiao Ran said it casually, as if finding out Xue Hongling's identity was as easy as drinking water.

"It looks like you miss me a lot. Do you want to come to my house?"

Although the woman was a little surprised at Xiao Ran's ability, she still looked relaxed. The man in her arms raised his head in surprise, but was pushed down by the woman the next second.

"I'll give you half an hour to come to Cuiyun Park."

"What if I don't go?"

"If you don't come in half an hour, I'll report it to the police and tell them everything I know. It doesn't matter if the police don't believe me, they can even treat me as a psychopath. But as long as they investigate, how long do you think you can hide?"

After saying that, Xiao Ran hung up the phone.

"Beep beep..."

Hearing the sound of the phone being hung up, Xue Hongling's eyes flickered.

"Sister, shall we continue or wait for big brother to join us?"

The man raised his head carefully and asked weakly, "If you want to go with me, brother... I have hemorrhoids recently."

"No need." Xue Hongling touched the man's head and hooked her fingers on his chin: "Your eldest brother is at home, you can go and accompany him later."

"Ah?" The man was stunned. It seemed that he had not figured out what it meant. Xue Hongling suddenly twisted her hands left and right. There was a sound of bones breaking. The man felt that his vision suddenly turned 180 degrees.

The woman held the man's head with both hands and tilted her head to examine the face in front of her, as if she was talking to Xiao Ran: "I just wanted to warn you, but I didn't expect you to seek death."

As she spoke, the woman threw the man to the ground, stood up, changed her clothes, stretched out her hand, took out a black cloak from the mysterious city space and put it on herself, and at the same time a black snake-shaped ring appeared on her finger.

After doing all this, Xue Hongling stood up and walked out the door.

On the other side, in the pavilion of Cuiyun Park, Xiao Ran let out a long sigh after hanging up the phone.

He was not sure whether his threats could affect Xue Hongling.

After all, she possesses the power of cursed objects, so it is not easy for even the police to catch her. Even if they catch her, what can they do? Can they find evidence? ?
But he felt that Xue Hongling must have a reason to be afraid, otherwise she would not have come to his shop specifically to warn him.

After all, she was still afraid that the news of her murder would be spread.

As long as she is afraid, she will definitely come.

At this moment, there was a cool breeze blowing around, making Xiao Ran feel cold all over his bones.

When I looked up, I saw dense shadows around me.

There were people of all ages, including young and old, and there were even a few young people wearing modern clothes.

"Thank you very much. If it weren't for your help, I really wouldn't be able to find out the identity of this woman."

Xiao Ran stood up and said thank you. It was all thanks to their help this time. Otherwise, it would be a pipe dream for him to find out the identity of Xue Hongling in such a short time.

Of course, just saying thank you is not enough.

Xiao Ran took out all the gold foil ingots that he had prepared long ago from the mysterious city space, piled them up into a small hill in the pavilion, and burned them directly on the spot.

The firelight shone around the pavilion, casting many twisted and crooked shadows.

"If I'm caught by the forest ranger, I'll be fined at least 5000 yuan." Xiao Ran thought to himself as he looked at the bonfire in front of him. However, at this time, the forest rangers are usually asleep.

The fire spread very quickly, but the temperature around it was getting colder and colder.

Xiao Ran sneezed and felt as if his whole body was soaked in ice water. Not daring to stay any longer, he immediately ran out of the pavilion and hid far away.

After dodging, he stretched his hands and feet and felt his body quickly warm up. This was because he had a strong physique now. If it were in the past, he would have to stay in bed sick for several days if he attracted so many wandering ghosts.

Just wait for the bonfire to slowly burn out and turn into ashes floating in the air, and then the wandering ghosts surrounding the pavilion will disperse.

Xiao Ran stretched his body and thought to himself, "How should I make a more appropriate appearance later, or in other words, how should I make a more impressive appearance?"

Just as he was thinking about it, a hand suddenly patted Xiao Ran on the shoulder.

The moment the palm touched Xiao Ran's shoulder, Xiao Ran's muscles tightened from loose to tight, and his shoulders sank slightly, as if to unload the sudden weight, but this was only the prelude to his counterattack. Immediately afterwards, his right foot slid backwards, his body slightly rotated, and his left hand stretched out like lightning, grabbing the opponent accurately.

This instantaneous reaction was almost without thinking, relying entirely on instinct to complete the transition from relaxation to alertness in an instant. This was an instinct developed by Li Shang from practicing boxing since childhood.

"ah!!"

A scream startled Xiao Ran. He looked up and saw the familiar short purple hair that was so eye-catching in the dark. Xiao Ran realized that it was familiar. The hand that was originally grabbing at Zhong Yi's throat immediately moved slightly to the left and grabbed Zhong Yi's shoulder.

"Like?"

After seeing who it was, Xiao Ran was a little surprised. Why was she here?

(End of this chapter)