Chapter 50: The Old City in Wind and Rain

The tense and fierce battle continued unabated.

It was not until after midnight that Lu Ran clearly felt the number of evil spirits invading the world gradually decreasing.

He no longer needed to rush about exhaustedly as he had before.

"Chang Ying calculated this with remarkable accuracy."

In front of the great pharmacy, Lu Ran murmured to himself as he gazed at the vicious dog lying dead at the entrance.

Now, nearly three hours had passed, and everything had proceeded without any real danger.

Lu Ran continuously captured souls, nourishing various types of evil spirit sculptures.

He even had the illusion that once this night passed, he would be able to activate many Yemo Yemo Xiesu!

Behind him, Wei Hu heard the youth's words and could not help but shake his head inwardly.

Wei Hu had always maintained a skeptical attitude toward believers of the Spirit Lots, especially since Lu Ran's classmate was of such a low level.

However, Wei Hu showed no unusual reaction, nor did he speak any words that would dampen spirits.

Setting aside the matter of fortune-telling, that "Upper Lot" was, for Lu Ran, inherently a positive psychological suggestion.

"Xiao Lu, absorb it," Sun Sun Zhengfang commanded.

"Yes!" Lu Ran did not stand on ceremony; he knelt on one knee, untied the Divine Power Bead from his neck, and pressed it against the dog's corpse.

He was quite certain that he could now execute the Xie Fa technique: Evil Fangs.

In other words, Lu Ran now possessed the capability for long-range output!

After returning, he would definitely have to play around with it properly~

"Brother Wei, what time is it?" Lu Ran asked.

"2:28."

"Isn't that fast?" A hint of joy colored Lu Ran's words.

"Do not relax even a little until the sky is fully bright," Sun Sun Zhengfang instructed solemnly.

"Yes!" Lu Ran certainly would not talk back to the examiner.

Mentioning the examiner, Lu Ran suddenly thought of the team's main captain and asked, "Captain Ge still hasn't arrived?"

"You should rather pray that Captain Ge does not appear," Deng Deng Yuxiang's voice came from above.

"Ah?" Lu Ran lifted his head to look up.

Stepping one foot on the pharmacy's signboard, Deng Deng Yuxiang tilted her head to look down: "Captain Ge is a believer of the Jiang Jing realm, a powerhouse in the eyes of the world."

His duty is not patrol, but guarding the entire Rain Alley City.

If you ever see him take action, it means the evil spirits descending upon the city possess strength exceeding the River Realm."

"Oh." Lu Ran nodded.

Thinking carefully, the evil spirits everyone encountered tonight were all between the Mist Realm and the River Realm.

Indeed, they had not encountered any evil spirits above the Jiang Jing level.

From this perspective, a small county town has its advantages; at the very least, the target is small.

That said, the overall strength of the evil spirits invading the city tonight should not be underestimated; they are far stronger than in other months!

On this point, Lu Ran had ample authority to speak.

Throughout this night, following the squad, he had already slain more than twenty River Realm evil spirits!

"Eh?" Lu Ran suddenly felt a tap on his head.

Although Deng Deng Yuxiang was standing on the pharmacy signboard, the long Zhan Ye Dao in her hand could easily reach the ground.

She lightly tapped Lu Ran's head with the blade: "Tonight, not only have you not seen Captain Ge, but it seems you haven't encountered any Lady Lady Yanzhi Dolls either?"

Lu Ran: "."

So what if I haven't seen them!

Why are you poking me?

"Hmm?" Deng Deng Yuxiang raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression probing.

Lu Ran: "The Lady Lady Yanzhi Doll clan is so rare; isn't it normal not to encounter one?"

"Is it?" Deng Deng Yuxiang's gaze was quite amused.

Sun Sun Zhengfang also smiled: "Xiao Lu, you don't know that before executing this mission, several of us specifically underwent some psychological preparation."

Lu Ran: "What?"

Wei Hu, diligently guarding behind Lu Ran, said in a deep voice: "We prepared for the worst-case scenario!"

Based on your performance at the Spirit Reverence Platform and your experience during the last fifteenth day of the lunar month, we believed that tonight we would very likely encounter a very powerful Lady Lady Yanzhi Doll."

Lu Ran curled his lips: "So you're saying I attract Lady Lady Yanzhi Dolls?"

Deng Deng Yuxiang: "Dare you say you don't?"

Lu Ran snorted: "Facts speak louder than words! It's just that she hasn't come yet; actually, I really do want to see her, uh..."

He stopped speaking as he noticed the peculiar expressions on the faces of everyone around him.

The reason Lu Ran wanted to see a Lady Lady Yanzhi Doll was because he had a garden of evil spirit sculptures in his mind, and he wanted to capture souls.

But others did not know this!

What normal person would hope to encounter a Lady Lady Yanzhi Doll?

Do they think they aren't dying early enough?

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue," Lu Ran hastily argued.

Of course, he hoped that tonight he could accumulate enough souls of the Lady Lady Yanzhi clan; in that case, once he advanced in rank in the future, he could directly activate the Yemo Yemo Xiesu.

Unfortunately, heaven did not grant his wish.

The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is indeed not a day for forming good affinities.

Speaking of which, regarding the matter of activating the evil god statues.

Lu Ran truly has the potential to be a scumbag!

This night, he saw many evil gods and also captured many souls.

It was truly a case of falling in love with every one he saw~

Take the Ghost Talisman Doll as an example!

The Xie Fa of the Ghost Talisman Sect is quite similar to the Pai De Shen Fa of the Yufuyi Sect; how could Lu Ran not like it?

Master Yu Fu is aloof, is he? He looks down on me, does he?

Fine,

I'll just hit the brakes hard, turn around, and go play with the Ghost Talisman instead~

You, Yu Fu, have Fire Explosion; I, Ghost Talisman, have Blood Explosion!

You can command thunder and lightning; I can also make lightning flash and thunder roar.

It's nothing more than you drawing talismans on Bai Yu while I draw them on black paper.

What are you pretending for?

"Sigh," Lu Ran let out a breath.

Having a deity who is too powerful isn't necessarily a good thing.

To actually build me a garden of evil god statues? Where does one even begin to reason with this!

Among them are thousands of evil gods and thousands of Xie Fa; there are simply too many choices!

Which one should I activate?

"Are you done yet?" Sun Sun Zhengfang urged.

"Done." Lu Ran came back to his senses; the dog corpse had been absorbed completely, leaving not even a single dog hair behind.

Only a glittering demon crystal remained, lying on the ground.

Lu Ran picked up the demon crystal and handed it to Wei Long behind him.

"Let's go!"

At Sun Sun Zhengfang's command, everyone followed closely behind him.

The sky gradually brightened.

The night curtain faded, and the rain lessened slightly.

The aura of the patrol squad was undoubtedly solemn.

But at this moment, the teammates couldn't help but feel a sense of relief in their hearts.

The most unbearable night of the seventh lunar month's fifteenth day had barely passed.

The Lady Lady Yanzhi Man never appeared... Hmm, could it be that everything was truly a misunderstanding?

Last lunar fifteenth day, the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man appeared precisely behind Lu Ran; was that really just a coincidence?

"What time is it?" Lu Ran asked.

Once again, Lu Ran arrived at the crossroads and saw the deep blade marks on the asphalt road.

That was Deng Deng Yuxiang's handiwork.

The great Zhan Ye Dao in her hand had severed everything in her path of advancement.

Even the earth had been torn open by her, a sight that was truly horrifying to behold.

"It's 4:58," Wei Long replied, his tone rarely somewhat relaxed.

The Wei brothers were the most exhausted, at least mentally exhausted!

The two brothers had served as Lu Ran's bodyguards all night long; it was truly a nerve-wracking experience.

Under normal circumstances, students from the Mist Realm should be the slackers within the team, obediently following the group and keeping quietly out of the way.

Yet Lu Ran's role was extremely significant!

Not only did he not keep quietly out of the way, but he also made a huge commotion.

Lu Ran was frantically gaining points!

The Wei brothers, tasked with guarding him, had suffering they could not speak of.

"It's almost five o'clock." Though Lu Ran was exhausted through and through, he could hardly conceal his excitement; he immediately quickened his pace by two steps.

Wei Long and Wei Hu hurriedly accelerated their steps, not leaving Lu Ran's side by even an inch.

The so-called mental exhaustion truly had its reasons.

"Sister." Lu Ran, accompanied by the Dragon and Tiger guards, approached behind Deng Deng Yuxiang.

"What is it?" The Great Nightmare, holding the Zhan Ye Dao, used the blade tip to trace over the deep cuts on the ground once more.

That scene was just like reopening a person's wounds all over again!

"Did you bring your mobile phone?" Lu Ran looked at the asphalt road covered in scars and said softly, "I want to report my safety to my family."

Deng Deng Yuxiang turned her head to look at Sun Sun Zhengfang; seeing Team Leader Sun nod slightly, she took out her mobile phone.

"Thank you."

In the slanting wind and drizzling rain, Lu Ran untied his raincoat to shield the phone and lowered his head to dial.

Mere seconds later, the call connected.

A clear, cold voice came through: "Who is this?"

Lu Ran had never heard the deity, Master Liangye Jian Yi, speak, so he did not know what her voice sounded like.

But in his mind, the icy voice of the woman on the phone ought to represent Master Liangye Jian Yi.

Lu Ran spoke softly: "Mom."

"Ranran." The woman's voice instantly turned gentle, completely different from before; "Are you tired?"

"Fortunately, the Moon-Watcher took very good care of me." Lu Ran walked with the procession, his gaze sweeping over each of his comrades.

He suddenly remembered something and continued, "Oh, right, we also saved a stray cat together; I plan to adopt it."

"Mm, if you want to raise it, then raise it. After we get home, rest well."

My lord Mother's voice was gentle; accompanied by the pattering rain all around, it gave Lu Ran an urge to collapse into sleep immediately.

"You still haven't told me the answer." Lu Ran lowered his head, looking at the slender Xia Guang Dao in his hand.

Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Wanjun smiled softly: "Your father and I have differed on many matters.

Only regarding you are our views entirely consistent."

"Mm." A faint smile appeared on Lu Ran's face; he lifted his head and gazed into the distance toward the Wu Lie River.

The sky was overcast, the fine rain misty.

Lu Ran experienced a slight hallucination.

On the rooftop of that abandoned residential building, he seemed to see a figure from the past, likewise gazing at him from afar.

Old friends are like rain in the wind, swaying day and night, looking back upon the old city.

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