Chapter 582: Three Battle Robes

After New Year's Eve, both hosts and guests were thoroughly delighted.

Lu Ran had originally planned to depart on the first or second day of the new year, yet a single sentence from Madman Immortal Guardian firmly held him in place for several days.

She was about to advance!

From Jiang Jing Stage Two to Stage Three.

Although it was merely an advancement within a minor stage, the thick fog summoned during the breakthrough process was, for all living beings, undoubtedly a tremendous blessing from heaven.

Lu Ran continued to stand guard within the cliff and lent Little Little Chifeng to Madman Immortal Guardian.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, thick white mist indeed began to drift across Cloud Sea Cliff!

Lu Ran felt genuinely happy for Sister Sister Xian'er.

Clearly, her cultivation speed was also very fast!

On one hand, her realm and stage were relatively low; on the other, the continuous advancement of the False God Stone Statue deepened her fusion with the stone statue.

This fiercely raised the upper limit of her talent and improved her cultivation aptitude.

Lu Ran protected Sister Sister Xian'er while also greedily devouring the divine force fed right to his mouth, accepting the bestowal of the Heavens.

It was not until sunset on the eighth day of the first lunar month that the mist gradually dispersed.

【Success?】 Lu Ran sat by the sea cliff, watching the rapidly dissipating white mist, feeling quite reluctant in his heart.

It has only been two and a half days!

It was so hard to get here once; you guys should stay a little longer.

I haven't eaten my fill yet.

【Mm-hmm.】 Sister Sister Xian'er's voice came through his mind, extremely joyful, 【I've advanced, haha!】

Lu Ran was infected by this joy and smiled as he transmitted his voice: 【Don't relax; continue to consolidate your realm.】

【I won't!】 Unexpectedly, Without Si Si Xianxian defied the order, 【I'm going to your home to find you right now.】

【Huh?】 Lu Ran was slightly bewildered.

After a moment's thought, he knew what the girl was worried about.

Lu Ran, caught between laughter and tears, transmitted his voice: 【I promised you before that I would take you to tour the Holy Lingshan together; I won't deceive you.】

【I don't care; I'm going to your home right now.】 While speaking, Without Si Si Xianxian had already run out of the tunnel entrance.

Seeing many people who had come to offer congratulations, Without Si Si Xianxian had to temporarily halt her steps and exchange pleasantries with everyone.

In the past, the Divine Lie Tian big girl would never have had such patience.

But now things were different.

She was one of the Four Great Guardians of the Ran Sect, commanding the sect's largest internal hall and serving as part of the core leadership.

And the Ran Sect was Lu Ran's life's work.

Naturally, Without Si Si Xianxian could not neglect the Divine Generals who had come to offer congratulations.

When Without Si Si Xianxian, clutching the Little Chifeng Patterned Gourd, hurriedly ran to the Cloud Sea Residence, she could only see Jiangjiang Ruyi's figure through the wooden window of the study.

"Where is the Young Master?" Without Si Si Xianxian took a few steps forward, arriving at the study window.

"Hmm?" Jiangjiang Ruyi, kneeling on the cushion behind the writing desk, looked curiously at the woman outside the window.

Could it be that Sister Sister Xian'er didn't come to find me?

"Oh." Without Si Si Xianxian tapped her forehead, silently cursing her own dull reaction.

The Lady is still here, so naturally the Young Master couldn't have gone anywhere!

Besides, Little Little Chifeng is still in my hands; what is there to fear?

Hmm... it's all that detestable fellow's fault!

With a record full of prior offenses, he gives people absolutely no sense of security!

Thinking this with resentment, Without Si Si Xianxian then revealed a sweet smile on her face: "Lady, may I come in?"

"Mm." Jiangjiang Ruyi smiled with amusement and nodded gently.

Without Si Si Xianxian's pretty face flushed red, and she turned to walk toward the main gate of the residence.

Passing through the main hall and arriving at the eastern study, Without Si Si Xianxian placed the precious gourd on the writing desk.

Unlike others, she did not sit opposite the desk but instead went to Jiangjiang Ruyi's side and knelt down.

Snuggling and rubbing close.

This reminded Jiangjiang Ruyi of Little Li Hua.

"Phew." Without Si Si Xianxian hugged Jiangjiang Ruyi's arm and finally let out a breath of relief.

Jiangjiang Ruyi couldn't help but smile.

Even though Sister Sister Xian'er was actually a year older, in their interactions, Jiangjiang Ruyi was always the one who doted on the other.

"You ungrateful little thing, and you're still laughing at me!" Without Si Si Xianxian grumbled dissatisfiedly, "You are Ke Shi Hai Jing; the sense of oppression is so strong!

Do you know how much I overcame and how much courage I summoned just to dare to get this close to you?"

Jiangjiang Ruyi: "..."

Indeed, this seemingly simple action was actually fraught with obstacles.

"Ho~" Suddenly, a detestable voice arrived.

Both women looked toward the wooden window.

Lu Ran stood in the courtyard, resting his elbows on the windowsill, smiling as he watched the two: "Just arrived home, and I already hear a maid scolding the Lady."

Jiangjiang Ruyi smiled and shot Lu Ran a playful glare.

Without Si Si Xianxian's pretty face turned even redder; at this moment, shame and anger overcame her fear: "We sisters are talking; why are you butting in?"

"Good heavens~" Lu Ran felt somewhat numb.

This lawless Maid Si; she wasn't just scolding the Sect Master's Lady, was she?

The Sect Master is no exception; the scolding proceeds without delay!

Jiangjiang Ruyi softened her tone as much as possible: "Sister Sister Xian just advanced, yet she rushed over to find him immediately; is something the matter?"

Si Si Xianxian muttered softly, "I was afraid you'd leave me behind again and slip away secretly."

Last time, Lu Ran and the others were gone for a month and a half.

This time, if they did not travel together, who knew when they would meet again?

Jiangjiang Ruyi's gaze softened slightly: "It won't happen; we promised you."

"Mm-hmm." Si Si Xianxian hugged Jiangjiang Ruyi's arm even tighter. "Lady, how about I sleep with you tonight?"

Jiangjiang Ruyi said gently, "With you beside me, will you be able to rest well?"

Si Si Xianxian: "."

Difficult.

Jiangjiang Ruyi said, "Sister Sister Xian, don't make things hard for yourself; go back. We depart tomorrow morning, and we will definitely take you with us."

Si Si Xianxian refused to let go: "Let me hug a little longer."

Jiangjiang Ruyi, however, gently withdrew her arm, smoothed Si Si Xianxian's disheveled hair, and repeated:

"Don't make things hard for yourself."

"Mm." Si Si Xianxian pondered for a moment, then rose and said, "Then I'll go back first to consolidate my realm; you two can carry on with your lovey-dovey antics."

Lu Ran pursed his lips.

Someone's legs were soft, yet her mouth was stubborn.

Having regained a shred of dignity, Si Si Xianxian walked briskly out of Cloud Sea Residence.

Lu Ran turned slightly, leaning his back against the windowsill, watching her gradually depart.

【Once I advance to the peak of the Jiang Realm, I can lend the Moonlight Tassel Sachet to the Mad Immortal Protector.】 In his mind, Yan Yan Shuangzi's voice arrived.

【Mm.】 Lu Ran smiled.

The atmosphere within the Ran Sect differed completely from that of other powers and organizations.

Everyone gathered closely around Lu Ran, striving for a single goal; there was little struggle for power and profit or scheming against one another, and they all took care of each other.

"Only after advancing to the Sea Realm did I realize how great Xun Luo and his wife were," came Jiangjiang Xianzi's cool voice from behind.

Lu Ran quite agreed.

Both Xun Luo and his wife were great experts of the Sea Realm!

Their children were merely ordinary people, and very young; one could imagine their capacity to endure! Under such circumstances, the pair of son and daughter had not lived their days in fear.

Lu Ran still remembered the first time, and the only time, he had seen the children.

The little boy and little girl, facing their father returning from fishing, showed not a shred of fear; they ran up joyfully and hugged their father's legs.

"So, can parental love overcome the rules?" Lu Ran murmured.

"It seems so," Jiangjiang Ruyi mused.

Within the worldview of the Shen Mo Shi Immortal Jie,

paternal and maternal love seemed superior to romantic love between men and women.

At least, when Lu Ran had advanced to the Sea Realm while Jiangjiang Ruyi remained in the Jiang Realm, she had constantly endured Lu Ran's oppressive pressure.

"Why don't you treat Sister Sister Xian as a daughter and give it a try?"

Lu Ran turned his head slightly, looking through the carved wooden window at the cold and beautiful immortal woman inside the room.

"Go away!" Jiangjiang Ruyi lightly spat the words out.

Children are the continuation of one's own bloodline.

Love for one's own flesh and blood should be a human instinct; such an instinct is hardly likely to take effect on others, is it?

Mentioning children stirred many thoughts in Lu Ran.

If they were in the mortal Great Xia, he and Jiangjiang Ruyi should have long been married, and under pressure from society and other quarters, they would likely already be reproducing the next generation.

Actually, Great Xia handled this rather well; the law stipulated that one could only marry at eighteen years of age.

In many countries around the world, the legal marriage age was even earlier.

Some were even catching up to ancient Great Xia...

Ultimately, this was because the gods needed endless believers to enjoy the faith power of the human race.

Returning to the current situation.

Within this Holy Lingshan Realm, Lu Ran and Jiangjiang Ruyi could not provide a child with a stable, happy environment for growth.

The two of them faced life and death on their path of resistance, and the future outcome remained uncertain.

The matter of offspring was absolutely not something to consider at this time.

"Yesterday was your birthday," Jiangjiang Ruyi suddenly said.

"Oh, right!" Lu Ran reacted after a moment. "Yesterday was the seventh day."

He was already twenty years old!

Finally, he was no longer that young lad whose age started with a "1".

From this day forth, was he also a person rushing toward thirty?

It sounded very mature and steady...

Thinking thus, Lu Ran teased, "Sister Sister Xian truly carries Zui Nie Shen Zhong; her advancement date spanned from the sixth to the eighth, perfectly covering everything!"

Actually, it was quite good.

In this damn place, what kind of birthday was there to celebrate?

Being able to celebrate a New Year was already good enough; everyone gathering to create some liveliness and dispel the gloom was sufficient.

Jiangjiang Ruyi smiled gently: "I have prepared a birthday gift for you."

"Oh?" Lu Ran was quite surprised. "There's a gift too?"

"Mm, come in and take a look?"

Full of anticipation, Lu Ran flashed forward in an instant, only to see Jiangjiang Ruyi walking out of the study.

The two crossed the hall one after the other and arrived at the bedroom; under Jiangjiang Ruyi's lead, Lu Ran walked up to the wardrobe.

"Am I getting a new skin again?" Lu Ran blinked his eyes.

With a look of playful reproach, Jiangjiang Ruyi gestured toward the wardrobe. "See if you like it."

Unable to contain his eagerness, Lu Ran opened the "blind box."

Inside the large wardrobe, pure white garments hung uniformly on both the left and right sides.

And right in the center of the wardrobe hung a spacious long robe in a black-and-gold color scheme.

This...?

Lu Ran blinked his eyes.

This style, why does it look so much like the Xie Fa·Black-Gold Imperial Robe of the Evil Spear Emperor?

Delighted, Lu Ran asked, "Did you make this?"

Jiangjiang Ruyi's voice grew slightly softer. "I... I don't know how to sew.

Luo Shen Jiang guided me the whole time and helped me a lot; the fabric was limited..."

"Then it was made by you!" Lu Ran took down the black-and-gold long robe, examining it repeatedly. "It's already good enough!"

Jiangjiang Ruyi's smile blossomed. "As long as you like it."

"Of course!" Lu Ran immediately shed his white robe and changed into the black-and-gold one. "I was wondering why you kept going to find Mother Luo after the New Year, not staying home day after day."

Ignoring Lu Ran's chatter, Jiangjiang Ruyi stepped back, looking him up and down, her beautiful eyes sparkling brightly.

The twenty-year-old master of the Sea Realm Gate,

already possessed a heroic stature and an imposing presence.

Set off by the spacious black-and-gold long robe, he appeared even more majestic and powerful!

"Tsk tsk~" Lu Ran spread his arms, looking down at himself.

The Sacred Lingshan Arc·Ran God's third limited-edition skin?

From his initial arrival, the knight's attire of green straw raincoat and blue bamboo hat that helped him hide his shadow and conceal his form.

To when he gained a foothold and led the Ran Gate's rise, the white battle robe resembling the armor of a young general.

And now, the black-and-gold imperial robe for when he aspires to tread across the Sacred Lingshan and conquer in all directions.

"I like it very much!"

Lu Ran wrapped one arm around Jiangjiang Xianzi's slender waist, pulling her into an embrace before him, and pressed his lips heavily against her thin ones.

Jiangjiang Ruyi closed her eyes, her fingers gently pinching the sleeve of his robe.

Hmph~

I worked hard making this for several days, busy from morning till night...

You dare not like it!

(End of Chapter)