Day of Imprisonment

66 Pig Tail Alley!

This is the text deciphered from the number 073216944459006600 written on the back of the painkiller box.

Clearly, it's an address.

Number codes like this are actually very simple, similar to a cipher template. Within a limited template, numbers are marked according to the page number and position of the text. Four numbers correspond to one text position, and 00 is like a space or separator.

“That book, 'Memory,' is by Hermann Ebbinghaus, corresponding to my initial card [Ebbinghaus's Pen]. This is a clue, and there's more than one hidden clue associated with it.”

In the previous loop, Luo Xi found a clue pointing to Piggy Bookstore, thereby obtaining the card numbered 077 [Horadric Cube] in the bookstore.

And this time, the bowl of poached egg noodle soup that Xu Lin specifically came to make was to elicit another clue.

An address.

Interestingly, this address is very close to where Luo Xi currently lives.

Only a five-minute walk.

Crossing a street and turning left at the intersection, if you keep going straight, you can reach a somewhat famous local food street, but that's not Luo Xi's destination. Instead, it's turning right at the fork before that, and then walking about 300 meters, entering the second alley you pass.

The entrance of the alley is marked 'Pig Tail Alley'.

This area belongs to the old city, so there are some newly built buildings, but many old houses are also preserved.

Entering Pig Tail Alley, you will find that time seems to have gone back more than ten years. Many things that have disappeared from people's memories can still be seen here, such as a small locksmith shop, and a roadside stall repairing bicycles in front of it. However, the master has also kept pace with the times and can also repair electric bicycles, but he is not out at this time, only a wooden sign 'Repairing Bicycles and Electric Bicycles' hangs on the roadside utility pole.

Occasionally, middle-aged and elderly people carrying plastic bags pass by. There is also a breakfast shop at the intersection, the same as the one Luo Xi likes to go to, serving porridge, meatball soup, fried dough cakes, and tofu brains.

It just feels like the sanitary conditions are a bit worse than that one.

Naturally, there are fewer people coming here to eat.

Deep into this alley, you can discover the city's past, and the sense of tearing between eras becomes more and more obvious, but if people who are familiar with this place, they can't feel it at all.

They will only complain about why their old houses have not been included in the scope of demolition and reconstruction.

"66 Pig Tail Alley is here!"

Luo Xi looked up at the mottled house number.

Outside the simple blue brick wall, in addition to the house number, there is also a larger sign hanging.

XXX Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Member of XXX Religious Culture Association.

There are similar words.

Because this is a temple.

'Youzu Temple'.

A very strange name. If you look at the name, 'You' means hidden, the Tao is mysterious and unpredictable, unknown; 'Zuo' means blessing, which is also understandable.

Luo Xi went up a small flight of stone steps, preparing to take a closer look. As a result, just as he reached the door, the red wooden door was suddenly pulled open a crack, and an old face looked at Luo Xi from the crack.

The next moment, the other party opened the door wide enough for one person to enter.

“Are you here? Come in quickly!”

“…” Luo Xi's mind moved, and he stepped in.

The person who opened the door was an old monk. The clothes on his body were obviously worn for a long time and had been repeatedly washed, and had long since faded, but fortunately, they were still clean.

“You're here very early.” The old monk didn't look at Luo Xi when he spoke, but continued to busy himself with his own affairs.

It can be seen that this temple built in the city is actually very small, far from the grandeur of temples in people's impressions. For example, this courtyard, the incense burner is in the front, and the main hall of the Great Buddha is three or five meters behind. There are also side halls on both sides, but it feels very crowded, and the scale is also smaller.

There are also buildings in the back, but the entire temple does not cover a large area. If you look closely, in addition to the ancient architectural-style hall in the back, there is also a wooden tower.

Luo Xi didn't respond, he didn't know this old monk.

“Wait a moment, it's not time yet.” Although the old monk was a bit hunched over and old, he was very agile when he worked.

Next, Luo Xi watched the old monk sweep the floor and wipe the tables and chairs.

The temple was quiet, and it seemed that there was only the old monk, so even with Luo Xi, it seemed quiet.

A few minutes later, the old monk suddenly turned his head, ran quickly to the door, opened the door sideways, and said to the outside: “Are you here? Come in quickly!”

Then, he also opened it to a width that only allowed one person to enter. Immediately afterwards, a person squeezed in.

The other party probably didn't expect that there would be other people here besides the old monk, so he was stunned.

Then he muttered: “Why is someone here earlier than me today?”

The other party was a middle-aged man, not tall, with a backpack on his back, and the whole person looked smiling and quite approachable.

After coming in, he nodded to Luo Xi.

“Wait a moment, it's not time yet.” The words the old monk said were exactly the same as what he had just said to Luo Xi.

Next, the old monk was still busy.

The only difference from just now is that there were two people in the yard watching him, and sometimes, the two people would also look at each other.

“You look unfamiliar, are you here for the first time?” The middle-aged man took the lead in breaking the silence.

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“If you're not familiar with it, why are you here? While there's still time, you should leave. This place is not suitable for you.” The middle-aged man looked earnest: “It's very dangerous.”

Trying to dissuade me?

What's the purpose?

Really kind, or afraid that someone will compete with him for benefits? Or is he deliberately saying this to trick me into staying?

All are possible.

Luo Xi thought to himself that this person was quite interesting. That kind of shrewdness was almost written on his face, including his words, every sentence had a subtext. The most skillful thing was that although the content he said was very clear and directional, he actually grasped it ambiguously, and it could be understood in any way.

However, this kind of trick might fool others, but using this kind of petty cleverness in front of Luo Xi is simply courting death.

“I live nearby. The breakfast at the breakfast shop in Pig Tail Alley is very good. After eating breakfast, I come in for a stroll and to offer incense and worship Buddha.”

Luo Xi directly changed the channel.

The middle-aged man on the opposite side was stunned for a full five seconds.

He looked Luo Xi up and down again, and then muttered: “As the saying goes, listen to people's advice and eat your fill. This is an advanced level scene. If you haven't obtained a professional card, coming here is equivalent to sending yourself to death. It's a complete waste of time, why bother? I kindly advised you, but if you don't listen, then so be it.”

The middle-aged man waved his hand indifferently.

“Of course, maybe I'm just worrying too much. You are a veteran with strong strength. If you are very confident, you can pretend I didn't say what I said before.” After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked at the old monk moving things over there, his eyes boring, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Luo Xi didn't continue to respond.

The two of them were still quietly watching the old monk put a wooden table at the door, then put a box with the word 'Merit' written on it next to it, took a stool, and put bamboo tubes and wooden sticks on the table.

There was also incense for worshiping Buddha, neatly arranged in a long box.

After that, he opened the temple door wide, took a roll of handwritten Buddhist scriptures, sat on the wooden stool, cross-legged, and looked up at Luo Xi and the middle-aged man.

“We pay attention to first come, first served. Young man, you came first. You get the first incense and the first divination stick.”

After the old monk finished speaking, it was obvious that the middle-aged man next to him was in a bad mood.

Now Luo Xi understood why the other party had said those words before.

In the final analysis, the other party really wanted him to leave.

The reason why the other party came so early was for this first incense and first divination stick.

But there was nothing he could do. Just as Luo Xi said, his home was very close to here, only a five-minute walk away.

Now Luo Xi could naturally see that this place was a level scene, and it should have existed for a long time. The past self specifically left a password to remind himself to come here, there must be a reason.