Playing Chess at Cloud Bamboo Creek

"Lu Master, shall we return to the Bamboo House first and sit down for a detailed discussion?" Qin Yanzhi suggested softly.

"Alright." Lu Yuan nodded.

Qin Yanzhi immediately looked to Lu Ran and made an inviting gesture. "Sect Leader, please!"

"You accompany Senior Lu back first. I'll fetch some tea leaves." Lu Ran smiled and nodded.

Lu Yuan said nothing as Qin Yanzhi accompanied him deeper into the bamboo forest.

Watching the master and disciple's retreating backs, Lu Ran let out a long breath of relief.

Good stuff~

Was this the might of a Tian Realm Great Being?

Lu Ran had once met Yun Qianzhou, the Tian Realm alliance leader. Compared to him, this old Senior Lu, who always liked to squint, possessed a far more imposing aura!

It probably had something to do with personality?

After all, Yun Qianzhou was a disciple of Tianluan, with the benevolent heart of a healer.

Thinking to himself, Lu Ran walked over to Ying San.

"Sect Leader~" Zhong Ling lifted her apricot eyes and looked at Lu Ran pitifully. Tear tracks were still clearly visible at the corners of her eyes.

She was a mature woman of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, and even a member of the gods' guards of Chixue City!

Yet she had been frightened into tears?

Lu Ran bent down and gently rubbed her head.

Only then did Zhong Ling discover that the hands of her wise and mighty Sect Leader were trembling too.

"Alright, alright." Lu Ran's voice was gentle. "Take some time off. Go back and get some proper rest."

As he spoke, he reached one hand to the side and summoned the Ancient Bronze Mirror.

Lu Ran had four Shadow Guards in total. Under the Evil Shadow Guardian's management, the entire team shared the same temperament—silent and taciturn,