Chapter 113: The Proud Heaven (Additional chapter for the fourth leader, the Roman Emperor Lindenwan)
"Puff puff~"

As the two approached the Stone City, a black crow flew down from the night sky.

"Dou Jiao?" Lu Ran turned his head slightly and faced the direction of Dou Zhiqiang.

"This is the fifth stone city you have arrived at." Dou Zhiqiang said.

"Yeah." Lu Ran nodded.

He came to the Vicious Dog Village for training several times, but this time he went the farthest and in the shortest time.

Dou Zhiqiang suggested: "After you get here, you can start your return journey."

"Is half the time already passed?" Lu Ran sighed inwardly.

This time, he entered the village late. Now a week has passed and it is already the beginning of October in the lunar calendar.

Dou Zhiqiang explained: "On the one hand, time is limited, and on the other hand, you can't move forward."

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly: "The area ahead is not allowed for practitioners to enter?"

Dou Zhiqiang: "We don't allow students from Xijing to enter."

Lu Ran: “.”

"Haha!" Si Xianxian was throwing a tantrum, but after hearing this, she finally smiled a little.

Dou Zhiqiang led the two of them towards the huge city gate and said, "I personally recognize your strength.

But there is a rule in the Vicious Dog Village that those who practice in the Creek Realm cannot cross the fifth stone city.

Going forward, we will reach the city wall.”

"City wall?" Lu Ran suddenly became alert. "Is that the front line?"

“No.” Dou Zhiqiang shook his head, “The real battlefield is still far away.

The walls ahead are used by us to screen out evil spirits."

"Oh." Lu Ran nodded.

This relatively stable training environment was naturally created by the military.

Dou Zhiqiang: “Outside the five cities is the buffer zone, and outside the six cities is the screening zone.

Only River Realm believers can enter to practice, and we cannot guarantee the safety of those who practice.

As for the real front line, it is outside the ninth city. I believe that one day you will see it with your own eyes."

"Thank you for your encouragement, Master Dou." Lu Ran smiled and said politely, "Will we go together then?"

Dou Zhiqiang shook his head and said, "I am not strong enough to be your team instructor anymore."

"what?"

"You don't have to wait until the ninth city. When you move to the sixth or seventh city, I won't be able to accompany you."

"Is it not possible to hire you even if I pay you?"

"You can hire him, but there's no need." Dou Zhiqiang's serious expression turned a little weird. "The team may not allow me to go."

Lu Ran asked in confusion: "Why?"

Dou Zhiqiang glanced at Lu Ran and said, "I am a novice instructor, and my strength is at the first level of the River Realm."

Lu Ran: “.”

In Lu Ran's mind, Dou Zhiqiang, the cold-faced instructor, has always been a very tall figure.

It was not until this moment that Lu Ran suddenly woke up!

Dou Zhiqiang's strength level is not even as high as Si Xianxian's?

But he is already around thirty years old. Well, I guess his talent has reached its limit.

Come to think of it, if Dou Zhiqiang's qualifications were high enough, it would not be the turn of the seventh-level god Wu Ya to recruit him.

Where is there fairness in this world?
Si Xianxian is only 18 years old, but she has already reached the second stage of Hejing.

The Great Nightmare was also extremely talented. At only twenty years old, he had already reached the fifth stage of the River Realm!

She may even break through into the Jiang Realm at any time and become a powerful figure in the human society!
Lu Ran followed Dou Zhiqiang into the city, looked at his back, and said softly: "I hope that the Dou Sect can break through and advance soon."

"Haha." Unexpectedly, Dou Zhiqiang actually laughed.

He turned and looked at Lu Ran, his expression not as serious as usual.

For some reason, when he saw Lu Ran again this time, Dou Zhiqiang had an illusion: this young man was about to graduate.

Perhaps, Lu Ran's realm level on paper is still a little lacking.

But in terms of mentality, tactical qualities, personal combat power and other aspects, Lu Ran's true level is far beyond Xi Jing!
Dou Zhiqiang is self-aware and knows that if Lu Ran, a gifted child of heaven, moves forward, he will not be able to protect him.

In fact, the person who had the greatest impact on Dou Zhiqiang during this trip was Lu Ran’s teammate – Si Xianxian!

This young but extremely powerful believer in Lietian should have been arrogant and lawless.

Dou Zhiqiang was always on edge, ready to lend a helping hand and ensure Lu Ran's life safety.

He was even a little worried that if Si Xianxian really went crazy, he might not be able to survive her.

After all, she is at the second stage of the River Realm.

Her magical powers exist only for killing!

A true believer of Lietian who is obsessed with his beliefs will not care about anything else and will only be driven by the anger in his heart.

However.
This girl followed Lu Ran and became more docile day by day.

As of the scene just now, even if the girl was angry, she just stomped her feet.

To the followers of Lietian, this was not even worthy of being called “anger”.

Over the course of 7 days, Dou Zhiqiang witnessed with his own eyes how Lu Ran gradually tamed this brutal and violent man.

This is due to Lu Ran's strength and his amazing performance which is worthy of admiration.

There is also Lu Ran who skillfully uses magical powers to constantly control the girl's body and mind.

What's more, Lu Ran never cared about the grudges or any unpleasant things that happened, and continued to care for her as always.

Even if two normal believers team up together to train, friction is inevitable.

What’s more, there is a powder keg in the team?

And Lu Ran, with his tolerance and forbearance, handled everything smoothly.

Only at this time could Dou Zhiqiang see the qualities that a follower of the Immortal Sheep should have in Lu Ran. Now, a week had passed, and the team had become stable.

The result of the relationship between this man and woman made Dou Zhiqiang sigh again and again.

Followers of the Immortal Sheep and the Lietian.

These two despised beings can really go together!
Even a good match?!
It's really weird.
"Dou Sect?" Lu Ran looked at the stunned instructor and said, "I hope that next time we meet, Dou Sect can enter the second stage of the River Realm."

"Thank you." Dou Zhiqiang came to his senses, turned around and continued walking.

This was the first time Lu Ran arrived at the fifth city.

He looked around and found that it was no different from the previous stone cities.

Under the guidance of Dou Jiao, the two came to the Stone Inn.

After checking into two rooms, the two agreed to have dinner together in an hour and then went back to their rooms.

Lu Ran took the time to take a bath and wash clothes, and prayed to the gods while bathing.

The general meaning is something like "Master Xianyang, please shut up and stop being greedy. Wait until the evil sculpture is cultivated to the river realm before eating."

Of course, the main point is this, Lu Ran's words are still relatively tactful.
An hour later, in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel.

Lu Ran walked into the restaurant wearing slippers and the camouflage short-sleeved shirt and shorts provided by the hotel.

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Ran was stunned.

In front of a square table, Lu Ran saw several familiar figures.

Ma Tianchuan, Wu Shanshan?
They are actually here too. Yeah, that’s right, Yuxiang City is such a devil’s den.

As expected of the team led by Ma Tianchuan, they were able to go so deep into the devil's cave!
You know, if you walk here, you may encounter the River Realm Evil Dog.

"Hey?" Lu Ran said softly, raising his eyebrows slightly.

Lu Ran had forgotten the name of the other girl in the team.

But what about the last boy, Kou Yingquan?
How did he get into this team?

Lu Ran stood at the door in a daze, while Ma Tianchuan, who was sitting facing the restaurant door, also saw Lu Ran.

"Lu Ran?" Ma Tianchuan was a little surprised and waved his hands.

"Huh?" Wu Shanshan turned her head suddenly and looked towards the restaurant entrance.

Sure enough, she saw that familiar figure again.

Wu Shanshan couldn't help but look a little ugly.

After the last separation, Lu Ran is still the shining one.

He has always been ranked first and even took part in the additional test organized by the Divine People Bureau.

Wu Shanshan, who tried every means to escape from the team, finally got her dream teammate, but the results were not ideal.

She tried her best to prove her choice.

Unfortunately, Yuxiang experienced two special events in succession, and the school did not allow students to take the fifteenth assessment.

Everyone's scores are rising sharply, which is equivalent to no one's rising.
This time, when the old teammates met again in private, Wu Shanshan was indeed a little embarrassed.

"What a coincidence." Lu Ran smiled and nodded.

"It's not a coincidence." Ma Tianchuan also smiled and nodded, "Since we have come this far, we will meet each other eventually."

Hearing this, Lu Ran nodded in agreement.

This time, only the west gate of the Evil Dog Village was open. Even though there were many torch paths, they would always end at each stone city.

Kou Yingquan turned his head and looked at Lu Ran. After several months, the two of them looked at each other intently again.

Lu Ran said with a hint of teasing: "Change teammates again?"

Wu Shanshan's ugly face finally turned gloomy.

Since she forced her way into the team, she squeezed Tian Tian out, so these words were particularly harsh to her ears.

Ma Tianchuan remained calm and pushed his frameless glasses: "My former teammate transferred to another school."

"Transfer school?" This response was beyond Lu Ran's expectations.

Ma Tianchuan sighed softly, "His family moved out of Yuxiang City."

Lu Ran was silent.

Yuxiang City does seem like a cursed city.

He had also seen with his own eyes the crowds of people hurriedly leaving the train station, carrying large and small bags.

"What are you doing blocking the door?" A pleasant female voice came from behind.

Si Xianxian came to Lu Ran's side and followed his line of sight, seeing a table of young people.

She examined the few people and asked casually, "Your classmates?"

Ma Tianchuan and his companions were all surprised by the new girl, but they were also a little confused.

As far as I can remember, there is no such student in school.

The girl's appearance is extremely good, she can definitely compete with Miss Jiang.

Having said that, for warriors, fair skin and good looks cannot make a living, so people can just ignore it.

But she was so arrogant and domineering that the word "proud" was almost written on her face.
Obviously, this girl can't be a vase!
"Is there a grudge?" Si Xianxian suddenly asked.

"Ah?" Lu Ran looked at the girl in surprise.

"Heh." Si Xianxian sneered, "I am a believer of Lietian.

There is hostility everywhere in my life.”

As she spoke, she turned her head and looked at Lu Ran's profile: "Maybe, it will take me a long time to confirm whether a person is showing kindness to me from the bottom of his heart.

But I can tell at a glance who has bad intentions.”

Lu Ran: “.”

Si Xianxian turned her head and looked at several people, her eyes wantonly, looking at them one by one:

"Tell me, which one?"

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(End of this chapter)