Chapter 338

Bad news: Lu Ran's coaxing skills were still a bit lacking.

At least much worse than his skills in retorting.

Good news: Qiao Yuanyuan could coax herself.

She grew up in a single-parent family, and her mother was busy with her career, missing out on many times to accompany her daughter.

This shaped some characteristics for Qiao Yuanyuan.

Under the shell of the girl's mischief,

hidden was a heart that was cautious in asking and strong and independent.

This pair of siblings in the Lu family seemed worlds apart, but in reality, their underlying characteristics were the same.

Self-reliance.

When Lu Ran was still sitting in the kitchen, his thoughts drifting far away, little Yuanyuan walked back to the kitchen door.

She had red eyes, pouting her little mouth stubbornly, looking at the youth sitting on the chair with his head lowered in silence.

The more she looked, the lower Qiao Yuanyuan's mood became.

The person who should be most worried was Lu Ran.

After all, he was the one who had to risk his life to challenge the Divine Ruin.

And believers had no right to refuse the orders of the god.

Therefore, Lu Ran was also helpless.

"Brother~"

Qiao Yuanyuan spoke in a small voice.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran woke up from his deep thought and hurried to get up. "Come eat, I'll heat up the milk for you."

"Hmm." Qiao Yuanyuan felt relieved; it seemed her brother wasn't angry.

She lowered her head and sat back in the chair.

A moment later, Qiao Yuanyuan secretly lifted her eyes, looking at Lu Ran's busy figure in front of the kitchen counter.

She pouted and broke the silence: "Did you tell Mom about the Divine Ruin?"

Lu Ran shook his head: "No, Mom is in seclusion, I can't contact her."

"Oh." Qiao Yuanyuan picked up her chopsticks and poked the runny egg on the plate.

Was she imagining the fried egg as Lu Ran's face?

Unknowingly, the topic shifted.

Regarding the departure, the siblings tacitly didn't mention it again.

For the next two days, the siblings returned to their normal state.

Warmth was the main theme, and noise was a small interlude.

Lu Ran could feel that little Yuanyuan was becoming more and more clingy.

She dragged Lu Ran to sit on the sofa, watching "Lu Lu Tianjiao" together, reviewing his battles one by one.

Looking at Lu Ran's heroic and dashing appearance, Qiao Yuanyuan couldn't help but giggle and would hold Lu Ran's arm tightly.

The girl's eyes were bright, and her curved smiling eyes looked like two beautiful crescent moons.

Charming, cute.

On the eighteenth of the lunar calendar, the latest issue of "Lu Lu Tianjiao" released its rankings.

Lu Ran scored 142 points.

Qiao Yuanyuan was very dissatisfied, shouting that there was a dark curtain.

Lu Ran sighed in his heart.

This score was suppressed quite hard, right?

After he advanced to the River Estuary Realm, the grading standard of the judges was different, right?

You have to know, the rain-drenched alley city not only experienced the Night Walk of a Thousand Ghosts, but also had a Demon Lord mixed in.

And Lu Ran participated in the battle throughout and played a key role!

If Lu Ran were still River Realm fifth stage, he would probably get a full score, right?

The fact that a Demon Lord had mixed into the night of the Night Walk of a Thousand Ghosts really shocked the world!

Since June of last year, the intensity of demon invasions had been constantly increasing.

So-called special events were gradually becoming no longer special.

And this time, October 15th, the Night Walk of a Thousand Ghosts and the Demon Lord's descent appeared at the same time, seeming to open the curtain of a new era.

The panic of the public was inevitable.

The Great Xia official was also deliberately guiding public opinion.

Whenever people linked the "Night Walk of a Thousand Ghosts" with the "Demon Lord's Descent," they would always bring up the name Lu Ran.

People's focus and points of discussion would always tilt toward Lu Ran himself.

This time, Lu Ran wasn't just famous in Great Xia.

He was shaking Great Xia!

Lu Ran didn't dare to rebel, but his fans had already crowned him emperor...

Unfortunately, Emperor Ran only took third place in this issue.

However, on the total list, he still firmly held first place.

The top two in this issue's Lu Lu Tianjiao list were both River Realm fifth-stage believers.

One had 147 points, one had 144 points!

One was a disciple of Dongting, one was a disciple of Jian Yi.

Lu Ran specifically watched the wonderful clips of the Dongting guy; he was like the Flash!

Covered in purple electricity, fighting the River Estuary Realm Demon Lord head-on.

Two words: Awesome!

In any battle, an absolute advantage in speed can always create miracles.

This was true for Dongting believers, and it was also true for Xianyang believers.

"Brother, your total score is now 583!" Qiao Yuanyuan sat in front of the computer desk, happy. "Leading the second place by 17 points! Woohoo~"

Lu Ran looked at the second place.

Poor He Qi Feng, that is, the Wu Seng young lady.

She advanced to the River Estuary Realm a step earlier and was also suppressed in points by the judges a step earlier.

Clearly a master who killed in all directions and had great military exploits, she just couldn't get over 140.

Too hard~

"Only one battle left!" Qiao Yuanyuan was full of excitement. "You are the well-deserved number one Lu Lu Tianjiao of Great Xia!"

Lu Ran patted Qiao Yuanyuan's head: "That's not something to say!"

"AUV~" The Jingcheng young lady's tone was full.

She turned into a copycat, shaking her little head: "That's not something to say~"

Lu Ran pressed her head with one hand: "Are you going to reveal your true form?"

Qiao Yuanyuan giggled: "Then tell me, what am I?"

"You... hmm, you're a person." Lu Ran lost his temper.

After all, they were siblings, connected by blood.

"Hmph." Qiao Yuanyuan won another round and turned to look at the computer.

Lu Ran also looked at her and clicked on the prize page.

The rewards for the top ten of the Lu Lu Tianjiao list were all good.

There were seven Divine Weapons and three artifacts to choose from.

After "Lu Lu Tianjiao" ended, the students had to choose in order of ranking.

For those ranked 11th to 30th, the prizes were all Divine Weapon embryos, similar to the state of the Black Ice Sword when Jiang Ruyi just got the Cool Night Sword.

These weapons had been cultivated by their masters for a long time and were full of spirituality.

Unfortunately, in a certain battle, the master sacrificed himself.

The weapons they left behind were collected by "Lu Lu Tianjiao" and used as prizes.

Subsequent rewards were varied.

Weapons of various materials, high-grade Divine Power Beads, rare minerals and plants produced in various demon caves, etc.

Qiao Yuanyuan's focus was naturally on the top ten.

"Artifacts are rarer, Brother, we'll choose artifacts!"

Qiao Yuanyuan was very confident, as if a powerful artifact was already in her pocket.

"Hope so." Lu Ran's eyes swept over the pictures of the three artifacts.

"Lu Lu Tianjiao" was very good at whetting people's appetites.

The pictures of the seven Divine Weapons were all released; whether they were swords or blades was clear at a glance.

Only the three artifacts had no introduction, and the pictures were covered in mist.

There were many guesses on the internet, and the discussion was extremely high.

One of the artifacts seemed to be a precious bead.

Another one looked like a wine gourd.

At least what was exposed outside the mist looked very much like a gourd mouth.

As for the last artifact, the mist in the picture was too thick, and there was much discussion on the internet, but there was still no overwhelming answer.

According to the information released by the "Lu Lu Tianjiao" official website, the three artifacts would be announced together with the year-end total score list.

It made Lu Ran feel itchy~

He wished tomorrow was the fifteenth of the twelfth lunar month, the final battle of "Lu Lu Tianjiao"!

Hopefully, the unique artifact spirit of the reward he chose would have a good temperament.

Lu Ran wasn't worried that these Divine Weapons and artifacts would cause any trouble or not recognize their master.

After all, they were taken out by "Lu Lu Tianjiao," and the official should have communicated with the artifact spirits.

Carrying full expectations, Lu Ran received many congratulatory texts.

He replied to them one by one and received a call from the "Lu Lu Tianjiao" official.

This time, Lu Ran had no excuse of comprehending the River Estuary Realm, so he agreed to the other party's invitation for an outing.

Anyway, it would only take two or three days, which wouldn't delay much.

Not to mention, Lu Ran was also eyeing the rewards...

Most importantly, Lu Ran really wanted to do something for this land and for the people of Great Xia who were in deep water.

Sending warmth to some remote areas.

Giving encouragement to local people and motivating students felt quite meaningful.

And there was money to be made.

In the blink of an eye, time came to the nineteenth of the lunar month.

This morning, a G-Class car stopped in front of the unit building.

Inside the Lu residence, at the door.

Qiao Yuanyuan pouted, stepped into her Martin boots, and looked at Lu Ran stubbornly.

Lu Ran said angrily: "Tie your own shoelaces!"

Qiao Yuanyuan looked at her brother stubbornly, her little mouth pouting so much it could almost hang an oil bottle.

"I really owe you!"

Lu Ran gave in, knelt on one knee, and tied the shoelaces for his sister.

The joy in Qiao Yuanyuan's eyes flashed by, and then it was filled with the sorrow of parting.

But there was no way, she had to go back to Jingcheng for university.

"Tied, let's go." Lu Ran got up and said, holding the suitcase handle with one hand.

"Hmph." Qiao Yuanyuan stomped her feet, turned around, pushed the door open, and walked out.

Lu Ran followed behind his sister, suddenly having the urge to shout "one-two-one."

Hmm... forget it, better not provoke her.

As soon as the unit building door was pushed open, several voices came.

"Brother Ran!"

"Brother Ran!" Beside the off-road vehicle, Niu Zhengzheng and Wang Ling greeted him with a smile.

Guan Yiren looked at Qiao Yuanyuan walking out with a pout, reaching out to support the girl.

Yet unexpectedly, Qiao Yuanyuan threw herself directly into Guan Yiren's arms.

Guan Yiren rarely showed a smile, patting Qiao Yuanyuan's back gently.

Wang Ling: "Brother Ran, don't you need me to send you back to Jingcheng?"

"No need, you guys go." Lu Ran was still wearing a mask and shook his head.

Lu Ran indeed had to take a plane from Jingcheng, but he had to wait for Sister Xian'er to come before they could go together.

"Wang Ling." Guan Yiren called softly.

"Ah." Wang Ling opened the back door, took out a Tang sword, and walked toward Lu Ran.

Lu Ran: "This is?"

Wang Ling smiled: "Brother Ran, this is our team's thank-you gift, thank you for your care on the night of the fifteenth."

The Tang sword was unsheathed; at a glance, it looked like ordinary steel.

But Lu Ran was quite sure this should be Heavenly Morning steel!

After all, the gift-givers were a group of young masters and daughters.

"No, it's too expensive." Lu Ran waved his hand.

Guan Yiren said softly: "Compared to what you did for us, this is nothing."

Lu Ran had indeed taken good care of the team.

He had helped Wang Ling out of a siege and had saved Guan Yiren's life.

But it couldn't be calculated like that!

That night, they were a team, comrades fighting side by side.

Friendship could be life-and-death, how could they accept gifts?

Niu Zhengzheng was carefree: "Brother Ran, just accept it, I see you really like blades!

You will definitely have more than two Divine Weapons in your life, haha!"

Guan Yiren looked down, staring at Lu Ran's black mask, her voice very gentle:

"It is this blade's honor to be able to follow you."

Wang Ling: "Yeah, Brother Ran! In your hands..."

Lu Ran waved his hand: "If you really want to give it to me, don't come on the fifteenth of next month."

Wang Ling looked troubled and turned to look at Guan Yiren.

Guan Yiren hesitated, until the girl in her arms said something softly, and then she nodded, signaling Wang Ling to take the blade back.

Lu Ran was also very helpless.

How sharp were Ran Dog's ears?

Naturally, he heard Qiao Yuanyuan whisper "My brother's birthday is coming soon."

Lu Ran handed the suitcase to Wang Ling: "Go quickly, don't delay returning to school."

Qiao Yuanyuan turned to look at Lu Ran, her cheeks puffed up, and glared at him again.

And then she got into the car, her ponytail swinging.

Lu Ran looked at the few people helplessly and shrugged: "Go quickly, I'm quite cold."

In early winter, a thin layer of frost hung on the withered grass and trees.

Lu Ran was in a hurry to send people off and was still wearing thin clothes.

"Okay, leaving."

"Then we're leaving, Brother Ran, see you on the fifteenth of next month!"

"Drive slowly." Lu Ran watched them get into the car and watched the vehicle gradually move away.

Just before the vehicle was about to turn and disappear, a little head suddenly poked out of the car window and shouted loudly:

"Goodbye, Brother~~~"

The early winter morning was a bit cold.

The residential area was cold and clear.

The girl's voice came from afar, breaking the cold and silence.

Lu Ran's smiling eyes were gentle, and he waved his hand.

(End of chapter)