Chapter 29 New Year’s Eve
"Buzz."

Next to the pillow, the cell phone kept vibrating, waking up the person sleeping in the bed.

Lu Ran was half asleep, and he was randomly scanning the pillow with one hand. He finally picked up the phone and said drowsily, "Hello?"

"Brother!" A sweet voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Who is it?" Lu Ran sat up, feeling a severe headache.

Why do I feel more tired the more I sleep?
"My stupid brother!"

On the other end of the phone, a dissatisfied girl's voice came: "I already call you brother, who else can I be?"

"Yuan Xi." Lu Ran patted his forehead, "I was so sleepy."

Qiao Yuanxi, Lu Ran's biological sister, takes her mother Qiao Wanjun's surname and is one year younger than Lu Ran.

Although the brother and sister have lived separately since childhood due to their parents' divorce, this has not affected their relationship.

When Lu Ran was 13 years old, he was taken back to the capital by his mother. The brother and sister lived together under the same roof for three years and had a good relationship.

"I've slept for a whole day, but I'm still not awake." Qiao Yuanxi whispered, "I'm awake."

Lu Ran was indeed half asleep. He turned his head to look out the window, only to see that night had fallen and the heavy rain had not stopped.

What a hell!

Lu Ran frowned, and a familiar feeling came to his heart.

Have I forgotten something important again?

Why should I say it again?

Yes, after the assessment in the Vicious Dog Village, I went home and took a nap. When I woke up the next morning, I felt like I had forgotten something.

What is it exactly?

"elder brother?"

"Hey, I'm here." Lu Ran scratched his head in distress.

"It's so boring. Every time on the 15th day of the lunar calendar, it's like being detained." Qiao Yuanxi said dissatisfiedly, "I'm detained for several days."

"Haha." Lu Ran couldn't help but laugh.

He felt the same way.

Even though Lu Ran became a believer, he had to stay at home from the 16th to the 18th and could not go anywhere.

There may still be evil spirits wandering around in the city.

A ruined city also needs official help to clean it up and repair it.

"What are you laughing at?" Qiao Yuanxi changed the subject and asked with concern, "Were you injured last night?"

"Injured?" Lu Ran adhered to the principle of reporting good news but not bad news, and made up a bunch of nonsense, "I'm almost going crazy with killing your brother!

Just like tm God~"

"No swearing!"

"Oh, you're still controlling me?"

Qiao Yuanxi said quietly, "My phone is on loudspeaker, and my mother is listening beside me."

Lu Ran: “.”

"Hehe~" Qiao Yuanxi suddenly laughed, "Idiot, I was kidding you!"

Lu Ran: ???
Good guy!
Normally I am the one who causes trouble to others, but today I have met my match.
Qiao Yuanxi: "When are you coming to play with me? I want to eat a hamburger."

Lu Ran said helplessly: "You can buy it yourself, why do you need me to buy it for you?"

Qiao Yuanxi muttered quietly, "It's a pity to throw away the lettuce."

Lu Ran: “.”

Listen, is this human speech?
It has been three years. How many hamburgers have we eaten together, and how many leaves of lettuce have I eaten for you?

You are treating me like a sheep. Huh?
Don't say it, don't say it!
Qiao Yuanxi: "Tell me, when will you come to play with me?"

Hearing this, Lu Ran felt a little embarrassed.

The fifteenth city defense mission is indeed the final exam for the second year of high school. From today on, Lu Ran will have summer vacation.

The problem is that during the first summer vacation after becoming a believer, students have a relatively heavy workload.

Before the start of senior year, Lu Ran only had about a month to upgrade the equipment awarded by the school.

The so-called equipment,

One is the magical power bead awarded by the school after the novice assessment (Evil Dog Village assessment).

The second is the weapon that the school rewards novices after their first city defense mission.

For example, you ranked tenth in the assessment of the Evil Dog Village and received the Mist-grade Divine Power Pearl as a school reward.

Then this summer vacation, you can kill the evil demons in the magic cave, collect 100 fog magic crystals, and hand them over to the military.

As long as the conditions are met, the military will exchange your Mist-grade Divine Power Pearl for a higher-grade Stream-grade Divine Power Pearl.

It is particularly important to emphasize that:
The students are organized into teams. Not every person has to submit 100 Mist Realm Magic Crystals. Instead, a group of four can submit 100 together.

If that’s the case, why does Lu Ran think this task is so difficult?
Because the reward the school gave him was the best, it was the Xipin Divine Power Pearl!

Therefore, if Lu Ran and his team want to update their equipment, collecting 100 Mist Magic Crystals is not enough.

They have to collect 100 Stream Realm Magic Crystals!
Or you can convert it according to the ratio and collect one thousand Mist Realm Magic Crystals!

It is difficult, for sure.

But Lu Ran really wanted to give it a try!
After all, the rewards of this task are huge!
Once Lu Ran succeeds and changes the Creek-grade Divine Power Pearl to the River-grade Divine Power Pearl.
Then throughout his high school career, no matter what tasks he participates in from the school, he will basically have no problems with endurance!

Two big words: take off~
"My brother doesn't like me anymore." After not getting a response for a long time, Qiao Yuanxi spoke in a gloomy voice.

"No, no." Lu Ran explained, "The main reason is that I have become a believer and I have to go to the Demon Cave to train."

Qiao Yuanxi: "Shall we go together?"

"Stop messing around!" Lu Ran was serious for once. "The devil's cave is not a place to play."

At this stage, Lu Ran is unable to protect his sister.

To put it another way, even if he was extremely powerful, the military would not allow ordinary people to enter the magic cave. Qiao Yuanxi: "I have to experience it too!"

Lu Ran was almost laughing out of anger: "What are you training for? Are you training your courage?"

"Humph." Qiao Yuanxi was very unhappy, "Who isn't a believer?"

"Are you a believer?"

"I am."

"You are a believer. Huh?" Lu Ran felt terrible.

"My stupid brother"

Qiao Yuanxi muttered to herself, with a touch of Lu Ran’s spirit: “I’ve been a believer for fifteen days, and you don’t even know it.

The first sentence I said on the phone was, 'I'm awake,' but you couldn't hear it at all.

I also didn't sleep all night and went to participate in the city defense mission!"

Lu Ran was very surprised: "You are only 16 years old and you are in the first year of high school. You are not qualified to participate in the worship ceremony. What kind of believer are you?"

Qiao Yuanxi whispered, "After the worship ceremony was over, I secretly went to try it out while the worship platform was still not completely dismantled."

Lu Ran: “Ah?”

Before the altar is completely dismantled? Try it secretly?!
My sister is indeed a little naughty, but Lu Ran didn't expect that she could be so naughty.

Qiao Yuanxi looked very distressed: "Really, I succeeded by accident~
The teachers and classmates were all stunned. I was the only believer in the entire first year of high school, haha!"

Lu Ran: "Ah???"

"Haha~" Qiao Yuanxi laughed happily. After half a month of concealment, she finally got the desired result.

In fact, Qiao Yuanxi still has a little fantasy in her heart, and hopes that her brother can discover it by himself.

Lu Ran’s head was indeed buzzing.

I tried my best and begged at the altar, but all the gods ignored me.

You tried it secretly and it worked?
"Wait." Lu Ran said unhappily, "Are you lying to me again?"

"I wasn't lying to you. I specifically told my mom not to tell you, just to see when you'd find out." Qiao Yuanxi sighed.

This girl has had the potential to be a dramatic actress since she was young: “It’s been so long, and you really don’t care about me at all.

My stupid and cold-blooded brother."

Lu Ran asked directly: "What kind of believer are you?"

"I am a believer of a third-class god. She is such a beautiful god!" Qiao Yuanxi said with a smile, "Guess what?"

Lu Ran immediately perked up: "Master Yufu?"

"That's not the god my father believes in." Qiao Yuanxi looked strange. Could Lady Yufu be described as "beautiful"?
The jade talisman is obviously a male god!

"What is that?" Lu Ran was very curious.

Qiao Yuanxi rolled his eyes and said, "Are you coming to Beijing to play with me? If you come to me, I will tell you."

Lu Ran thought about it and decided, "I will come to you as soon as my teammates and I finish our summer vacation mission."

"It's settled then!" Qiao Yuanxi was afraid that Lu Ran would go back on his word, so she hung up the phone directly.

"That's amazing." Lu Ran put down his phone, full of admiration.

Can you become a believer in God at the age of 16?
Generally speaking, one has to be 17 to 18 years old. After all, the gods have requirements for the physical and mental strength of believers.

Well, my sister’s birthday is quite big.

The reason why she is called "Yuan Xi" is because she was born on the Lantern Festival.

So, although Qiao Yuanxi is only 16 years old, he is ready both physically and mentally?
We don't know about the spiritual level, but physically, my sister has indeed grown into a beautiful young lady.

When we met during the Chinese New Year, Qiao Yuanxi was probably about 1.68m tall.

These are reasonable, but the key question is.
Qiao Yuanxi secretly went to worship God, and then succeeded?

Half a month ago, Lu Ran noticed that something was wrong when he participated in a worship ceremony.

This year, the probability of students becoming believers is significantly higher than in previous years!

So, is Qiao Yuanxi also a beneficiary of this expansion of gods?

"Third-class god believer." Lu Ran muttered to himself, "Yuan Xi, is this incredible?"

You’re almost catching up with me, your brother!

After all, no matter how powerful you are, the one you worship is a god.

You haven't stepped out of the circle of the sequence of gods.

but me,

But we invited Yanzhi. Huh?
Lu Ran suddenly frowned. When the Yan Paper Doll was mentioned, he vaguely remembered something.

Rouge paper figure.

Rouge Paper Figure? !

Lu Ran tapped his forehead in distress. After an unknown amount of time, his body suddenly trembled.

Like a cat with its fur standing on end, the hair stands upright!

I remembered!
I had a dream.

In the dream, there was a charming and beautiful paper doll and a stunningly beautiful paper doll statue.

There is also a terrifying sheep head burning with black fire.

Do not,
This isn't the only dream I've had!
I also dreamed of statues of evil dogs and bloody dogs.
Lu Ran suddenly turned his head and looked into the shrine, looking at the warm and white jade sculpture of a fairy sheep.

There was still a kind smile on that white jade sheep face.

One pair of hind hooves stepped on the ground, and the other pair of front hooves clasped their hands in front of the body, showing friendliness and humility.

It stood there quietly, always looking kind and loving.

But at this moment, Lu Ran just felt creepy!
(End of this chapter)