Chapter 171: Winter Snow Old Friend

After watching Deng Yuxiang fly away, Lu Ran searched the battlefield and found the Tianchen Spear that had pierced deep into the ground.

He strode back to the front of the teaching building and handed the weapon to Deng Yutang: "Here, Young Master Deng."

Deng Yutang took the weapon, looked at Lu Ran with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Lu, so strong!"

Lu Ran patted Deng Yutang on the shoulder: "You will be too."

Deng Yutang: "..."

He considered himself to know Lu Ran quite well, after all, both sides were in the same team, fighting side by side every month.

But that battle just now truly opened a new world for Deng Yutang.

Even teammates in the same team were like this, let alone others.

"Once you ascend to the River Realm, your combat strength will also soar." Lu Ran knew Deng Yutang's self-esteem was very strong and kept encouraging him.

To this, Deng Yutang didn't commit.

He naturally knew clearly that after ascending to the River Realm, his own combat strength would skyrocket.

But Deng Yutang really didn't think his combat strength could rise to Lu Ran's level!

Lu Ran had just ascended to the River Realm, First Stage, yet ordinary River Realm believers were already unable to keep up with Lu Ran's combat rhythm!

No wonder his own sister would appreciate Lu Ran so much.

Likewise, the vast majority of god believers couldn't keep up with the Lord Bei Feng believer's combat rhythm.

Deng Yuxiang stubbornly returned to her hometown and stationed herself in this small city, so she had to accommodate her teammates.

And with Lu Ran's arrival, everything changed!

It wasn't hard to imagine Deng Yuxiang's psychological activity at the time; she was like discovering a treasure in a ruin.

Indeed, the two of them were the same kind of people.

Chang Ying sighed softly: "The Xianyang sect's divine techniques are really amazing."

Everyone agreed deeply, especially Leader Zhang Feng, whose mind was filled with Lu Ran's heroic posture of shuttling back and forth just now.

Zhang Feng wanted to help, but he had to cancel the Lotus Flying Sword, fearing he would hurt Lu Ran.

When the Divine Technique·Immortal Hoof wasn't used for escaping, but for fighting...

Among the believers in this world, who wouldn't envy that?

"By the way, what did my sister say just now?" Deng Yutang asked.

"She told us to be careful." Lu Ran said casually, "If there's another situation like this, wait for her to come and support."

At the side, Zhang Feng said: "Ms. Deng was telling you to be careful, right?"

Lu Ran: "..."

Zhang Feng continued to advise: "Follow Ms. Deng's suggestion."

A dignified leader was also quite humble.

Lu Ran, as a student, should unconditionally obey the Moon-Watcher leader's orders.

Zhang Feng held great power and was one of Lu Ran's graders.

But at this moment, Zhang Feng didn't use a commanding tone, but advised him kindly.

Strength, as expected, was the foundation of everything!

"Yes." Lu Ran put on a humble appearance, completely different from the fierce look he had on the battlefield just now.

"What else did my sister say?" Deng Yutang asked, unwilling to give up.

Lu Ran didn't react: "She didn't say anything else."

The Great Nightmare did mention the "Heavenly Pride" matter.

However, that matter wasn't even a start yet, and Lu Ran didn't intend to publicize it.

If it didn't work out, wouldn't it be very awkward?

"Oh." Deng Yutang responded, silently wiping the Tianchen Spear.

In his mind, there was only the image of his sister smiling and gently straightening Lu Ran's collar.

Since childhood, she had never straightened the clothes of her own younger brother.

Uncomfortable~

Thinking of this, Deng Yutang's expression gradually became strange.

He didn't get along well with Deng Yuxiang and had grown up in the various shadows she created, wishing he could hide far away from her.

Now, why did he want to get her attention again?

Such a contradictory psychology...

"That...!" Lu Ran finally reacted, his words a bit stuttering, "Your sister also said, let you..."

"Brother Lu." Deng Yutang suddenly spoke.

"Ah?" Lu Ran froze for a moment.

Deng Yutang's expression was strange: "No matter what you are about to say, do you believe it yourself?"

Lu Ran: "..."

Then why do you keep asking!

Outside the teaching building door, a strange silence fell.

After a long while, Lu Ran said: "After we go back, I'll talk to her and have her care more about you."

Deng Yutang was numb!

You'll talk to her?

You? Talk to her?

Is this human language?

"There's a situation!" Tian Tian suddenly spoke, breaking the strange atmosphere.

Deng Yutang was still suffering from tons of mental damage, and was commanded by Tian Tian to kill out with the team.

While fighting, everyone discovered that Deng Yutang's offensive was incomparably fierce!

Killing demons like he had gone berserk...

Facts proved that a person didn't need to ascend to the River Realm to have their combat strength soar!

Lu Ran watched all this, unable to help but marvel.

This trick actually had such a miraculous effect!

Should I use it more often in the future?

Under the "Berserk Tang"'s great display of power, everyone steadily guarded Rain Alley City No. 5 Elementary School.

The school playground was like a battlefield specifically organized for them.

Within a few hours, many demons died here.

Lu Ran also clearly perceived that the overall intensity of the demon invasion had indeed increased significantly.

Before, he was executing missions in the patrol team, and the team was putting out fires all over the city, naturally killing powerful demons.

And now, Lu Ran was guarding a school, which could be considered returning to a conventional battlefield.

According to past experience, just for this battlefield in Rain Alley City, the demons invading the small city were mainly Mist Realm and Stream Realm demons.

But now it was different.

Mist Realm demons were becoming fewer and fewer, and Stream Realm demons had truly become the main force.

Occasionally, River Realm, First Stage demons would be mixed in, and the situation was indeed not good.

Because of this, a glimmer of hope rose in Lu Ran's heart.

So this final exam...

A perfect score, I'm afraid Lu Ran can't be stopped, right?

Lu Ran was also quite expectant, turning to look at Zhang Feng.

"I can't decide that," Zhang Feng laughed, "but I will report your performance tonight in detail and truthfully."

Lu Ran nodded silently; that was enough.

Come to think of it, this night, he had seen many, many Moon-Gazers and helped many of them.

When they reported their mission situation, they should also help say a few good words, right?

Everyone guarded the door until around eight o'clock, then under the organization of the Moon-Gazers, they changed shifts as a whole and went to the fourth floor to rest.

Due to the special event last night, students were required to stay in the shelter for another day.

To this, everyone naturally had no objections.

Lu Ran was also physically and mentally exhausted; after sending a text message to his family to report he was safe, he fell into a deep sleep.

This sleep lasted until dusk.

Lu Ran was woken up by hunger.

The old lady's sugar cake could only last for one meal, obviously not for a whole day...

Waking up in a daze, he picked up his phone to check the time, only to see several missed calls and many messages.

Little Yuanxi?

Each of his sister's text messages seemed to carry a tone, making Lu Ran smile.

"Safely passed the fifteenth? Congratulations~"

"When do you plan to go home for the New Year?"

"My cold-blooded brother, speak!"

"Don't tell me you fell asleep again?"

"Really, whose seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy needs to make up for sleep after staying up late? Are you okay?"

"Hey! I just saw, Yuxiang City experienced the Night Procession of All Ghosts again?"

"Answer the phone!"

"Bad guy, ignoring you."

"Hmph (｀⌒メ)"

Lu Ran looked at the series of messages on his phone; he hesitated for a moment, but still called back.

A moment later, on the other end of the phone, a dazed voice came: "Ugh?"

Lu Ran asked suspiciously: "What are you doing?"

"Sleeping..." Qiao Yuanxi's voice was soft and glutinous, sounding very interesting.

Lu Ran: "."

Is this how you worry about me?

He was silent for a moment, but still smiled and shook his head: "Okay, then I'll call you tomorrow."

Qiao Yuanxi: "Ugh, okay... by the way, who are you?"

Lu Ran said irritably: "I'm your brother!"

"Oh, brother... hey? My brother!" Qiao Yuanxi immediately became much more energetic.

Lu Ran hummed: "Sleep, talk tomorrow."

"Awake, awake!" Qiao Yuanxi said hurriedly, "Are you hurt?"

Listening to his sister's concerned voice, Lu Ran felt a warmth in his heart, and his voice became much gentler:

"The night the Wild Female Ba invaded, I killed my way through, let alone the Straw Demon clan?"

"Pfft~ Stinky fart." Qiao Yuanxi muttered softly, "You don't say anything, every time I have to go see for myself."

Lu Ran: "This is because I'm afraid you'll worry."

Qiao Yuanxi was immediately unhappy: "When you went to Qian Tangjiang Province, when you went to the Bamboo Sea Demon Cave for vacation, you didn't tell me, was that also because you were afraid I'd worry?"

Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Don't wrong people! Why didn't I find you?"

"Hey?" Qiao Yuanxi was also a bit unconfident, suspicious: "When did you find me?

Didn't we only get in touch after you came back?"

Lu Ran was stunned again.

Oh, right!

Before going to the Bamboo Sea, I think I called Si Xianxian?

Hmm... not important!

Qiao Yuanxi pouted unhappily: "You just didn't find me."

Lu Ran got up and walked outside, whispering: "Do you want to eat a burger?"

"Want... hmm." Qiao Yuanxi blurted out, then stopped, seemingly not intending to let go of her anger so quickly.

Lu Ran continued: "Eat two?"

Qiao Yuanxi couldn't hold out in the end: "Okay, okay~"

"Hehe." Lu Ran let out a light laugh, walking down the stairs step by step, his mind filled with his sister's cute and charming appearance.

"Then when are you coming back?"

"What's the rush, there's still half a month until New Year's Eve."

"But I want to eat now!"

Hearing this, Lu Ran was very helpless: "Okay, you wait at home, I'll order for you immediately... no, the city is under lockdown now."

Qiao Yuanxi said dissatisfiedly: "Is this how you coax girls?

My stupid brother, how can you catch up with Sister Ruyi like this?"

Lu Ran pushed open the teaching building door, a cold wind blew, just like his sister's words at this moment.

He stepped into the playground and hummed: "Still Sister Ruyi?

Your good sister has long since run away with our family's Cool Night Sword!

After the New Year, I plan to call the police."

"Haha~" Qiao Yuanxi laughed, "You want the Divine People Bureau to help you catch her back to Yuxiang?"

Lu Ran: "."

Qiao Yuanxi muttered softly: "Scheming man."

Lu Ran:?

While speaking, Lu Ran walked across the playground and stopped in front of the swing set.

Sunset, lonely shadow, empty swing.

That swing with only iron chains and no wooden board was where Lu Ran had sat.

The swing that still had a dilapidated wooden board was where she had sat.

Qiao Yuanxi's eyes turned: "You can come to the capital a few days late, on the premise that you go to Yumen Pass."

Yumen Pass?

The place where the Third-class God Yu Fu was located, and also Jiang Ruyi's place of bitter cultivation.

"Squeak~"

The swing chains swayed, rubbing out a harsh sound.

Lu Ran looked at the two swings and chose to sit in his own position.

"Brother?"

"Forget it." Lu Ran looked at the empty swing board beside him.

"You, really! Wouldn't it take a few hours to fly there?"

"Don't disturb her." Lu Ran said in a low voice.

Qiao Yuanxi was also very helpless: "It's almost New Year's, what's the disturbance in meeting during the holiday?"

"Squeak~"

A cold wind blew, mixed with frost and snow.

The swing board beside him swayed back and forth gently.

As if an old friend had come.

Lu Ran looked at the swing board, his gaze moved up slightly, and an illusory beautiful figure was outlined in his mind:

"I'm afraid that if I go, she will never be able to calm her heart again, afraid she will want to come back."

Qiao Yuanxi held the phone, her little mouth slightly open.

After a long while, a sweet smile appeared on her face: "Wow, so sweet!

Say more, say more, I still want to ship it~"

"Beep... beep..."

(End of chapter)