Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 761

As the paper figure opened its eyes, its body gradually came to life.

Cao Shi tried to loosen his joints, then praised, "Good, this body is light, but the workmanship is indeed excellent." However, Cao Shi glanced out the window and couldn't help but ask with some concern, "But it's already dawn, I'm afraid our bodies..."

Xiao Ran explained, "Each of these bodies contains a piece of joss paper, which will ensure that you can move freely in the sunlight without being affected."

Each of these paper figures carries a low-grade piece of ghost money, each piece containing 1000 points of Yin energy, enough to ensure their actions for the day. Furthermore, if they need more, they can replenish it with more ghost money.

At this moment, Cao Shi suddenly darted around and leaned close to Xiao Ran: "Sir, could you please invite a few more people? I have some friends who are also very interested."

"Of course, it's a piece of cake. Just give me their names and I'll try to call them."

It's an opening ceremony, so why would Xiao Ran refuse if people wanted to show their support, whether by showing their presence or by contributing money?

He even hoped that these guys from the underworld would come and take a look, and if they were interested in getting involved and discussing cooperation, Xiao Ran would be even less likely to refuse.

Before the Amazing Pavilion even started, Wu Man said that the pie was too big and that trying to take it all by yourself would be too much to handle.

Since she couldn't have it all to herself, Xiao Ran was happy to share the cake.

"okay."

Cao Shi smiled and agreed, immediately providing Xiao Ran with three names.

These names are all very obscure.

[Lishan Armor] [Yellow Pig Dragon] [Yelin Cat]

Xiao Ran wrote these names on the memorial tablets and tried to call out their names. Soon she sensed something rapidly approaching her.

"call!!!"

A gust of cold wind swept in, and the three paper figures beside them immediately began to tremble, their bodies enveloped in a dense aura of yin energy in a moment.

Goodness, these are three big guys.

The dense yin energy, far surpassing that of Cao Shi, quickly filled the paper figure's body. Once the yin energy subsided, the entire room was filled with a chilling, eerie atmosphere.

In the blink of an eye, the three paper figures transformed into three men.

These three men were quite distinctive, each with a different face color: black, yellow, and purple. The three of them standing in a row looked rather comical.

"Ha, not bad at all."

The three of them stretched their bodies, then looked up and sized Xiao Ran up and down.

Cao Shi stepped forward, about to introduce the three: "Let me introduce you, this is..."

“No need to say anything, we all know.” Before Cao Shi could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the dark-faced man on the left. The dark-faced man stepped forward and said, “Li Shanjia, greetings to the Yin-Yang Inspector. We brothers heard that your business has opened and thought we would come to join in the fun. Please forgive us for our rudeness.”

"Me too."

The sallow-faced man stepped forward, cupped his hands, and introduced himself: "Yellow Pig Dragon greets Your Excellency."

"I am Yelin Cat, and I pay my respects to you, sir." The purple-faced man stepped forward with a smile and bowed.

Seeing that the three of them were quite polite, Xiao Ran did not want to be impolite, so she cupped her hands and said, "You're too kind. Please have a seat to the side."

After saying that, Xiao Ran patted the Yin Soldier Gourd at his waist and summoned Six Eyes and the Green Badger Demon from the gourd.

Xiao Ran had kept the two inside the gourd during this time so that they could rest and recuperate. Now that he had released them, they could entertain these guests for him.

As soon as the two of them came out of the gourd, they looked up and saw the three of them squinting at them. Their faces immediately froze.

"Haha, sir, you have plenty of time. There's no need to entertain us. Just let these two keep us company." Huang Zhulong grinned and stepped forward, putting his arm around the shoulder of Qinghai Old Demon. "Good brother, it's been many years since we last met, hasn't it?"

"Yes! Yes! It's been so many years since I've seen you... sir."

The old demon Qinghai grinned and cautiously replied, occasionally winking at Xiao Ran as if trying to remind her of something.

But he was quickly pulled aside by Li Shanjia: "Come, come, it's been a long time since we last met. Your true form is hiding in the White Bone Hell, and it's hard for me to find you. It's a rare opportunity, so let's have a good chat."

Liu Mu stood aside, and seeing this, he simply stopped talking and obediently followed to the side.

Xiao Ran naturally took it all in stride. Although he wondered who these three people Cao Shi had invited were, he didn't care. After all, they were his guests, and besides, they weren't his most important guests.

Therefore, Xiao Ran was not worried about Qinghai Old Demon's reminder and continued to prepare to invite the next one.

At this moment, Huang, Zhu, and Long had already stood aside. They glanced at the three spirit tablets behind them and couldn't help but show a dismissive expression.

Chongshan was nothing to worry about; they had heard Cao Shi mention him before, a nobody, not worth mentioning.

As for the demonic calamity...

Haha, others may fear Meng Po, but that doesn't mean they are afraid of her, especially since she is merely Meng Po's mount.

As for the last memorial tablet, Ah Huang?

Looking at the names on the memorial tablets, the three exchanged glances.

Then Huang Zhulong transmitted his voice to his two brothers, "Who is Ah Huang?"

"I don't know? I've never heard of it." Yelin Cat shook his head.

Looking at Li Shanjia beside him, Li Shanjia thought for a long time but still couldn't remember who Ah Huang was. He simply looked at the old demon Qinghai in his arms and asked, "Who is Ah Huang?"

"Ah Huang?" The old demon Qinghai had no idea who Ah Huang was. After thinking for a long time, he mumbled, "I don't know. Judging from the name, it sounds like a dog."

After saying that, he looked down and saw the paper black dog that Xiao Ran had prepared next to him. He immediately slapped his thigh and said, "That's it, it must be a dog."

"Dog... Ah Huang..."

Li Shanjia and the other two were even more puzzled, wondering why Xiao Ran would invite a dog.

But they didn't take it to heart; it was just a dog, what did it matter?

While the three were still unconvinced about the origin of the dog, Chongshan had already been summoned by Xiao Ran.

Next up was the Demon Calamity. Compared to the others, the commotion surrounding the Demon Calamity was significantly greater. As Xiao Ran softly uttered the Demon Calamity's name, the surrounding yin energy surged, and even the sky outside suddenly turned gloomy.

"Rumble..."

Outside the house, a heavy, eerie wind howled, followed by a massive shadow emerging from the ground.

Fortunately, Xiao Ran had made preparations in advance and told the people in the Amazing Pavilion not to come near this place, otherwise they might have fallen seriously ill if they were blown by this cold wind.

"This demon has little ability, but it certainly has a big presence."

Li Shanjia curled his lip in disdain.

As soon as he finished speaking, a demonic voice echoed from the void: "What are you three doing here? What bad luck!"

Clearly, the demons were not pleased with the appearance of Li Shanjia and his two companions.

As the rolling gloom merged into the paper figure that Xiao Ran had prepared for the demonic calamity, the paper figure was quickly transformed by the yin energy and then turned into a middle-aged man with a square face.

After possessing the three, the demon calamity stared at Li Shanjia and the other two with an unfriendly expression and said to Xiao Ran, "Brother, these three guys are no good. Oh, they seem to be very close brothers with the Nine-Lives Flood Dragon and the others. Be careful, they may not be friendly."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhulong immediately became displeased and retorted coldly, "Hey, as if you're not familiar with those Nine-Lives Flood Dragons and the others? Back when you were hanging out together, I saw you causing quite a bit of trouble with them."

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Xiao Ran immediately gave Chong Shan a wink, signaling him to quickly ask the demon to move to the other side.

Xiao Ran turned to both sides and said, "Everyone, we are all guests. Since you are here to support me, please feel free to speak your minds."

"Alright, let's give the big boss some face and not bother with this scoundrel." Yelin Cat turned his head away, looking like he was too lazy to continue the discussion with Yao Huo, which made Yao Huo's face tremble with anger.

However, the demonic calamity ultimately restrained itself, let out a cold snort, and turned to Xiao Ran, saying, "Brother, I have another friend who also wants to take a look, what do you think..."

"It's convenient, please give me a name."

Xiao Ran is not afraid of excitement and welcomes everyone.

"Hahaha, this brother who came here has a special connection with you." Yao Huo said, raising his hand and pointing at the spirit tablet that originally had Li Shanjia written on it, instantly erasing the writing.

Upon seeing this, Li Shanjia was furious.

But just as he was about to lash out, he saw the name written by the demon, and his face darkened. He swallowed his anger.

There were two characters written on the memorial tablet.

【Listen carefully】

Even Xiao Ran was surprised. The name was much more famous than everyone else present. Even those who had never read Journey to the West knew that this guy was the mount of Ksitigarbha.

Just now, the demon said that Di Ting and he were destined to be together. Could it be that...?

Xiao Ran frowned and thought about it, and couldn't help but think of that big bald guy.

A bold guess suddenly came to mind, but I dared not confirm it.

The demon looked at Li Shanjia triumphantly: "Old turtle, how about it? If you're so capable, why don't you erase its name?"

Although Li Shanjia looked down on the demonic calamity, he dared not oppose Di Ting, and even dared not rashly utter those two words.

He could only hold his breath and look at Yao Huo with a puzzled expression: "You two don't seem to have much interaction, do you?"

"That's because you don't know it."

Yao Huo curled his lip. Of course, he wouldn't tell Li Shanjia and the others that after Xiao Ran left Fengdu City last time, it was Di Ting who suddenly visited and found him. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to get in touch with Di Ting.

Since it was Di Ting, Xiao Ran didn't dare to be negligent. He specially found a well-made paper figure, stuffed a piece of high-grade joss paper inside, and then recited Di Ting's name.

Before Xiao Ran could finish reciting the incantation, the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

An indescribable sense of heaviness descended from nowhere. This feeling was different from the eerie chill brought by Li Shanjia and his two companions, and also different from the swaggering aura of the demons. Instead, it was a solemn and imposing pressure that was extremely calm and seemed to penetrate the soul.

Everyone in the room froze. The disdain and resentment on the faces of Li Shanjia, Huang Zhulong, and Yelinmao instantly vanished, replaced by deep fear and solemnity. They even unconsciously took a half-step back.

The entire space seemed to be shrouded by an invisible force, isolating it from all external sounds. Even the light outside the window seemed to dim, plunging it into a peculiar silence.

A wisp of golden light, as fine as a strand of hair, shimmered and fell upon the paper figure.

In a short while, the paper figure was covered in golden light, and a young man suddenly appeared in front of everyone, looking at them with a smile.

Although they were laughing, neither Li Shanjia nor Yao Huo dared to look them in the eye.

"Everyone's here now. It seems like you all enjoy joining in the fun."

Di Ting glanced around and said with a smile.

Now Li Shanjia and the other two started to feel uncomfortable, and could only nod in agreement: "We heard from our friends that it's lively here, so we came out to stretch our legs."

Di Ting didn't even bother to respond, turning to Xiao Ran and saying, "Di Ting greets the Inspector. I've come uninvited, please forgive my abruptness."

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Xiao Ran couldn't figure out why this guy was here, but since he was already here, Xiao Ran welcomed him just the same.

"Now that everyone's here, let's go outside and take a look," Yao Huo said, stepping forward.

"Yes, let's go outside and take a look." Everyone nodded and started to walk out.

But then Xiao Ran called out to everyone.

"Wait a moment."

Everyone turned to look at Xiao Ran, only to see her say somewhat embarrassedly, "There is still one distinguished guest who has not arrived."

He pointed to the memorial tablet behind him, which bore Ah Huang's name.

Then, unhurriedly, he took out a tuft of dog hair and a bronze bell from his spatial storage!

(End of this chapter)