Chapter 70: These things look weird
While Meng Ran was thinking here, the people over there were also looking at him.
One of them, who had just arrived here recently and was subdued by Chang Ying and taken in as his follower, touched his chin and stared at Ying Bu Ran and the other two.
The more she looked, the more she felt like she had seen the person sitting in the middle somewhere before. She knew the person next to them was from the Liuyun Sect, but she didn't know why there were two of them.
"Hiss, no, the more I look at the person sitting in the middle, the more familiar he looks."
Chang Ying was sitting there bored. She was not good at negotiation but only at convincing people with reason. She could also figure out from the previous confrontation that the man dressed in the most Taoist style was not someone to be trifled with.
Hearing the little follower's words, she raised her eyelids and looked over: "Look familiar?"
The little follower closed his eyes, placed two fingers on his temples, and frowned deeply. "Let me think...hiss! She seems to be the young master of Wind Chasing City!"
Suddenly, an idea came to him, and the little follower clapped his hands suddenly, finally remembering it.
When she was still following the Jiuyou Sect, she seemed to have seen this person from afar during the attack by disguised ghost soldiers.
How did the people from Wind Chasing City get here?
The little follower's voice was not small, so Ying Bu Ran and the others could hear it clearly.
Ying Bu Ran didn't expect that someone here would know her. She was stunned for a moment and looked towards where the little follower was. "You know me?"
Meng Ran was also stunned. He blinked, then suddenly raised his voice, as if frightened: "Are you from Wind Chasing City?"
Ying Bu Ran returned his gaze to Meng Ran and raised an eyebrow. It seemed that she also had some issues with Zhuifeng City. "What's wrong? Do you have a grudge against Zhuifeng City?"
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Qingxun and Zhao Chaoan looked at Meng Ran warily at the same time, as if ready to take action at any time.
Meng Ran waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no! I just received help before."
Have you ever received help? That would make things much easier. Ying Bu Ran exchanged glances with Zhao Chao An, who nodded.
"You don't know how to deal with the current situation, right?" Ying Bu Ran tapped the table lightly and said after thinking for a while.
Meng Ran nodded, understanding that this meant they could continue the discussion about cooperation. "Yes, we're practically cut off from the rest of the world. We don't have any information. We're like a pile of loose sand."
Ying Bu Ran narrowed his eyes slightly. This was indeed a problem, meaning that the people here were unruly, but the solution was simple: just beat them into submission. "I can convince Mother to help you, but there's a prerequisite."
She glanced at the group of people who were looking over here and listening to the conversation, and continued, "If you want to survive, you must all obey us. If you don't accept it, then you have to fend for yourself."
Meng Ran agreed without hesitation. This was their only way out. "Okay, everyone here can accept it. I'll also have people take the news to other places. Whether they can accept it or not is up to them."
Ying Bu Ran smiled, stood up and extended his hand towards Meng Ran. "So, it's a pleasure working with you? I'll talk to Zhuifeng City and give you the information they communicated with later."
Meng Ranhui held her hand, which was unexpectedly cold, almost unliving. Before she could think anything more, Ying Bu Ran had already pulled out his hand and took out the Heavenly Spirit Mirror to communicate with the other party.
Jiang Liuyan responded quickly and agreed with her decision. After discussing the follow-up, Ying Bu Ran took out the spare Tianling Mirror from his storage ring and said, "Here, this is the Tianling Mirror. It can directly contact the person in charge of this matter."
"Thank you. Are you leaving?" Meng Ran took the Tianling Mirror and asked when he saw Zhao Qingxun and Zhao Chaoan also stood up.
"Well, I just saw some bad things here, so I stopped to deal with them. Our destination is not here." Ying Bu Ran explained.
Meng Ran thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Where are you going?"
"A little deeper."
Going deeper, it's a true restricted area. Meng Ran took a deep breath and offered, "Can I come with you? I've been to deeper areas before, and I've managed to get out alive. Maybe I can be of some help to you. In the real core area, resources alone are not enough. You can take this opportunity to observe me."
Was he offering to be a guide just to show his sincerity? Ying Bu Ran touched her chin, and Zhao Chaoan poked her and nodded.
They knew too little about this place. Even Zhao Qingxun had only lived with Sha Ruxin and had never been to other places. It would be great to have someone to help.
After making the decision, Ying Bu Ran didn't say much, and said directly: "...Okay, tell them, and we'll set off."
Meng Ran breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Then let me get to know you a little bit? My name is Meng Ran."
"Ying Bu Ran, these two are Zhao Chaoan and Zhao Qingxun." Ying Bu Ran pointed at himself and then at the two of them.
Meng Ran looked at the two people who looked almost identical. She knew Zhao Qingxun, and there was another person who looked exactly like her... "Twins?"
Zhao Chaoan's face suddenly turned cold: "No."
Meng Ran knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly apologized and slipped away to explain to Chang Ying. Ying Bu Ran smiled softly, especially after meeting Zhao Chaoan's angry eyes.
"Okay, okay, she doesn't know what's going on." Ying Buyan pinched Zhao Chaoan's face and stroked his hair.
Zhao Chaoan hummed twice, but was soon coaxed back into silence. Zhao Qingxun stood aside, watching the scene, his eyes slightly lowered, and he said nothing.
After Meng Ran came in front of the few people, he quickly explained the situation, handed the Tianling Mirror to Chang Ying, and repeatedly reminded them: "That's about it, the contact is left to you, and speak in a better tone."
Chang Ying felt embarrassed to have such a huge responsibility fall on her shoulders all of a sudden, but she finally nodded and agreed: "...I'll try my best."
Then, she looked at Meng Ran worriedly: "Doctor, do you really want me to go in with you?"
With Meng Ran's fighting ability, he would be injured if he didn't die.
Meng Ran nodded, very sure of what he was doing and had made up his mind: "Well, after all, they are partners, this is also a bit of sincerity, which can make them feel a little more at ease."
Another thing is to see whether it is really worth cooperating. Her life is not important. What is important is the fate of so many people in the restricted area.
"I'm leaving. Be careful. Watch your attitude!" Meng Ran waved at them and warned them at the same time.
The people in the restricted area have been unrestrained for too long, and at first they might really not accept the arrangements made by the people in Wind Chasing City.
On this side, Ying Bu Ran sat back in her original seat, looking out the window idly. Zhao Chaoan and Zhao Qingxun were guarding her on her left and right like two door gods.
Glancing at Meng Ran walking towards him, Ying Bu Ran stood up and waved his sleeves: "Alright? Let's go then."
After that, they walked very fast. Ying Bu Ran stopped after noticing some changes in his spiritual power.
"The middle area is in front. The spiritual energy here is somewhat polluted. Be careful not to absorb it. Even if you absorb it, it needs to be purified." Zhao Qingxun explained while observing Ying Bu Ran's condition. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that she was not feeling unwell.
As for Meng Ran, he had already started looking for medicine. He originally wanted to distribute it to the three people, but he found that each one was in better condition than the other. He scratched his head and decided to hold the medicine in his hand just in case.
Ying Bu Ran was stunned for a moment. He didn't actually feel any discomfort or like he was being led around, but he still turned to Zhao Chaoan and said, "Okay. Chaoan? Remember to record and pass it on. I need to concentrate on my perception and don't have the energy to spare for communication."
Zhao Chaoan nodded and took the Tianling Mirror: "Okay."
Seeing that they had divided the work, Meng Ran finally expressed his doubts: "Do you know the situation here?"
"I lived here for a while before." Zhao Qingxun explained.
Ah, that explains it. Meng Ran nodded in understanding, still a little curious: "I see. Then whose territory do you live in?"
This time it was Zhao Qingxun's turn to be stunned: "Lord?"
"Yes, we usually call the heads of each area living in the middle restricted area lords. Didn't that person tell you?" Meng Ran didn't expect that Zhao Qingxun didn't know this. Ying Bu Ran and Zhao Chaoan also looked over curiously.
They knew that the "lord" was Sha Ruxin, but they knew nothing else.
Zhao Qingxun shook his head. Sha Ruxin said nothing except her purpose: "No, are we also in the same lord's territory now?"
"It's almost there, just a little further ahead. Can we take a detour?" Meng Ran looked at Ying Bu Ran.
The lords in this area are not too strong, but they are extremely difficult to deal with and may delay them a lot of time on the road.
Ying Bu Ran didn't really care about this. As long as the general direction was correct, she would be fine. "Just keep going in that direction. It's okay to take a detour." She pointed ahead. "Is there a blank area in the middle?"
Meng Ran looked in the direction she pointed, calculated in his mind, and nodded after a moment: "Yes, there are too many wild beasts in some places. They are not suitable for living, so no one will occupy them." After that, she took out a new medicine, this time it was a plaster that could cover up the smell.
"Here's to you. You can put some on your body."
Ying Bu Ran took the plaster and smelled it, finding a faint herbal fragrance. She applied it and felt it was fine before handing it over to the two of them.
After confirming that there were no other smells, the four continued their journey. Almost as soon as they got a little deeper, they could see the shadow of a beast passing by quickly.
However, compared to the monsters seen in other places in the mortal world, these beasts look... really not distinctive.
Zhao Chaoan saw one of them clearly and was shocked by its ugliness. While recording the situation, he asked Meng Ran: "These things look so weird, how are their combat effectiveness?"
"The fighting power of each individual varies, but they often act in groups, so generally no one will provoke them." Meng Ran was afraid that she would start a fight if they disagreed, so he hurried to explain.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qingxun stepped in front of the crowd, stretched out one hand to stop them, and pressed the other hand on the hilt of the sword: "Wait, something is approaching."
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