Chapter 3: Chapter Three: Original Male Lead Gu Yusheng

Black Dragon gave it serious thought for two seconds; just as Shi Ran was about to add something, he had already nodded his dragon head and said, "I am Brahma! I'll tentatively believe you!"

Brahma rose into the air, continually shrinking his body, then turned into a tiny black dragon perched on Shi Ran's shoulder, his expression arrogant: "Woman, you'd better not disappoint me!"

Are dragons really this easy to fool? Shi Ran blinked her eyes; no wonder she was duped to ashes by the original male lead! She's just too naive!

"Hey!" As Shi Ran sighed, Luo Changfeng was already going crazy on the opposite bank, clutching the still-struggling Mysterious Pearl Grass, looking furious and indeed furious: "What the hell are you doing?! Is this lousy grass yours to kill or mine to kill?"

Looks like, it should be her… Shi Ran embarrassedly tapped her nose, then flung Ice Stream out; Ice Stream was furious, don't touch it with the hand you just picked your nose with, ahhhh!

Shi Ran didn't care what Ice Stream thought; she plopped onto it and, like a witch on a broom, flew over to Luo Changfeng's side.

Luo Changfeng stared, dumbfounded, as Shi Ran arrived and violently tore off a leaf of the Mysterious Pearl Grass; the grass winced, lifted a few roots, and after she yanked and tossed it again, the grass was flung into the Mustard Seed Treasure Ring.

The world fell silent.

"What a great thing!" Shi Ran stroked the blue ring, sighing, "This ring differs from their Heaven-Earth Bag; it can hold living things, immortal artifacts, and all manner of objects. I should get one for myself tomorrow—carry it wherever I go, how wonderful!"

"Shi Ran!!" Luo Changfeng roared, finally realizing, "You said you couldn't fly on a sword?!" He had trudged over honestly all the way, while she nonchalantly rode the red dust!

"I, I didn't…" Shi Ran pointed at her shoulder, indicating Luo Changfeng look at Brahma: "Haven't you already woken him up? So it doesn't matter!"

Brahma also looked at Luo Changfeng, continuing to tap his dragon head: "I am Brahma, already awake! Whether or not I fly on a sword is of no consequence!"

Is this… a dragon? That black… big dragon just now? The Burial Dragon Abyss… the dragon buried there…

The little dragon's forehead flashed with fire markings… he was actually… by Shi Ran…

Luo Changfeng despaired, pointing at Shi Ran, he staggered back in agitation and completely fainted from anger.

Luo Changfeng was awakened by the wind; opening his eyes, he saw a miniature landscape brocade, startling him—only then did he realize he was hanging like a salted fish on a sword, flying through the sky!

"Shi Ran!" Luo Changfeng shouted, exasperated.

Shi Ran poked her head out, delighted: "You're finally awake! How should we proceed? I'm a bit lost!"

Luo Changfeng cautiously stood up and yelled at Shi Ran, still seated on his sword: "Why are you still on my Broken Cloud? Get lost and ride your Ice Stream!"

Shi Ran rubbed her nose; having ridden and fiddled with it, she had annoyed Ice Stream so much that no matter how she threw it, it wouldn't fly—it really was angry. Brahma also wore a haughty expression, refusing to let her ride him, so she had no choice but to ride Broken Cloud.

"Never mind that!" Shi Ran waved her wrist, trying to make Luo Changfeng face the facts: "Your little junior sister is still waiting for our Mysterious Pearl Grass to return and save her life—you forgot!"

He hadn't forgotten! Luo Changfeng took a deep breath, turned away from Shi Ran—what wind had possessed him to follow her out?! He wasn't buried by the Burial Dragon Abyss; instead, Shi Ran's anger had nearly killed him.

Despite being half-dead from anger, Luo Changfeng didn't actually die; he kept thinking of his junior sister's poison and flew back on his sword to the Floating Dream Sect.

Floating dream, floating dream, a lifetime of dreams ends in emptiness!

As Shi Ran watched the mountain gate flash by, a line from the original novel suddenly came to mind, and indeed it was true: everyone of the Floating Dream Sect, including Ling Xiao, had become stepping stones for the male lead, ending in emptiness—none remained alive.

"Shi Ran!"

Shi Ran was lost in thought when suddenly she heard someone call her; looking up, she thought, "Well, this is the Three Hall Trial!"

It turned out that, without realizing it, she and Luo Changfeng had already returned to the main peak of the Floating Dream Sect, the Main Hall, the Treasure Storage Hall!

The Treasure Storage Hall isn't large, so once a few people stood inside, it felt extremely crowded.

Ling Xiao remained seated in the chief position, coolly regarding her as if she were an ant, a hint of terror in his demeanor; Shi Ran quickly gathered her thoughts and respectfully presented the Mustard Seed Treasure Ring: "I have not failed the master's order, Master—the Mysterious Pearl Grass is inside."

Ling Xiao took the Mustard Seed Treasure Ring, probed it lightly with his divine sense, and knew Shi Ran's words were true; he raised his eyes, glanced at her, then turned to Luo Changfeng: "Did you encounter any difficulties this time?"

"No, Master!" Shi Ran interjected, "This time went extremely smoothly, very smoothly—no difficulties at all; the only difficulty is your senior sister's poison, but Master, if you just make a move, this little trouble wouldn't even count as a problem!"

"You said, right?"

Silver-tongued… Ling Xiao frowned, looking at the half-dead Luo Changfeng.

Luo Changfeng could only push himself up and reply, "Master, rest assured, the Mysterious Pearl Grass was neither stolen nor robbed; it was rightfully obtained—please first save the junior sister!" Of course, if we don't count Shi Ran's capturing a dragon…

Ling Xiao could only go first to save a life; if delayed, he'd only be able to bury Mei Ruoxue.

After Ling Xiao left, the Treasure Storage Hall erupted in uproar, but Shi Ran remained oblivious; having just escaped a calamity, she was saying she was thirsty and going to fetch a cup of tea when she turned around—a blade of cold light shot toward her, nearly scaring her to death!

"What the hell?!" Shi Ran was also fierce; she'd struggled to make it to the next chapter, yet someone still wanted to correct the plot? She pointed at the sword-wielder and declared righteously, "You may look presentable, but all you do is sneak around!"

Qi Chengshuang had originally sheathed his sword under the urging of his fellow martial brothers, but upon hearing Shi Ran's words, he drew it again, shouting, "Who are you calling sneaky?!"

Shi Ran stepped back a few paces, frightened: "What? Did I say something wrong? You want to kill me without a word—still not sneaky? Besides, what gives you the right to kill me? Where are the sect rules? Where are the master's teachings?"

Xiao Muyu, head aching, grabbed Qi Chengshuang: "Senior brother, senior brother, calm down first—Shi Ran, Shi Ran, didn't you just retrieve the Mysterious Pearl Grass?"

Qi Chengshuang struggled left and right, unable to break free, and shouted furiously, "Is this about Ruoxue? No, this is my affair, my affair—she insulted me! She called me sneaky! Let go; today I will fight her to the death!"

Luo Changfeng was sprayed in the face by Qi Chengshuang, wishing he could immediately go wash his face, but as the senior elder brother he couldn't just let go, saying, "Junior brother, hear me out—can we calm down?"

"Cut the calm!" Qi Chengshuang continued to spray, "Today it's either my death or her life!"

What's the difference? Shi Ran tilted her head, but she could now tell who was who; the impulse to slash her should be Ling Xiao's second disciple, Qi Chengshuang—most vengeful of evil and most easily provoked.

Luo Changfeng, Qi Chengshuang, and the third disciple on the far right is Xiao Muyu; plus Mei Ruoxue and herself—hey, wait, why is someone still missing?

"Senior brother! Senior sister!" Shi Ran turned as a figure bathed in light slowly entered through the hall doors; the closer he came, the more the jade vessels and golden goblets in the hall seemed to dim. "You're all… right, I've brought back that Bifang bird—Master, where are you now?"

Whoa, the original male lead appears—the most handsome man in the cultivation world, Gu Yusheng!