Inside the Rebirth Hall, red silk rained down like a shower.

In the depths of the grand hall, Lu Ran stood before the Divine Sculpture of Wang Quan, dutifully offering incense.

Beside him, Li Rouyin leaned on her bamboo staff, quietly standing there.

Her eyes could see ghosts below and gods above, yet oddly couldn't see humans.

Conveniently enough, Lu Ran was the farthest thing from human!

So, Li Rouyin saw him crystal clear.

When Li Rouyin saw Lu Ran simply bowing to offer incense, she couldn't help but purse her lips.

Dog of a person!

Just like last time, facing my deity, he still doesn't kneel?

With such an attitude, he still wants to take the copper coin string from me?

Yet Lord Wang Quan favors him, not fussing over whether he kneels and bows.

Hmm... truly infuriating.

"Little Rouyin?" After offering incense, Lu Ran clasped his hands together in prayer for a long while before turning to the young woman.

Li Rouyin: "I'm not little, you're the little one."

Lu Ran: "..."

What kind of talk is that!

She raised her blind bamboo staff, casually waved it, indicating the countless red silk threads falling from the sky: "Pick one."

"Oh no!" Lu Ran quickly said, "Didn't we agree on the Barbaric Lady Yaba and the Tangled Silk Shadow?"

Li Rouyin's heart started to bleed again.

But thinking of Lu Ran's upcoming challenge at the Divine Ruins, she felt a twinge of sentiment.

Her hollow eyes looked at Lu Ran, her expression growing more complex.

As if silently saying farewell.

Lu Ran almost thought he saw wrong!

Her expression seemed a bit sad?

Of course, Lu Ran wouldn't overthink it!

Their friendship was pitifully scant.

More of Wang Quan's care for Lu Ran, and a bit of "entrustment."

If it was private companionship, the cold-hearted Li Rouyin wouldn't have such emotional fluctuations for Lu Ran.

Moreover, by now, Li Rouyin should outright hate him, hoping he would scram.

Lu Ran waited a moment, softly calling out: "Li Rouyin?"

"Hmm." She slowly lifted her blind bamboo staff and pointed in a direction, "That string."

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, still asked: "What were you thinking just now?"

Li Rouyin opened her mouth, wanting to speak but stopped.

Seeing Lu Ran's curious expression, Li Rouyin gradually tightened her grip on the blind bamboo staff, yet her voice remained calm: "Are you eating or not?"

"Eating!" Lu Ran stopped talking and walked in the direction pointed by her staff.

"Is it this one?"

"Or this one?" Lu Ran asked in succession.

Finally, within the dense rain of red silk, he found the Barbaric Lady Yaba's copper coin string.

"Hey, about that..." Lu Ran turned to the girl, "Can you help me release the souls captured in the copper coins?"

Li Rouyin showed no expression: "The food you wanted is served.

What, do I have to feed it to your mouth too?"

Lu Ran, looking embarrassed, said: "You forgot, last time you fed me the same way."

Li Rouyin: "..."

Recalling it, it was indeed true!

This damn guy!

Unskilled in anything other than eating.

Cannot even open a lunchbox?!

"Heh." Li Rouyin softly held her forehead with her delicate hand, rubbing her temple with her thumb and middle finger, appearing quite exhausted.

Lu Ran, looking all innocent, waited for the "cafeteria lady" to provide a full-service meal.

Li Rouyin finally stepped forward.

Her slender figure moved through the "rain of silk threads," the silk never touching her.

She approached Lu Ran, her fingertips gently passing over a few illusionary copper coins.

Lu Ran suppressed his excited emotions.

It was time for another blind draw!

This time, another six or seven hundred draws, let's go~

Mist Realm, River Realm, Stream Realm, River Realm...

Lu Ran's Barbaric Lady Yaba Evil Sculpture was originally at River Realm·Second Rank, and soon enough, the Evil Sculpture started trembling excitedly!

River Realm Third Rank, River Realm Fourth Rank, River Realm Fifth Rank...

"Wow, Golden Legend!" Lu Ran suddenly muttered softly.

River Realm Dead Soul!

Lu Ran stared with a pair of Dead Sheep Eyes, which were supposed to appear lifeless.

Yet his expression now was quite lively and expressive!

Li Rouyin paused for a moment, strongly tempted to pick up the bamboo staff and whack him twice.

Damn guy!

She couldn't tell how many times she'd cursed him in her heart.

Not even eating could shut your mouth?

Dog of a person!

Eat, I'll let you eat!

Li Rouyin gently brushed her fingers along the silk thread, and with a stroke, the illusionary copper coins shattered.

The souls, tortured beyond endurance, groaned and screamed in agony, finally escaping the boundless hell.

They had thought Li Rouyin had tired of her game, showing great mercy by no longer tormenting them.

Unexpectedly, just out of the tiger's den, they entered the wolf's lair!

Many Barbaric Lady Yaba souls didn't even have time to express their emotions before being captured by Lu Ran's Pupil of the Dead World.

River Realm, Mist Realm, Stream Realm, River Realm...

Just like last time, the River Realm souls equaled the total number of Mist Realm and Stream Realm souls in a 1:1 ratio.

"Wait, wait a second!" Lu Ran swayed and quickly spoke up.

Li Rouyin was quite surprised, noticing Lu Ran's unsteady steps and labored breathing.

What's going on?

Is he overeaten?

Gradually, Li Rouyin's face showed a schadenfreude smile.

Serves you right!

Dog of a person...

Eat till you're bloated with daemon's milk!

"Buzz!!"

Within Lu Ran's Sculpture Garden, the Barbaric Lady Yaba Evil Sculpture quivered violently, expanding inch by inch.

Li Rouyin, smiling faintly: "Choked?"

Lu Ran: "Huh?"

"Do you need a drink of water? I'll wait for you."

Lu Ran: "..."

Boom!

Barbaric Lady Yaba Evil Sculpture, River Realm·First Rank!

"Come on, let's continue." Lu Ran shook his head hard, seeing that there weren't many copper coins left on the red silk thread.

"Hmph." Li Rouyin, like her brother, immediately stopped being playful.

It wasn't long before there were no copper coins left on that thread.

Lu Ran took a deep breath, calming his excited emotions.

Li Rouyin silently stood by, also settling her emotions.

One was excited, the other gloomy.

"So... ahem." Lu Ran whispered, "Where's the Tangled Silk Shadow string?"

Li Rouyin pursed her lips.

Do you really want to eat that!

Do you want more?

The usually cold-as-ice woman showed a pitiful expression.

Like she was about to cry.

How sly was Lu Ran?

He pretended not to notice, softly calling: "Little Rouyin?"

Suddenly, Li Rouyin started to walk away.

Lu Ran quickly stepped aside, afraid she might bump into him.

"Whack!"

Her guiding blind staff brushed against Lu Ran.

After hitting Lu Ran, Li Rouyin stopped and muttered:

"Hmm? Seems like I went the wrong way."

Lu Ran: "..."

No, you didn't go wrong.

You were headed straight for me!

"Whack! Whack..."

The blind lady paced back and forth in the rain of red threads.

After repeatedly going the wrong way and hitting Lu Ran several times, she finally found the right path.

Li Rouyin picked up a red thread with one hand, "I accidentally hit you just now, does it hurt?"

Lu Ran shook his head repeatedly: "How could you call it hitting? You were just normally using your blind staff to find your way!

Clearly, it was my fault for constantly blocking your path."

Li Rouyin: "..."

This actually works?

Lu Ran didn't mind at all.

It's just eating!

Nothing embarrassing~

"Here we go." Li Rouyin gently picked up a red thread, her fingertips brushing over the illusionary copper coins.

As the illusionary copper coins shattered one by one, the souls emerged once again.

This time, it was the alluring Tangled Silk Shadow.

But, they had been tormented by Li Rouyin for so long, they'd lost their charming appearances, each more sorrowful than the last.

Come on, come on!

Lu Ran eagerly licked his lips.

Come, nourish my Evil Sculpture so that I may bring you back to your peak, showcasing myriad forms of allure once more.

Lu Ran's Tangled Silk Shadow Evil Sculpture was at River Realm·First Rank.

He was a bit worried about whether Li Rouyin had gathered enough souls, whether it was enough for the Tangled Silk Shadow Evil Sculpture to advance to River Realm.

What one feared always seems to happen!

After a total of eight hundred draws, Lu Ran's Tangled Silk Shadow Evil Sculpture's strength level stagnated at River Realm·Fifth Rank.

Quite frustrating!

Just a little more, and Lu Ran could create Tangled Silk Shadow minions.

Just a little more, and Lu Ran could equip the River Realm grand moves of the Tangled Silk Shadow clan!

"Alright, you may leave now." Li Rouyin casually picked up the lone remaining copper coin, her fingertips slightly pinching it.

Lu Ran hesitated for a while before saying: "Are there any more souls of Tangled Silk Shadow?"

Li Rouyin's face stiffened, turning her head toward Lu Ran, gritting her teeth: "What did you say?"

Lu Ran looked a bit embarrassed: "Just a bit more would be fine, just a tiny bit."

"Heh heh." Li Rouyin was truly annoyed, turning to leave for the depths of the grand hall, speaking icily, "Leave."

The way she walked with such vigor, none of it seemed typical for a blind person, did it?

She knelt on the prayer mat, bowing her head toward the Stone Sculpture of Lord Wang Quan.

It seemed she had no intention of dealing with Lu Ran any longer.

"Many thanks!" Lu Ran shouted in gratitude, turning to leave.

But when he reached the front of the Rebirth Hall door, his actions stalled.

Thinking it over, Lu Ran turned around once more.

His gaze swept over the endless strands of red thread, looking toward the slender figure kneeling deeply in the grand hall.

For a long time, Lu Ran called out: "Li Rouyin."

Li Rouyin remained motionless, keeping silent.

Lu Ran continued: "I can understand if you're upset or annoyed, but for a moment, you looked very sad. Why?"

Upon hearing this, Li Rouyin's brows slightly knitted.

Lu Ran continued: "Just now, you were on the verge of speaking. Was there something you wanted to say to me?"

Li Rouyin remained facing away from Lu Ran, not moving at all.

Lu Ran organized his words and said seriously: "Lord Wang Quan and Lord Immortal Sheep are old acquaintances, and your sect has taken great care of me.

If there's something you wish to remind me of, I appreciate your kindness for that.

If there's something troubling you, anything I can do..."

Lord Immortal Sheep had clearly expressed that the Forget Spring Sect is quite unique, and Li Rouyin, a powerful believer of the Human Clan, could join the Ran Sect.

However, Lu Ran and Li Rouyin had little interaction.

Moreover, each time Lu Ran visited, it was all about eating and drinking, naturally making Li Rouyin dislike him even more.

This wasn't good!

Lu Ran waited for a long while, but Li Rouyin only silently knelt in prayer, with no response.

"Sigh." Lu Ran sighed helplessly, turning to open the hall door.

Suddenly, a cold voice came through: "You are going to challenge the Divine Ruins."

"Yes." Lu Ran turned back to look.

Inside the Rebirth Hall, red threads rained like rain, swaying in the wind.

In the beautiful red rain, a devoutly kneeling woman whispered softly:

"I had a childhood friend, who vanished without a trace after challenging the Divine Ruins a few years ago."

Only then did Lu Ran realize why Li Rouyin was stunned when he mentioned challenging the Divine Ruins in the main hall.

He couldn't help feeling a stirring in his heart!

Was this his chance to bring the cafeteria lady into the Ran Sect?

Was this his chance to turn the Forget Spring Sect into the Ran Sect's logistics supply department, his personal kitchen?

Lu Ran didn't hesitate: "Name."

"Qin Yanzhi."

"What deity is he a believer of? What does he look like?"

Li Rouyin slowly stood up, walking gracefully in the red rain, eventually stopping before a silk thread.

She parted her soft lips: "Come."

"Huh?"

Li Rouyin played with the silk thread, saying faintly: "Didn't you say you wanted to eat more Tangled Silk Shadow?"

Lu Ran's eyes lit up, and he rushed straight to Li's private kitchen!

...

It's snowing over here at my place.

Heh heh, looks nice~

What about over there?

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