Chapter 765: Have some self-respect

At the stroke of midnight, Lu Ran, having finished everything he needed to do, returned to Tiangang City.

At that time, Peak Master Tu was still standing silently before the main hall gate, holding the Silent Zhan Ye Dao.

Just moments ago, while Lu Ran was making his rounds among the various factions under the Ran Sect, he had used the Silent Zhan Ye Dao to inquire about the mysterious woman from Peak Master Tu.

However, Peak Master Tu had only met the other party once and fought her once; he knew the woman's name was Bai Rao, and beyond that, he had no other intelligence.

Lu Ran's expression was grim as he called out softly, "Senior Tu."

Through the dim night, Peak Master Tu saw the young man and nodded slightly.

A figure like Bai Rao was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, so Peak Master Tu had naturally made up his mind to accompany Lu Ran to the appointment.

Having finally caught a glimpse of hope, he certainly wouldn't allow anything to happen to Lu Ran!

Lu Ran also never expected that in just a single night, the situation would change so rapidly!

The entire Holy Lingshan had been completely transformed by the arrival of the Heaven Realm executioner.

His own living environment, along with that of the more than two thousand disciples of the Ran Sect, had undergone a cataclysmic shift.

This Heaven Realm Great Wu Seng before him had originally come to execute the Great Xia prodigy! Yet now, he had become a loyal and devoted guard by his side.

This night, far too many things had happened.

It also allowed Lu Ran to once again experience the power of the gods and demons.

They only needed to move a thought or issue a single command, and the common masses would have to struggle on the verge of death just to gain a sliver of a chance to breathe.

"Hoo."

Lu Ran took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

In the pitch-black night, the main hall gate stood wide open.

Looking inside, the woman who embodied both nobility and allure was sitting lazily on the throne of the main hall.

She was crossing her legs in boredom, her fair, jade-like feet bare.

From time to time, she would even curl her toes.

It was truly seductive to the bone.

Bai Rao must have noticed that Lu Ran was standing at the entrance of the main hall; although the Jade-Faced Snake clan did not have night vision, the cold moonlight spilled onto Lu Ran.

It outlined his silent figure.

Bai Rao simply remained silent, waiting patiently for Lu Ran to walk into the hall.

The night was quiet, and the beautiful snake was alluring.

Lu Ran raised his hand, appearing to support his forehead, but in reality, he was covering his eyes.

His pitch-black pupils transformed into beautiful crescents as he unleashed the Ghost Moon Fox evil technique: Bright Moon Fox Heart.

And this exquisite fox heart clearly informed Lu Ran that there was no danger.

Uneasy? Restless?

No!

Lu Ran actually felt somewhat comfortable?

This...

Lu Ran couldn't help but recall what the Pomegranate Fire Guard had said earlier—that most of the Spirit Sign disciples in Tiangang City had drawn a "medium sign."

Looking at the overall situation now, it seemed the so-called "medium sign" hadn't been wrong?

"Hoo~"

Lu Ran blinked, and the moment he lowered his hand, his eyes returned to normal, and he walked inside with long strides.

On the throne inside the hall, the corners of Bai Rao's mouth curled into a smile.

That's more like it~

Come here, come here.

Bai Rao spread her palms, and an exquisite jade ruyi appeared.

The interior of the hall was not like the outside; lacking the reflection of the moonlight, the glowing white jade ruyi emitted points of light, moving along with the woman.

Lu Ran stopped in his tracks!

The way the woman descended from the throne was very peculiar; she truly looked like a snake, leaning down and crawling off the steps.

No, her hands and feet didn't move; it wasn't a true crawl, but rather, one should call it "floating" against the ground.

Lu Ran naturally realized that the jade belt around her waist was a divine weapon/artifact.

"It's fine," Lu Ran suddenly spoke, blocking to the side with one hand.

Peak Master Tu, who had been about to step forward, immediately stiffened.

Peak Master Tu: "..."

Was a dignified Heaven Realm Great Wu Seng really being treated as a personal bodyguard by Lu Ran?

"Hehe~" Bai Rao gave a charming laugh, twisting her alluring figure as she crawled to his feet.

This beautiful snake seemed to treat Lu Ran like a pillar, winding from behind him, around his calves, and rotating as she climbed diagonally upward.

The jade ruyi emitted points of light, illuminating every detail of him.

Finally, a noble face appeared before Lu Ran, and she said softly, "You were finally willing to come see me."

Lu Ran: "..."

What kind of talk is that!

It makes me sound like a scumbag!

She placed one hand gently on Lu Ran's blood-crystal mask, raising her eyebrows slightly with a hint of inquiry.

It seemed she wanted to remove the mask and see Lu Ran's full face.

A muffled voice came from within the blood-crystal mask: "Senior Bai, have some self-respect."

The jade hand resting on the mask retracted slightly, yet it still removed the beautiful blood-crystal mask.

"Tsk tsk~" Bai Rao clicked her tongue in admiration, using the jade ruyi to illuminate his young, heroic face. "How very handsome~"

Lu Ran pressed his lips together tightly.

Honestly, if it were any other hot-blooded young man being teased by such an alluring femme fatale, he would have collapsed long ago.

Strictly speaking, Lu Ran hadn't exactly held his ground either.

It was more because this woman was a towering Heaven Realm entity!

Waves of terrifying pressure made Lu Ran's heart jump with fear!

That he could stand there steadily and manage his expression with all his might was already quite impressive; how could he have the leisure to think about other messy things?

"Worthy of being the number one prodigy; you have much more courage than Peak Master Tu." Bai Rao suddenly turned her eyes to look at the tense Peak Master Tu.

Peak Master Tu was expressionless, looking coldly at the woman.

Bai Rao suddenly leaned her face forward, her red lips close to Lu Ran's ear, and whispered, "Letting me get this close to you... are you really not afraid of me?"

"Senior Bai, please have some self-respect," Lu Ran said in a deep voice.

Before entering the hall, the Bright Moon Fox Heart had already given Lu Ran a sense of peace.

Combined with the woman's previous actions, she had indeed saved Tiangang City and scared off the other Heaven Realm executioner.

What she wanted should be an opportunity to get to know and befriend Lu Ran.

Since Lu Ran had come to the appointment, he didn't intend to hesitate and become a laughingstock.

If nothing went wrong, Bai Rao, who possessed certain intelligence, should have something she wanted from Lu Ran.

In all things in the world, the only thing to fear is "desire."

As long as you have desires and wants.

Then you are not an impenetrable wall!

"Worthy of being someone who can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the gods." The woman whispering with a chuckle by his ear actually extended her long, bright red tongue and licked Lu Ran's earlobe.

"Ugh." Lu Ran shivered, and in the end, he couldn't hold it together, raising his hand to push her away.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The towering Heaven Realm entity remained unmoved.

Lu Ran himself retreated three or four steps.

His instinctive push hadn't used techniques like the Lie Tian Power; it relied on his own physical strength.

The facts proved that the action of force is indeed mutual...

"Where did Senior Bai get the information?" Lu Ran's expression was as usual.

He had the air of "I'm weak, so I'm right."

A River Realm entity not being able to push a Heaven Realm entity—that's perfectly normal, okay!

"Prodigy Lu cares for the world, but it's a pity that such a sincere heart will eventually be betrayed by others." Bai Rao toyed with the exquisite blood-crystal mask in her hand.

"What does Senior Bai mean?"

"You want to save the people of the world, but the people of the world may not be willing to save you." Bai Rao tilted her head slightly, smiling as she looked at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran fell silent.

It was very realistic.

Bai Rao stepped forward slowly: "I caught a weak god-disciple who joined Tiangang City later on; I didn't even need to interrogate him, he told me everything."

Lu Ran nodded slightly: "Human nature."

"Oh?" Bai Rao raised an eyebrow. "Don't you blame him? Your kindness to him created a stable living environment, allowing him to live with dignity..."

Lu Ran said casually: "An ant in the mountains, how could it withstand Senior Bai's pressure?"

"Hehe~" Bai Rao laughed until she shook, looking at Lu Ran's brow. "Born handsome, and with such a sweet mouth... oh, what is to be done?"

"What?"

"You don't blame him, but I have already helped you slaughter him."

"Well killed," Lu Ran snorted.

Bai Rao couldn't help but laugh, her jade hand picking up the blood-crystal mask and bringing it toward Lu Ran's cheek. "So you do care after all."

Lu Ran shrugged his shoulders.

The look in Bai Rao's eyes as she watched Lu Ran became increasingly satisfied; it seemed she was truly worried he might be a saint.

Come to think of it, Holy Lingshan was no place for playing house.

No matter how saintly a person was, once thrown in here, they would either be eliminated early or have to reshape their values to survive.

Bai Rao helped Lu Ran put on the mask, her voice charming: "Executioners like Peak Master Tu also chose to protect you because of your special ability, right?"

Lu Ran nodded silently, though he had other calculations in his heart.

Bai Rao was clearly more perceptive than Peak Master Tu.

Peak Master Tu clearly knew that Lu Ran could grant human stone sculptures, challenge gods and demons, and eventually replace them.

The intelligence Bai Rao gathered from the small fry couldn't possibly involve these things; at most, she knew Lu Ran was extremely special and could change the destiny of his disciples.

"I originally wanted to ask Prodigy Lu to what extent you could go, since criminals like Peak Master Tu have changed their minds and are following you regardless of the consequences..."

Bai Rao looked directly into Lu Ran's eyes, her red lips parting slightly: "It seems that what you can achieve is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine."

"Yes," Lu Ran admitted directly.

On this point, there was no doubt.

Bai Rao couldn't help but lick her lips, which made Lu Ran instinctively take a step back.

"I'm not going to eat you~" The faint words, accompanied by a faint look, had a simply astonishing lethality!

Lu Ran was truly glad that she was a Heaven Realm entity...

The beautiful snake turned her head to look at Peak Master Tu and asked softly: "Can you break the situation?"

Peak Master Tu was unusually silent; he didn't nod, but he didn't deny it either.

Yet Bai Rao read something unusual in his slightly flickering gaze.

Her heart trembled!

The most top-tier fantasy in her mind, the kind she wouldn't even dare to dream of, was the phrase "break the situation."

And yet, the Heaven Realm Great Wu Seng... was practically tacitly agreeing?!

Bai Rao turned her head, looking directly into Lu Ran's eyes, word by word:

"Can you break the situation?"

Lu Ran took the initiative to remove his mask, his expression serious, his gaze incomparably sincere: "I can!"

"Hoo~"

Bai Rao suddenly took a step forward, her face closing in "whoosh," looking directly into Lu Ran's eyes: "I have suffered such great grievances in this life...

From now on, I will follow you, okay?"

Lu Ran tilted his head back slightly, and until he felt an arm wrap around his waist, he teleported away directly.

"Swish~"

A blood shadow remained in Bai Rao's embrace.

Was this a blood shadow from the Blood Skull clan?

She brushed aside the faint blood-mist outline and saw Lu Ran's figure standing silently five meters away.

For a moment, Bai Rao's heart surged!

A muffled voice came from within the blood-crystal mask:

"Senior Bai, have some self-respect."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 766 =====