Doomsday: Starting from the Titanic

Chapter 77 A Special Guide

A rustling sound came from the corner of the alley, and a man wearing a black mask strolled over.

"Are you all guests of our Boundless Land?" the masked man said in an ancient voice.

Upon seeing the man who had suddenly appeared, Fu Xi and her group immediately became wary.

"Who are you?" Fu Xi shouted, immediately activating the mechanic, only to find that the mechanic had malfunctioned.

"What happened?" Fu Xi raised her hand to look at her palm.

No matter how he urged it, the mechanic's white glow never appeared.

He wasn't the only one like this; everyone else was too.

"Boss Fuxi, my superpower is disabled!" Ruhua spoke first.

"Mine too!" Lu Lin exclaimed in shock.

Yu Wenwen immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly pointed at the masked man in front of her, saying, "It's him! It must be him! He's the one who did this!"

The masked man smiled calmly, stopping five meters away from Fu Xi. "Little brother, you're wronging me! I don't have that kind of ability!"

Yu Wenwen immediately roared, "Then why can't I use my special ability?"

"This is a unique suppression situation in the Boundless Land, designed to prevent people from fighting!" the masked man explained patiently.

"Why should I believe you!" Fu Xi's tone was icy, her gaze fixed on the other person, but the other person seemed not to see her at all.

"You must be looking to enter Langfang to buy things. The roads in this boundless land are complicated, and I will be your guide—Ying Gu."

"Why should I believe you?" Fu Xi still didn't believe her.

Ying Gu seemed to have anticipated this, and immediately took out a golden token from his pocket, on which the character "Gu" was clearly written.

"Is this alright? If you still have doubts, I can't prove it anymore. Of course, you'll have to find Langfang yourselves!"

Ying Gu's tone was as light as the wind, yet it carried a hint of threat.

Lu Lin, who was standing to the side, panicked immediately, because he had come to Langfang specifically to buy things!

"Fuxi, I think he's like a guide here. We mustn't anger him!" Lu Lin whispered in Fuxi's ear.

Fu Xi pulled herself out of her reverie and looked at Ying Gu again. "Your guide, Ying Gu, are you? Lead the way!"

Ying Gu flicked his sleeves, smiled calmly, and said, "Honored guest, please follow me..."

Ying Gu walked in front, while Fu Xi and the others followed closely behind.

"Xiao Fu, don't you feel like something's off about him?" Yu Wenwen asked tentatively.

"Of course I know, but the problem is we've been searching for so long and still haven't found that so-called Langfang. Why don't we start somewhere else?" Fuxi said earnestly.

"Doesn't that mean we're just taking it one step at a time?" Yu Wenwen frowned.

"Nonsense, that's the only way. Besides, the other party has a token, so they probably won't lie to us, unless the owner of this place did it on purpose!" Fu Xi put forward a startling conjecture.

"What if the owner of this place did that on purpose?" Yu Wenwen asked tentatively.

Seeing this, Fu Xi shrugged, looking helpless. "What else can we do but wait to die? This is someone else's territory, and we can't use our superpowers!"

"Alright, everyone be alert and look around!" The group huddled together and whispered.

The Yinggu continued forward, and the group walked through several streets before arriving at an old, run-down street.

Fu Xi gradually realized something was wrong, immediately stopped, and questioned, "Would a place like Langfang be built in such an old and dilapidated street?"

Seeing this, Ying Gu stopped and turned around, saying, "Langfang is definitely not here. I brought you here for your safety!"

"Safety? What safety issues?" Fu Xi frowned.

"My master has set three rules, one of which is that everyone must wear a mask when entering the Boundless Land. Violating this rule will result in punishment!"

"Punishment? Is it really necessary?" Yu Wenwen said dismissively.

"Of course, this is not only to protect you, but also to protect the small vendors here! You don't want to buy things and then go out and get robbed, right?"

Upon hearing Ying Gu's explanation, Yu Wenwen immediately shut her mouth.

"Are there still small vendors here?" Fu Xi frowned and followed the other person, and sure enough, they arrived at a bustling street.

The surrounding walls and floors are covered with the marks of time, a stark contrast to the previous prosperity outside.

Unlike the silence outside, this place is full of human warmth, with many people hawking their wares.

"Flower candy! Flower candy for sale..."

"I want to eat it, I want to eat it!" Yu Wenwen stopped and stared longingly at the flower candy in the old man's hand.

However, before he could speak further, Fu Xi pulled him away.

Yu Wenwen immediately crossed her arms and questioned, "Xiao Fu, what are you doing? If you won't eat, can't I at least eat?"

"Yu Wenwen, have you forgotten where you are?" Fu Xi glared at her coldly.

Yu Wenwen suddenly realized what was happening and looked at the candy shop with a hint of fear.

At this moment, Ying Gu had already stopped at a mask stall.

"This is it!" Ying Gu pointed to the mask stall in front of him.

A man with fangs was watching Fu Xi and his group. "Sir, would you like a mask?"

"Not wearing a mask is a violation of the rules of the Boundless Land, and you'll be taken away by the Boundless Guardians!" the man said with a smile, seemingly a frequent threatening figure.

"Boundless Guardians? It seems this is the punishment Ying Gu was talking about!" Fu Xi snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the stall owner again.

"How much is a mask?" Fu Xi looked at the various masks on the stall, but most of them were from the Republican era.

"It seems everything here is related to the Republic of China!" Fu Xi thought to herself. The shopkeeper next to her had already packed up seven masks and handed them to Fu Xi.

"Hello, sir. This is 700 Blood Essence. No credit allowed!" As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Xi almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Sir, isn't this forcing me to buy? I'm just asking, I haven't said I'm buying yet!" Fu Xi tried to reason with him.

The old man, however, was not satisfied. Pointing at Fuxi, he said, "I don't care, I've already packed everything. You have to buy it whether you like it or not..."

The old man continued with a cold laugh, "Then I'll have to call for help! You don't want the Boundless Guardians to know, do you?"

"Damn it...you old bastard, just you wait!" My fists cracked, but I still reluctantly paid seven hundred blood essences.

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After Fu Xi and the others put on their masks, they continued to follow behind Ying Gu.

"That old bastard dared to extort me! When I come back next time, I'll definitely wreck your stall!" Fu Xi was still annoyed about what had happened earlier.

Yu Wenwen, who was standing nearby, noticed Fu Xi's unhappiness and immediately handed him a piece of candy.

"Xiao Fu, don't be sad, come and have some candy!" Yu Wenwen said with a smile.

At this moment, Fu Xi also realized what was happening, and looked at the rabbit-patterned candy in front of her with a serious expression. "Where did you get this candy?"

"Could it be from that stall we just saw?"

"Of course, but this candy is really delicious. I feel like my mood has improved!" Yu Wenwen said with a smile as she took a lick.

"No, I didn't want you to eat the food here. And who bought it for you?" Fu Xi finally realized what was going on.

"It's Ying Gu, he really is a good person!" Fu Xi followed Yu Wenwen's gaze and saw Ying Gu walking in front of her.

"A good person isn't judged by something..." Fu Xi hadn't finished speaking when she realized something was wrong.

Led by Ying Gu, Fu Xi and her group had arrived at an even more secluded corner.

Previously, it was just the paint peeling off the walls, but here it looks like hundreds of years have passed, and the grass on the ground has grown to a meter high.

"Yinggu, where exactly is this?" Fuxi asked tentatively, but received no answer for a long time.

"Ying Gu!" Fu Xi frowned and immediately stepped forward to grab the other person's shoulder.

But this grab made his heart skip a beat; Ying Gu vanished into thin air, leaving only an echo in its place.

"Not entirely stupid, but it's too late. This is the third rule of the Boundless Land—don't wander off!"

The words had barely left his lips when the others' faces also turned incredibly grim. "Damn it, we've been tricked!"

"What should we do?" Before Yu Wenwen could finish speaking, hurried footsteps immediately came from all around.

"Catch those maintaining order!"