"Here's the problem: how do you plan to rescue Jiang Ran?" Yang Hai spread his right hand. "The problem is that he's trapped in Tianguang Town and can't get out. If he could, he would have used Weipus's talent to teleport out long ago, but he didn't. He's reached the point where he needs your help!"
“That’s Jiang Ran! How dire must the situation be for him to ask for help? It means he has no way to solve the current predicament on his own.”
"The more people, the more strength!" Yang Hai smiled and opened his arms. "Why don't you tell me what exactly went wrong on Jiang Ran's side?"
No one could laugh along with him. After briefly explaining Jiang Ran's situation, Yang Hai stroked his chin thoughtfully: "So, he has lost his human form and his talent has been sealed. How do you plan to restore him?"
Ye Ye explained, "Right now, Yu Cheng's energy... well, his physical strength is a bit insufficient, so he can't create such a prop for the time being. But we can wait. We'll meet up with Jiang Ran in Tian Guang Town first, and then use the spatial connection of my Dao technique to have Yu Cheng send the prop over remotely."
"This is indeed a feasible plan, but perhaps it doesn't need to be this complicated at all."
Another person pushed open the door and entered; it was Alex, the SSS-rank ghost storyteller from the British Empire.
The ghost story tellers were unaware of the existence of "miracles" because they themselves could use their talents on Earth. Therefore, they generally attributed any extraordinary power they encountered to their talents. Alex, who was outwardly an SSS-level being, was naturally different from Yang Hai, who was an S-level being, in the eyes of Su Yu and Chen Qiuran.
Of course, since this guy had always been an enemy, the two of them didn't trust him at all, regardless of their strength.
For them, they couldn't even ask this guy to do anything more; they would be grateful if he just behaved himself.
“It’s very simple to make Jiang Ran recover; I can do it.” Alex leaned against the doorway. “We don’t even need to leave here.”
Yu Cheng thought of Alex's ability: as long as others believe something will happen, he can make it happen. In other words, as long as the other ghost storytellers believe that Jiang Ran is alright, Alex can make it a reality!
Yu Cheng hadn't expected Alex to lend a hand, because in the previous instance, they were still life-or-death opponents. That battle seemed to be a duel between the three committee chairmen and the demon apostles, but in reality, it was Alex fighting Jiang Ran. To be honest, Yu Cheng didn't really trust Alex.
Why are you helping us?
"Why should I help you?" Alex suddenly chuckled. "Is it so hard to be a good person these days? Hey, big sister, Alanstar and Jiang Ran were really close before, but now they're working together. Is my defection so hard for you to believe?"
Unexpectedly, Yu Cheng nodded.
"That is indeed hard to believe. After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch, don't you think, Mr. Alex?"
"Let's be frank. What do you want in return for helping us?"
“Well, since you’ve put it that way—” Alex smiled slightly, “then ask Jiang Ran a question for me. If he’s willing to answer me, I’ll do you a favor.”
In Tianguang Town, Jiang Ran lay on the eaves, gazing at the noodle shop not far away. Marid sat inside, enjoying his breakfast, while his five dogs were chained outside. On the mountain, his awful singing had stopped; it was unclear whether he was tired of singing or suddenly remembered that everyone had been assimilated and no one was coming to save him.
At that moment, Wips relayed Alex's words over the connection.
"Jiang Ran, Alex has a question for you, I don't know what it means, he said—"
"Whose core divinity resides?"
“Core divinity? Hah—” Jiang Ran shook his head. Alex just couldn’t stay still. Had he finally lost his temper?
"Tell him it's on me!"
The fact that Alex could ask this question directly means that he knows far more than Jiang Ran thought, and may have already determined the answer. So there's no need for him to hide anything. Jiang Ran simply told him that the core divinity is within him, and if he wants it, then he should come and take it!
Jiang Ran didn't mind first reclaiming a portion of the divinity of [faith]!
After receiving the answer, Yu Cheng was unsure whether she should tell Alex. She didn't quite understand what the two were talking about, but since Jiang Ran had already answered, she decided to relay it truthfully.
"Brother Jiang Ran told me to tell you that it's on him."
Alex wasn't surprised: "As expected? Anyway, I guessed it was either him or Arceus, hmm... alright."
Yu Cheng couldn't help but ask, "What is this core divinity you're talking about?"
"Trust me," Alex smiled, "You wouldn't want to know."
What's going on? Playing the riddle-maker again...
Jiang Ran jumped off the roof and went to the deserted woods. After a moment, he returned to human form. It seemed that Alex was quite quick.
He examined the miracles inscribed on the water mirror, and well, not a single one remained; they had all been reset in a loop.
Fortunately, it wasn't a huge loss, since there wasn't much left on top anyway.
Jiang Ran reviewed his encounter in the previous cycle. Song Yang was Xiao Yan's ally, but also a clear enemy. So the information he revealed in the first two cycles might not be so simple.
Besides Marid, Song Yang also mentioned two other people: a beautiful young woman in her thirties named Madam Yang, and a street thug named Bai Shou. Judging from Marid's situation, these two people are probably not simple either.
In addition, he mentioned not to hurt people or steal, which are correct rules that can be found in the library. Was he telling Jiang Ran this on purpose to gain her trust?
Wait! No... stealing?!
Jiang Ran suddenly realized something: wasn't Song Yang's "miracle" just "theft"?!
Theft is prohibited in Tianguang Town, so how did Song Yang manage to "steal"? From the moment he stole Jiang Ran's identity, did he already break the rules? Being in Tianguang Town, Song Yang couldn't possibly be immune to theft alone, could he?
Was he stubbornly enduring the punishment of the rules, trying to quickly end the battle before it fully manifested? Or did Xiao Yan use [Lost] to help him avoid punishment?
Yu Cheng can use the "Creator" to remove the pollution from Gwen's body. Xiao Yan also has the "Miracle," so it is not difficult for him to do these things. What puzzles Jiang Ran is that Song Yang has not made a move before. What happened that made him choose to stop hiding and make a move directly in the last cycle?
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