Chapter 519: Good Fortune Descending?

The sun had risen high.

Within the tranquil Cloud Sea Residence, in a spacious bedroom, a man and a woman were still sound asleep on the bed.

"Mm."

Lu Ran emitted a muffled nasal sound, slowly opening his bleary eyes.

It took quite a while before he realized where he was.

It was not a desolate desert, nor a dry, sweltering cave in the wasteland.

It was Cloud Sea Cliff under a blue sky and azure seas, the peaceful and comfortable Cloud Sea Residence.

Lu Ran's tense nerves gradually relaxed.

The years of campaigning on Spirit Saint Mountain had indeed tortured people severely; sooner or later, they would drive one mad.

Lu Ran turned his head and saw an exquisite, breathtakingly beautiful face.

Her appearance while sound asleep was exceptionally lovely.

Lu Ran even felt as though he were dreaming.

Even though he and Jiangjiang Ruyi had reunited nearly ten days ago, every time he opened his eyes to see her, Lu Ran still felt somewhat dazed.

Since entering the mountain, he had suffered all kinds of hardships inflicted by Spirit Saint Mountain.

Now, with Heaven suddenly treating him so well, Lu Ran instead felt it was extremely unreal.

"Mm?" Lu Ran suddenly noticed her long eyelashes trembling gently.

That long, rhythmic breathing sound also disappeared.

Was she awake, continuing to pretend to sleep?

Lu Ran smiled, leaned forward, and kissed her delicate, rosy lips.

"Mm." Jiangjiang Ruyi could no longer maintain the act; her face grew increasingly flushed, and it took quite a while before she escaped his clutches.

She propped herself up on the bed with one hand, her jet-black long hair sweeping over her shoulders and cascading down.

"Your hair has grown so long; it reaches your waist." Lu Ran ran his fingers through the black hair, smoothing it from top to bottom.

"Your hair has grown long too." Jiangjiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran, her tone gentle. "Shall I trim it for you?"

Who would have expected Lu Ran to blurt out: "This is the Spirit Saint Mountain Arc: Ran Shen Limited Edition Skin."

Jiangjiang Ruyi: "..."

Lu Ran also propped himself up, leaning his back against the headboard, and joked: "The bamboo hat and straw raincoat are also part of the skin.

I have many white robes and white garments in my wardrobe that I haven't even touched~"

Jiangjiang Ruyi turned her gaze toward a corner of the bedroom, where a large wardrobe stood.

Spirit Saint Mountain was a remote, backward place.

Yet the furniture inside Cloud Sea Residence was surprisingly complete!

Piece by piece, the wooden furniture, though not particularly exquisite, was still presentable.

These tables, chairs, benches, beds, and wardrobes were naturally all crafted by "Seeking Father."

Unlike others struggling to survive within Spirit Saint Mountain, Xun Xun Yifei had a complete family, so "Seeking Father's" skill tree had many more branches unlocked than others.

Somewhat curious, Jiangjiang Ruyi draped on her clothes and got out of bed.

Her fair toes lightly touched the ground.

The Water Flow Armor resembled a layer of thin, faint water curtain, nearly invisible to the naked eye, yet it kept those jade-like feet free from even a speck of dust.

Lu Ran stared blankly at the graceful fairy-like figure, secretly losing himself in thought.

Jiangjiang Ruyi opened the wardrobe and indeed saw many white robes of various styles.

Lu Ran came to his senses and hurriedly explained: "These are all spoils I captured from Heaven Disciple Mountain."

Jiangjiang Ruyi pondered briefly and understood Lu Ran's meaning.

Her fingers swept over piece after piece of clothing, finally selecting two oversized white robes, then she turned to look at Lu Ran.

"You want to wear them?" Lu Ran asked. "Let me take them to the seaside first to wash them?"

The robes were indeed very clean, but before wearing them, Lu Ran still wanted to wash them thoroughly.

Jiangjiang Ruyi asked: "Don't you have anything else to do today?"

Lu Ran thought for a moment: "In a while, I'll go find General Xun, choose a location together, bring the Ghost General Squad, and build a Flying Immortal Hall inside the cliff."

"Then go ahead and get busy first." Jiangjiang Ruyi examined the oversized white robes, imagining how they would look draped on Lu Ran. "Just right; I'll go see the sea."

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said: "Evil Shadow."

"Master." Yan Yan Shuangzi appeared quietly.

Jiangjiang Ruyi's fingers, pinching the robes, stiffened slightly.

Had Yan Yan Shuangzi never left?

No, she would not disobey Lu Ran's orders.

She must have come again after this night passed.

Jiangjiang Ruyi pressed her lips together, comforting herself.

Lu Ran: "Help me wash those two pieces of clothing, won't you?"

"Yes." Yan Yan Shuangzi stood up and walked toward Jiangjiang Ruyi, reaching out to grasp the two robes.

However, Jiangjiang Ruyi was still stunned, so Yan Yan Shuangzi couldn't take them; she said softly, "Lady?"

"Mm?" Jiangjiang Ruyi looked at the woman with sunken eye sockets.

Involuntarily, Jiangjiang Ruyi's expression became somewhat complex.

"Lady, please give them to me," Yan Yan Shuangzi requested softly.

"Troubling you." Jiangjiang Ruyi's voice was gentle as she released the garments.

Yan Yan Shuangzi bowed slightly, nodded, and her figure flashed away in an instant.

Jiangjiang Ruyi turned her gaze to Lu Ran, her expression one of playful reproach.

Lu Ran, however, wore an obedient smile: "That is the Flying Immortal Hall dedicated to you; let us go together to select the site."

Jiangjiang Ruyi suddenly remembered something, her eyes growing deep and distant: "Master?"

Last night, the Shadow Guardian had addressed him in exactly the same way.

It was just that at the time, Jiangjiang Ruyi had been too shy to think deeply about it.

"Let's not talk about it." Lu Ran sighed with helplessness. "I have corrected her many times, but she is stubborn to a fault; when there are many people around, she at least calls me 'Sect Master.'"

"Sometimes, even with a crowd present, she cannot change her habit."

"Her guardian codename was forcibly changed by me; originally, she insisted on calling herself 'Evil Dog.'"

Cannot change her habit?

Even if she changes it with her lips, is it not merely superficial effort?

Jiangjiang Ruyi shook her head inwardly; regarding Yan Yan Shuangzi's story, she knew only the general outline.

Regarding this woman whose Dao heart had been reshaped, Jiangjiang Ruyi felt increasingly curious and said, "You go select the site yourself; call Da Da Mengyan to me, I will wait for her in the study."

Lu Ran: "."

Seeing the resentful look in Lu Ran's eyes, Jiangjiang Ruyi could not help but curl the corners of her mouth upward: "Go on; I wish to speak with Da Da Mengyan alone, and also hand over the Seven-Star Blade to her."

As she spoke, she stepped to the bedside and, rarely taking the initiative, leaned down to reach out, cupped his cheeks, and lightly kissed him.

"Very well." Lu Ran pursed his lips, hastily threw on his robes, and his figure flickered as he departed.

As the figure vanished, Jiangjiang Ruyi smiled with helplessness.

One Yan Yan Shuangzi, one Lu Ran—both appearing and vanishing like ghosts—truly made it difficult for her to adapt.

She calmed her mind, went behind the desk in the study, knelt down, and gazed at the excessively ornate Seven-Star Treasure Blade on the table, gradually sinking into deep thought.

"Thump, thump, thump~"

The gate of Cloud Sea Residence was suddenly knocked upon.

"Study," Jiangjiang Ruyi said softly.

She knew that Deng Deng Yuxiang, as the successor to the Night Charm Yemo Yemo Xiesu, would surely hear it.

Sure enough, Deng Deng Yuxiang pushed open the door, entered the residence, turned right to the study entrance, and seeing the cold woman seated behind the desk, she respectfully said, "Lady."

"Sister Deng Yuxiang," Jiangjiang Ruyi raised her eyelids, looking at the visitor with a smile.

Deng Deng Yuxiang's eyebrows lifted slightly, a movement so subtle it was nearly imperceptible.

This form of address was rarely heard from Jiangjiang Ruyi's lips.

What surprised Deng Deng Yuxiang even more was Jiangjiang Ruyi's next sentence: "In private, just call me Jiang Ruyi."

Deng Deng Yuxiang fell silent for a moment, then nodded gently.

This was a signal of reconciliation.

Although it was a reconciliation from a position of superiority.

After learning of Lu Ran's capabilities and his grand ambitions, Jiangjiang Ruyi had clearly made changes.

Lu Ran needed loyal companions, and even more so, a united team.

Thus, Jiangjiang Ruyi generously set aside her prejudices against Deng Deng Yuxiang, intending to bury all past unhappiness in history.

Deng Deng Yuxiang clearly realized: the cognition and ambition of the Lady of the Lady Luo Sister Xian Mountain Master had risen to a higher level; she was already prepared to serve as the Lady of the Ran Sect Master.

"Sit," Jiangjiang Ruyi invited.

Deng Deng Yuxiang stepped inside and knelt before the desk.

"You have protected him very well," Jiangjiang Ruyi said softly.

Deng Deng Yuxiang removed her bamboo hat, recalling Jiangjiang Ruyi's instruction to her back in the mortal world: "Protect him well."

There were also four unceremonious words that had always lingered in Deng Deng Yuxiang's heart: You owe him.

Deng Deng Yuxiang shook her head and said in a low voice, "It is he who has always been protecting me."

"As long as he is alive, that is enough." Jiangjiang Ruyi did not probe deeper into this topic; she casually picked up the short blade from the table and handed it to the woman opposite her.

"What is this?"

"Your Zhan Ye Dao has already become a divine weapon; cultivate another one," Jiangjiang Ruyi said gently.

"Yes." Deng Deng Yuxiang accepted the Seven-Star Treasure Blade, pinching the blade body between two fingers and lightly stroking it.

Jiangjiang Ruyi said softly, "Sister Deng Yuxiang, tell me the story of what happened after you entered the mountain."

Deng Deng Yuxiang: "Did little Lu Ran not tell you?"

Jiangjiang Ruyi smiled: "You know what he is like; he always fears making others worry, so he tells stories lightly and briefly."

"I want to hear it from you."

Deng Deng Yuxiang smiled as well, Lu Ran's image floating in her mind: "Mm, very well."

At the same time, on the north side of the Sea Cliff.

Lu Ran, leading the God-Seeking General, the trio of the Flying Immortal Hall, and the ghost general squad led by Jing Hong, finally selected a location.

"Let us choose this place," Lu Ran said, standing amidst the towering, lush forest and looking around. "By the way, Xun, the specifications for this Flying Immortal Hall must be larger than those of the Discussion Hall."

"In the future, stone statues are to be enshrined within the hall."

Xun Xun Yifei pondered thoughtfully and nodded: "Yes."

Lu Ran then looked at Song Yu and the others: "You few, for these coming days, follow General Xun's commands and construct the main hall together."

Everyone responded in agreement.

"I shall not disturb you further." Lu Ran patted Xun Xun Yifei on the shoulder and flickered away.

The next moment, he was already standing on the eastern edge of the Sea Cliff, gazing out at the boundless ocean.

"Something good will happen?"

Lu Ran murmured, his heart filled with anticipation.

This was what Mr. Bai Yan had told him just now, when Lu Ran was assembling the construction team inside the Discussion Hall.

Lu Ran found this quite surprising.

In a place like Lingshan, could there really be good fortune descending?

For everyone to pass the day safely and soundly would count as good news, wouldn't it?

"Tsk." Lu Ran clicked his tongue, habitually sitting on the cliff's edge with his lower legs dangling outside.

Jiangjiang Ruyi had explicitly stated she wanted to talk alone with Deng Deng Yuxiang, so Lu Ran now had a home he couldn't return to.

Bored, he swung his lower legs back and forth, closed his eyes, and entered cultivation mode.

Not long after, Lu Ran vaguely heard footsteps approaching from behind.

"Hmm?"

Lu Ran turned his head to look and saw the Two Birds of the Western Wastes.

"Disturbing the Sect Master."

"Sect Master." The two immediately stopped and spoke from a distance.

Lu Ran smiled: "Are you two getting used to living here?"

Seeing that Lu Ran bore no intention of blaming them, Gao Gao Yunyan immediately stepped forward: "This subordinate has been on Lingshan for nearly two years, yet I have never slept so comfortably."

Compared to the harsh environment of the Northwestern Desert, Cloud Sea Cliff was simply paradise.

However, the comfort Gao Gao Yunyan spoke of likely referred more to the psychological level.

"That's good." Lu Ran turned his head to gaze at the sea: "You two have been blown by wind and sand for so long; if you want to go swimming or take a bath, feel free to do so without worry."

"This sea area has already been controlled by me; it belongs to the Ran Sect."

Gao Gao Yunyan and Xue Xue Fengchen exchanged a glance, seeing a trace of shock in each other's eyes.

In fact, when the two arrived at Cloud Sea Cliff yesterday and saw Lu Ran establishing his base by the seaside, their hearts were utterly shocked!

Ten Thousand Blade Mountain was indeed extremely perilous.

But the great sea was no less formidable!

At this moment, hearing Sect Master Lu's words and seeing his carefree demeanor...

This sea area has already been controlled by you?!

"You two seem to have many things you want to say to me?" Lu Ran suddenly spoke, still gazing out at the sea without turning around.

The two stepped forward; along the way, Gao Gao Yunyan pinched Xue Xue Fengchen's arm.

Xue Xue Fengchen grimaced in pain, stopped a few meters behind Lu Ran, and looking at the familiar back of the leader of the Summer Heaven's geniuses, said in a deep voice:

"Sect Master, this subordinate has many doubts; could you perhaps..."

Surprisingly agreeable, Lu Ran casually replied: "We're brothers; just ask~"

(End of Chapter)