Chapter 108

In the evening, Rain Alley Residential District.

After four days, Lu Ran opened his home door once again.

Greeting him was a little Li Hua cat with eyes full of curiosity.

"Meow?" The Li Hua cat tilted its little head, as if confirming the visitor.

Lu Ran went out for training every month, with a minimum of 20 days; this time, he had indeed returned very early.

Of course, the little cat didn't have high intelligence and didn't have many thoughts.

It just felt that Lu Ran didn't have a body full of hostility and wasn't as scary as the previous few times.

"Good evening." Lu Ran was very tired and smiled, waving his hand.

As usual, he walked around the Li Hua cat and went straight to the bathroom.

What he didn't expect was that the little Li Hua actually followed him?

Lu Ran bathed under the shower head, looking through the slightly ajar bathroom door at the little guy peeking from outside.

"So spiritual?" Lu Ran was quite surprised.

Could it be that it knew he was in a bad mood?

"Come." Lu Ran wiped his wet face, squatted down, and beckoned to the little Li Hua.

"Meow~" The little Li Hua actually squeezed in.

However, as soon as its body touched the water, it ran away, "Meow, meow, meow."

That series of cries, hmm... did it feel like it was cursing?

Lu Ran immediately "baaed" back!

The little Li Hua stopped cursing immediately, its heart filled only with pity and care, and it quickly returned.

It wasn't afraid of water anymore, willingly clinging to Lu Ran's arms, letting the shower head drench its head, insisting on cuddling and rubbing against its master.

"I really am a succubus..."

Lu Ran muttered, simply washing himself, his blade, and a cat thoroughly.

Sister Cat wasn't a pampered pet cat, but a king-level stray cat!

Back on the 15th of the seventh lunar month, it had been drenched in heavy rain all night and chased through the streets by evil spirits!

And it was still jumping around now~

Half an hour later, Lu Ran held a large bath towel, wiping the wet little cat, and came before the shrine together.

"Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang." Lu Ran looked toward the shrine, "This trip to the demon cave was truly too thrilling."

After a simple greeting, Lu Ran bowed and went to the small bed, lying down directly.

Lu Ran, exhausted in body and mind, felt his eyelids growing heavier.

His movements of wiping the Li Hua cat gradually stopped, and he quickly entered dreamland.

However, Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang didn't let Lu Ran have a peaceful sleep.

Just a few hours later, Lu Ran, in his deep sleep, entered the Divine Demon Sculpture Garden.

Sniff~

The first thing that "woke" Lu Ran was the thick ghostly aura.

Lu Ran opened his eyes and thought to himself, as expected.

Before him was a huge Black Lantern evil sculpture.

This four-sided lantern was far larger and more exquisite than it was in the Mist Realm.

Lu Ran looked at the souls appearing and disappearing around the lantern, and he suddenly thought of something.

"Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang, we collected so many souls at once, is that okay?"

"It is indeed somewhat inappropriate for you to cultivate a Mist Realm evil sculpture to the River Realm in such a short time." The voice fell, low and hoarse.

Lu Ran couldn't help but feel his heart tighten!

However, Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang changed the subject: "However, the situation this time was special.

When the evil demon itself creates an evil nest, it consumes a great deal of energy.

Your detention of souls during this stage should be fine."

"Oh, I see." Lu Ran breathed a huge sigh of relief.

A black fire sheep head quietly appeared, floating in the air above and behind Lu Ran:

"If you destroy the evil nest and absorb all the 'Qi' contained in the entire evil nest, it would be hard to say."

Lu Ran: "..."

Do you have some misunderstanding about my strength?

Being able to escape death and return home to hug my cat and bow to you is already the greatest fortune in misfortune.

And you want me to destroy the evil nest?

Even if that haunted house is big and luxurious, it doesn't have paper dolls... uh, it's not as comfortable as my own little bed at home!

The black fire sheep head said in a deep voice: "Practice evil techniques; having a healing technique on your person can also increase your survival probability."

"Yes!" Lu Ran nodded heavily.

Black fire sheep head: "Additionally, regarding the hallucination-type technique of this clan, you can try to integrate it into your Immortal Pupils."

"Oh?" Lu Ran's eyes lit up, "Can I?"

The black fire sheep head suddenly said: "You are human."

The sudden words directly stunned Lu Ran!

"Yes, I am human." Lu Ran scratched his head and added, not very confidently, "I... am I human?"

Black fire sheep head: "..."

Are you asking me?

Lu Ran pondered for a moment and confirmed: "Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang, this disciple is human!"

After a long time, the black fire sheep head spoke slowly: "The human race has become accustomed to using tools with their hands.

When you cast the first evil technique of the Black Lantern faction, you also summon a ball of black fire in your palm."

Lu Ran nodded as a matter of course.

Black fire sheep head: "That is a habit of yours as a human."

Lu Ran's heart stirred: "Are you saying that the ball of black fire doesn't have to be ignited in my palm?"

Black fire sheep head: "You have already learned the casting method from the Black Lantern statue.

Was there any restriction in it telling you that you must ignite fire from your hands?"

Lu Ran immediately said: "No!"

The Black Lantern clan is very special; they are not human/beast-shaped, but pure objects.

The evil techniques of the Soul-Splitting Demon clan still have concepts like heads and feet.

When you cast Soul-Splitting Demon Horn, you have to piece together horns on your head; when you cast Soul-Splitting Demon Hoof, you need to stomp your foot heavily on the ground.

But the Black Lantern clan?

The evil techniques of this clan are just summoning flames of different natures!

Lu Ran naturally didn't need to be bound by "hands and feet."

"This disciple understands!" Lu Ran immediately said, "This disciple will go and comprehend the evil techniques now."

The black fire sheep head didn't respond again, and its figure quietly dissipated.

Lu Ran turned around, facing the huge four-sided lantern, and slowly closed his eyes.

First Evil Technique: Disaster Miao Miao Huo Long, which can make black fire explode; Lu Ran had already learned this before.

Second Evil Technique: Bathing Miao Miao Huo Long, which can summon warm and gentle black fire to heal the target's injuries.

The technique is as its name suggests!

This fire can indeed help the shattered Black Lantern clan be reborn in fire!

Third Evil Technique: Smoke Miao Miao Huo Long, which can release a large amount of black smoke.

Fourth Evil Technique: Illusion Miao Miao Huo Long, which can release a faint luster, causing the opponent to fall into hallucinations.

What kind of illusion it is can be freely woven by the caster.

This will consume more mental energy.

The caster can also let it take its own course!

You can let the target weave their own beautiful dreams, immerse themselves in the desires deep in their hearts, and completely let go of themselves.

In this case, the caster only needs to continuously provide the basis of the illusion for the target.

The disadvantages of this technique are also very obvious:

First, if you want the enemy to fall into an illusion, at least your own mental strength must be greater than or equal to the opponent's.

If you let Lu Ran cast a spell on Deng Yuxiang now...

The Great Nightmare could chop Lu Ran himself, along with the illusion he created, into pieces!

Second, the premise for this technique to take effect is that the other party must have eyes!

And these four evil techniques, when cast by Lu Ran, have nothing to do with "lanterns"; they are just pure flames.

Therefore, Lu Ran changed the names of the evil techniques.

They are all called "Fire in the Cage"!

Then just add the four characters "Disaster, Bath, Smoke, Illusion" at the end to distinguish them.

Lu Ran sat before the sculpture, closely connected to the Black Lantern evil sculpture, comprehending everything in detail.

Until late at night...

"Mm." On the small bed in the bedroom, Lu Ran made a vague nasal sound.

He opened his eyes groggily, feeling dizzy.

Lu Ran sat up and looked at his watch, seeing the hands pointing to 12:23.

Since the emo time had passed, he wouldn't sing...

Lu Ran didn't know how he woke up; he had slept from evening until midnight, but he felt more tired the more he slept.

"Meow~" In the large bath towel in his arms, the little Li Hua kept whimpering.

Woken up, it seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

"Sorry." Lu Ran lowered his head and kissed the Li Hua's furry little head.

This kiss reminded him again of the scene in the hallway where Jiang Ruyi kissed the Li Hua cat.

Hmm...

I wonder how she is doing now.

This girl really has no conscience; it's been so many days, and she doesn't even know how to send a text message.

Is she practicing so hard?

Everyone is busy!

Busy, busy is good...

Lu Ran held the little cat, his heart stirring: "Want to see something good?"

"Meow?" In the large bath towel, a little cat paw poked out, as if wanting to poke Lu Ran's mouth.

"Whoosh~"

Lu Ran raised one hand, and a ball of black fire ignited in his palm.

Lu Ran is indeed human; the genes left in his body by his ancestors influence him to use tools with his hands.

"Meow!" The little Li Hua was completely scared awake.

The sudden black flame had almost no lighting effect.

But the room wasn't completely pitch black; the black flames were vaguely visible.

Moreover, the energy churning in Lu Ran's hand and the temperature emitted by the black fire were real.

Evil Technique: Fire in the Cage (Bath)!

"Don't be afraid." Lu Ran ignited fire in his hand and patted the Li Hua cat's head.

"Meow?"

The Li Hua cat tilted its head, not quite sure if its head was on fire.

As Lu Ran threw the bath towel away and held the Li Hua cat with both hands...

A Li Hua cat burning with black flames appeared!

Eerie, and extremely cool!

This flame temperature wasn't high, only letting the living beings bathed in it feel a trace of warmth.

"Meow~"

The Li Hua cat, which hadn't slept enough, was suddenly a bit high.

There were no wounds on its body, but that didn't stop it from greedily enjoying it.

The little Li Hua only felt warm all over, extremely comfortable.

Lu Ran smiled at the lazily enjoying little guy, preparing to add another fire for the Li Hua.

"You are really blessed; other little cats will never experience this in their whole lives..."

In this quiet night, Lu Ran's words were also somewhat gentle.

In his eyes, black flames gradually ignited.

Also very eerie, also extremely cool!

Regarding how to hide the black flames in his Immortal Pupils, Lu Ran hadn't figured out the way yet.

But he had already learned how to use his eyes to cast Evil Technique: Fire in the Cage (Illusion).

As for what kind of beautiful dream to weave for the little Li Hua, Lu Ran had already thought it out.

As the person and cat looked at each other, the Li Hua cat's eyes gradually became hollow.

The image of the master in front of it kept switching, the pictures switching faster and faster...

Finally, the master turned into a gentle and quiet girl—Jiang Ruyi.

Her smiling eyes were gentle, holding it, her jade hands gently caressing it.

Jiang Ruyi slowly lowered her head, a pair of soft lips printed on the Li Hua cat's head, coaxing it in a soft voice:

"Sleep, be good, sleep..."

"Meow~" The little Li Hua clung to the girl's embrace, and even a "purring" sound came from its nose.

Lu Ran was stunned!

He lowered his head, looking at the little Li Hua indulging in the gentle land.

This...?

Where did this tractor come from?

(End of chapter)