Chapter 107: The Gentle Night

Chapter 107: The Gentle Night

In the evening, at the Rain Alley Home Community.

After four days, Lu Ran once again opened the door to his home.

Greeting him was a curious little Li Hua cat.

"Meow?" The cat tilted its head, seemingly confirming the visitor.

Lu Ran's monthly training trips were a minimum of 20 days, and this time, he had indeed returned early.

Of course, the cat's intelligence wasn't very high, and it didn't have much on its mind.

It just felt that Lu Ran didn't have a fierce aura, unlike the previous times that scared it.

"Good evening." Lu Ran was very tired, and he smiled, waving his hand.

As usual, he walked around the cat and went straight to the bathroom.

To his surprise, the little Li Hua cat followed him?

Lu Ran stood under the shower, looking through the slightly ajar bathroom door at the curious little cat outside.

"So smart?" Lu Ran was quite surprised.

Could it be that it knew he was in a bad mood?

"Come." Lu Ran wiped his wet face, crouched down, and waved at the cat.

"Meow~" The little cat indeed walked in.

However, as soon as its body touched the water, it ran off with a series of "Meows."

That string of meows, hmm... it seemed like it was cursing.

Lu Ran immediately responded with a series of "Baa-baa-baas!"

The little cat stopped its cursing and, with only love and care in its heart, quickly turned back.

It wasn't afraid of water anymore and willingly snuggled up to Lu Ran, letting the shower spray its head as it rubbed against its owner.

"I'm such a charming demon."

Lu Ran muttered to himself, and then he carefully cleaned himself, his weapon, and the cat.

Cat Sister wasn't a pampered pet but a stray cat of kingly status! On the 15th day of the lunar month, it had endured a night of heavy rain and was chased by evil spirits all over the streets!

And now, it was still lively and energetic.

Half an hour later, Lu Ran, holding a large bath towel, was drying the wet cat as they both approached the shrine.

"Divine Sheep, Lord." Lu Ran looked towards the shrine, "This journey to the Demon Cave was truly dangerous."

After a brief greeting, Lu Ran bowed once and went straight to the small bed, lying down.

Lu Ran, exhausted in body and mind, felt his eyelids growing heavier.

As he slowly stopped drying the cat's body, he quickly fell into a deep sleep.

However, the Divine Sheep, Lord, did not let Lu Ran sleep peacefully.

After just a few hours, Lu Ran, in his deep slumber, entered the God and Devil Sculpture Park.

Sniff~

The first thing that "awakened" Lu Ran was the thick ghostly aura.

Lu Ran opened his eyes, thinking to himself, as expected.

In front of him was a huge Black Lantern Infernal Sculpture.

This four-sided lantern was much larger and more exquisite than the one in the Mist Realm.

Lu Ran looked at the souls that appeared and disappeared around the lantern, and suddenly, he thought of something.

"Divine Sheep, Lord, we collected so many souls at once, is that okay?"

"It is indeed inappropriate for you to cultivate the Black Lantern Infernal Sculpture to the River Realm in such a short time." The voice transmission was deep and hoarse.

Lu Ran's heart tightened involuntarily!

However, the Divine Sheep, Lord, changed the topic: "But this situation is special.

When the Demon Sovereign creates a Demon Nest, it consumes a vast amount of energy.

It's reasonable for you to capture souls during this period."

"Oh, I see." Lu Ran heaved a sigh of relief.

The Black Flame Sheep Head quietly appeared, floating above Lu Ran: "But if you destroy the Demon Nest and absorb all the 'energy' contained within it, then it's hard to say."

Lu Ran: ".

Do you have a misunderstanding about my abilities?

I managed to escape death and return home to worship you while holding my cat; that's the luckiest part of my misfortune.

Do you expect me to destroy the Demon Nest?

Even if that old mansion is big and luxurious, there are no Crimson Paper Dolls inside, or at least none as comfortable as my own bed!

The Black Flame Sheep Head spoke in a deep voice, "Study the Dark Arts. Having a healing technique will also increase your chances of survival."

"Yes!" Lu Ran nodded heavily.

Black Flame Sheep Head: "Additionally, regarding the illusion techniques of this sect, you can try to integrate them into your Immortal Eye."

"Oh?" Lu Ran's eyes lit up. "Is that possible?"

The Black Flame Sheep Head suddenly said, "You are human."

These unexpected words left Lu Ran completely baffled!

"Yes, I am human." Lu Ran scratched his head, adding with less confidence, "I am human, right?"

Black Flame Sheep Head: ".

Are you asking me?

Lu Ran pondered for a moment, then confirmed, "Divine Sheep, Lord, I am human!"

After a long while, the Black Flame Sheep Head slowly spoke, "Humans have become accustomed to using tools with their hands.

When you summoned the black flame from the Black Lantern sect, you did so from the palm of your hand."

Lu Ran nodded, thinking it was only natural.

Black Flame Sheep Head: "That's because you're used to being human."

Lu Ran's heart stirred. "Does that mean the black flame doesn't have to be summoned from my palm?"

Black Flame Sheep Head: "You've learned the casting method from the Black Lantern Sculpture.

Was there any rule stating that the fire must be summoned from your hand?"

Lu Ran immediately replied, "No!"

The Black Lantern Clan is very unique, neither human nor animal in form, but purely an object.

Even the Dark Arts of the Soul Shredder Demon Clan still have concepts like head and feet.

When you cast the Soul Shredder Demon Horn, you need to assemble bull horns on your head, and when you cast the Soul Shattering Demon Hoof, you need to stomp your foot heavily.

But the Black Lantern Clan?

This clan's dark art involved summing flames of various natures!

Lu Ran didn't need to be constrained by the "hands and feet."

"Disciple understands!" Lu Ran immediately spoke up, "Disciple will now go and comprehend the dark arts."

The Black Flame Sheep Head didn't respond and quietly dissipated.

Lu Ran turned around, facing the massive four-sided lantern, and slowly closed his eyes.

The first dark art, Cataclysmic Flame Cage, could cause the Black Flame to explode, which Lu Ran had already learned.

The second dark art, Cage of Bathing Flames, could summon warm and gentle Black Flames to heal the target's injuries.

The art was aptly named!

This flame could indeed help the shattered Black Lantern Clan to be reborn from the flames!

The third dark art, Cage of Smoke Flames, could release a large amount of black smoke.

The fourth dark art, Illusionary Flame Cage, could release a faint glow, causing the target to fall into an illusion.

The specific illusion could be freely woven by the caster.

This would consume a bit more mental energy.

The caster could also let it flow freely!

They could allow the target to weave their own sweet dreams, immerse themselves in their innermost desires, and completely let go of their inhibitions.

In this case, the caster only needed to continuously provide the foundation of the illusion for the target.

This art also had obvious drawbacks:

Firstly, to make the enemy fall under the illusion, the caster's mental strength must be greater than or equal to that of the target.

You want Lu Ran to cast the spell on Deng Yuxiang now.

The Great Nightmare could shred Lu Ran himself, along with the illusion he created, into pieces!

Secondly, for this art to take effect, the target must have eyes!

However, when Lu Ran used these four dark arts, they had nothing to do with "lanterns" and were purely flames.

So, Lu Ran changed the names of the dark arts.

He called them all "Cage of Fire"!

Then, he added the characters "disaster," "bath," "smoke," and "illusion" to distinguish them.

Lu Ran sat in front of the sculpture, closely connected to the Black Lantern Infernal Sculpture, and carefully comprehended everything.

Until the late hours of the night—

"Hmm." On the small bed in the bedroom, Lu Ran let out a muffled nasal sound.

He opened his eyes sleepily, feeling dizzy and groggy.

Lu Ran sat up, looked at the clock, and saw the hands pointing to 12:23.

Since the emo time had passed, he didn't sing.

Lu Ran wasn't sure how he had woken up. He had slept from the evening until midnight, but the more he slept, the more tired he felt.

"Meow~" In the large bath towel on his lap, Little Li Hua kept whining.

The cat, awakened by the noise, seemed a bit unhappy.

"Sorry." Lu Ran lowered his head and kissed the fluffy little head of Li Hua.

This kiss reminded him of the scene in the hallway when Jiang Ruyi had kissed the Li Hua cat.

Hmm.

He didn't know how she was doing now.

This girl was really heartless, not even sending a text after so many days.

Was she practicing so diligently?

Busy!

Busy is good.

Lu Ran held the little cat in his arms, his heart stirring: "Want to see something cool?"

"Meow?" A small cat paw poked out from the bath towel, as if wanting to touch Lu Ran's mouth.

"Huff~"

Lu Ran raised his hand, and a black flame ignited in his palm.

Lu Ran was indeed human, and the genes inherited from his ancestors influenced him to use his hands to manipulate tools.

"Meow!" Little Li Hua was thoroughly startled awake.

The sudden black flame had almost no lighting effect.

But the room wasn't completely dark; the black flame was faintly visible.

Moreover, the energy surging in Lu Ran's hand and the heat emitted by the black flame were both very real.

Evil Art of Cage of Fire (Bath)!

"Don't be afraid." Lu Ran held the flame in his hand and patted the cat's head.

"Meow?"

Li Hua tilted her head, unsure if her head was on fire.

As Lu Ran threw the bath towel aside and held Li Hua with both hands,

A burning Li Hua cat appeared!

It was eerie yet extremely cool!

This flame wasn't very hot; it only made the creatures bathed in it feel a little warm.

"Meow~"

Li Hua, who hadn't slept enough, suddenly felt a bit tipsy.

There were no wounds on her body, but that didn't stop her from greedily enjoying the warmth.

Little Li Hua felt warm all over and very comfortable.

Lu Ran smiled as he watched the lazy little cat, preparing to add more fire to Li Hua.

"You're so lucky. Other cats will never experience this in their lives."

In the quiet of the late night, Lu Ran's words became softer.

In his eyes, black flames gradually ignited.

It was eerie and extremely cool!

Lu Ran hadn't figured out how to hide the black flames in his immortal eye, but he had learned to use his eyes to cast the Evil Art of Cage of Fire (Illusion).

As for weaving a beautiful dream for Li Hua, Lu Ran had already thought it through.

As the cat and Lu Ran stared at each other, Li Hua's eyes gradually became vacant.

The image of the owner in front of her eyes kept changing, and the scenes switched faster and faster. Finally, the owner transformed into a gentle and graceful girl—Jiang Ruyi.

She smiled softly, holding Li Hua in her arms, and gently caressed her with her jade-like hands.

Jiang Ruyi slowly lowered her head and kissed Li Hua's head, whispering softly:

"Sleep, my good girl, sleep."

"Meow~" Little Li Hua snuggled in the girl's arms, and her nose even made a "purr" sound.

Lu Ran was stunned by this.

He lowered his head, looking at Li Hua, who was immersed in the Land of Tranquility.

What?

Where did this tractor come from?

(End of Chapter)

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