Chapter 227

After a short twenty minutes, the two returned to the house.

At the living room sofa, Lu Ran and Si Xianxian immediately stood up.

"I'm leaving." Qiao Wanjun's gaze swept over the two, her pace not stopping.

This was clearly not the way to treat guests, but the young people dared not say anything more.

On the contrary, Jiang Ruyi was very grateful that Qiao Wanjun could spare precious time to see her and offer some guidance.

"Mom." Lu Ran immediately chased after her, arriving at the doorway, squatting down to change the shoes for his mother.

Qiao Wanjun had a gentle smile on her face, enjoying this thoughtfulness from her child, and said softly:

"I have prepared a gift for you, it's in your room."

"A gift?" Lu Ran looked up at his mother.

Qiao Wanjun gently patted Lu Ran's head: "You will like it."

"Mm-hmm." Lu Ran lowered his head and continued, "By the way, Mom, after I participated in the Heaven's Pride competition, many university admissions teachers called me."

Qiao Wanjun: "Are you going to the capital?"

Lu Ran opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Qiao Wanjun noticed her son's silence, so she didn't press further.

A moment later, Lu Ran stood up: "I have another matter."

"Hmm?" Qiao Wanjun was quite surprised.

Lu Ran smiled embarrassedly: "Before the new year, didn't I go to the Night Charm Demon Cave for training?

On the night of the fifteenth a few days ago, I happened to use that experience, and when facing the Night Charms, I felt very confident.

So I want to..."

Qiao Wanjun nodded thoughtfully, naturally understanding her son's meaning.

Lu Ran probed: "Does Mom have any connections in this regard?"

Qiao Wanjun: "You still want to go to the Night Charm Demon Cave?"

"It doesn't have to be the Night Charm Demon Cave." Lu Ran thought for a moment and listed a whole bunch of names: "Prison Demon, Savage Female Ba, Thread-Pulling Shadow, Yin Flower Dan..."

Qiao Wanjun laughed dumbly, looking at her spirited child.

She felt no blame in her heart; on the contrary, she quite approved of her son's decision.

In that territory of Rain Alley City, any event could happen, and any evil demon could appear.

Being prepared early is naturally a good thing.

"How about the Lady Lady Yanzhi Person Demon Cave?" The little lamb finally showed its fox tail, looking at his mother. "I was once lacking in strength and was beaten up pretty badly by the Lady Lady Yanzhi People.

Now that I am at the second stage of the River Realm, I really want to meet the Lady Lady Yanzhi clan again."

Qiao Wanjun pondered for a moment and said: "In a while, someone will contact you."

Lu Ran's face lit up with joy, and he smiled: "Thank you, Mom!"

Qiao Wanjun also smiled: "It's rare for you to ask for something.

Mom is happy enough as it is, how could I say no?"

Lu Ran scratched his head awkwardly.

He didn't know if his mother was praising him or blaming him.

It cannot be denied that for so many years, Lu Ran has really rarely, very rarely, made requests of his mother.

Qiao Wanjun raised her hand and gently stroked Lu Ran's cheek: "Take care of yourself."

"Definitely!" Lu Ran nodded heavily.

Qiao Wanjun stopped talking and walked away.

Honestly, the scene of her walking into the elevator in her ancient, beautiful long dress was truly a bit incongruous.

"Goodbye, Auntie!"

"Goodbye, Auntie!" Behind them, Jiang Ruyi and Si Xianxian spoke up one after another.

Until Qiao Wanjun left, Si Xianxian let out another long sigh of relief.

Lu Ran looked at the girl with a strange expression: "Isn't my mom quite gentle? Did you have to be scared like that?"

Si Xianxian didn't take the bait at all, changing the subject: "Your family discipline is too strict, you even have to change shoes for your mother?"

"Don't mention it." Lu Ran snorted, "It's all Little Yuanxi's fault."

"Your sister?" Si Xianxian was very curious.

Lu Ran let out a long sigh: "My mom is very busy, and she has very little time to spend with us siblings.

Every time she comes home, Little Yuanxi runs to greet her happily, rushing to change her slippers, wishing she could hug her thigh and drag her into the house.

Every time she leaves, Little Yuanxi changes her face; she's no longer happy, and she doesn't see her off."

Si Xianxian: "Is it that real?"

Lu Ran shrugged his shoulders: "Once, my mom was going to the Sword Heaven Palace again, and I didn't know when she'd be back.

Little Yuanxi threw a tantrum, begging for a long time to no avail, and in the end, she pouted and stomped back to her room.

I could feel that Mom was a bit angry, so I hurriedly changed her shoes and sent her out the door..."

Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but laugh, understanding in her heart: "Saved Little Yuanxi from a scolding?"

Scolding?

Lu Ran shook his head secretly; where would there be a scolding? It would be a direct punishment of kneeling, no questions asked!

I even have to sneak out in the middle of the night to secretly buy burgers for Little Yuanxi, trembling with fear...

Lu Ran sighed: "It was saved, but the habit remained.

Since then, whenever she goes out, she stands at the door and waits for me... Hey? Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it!"

Lu Ran suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Ruyi: "Do you remember the last time you came to my house?

I forgot to get you slippers, and you just stood there, staring at the shoe rack."

Jiang Ruyi: "..."

"If you're not of the same family, you don't enter the same door." Lu Ran nodded repeatedly. "Sure enough, it was destined in the dark!"

Jiang Ruyi rolled her eyes at Lu Ran and turned to leave.

"By the way, Mom said she prepared a gift for us." Lu Ran returned to the house, looking at Jiang Ruyi's back. "It's in my room."

Si Xianxian leaned forward, whispering with full expectation: "There isn't one for me, right?"

"Uh." Lu Ran thought and thought, his expression serious. "There shouldn't be one for you.

If there is, then that would be bad."

Si Xianxian: "..."

Mm... that's very true!

The trio arrived at Lu Ran's bedroom, only to see three long boxes about a meter long placed on the computer desk.

"Bad!" Lu Ran thought to himself.

There really are three?

Mom didn't misunderstand something, did she?

That shouldn't be...

Lu Ran walked up quickly and opened one of them; what met his eyes was a well-crafted scabbard.

It was a wooden artifact, emitting a faint, fresh fragrance.

It was pitch black, with golden decorations embellished on it, very exquisite.

Seeing this gift, Lu Ran let out a long sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, thank goodness, there wasn't one for Si Xianxian.

After all, Lu Ran has two blades, and there were three boxes on the table, which matched perfectly.

Sure enough, Lu Ran opened the other two boxes and saw another scabbard and a sword scabbard, with generally the same appearance.

"There are words here." Si Xianxian pointed to the end of the scabbard.

Below the golden patterns, Lu Ran saw a hot-stamped square character—"Ji" (Silence).

He immediately looked at the other two blade and sword scabbards and found the characters "Liang" (Cool) and "Xia" (Rosy Clouds).

"Phew~"

Lu Ran summoned the Rosy Clouds Blade with a casual gesture, and it flew in from the living room with a trace of wind.

Si Xianxian turned to the side, her eyes full of envy, watching the hilt land straight into Lu Ran's palm.

A divine artifact...

When will she be able to possess a divine artifact?

Does that obsidian hammer of hers have the potential to become a divine artifact?

"Clang!"

The blade entered the scabbard, fitting perfectly.

The more Lu Ran looked, the more he liked it, putting it behind his back and constantly measuring it.

Is it better to carry them crossed?

Or should both scabbards be tilted to the same side in a parallel state?

"Hum~ Hum..."

The phone in Lu Ran's pocket suddenly buzzed.

He took out the phone, saw an unfamiliar number, and immediately answered: "Hello?"

"Mr. Lu Ran?" A young woman's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, that's me!" Lu Ran stepped back a few paces and arrived at the bedside.

"I just received an order from Peak Master Qiao, saying that you want to go to a special Demon Cave for training?"

Lu Ran's face froze: "Peak Master Qiao?"

Qiao Feng, he had heard of him; he could slap out a golden dragon.

Although very cool, it wasn't as cool as a Wu Seng believer.

After all, Qiao Feng is fake, but the golden dragon kicked out by a Wu Seng disciple is real!

So, what is a Peak Master Qiao... Wait a minute!

Peak Master?

Jinghong Peak?

My god!

Lu Ran felt terrible, collapsing onto the bed.

Thinking about it, when he went to Jinghong Peak before, he should have seen some clues.

Why were other Jian Yi believers there working as mountain porters and construction workers, while his mother stood alone on the back mountain, and no one dared to come and disturb her?

Doesn't this clearly show that her status is different?!

A Peak Master, good heavens!

Including Jinghong Peak, there are a total of nine spiritual mountains inside and outside the capital that have been enlightened by the deity Jian Yi.

Each spiritual mountain has a Jian Yi disciple in charge, which is the so-called Peak Master.

Qiao Wanjun is actually one of the nine?

All along, Qiao Wanjun never mentioned anything about work to the siblings, including her personal strength, which she never spoke of, keeping it deeply hidden.

Now, Lu Ran had accidentally heard this title, which could be considered a belated realization.

He is actually a "second-generation" of this level?

On the other end of the phone, the woman's voice sounded slightly puzzled: "Are you Lu Ran, the son of Ms. Qiao Wanjun?"

"Yes, it's me," Lu Ran said hurriedly.

The woman said: "Ms. Qiao has already given instructions; may I ask which Demon Cave you want to go to?"

Lu Ran calmed his mind and asked: "What is your surname?"

"No need for formalities, Chen."

"Sister Chen, just call me Lu Xiao Lu Lu," Lu Ran said very politely. "I want to go to the Demon Cave where the Lady Lady Yanzhi People are; is that possible?"

"There is no Demon Cave of the Lady Lady Yanzhi clan near the capital; I need some time."

"Okay, sorry to trouble you, Sister Chen," Lu Ran responded.

"Mm." The woman surnamed Chen responded softly. "Also, congratulations on your excellent results in the Heaven's Pride competition.

Your mother has been in a bad mood lately; I haven't seen her that happy in a long time."

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly; he could tell that this woman was very close to his mother?

Otherwise, the other party wouldn't say such things.

Especially Jian Yi disciples, who are all terrifyingly cold; how would they have the leisure to say these things?

Lu Ran advised: "Sister Chen, just call me Lu Xiao Lu Lu, don't be so polite."

As he spoke, Lu Ran added: "I'll have to go to other Demon Caves for training in the future, so I'll inevitably be troubling you."

"Hehe." The woman surnamed Chen smiled faintly. "Okay, Lu Xiao Lu Lu.

Let me tell you in advance, Peak Master Qiao ordered me to accompany you throughout your training in the Demon Cave.

You wait at home; after there is definite news, I will go to Xianjing Garden to pick you up."

"Okay." Lu Ran responded in a daze and hung up the phone.

"What's wrong?" Si Xianxian looked at Lu Ran's strange expression and couldn't help but ask.

Jiang Ruyi was also quite curious, holding the scabbard and secretly paying attention to Lu Ran.

Lu Ran scratched his head, and after a long while, he squeezed out a sentence:

"I'm still too headstrong."

"What's too headstrong?" Si Xianxian was very confused.

Lu Ran was full of sighs; he really didn't expect his mother to be an existence of this level.

Just now, Qiao Wanjun was right: It's rare for you to ask for something.

If Lu Ran hadn't been so headstrong, insisting on taking root in Rain Alley, if Lu Ran had asked earlier, pestering Mom for this and that...

He should have noticed the clues long ago?

Asking for some monthly votes.

(End of chapter)