Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Zhong Chenmu first leaned against the wall outside the store and looked inside secretly, until he was sure that there was no one in the hall within his sight, then he dared to come to the door openly.

"I guess there's a secret door or passage behind the hall. They definitely won't stay in the hall, so I'm actually safe standing at the door..."

This store has no house number, no logo, and even no lights. Even on this ordinary Jingqi Road, it has no sense of existence.

"Why did they come into this store?"

He thought for a few seconds, then reached out and gently pushed the door, and it opened directly.

“It turns out that the store door is not locked…”

He found it both ironic and ridiculous. According to the broken window theory, a house with broken windows is more vulnerable to subsequent damage. However, the windows and door of this store were intact, clean and bright. There was even a lock on the door, which was not locked. Instead, it became an empty city plan.

"11000".

The moment he entered the store lobby, the green numbers jumped and became larger.

Zhong Chenmu held his breath, moved slowly, and scanned the hall with his eyes.

Before entering, he deliberately closed his eyes for a moment, so that he could more quickly adapt to the darkness. Only the light from the street lamp outside seeped in, but its effect was no more than adding a few drops of water to thick ink.

There was nothing unusual in the hall. It was simply furnished with two wooden stools and a patchwork coffee table. On the wall hung an abstract painting that he couldn't understand, and that was all.

The two of them didn't seem to stay here at all and went somewhere else.

Zhong Chenmu immediately looked deep into the hall and saw a tightly closed door.

Unlike the transparent door at the entrance of the store, this door looks very thick and seals the passage tightly.

He quickly looked around and found that this was the only way out, but if he pushed the door open and walked in, it would obviously be too rash.

However, if he didn't open the door, he would have no chance to know what Pierce and Pu Yue were doing.

After a quick mental analysis, Zhong Chenmu decided not to dwell on the door in front of him. He quickly turned around, walked out of the store, and came to the side of Jingqi Road. He carefully looked around, looking for a new route.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he noticed that there was a small alley next to the shop, leading to the back of the shop. The alley was dark, with no light and no movement, as if it had been forgotten by the whole world.

He walked quickly to the entrance of the alley and looked cautiously into the depths of the alley. He saw that after it extended for hundreds of meters, it seemed to lead to a road on the other side. There was a faint light at the exit, but at this moment, there was no one in the entire alley.

Only then did he notice that the alley was flanked by roughly three-meter-high stone brick walls, the space between them so narrow that only one person could fit through. It wasn't so much an alley as it was an area beyond the "sphere of influence" of the residents or shopkeepers on either side.

However, the narrow distance between the stone brick walls and the rough surface of the wall allowed him to climb up with his feet until he reached the top of the wall.

Zhong Chenmu cautiously stuck his head out and looked at the area behind the shop inside the wall.

Just one glance, and he immediately retracted his head as if he had been electrocuted, pressing his legs tightly against the wall, trying his best to keep his body motionless, not even daring to breathe.

"I didn't expect that the store entrance looked so mysterious, with a heavy door blocking the way, but the backyard turned out to be such a wide open area!"

Yes, Pierce and Pu Yue, whom he had just followed, were now standing in the backyard of the shop. They were facing him sideways and should not have noticed his previous glance.

In the blink of an eye, Zhong Chenmu saw that the furnishings in the backyard were as simple as those in the front hall. What shocked him was that there was a third person standing opposite Pierce and Pu Yue.

This man has a head full of silver hair, a thin figure, and an unclear face, but he exudes a light and ethereal temperament, which is a bit out of place in this backyard and even the entire Wuming City.

"I didn't see it clearly just now. He seemed to be floating in the air?"

This question was still flashing in Zhong Chenmu's mind, but he didn't dare to ask it again.

But the three people spoke very quietly, and he had no way of hearing them from the top of the wall.

As time went by, he felt his legs were getting tired. Moreover, if someone walked into the alley, he could be spotted at any time.

Beads of sweat appeared on Zhong Chenmu's forehead, but he was unwilling to give up halfway.

"Two people sneaked into this small dark room late at night to meet and talk with a creature that was neither human nor ghost. I don't believe they didn't have something shameful going on..."

At this moment, green numbers flashed in his mind.

"Oh no! Did it cut something in half again? That would make such a loud noise!"

Zhong Chenmu groaned inwardly. He still couldn't control the system in his body, and he couldn't even fully understand it.

However, this time the flashing of the numbers did not reset to zero instantly like the previous two times, but just kept flashing, and the flashing frequency seemed to be one second.

At the same time, Zhong Chenmu heard Pierce's voice clearly in his ears.

The feeling was so close, as if it was spoken right into his ear.

Startled, he looked around quickly, but found nothing unexpected. However, the sudden change had distracted him, and the strength he had been holding on to was gone. He quickly climbed down the wall with his remaining strength and stood back in the alley.

Only then did he feel his legs go weak and he almost couldn't stand.

The voices of the three people talking through the wall still reached his ears clearly.

Zhong Chenmu was stunned.