428: Chapter 428 The Strange Yu Xin Returns in Triumph!

Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh when he heard Ming Chuan's words.

He naturally understood what Ming Chuan meant. On the surface, it seemed he wanted to take the Ming household to reap some benefits with him, but in reality, Ming Chuan was representing the Ming household to build a good relationship with him.

Naturally, he would not refuse Ming Chuan's good intentions.

"Lin Ran, in the process of contending against the Chen household, if you have any needs, you can tell me."

Saintess Yu Luo tilted her head slightly. Her beautiful eyes, cold as frost and bright as crystal, fixed on Lin Ran, though her tone remained icy.

Lin Ran was slightly stunned.

To be honest, he had thought that Ming Chuan might stand on the same front as him, and perhaps Chen Mu and Yu Xin as well.

But despite all his calculations, he had never expected that Saintess Yu Luo, who cared about nothing and whose expression rarely showed the slightest ripple, would actually be so impatient to stand on the same front as him.

"Don't overthink it. In the time I've spent with you, I feel you are a very good person."

"I certainly don't want to see a good person like you die young in this world."

Saintess Yu Luo said coldly.

"Hehe, then I thank you for your kind intentions."

"However, in this world, there has never been, is not, and will never be anyone capable of killing me!"

Lin Ran stood with his hands behind his back. This was not blind confidence, but a clear understanding of himself—it was justified confidence!

Watching the young, frivolous, and spirited Lin Ran, even the icy Saintess Yu Luo couldn't help but let a few glimmers of inexplicable light flash in her eyes, and she couldn't help but look him over a few more times.

Seeing this scene, Yu Xin felt an inexplicable surge of annoyance. She quietly blocked Saintess Yu Luo's view, then immediately gestured to Lin Ran.

"Young Miss says she is the same. As long as you have a need, she will definitely try every possible way to help you!"

Yu Xi explained.

"Heh, a little mute who can't even speak, how can she talk about helping others?"

"You had better take good care of yourself!"

Saintess Yu Luo had a cold smile on her lips as she carelessly brushed past Yu Xin.

Hearing this, Yu Xin immediately became like a ruffled cat, baring her teeth and glaring angrily at Saintess Yu Luo, her aura surging.

"What, do you want to spar with me again? Don't forget how you were defeated by me at the Recruitment Ceremony."

Saintess Yu Luo sneered.

Yu Xin was even more annoyed upon hearing this, her body burning with raging Phoenix Fire, as if she couldn't help but strike the next second.

"Alright, Yu Xin, calm down. Saintess Yu Luo, you should say less too."

Lin Ran looked helpless, gently patting Yu Xin's back with his right hand.

To be honest, even now, he hadn't figured out the relationship between Yu Xin and Saintess Yu Luo.

On the surface, Yu Xin and Saintess Yu Luo seemed to be enemies, ready to tear into each other whenever they met.

But their hatred for each other only went so far.

If they really had to go all out to kill each other, it was likely neither would want to.

He really didn't know what exactly had happened between the two of them.

Feeling the warmth on her back, Yu Xin's entire face suddenly flushed red.

She suddenly seemed to recall something, her face turning even redder, her delicate body as hot as boiling water.

She moved slightly away from Lin Ran, her heart pounding with lingering fear, the flush of passion not yet faded, her chest heaving up and down.

"Fairy Yu Xin, what is this..."

Lin Ran couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Although he knew his peerless immortal appearance and charm were maxed out, there was no need for such an exaggerated reaction, right?!

It was just a pat on the back, but looking at the lingering flush on Yu Xin's face, why did he feel like Yu Xin had already...

His gaze appeared very strange, and he subconsciously glanced at Yu Xin.

Perhaps sensing Lin Ran's surprised gaze, Yu Xin actually lowered her head, both shy and angry, her eyes darting away.

She stomped her feet in anger, stepped forward, and stomped hard on the top of Lin Ran's foot, then strode away.

"This... where did I provoke her again?"

Lin Ran looked helpless.

"I don't know."

Saintess Yu Luo said indifferently.

At this moment, General Li Bufan flew in from the distant sky, leading the Wushuang Army. His body was filled with intense killing intent and surging Evil Qi, and the bloodstains on his weapons had not even dried.

"Lin Ran, all the Sand Bandits' strongholds in this Koumo Desert have been wiped out by me. Our mission is complete; it is time to return."

General Li Bufan laughed heartily.

Lin Ran smiled and cupped his hands in a salute: "Thank you for your trouble, General Li. You've worked hard."

"Hey! Wiping out this group of Sand Bandits is something I have been thinking about day and night, and it is something the whole world has been thinking about day and night."

"If it weren't for you, wiping out this group of Sand Bandits wouldn't have been so simple. Even just that elusive Leader Mo Yuan would have been enough to give us a hard time."

General Li Bufan put his arm around Lin Ran's shoulder and laughed heroically.

The Wushuang Army, seeing this scene, looked at each other, all dumbfounded on the spot.

Although they knew their general was very approachable, he wasn't approachable to this extent, right?!

One had to know that although General Li Bufan was approachable, ordinary young Prodigies had never caught his eye.

Even the Prodigy ranked first on the dragon list from the Zifu Holy Land only received a faint nod from General Li Bufan, who merely considered their future to be limitless.

But now, General Li Bufan was actually taking the initiative to put his arm around a young man's shoulder—this simply opened the door to a new world for them!

"What are you still standing there for? Return to the capital!"

General Li Bufan glared at the Wushuang Army behind him and said irritably.

"Yes!"

The Wushuang Army immediately acted, their march as fast as wind and thunder, and in the blink of an eye, not a trace or aura of them could be seen.

"Alright, let's go back too. Don't let Her Majesty the Empress worry."

General Li Bufan laughed, summoned a carriage, and stepped into it with Lin Ran and the others.

...

Chenxin Divine Dynasty, in front of the imperial city gate.

Under the towering, winding city wall that resembled a coiled ancient Dragon, the atmosphere was solemn and silent, without a sound.

Empress Mo Chenxin led the civil and military officials of the Chenxin Divine Dynasty, standing expressionless in front of the city gate, seemingly waiting for someone's arrival.

Before long, as a carriage broke through the air and descended from the sky, her expression, which had been like a pool of stagnant water, fluctuated slightly.

General Li Bufan was the first to rush out of the carriage, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully:

"Your subject has not failed the mission and has solved all the Sand Bandits in the Koumo Desert!"

However, Empress Mo Chenxin just glanced at him with disdain and said abruptly:

"Do you need to report it? Are you the main character or is someone else the main character?"

"If you are sensible, get back behind quickly!"

General Li Bufan scratched his head in embarrassment, hurriedly pushed back behind Lin Ran by Empress Mo Chenxin.

Empress Mo Chenxin glanced at Lin Ran and nodded slightly: "Speak, what is the situation of this battle?"

Lin Ran said with a calm expression: "Leader Mo Yuan died at the hands of General Li, and the rest of the Sand Bandits are also dead."

"Even if there are one or two that slipped through the net, they cannot make any waves and are not worth worrying about."