Chapter 147: The Lu Family's Benevolent Person

Someone had indeed stolen the show.

It was undeniable that Deng Deng Yuxiang performed exceptionally well, exuding an imposing aura and launching fierce attacks.

The problem was, she was supposed to be exactly like this!

As one of the first batch of believer trainees selected for the official list, if you didn't have some real skills, on what grounds could you be recognized as a "genius"?

In contrast, that black-clad youth—

It was clear he was not old; that dark red knitted scarf could not completely hide his slightly immature face.

Moreover, this youth was a believer of Xianyangyi!

The demeanor he displayed on the battlefield truly made all the internal auditors drop their jaws in shock!

What the hell—

Does the Xianyangyi Sect even have different job specializations internally?

Where did such a combat sheep spring from?

The auditors immediately reported the situation and began investigating Lu Ran's personal information.

Far away in Rain Alley City, Lu Ran was naturally unaware of this situation.

He was still diligently patrolling, working hard to help Deng Deng Yuxiang achieve excellent results.

However, nothing special occurred in Rain Alley City that night.

Heaven seemed to have suddenly shown great mercy, finally sparing this small city riddled with holes.

This objectively resulted in the battlefield level not being very high.

Even if Deng Deng Yuxiang, with an overwhelming posture, had slashed her way through the night of the fifteenth of winter—

It would still be somewhat difficult for her to rank high on the Genius List.

It was just like students taking an exam:

The test paper Deng Deng Yuxiang received was an elementary school exam; the questions were simple, and the full score was only 100 points.

Those geniuses who experienced special events received the college entrance exam paper; the questions were hard, but the full score was 150 points!

The upper limit of the scores was different!

Lu Ran had no other choice; he could only provide good support for Deng Deng Yuxiang, helping her shine as much as possible.

He had no idea that countless eyes had already shifted onto him...

The sky gradually brightened; Rain Alley City had rarely been so normal.

Lu Ran, patrolling with the team, once again arrived at the overpass outside Hexi Park.

"Sigh."

Lu Ran raised the Rosy Cloud Blade, looking through its translucent black ice material at the vast white sky.

The rising morning sun hid behind the wind, snow, and cold mist, giving light to the world but unwilling to reveal itself.

There was no rosy cloud.

Still none.

Lu Ran's right hand tightened around the Silent Night Blade; a night of killing made him feel intimately connected with the blade's edge.

He even felt that the Silent Night Blade was making great strides on the path to forming a weapon spirit.

Only this Rosy Cloud Blade, which had also accompanied him in killing all night, could not welcome the moment belonging to it.

"Why do you sigh?"

In the distance ahead, Deng Deng Yuxiang suddenly stopped walking.

Lu Ran said helplessly, "This Rosy Cloud Blade just can't welcome the rosy clouds."

Deng Deng Yuxiang did not turn around, saying softly, "Why are you so obsessed with rosy clouds?"

Lu Ran explained, "When Zhan Ye transformed into a divine weapon that day, he gave me a little hint.

That morning, I set a goal for the Rosy Cloud Blade: to slash through the night of the fifteenth and cut out the morning glow at the horizon."

Deng Deng Yuxiang nodded gently, "That sounds very beautiful."

Lu Ran looked again at the Rosy Cloud Blade held above his head, secretly regretting.

Deng Deng Yuxiang suddenly said, "Is the key point really the morning glow?"

"Hm?"

"If you only want the morning glow, then go find a city with a pleasant climate, hold up your blade every morning, and just wait for the morning glow to visit."

Lu Ran: "..."

"Isn't that right?" Deng Deng Yuxiang finally turned around, looking at Lu Ran. "The key point is not the morning glow.

It is the bloody eve fought in order to welcome the morning glow."

Lu Ran silently looked at Deng Deng Yuxiang.

Good heavens, a life mentor?

"The sky has brightened, Lu Ran," Deng Deng Yuxiang said softly. "Rain Alley City has been defended; we have won."

Lu Ran silently nodded.

Deng Deng Yuxiang gestured toward the Rosy Cloud Blade, "Now, the blade in your hand is the morning glow you seek."

Her soft words entered his ears.

Lu Ran's heart stirred slightly, and in his hand, that invaluable Rosy Cloud Blade also trembled lightly.

"Hum~"

Lu Ran's face filled with joy as he raised his eyes to look at the Rosy Cloud Blade.

Do you approve too?

When a weapon reacts, it naturally means it is in the process of continuously forming a weapon spirit!

Back in the day, before the Night-Slaying Great Knife had transformed into a divine weapon, it would often react violently.

At that stage, it was on the verge of a qualitative change at any moment, like a cocoon turning into a butterfly.

The Rosy Light Knife's reaction now was far from that intense; it clearly still had a long way to go.

However, gaining the Rosy Light Knife's approval and response was surprise enough for Lu Ran!

"Heh." Deng Deng Yuxiang naturally noticed the trembling of the blade.

She gazed at Lu Ran's delighted smile for a moment, then turned and left.

Did it not feel very much like "hiding one's achievements and fame"?

A moment later, Lu Ran looked forward, watching the woman's figure as she stepped steadily forward through the wind and snow.

Would the conversation just now earn her extra points?

Caring for teammates and pointing out the way would certainly add points, wouldn't it?

Tsk~ So satisfying!

Thinking of this, Lu Ran became even happier.

It was not until seven in the morning that a team arrived to collect the recording equipment from the four members of the squad.

Just like on the fifteenth of last month, when the patrol team passed through the Yu Xiang Home Community again, Lu Ran bid farewell to everyone:

"I'm heading back first."

"I'll see you off." Deng Deng Yuxiang once again took the lead; though she said she was seeing him off, she seemed more like a guide.

"No need, it's quite safe here." Lu Ran stepped forward to keep pace.

Deng Deng Yuxiang walked faster and faster, something everyone could clearly perceive.

Sun Sun Zhengfang, that shrewd fellow, guessed Deng Deng Yuxiang's intention; he simply went with Wei Long to the security booth at the main gate to learn the situation from the Moon-Watcher stationed there.

"Still seeing me off?" Lu Ran watched Deng Deng Yuxiang enter the building corridor, somewhat puzzled.

Deng Deng Yuxiang remained silent, walking straight to Lu Ran's doorstep.

"Come in for a glass of water?" Lu Ran took out his key and inserted it into the lock of the security door.

"Snap."

Before Lu Ran could open the door, Deng Deng Yuxiang suddenly reached down, her palm grasping Lu Ran's wrist.

"Sister?" Lu Ran, not understanding the reason, looked at the woman.

Deng Deng Yuxiang still said nothing, merely holding Lu Ran's wrist and, through his sleeve, gently kneading it.

Lu Ran pressed his lips together and asked, "When did you discover it?"

Deng Deng Yuxiang snorted coldly, "You hid it so well; how could I possibly have the ability to discover it?"

Lu Ran: "."

"Xia Guang Dao told me." Deng Deng Yuxiang found the object she expected; her thumb rubbed back and forth through Lu Ran's cuff.

Under her fingers, the outline of that copper coin was traced out.

"Divine weapons are this sensitive?" Lu Ran couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Deng Deng Yuxiang said, "Xia Guang Dao is not of our human race; its mode of existence differs from ours."

"It said it vaguely sensed the aura of its own kind."

"Each time it got closer to you, the sensation became more distinct."

Lu Ran smiled, "This is my treasure; I cannot easily show it to others."

"Little Lu Ran." With no cameras present, Deng Deng Yuxiang added the word "Little" before his name.

Her expression was very serious: "Although you are not a Moon-Watcher, we are comrades-in-arms."

"To improve our survival rates and enhance combat efficiency, you had best be honest with your comrades."

Lu Ran fell silent.

Deng Deng Yuxiang continued, "Moreover, what you are secretly hiding is a divine weapon."

"If you had told us in advance, we could have formulated a corresponding battle plan."

Lu Ran suddenly said, "You should have said these words last night, in front of the cameras."

"Such philosophy, along with your guidance to the younger teammates, would surely earn you extra points."

The Reincarnation Coin, being a Dharma Artifact, could certainly be made public; it was obtained through proper channels, openly and honorably.

Furthermore, in the future, Lu Ran would actively reveal the existence of this copper coin, after all, he needed to create a cover for his control over the evil spirits.

Deng Deng Yuxiang glared at Lu Ran with neither light nor heavy force, unsure whether she was happy or chiding:

"You only know about points!"

"Since you didn't tell us, it naturally means you didn't want to expose it."

"How could I possibly point it out for you in front of everyone?"

Hearing this, Lu Ran instead laughed: "Then why did you point it out now?"

Deng Deng Yuxiang also smiled: "Now it is just the two of us; why won't you tell me?"

Lu Ran: "."

"Hmm?" Deng Deng Yuxiang emitted a nasal sound, carrying a questioning intent.

"Here." Lu Ran finally pulled back his sleeve to show Deng Deng Yuxiang the copper coin.

"What is this?" Deng Deng Yuxiang frowned slightly, her fingertip lightly touching the copper coin.

Clearly, this was absolutely no Fan Pin.

Lu Ran said, "A Dharma Artifact."

Deng Deng Yuxiang was mentally prepared, yet when she personally saw a Dharma Artifact, she could not help but feel a hidden thrill in her heart.

"Last month, I obtained a piece of fortune..." Lu Ran briefly recounted the story.

Finally, Lu Ran said, "The reason I didn't mention it is that it's merely a fragment, still growing."

"At present, it offers no assistance whatsoever to our combat."

Deng Deng Yuxiang sighed with emotion, "To earn the favor of another deity is truly remarkable luck."

"I have always been very lucky." Lu Ran pried open the fingers of the Great Da Da Mengyan one by one, withdrawing his wrist. "You treat me quite well too."

Deng Deng Yuxiang's tone carried a slight reprimand as she admonished, "Show some respect toward the deities; how can you compare me to a god?"

"From now on, I will."

"What?"

"A slip of the tongue; I meant to say, I will be more careful from now on," Lu Ran remarked casually, finally opening his front door.

"Mm, get some good rest." Deng Deng Yuxiang patted Lu Ran on the shoulder and strode away.

Lu Ran turned his head and asked, "Not coming inside for a glass of water?"

The Great Da Da Mengyan didn't even turn her head, pushing open the apartment building door with one hand.

Such an imposing air; truly worthy of a genius~

Lu Ran curled his lips and retorted, "Take care of yourself!

If you get thirsty, just squat by the roadside and eat a couple of mouthfuls of snow; that snow looks quite white to me."

Having walked out of the hallway, Deng Deng Yuxiang finally turned around; before the unit door closed, she glared playfully at Lu Ran with a smile.

Lu Ran stepped through his doorway, set the pair of blades in his arms aside, and placed his palm over his wrist.

Through a faint spiritual connection, he could perceive two departed souls within the copper coin.

They were precisely the pair of Ghost Talisman Dolls that the squad had eliminated last night, just as the battle commenced.

Of course, Lu Ran was not raising malevolent spirits.

Quite the opposite; together with the Reincarnation Coin, he was "consuming" the malevolent spirits.

The departed souls of the Ghost Talisman Dolls could nourish the copper coin, making this fragment of a dharma treasure even more powerful.

Simultaneously, the dharma treasure, the Reincarnation Coin, could also repay its master, nourishing Lu Ran's soul.

For Lu Ran at his current stage, having his soul nourished seemed to serve no practical purpose.

It could only make him feel a strange sense of physical and mental pleasure.

But in the future, as Lu Ran advanced to higher-level battlefields and faced the endless array of methods employed by various powerhouses, possessing a powerful soul would become essential!

Growth, naturally, must be comprehensive and leave no blind spots.

Lu Ran stepped into the small bedroom, approached the shrine, and pressed his palms together: "Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang, last night, this disciple's harvest was not particularly abundant."

A voice transmission arrived, low and deep: "Hundreds of demonic souls, two or three human believers."

"For an ordinary fifteenth night, this is sufficient; do not be too hard on yourself."

Since Lu Ran was stationed with the patrol squad and operated over a wide area, many demonic souls he did not personally slay would still be drawn into his garden by him, provided they lingered on the battlefield.

Lu Ran was a kind man.

Wherever he passed, the concept of "lonely wandering ghosts" simply did not exist.

With his kind heart, he would take in every homeless wandering spirit, finding them a place of rest.

The image of the deity Lady Lady Wangquan has been updated in Chapter 136, "Just an Old Acquaintance"; interested readers are welcome to take a look.

It's the beginning of the month; begging all you brothers for support with your monthly tickets!

(End of Chapter)