Let's Team Up

"Bond Card?"

"Rare equipment?"

The appearance of rare equipment had already made Li Ran bloom with joy inside.

But what the hell was a Bond Card?

[Back: Phantom Cloak (Rare)]

[Requirement: Requires 400 Mysterious Power]

[Attributes: Mysterious Power +50, Strength +50, Agility +50, Physique +50]

[Effect: When the player receives fatal damage, it will automatically trigger a phantom to block the damage for the player. Cooldown: one day.]

[Bond Card: Phoenix Flying Together]

[Once a husband/wife is designated, it cannot be changed.]

[When using this card in battle, and both husband and wife are present, the player's total attributes increase by 50%. Lasts for ten minutes. Cooldown: one day.]

"Holy crap!"

Upon seeing the effect of the Bond Card, Li Ran was completely stunned.

Trigger the Bond Card, have the spouse present, and attributes skyrocket by 50%?

What kind of heaven-defying bond is this?

It was simply terrifying.

However, Li Ran quickly thought of a problem.

In the Weird World, as long as he was with Su Bingyao, this Bond Card could be very useful.

But if he returned to the real world, how could he trigger a spousal bond while being all alone?

"In that case, the Bond Card becomes useless."

Thinking of this, Li Ran gritted his teeth in frustration. If he could make good use of it, the Bond Card could definitely become his trump card and a lethal weapon.

Unless there was a way to bring Su Bingyao back to the real world.

But that was clearly unlikely.

The comforting part was that he had also obtained a piece of rare equipment.

After completing the "Repair the Broken Family" mission, Li Ran's Mysterious Power had increased from 380 to 430.

He had met the requirements to equip the [Phantom Cloak].

Right now, equipped with this rare gear, Li Ran was the sharpest guy in the room.

His attribute values had once again significantly increased.

Mysterious Power: 480

Agility: 120

Strength: 120

Physique: 100

Points: 1800

Active Skills: [Shadow Escape] [Shadow Assault] [Blood Sickle Flying Blade]

Passive Skills: Phantom, Thunder Mark, Focus

It could be said that after this wave, Li Ran's attributes had been improved in every aspect.

He even felt that he could now go and solo the Demon King of Killing.

However, he was not such a reckless person.

Without absolute certainty, he would not take such a big risk.

After all, the Demon King of Killing, Wang Gan, was an A-rank monster with a Mysterious Power value of 500.

What he wasn't sure about was whether his current equipment could contend with Wang Gan.

To be absolutely safe, Li Ran believed that, regardless of other attribute points, he needed his Mysterious Power to reach at least 700 before he could be confident in taking on Wang Gan.

"1800 points now, it seems I can go spend a wave in the Points Mall."

Currently, the rewards for the Parent-Child Activity hadn't arrived yet, and it wasn't the right time to exchange for things in the mall.

Su Bingyao was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, and Li Ran comforted her for a long while before she stopped feeling so self-reproachful and guilty.

At this moment, the teaching assistant ran back holding a huge gift box.

"I announce that the winner of this campus Parent-Child Activity competition is..."

"The Li Ziyang family!"

Li Ziyang happily rushed forward and hugged Li Ran: "Dad, we did it, we are number one."

"Yeah~, we are number one."

Li Ran pulled his son into his arms as well, enjoying the blissful moment of having repaired his family.

[Task Completed: Achieve first place in the Parent-Child Activity]

[Completion Rewards: Mysterious Power +100, Points +1000]

As another cold voice rang out, Li Ran, immersed in joy, was nearly overwhelmed by the happiness of the moment.

With this, his Mysterious Power reached 580, and his points totaled 2800.

"Damn, I made a killing today."

Not only did he take first place in the Parent-Child Activity, but he also completed the "Repair Broken Family" task that had been plaguing him.

One could say it was killing two birds with one stone!

Furthermore, he could share a bed with Su Bingyao tonight!

Thinking of this, the corners of Li Ran's mouth curled up uncontrollably.

"Li Ziyang, bring your mom and dad up to collect your prizes," the teaching assistant called out.

Perhaps because Teacher Zhang was gone, the assistant, who had always been timid, was exceptionally confident at this moment; their entire demeanor had changed, as if they had finally become the master of the house.

The three of them arrived before the assistant and each received a small, exquisite gift box.

"Congratulations to you all."

"Thank you."

Li Ran opened the exquisite gift box. Inside lay a beautiful card, the size of a playing card, pitch-black with gold edges. The back of the card featured a strange, magic-circle-like sigil, while the front depicted a family of three. The image was engraved in an abstract style, yet one could still tell it represented a father, a mother, and a son.

(Kinship Summon Card: When you miss the other person, simply recite their name silently and kiss the card to summon them to your side. The effect lasts for one hour and is not restricted by planes.)

When the golden finger provided the prompt, Li Ran's mouth hung open wide enough to fit a soccer ball!

He had previously felt regret that the Bond Card could not be used.

And now, a Kinship Summon Card had arrived, unrestricted by any plane.

This meant that even after returning to the real world, Li Ran could use this card to summon Su Bingyao to his side for an hour.

In one hour, one could do many things.

If he were fast, two or three times wasn't out of the question.

Conversely, Su Bingyao could also summon Li Ran from the real world into the Weird World.

If Li Ziyang encountered danger or something he couldn't handle, he could also use this card to summon his father to his side.

Kinship Teleportation Card + Bond Card.

When entering battle, summon his wife to his side to trigger the Phoenix Flying Together bond effect, causing all attributes to skyrocket by fifty percent!

My god!

Who could have imagined triggering the Bond Card's effect in this way?

Even Li Ran couldn't believe it.

Was his luck just that good, or was this all being orchestrated?

Thinking of this, Li Ran couldn't help but happily plant a kiss on Su Bingyao's cheek.

Su Bingyao was stunned on the spot, whispering shyly: "What are you doing? So many people are watching."

Li Ran couldn't care less; he picked Su Bingyao up and spun her around in excitement.

"Ah, put me down," Su Bingyao let out a dainty cry.

"Eww, Mom and Dad are being shameless."

Li Ziyang looked at Li Ran with a strange expression.

"Put me down, we'll do that when we get home."

Su Bingyao pounded on Li Ran's chest with her little fists, her face as red as a ripe apple.

As an adult, if he couldn't understand what that meant, he might as well commit seppuku.

Li Ran smiled wickedly: "How will we do it at home? I like being on the bottom."

"You're annoying~!"

Time flew like an arrow.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

That evening, Su Bingyao cooked while Li Ran helped out, preparing a sumptuous dinner.

After dinner, they played with their son for a while, and then it was time for the tense and exciting part.

To be honest, Li Ran was so nervous his throat felt like it was smoking.

After a hurried shower, he slipped into the master bedroom wearing nothing but his boxers.

Tonight, he was determined to play the role of Xu Xian.

However...

"Not tonight."

Just as Li Ran scrambled onto the bed, Su Bingyao dropped that line.

To have his stunningly beautiful wife within arm's reach and yet be unable to touch her?

Li Ran couldn't help but ask in bewilderment, "Why?"

"What do you think?" Su Bingyao smiled with a meaningful glint in her eyes.

At that moment, that cold, damned mission notification popped up.

[Mission Triggered: Find the Marriage Certificate hidden by your wife.]

[Mission Reward: Mysterious Power +50, Points +500]

"What the f*ck? I've already taken my pants off and you show me this?!"

Watching her husband deflate, Su Bingyao gave a charming smile and said, "If you can find the Marriage Certificate I've hidden, I'll listen to everything my husband says from now on."

Upon hearing this, Li Ran felt as if he'd been injected with stimulants; he sprang up, his eyes gleaming.

He began rummaging through every cabinet and drawer in the master bedroom, searching for the Marriage Certificate Su Bingyao had tucked away.

Previously, Li Ran had always believed they were already divorced.

It turned out it was only a divorce in name; they had never actually registered the separation.

In other words, they were still a legally married couple.

He just had to find that damned Marriage Certificate.

Unfortunately, after searching the entire room, Li Ran found nothing.

"I'll just give you a hug..."

"No!"

Su Bingyao clearly wasn't falling for Li Ran's attempts to get close, ruthlessly rejecting him.

"You keep looking, I'm going to sleep."

Su Bingyao drifted off with a faint smile playing on her lips.

Helpless, Li Ran had no choice but to go back to sleeping on the tatami mat.

As midnight approached, Li Ran lost the heart to keep searching.

His life was more important; he needed to get some sleep.

The fifth day.

"Brother Ran, why do you look so listless?"

At the residential complex assembly point, Lu Zhaohui asked.

After Li Ran had forced himself to sleep last night, he had turned the house upside down again this morning, but he still hadn't found the Marriage Certificate.

His cheat code finally hinted that the Marriage Certificate was not in the house.

After that, Li Ran had lost all heart.

If the Marriage Certificate wasn't in the house, then it had to be somewhere in this massive residential complex.

How was he supposed to find it?

"It's nothing."

Li Ran looked at Lu Zhaohui and was surprised to find that in just one day, the kid's Mysterious Power had reached 50. He hadn't expected this coward to be capable of completing tasks on his own.

"Oh right, Brother Ran, here are the 10 points I borrowed from you last time."

"Keep them."

Li Ran didn't take the 10 points back—not because he looked down on them, but because he felt Lu Zhaohui had good character, and those 10 points were money well spent.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Lu Zhaohui grinned shamelessly.

But soon, he began to sigh.

"Brother Ran, there's a mission I can't complete."

Lu Zhaohui looked at Li Ran with a pleading gaze.

"What mission?"

"It's..."

Before the words could leave his mouth, three people walked over from not far away.

Xiao Yi, Chen Jiabin, and a man Li Ran didn't recognize.

The man's Mysterious Power value was 180, only 20 less than Xiao Yi.

Aside from Song Linjia, who had yet to arrive, everyone else was present.

Of course, the possibility of other survivors remained.

As for Chen Jiabin...

Li Ran cast his gaze toward him, his brows knitting together involuntarily; for some reason, he felt that Chen Jiabin looked strange.

At this moment, Xiao Yi blocked Li Ran's line of sight, stepping forward to proactively extend a hand as he said:

"Li Ran, let's team up."

Li Ran withdrew his gaze, looking at Xiao Yi in surprise.

Based on what he knew, Xiao Yi was a proud and arrogant person with a strong desire for control; he was displeased by anyone whose abilities surpassed his own.

He recalled the words Xiao Yi had said to him at the bar the day before yesterday.

He wanted to prove with his strength that he was better than Li Ran?

Yet, only a day had passed, and he was already backing down and swallowing his pride to proactively invite him to team up?

Was this reasonable?