Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 124 Jiang Yu, you've already chosen your own death! (Making friends/friends)

However, given Pang Lai's status, he naturally wouldn't pay much attention to such matters, but instead instructed his disciple Jiang Yu:
"Hurry up and see him off. It will be good for your future to have contact with him and interact with him."

Jiang Yu's eyes widened in surprise.

Doesn't he know what kind of temperament his teacher has?

He's always been arrogant and haughty!
Lu Ran is indeed very strong and can win the teacher's favor, but this is the first time I have ever taken the initiative to befriend Lu Ran!
As Pang Lai's disciple, he was always the one being fawned over, but this time, it was the other way around.
Pang Lai glanced at Jiang Yu, knowing what he was thinking, and spoke up to remind him:
"Don't overthink it, just treat each other as equals."

After saying that, Pang Lai turned and left.

Jiang Yu was taken aback. Wasn't this still telling him to take the initiative to befriend Lu Ran?
After thinking it over, Jiang Yu stopped struggling. The teacher had no reason to lie to him, so he could just do as he was told!
Then, Jiang Yu jogged towards Lu Ran's direction.

"The title of Honorary Judge will be finalized soon. Compared to Honorary Councilor, the title of Honorary Judge is more tangible."

"Because it was granted by the Supreme Court, the power you wield is equivalent to that of a deputy presiding judge in a court in another first-tier city. In some local courts, the deputy presiding judge is even at your beck and call," Leng Qing explained.

Lu Ran smiled and asked jokingly:
"And what about you? Will you take my orders?"

Leng Qing glanced at Lu Ran with a captivating charm:

"Virtue~"

As the two were talking, Jiang Yu arrived on horseback.

Leng Qing clearly recognized the person beside Pang Lai and, fearing Lu Ran might not know, took the initiative to introduce him:
"Lu Ran, this is Jiang Yu, the chief disciple of the palace. He is quite capable."

Jiang Yu smiled and quickly replied, "You flatter me, you flatter me. Compared to Lu Ran, I'm nothing!"

If it were anyone else, Jiang Yu would be somewhat arrogant.

Sometimes, background is also a form of strength!
But compared to Lu Ran, although he has some background, his strength is far inferior!
He is only a mid-level mage now, while Lu Ran recently broke through to the high-level and even killed Lu Nian of the Military Intelligence Bureau. He can't compare to ten of him!

In front of Lu Ran, Jiang Yu naturally lost some of his arrogance and gained more respect.

Lu Ran smiled as well. He naturally recognized Jiang Yu, Pang Lai's disciple, who had just been standing next to Pang Lai. How could he not recognize him?

"What do you want with me?" Lu Ran asked.

Jiang Yu smiled naturally and said:

"Well, the roads in the Forbidden City are winding and it's hard to navigate without someone to show you the way. My teacher asked me to guide you, and I also wanted to get to know Brother Lu Ran, so I came right away."

Lu Ran and Leng Qing exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised.

Was it Pang Lai who personally instructed that the chief disciple of the court should lead the way?
Lu Ran thought about it and didn't refuse.

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face; he could see Jiang Yu's sincerity and his desire to make friends.

He just didn't expect that the top disciple would fawn over him like this.
Where is your arrogance?
Seeing Lu Ran step aside, Jiang Yu reacted quickly, immediately coming to the two of them and leading the way with vivid descriptions.

With an outsider interfering, Leng Qing remained silent the entire way.

This made Lu Ran somewhat regretful; she should have known better than to let Jiang Yu, this third wheel, come along.

Jiang Yu could also clearly sense that the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

For a moment, he thought of Mu Ningxue, then glanced at Leng Qing and whispered to Lu Ran:
"Hey Lu Ran, what's your relationship with Mu Ningxue?"

Lu Ran narrowed his eyes and replied coldly:
"how?"

Sensing the coldness in Lu Ran's words, Jiang Yu quickly waved his hand: "You misunderstood. I didn't mean to pursue her. It's just that she might encounter some trouble recently. After all, you probably know about her affair with the Mu family."

If it's related to Mu Ningxue and the Lu brothers, I'll step in and help smooth things over. They're all friends; it's just a matter of a word for me."

“If it’s not a problem, then I won’t interfere,” Jiang Yu said with a shrug. Leng Qing glanced at Lu Ran, but didn’t say anything, and continued walking forward, giving the two of them a chance to talk alone.

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow and sighed softly.

Talking about another woman in front of one woman—that's really something.
Jiang Yu, you have already chosen your own death!

However, considering that it was related to Mu Ningxue, he naturally couldn't distance himself from it.

“Mu Ningxue is my woman,” Lu Ran said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu's eyes lit up, revealing a knowing look.

But when he thought of Leng Qing who had just left so quickly, his expression became a little strange, and he said tremblingly, "Um, Brother Lu Ran, have I caused you any trouble?"

Lu Ran's lips twitched; he strongly suspected that the man was doing it on purpose.

"It's nothing, please continue."

Jiang Yu nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that Mu Ningxue seems to have a very bad relationship with the Mu family in the capital, and her relationship with Mu Tingying from the main campus is even more complicated. Recently, the Zhou family even sent someone to visit Mu Ningxue's family."

Lu Ran was aware of everything Jiang Yu had said; he knew it all.

With her relationship with the Mu family becoming distant, it was clear that Mu Ningxue already had the idea of ​​breaking away from the Mu family in the capital.

Mu Tingying, on the other hand, envied Mu Ningxue and openly suppressed her in various ways, showing that they had always been at odds.

As for the Zhou family, it seems it was for a marriage proposal?

Lu Ran narrowed his eyes slightly. He had long had this idea: before leaving the capital, he should teach these people a lesson.

As if sensing what Lu Ran was thinking, Jiang Yu smiled and said:

"Brother Lu Ran, have you got an idea?"

"Yeah." Lu Ran responded.

"Actually, you don't need to show up in person. Although your current status would make you very intimidating, you don't live in the capital for long and can't stand up for Mu Ningxue in every matter."

Coincidentally, the head of the Ice Academy, the department Mu Ningxue is studying at, has some connections with my teacher. I'll mention it to my teacher, and I'm sure he also hopes that Mu Ningxue can focus on her cultivation," Jiang Yu said.

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Yu with surprise.

It seems that Jiang Yu had planned everything out before he came.

No wonder he mentioned Mu Ningxue in front of Leng Qing; he must have had ulterior motives.

Jiang Yu's words made sense. After all, he was going back to Shanghai, while Mu Ningxue was focused on cultivation for the time being.

In the capital, if Pang Lai could become her reliance, it would indeed save her a lot of trouble.

Thinking of all this, Lu Ran smiled and said:
"Okay, I'll consider it a favor I owe you."

Jiang Yu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Brother Lu Ran, what are you saying? It's just friends helping each other out. Believe me, you won't stand idly by if I encounter trouble in the future."

"Just call me Lu Ran. I'll contact you when I go out to gain experience. You'll definitely get your share of the benefits," Lu Ran said with a smile.

Jiang Yu was shocked. Was this all it took to promise him a happy ending?
After exchanging contact information, Jiang Yu escorted Lu Ran to the palace entrance and watched Leng Qing lead Lu Ran away.

"Using the teacher's connections to befriend Lu Ran, that's probably what the teacher meant, right?" Jiang Yu muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)