Supreme Dragon Palace

Yu Ran looked at the captain who questioned him, then at the other guards in the room, went straight to the table and sat down, poured himself a glass of water, and moistened his throat.

"Why? Ah Yi, tell me, why did you do this?"

"Don't you agree with Chef Xue's approach? Just flip the table if you don't like it?"

"You think I'm a pedantic, stubborn old bigot, too?"

The captain walked up to Yu Ran, stared at Yu Ran with a frown, and spoke again.

Yu Ran shook his head and said, "There is no why, why do you always like to ask why?"

"Do we have to have a reason for everything we do?"

Yu Ran looked up at the captain.

The captain frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Don't you need it?"

Yu Ran chuckled, and said: "Of course not, Captain, we have lived a very hard life, if we have to pursue a reason for everything, how tiring is that? Why can't we just do what we want?" ?”

"Suppressing a person's nature is a very cruel and inhuman thing!"

"We don't like this world, so we should destroy it and create a new world where everyone lives and works in peace."

"Nonsense." The captain glared at Yu Ran, and shouted in a low voice, "The world operates with its own rules, and as human beings, we should also perform our own duties. If everyone comes here at random, wouldn't this world be a mess?" messed up?"

"The duty of our city guards is to guard, and you are ruining my reputation as city guards!"

"A Yi, are you here to kill us?"

The other defenders in the room all looked at Yu Ran, each with awe-inspiring aura as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Yu Ran smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, don't be so nervous. From the moment I joined the city guard team, we are a family. What's more, we have fought side by side in the past three years. We are already brothers who are close friends."

"Even if I kill all the humans in this world, I will never do anything to you..."

"Then what is the purpose of your coming here?" The captain asked in a deep voice.

"Of course I'm here to catch up with everyone. We haven't seen each other for so long. Let's sit down and have a drink and talk about life and ideals?" Yu Ran laughed.

The captain's eyes sank, and he said: "I understand, you are here to hold us back so that Chef Xue can do things more conveniently."

"Ayi, I know that you are very strong, and you are the most powerful defender among the 12 of us, but you only have one person now, are you sure you can stop the five of us?"

The captain's body surged with energy, as if he was about to make a move.

The other four defenders also surrounded Yu Ran who was sitting at the table.

"Oh!" Yu Ran sighed helplessly, and said, "Captain, do you also know that there are only five of you?"

"What are you going to do to stop Chef Xue?"

"Besides, sometimes I really don't understand. What are you insisting on? The oath of the city guards is to protect the human race. In your heart, what is the human race? Is it the high-ranking, drunk and dreamy dignitaries? Or the general public?"

"Why did Cook Xue lead the army across the Tianjian Mountains? Didn't he know that the whole army might be wiped out?"

"He doesn't want to attack one city after another, he doesn't want to cause unwarranted killings, he wants to overturn this world, cut down the rich and powerful of the common people, and give the people a brighter future!"

"He is a real defender!"

Yu Ran's tone couldn't help being sharp.

The expressions of several defenders were slightly moved.

The lieutenant gritted his teeth, his face contorted, and he roared in a low voice: "Anyone can do things that subvert the world, but we can't."

"There has never been a precedent for the swords of the city guards to kill the human race. The dignitaries you speak of also belong to the human race and are also the objects of our protection!"

Yu Ran's face darkened, he took a deep look at the captain, and said, "If the Lord General hadn't ordered the gate to be opened back then, I would have died outside the city."

"If it wasn't for your attention, Captain, and He Yi's care, I wouldn't have survived that night."

"Without Chef Xue eating a bowl of spiritual porridge a day, I wouldn't be able to survive, let alone have the opportunity to become a city defender."

When the captain heard Yu Ran suddenly recall the past, the expression on his face softened a little.

"Back then, I just thought you were pretty good. When you couldn't protect yourself, you brought back the corpse of your companion, so I helped you out. Later, you can pass the test and become a city defender. It's your own ability. If you You can't, no one can help you."

Yu Ran nodded and said with a smile: "No matter what, the three of you are my benefactors, Xu Yi."

"In the past three years, we have fought side by side together, and I have saved the life of the captain many times. I should have repaid your kindness back then, right?"

The expression on the captain's face froze slightly, feeling a little awkward in his heart, but he still nodded and said: "Yes, if you want to say that, I should owe you now."

Yu Ran didn't answer, but continued: "I helped Chef Xue open up the passage to the Heavenly Sword Mountain Range this time, plus I saved him a few times in the past three years, so I'm repaying his favor."

The faces of the captain and the other city guards darkened, and they looked at Yu Ran with annoyed eyes.

Yu Ran didn't seem to notice the change in the captain's and his group's expressions, and said to himself, "Now I only have the kindness of the Lord General to open the door."

"The main general died in battle three years ago. He was a true hero. However, some people slandered him and dug up his body to throw his bones into ashes."

"Do you think the Lord General should suffer this?"

"I don't like to owe favors very much. To rectify the Lord's name and kill all those who slander and insult the Lord's body, it can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the Lord."

"so……"

Yu Ran looked up at the captain and other guards, and said calmly, "Please stay in this inn quietly, and when everything is settled, I will not stop you from doing anything you want to do." .”

The captain and others were silent.

There were bursts of shouts and killings outside.

There were bursts of running sounds on the street from time to time, as if someone was running for their lives...

Time passed by minute by minute.

The captain's expression was troubled.

He felt that he should go out to stop Chef Xue and defend the oath of guarding the city. However, he also knew how strong Xu Yi was. The five of them teamed up did not really have much chance of winning.

The atmosphere in the guest room also became dull, coupled with the rainstorm, the light was dim, adding a bit of depression.

Aggressive...

After an unknown amount of time, someone knocked on the door.

It was as if a stone was thrown into the calm lake, and everyone's eyes were all looking in the direction of the door.

However, no one in the room moved.

Aggressive...

The people outside the door were also very persistent and kept knocking, as if they would not stop until the door was opened.

"Go open the door."

The captain glanced at the guard who was closest to the door, and ordered in a hoarse voice.

The other party nodded and stepped forward to open the door.

The moment he saw the person standing at the door, he immediately entered a state of alert, as if he was facing an enemy.

Everyone in the guest room also saw the knocker, each of them frowned slightly, with complicated expressions.

The captain took a deep look at the other party, and said in a deep voice, "Are you here? It seems that the matter has been resolved?"

The person who came was wearing tattered armor, blood was all over his body, and he didn't know if it was his own blood or the blood of the enemy. One leg was lame, but he still stood upright.

It was Chef Xue who led the army across the Tianjian Mountains and descended on the capital like heavenly soldiers.

Chef Xue was like a sharp sword, he glanced around, then walked straight in, walked up to Yu Ran's side, and said in a deep voice, "Cang, the entire capital has been taken."

"Those who have slandered and destroyed General Zhao have all been taken down, waiting for you to deal with..."

Yu Ran stood up, and said in a calm tone: "Then inform the whole city, beheaded at the Meridian Gate!"

"Let everyone know what Lord Zhao has paid for them. The truth should not be covered up!"

"Understood." Cook Xue nodded, took a deep look at the captain, turned around and walked out without saying a word...

The rain has stopped.

Yu Ran stood by the window of the guest room, looking at the capital outside which had been baptized by the torrential rain, smelling the salty and damp smell in the air, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

He wondered if he was conforming to history by doing so.

However, he doesn't care about those anymore, he just wants to follow his own mind.

The dark clouds in the sky dissipated, and the sunlight respread in this Kyoto with years of precipitation. There is a rainbow of seven colors across the sky of Kyoto.

Residents hiding in their homes walked on the street one by one, looking up at the rainbow, amazed.

Most of the residents are still unaware of what happened in Kyoto. The heavy rain covered everything up and washed away all the blood.

However, when the notices were posted all over the streets and alleys of Kyoto, the whole of Kyoto was completely boiled.

Everyone was dumbfounded in shock.

It was just a rainstorm, but the whole world has changed, the country has changed masters, and the powerful and powerful who used to be aloof are now prisoners in the street!
Moreover, they all knew the truth about what happened in the giant city, and they knew how much the soldiers they had insulted and slandered had paid to protect their peaceful life.

They can have such a stable and comfortable life now, that is because someone paid for it with their lives!
When they thought of the insults they had made, they felt extremely self-blame in their hearts. They became even more disgusted with those dignitaries who covered up the truth and distorted the truth. One by one, the common people gathered silently at the Meridian Gate.

There will be a Fair Trial Assembly.

Chef Xue, as the head of the trial conference, publicly interrogated those dignitaries who distorted the truth of history and took measures to destroy the corpses of heroes such as General Zhao.

Facing the hard facts and the angry crowd, these dignitaries were terrified. They knelt on the beheading platform and wept bitterly, blaming each other, full of ugliness...

However, no matter how much they begged, they could not change the final result of the trial.

One after another the heads were beheaded.

Those heroes who were slandered and flogged were also rested in peace, and the angry people were calmed down. After a short silence, cheers burst out like a tide.

Chef Xue's rebel army won the love of the people. Most of the cities of the human race chose to surrender, and a small number of cities that were loyal to the emperor of the previous generation of the human race were quickly captured.

Chef Xue has become the king of the new generation of the human race.

In fact, everyone originally recommended Yu Ran, but was rejected by Yu Ran.

He is not interested in this kind of emperor of the human race.

After Chef Xue came to power, he immediately promulgated various decrees beneficial to the people, punishing corruption everywhere... the human race was governed in an orderly manner, and the country was peaceful and the people were safe.

The captain and other city guards stayed in Kyoto for half a year, and seeing the human race gradually prosper, they suddenly disappeared one day.

No one knows where they went.

Yu Ran also left the capital, returned to the giant city, and returned to the top of the seven-story attic in the city.

He stood on top of the tall buildings in the city, looking at the huge city that had regained its popularity, and remained silent.

The breeze blew by, and everything in front of me was like a reflection in the water, with ripples in circles.

A white-clothed swordsman stood in the void, meeting Yu Ran's eyes.

Yu Ran recognized the identity of this white-clothed swordsman. It was the person in the painting on the wall of the thatched hut in Jiezhong Space, that is, the real Cang!
Yu Ran knew that this illusion should end.

Cang suddenly sighed, looked at Yu Ran with complicated eyes, and said, "You did a good job. If I had been like you back then, maybe everything would have ended differently."

"Brothers will not turn against each other, and the twelve defenders will not fall apart!"

"Everyone will have a happy ending..."

"The gears of fate are starting to turn again. The channel of the heavens is about to open. A new generation of guards, I wish you good luck. This is my gift to you!"

The swordsman in white waved his hand, Yu Ran felt the space in front of him distort, and subconsciously blinked his eyes.

Then he found himself not in the attic, but standing in a red mist.

There was no one around.

He's back to reality?
Yu Ran stood still for a few minutes before walking out of the illusion. After all, he had been in that incomparably real illusion for several years. If it wasn't for his strong will, it would be really difficult to distinguish the real from the real. illusion.

call!
Slowly exhaling a foul breath, Yu Ran continued to walk into the red mist. After walking for about half an hour, he came out of the red mist again.

"Mr. Yu."

Seeing Yu Ran, the Western Region soldiers in charge of guarding quickly stood at attention and saluted.

Yu Ran nodded and asked, "How long have I been in?"

The soldier replied respectfully: "Four days and seven hours."

Four days?
He has been in the illusion for more than four years, and four days have passed in the outside world. It really feels like one day in the sky and one year on the ground.

"Has everyone else come out?"

Yu Ran asked again.

The soldier nodded, and replied: "Yes, the others have already come out. Some stayed in the red mist for one day, and some stayed in the red mist for two days. The time is different."

"They are all in the big camp now, and they said they are waiting for Mr. Yu to come out. Mr. Yu, are you going to see them?"

"No rush." ​​Yu Ran shook his head and said, "Did those missing soldiers come out?"

"It's all out."

"That's good. Has anyone else entered the red mist during this time?" Yu Ran continued to ask.

With such a big event happening in the western region, people from the Yinzong have come, and other cultivation forces should also receive the news soon and rush to this place.

The soldier did not hide anything, and replied: "Yes, there are five groups of people in total, some of them are still in the red mist, and most of them have returned to the camp."

"Well, I see, thanks."

Yu Ran nodded and walked towards the camp in the western region...

At the Western Territory army station, the soldiers who stayed behind specially opened up an area for these practitioners to rest.

Cheng Song, Huang Qian and the others came out of the red mist two days earlier and stayed in the camp.

In the past two days, there were many more practitioners in the camp after hearing the news, and they all entered the red mist.

The camp in the western region had already received Yu Ran's order, so they did not stop these practitioners, but also avoided conflicts.

However, the vast majority of practitioners only stayed in the red mist for less than half an hour before coming out with dark faces, and the longest one only stayed for a day.

Later they went to Red Mist again, but nothing was gained, and everyone seemed to have only one chance.

They saw that the Yinzong people stayed in the camp and did not leave, so they also stayed, as if they wanted to see if they could have other gains. They subconsciously thought that the Yinzong people stayed because they had other discoveries.

Cheng Song and Huang Qian stood at the gate of Daying as usual, looking in the direction of the red mist, but still did not see Yu Ran.

"Rhubarb, do we have to wait any longer?" Cheng Song frowned slightly.

Huang Yu glared at Cheng Song angrily, and said angrily, "Can you stop barking Rhubarb Rhubarb? Those who don't know think you're calling a dog. I'm also a strong man at the emperor level. Leave it to me." Can you save face?"

If it wasn't that he couldn't beat him, Huang Qian really wanted to beat Cheng Song into a pig's head.

It's fine that the two of them didn't know each other very well before, but since they got to know each other a little better, he found that Cheng Song is just an old kid, it's so annoying.

Cheng Song laughed and said, "I think Rhubarb is very kind, it feels like seeing a childhood friend."

God what a childhood friend!
"Someone came out again... like people from the Jun family, the Duan family, the Yuan family, and the Hong family."

Cheng Song suddenly looked into the distance and said in a low voice.

Huang Qian looked up and said, "They have been in the red mist for more than two days, and it seems that the harvest should be quite good."

"Yes, we also stayed in the red mist for more than two days, and we all got a great opportunity. Mr. Yu hasn't come out yet. His chance is probably the biggest." Cheng Songruo pointed out Said.

Huang Qian squinted at Cheng Song, and said, "Why, you're thinking about it, and you're going to join the Jun family to snatch it?"

Cheng Song was silent for two seconds, thinking that he had really thought about it just now, but he finally killed the idea.

Shaking his head, Cheng Song said: "You and I have both experienced the illusion in the red mist, and we should be very clear about how difficult it is to survive in the beginning of hell, let alone get a chance, that is hell level of difficulty."

Huang Qian: "?"

With question marks all over his head, he didn't understand why Cheng Song suddenly told him this?
Seemingly seeing Huang Qian's doubts, Cheng Song said: "I want to say that being able to stay in such an environment for so long is not something that ordinary people can do. At least so far, only Mr. Yu is alone."

"Without this opportunity, we would not be able to defeat each other. With this opportunity, it is even more impossible for us to defeat each other. Moreover, there is an even more terrifying emperor-level powerhouse beside Mr. Yu. Whoever snatches it will die."

"I don't think my life is too long!"

Huang Qian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said, "It's great that you can think so. Just now I was really afraid that you would feel too good about yourself and make some irrational decisions, which would implicate me!"

Cheng Song: "..."

At this time, the people from the four families had already walked over.

Concubine Jun Luo saw Cheng Song and Huang Qian, and greeted them with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a while, the two elders have become more energetic, and I must have gained a lot this time!"

Concubine Jun Luo and Cheng Songhuang had already dealt with each other, but they could barely be regarded as acquaintances.

Huang Yu also said with a smile: "Miss Jun is joking, we haven't stayed in the red mist for as long as you guys, so it's just a small gain!"

Cheng Song didn't speak, but he smiled back.

In terms of overall strength, the Jun family may not be comparable to the Yinzong, but the power of the Jun family in the secular world is very terrifying. If the Yinzong wants to develop in the secular world, it really cannot offend a huge official like the Jun family. The power of connections.

Jun Luofei smiled and asked curiously: "What are the two elders doing? Waiting for someone?"

"we are……"

Huang Yu was about to answer when he saw two figures approaching in the distance.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and immediately recognized the identities of those two people, they were Yu Ran and Zhao Yun'er.

Zhao Yun'er didn't know if it was her own fault. After entering the red mist, she didn't enter the illusion, and then she kept waiting near the red mist. After coming out of the red mist, she and Zhao Yun'er went back to the Western Territory camp. .

Before the two approached, they saw a group of people in front of the camp.

"Mr. Yu."

Cheng Song, who hadn't spoken the whole time, suddenly greeted Yu Ran and shouted enthusiastically.

Huang Qian: "..."

This bad old man is so cruel, and he was thinking of snatching Mr. Yu's opportunity before, but now he saw a real person, and he licked it better than anyone else, so he was convinced!

However, when Huang Qian complained, he followed suit and greeted Yu Ran.

When the Jun family, Yuan family, Duan family and Hong family saw this scene, their faces became ugly instantly.

Is this distinction too obvious?Isn't this a slap in the face of the four of them?
"What's the origin of this guy? Such a big face?" Hong Dahai, the fat man of the Hong family, asked very dissatisfied.

Concubine Jun Luo, Yuan Xinrou and Duan Jiajia glanced at him, but didn't return him.

Hong Dahai: "..."

He felt like he was despised by these three girls just now?
After seeing each other, Yu Ran and Cheng Song Huangju also came in front of the four families. He glanced at Concubine Jun Luo and looked away as usual, as if the two had never met before.

Concubine Jun Luo who originally wanted to say hello: "..."

"Designer Yuan, are you here too?" Yu Ran looked at Yuan Xinrou and said with a smile.

It's just that there is a chilling coldness in that smile.

When Yuan Xinrou appeared here, her identity was self-evident, that is to say, Yuan Xinrou came into contact with Qingyu for a purpose?
Yuan Xinrou sensed the murderous intent in Yu Ran's smile, and quickly explained: "Mr. Yu, hello, the Linhai matter is really just a coincidence, and it was Miss Su who found me on her own initiative, and I only found out about Miss Su later. identity of."

She was very afraid that Yu Ran would misunderstand, after all, the current Yu Ran is not what it used to be. Even Yi Jianmen, one of the hidden sects, has been destroyed. people fear.

Yu Ran took a deep look at Yuan Xinrou, and warned: "I will not interfere with you and Qingyu, but if you let me know that you have other thoughts, I will never let you go! "

Yuan Xinrou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and nodded quickly: "Mr. Yu, don't worry, I have absolutely no other thoughts. Qingyu and I are very pure friends."

"Hey, who are you kid? You're so crazy, why haven't I heard of you?" At this moment, the fat man Hong Dahai couldn't help shouting at Yu Ran and asked.

Many people around who had already guessed or knew Yu Ran's identity for a long time, when they heard Hong Dahai's words, their expressions suddenly changed...