Chapter 117: The Autumn Wind Blows Cold

Chapter 117: The Autumn Wind Blows Cold

Xian Xian was still dragged away by her mother.

As she left, she glared at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran scratched his head in response.

If this was their first encounter, Lu Ran would have been on edge, fearing that this Blazing Heaven girl would fly into a rage.

But now, Lu Ran felt a sense of confidence.

At the same time, his mind whispered: It's the patrol mission on the night of the 15th, how can I take you along?

The reputation of Blazing Heaven followers is well-known; don't you know that?

Throughout Daxia, in the Divine Citizen Bureaus of various regions, how many Blazing Heaven followers can you find?

Probably not even enough to count on one hand! After all, the Divine Citizen Bureau is meant to protect the city, not slaughter it.

The duty of the Moonlight Division is to protect the lives and property of the people, not to kill and abuse them.

Lu Ran's inner thoughts eventually turned into a slight smile, seeing off the mother and daughter as they left the building.

With the fiery Xian Xian's departure, Lu Ran's life returned to normal.

He spent his days meditating in front of the shrine, wholeheartedly dedicated to his cultivation.

It is said that upon reaching the third stage of the Stream Realm, one is no longer under the protection of the beginner's grace period.

To further improve one's cultivation, it is indeed a challenging journey.

However, Lu Ran didn't think so.

With his exceptional talent, these so-called challenges were merely a matter of a few more days of cultivation.

On the night of the 14th day of the lunar month, to be precise, at 3 a.m. on the 15th, a pleasant nasal sound came from Lu Ran's small bedroom:

"Hmm."

Lu Ran sat on the ground, his body gently trembling.

The room was filled with dense mist, constantly gathering within him, only to be compressed and condensed into streams by his efforts.

"Meow." On the computer desk behind Lu Ran, Little Li Hua curiously watched him.

In the pitch-black room, Li Hua's cat eyes shone with a strange glow, a bit eerie.

"Huff!"

Suddenly, a wave of energy spread out, and the room became noisy.

Little Li Hua was startled and jumped away, slipping out through the door crack.

Lu Ran, however, was immersed in his world, his head dizzy with happiness!

This feeling of abundant divine energy and vitality deeply fascinated him.

The fourth stage of the Stream Realm!

After a while, Lu Ran sighed, leaned back, and lay down on the cold floor.

He looked up and behind him, seeing the clock hanging upside down on the wall in his inverted world.

3:03 a.m., he had been cultivating for so long?

"At 3 a.m., I wake up in the night, and I think of you again~"

Lu Ran hummed a little tune as he slowly got up.

However, with his recent advancement, his well-nourished body only felt endless joy, unable to sing out the emo feeling.

"Once promised to be together forever, now we no longer keep in touch."

Lu Ran hummed softly as he walked to the bed, picked up his phone, and unlocked it.

As expected, there was no contact.

Not only had he not heard from a certain person, but apart from a text message from the Divine Citizen Bureau, Lu Ran had received no other messages all day.

Even the usually lively chat group had gone cold for several days.

Obviously, everyone was working hard on their cultivation.

As the 15th day of the lunar month approached, everyone's sense of crisis intensified.

In fact, even before Lu Ran and Xian Xian had teamed up in Evil Dog Village, the other members of their team had already advanced to the third stage of the Stream Realm.

Now, for these teammates to improve their cultivation, they needed not only effort but also luck.

To be honest, in this advancement to the fourth stage of the Stream Realm, Lu Ran didn't feel like he had encountered any significant challenges.

However, the increased time required was an undeniable fact.

He had reached the third stage of the Stream Realm on the 11th day of the ninth lunar month, and now, over a month had passed since then.

This duration was unprecedented.

"8 a.m., Yanhe Street, Wuli Bridgehead. Assemble." Lu Ran read the message and muttered, "I can still sleep for four or five more hours."

As he spoke, Lu Ran collapsed onto the small bed.

However, he had only lain down for a short while before getting up and rushing to the bathroom.

Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, Lu Ran's eyes surged with energy.

His round pupils, characteristic of humans, gradually transformed into horizontal pupils.

Eerie and chilling.

Divine Art: Celestial Eye!

Through the mirror, Lu Ran looked at his pupils, and his eyes surged with energy once more.

Evil Art of Cage of Fire (Illusion)!

A dark lantern clan's dark art.

"Huff~"

In Lu Ran's eyes, which resembled those of a dead sheep, black flames suddenly ignited.

This made his eyes even more eerie and cool!

The problem was, coolness couldn't fill his stomach.

Lu Ran muttered, "Go in, hide, smaller, deeper..."

The dark lantern clan's dark arts often involve summoning flames, so these black flames can naturally be hidden within the eyes.

The only thing to be careful about is not to hide the black flames too deep; they must be able to illuminate the target's eyes to take effect.

Fortunately, these dead sheep eyes were also pitch-black, giving Lu Ran some flexibility.

To better survive, Lu Ran had to hide them carefully.

After all, if he wanted to, he could ignite the Cage of Fire (Illusion) in his palm or smear it on a blade.

While killing, he could also harm others.

But that would be too wasteful.

Where would the Divine Sheep Sect get black flames?

It's like a joke! When will Lu Ran dare to throw the Cage of Fire (Illusion) high into the sky, using black flames to illuminate the heavens and earth?

The answer is...

When he challenges the world!

"Ha~" Lu Ran stroked his chin, emitting a sound similar to an MC villager.

He suddenly thought of something.

Could he send the Black Flame to the Moon?

Wow!

Moon Read?

Well, this is just a pipe dream.

It's hard to imagine how much Black Flame would be needed to set the entire Moon on fire.

However, Lu Ran could indeed create his own "moon," and on a battlefield, he could raise a Cage of Fire.

As long as he had enough ability, confidence, and a heart for slaughter, that would be enough.

There was no need to go as far as revealing everything to the world.

As long as Lu Ran could ensure that on this battlefield, every living being that had seen the Black Flame would be eliminated by him!

In this way,

The faint Cage of Fire, could indeed rise to the heavens!

The dead, of course, would not leak any secrets.

As for the souls of the deceased, they would be even less likely to reveal anything.

But not a single soul could escape Lu Ran's Netherworld Eye.

"Maa~" After pondering for a while, Lu Ran let out a soft sheep's bleat.

In a moment, a calico cat named Li Hua squeezed through the bathroom door, "Meow?"

Lu Ran turned his head to look, and Little Li Hua instantly froze in place.

One of her small paws remained raised, not yet touching the ground, and her usually lively cat eyes became incredibly dull.

"Hehe."

Lu Ran smiled in satisfaction.

It should have been a happy smile, but because of his eyes, it appeared sinister.

Lu Ran turned to look at the mirror, once again confirming that the small black flame was hidden within his dark and thick horizontal pupils.

Speaking of which,

If I cast a spell on myself in the mirror, will I be affected? Lu Ran's expression became strange as he thought of this.

"Meow~"

Little Li Hua let out a whimper, and her small paw rubbed her head, seemingly not understanding the situation.

Since Lu Ran stopped casting the spell, her pleasant dream naturally shattered.

Little Li Hua was still considering how to tease the suddenly appeared "crooked-mouthed immortal" in front of her.

But the girl didn't give her a chance and disappeared?

"Meow." Little Li Hua only felt a shadow enveloping her.

The next moment, she was already in her master's embrace, carried out of the bathroom.

Since he had to go on a patrol mission tomorrow, Lu Ran dared not use the Evil Art of Cage of Fire too much, lest he become mentally exhausted.

He took the restless little one directly into his bed. The night passed without further incident.

The morning dawned with a gloomy rain.

After sleeping for just over four hours, Lu Ran still felt relatively energetic.

He put down the soundly sleeping Li Hua in his arms and struggled out of the warm bed, making his way to the wardrobe.

The wardrobe door opened, and a large, expensive yellow raincoat came into view.

Unfortunately, this garment had been stored at home for too long, and the camellia scent had already faded.

But it didn't matter,

In a while, he should be able to smell it.

After more than ten minutes, Lu Ran, wearing the yellow raincoat and holding a pair of slender blades, stepped out of the house.

One by one, old residential buildings stood in the cold rain.

Behind the windows of each household, one could occasionally catch a glimpse of the citizens.

Nowadays, no one would open their windows and shout at Lu Ran, telling him to go home.

Only concerned or blessing gazes would see him off as he disappeared around the corner of the building and left this Rain Alley Home Community.

"Kid, where are you off to?" A voice suddenly came from the guard post at the community's entrance.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran turned his head to look, only to see a familiar figure.

Red Cloak Believer Chen Jing?

"What, don't you recognize me anymore?" Chen Jing smiled.

"Uncle, it's you guarding our community again?" Lu Ran smiled as well, "Why aren't you bare-chested today?"

Chen Jing looked at Lu Ran as if he were an idiot, "On a cold, rainy morning like this, what would I be bare-chested for?"

"Oh, so it's not you," Lu Ran muttered, continuing on his way, "Let's go."

"Where are you going to play?" Chen Jing obviously didn't intend to let Lu Ran leave, blocking his path, "In this weather, you shouldn't be wandering around."

Last month, on the 15th, Rain Alley City had just experienced a special event—the Demon Lord's descent. The enormous shadow of the Yin Flower Dan was still fresh in everyone's minds.

This month, on the 15th, it was impossible for the school to assign students to participate in the city defense task.

Lu Ran raised his head and looked at the burly man, "I'm going to play with the Moonlight Division."

"Oh?" Chen Jing seemed rough, but his reaction was quick, "You've been called to join the patrol team?"

Lu Ran shrugged, "It's not a call, I volunteered."

"Good kid, haha!" Chen Jing slapped Lu Ran's shoulder, "You've got guts!"

Lu Ran smiled, "I've been saving up for half the night, so the patrol team won't come knocking on my window again."

Chen Jing's smile froze: ???

Lu Ran was holding the blades in both hands, so he couldn't raise his hand. Instead, he stepped forward and bumped the burly man's chin with his forehead.

"Hey?" Chen Jing immediately backed away to the side.

This kid, he really thinks he's a sheep? Lu Ran brushed past Chen Jing, walking and saying, "Uncle, if there's a situation, call for help.

No matter how far, I'll come to your rescue."

"Damn!" Chen Jing couldn't help but curse with a smile.

He watched as the yellow-clothed youth walked away, step by step, gradually disappearing into the cold drizzle.

Thanks to the generous book friends, 201803050610828, Xindong, and the clown in the eyes of the madman!

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