The Old Gods

Chapter 717 Farewell in the Rain
"Hmm." Qiao Yuanxi quickly stretched out his hand and grasped the teardrop-shaped diamond pendant, as if afraid that it would run away.

But after just a few seconds, her slightly worried expression turned into more joy.

"Yeah!" Qiao Yuanxi nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice, then stood up and walked towards the house on the west side.

I don’t know what the spirit of the weapon communicated to her.

Lu Ran looked at his sister's back and sent a voice message in his mind: [Shadow One, Shadow Two, protect her well.]

【Yes! 】

【Yes. 】

It was not until Qiao Yuanxi disappeared at the door of the house that everyone withdrew their gaze.

The courtyard was silent except for the crackling sound of the campfire.

"Let's continue." Lu Ran spoke first, looking at Deng Yutang across from him, and jokingly said, "Deputy Hall Master Deng, are you used to staying in the Law Enforcement Hall?"

Deng Yutang nodded immediately.

Bai Manni, who was leaning against him, also sat up straight: "Thank you, Sect Master."

Lu Ran smiled and waved his hand: "We are family, why should we be polite?"

Ever since the young couple advanced to Jiang Realm together, Deng Yuxiang had her younger brother join the Law Enforcement Hall.

The Law Enforcement Hall was originally controlled by the two generals Feng and Yan. As the Ran Sect marched south, the two generals Feng and Yan accompanied Lu Ran to first conquer the Liyuan Sect and then the Jingxian Island. They have not been in the cliff for a long time.

Deng Yutang was also promoted to deputy hall master, with full authority to command the Ranmen Law Enforcement Hall.

The words "relative" are written all over his face!

Sometimes, Lu Ran even wondered if Master Deng had taken the protagonist's script!

Have a beautiful wife and a lovely daughter.

He has a brother who is so powerful, a sister who holds great power, and a grandfather who is an elder and a generation away from him.

Isn’t this simply a winner in life?

"You've had good training and are quite responsible." Deng Yuxiang said calmly.

She had been sitting next to Deng Yutang, and from beginning to end, Deng Yutang used his body to protect his wife, building a simple shelter for Bai Manni to block the pressure from her sister.

"Hehe~" Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but shook her head and smiled.

It was visible to the naked eye that as Deng Yuxiang's voice rang out, Deng Yutang could not help but shiver again.

Bai Manni held her husband's hand with heartache. She didn't dare to say anything to her strong sister-in-law.

Lu Ran suddenly said, "Sister Yuxiang, please accompany me on this exploration to the southwest."

Deng Yuxiang nodded immediately, as if it was a matter of course.

Lu Ran looked at the suffering young master of the Deng family with a trace of pity in his eyes.

Brother, I can only help you so far.

I'll take her away, and you can have a few days of comfort.
Deng Yutang obviously understood Lu Ran's meaning and his face was full of gratitude, but he immediately looked away.

My sister is a powerful person in the sea realm, so why not my brother?

One is the fourth stage of the sea realm, and the other is the third stage of the sea realm. There is not much difference for Deng Yutang.

"Master, when you go west this time, you can go look for the Jinmiemo clan." Yu Changsheng said softly.

"Yeah." Lu Ran nodded in agreement, "I'll search the southwest and then go north."

The image of a giant lava bear emerged in his mind.

The Jinn Demon-Slayer Clan possesses a very good technique that allows them to ignore high temperature environments and even absorb fire damage.

It is similar to the Yan Qing school/Mermaid clan's technique of being immune to water forms.

If this evil sculpture can be activated, Lu Ran's survivability will be slightly improved.

[By the way, Sect Master, how many stone sculpture activation slots do you have left? ] Yu Changsheng switched to voice transmission.

However, Lu Ran was not connected with the evil spirit of Mo Li, which made Yu Changsheng's words fall on deaf ears.

Yu Changsheng immediately prayed in his heart, begging for a response from the gods.

As expected, Lu Ran noticed something strange. After searching his mind, he couldn't help but smile helplessly and looked at Yu Changsheng who was right in front of him: [Mr. Conglong, you called me? ]

Yu Changsheng remained pious in his heart and asked through prayer.

[At present, I can still activate five stone sculptures.] Lu Ran thought, [Don't worry, sir. After I advance to the Heaven Realm, there will be many more places for activation.]

Since his promotion to the Sea Realm, Lu Ran has had 15 more stone sculpture activation slots, and he has already used 10 of them.

[If there are still five vacancies, we have to plan them carefully.] Yu Changsheng murmured in a low voice.

[Keep one Jian Yi and one Lingqian.] When mentioning these two gods, Lu Ran's face darkened.

Jianyi is the god worshipped by my mother, and he is immune to frost-related techniques, so he must be captured.

When Lu Ran first arrived at Holy Spirit Mountain, he had a feud with the Jianshan Peak sect and was really taught a lesson.

As for the oracle, it is the god worshipped by Chang Ying.
Putting Chang Ying aside, the glorious and majestic Lord Lingqian has always had a very high hatred value in Lu Ran's eyes!

Yu Changsheng understood Lu Ran’s expression and advised: [Master, please do not act rashly. Jianyi is the chief of the gods of Daxia, and the Jianyi sect is the best among the best!
This school's sword-controlling technique is incredibly fast, and can also scatter sword dance shadows and shuttle in an instant. It is extremely difficult to catch them all in one fell swoop! 】

Yu Changsheng observed Lu Ran's expression and sincerely suggested: [You might as well cultivate to the Heaven Realm and descend on Jianshan Peak with a crushing attitude. By then, I might also be able to reach the Heaven Realm and help the Sect Master take down this sect.]

"Yeah." Lu Ran nodded.

Everyone heard Lu Ran's nasal sound, but didn't know who he was talking to.

The relaxed and comfortable atmosphere also took a sharp turn for the worse as Lu Ran's mood changed.

Jiang Ruyi said softly: "It's late, let's stop here."

When Madam Ranmen spoke, everyone naturally stood up and said goodbye and left.

Jiang Ruyi came to Lu Ran's side, put one hand on his back, and said softly: "Let's go back and rest too."

"Oh." Lu Ran stood up and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for disturbing everyone's interest."

He always treats everyone as a friend and comrade-in-arms, but it is difficult for others to face Lu Ran in this capacity.

His joys and sorrows will indeed affect everyone.

"It's already late." Jiang Ruyi said indifferently. In an environment where there was no one around, she took the initiative and took Lu Ran's arm.

As they walked, she whispered, "I'll accompany you on this exploration trip." Lu Ran said, "Aren't you going to select a group of disciples to form a team of evil mirror believers?"

Jiang Ruyi pursed her lips and said nothing more.

Lu Ran really needed the holy spirit that descended from the sky to cultivate the jade talisman and the Fierce Sky Stone Sculpture.

Hundreds of Yu Fu believers and Lie Tian believers in the Burning Gate did not bring about any qualitative changes. The two stone statues were constantly receiving the power of faith from the human race, but their growth progress was extremely slow.

Obviously, Lu Ran still has too few followers.

Moreover, he had been in the mountains for less than two years, and the time he had spent building the Ranmen Temple and recruiting believers was even shorter.

At this stage, the pure holy spirit energy that descends from the sky is still an important resource for Lu Ran's growth!
Establishing a team of Evil Mirror believers will be of great use, and can help Lu Ran collect and properly preserve this resource within the control of the Ran Clan and its subordinate forces.

As the power of the Ran Men spreads across the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm, the role of the Nie Jing Squad will become increasingly important.

"Hmm." Jiang Ruyi was still in deep thought when she suddenly felt herself being picked up.

When she came to her senses again, she had been placed on the soft bed, and someone was kissing her neck closely.

A low whisper came from my neck again: "I plan to travel light and speed up the search, only bringing the Nightmare and Evil Shadow as my two guardians.

Well, bring Xiao Wu with you to help with the investigation."

Wuhuan, a follower of Wu Ya, is undoubtedly an excellent scout.

Jiang Ruyi's face flushed, she slowly closed her beautiful eyes, and said softly:
"You won't bring Yuan Xi with you either? She begged you so much."

"If you can't get what you want, you will want it more. The harder she tries, the harder she will study and comprehend."

"You..." Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but smile.

She had already imagined the scene of little Yuanxi acting coquettishly and crying.

"I know Xiao Yuanxi. If she goes out to explore, she will be more playful." Lu Ran supported his hands on both sides of her body, stood up slightly, and looked down at the beauty under him.

A smile appeared on his face: "Please, Fairy, please keep an eye on her for me."

Jiang Ruyi snorted.

Lu Ran looked at her beautiful eyes, his gaze becoming increasingly scorching, and whispered, "Let's not talk about her anymore."

Jiang Ruyi averted her gaze, turned her head slightly, and looked at the carved wooden window not far away.

Maybe he was looking at the fairy jasmine tree under the night sky, or maybe he was looking at the starry sky.

But her slightly trembling eyelashes, revealing her pounding heart, did not escape Lu Ran's eyes.

Nothing more to say all night.

Early next morning.

A drizzle of rain began to fall in the early morning.

But this obviously cannot stop Lu Ran's exploration.

In the master bedroom, in front of the closet, Lu Ran took out a large straw raincoat, intending to wear the same attire as the nightmare shadow and transform himself into a mysterious chivalrous hero.

Outside the front yard of Yunhaiju, Deng Yuxiang had been waiting for a long time on her black horse.

Beside her was a divine black fire horse, on the horse's head sat a pitch-black crow.

Lu Ran put on his straw raincoat, came to the bed, looked at his beautiful and charming fiancée, and said softly, "I'm leaving."

Jiang Ruyi whispered, "Remember to come back on New Year's Eve."

"Sure." Lu Ran leaned down and gently kissed her soft lips.

Jiang Ruyi hugged the quilt and watched him quietly turn around and leave, disappearing behind the screen.

The magical weapons and instruments in the study flew out one after another.

Lu Ran took the Yunhai Sword from Xia Guang and let the magic weapons return to their places. He put on a wide bamboo hat, pushed the door open and walked into the rain curtain.

Outside the fenced courtyard, Deng Yuxiang stood on his horse with his sword drawn, looking at the reluctant young man, and raised his eyebrows slightly: [Is this all you can do?]

Lu Ran snorted unhappily and jumped on the horse.

"Brother?" Qiao Yuanxi, who had hurried over to report the good news, suddenly changed his expression.

Lu Ran's face also froze.

A girl in a black dress rushed into the rain, still clutching the diamond pendant around her neck, and trotted to the outside of the fenced yard.

"Where are you going?" Qiao Yuanxi raised his head and looked angrily at the young man in the straw raincoat on horseback.

Lu Ran sighed inwardly and said, "When you advance to the Sea Realm, I will take you out to explore."

Qiao Yuanxi's eyes were filled with dissatisfaction: "I wanted to tell you that Lei Xingzhui has obeyed us, you you! Liar!"

Lu Ran looked down at the graceful yet angry Black Swan and continued, “Holy Spirit Mountain is vast and has countless beautiful views.

After you advance to the Sea Realm, I will accompany you wherever you want to go."

Qiao Yuanxi suddenly jumped up and grabbed Lu Ran's wrist.

Lu Ran could only lean forward, somewhat helplessly: "Yuan Xi. Eh? Be careful!"

He was startled and quickly waved away the water armor. Qiao Yuanxi never worried about her teeth, as if she was sure that Lu Ran would not hurt her.

She just grabbed Lu Ran's hand and bit it hard.

"Hiss" Lu Ran took a breath of cold air, "Are you born in the year of the dog?"

“Hmm!” Qiao Yuanxi threw away Lu Ran’s hand and frowned, “Animal! My whole family is born in the year of the dog!”

Lu Ran: “.”

Just come to me.
There is no need to bring both our parents in.

"Go away, who wants to go~" Qiao Yuanxi turned and walked into the yard, picked up the diamond pendant, and wiped the blood on her lips that belonged to Lu Ran.

What's weird is that the bloodstains are integrated into the crystal clear diamond pendant.

Lu Ran looked at her back that was soaked by the rain, and said, "I'll be back before New Year's Eve. I have to celebrate your birthday in the first month of the year."

Qiao Yuanxi paused and then continued walking into the house.

Dirty brother!
That's more or less.

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(End of this chapter)