Chapter 668: The Return of the Lu Gate

Since returning to the human world, everything has gone smoothly for the members of the Lu Gate. In just one short week, the vast majority of matters have been handled; one cannot say their efficiency is anything but high.

There is only one thing that has forced Lu Ran to slow his pace and wait patiently.

There is still no news of Senior Lu Yuan's wife and daughter.

It wasn't until a certain night in early August that the mundane days were finally broken.

At that time, Lu Ran was at Jiang Ruyi's home in Rain Alley City, taking a bath with Little Li Hua.

"Meow~"

Little Li Hua bathed under the showerhead, constantly chirping; it had long since grown accustomed to being held in the arms of an "invisible person."

Judging by the sound, Little Li Hua had recognized long ago that this person was its old master, but it didn't know why the master refused to reveal their true form every time they came to play with it.

There was no help for it; Lu Ran was truly worried about scaring Cat Sister!

Not to mention a fragile little kitten, what about adults like Jiang Fu and Jiang Mu?

Ten nights ago, when Lu Ran returned to Luo Xian Mountain from the Demon Cave Bamboo Sea, he happened to catch the moment Jiang Fu and Jiang Mu were being brought into Luo Xian Village.

Jiang Ruyi naturally went to visit her parents; the scene of the family of three reuniting after a long separation was deeply moving.

But it was also hard on the uncle and aunt.

In fact, both Lu Ran and Qiao Yuanxi could cast the Evil Technique Cage Fire (Bath). While this technique is indeed a healing method, it also has the effect of nourishing the spirit and calming the mind.

If the Jiang couple bathed in the gentle black flames, their state would naturally be much better when facing their daughter.

But after thinking it over, Jiang Ruyi still vetoed this operation.

Her parents are ordinary people; it's better not to let them see evil techniques.

By the same token, Lu Ran could also use Cage Fire (Bath) to soak Little Li Hua at this moment, but in terms of actual efficacy, Wolf Stealth is still a step better, as it can prevent Little Li Hua's fur from standing on end.

The efficacy of the Divine Technique Wolf Stealth is not just invisibility; it can also hide one's aura, thoroughly solving all problems at the source!

Thanks to the Greedy Wolf Divine Technique, Lu Ran could hold Little Li Hua in his arms without any scruples and enjoy its nuzzling and rubbing.

It was very happy~

"Meow!"

"Alright, alright." Lu Ran turned off the shower, picked up a large bath towel, and rubbed the little thing chirping in his arms.

When walking out of the bathroom, he didn't forget his old craft, wrapping Little Li Hua into a "cat roll" with the large bath towel, leaving only a small, furry head exposed.

Lu Ran, familiar with the path, arrived at Jiang Ruyi's boudoir.

This room was full of girlish charm.

Whether it was the room's decorations or the bedsheets and curtains, they all retained the style from before little Ruyi advanced to the River Estuary Realm.

Lu Ran held the cat roll in one hand and lay on the small bed covered with pink sheets: "Tonight, should I sleep with you, or go sleep with your mistress?"

"Meow~"

"Together? That won't do; you'd be so shocked your fur would stand on end." Lu Ran patted Li Hua's little head, "Your mistress is a tigress now; she's very scary~"

"Meow meow?"

In the young girl's boudoir, the atmosphere was particularly strange.

Neither the person nor the cat understood what the other was saying, but the communication was very smooth, with one saying something and the other responding.

It was very harmonious.

【Master.】

"Ah?" Lu Ran was startled and looked down at the cat roll in his arms.

My Cat Sister spoke?

【We found some news and located an old neighbor of Senior Lu.】

【Ah!】 Lu Ran reacted and immediately transmitted his voice in his mind, 【And then?】

Yan Shuangzi: 【Senior Lu's daughter is named Lu Yancun. It is said she is a believer of the Second-Rank God Heavenly Luan. She joined the military when she was young and took her mother to live in Ebei.】

No wonder they couldn't find news of the mother and daughter; it turned out the daughter had enlisted.

Lu Ran understood in his heart and immediately asked: 【You just said, what is Lu's daughter's name?】

【Lu Yancun, 'Yan' as in inkstone, 'Cun' as in remain.】

Lu Ran nodded secretly; it seems Grandma Wen Lanxin didn't use the character "Phoenix" to name her daughter.

Yancun.

This name, it feels like there's a story there, huh?

【Additionally, Senior Lu's wife, Ms. Wen Lanxin, is not an ordinary person either. In the years after Senior Lu left, she worshipped into the Colored Jade Sect at the God-Worshipping Platform. Her specific strength is unknown.】

【Colored Jade believer, her strength should be relatively low.】 Lu Ran was thoughtful.

Ninth-Rank God Colored Jade!

Among the Da Xia god sequences, it is the weakest type of god. The disciples they recruit are also the ones picked over by the gods of the first eight ranks; how good could the believers' aptitude be?

The Colored Jade Sect's most famous ability is bestowing blessings on various types of jade.

The red bean bracelet Lu Ran once gave Jiang Ruyi was processed from Ninghong Jade produced in the Demon Cave under the God Colored Jade.

It is said that the bracelet received the blessing of the Colored Jade Sect and has a certain effect of calming the spirit.

It sounds very good, but as for the real effect...

One cannot say it has none, but it is limited to ordinary people wearing it in daily life.

If you want to wear it on the battlefield and use it as a magic artifact, that is definitely thinking too much!

【Find them; notify me promptly if there is news.】 Lu Ran ordered.

【Yes.】

Lu Ran looked at the cat roll in his arms and mercifully unwrapped the bath towel, stroking Little Li Hua's furry head: "Sleep now; I'll coax you to sleep first, then go sleep with her."

As he finished speaking, Lu Ran couldn't help but have a strange expression.

Why am I like a scumbag?

Half an hour later, a floor-to-ceiling mirror bloomed in Luo Xian Residence, and Lu Ran walked out.

He tiptoed to the bedroom and looked at the figure inside the bed curtains through the thin, light gauze.

Lu Ran nodded with satisfaction.

There was only Jiang Xianzi Jiang alone on the bed.

Here, I must give Little Tian Tian a real shout-out; she is much better than Si Xianxian!

At least she doesn't hog the bed!

Lu Ran stepped forward, lifted the gauze, and discovered that the divine power fluctuations around Jiang Ruyi were not small; she was clearly still cultivating.

"Not asleep yet?"

"You're back." Jiang Ruyi reached out with one hand, her legs slightly bent.

No words were needed; Lu Ran understood perfectly.

He leaned over to support her spine, passed his other hand through the crook of her legs, and lifted Jiang Xianzi Lady up: "Where do you want to go?"

"Rain Alley Home." Jiang Ruyi said the name of a residential complex.

Lu Ran immediately opened the teleportation mirror, stepped into his own master bedroom in one stride, and gently placed his fiancée on the large bed: "Why did you suddenly want to come back here?"

"This is my home; of course I wanted to come back." Jiang Ruyi said with a soft laugh.

"Mm-hmm." Lu Ran still felt Jiang Ruyi's mood wasn't quite right, but he didn't ask again.

"Is there news from Evil Shadow's side?" Jiang Ruyi rubbed the pillow with one hand and lay down comfortably on her side.

"Yes."

"Oh?" Jiang Ruyi had just asked casually; she didn't expect there to actually be news?

Lu Ran recounted it simply; Jiang Ruyi listened quietly, sighing secretly in her heart.

What should come will eventually come.

Their side is about to return to that cruel Holy Lingshan.

Since there are clues, with the abilities of Evil Shadow and the Shadow Guard, they should be able to find Senior Lu's wife and daughter very soon.

To this day, everyone has stayed in the human world for more than half a month.

This period of stable days can be considered a reward.

Going back,

it will be endless warfare and slaughter again.

Upon returning this time, Jiang Ruyi discovered a problem: the River Estuary Realm powerhouses of the human world are very different from those who crawled out of Holy Lingshan!

One must know, the two grandfathers of the Cheng family are also Vast Seas.

But I don't know if it's because they are old, or if the peaceful years have been too long, in short, the Cheng grandfathers are more "sacred."

The Sea Realm powerhouses of the human world are more like guardian gods of a world, making people feel awe.

The few people of the Lu Gate,

are more like evil ghosts crawling out of hell.

Compared to respect, people's hearts are filled with panic and fear.

That dirty and cruel slaughterhouse can indeed stain a person.

"Mm." Jiang Ruyi closed her eyes, returning the kiss of the person causing trouble.

It is indeed time to leave.

The evil ghosts who crawled out secretly have greedily enjoyed a few days of the human world's beauty; it is time to roll back to the land of sin.

Three days later, at dusk.

Ebei Province, Red Wall City, in a mid-to-high-end residential complex with a rather good environment.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

A woman in black stood in front of a civilian residence and gently knocked on the door.

In the living room inside, a white-haired old grandmother looked toward the door with some surprise.

She wasn't quite sure if she had misheard.

This building has one household per elevator; without the host helping to open the unit door, outsiders cannot enter the unit building, and the elevator cannot reach this floor either.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

The knocking sound was clearly audible; the old grandmother stood up, her expression also somewhat vigilant.

Although it is early August in the lunar calendar and still far from the night of the fifteenth, living in this world where demons wreak havoc, one can never be sure what might happen.

She walked slowly to the door and, through the surveillance screen, saw a young woman standing at the entrance.

With long hair draped over her shoulders and a gentle expression, she actually looked like a decent woman?

"Knock, knock, knock~"

"Who are you looking for? Did you press the wrong elevator?" The old grandmother finally spoke, but she didn't open the door.

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Wen Lanxin?" Outside the door came the woman's soft voice.

The old grandmother was startled: "Who are you?"

"My surname is Lu, called Lu Rou." Shadow Two tried to slow her tone, "I am the granddaughter of Senior Lu Yuan's old comrade-in-arms; please forgive this presumptuous visit..."

"Click."

The anti-theft door opened directly.

Shadow Two, however, pushed the door with one hand and hid behind it: "Grandma Wen, please summon a piece of spirit jade first."

Wen Lanxin was somewhat taken aback, then smiled: "Okay."

She raised her right hand, and with a burst of energy fluctuation in her palm, summoned a piece of white jade.

The jade was warm and delicate, emitting a gentle radiance, guarding the living beings within a certain range.

Even Shadow Two, hiding behind the door, felt her state of mind calm down quite a bit, and only then did she walk out from behind the door.

Wen Lanxin looked up at the stranger, knowing why the other party had asked her to cast a spell.

This girl is probably a River Estuary Realm powerhouse.

Truly remarkable!

The old comrade's granddaughter is truly promising!

"Please come in." After Wen Lanxin understood the other party's powerful strength, she instead let go of her guard.

In the Da Xia nation, River Estuary Realm powerhouses still have a very good reputation.

The old grandmother also lived very clearly and knew even better that she had no ability to resist in front of such a powerful living being.

"Okay." Shadow Two smiled and nodded, stepping inside.

And behind the woman, an invisible figure followed in silently...

(End of chapter)