331 Work and Rest, A Good Rest is Half the Battle

Outside the Iron City in the wilderness.

Lin Ran had just let out a breath and opened his eyes when Ye Jin immediately leaned over. “How is it? Did you figure out something?”

“How do you know that?”

Lin Ran looked at Ye Jin in surprise. His first reaction was that this girl could read his mind, but it turned out that he was overthinking.

“You closed your eyes and then started smiling after a while. If you didn’t figure out something, then there must be something wrong with your brain.”

Ye Jin looked at Lin Ran as if she was looking at an idiot. “Is there something wrong with your brain?”

“Of course not!”

Lin Ran rolled his eyes angrily. Then, he raised his foot and wiped away most of the words written on the sand.

Seeing this, Ye Jin panicked. “What are you doing?! It wasn’t easy for me to write this!”

“It’s fine. Everything is in here.”

Lin Ran reached out his index finger and pointed at his temple. Before Ye Jin could speak, he put on a serious expression and said, “I know I’ve agreed to it, but the situation ahead of us might be very dangerous, so I still want to send you to the Heavenly Saint Dynasty first.”

When Ye Jin heard this, she frowned. “What do you mean? I just told you this secret and you want to kick me to the curb when I’ve outlived my usefulness?”

“I’m not kicking you to the curb. I’m doing this for your safety.”

Lin Ran explained patiently, “I already know what these words mean, so I can’t let you follow me anymore. This is also what your mother wants.”

Hearing that it was her mother’s idea, Ye Jin was stunned for a moment before she became excited. “Are you saying that these are my mother’s last words? What did my mother say?”

“Well…”

Lin Ran hesitated for a moment before shaking his head in embarrassment. “Sorry, I can’t tell you.”

“Then I won’t leave!” Ye Jin pouted

Lin Ran wasn’t in the mood to bicker with her. He said seriously, “As I’ve said before, this is for your safety…”

“I can take care of myself!”

Ye Jin interrupted Lin Ran rudely and suddenly raised the knife to her neck. “If you don’t let me stay, I’ll die here! Let’s see how you are going to explain my death to my father!”

“Don’t be rash!”

Lin Ran was so frightened that his face turned pale. He waved his hand to signal Ye Jin to calm down. His tone softened. “I didn’t say that I have to send you away. I was just discussing it with you. If you don’t want to leave, then don’t. Is that good?”

“Really?”

Ye Jin looked at Lin Ran suspiciously. Seeing Lin Ran nod, she immediately stuck out her pinky. “Pinky promise!”

Lin Ran quickly reached out and held Ye Jin’s pinky. After he made a promise, Ye Jin finally put down the knife on her neck.

Seeing that there was only a shallow red mark on Ye Jin’s fair neck, Lin Ran heaved a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, “What’s wrong with children these days? Why is she threatening me with her life? Is this what a child is supposed to do?”

“What did you say?”

Ye Jin asked with a frown. She raised the knife and was about to put it to her neck again.

“Nothing! I’m memorizing the sword manual!”

Lin Ran hurriedly waved his hand and explained. When Ye Jin was not paying attention, he snatched the knife and threw it far away. Then, he said seriously, “It’s fine if you want to follow me, but you have to promise me one thing. You have to cherish your life in the future! Do you understand?”

When Ye Jin saw Lin Ran’s serious look, her face suddenly turned red. She nodded and replied softly, “Got it…”

“I hope you really do.”

Lin Ran sighed helplessly and stood up to wipe the remaining words away. After making sure that no one couldn’t read the words, he clapped his hands. “Alright, let’s go!”

“Where are we going?”

“Return to the city!”

…

In the forest of the Great Yong Dynasty.

Xuan Wushang narrowed his eyes at Xue Gie, his deep voice filled with suspicion. “What ability do you have to kill him?”

As he spoke, Xuan Wushang released a wisp of divine sense and swept it across Xue Gie. The questioning tone in his voice immediately increased. “You are only at the first level of the Grandmaster Realm. Do you know what realm Lin Ran is in now?”

“Above Half-Saint.”

Xue Gie replied calmly, as if a Half-Saint was nothing to her.

“Heh! How arrogant!”

Xuan Wushang snorted, his eyes filled with disdain. “With your cultivation, even if you get close to Lin Ran with your beauty and catch him off guard, it’ll probably be very difficult for you to succeed, right?”

“I have my ways. You don’t have to worry about me, Your Majesty.”

Xue Gie replied in a gentle voice, “If I can bring Lin Ran’s head here, can you give me a chance to join forces with you?”

Xuan Wushang did not answer immediately. Instead, after thinking for a long time, he nodded slightly. “If you can bring Lin Ran’s head here, you’re naturally qualified to join forces with me.”

“Deal.”

Xue Gie’s eyes curled up as she bowed to Xuan Wushang again. “Then I’ll take my leave first. I’ll come here at dusk tomorrow.”

Xuan Wushang waved his hand expressionlessly. Only then did Xue Gie put on her hood again to cover her face and quietly retreat into the darkness and disappear.

In the blink of an eye, only Xuan Wushang was left in the forest.

The bleak night wind blew past the stalagmites, making a low whimpering sound, as if invisible ghosts were hiding in all the shadows..

“Xue Gie…”

Xuan Wushang muttered thoughtfully, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled into an ambiguous smile. “Interesting!”

…

In the Ye family’s house in the north of the Iron City.

Looking at the familiar environment at home, Ye Jin suddenly felt a headache coming on. She would never have thought that after she threatened Lin Ran with her life, the first thing they would do was go home and sleep.

“Didn’t you say that time is running out?”

Ye Jin asked with a strange expression, “Why do you still have time to sleep?”

“Of course I have to rest well before doing something big. A good rest is already half the battle.”

Lin Ran replied casually and walked towards his room. “Go and rest too. It’s getting late. We have to get up early tomorrow!”

Looking at Lin Ran’s back as he walked away lazily, Ye Jin was speechless. However, she quickly realized that things were not that simple.

The situation was so tense now that even Ye Jin could feel it, but Lin Ran didn’t seem to care at all. This was very abnormal.

“Does he want to leave alone while I’m asleep?”