Chapter 245

The rain fell all night.

In the drizzling rain, Lu Ran also fought all night.

The dangers involved were not worth mentioning.

Because on this night in Rain Alley City, there were no ghosts walking at night, no demon lords descending.

This cursed city finally allowed people to catch their breath.

Even though in the battles Lu Ran encountered and the rescue missions he participated in, no matter how precarious it was...

This night still gave Lu Ran the illusion of "calm seas and gentle breezes".

He accompanied the small Rain Alley City through midnight, fighting until dawn.

Looking back suddenly, it was the beginning of the Calamity Night, the battle between the squad and the Jade-Faced Snake, that was the most dangerous.

"Last lap."

Lu Ran said softly, coming once again to the dilapidated overpass outside River West Park.

The sky had already brightened, and the small city was quiet.

Lu Ran looked up, gazing into the misty rain at the towering Wu Lie Building that reached into the clouds.

Jiang Ruyi's heart stirred, and she probed: "After the heaven's pride last time, did Sister Deng contact you?"

"Met once," Lu Ran answered truthfully.

"Met once?" Jiang Ruyi was a bit surprised, turning her head to look at Lu Ran's profile, her eyes deep.

Last night, Jiang Ruyi told Lu Ran not to think about the evil spirit Jade-Faced Snake, which was naturally a tease.

But at this moment, the young girl seemed to be truly a bit jealous.

"Quite a coincidence," Lu Ran scratched his head, his hand falling on his raincoat hood, "That night I sent you home, and then wanted to go see my father.

Then, I met her on the rooftop."

Hearing this, Jiang Ruyi's expression became even stranger.

No matter how slow Lu Ran's reaction was, he noticed the abnormality.

He hurriedly explained: "Due to a coincidence, she happened to have a flash of inspiration and broke through to advance on that rooftop.

So, she often goes there to consolidate her state of mind."

"Oh," Jiang Ruyi's voice was very small.

Lu Ran raised his left hand and released the Dawn Blade.

The Dawn Blade flew up on its own, circled in the air, went around to Lu Ran's right shoulder, and accurately inserted itself into the scabbard.

And Lu Ran's freed hand held the young girl's cold, slender hand.

Behind them, Sun Zhengfang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, pretending not to see.

"We're on a mission," Jiang Ruyi said in a low voice, struggling with Lu Ran's palm, but couldn't break free.

Lu Ran: "Sister Yuxiang left, went to North Wind City."

"Oh? She's not in the Wu Lie Building?"

Lu Ran organized his language and recounted the situation.

Deng Yuxiang's "either you die or I die" advanced training journey made Jiang Ruyi's brows lock tightly.

As Lu Ran finished recounting, Jiang Ruyi also sighed: "Sigh..."

A divine weapon is something people dream of.

The divine weapon domain is even more of a top-tier resource in this world.

Alas, resources are limited; some climb to the throne, naturally some must be dragged off the horse.

And as a challenger, Deng Yuxiang had a natural disadvantage: the divine weapon had no domain yet.

Deng Yuxiang's final outcome...

Thinking of this, Jiang Ruyi's heart became even heavier.

Last month, when she visited the capital, Qiao Wanjun had personally guided her on the divine weapon domain that the Cool Night Sword might comprehend.

Will the domains overlap?

At that time, will she also have to compete with her senior?

What's even more terrifying is that even if you don't compete, the other party probably won't give up.

There has never been a principle of catching thieves for a thousand days, but no principle of guarding against thieves for a thousand days.

Once the Cool Night Sword knows who blocked its path to godhood, the other party will also know who is lurking in the dark, harboring covetous intentions.

A struggle is naturally inevitable.

Hopefully, the Cool Night Sword's divine weapon domain doesn't overlap with other divine weapons.

Honestly, this is a bit idealistic.

Without holding onto wishful thinking, the best result is that the other party's divine weapon is in human hands.

If that divine weapon is in the hands of a deity or an evil spirit...

Whether the deity will shatter your blade and how they will deal with you depends on which deity it is and the other party's temperament.

As for evil spirits, that's the worst of the worst.

Your divine weapon provides an accurate coordinate for the evil spirit.

From then on, you become a disaster star.

The city you are in could suffer from evil spirit ravages at any time.

"Before Sister Yuxiang left, she asked me to guard this city well," Lu Ran looked at the peaceful city streets.

Suddenly, he felt his hand being gripped tightly.

It had always been him holding her; it was rare for the young girl to take the initiative.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ran asked with concern.

Jiang Ruyi lowered her head and didn't speak; she always felt that the matter of cultivating a divine weapon into a domain was still a long way off.

But the situation didn't seem to be like that.

From the time Deng Yuxiang possessed the divine weapon to the time the Night-Slaying Great Blade comprehended the domain, it was at most half a year.

Jiang Ruyi didn't think Lu Ran was much worse than Deng Yuxiang.

The Dawn Blade was already a divine weapon and had an incomparably clear growth path.

The Silent Zhan Ye Dao was also improving fiercely!

Just last night, after Lu Ran killed the enemy, he had excitedly raised the Silent Zhan Ye Dao, watching it vibrate constantly.

Everyone understands the principle of "possessing a treasure is a crime".

He didn't know what would be waiting for the two of them.

This question had no solution.

And no matter what it was, the two would definitely face it together.

At the very least, Jiang Ruyi knew that she would definitely stay by Lu Ran's side.

Thinking and thinking, the young girl's palm gripped even tighter.

Strength, strength...

"Ruyi?" Lu Ran stopped his pace, facing the young girl, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing," Jiang Ruyi quickly adjusted her state and changed the subject, "I feel like I've touched the bottleneck of a small stage."

"Oh?" Lu Ran's expression was joyful, "Jiang Jing, Third Stage?"

Jiang Ruyi nodded gently.

Lu Ran hurried to say: "Why did you only tell me now?"

Jiang Ruyi smiled: "I only felt it near midnight last night."

"That's great!" Lu Ran was a bit excited, wrapping his arms around the young girl's graceful waist, "Come to my house in a while."

The sudden action made Jiang Ruyi's expression a bit unnatural.

She tilted her head back slightly and said in a low voice: "What are we doing at your house?"

Lu Ran had a mysterious look: "I'll show you a big treasure~"

"Ahem!" From behind, came Sun Zhengfang's coughing sound.

Jiang Ruyi's face flushed red, and she hurriedly pushed Lu Ran away.

Lu Ran looked uncomfortable, turning his head to look at Sun Zhengfang.

Sun Zhengfang was directly angered into laughter: "What are you looking at me for? Continue patrolling!"

You holding hands is fine, after all, it's been bright for a long time, and there are no evil spirits.

Uncle Sun can turn a blind eye.

But you stopped, blocked the bridgehead, and even hugged?

Uncle Sun is a person who has been through it, but your Brother Long must be heartbroken!

Lu Ran in front continued patrolling, and Sun Zhengfang in the middle of the squad looked back with a smile.

Wei Long: "..."

The group of four continued forward; when they arrived at the Rain Alley Home residential area, Lu Ran turned to look at the captain: "Uncle Sun."

Sun Zhengfang waved his hand: "Go back, get some good rest."

Lu Ran held Jiang Ruyi's hand: "No, Uncle Sun, can you and Brother Wei wait for us for a while?

I'll go home with Jiang Ruyi and come right back."

Sun Zhengfang:???

Wei Long: "..."

Jiang Ruyi was very curious, not knowing what the treasure Lu Ran spoke of was.

The next second, she was dragged by Lu Ran and ran toward the residential area.

Sun Zhengfang and Wei Long looked at each other, neither speaking.

Lu and Jiang headed straight for their home and quickly opened the door.

"You stand here, don't walk around."

Lu Ran took off his shoes and headed straight for the small bedroom.

He walked toward the small shrine, bowed with his hands together, then squatted down, and in the cabinet below the small shrine, found a magic crystal the size of half a palm.

River Grade: Evil Dog Magic Crystal!

Lu Ran weighed the big magic crystal and quickly returned to the door, handing the treasure over: "Here!"

"This is?" Jiang Ruyi felt this magic crystal looked familiar.

Lu Ran: "Last time I advanced, after I absorbed the magic crystal in my backpack, I succeeded.

I kept this magic crystal, just enough to help you advance!"

As he spoke, Lu Ran had already stuffed the River Grade magic crystal into the girl's arms.

Jiang Ruyi felt a warmth in her heart and didn't refuse Lu Ran's kindness.

For both of them, successfully breaking through to advance and enhancing strength was the best answer to each other.

Lu Ran quickly put on his shoes: "Let's go, I'll send you home."

"Don't bother, just stay at home," Jiang Ruyi refused, "If you send me, you'll have to patrol a big circle again."

"It's fine," Lu Ran put on his shoes and stood up, "I... uh."

Lu Ran's eyes widened slightly.

In his line of sight, Jiang Ruyi's exquisite, fair face suddenly leaned forward.

Her pair of thin lips pressed lightly onto his lips.

Lu Ran naturally reacted!

With Evil Dog Evil Technique: Evil Agility, he was as agile as a thin dog.

But...

With such a good thing, who would dodge~

In his impression, this was the first time Jiang Ruyi had taken the initiative.

"Be good," Jiang Ruyi's expression was a bit flustered, and she lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Rest at home, the teammates will send me back."

Lu Ran pursed his lips and chuckled: "Sneak attack?"

Jiang Ruyi immediately rolled her eyes at Lu Ran, turned around and went out, bringing the door with her.

Immediately, she leaned against the anti-theft door, thinking about her bold move just now.

The more she recalled, the more her cheeks flushed.

Lu Ran naturally knew she hadn't left.

He was not only as fast as a thin dog in reaction, but his nose and ears were also as sharp as a dog's.

Between his nose was the smell of blood and the faint scent of jasmine.

By his ears was the very light, yet somewhat short, sound of panting.

After a full dozen seconds, the young girl outside the door finally stepped away.

Only then did Lu Ran hum a little tune and walk step by step toward the bathroom:

"Rain falls all night, like the beautiful chapters flying in the book... eh?"

Seems like I sang the wrong lyrics.

Hmm... not important!

"... and your cheeks are like ripe tomatoes in the field~"

Before Lu Ran finished singing one song, Jiang Ruyi had already arrived at the entrance of the residential area.

"I told Lu Ran that I touched the bottleneck of advancement, and he got me a magic crystal."

Jiang Ruyi explained proactively, spreading her palm to show the magic crystal to the two.

"Whoa~" Sun Zhengfang exclaimed, "The grade of this magic crystal is not low, right?"

Without Lu Ran by her side, Jiang Ruyi returned to her generous and graceful appearance.

She smiled and nodded: "Before, our squad went to the buffer zone of the Evil Dog Village.

A Jiang Jing evil dog slipped in, and Lu Ran led us to slaughter it."

Sun Zhengfang's expression was stunned: "The magic crystal of a Jiang Jing evil dog..."

He stuttered for a long time, confirming: "Since it could slip into the buffer zone, this evil dog possessed Evil Shadow Flash, right?"

Under the two's gaze, Jiang Ruyi nodded again.

"Good boy!" Sun Zhengfang slapped his head, his expression extremely wonderful.

He considered himself to know Lu Ran quite well, after all, they performed missions together every month.

But hearing this news, Sun Zhengfang was still taken aback!

A Jiang Jing evil dog possessing a teleportation technique?

For a patrol squad like theirs, not being completely wiped out would be considered burning high incense.

As a result, that evil dog was slaughtered by Lu Ran?

Lu Ran is a Jiang Jing believer, the Divine Technique: Sheep is at most River Grade, and it can't be effective against Jiang Jing evil spirits either!?"

This...

Sun Zhengfang turned to look at Wei Long: "So, Little Lu can not only poke at the ghosts walking at night, but also do a bit of demon lord descending?"

Wei Long: "..."

What does the old captain mean by this?

Don't be impulsive.

Lu Ran might be able to do it, but it seems we two can't...

Begging for some monthly votes.

(End of chapter)