Chapter 149: The Address Hidden in Numbers

Chapter 149: The Address Hidden in Numbers

Chapter 149: The Address Hidden in Numbers
No. 66, Pigtail Lane!
This is the text decoded from the numbers 073216944459006600 written on the back of the painkiller box.

Obviously, an address.

A digital password like this is actually very simple, similar to the pattern of a password master. In the limited master, numbers are marked according to the text pages and positions. Four numbers correspond to one text position, and 00 is like a space and separator.

"That book, Memory, was written by Hermann Ebbinghaus, and it corresponds to my initial card [Ebbinghaus's Pen]. This is the clue. Moreover, there are more than one hidden clues associated with it."

The clues that Luo Xi found in the previous cycle pointed to Tuntun Bookstore, and he obtained the card numbered 077 [Hradic Cube] in the bookstore.

This time, the bowl of fried egg noodle soup that Xu Lin specially made led to another clue.

an address.

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

It only takes five minutes to walk.

After crossing a street and turning left at the intersection, if you go straight forward you will reach a small but famous food street in the local area. However, that was not Luo Xi's destination. Instead, you should turn right at the fork before that, walk about three hundred meters, and enter the second alley you pass by.

There is a sign at the entrance of the alley saying 'Pigtail Alley'.

This is an old city area, so there are some newly built buildings, but many old houses are also preserved.

When you enter Tuanwei Lane, 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 the small shop for making keys. There is also a roadside stall repairing bicycles in front. However, the master has also kept up with the times and can also repair electric bicycles. However, there is no stall at this time, only a wooden sign with the words "Repairing bicycles and electric vehicles" is hung on the roadside telephone pole.

Occasionally, middle-aged and elderly people would walk by carrying bags of cooked ingredients. There was also a breakfast shop at the intersection, which was the same as the one Luo Xi loved to go to, serving porridge, meatball soup, fried cakes and tofu pudding.

I just feel that the sanitary conditions are a little worse than that one.

Naturally, there are not as many people coming here to eat as there.

Going deeper into this alley, you can discover the city’s past. The sense of tearing apart by time becomes increasingly obvious, but if you are familiar with this place, you won’t be able to feel it at all.

They only complain why their old houses were not included in the demolition and reconstruction.

"We're here at No. 66 Pigtail Lane!"

Luo Xi looked up at the mottled house number.

Outside the quaint blue bricks, in addition to the house number, there is a larger sign hanging.

XXX cultural relics protection unit.

Member of XXX Religious and Cultural Association.

There are similar words.

Because this is a temple.

'Youzuo Temple'.

It’s a very strange name. If we look at it from the name, “You” means hidden, and the Tao is mysterious and unknown; “Zuo” means blessing and fate, which also makes sense.

Luo Xi went up a short flight of stone steps, ready to get a closer look, but just as he reached the door, the red wooden door was suddenly opened a crack, and an old face looked at Luo Xi through the crack.

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

"Are you here? Come in!"

"." Luo Xi's mind moved, and he stepped in.

The person who opened the door was an old monk. His clothes had obviously been worn for a long time and had been repeatedly washed, so they had faded a long time ago, 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 do his work.

It can be seen that the other party is sweeping the floor.

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

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

Luo Xi did not respond, he did not know this old monk.

"Wait a moment, it's not time yet." Although the old monk was a little hunchbacked and old, he was very agile when doing the work.

Next, Luo Xi watched the old monk sweep the floor and wipe the tables and chairs. The temple was quiet, and it seemed that the old monk was the only one there, so even with Luo Xi, it still seemed quiet.

A few minutes later, the old monk suddenly turned around, ran to the door, opened it sideways, and said to the outside: "Are you here? Come in!"

Then the door was opened to a width that was just wide enough for one person to enter, and then someone squeezed in.

The other party probably didn't expect that there were other people here besides the old monk, so he was stunned for a moment.

Then he muttered, "How come someone is here earlier than me today?"

The other person was a middle-aged man, not tall, carrying a backpack. He looked smiling and quite friendly.

After coming in, he nodded at Luo Xi.

"Wait a moment, it's not time yet." The old monk said exactly the same things he had just said to Luo Xi.

Next, the old monk was still busy.

The only difference from before was that there were two people in the yard looking at him, and sometimes, the two people would look at each other.

"Brother, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here?" The middle-aged man broke the silence first.

"So, brother, you come here often?" Luo Xi also asked with a smile.

"Not really, I'll only come today." The middle-aged man's words clearly carried a mystery. It sounded like he was only coming for one day, but in fact, the implication was that he would come every day.

"That's great!" Luo Xi smiled even brighter, and he leaned over: "This is indeed my first time here, and I'm not familiar with many things."

"Why are you here if you're not familiar with it? Go now while there's still time. This place isn't suitable for you." The middle-aged man said earnestly, "It's very dangerous."

Persuade you to quit?

What is the purpose?
Is he really kind-hearted, or is he afraid that someone will compete with him for benefits? Or is he saying this on purpose to trick himself into staying?
It's all possible.

Luo Xi thought that this person was quite interesting. His shrewdness was almost written all over his face, and every sentence he spoke also had subtext. The most amazing thing was that although what he said was very clear and pointed, he actually kept it ambiguous and could be understood in any way.

However, this trick may be used to fool others, but trying to be clever in front of Luo Xi is simply seeking death.

"I live nearby. There is a breakfast shop in Pigtail Alley that serves very good breakfast. After breakfast, I come in for a stroll and burn incense and worship Buddha."

Luo Xi changed the channel directly.

The middle-aged man opposite was stunned for five seconds.

He looked Luo Xi up and down again, then muttered, "As the saying goes, listen to others' advice and you'll have a full meal. This is a high-level scene. If you don't have a career card, coming here is equivalent to committing suicide. It's a complete waste of time. Why bother? I'm trying to persuade you in a nice way, but you don't listen."

The middle-aged man waved his hand indifferently.

“Of course, it could also be that I’m worrying about nothing. You’re a powerful veteran. If you’re confident, you can just ignore what I said before.” After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked at the old monk who was moving things over there with a bored look, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Luo Xi did not continue the conversation.

The two of them continued to watch quietly as the old monk placed a wooden table at the door, then placed a box with the word "merit" written on it next to it, brought in a stool, and placed a bamboo tube and wooden sticks on the table.

There are also incense sticks used for worshiping Buddha, neatly placed in a long box.

Then he opened the temple door wide, sat on a wooden stool with a hand-copied Buddhist scripture in his hand, crossed his legs, and looked up at Luo Xi and the middle-aged man.

"We follow the principle of first come first served. Young man, you are the first to come, so you should take the first stick of incense."

After the old monk finished speaking, he could clearly sense that the middle-aged man next to him was in a bad mood.

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

After all, the other party really wants me to leave.

The other party came so early just for the first incense stick and the first stick.

But there was no way. Just as Luo Xi said, his home was very close to here and could be walked here in five minutes.

By now Luo Xi could naturally see that this place was a checkpoint scene, and it must have existed for a long time. His past self had left a password specifically to remind himself to come here, and there must have been a purpose for that.

(End of this chapter)