A Big Sister

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A few minutes later, the bus doors suddenly opened.

Deng Yutang took the lead and stepped aboard, only to have a bloody smell rush straight at him.

Most of the students on the bus were tough customers.

After all, only those who had gone deep enough into the Demon Lair would take longer to return and end up boarding this last bus.

"Congratulations!"

"Class Monitor Jiang is awesome!"

"Squad Leader Wu, you're finally number one this time! Hahaha!"

Listening to the congratulations ring out around her, Wu Shanshan was exhausted, but her smile was sweet as honey.

She responded as she walked toward the back, spotting an acquaintance in the second-to-last row.

"Congratulations." Ma Tianchuan smiled and nodded, displaying considerable grace.

"Don't try to fool me!" Wu Shanshan worked hard to suppress the corners of her mouth, but she simply could not hide her smile. "I can't stand good students like you the most!

"After every exam, you say you messed it up.

"But when the results come out, when haven't you been first?"

Ma Tianchuan shook his head and looked toward Jiang Ruyi in the back. "Not this time."

Jiang Ruyi gave a slight nod, counting it as a greeting.

The two knew each other, but they were not close.

Ma Tianchuan turned sideways, looking at the Four-Person Group seated in the final row. He probed, "Looks like Class Monitor Jiang's crowd control and Squad Leader Wu's damage output made for astonishingly efficient dog slaughter?"

At that, Jiang Ruyi instinctively looked toward Lu Ran, who was seated by the window.

Ma Tianchuan adjusted his Rimless Glasses, understanding the girl's body language.

"Hehe, not bad, not bad~" Wu Shanshan was overjoyed, blooming with smiles.

As someone who had always ranked second or third, she had finally climbed to the top. The young girl truly could not contain her delight.

Ma Tianchuan looked at Lu Ran. "Classmate Lu is covered in enough blood. Looks like you went on a killing spree in Dog Village?"

Lu Ran did not even want to speak. He merely nodded lightly, with barely any movement.

He was not showing off. He was genuinely weak!

At that moment, Lu Ran keenly understood the price of overcasting and draining his body dry.

He could not be this reckless in the future.

He was only seventeen. His happy life had not even begun yet—how could he afford to be this weak?

"He's exhausted. Don't mind him." Jiang Ruyi spoke softly, explaining on Lu Ran's behalf.

The Four-Person Group, being the last to board, naturally became the center of attention.

Many students had seen Jiang Ruyi sitting beside Lu Ran, explaining for him and defending him.

For a moment, waves of teasing rose inside the bus.

"Oho~~~"

"So Lu Ran is tired~"

"Beauty Jiang's voice is so gentle. It sounds so nice—I want to hear more."

"Drive! Hurry up and drive, ahhhhh!" One roar was especially abrupt, even stunning a whole bus full of tough customers.

Lu Ran was startled as well, having no idea what madness Little Fatty in the seat ahead had gone through.

Deng Yutang looked at his classmate and asked, "Qian Hao, what's wrong?"

"Drive already!" Qian Hao's shoulders trembled. He lowered his head, his voice full of despair. "Drive, drive, drive, drive."

Master Qian, stop chanting already!

Lu Ran felt his head buzzing.

Lu Ran toppled forward, pressing his forehead against the back of Qian Hao's seat, and weakly groaned, "Nooo~"

Jiang Ruyi: ???

Qian Hao: "..."

I meant for the driver to drive, not for you to drive, hey!

You're damn eager to help people, aren't you?

Seeing Lu Ran slumped like a puddle of mud, Ma Tianchuan suggested, "Once Classmate Lu has rested up, how about the two of us spar?"

"You might not necessarily be able to beat my Brother Lu." Deng Yutang immediately chimed in, looking immensely proud.

Ma Tianchuan only smiled, neither confirming nor denying it.

"Really, top student?" Wu Shanshan absolutely loved a scene like dragging the first-place student down from his pedestal.

She continued with a broad grin, "Ran Bao is already at Mist Realm: Second Stage."

"Oh?" Not only was Ma Tianchuan surprised, the surrounding students wore stunned expressions as well.

They had only become believers a few days ago, and he was already at Mist Realm: Second Stage?

Was this the gold content of summoning a Yanzhiren from the Demon Race?

No wonder this squad had slaughtered so many Vicious Hounds!

They had thought the two class monitors, Jiang and Wu, had displayed their might, but there had actually been a Great Buddha hidden within the team?!

"Vroom~"

The vehicle finally started, slowly driving out of the Military Camp through the drizzling rain.

They had come from school, so naturally, the bus would send the students back there.

Many parents were waiting outside the gates of First High School, praying that their children would return safely.

Their children had only just become believers and entered the Demon Lair for battle for the first time. For any family, that was an earth-shaking event.

As expected, all Three People on Lu Ran's team had family members waiting to pick them up.

Only he carried his saber, dragging his exhausted body as he walked home alone.

He had enough money for a taxi, but he did not know whether any driver would dare take him while he was covered in blood.

"Brother Lu?" A call suddenly came from behind him.

"Hm?" Lu Ran turned around and saw Deng Yutang squeezing through the crowd.

The team had scattered while searching around for their families.

Lu Ran thought that was quite good. It saved them from saying goodbye and spared everyone the awkwardness, but he had not expected this guy to come looking for him again.

"Where do you live? I'll take you home." Deng Yutang waved.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Ran immediately walked toward Deng Yutang while saying things like, "Is that really okay?" and "That's too much trouble."

It left Deng Yutang completely dumbfounded!

Soon, the two arrived before a black sports sedan.

Black was understated, but the brand of this car was anything but.

"Good stuff~"

Lu Ran grinned. Wu Shanshan had actually guessed right!

Not only was Deng Yutang carrying around a Panamera in his hand, his ride was one too?

Kacha.

The Driver's Seat door suddenly opened, and a long-legged big sister stepped out.

Lu Ran was somewhat surprised. He had thought a driver had come to pick Young Master Deng up, but this girl's temperament...

She was tall and slender, dazzlingly beautiful.

She wore clear lip gloss and ruby Gem Earrings, making her look even more sensual and striking.

"Are you Lu Ran?"

"Hello, Sister." Lu Ran greeted her politely.

However, his face was stained with blood and soaked by Rainwater, making him look filthy.

The young woman did not mind in the slightest. Smiling at Lu Ran's bloody School Uniform, she said, "Get in."

The woman spoke casually and got back into the Driver's Seat.

"Give me the saber. I'll put it in the trunk." Deng Yutang took Lu Ran's Xiaguang Saber as he spoke, then walked around to the rear of the car.

Lu Ran did not move, muttering things like, "That's not a good idea," and "No, no need."

"I'd better do it myself—uh." Lu Ran abruptly stopped speaking.

Because Deng Yutang had already put away the saber and returned to the side of the car, looking at Lu Ran speechlessly.

Then move already!!

Kacha.

The Passenger Seat door opened from the inside, and the woman's voice came from within. "Get in."

"Oh." Lu Ran lowered his head and climbed into the sports sedan.

In the distance, Jiang Ruyi stood before a sedan. Only after watching Lu Ran enter the woman's luxury car did she put away her umbrella and get into the Passenger Seat.

"What are you looking at?" the Middle-aged Woman asked curiously.

"My teammate. I looked for him for ages—I was thinking of taking him home." Jiang Ruyi shook her umbrella, then closed the door.

"Where is he?"

"No need. Someone is taking him." Jiang Ruyi said softly, "Let's go."

The Middle-aged Woman looked at her daughter, who had lowered her head, and smiled. "Is this teammate a boy or a girl?"

"Mom, it's not what you think!" Jiang Ruyi's face reddened slightly as she protested. "I was afraid no one would pick him up and that he'd feel sad."

"Hehe."

Meanwhile, inside the black sports sedan.

"Sister, you're a believer too, right? You look so cool!"

"Sister, you look so young. Are you still in college? Is it summer break now?"

"Sister, your brows and eyes look so much like Deng Yutang's." Lu Ran kept studying the young woman's profile.

"I'm his biological older sister, Deng Yuxiang." The woman finally spoke with a bright smile. "Also, I'm already working."

This Little Ghost sure had a sweet mouth.

"Rain Alley?" Lu Ran was surprised.

Just how much did the Deng couple love their Hometown to name their daughter after a city?

He turned to look at Rain Alley City beyond the car window and said quietly, "It sounds nice."

Lu Ran liked Rain Alley too.

He also liked the waters of the Wulie River flowing through the city.

Whenever Lu Ran practiced his saber atop that abandoned building where his Father had died, he could see the Wulie River rolling onward in the distance.

In the back seat, Deng Yutang was dumbstruck.

No! Weren't you too tired to even talk?

How had you started chatting now?

If word got out, how upset would Ma Tianchuan be?

"Hehe." Deng Yuxiang glanced at Lu Ran. "I've long heard of your great name, like thunder in my ears."

Lu Ran: "Huh?"

Deng Yuxiang steered with one hand. "Rain Alley City is so small, and the commotion you caused was so huge."

"Oh." Lu Ran understood that she meant what had happened on the day of worshipping the gods.

Over the past few days, many departments in Rain Alley City had come to visit Lu Ran's Home, bringing gifts and concern.

Some officials even insisted on seeing the Divine Idol, the Immortal Sheep, enshrined in Lu Ran's home before leaving reassured, which annoyed Lu Ran to no end.

"Your aptitude is rare in this world. Do not squander Heaven's favor." Deng Yuxiang said softly.

"Brother Lu hasn't squandered it." Deng Yutang suddenly spoke. "During this assessment, he killed like mad. Our team will definitely be first in the whole school."

Deng Yuxiang raised an eyebrow slightly. She knew her younger brother would not dare lie to her.

She looked again at Lu Ran, covered from head to toe in blood, and nodded lightly. "I can see that."

Lu Ran said embarrassedly, "Sister, you'll have to wash the car."

"It's fine." Deng Yuxiang did not mind, but she wrinkled her nose in confusion. "The bloody smell on you two is normal.

"But why is there also a smell of urine?"

Lu Ran: "..."

Deng Yutang: "..."