Chapter 200: Greedy Lu Ran

Jiang and Lu first found their homeroom teacher, then, accompanied by Teacher Li Li Yanzhu, went together to meet the school leadership to explain their intentions.

After securing the school's support, Lu Ran thanked them profusely and left the school alongside Jiangjiang Ruyi.

On the way home, Lu Ran thought for a moment, took out his phone again, and dialed Captain Sun Sun Zhengfang's number.

Jiangjiang Ruyi stayed right by Lu Ran's side, a faint smile on her face, quietly watching him busy himself.

"Hello, Uncle Sun?" Lu Ran called out.

"What's up, River Realm Lu?" Sun Sun Zhengfang teased, "Any instructions?"

This form of address was quite novel.

Lu Ran chuckled: "Uncle Sun, last autumn, a teammate of mine received a summons from a divine lord and went away for advanced training."

"Today, she has returned."

"Oh?" Sun Sun Zhengfang searched his memory and indeed recalled such a figure.

Since the Divine Citizen Bureau paid close attention to Lu Ran, his teammates had consequently also come under the observation of the Moon Gazing Squadron.

"Uncle Sun, I just requested approval from the school leadership; the school will negotiate with the Divine Citizen Bureau."

Lu Ran briefly explained the situation, causing Sun Sun Zhengfang to nod inwardly in approval.

"Since you've spoken up, Uncle Sun will certainly pull some strings behind the scenes to make this happen."

Full of emotion, Sun Sun Zhengfang continued: "By the way, what is this student Jiangjiang Ruyi's current cultivation realm?"

Lu Ran: "River Realm, Stage Two."

Sun Sun Zhengfang: "Huh??"

Lu Ran bared his teeth in a grimace and hurriedly pulled the phone away from his ear.

Normally, Lu Ran kept the Xie Fa technique, Evil Awareness, active; the explosive sound ringing in his ears truly made his head buzz.

"It's only the beginning of the second semester of Gao San, and she's already at River Realm Stage Two?" Sun Sun Zhengfang asked with considerable delight.

Lu Ran spoke in a drawn-out tone: "Captain Sun, you are the leader of a patrol squad; please be more composed."

Sun Sun Zhengfang's mind went blank: "Ya-ha?"

Lu Ran quickly added: "She is a believer of Master Yu Fu and is very powerful; she can fully keep pace with our patrol squad, so rest assured!"

"By the way, let me secretly tell you something?"

Sun Sun Zhengfang said irritably: "Secretly what secretly? Just say it openly!"

Lu Ran immediately spoke: "She possesses a divine weapon."

On the other end of the line, silence fell.

Lu Ran felt completely satisfied!

Usually, it was others snatching his plastic bag and frantically pulling things out of it.

Today, it was finally Lu Ran's turn to extend his sinful little hand, pull out someone else's plastic bag, and make it his own!

So this feeling is this enjoyable~

It's no different from pulling out one's own plastic bag!

"Uncle Sun?" Lu Ran waited for a while, then lowered the phone to glance at the screen.

The call hadn't been disconnected?

Finally, Sun Sun Zhengfang spoke: "I heard from Xiao Deng that you happen to possess a divine weapon."

"On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the strange phenomenon that occurred in the eastern part of the city was caused by you and the Xia Guang Dao."

"Yes, I indeed have one," Lu Ran nodded. "But I'm talking about her now; my classmate also has one."

Jiangjiang Ruyi, walking beside Lu Ran, glanced at him.

She very much wanted him to keep a low profile, but seeing his proud and show-offish demeanor was actually quite amusing.

Sun Sun Zhengfang's tone turned serious: "In that case, this is excellent!"

"With two divine weapons stabilizing our small squad, we won't need additional reinforcements."

"Personnel from the Bureau can be dispersed to other squads, increasing the survival rates of our comrades."

Lu Ran also became serious, stating in a deep voice: "Yes, Captain Sun."

"Two genuine divine weapons!"

As he spoke, Lu Ran looked at the fairy-like, graceful young girl beside him: "And one prodigy about to display her sharp edge."

"Heh heh." Sun Sun Zhengfang, having just turned serious, now laughed upon hearing this: "You kid, you're getting less and less humble!"

"No, I must tell Xiao Deng to keep a tighter rein on you."

"Huh?" Lu Ran paused for a moment, then realized, "Didn't I just say I... hmm, never mind, I did undersell it."

"Two prodigies, two!"

Sun Sun Zhengfang: "."

"Pat."

Jiangjiang Ruyi ultimately couldn't resist and tapped Lu Ran on the shoulder.

"Uh," Lu Ran said softly, "Fine, then just one."

"Beep... beep... beep..."

A series of busy tones came through the phone.

Lu Ran put down his phone, but before he could even slip it into his pocket, another call came in.

Oh ho?

Looking at the caller ID, Lu Ran immediately answered: "Sister Sister Xian'er?"

"Phew," a sound of relief from a young girl came through the other end of the line.

Jiangjiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran curiously.

With Xie Fa: Evil Awareness active, Lu Ran naturally kept his eyes on all six directions and his ears open to all eight sides.

He simply switched to speakerphone and said, "Speak up?"

From the other end of the phone came an annoyed voice: "What are you busy with? You don't reply to messages, and I can't get through on the phone?"

Lu Ran: "."

Jiangjiang Ruyi raised an eyebrow slightly; such a tone was quite impolite, wasn't it?

Yet, something even more impolite was coming.

Si Si Xianxian's voice was sweet, but her tone was abnormally irritable: "Turn on the mic! Speak!"

Lu Ran grinned slightly: "I'm listening! Calm down and speak properly."

"Hmph." Si Si Xianxian snorted. "Have you entered the Demon Cave yet?"

"No, why?"

"That's good." Si Si Xianxian let out another sigh of relief. "Last month, I failed to escape those demonic claws."

"This month, if you don't take me out to play, I'm going to explode!"

Jiangjiang Ruyi grew even more curious upon hearing the word "take."

Si Si Xianxian asked again: "Where are you going this month?"

Lu Ran immediately replied: "Evil Dog Village."

"Why is it Evil Dog Village again?" Si Si Xianxian pouted dissatisfiedly. "With the vast world out there, are you just stuck in Rain Alley?"

Lu Ran, however, thought it was quite good; he could seize the opportunity to cultivate the Evil Dog Yemo Yemo Xiesu to Jiang Jing!

In the future, he could secretly summon dogs to play with~

Si Si Xianxian continued muttering: "Have you been to Chang'an City? Have you strolled through Shanghai City?"

"What about the scenery of Songshan and Guangfo? Have you seen any of that..."

Jiangjiang Ruyi lifted her eyelids and gazed softly at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran felt nothing but numbness spreading across his scalp!

"No!" Lu Ran cut off the other party's words. "This time, we are going to the Buffer Zone beyond the Fifth Wall, or the Screening Zone beyond the Sixth Wall."

"The school also said that when we first become believers, our first stop is Evil Dog Village."

"Now that the second semester of Gao San has begun, the school has set the first stop at Evil Dog Village again."

"They say it's to remind us not to forget our original intention and to see things through from start to finish..."

"Oh, fine, fine, fine," Si Si Xianxian said impatiently. "Evil Dog Village it is, then. Wait for me; I'll book the tickets."

Lu Ran immediately said: "Jiangjiang Ruyi is back."

"Oh?" Si Si Xianxian's tone shifted instantly, suddenly brimming with interest. "Has the main wife finally returned?"

Jiangjiang Ruyi's expression froze.

This... this?

Lu Ran was also startled: "Don't talk nonsense! What kind of mess are you spouting!"

Mainly, we don't even have a secondary consort?

"Oh, relax, relax." Si Si Xianxian bloomed into a smile. "Look at how cowardly you are."

"I'll explain things to her properly; I won't let your little girlfriend misunderstand."

"Not only that," Lu Ran immediately added. "You also need to curb your bad temper and avoid conflicts with her."

"No problem." Si Si Xianxian agreed readily. "But don't you forget the agreement between us."

Lu Ran was furious, speaking word by word: "Si Si Xianxian, speak. Properly. To. Me!"

"Hehe~" Si Si Xianxian laughed uncontrollably. "You promised me that after she returns, the two of you would take me to the Ice and Snow World."

Lu Ran snorted: "It's already spring; wait until next year."

"Don't do that, don't make me wait until next year!" Si Si Xianxian immediately grew anxious. "We can change locations."

"Every day I live is one day less; who knows when I'll be gone. I haven't even seen the Flower World yet!"

The truthful words spoken by the young girl in her urgency actually improved Jiangjiang Ruyi's impression of her considerably.

Lu Ran said: "Then it depends on your performance."

"Just put your mind completely at ease!" Si Si Xianxian vowed solemnly. "I guarantee I won't conflict with her; can't I just coax her?"

To this, Lu Ran expressed deep skepticism.

Si Si Xianxian suddenly changed tack: "However, if she feels hostile toward me just because I'm naturally beautiful, that's not my fault!"

Lu Ran chuckled: "You're the one who should put your mind completely at ease!"

"Only your skin is beautiful; everywhere else is unbearable to look at."

Si Si Xianxian ground her teeth: "Lu! Ran!!"

Lu Ran spoke directly: "Book tickets for tomorrow morning; I'll pick you up at the station."

"But I want to slap you right now!"

"Book tickets for tomorrow morning." Lu Ran repeated softly, no longer using a negotiating tone. "I'll pick you up."

Si Si Xianxian fell silent for a long while, then said in a low voice: "Oh, alright."

After these words, the other party hung up the phone.

Jiangjiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran with an ambiguous smile: "Most believers of Divine Lie Tian have violent tempers and are unruly and arrogant."

"It's clear she has a strong personality too."

"But why do I feel she listens to you so well?"

Lu Ran's expression turned slightly strange.

If I said this was the result of my bleating, would you believe me?

"Hmm?" Jiangjiang Ruyi emitted a faint nasal sound, carrying a hint of doubt.

Lu Ran whispered, "I thought your focus would be on the terms 'main wife' and 'little girlfriend'."

Jiangjiang Ruyi's eyes widened slightly, as if she had just realized there was such a matter.

Lu Ran immediately said, "Let me tell you a story!"

Jiangjiang Ruyi turned and walked away, her robes fluttering: "Who cares to listen."

Lu Ran watched Little Jiang Ruyi with a smile, feeling she seemed more human now.

Earlier that morning, when she had just returned to campus, she truly possessed an air of being detached from the mortal world.

Presumably, her life beneath the statue of the god must have been quite austere.

Lu Ran stepped forward to follow, recounting the past she did not know:

"It was at Black Grave Ridge, beside the Evil Nest."

Precisely because Lu Ran wanted to avoid any misunderstanding, he had chosen speakerphone just now.

Upholding this principle, Lu Ran naturally had to tell the story in its entirety.

By the time the two arrived at the entrance of the Rain Alley Home community, Lu Ran had already clarified the cause and effect.

"Care to come inside and sit?" Lu Ran invited politely.

"No, I'm going back." Jiangjiang Ruyi shook her head, her pace unbroken.

Lu Ran watched her figure: "But I haven't heard your story yet."

Four Bai Yu token plates appeared at Jiangjiang Ruyi's waist, and her figure slowly floated upward: "I have no story."

Lu Ran looked up, gazing at the white-skirted maiden drifting farther away: "Five months, and no story?"

High in the sky, Jiangjiang Ruyi's figure halted.

A few seconds later, the Cool Night Sword carried on her back abruptly floated toward Lu Ran.

"What does this mean?" Lu Ran looked up at Jiangjiang Ruyi.

"The story you wanted."

"Just this one?" Lu Ran gripped the divine weapon and flicked a sword flower.

The white-skirted maiden flying away in the air suddenly turned around, looking down at Lu Ran.

A trace of playful reproach lingered in her beautiful eyes as she murmured:

"Greedy."

Lu Ran's hearing was too keen; he caught the word lightly exhaled from her lips.

Just as he felt somewhat stunned, his heart suddenly stirred.

Holding the hilt of the Cool Night Sword, he once again sensed the thoughts of the weapon spirit.

It was an emotion he had felt before.

It was a trace of joy.

By the time Lu Ran came to his senses and looked up into the sky again, that immortal figure had already drifted far away.

It's the end of the month; begging for some monthly tickets.

Thanks to Brother Turn Around for the 10,000 reward! Thanks to Gzc Ya for the 10,000 reward!

Thanks to blank_light for the 5,000 reward! Bosses, you're generous; thanks for the support!

Wishing the bosses daily wealth, overflowing coffers, longevity and happiness both complete—love you, love you~ (`)

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