Chapter 740

Outside the Cloud Sea Residence.

An ancient bronze mirror opened quietly, and several figures filed out one after another.

In the tranquil night, Lu Ran did not speak; he released the crow from his arm and nodded gently to the two guardians.

The small team dispersed silently, and even Qiao Yuanxi left tactfully, not wanting to disturb the reunion of her brother and sister-in-law.

Lu Ran walked into the house on tiptoe, stood beside the screen, and saw the fairy sleeping soundly on the bed.

Only at this moment did he seem to smell the faint fragrance of jasmine.

Even though the fairy jasmine tree outside the window had always been there, always sending over a faint floral scent.

The keen senses of a Sea Realm powerhouse were, of course, not just for show; the cold and elegant fairy quietly opened her beautiful eyes and saw the slender figure standing by the screen.

"You're back." Jiang Ruyi got up from the bed, her toes touching the ground lightly as she stepped onto the soft fox-fur carpet.

"Mm." Before Lu Ran could distinguish which was fairer, he subconsciously opened his arms and pulled the warm, fragrant jade into his embrace.

Jiang Xianzi's temperament was very cold, and she rarely took the initiative.

Lu Ran was suddenly somewhat grateful for this month of separation, and he whispered, "Did you miss me?"

"Hmph." Jiang Ruyi leaned her forehead forward slightly, playfully bumping against Lu Ran's brow.

Lu Ran smiled and took the opportunity to put the artifact, the Ice Heart Bracelet, onto her wrist: "I missed you too."

Jiang Ruyi left someone's embrace, took off his coat for him, and walked toward the wardrobe:

"Did everything go smoothly?"

"The Master Yu Fu stone sculptures have all been promoted to the Heaven Realm, so of course it went smoothly." Lu Ran followed like a shadow, embracing the fairy from behind and burying his head in her neck, greedily smelling the faint fragrance.

Jiang Ruyi hung up the coat, her cheeks gradually turning red: "Where did you go?"

"Nine Heavens Cliff, Milky Way Waterfall."

"Why didn't you ask me to go and see it?" Jiang Ruyi said with dissatisfaction.

Lu Ran nibbled on her delicate earlobe, speaking vaguely: "Right now? If you want to go, we can go anytime."

Jiang Ruyi's cheeks became even redder, and she slowly closed her beautiful eyes: "L-later."

"Mm." Lu Ran picked up the fairy and walked toward the large bed.

The evening breeze blew gently,

Causing the fairy jasmine flowers outside the window to sway lightly.

In the tranquil night, the faint sound of flowers and leaves rubbing against each other could be heard from time to time.

Lu Ran, who had been fighting for nearly a month, immersed himself in the intoxicating fragrance and fell into a deep sleep.

He slept until the sky was bright.

It wasn't exactly bright, though; the Cloud Sea Cliff on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month was once again shrouded in dark clouds.

A groggy Lu Ran was awakened by the sound of rain.

He opened his sleepy eyes and reached out to the side; there was no lingering warmth in the quilt, so she must have been gone for a long time.

Lu Ran looked lazily out the window, with no intention of getting up.

The rain at the end of the year felt cold just by looking at it... well, just like little Ruyi.

Lu Ran stared blankly until light footsteps approached.

He turned his head and saw a red figure standing by the screen, wearing a noble phoenix robe that made the woman look like a high-and-mighty empress; that gaze looking down on all living beings made Lu Ran's scalp tingle.

What happened?

He only heard Jiang Ruyi say indifferently: "I just went to visit Senior Lu, and he said that further west of Nine Heavens Cliff is the Blood Pool."

Lu Ran's heart tightened.

She really had come to settle the score!

Jiang Ruyi walked to the bedside step by step, looking down at Lu Ran: "You didn't intend to tell me?"

"I did intend to, if Yuanxi hadn't come looking for me, I would have told you today," Lu Ran said hurriedly.

The phoenix-robed empress stared at Lu Ran quietly for a long while, her slender hand slowly reaching down to stroke Lu Ran's face: "This Phoenix Soaring to the Nine Heavens robe was given to me by you."

Lu Ran nodded as a matter of course.

She said softly: "You gave me the ability to distinguish truth from lies."

"Uh..." Lu Ran's expression was awkward; what did it mean to lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet?

Wait!

Lu Ran suddenly realized that his soul wasn't trembling, which meant the Phoenix Soaring to the Nine Heavens robe hadn't been activated at all.

Ah, she was bluffing me!

Lu Ran's face turned bitter, looking like a steamed bun.

Jiang Ruyi complained: "I wouldn't stop you, I just wanted you to let me know."

"Mm-hmm, I'll remember, next time for sure."

As Lu Ran said this, he simply pulled the phoenix-robed empress into his arms: "Oh, stop lecturing me; Sister Yuxiang lectures me outside, and you lecture me at home, I'm really..."

"Hehe~" Jiang Ruyi finally broke her composure.

You sound so pitiful, who would dare to really lecture you?

Lu Ran added: "How is it inside the cliff recently? I was too busy last night to ask..."

"You!" Jiang Ruyi's face turned bright red, and she gave him a light slap on the shoulder.

"So, how is it inside the cliff?" Lu Ran was thick-skinned and frantically changed the subject.

"It's peaceful enough; two Sea Jiaoren slipped in, and a Raging Sea Flame Jiao came by, but we slaughtered them all. Their souls are in Ying Yi's Rebirth Money, waiting for you to absorb them."

Lu Ran frowned slightly: "Mm, I'll go out to sea in a while to check on the Xiao Mo Li team and the Sea Jiaoren team."

"Okay." Jiang Ruyi added, "The nine disciples I selected have been tested enough, and they can be transferred to become Evil Mirror believers."

Lu Ran nodded immediately.

Lu Ran absolutely trusted Jiang Xianzi's personal ability, not to mention that she also had a phoenix robe to assist her.

After letting those few become Evil Mirror believers, they could be dispatched. Should we also place an Evil Mirror disciple in Soul Locking Mountain in the Forbidden City, Tiangang City, and Jingxian Mountain?

That seems a bit dangerous...

But from another perspective, sending an Evil Mirror disciple to the Dragon God General might also increase the survival probability of the Eight Dragon Cavalry?

Jiang Ruyi watched Lu Ran ponder quietly, her eyes gradually softening.

Until Lu Ran asked: "By the way, how is Chang Ying doing recently?"

Mentioning Chang Ying, Jiang Ruyi was full of praise: "Very good, she is a qualified leader, leading the Starry Hall disciples to integrate into the Ran Sect, often going to the Flying Immortal Hall to make pilgrimages, and she also keeps the hall members well-disciplined."

Lu Ran couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

After the Nightmare Guardian, Chang Ying had once again won the praise of the Ran Sect's mistress.

Just how excellent was this black-skinned girl who used to be so carefree?

Jiang Ruyi added: "She lives in our Cloud Sea Residence, outside the backyard, in Niu Zhengzheng's house."

"Did they make up?"

"They didn't break up in the first place; their fate was forcibly severed by the Spirit Sign." Jiang Ruyi smiled, "Didn't you reconnect them?"

"That's right!" Lu Ran was very satisfied.

As the saying goes: It is better to tear down ten temples than to destroy one marriage.

I am also accumulating virtue and doing good deeds~

Lu Ran sat up: "Let's go, let's go and transfer those nine disciples first."

"You notify Xuan Shuang and have her bring them to the Council Hall."

"Okay." Lu Ran got up to change his clothes, put on a wide white robe, and then opened a full-length mirror to go to the Council Hall with Jiang Ruyi to wait.

Before long, Leng Xuanshuang brought 9 Ran Sect disciples into the spacious hall.

Five men and four women, most of them in their thirties or forties, and just from their appearance, they felt very loyal and reliable.

"Sect Master!"

"Sect Master." Guard Xuanshuang brought the people to the center of the hall and bowed respectfully to the Sect Master behind the desk.

After Jiang Ruyi gave them some encouragement, she signaled to Lu Ran that he could begin.

These people were already believers under Lu Ran, and this time, by severing the contract, Lu Ran could solve the problem from the perspective of the gods, directly letting the divine sculpture unilaterally sever the contract.

It wouldn't cause any trauma to everyone.

Soon, nine Evil Mirror disciples were freshly minted.

What Lu Ran didn't expect was that Jiang Ruyi had already arranged where these people would go.

She kept one female disciple herself, so that when she went to various places in the future, she wouldn't have to ask Senior Lu Yuan or God General Qin for help.

The remaining eight disciples were divided into groups of two, stationed at Cloud Sea Cliff, and sent to the Forbidden City, Pear Garden Sect, and Jingxian Mountain respectively.

Lu Ran thought for a moment and said: "I need someone to be stationed in a dangerous area, mainly to collect the Holy Spirit Qi, and also to cooperate with my Ran Sect's Dragon God General to carry out missions."

"This disciple is willing to go!"

"This disciple will go!" Out of the nine people, six or seven spoke in unison, and the remaining people also hurriedly responded.

Dragon God General?

Jiang Ruyi realized that he should be talking about Wang Longxiang.

She pondered for a moment and looked at a burly man with a crew cut: "Mirror Five, you go."

"Yes!" The man numbered Mirror Five took the order immediately.

Mirror, taken from the Evil Technique, Mirror Flower Moon.

Jiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran and said: "Mirror Five was originally a Red Scarf disciple, so he is more suitable."

"Good." Lu Ran naturally had no objections, "I'll also equip you with a Ghost Moon Fox to help you predict crises and heal injuries."

Lu Ran summoned the Ghost Moon Fox on the spot and added: "You must not fall in love with it!"

Mirror Five: "..."

Subsequently, Lu and Jiang took the team to various parts of the Mountain Realm, and took the opportunity to express their condolences to the major God Generals stationed outside the Ran Sect.

After this trip, Lu Ran really felt a great sense of accomplishment!

It gave him the illusion that he had conquered half the world.

And on the side of Jingxian Mountain, Lu Ran also received good news: the Ran Sect's number one killing god, God General Luo, was about to touch the cultivation bottleneck.

About to be promoted to the peak of the Sea Realm!

At the end of the year, good things really happened one after another.

When Lu and Jiang arranged everything and returned to Cloud Sea Cliff, it was already afternoon. Lu Ran didn't stop, going out to sea to harvest and rebuild the Xiao Mo Li and Sea Jiaoren teams.

What he didn't expect was that while he was busy, Yu Changsheng, who had been in seclusion inside the cliff, sent a sound transmission.

【Mr. Conglong?】 Lu Ran asked in confusion, 【The Xiao Mo Li Evil Sculpture hasn't been promoted yet, right?】

【Sect Master, God General Cai contacted me through the divine weapon and said that Alliance Master Yun has come out of seclusion!】

【Ah?】 Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat.

Yun Qianzhou has come out of seclusion?

Alliance Master Yun was promoted to the Heaven Realm in the middle of the winter month last year, and now it was the end of the twelfth lunar month; counting carefully, he had been in seclusion for a full year.

【Sect Master, God General Cai said that Alliance Master Yun is ascending to the Heaven Realm! Everyone can't keep him.】

Lu Ran's expression was grim, and he immediately summoned the ancient bronze mirror.

Stepping in, he had already arrived in the mountains and forests ten kilometers north of Misty Rain Lake.

This world was also covered with dark clouds.

Lu Ran looked up and saw a strange scene; many figures were flying in the sky, obviously the major island masters of the Thousand Boat Archipelago.

And in the sky at the very top, there was a man with clean white Luan wings on his back.

His messy long hair fluttered in the wind, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were tightly closed, turning a deaf ear to everyone's pleas to stay.

He kept flying upward.

(End of chapter)