"Teacher, please save my grandpa. He, he really can't take it anymore."
Nalan Yanran's eyes were red and tearful.
Blood is thicker than water. The hardest thing to break in this world is love.
Every time the branding poison took effect, Nalan Jie's painful expression eroded Nalan Yanran's mind every moment.
That was her grandfather, she simply couldn't sit back and do nothing!
If, if Yun Yun didn't help her... Nalan Yanran was even ready to ask Xiao Yan for help!
"Yanran."
Seeing her disciple like this, Yun Yun sighed and helped him up: "You are my only disciple, how can I just sit there and do nothing?"
"Don't worry, Yanran, everything will be fine."
"Really? Is that true, teacher?" Yanran sobbed, looking at Yunyun with red eyes: "But, to remove the branding poison, you need strange fire. Teacher, do you have strange fire?"
"Of course I don't have any strange fire." Yun Yun shook her head and said with a smile: "But we do have strange fire."
"us?"
Nalan Yanran was a little confused.
"Do you remember the gold token that the teacher gave you?"
Yun Yun waved her sleeves lightly and took out a jade token from her waist. Nalan Yanran nodded in a daze and took out a golden holy token from her ring.
This golden holy order was given to her by Yun Yun half a year ago. When Yun Yun gave her this golden order, she also gave her the earth-level fighting skills.
Although she didn't know what the token represented, she understood that it was a symbol of identity.
But Yun Yun didn't tell her at the beginning, but said: "As long as you can fully master this fighting skill and practice well, after you step into the fighting spirit, the teacher will tell you everything."
Yun Yun's words made Nalan Yanran understand the importance of these two things, and also understood that these were not the things of the Yunlan Sect.
Now she has barely mastered the Cold Wind Sword Energy, but her cultivation has not yet reached the first level of Dou Ling. However, as of now, Yun Yun seems to be ready to tell her everything this token represents.
"I know you have a lot of guesses in your mind, such as what exactly this golden token represents, and why I have the Yunlan Sect's Earth-level fighting skills that even the teacher has never mastered. It doesn't matter. I will tell you everything today."
Yun Yun said softly: "First, transfer your fighting spirit into that golden token."
"Ah, yes!"
Nalan Yanran nodded and infused her fighting spirit according to Yun Yun's instructions.
The green Dou Qi symbolizing the wind attribute merged into the golden token. The token did not change at first, but as Yun Yun gently stimulated the Dou Qi with the jade token in her hand, an inexplicable energy suddenly emerged from the golden token.
That energy was very special, invisible and intangible, and it merged into Nalan Yanran's eyes. A hint of confusion emerged in Nalan Yanran's eyes, and after a while, she regained consciousness.
"So everything is like this..."
She looked at the golden order in her hand in disbelief, then raised her head and looked at Yun Yun: "Teacher, have you always been a member of the Holy Sect?"
"No."
Yun Yun shook her head: "I also joined the Holy Sect only a year ago, and even if I am a Jade Order, I am not qualified to grant you the status of a Gold Order. The reason I told you everything today is because you have already been recognized by him."
"he?"
"It's me."
The space in front of Nalan Yanran was suddenly torn apart, and Lin Ran's figure emerged.
In the face of Nalan Yanran's horrified eyes, Lin Ran looked calm and said in the air: "Although you are not very talented and lost to Xiao Yan in the three-year agreement, your character and persistence are indeed remarkable."
"If you can be properly trained, you can have a good future. But I didn't expect Yun'er to give you a gold order. I hope you can be worthy of it in the future."
"...You, are you the sect master?"
Nalan Yanran swallowed her saliva. Everything that happened in the Yunlan Sect yesterday was still vivid in her mind.
She knew very well what kind of existence this young man in front of her, who looked not much older than herself, was. With such terrifying power, even Master Yunshan was not as powerful as Lin Ran.
But what Nalan Yanran didn't expect was that this person was actually the leader of the Shengyu Sect. Doesn't that mean that the Dou Zong expert in the daytime was also from the Shengyu Sect?
Thinking of this, Nalan Yanran's eyes suddenly showed joy.
She knew very well that the Dou Zong strongman had a strange fire, which meant that her grandfather was saved!
"Yun'er has already considered you qualified to join the sect and activated the golden order for you, so you can naturally call me the sect master."
Lin Ran said calmly: "Yun'er has already told me what you want, but there is no such thing as a free lunch. The Holy Sect advocates equal exchange. Since you want something, you have to pay for it."
"But, but…"
Nalan Yanran was a little dumbfounded. She understood the truth, and she also knew that everything in the Holy Sect required contribution points in exchange.
But she had just joined the sect and had no contribution points at all!
"I'm here."
"teacher..."
Yun Yun patted Yan Ran's hand and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the relationship between the Nalan family and the Yunlan Sect has always been close. Now that the Nalan family is in trouble, how can I stand idly by?"
"Ah Ran, don't scare Yan Ran anymore."
Lin Ran shook his head helplessly. Yun Yun was such a soft-hearted person.
For someone like Nalan Yanran who has just entered the sect, it is natural that they must first determine the sect's rules in order to maintain the sect's dignity and ensure future development.
How can one be given a backdoor or special treatment once entering the sect?
Forget it, she's my woman, what else can I do except pamper her?
"The Nalan family is in the imperial capital, right?"
"Uh-huh!"
Nalan Yanran was slightly stunned, then quickly nodded her head, revealing an extremely grateful look: "Sect Master, should we ask the Dou Zong expert from the daytime to help us?"
"Han Feng?"
Lin Ran frowned slightly: "That loser is still recovering from his injuries, why are you looking for him?"
"To treat the branding poison, we need strange fire. If that strong man is still recovering from his injuries, then we..."
"That's not necessary."
Lin Ran moved his left hand slightly, and a tiny flame emitting holy light rose up.
Under Nalan Yanran's surprised eyes, Lin Ran's palm fell on Nalan Yanran's shoulder. The space around her twisted, and Nalan Yanran only felt that the world in front of her turned black.
When she came to her senses again, the world before her had changed drastically.
The majestic Yunlan Sect had disappeared, replaced by a bustling and prosperous city. What came into view was the majestic mansion that Nalan Yanran was very familiar with.
This is the Nalan family!
"How is this possible..."
Nalan Yanran widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.
She was clearly in the Yunlan Sect the moment before, but the next second she appeared directly in the imperial capital of the Jia Ma Empire and returned to her doorstep.
Although the Imperial Capital is not far from the Yunlan Sect, even a Douhuang strongman would need a certain amount of time to reach there. To travel through space in such an instant...
Is this the strength of the master? !
"Let's go."
Lin Ran said calmly: "Yun'er told me that you want to enter the Gate of Life and Death to practice next, so you need to prepare well in the next two days. Don't waste too much time here."
"Ah, yes."
Nalan Yanran quickly looked away and walked into the house with Lin Ran.
Although the Nalan family's mansion is not as distinctive as those of the big sects and forces in the Black Horn Region, it is also quite majestic, and the solemn mansion is also extremely grand.
Approaching the mansion, Lin Ran could see a number of people gathered at the door. All of them were wearing alchemist robes. The bright silver ripples on the medicine cauldron on their chests proudly displayed their identity and rank.
The status of an alchemist is noble, and even the Nalan family dare not neglect him.
At the door, some servants were respectfully talking to the alchemist waiting outside. Only after they found out that the other party was indeed capable did they let him pass.
"Grandpa's poison is very painful. There is no other way but to seek help from alchemists, but these alchemists are completely useless."
Nalan Yanran followed Lin Ran's gaze and explained in a low voice.
When talking about these alchemists, there was a hint of disappointment and helplessness in his tone: "Even the Pill King Gu He can't do anything about Grandpa's brand poison, let alone these ordinary alchemists."
"But we have no other choice. Strange Fire is hard to find, but we can't just do nothing. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack..."
"Well, it's really stupid."
"…"
Lin Ran withdrew his gaze and continued walking towards the house.
Walking on the path paved with green gravel, he sensed that since he went deeper into the Nalan family, a series of obscure gazes and soul perceptions shot out from some hidden corners, taking in every move of Lin Ran.
His eyes casually glanced over the eaves, where some dark shadows were hidden in the darkness. Sharp arrow tips painted black to cover the reflection of sunlight were moving slowly in the mansion. Any slight movement would cause them to launch an attack in an instant.
Most of them are at the Grand Fighter level, and there are even some Douling-level warriors. They are considered good players in the Jia Ma Empire.
The Nalan family is worthy of being one of the three major families of the Gama Empire. Its financial resources and influence are very good. With the support of such a family, it is much easier for Yun Yun to control the Gama Empire.
"Hey, is that Miss?"
"Miss is back, it's Miss who is back!"
"How could it be? Wasn't Miss still in Yunlan Sect yesterday? Why did she come back today?!"
As Nalan Yanran led Lin Ran deeper and deeper, Nalan Yanran's figure was soon noticed. For a time, the news of Nalan Yanran's return spread throughout the Nalan Mansion.
Many alchemists' eyes lit up when they heard the news, and they all looked for Nalan Yanran, wanting to come over and talk to her.
Although Nalan Yanran lost to Xiao Yan in the three-year agreement, it does not mean that Nalan Yanran is inferior.
As the eldest daughter of the Nalan family, the direct disciple of the leader of the Yunlan Sect, and a great fighting master who has mastered earth-level fighting skills at the age of eighteen, Nalan Yanran's future is bright. She is destined to become the strongest and most powerful person in the Jia Ma Empire in the future!
It can be said that as long as they can catch Nalan Yanran's eye, they will be able to rise to the top in the future and won't have to worry about the rest of their lives.
However, Nalan Yanran didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with these trash at the moment. She took Lin Ran and walked quickly through the Nalan Mansion until they stepped into a luxurious hall.
The door of the hall was not closed but half-open. Through the crack in the door, one could vaguely see that there seemed to be quite a few people standing inside.
Nalan Yanran pushed the door open and walked in, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the room.
Nalan Yanran's gaze slowly swept across the hall. In the spacious hall, there were a dozen alchemists wearing robes of the same color. On their chests, they wore the badges of third-grade alchemists. However, most of these third-grade alchemists were middle-aged, and two of them had gray hair.
"These people again..."
Nalan Yanran's eyes were full of disappointment. She ignored the surprised looks and looked directly at a middle-aged man sitting at the first seat in the hall.
This man was not wearing an alchemist's robe. He sat on a chair with his legs spread wide. His tiger eyes opened and closed, revealing an aura of majesty without even getting angry.
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"Yanran, why are you back?"
Seeing Nalan Yanran, the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly walked up to her: "Weren't you still in Yunlan Sect yesterday? How come you came back so soon?"
"I heard that something happened in the Yunlan Sect. Although you lost to Xiao Yan, I didn't expect that the Yun Sect Master actually taught you the Earth-level fighting skills. You must study hard. By the way, the old Sect Master Yunshan... As the future successor of the Yunlan Sect, shouldn't you stay in the sect for now? After all..."
"Okay, Dad, I came back because of Grandpa's branding poison."
Nalan Yanran took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Let them all go out. I already have a way to cure Grandpa's branding poison."
"What?!"
Nalan Su was startled for a moment, then overjoyed: "Are you serious, Yanran?!"
The dozen or so alchemists all set their eyes on Nalan Yanran, their eyes full of curiosity.
It was no secret that Nalan Jie was poisoned. The news had long been spread among the alchemist circles in the imperial capital. Even the Pill King Gu He had no way to treat it. Only people who practiced strange fire could cure it.
Now Nalan Yanran actually said that there is already a way to treat the branding poison, could it be that...
The ten or so alchemists looked somewhat surprised and doubtful. After their gazes lingered on Nalan Yanran for a moment, they all shook their heads secretly.
The attributes of the fighting spirit are sometimes fierce and sometimes gentle. This is pure wind-attributed fighting spirit, and it does not contain any trace of the heating breath of strange fire.
Could it be him?
Everyone's eyes subconsciously fell on Lin Ran, the person who walked into the house with Nalan Yanran.
But when they saw this, everyone frowned again.
I can't see anything at all!
While everyone was looking at Lin Ran, Nalan Yanran was telling Nalan Su about the situation. After a while, Nalan Su smiled and bowed to the alchemists, saying, "I have brought a way to cure my father. I am sorry to bother you all today. However, I will ask the housekeeper to give you a generous reward later. Please rest assured."
Hearing these disguised words of expulsion, everyone smiled bitterly, shook their heads, stood up, and left.
Although they felt a little unwilling and curious, they could not afford to offend the Nalan family. In just a few moments, more than a dozen alchemists left.
"grown ups!"
Just after everyone left, Nalan Su suddenly knelt down in front of Lin Ran with a begging look on his face. Nalan Yanran also hurriedly followed Nalan Su and knelt in front of Lin Ran.
"Please help my father, sir. As long as you can help, my Nalan family will do whatever you ask!"
"…"
Lin Ran raised his eyebrows slightly, ignored Nalan Su, and turned to walk towards the side room.
Looking at Lin Ran walking towards the side room, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran hurriedly stood up and followed him with respectful expressions.
The side room was quite large. In the center, there was a large bed on which an old man with a dry face was lying. Around the bed, several maids were busying about. When they heard the noise, they turned their eyes over.
Immediately, he began to carefully take care of the unconscious old man again.
Lin Ran calmly approached the big bed and glanced over it.
There was a large patch of black on the old man's face, quietly immersed in it, and there was even a hint of death in his face.
It is obvious that this person has been deeply poisoned and will not live long.
"Sir, the poison in my father's body is extremely difficult to treat. Even Douhuang masters may not be able to withstand it. Master Gu He has no other solution. He only thought of using the fierce and fiery characteristics of the strange fire to enter the old man's body and slowly expel the poison." Nalan Su, who followed closely, sighed and shook his head, and then said carefully: "Sir, do you think there is any sign of treatment?"
Nalan Yanran on the side nodded slightly, her bright eyes fixed on Lin Ran's figure, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Use strange fire?"
Lin Ran sneered: "Although the strange fire can restrain the world's evil things, it is too strong. If it is integrated into the body, it will cause extremely serious damage to the body. Even if it is saved, the physical condition will be greatly reduced. Not to mention the shortened lifespan, the possibility of further progress in the future will also be cut off."
Hearing Lin Ran's words, Nalan Su's body swayed and he almost fainted. Nalan Yanran's pretty face turned pale and her eyes were full of helplessness.
"Master, what should we do..."
Nalan Yanran's red lips trembled: "Grandpa can't be in trouble, Grandpa must not be in trouble, Sect Master, you must have a way, right, Sect Master..."
"Don't worry, since I'm here, there will be no problem."
Lin Ran smiled calmly.
The poison brand was a big trouble for them, but for Lin Ran, it was nothing.
With a flick of his fingertips, a hidden force shattered the clothes on Nalan Jie's body into powder, revealing a skinny body that looked like a skeleton.
Looking at this skinny body, Nalan Su's face showed a trace of sorrow, and Nalan Yanran on the side had red eyes, with mist lingering in her eyes, making this delicate woman look somewhat pitiful.
"laugh!"
Ignoring the sadness of Nalan Yanran and her father, Lin Ran moved his palm slightly, and an extremely weak wisp of pure Yang fighting spirit flowed into Nalan Jie's body. The latter, who was originally unconscious, suddenly trembled at this moment.
The next moment, Nalan Jie, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and a hoarse, dry roar of pain came out of his mouth. A fierce aura, like a last ray of light, awakened him.
"Old man!"
Looking at the old man who suddenly opened his eyes and screamed, Nalan Yanran and Nalan Su shouted hurriedly.
"Puff!"
Without waiting for Nalan Jie to respond to the two, a mouthful of foul-smelling black blood suddenly spurted out of his mouth. At the same time, wisps of black mist quietly emanated from his bones. But before it could be emitted from the surface of his body, this "branding poison" mist, which even a Dou Huang strongman had to treat with great caution, was refined into nothingness.
However, in the blink of an eye, Nalan Jie's condition began to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually returning to normal.
It was not just the poison, Nalan Jie's body, which had been weakened by the branding poison, was also beginning to recover at this moment.
With the influx of Lin Ran's pure Yang fighting spirit, Nalan Jie's shrunken and dried-up meridians began to become filled again, but obviously, this process was not pleasant. In the outside world, Nalan Jie's entire body was soaked with sweat, his old face kept twitching, and the sound of him gasping for air leaked out from between his teeth.
A few minutes later, Lin Ran slowly opened his eyes, and nodded calmly in the expectant look of Nalan Yanran.
"alright."
"Okay, okay?" Nalan Su was a little unresponsive.
It's only been a short while, just a minute or two, and it's done?
There was no strange fire, no special elixir or operation, just a wisp of fighting spirit, this...
"Cough cough cough…"
The continuous coughing interrupted Nalan Su's shock. Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran hurried to the window, their eyes full of anticipation.
"How do you feel, old man?"
"Grandpa, how are you feeling?"
Nalan Jie did not respond directly to the two of them. Instead, he clenched his fists, feeling the changes in his body, his eyes full of disbelief: "Is this old man... okay?"
"Your body is too weak to withstand my fighting spirit, otherwise why would it take so long?" Lin Ran said calmly.
This is not to show off, but the truth.
Pure Yang Dou Qi is extremely strong, especially after being fused with the strange fire, this attribute is pushed to the extreme, even the poisonous body of Xiao Yixian is completely suppressed by it, what is this mere branding poison?
At the moment when Lin Ran's pure Yang Dou Qi poured into Nalan Jie's body, the branding poison in Nalan Jie's body was actually solved. The reason why it took more than a minute was purely because Lin Ran's Dou Qi was too strong. Even if it was just a trace, it was not easy for Nalan Jie, who was now terminally ill, to bear.
This took Lin Ran a lot of effort.
Hearing Lin Ran's voice, Nalan Jie turned his head slightly and looked at the young and indifferent face. He was stunned and said after some hesitation: "Sir, you saved me?"
"Grandpa, let me introduce you."
Seeing that Nalan Jie was fine, Nalan Yanran was afraid that her grandfather and father had angered Lin Ran, so she hurriedly said, "Who is this..."
"There is no need for an introduction. The day after tomorrow, Yunshan's funeral will be held, and it will also be the day when the Gate of Life and Death will open. Remember to return to Yunlan Sect as soon as possible."
Lin Ran waved his hand indifferently, and the next moment, the space around him was suddenly torn apart. He took a step, and in just a breath, Lin Ran's figure disappeared from the sight of the three people.
This method, which was beyond the three people's understanding, made the whole room become dead silent.
After a long while, Nalan Jie finally let out a soft sigh.
"To tear the space apart and leave, even a Dou Zong master may not be able to do this."
"Yanran, who exactly is this person..."
Naran bit her red lips lightly, her beautiful eyes flickered, and finally she shook her head.
"I'm not sure either..."
(End of this chapter)