"Wangquan stone statue will soon be complete."
Lu Ran spoke slowly. It was clear he had tried his best to make his voice gentler.
But he was, after all, a Tomb, and he had spent so long using departed souls to build stone statues. A dense death qi seeped from the inside out, and his words made one feel as though they had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Mhm." Jiang Ruyi answered softly. Her eyes remained closed as she held one of his hands and gently rubbed it against her cheek.
"Take these. Hand them out." Lu Ran pulled two strings of Wang Sheng Money from his robes.
Jiang Ruyi reluctantly opened her eyes. The moment she saw the copper coins, she immediately understood what Lu Ran meant.
It seemed he had thought the same as she had.
They both knew clearly just how brutal this battle would be.
Fortunately, Lu Ran possessed extraordinary abilities. He could cross the boundary between life and death and bring the departed back into the human world. So long as the soldiers kept their comrades' souls safe, there was hope for everything.
"Alright." Jiang Ruyi accepted the coins, only to suddenly feel her waist tighten.
Lu Ran wrapped her in his arms. Looking at her cold, enchanting face, after a long while, the Blood Crystal Mask drifted aside.
He leaned closer and gently pressed his lips to her delicate, beautiful ones.
"I'll come soon."
Jiang Ruyi was brilliantly perceptive. She knew why he had brought out the copper coins, and she also understood what this kiss and these words meant.
She had disturbed him.
It was time for her to leave.
As the arm around her waist loosened, Jiang Ruyi obediently stepped back. Only after several steps did she gather the courage to look