Once the matter was brought up, Chu Hongluan quickly recovered from her awkwardness and followed Liu Jinghong to the martial arts arena.
At this time, the training ground was filled with a group of people, all of whom volunteered to go to the Western Regions together.
Chu Hongluan spotted Li Dazhuang, a body cultivator, in the crowd at a glance. His height of over two meters and his massive muscles that looked like they were about to burst open made him very eye-catching no matter where he stood.
Just as they were about to call him out, Li Dazhuang suddenly glanced at his feet in surprise, and then hurriedly stretched out his thick arms to push the people around him to the sides!
"Don't push! Don't push! There's a short person here! You'll trample them to death!"
Li Dazhuang seemed to think that this wasn't decisive enough, so he reached down and lifted the little girl up, placing her on his right shoulder.
The girl was blushing furiously, covering her face with her hands as if she wanted to disappear into the ground.
Hey! It's a familiar face!
Isn't this Qiao Yue? Why are you embarrassed?
Chu Hongluan smiled wickedly. Interesting.
With a wave of his hand, he said to Liu Jinghong, "I want these two people!"
Liu Jinghong smiled and added the two to the list.
Chu Hongluan felt a gaze that seemed to be staring straight at her, so she subconsciously looked over.
Gu Chunxiao stood at the back of the crowd, struggling to stand on tiptoe to see her. Song Nanhe stood behind her, seemingly wanting to help her, but considering the proper distance between men and women, he could only watch her stand on tiptoe with conflicted eyes.
It seems like it's worth trying.
"Then I'll take the last two too."
Originally, Liu Jinghong had only prepared four spots, but Chu Hongluan hastily designated them all. He didn't care, just smiled and accepted the list, asking her if she wanted to have lunch together.
Chu Hongluan readily agreed, and the two of them strolled down the mountain in the same carriage and with the same bodyguard.
This time, the two sat together in the carriage, which had a small table covered with blue silk, on which were placed snacks and tea.
The two had been through a lot together these past few days, and now that they were sharing a carriage, even if they were only exchanging casual words, they didn't feel awkward at all.
A shout came from outside: "The Wind and Cloud Ranking has undergone a major reshuffle after the Nine Pavilion Summit! Sword Pavilion's top disciple, Young Master Mo, has fallen out of the top ten! Today's Gale Daily is fresh off the press! Don't miss it! One copy costs only one spirit stone! And you can know everything that's happening in the martial world!"
Chu Hongluan's interest was piqued upon hearing Mo Yu's name. Just as she was about to order the carriage to stop, Liu Jinghong spoke up, "Xiao Wu, go buy a copy of the daily newspaper."
Upon receiving the order, Xiao Wu, the bodyguard who also worked as a part-time rickshaw driver, quickly pulled the rickshaw over to the side of the road, bought a daily newspaper from the newspaper vendor, and handed it into the rickshaw.
Liu Jinghong took it, and without even glancing at it, handed it to Chu Hongluan.
Chu Hongluan was taken aback: "Aren't you going to watch?"
"I think my junior sister seems more interested in this newspaper."
"How strangely observant," Chu Hongluan thought to herself.
Chu Hongluan unfolded the newspaper, and the first thing that caught her eye was the so-called major reshuffle of the popularity rankings, which occupied the largest section!
At the very top of the list, the six characters "Liu Jinghong of Tianji Pavilion" were enlarged, thickened, and edged with gold...
"hiss--"
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"Are you sure this isn't a shady operation?"
Liu Jinghong laughed arrogantly, "Junior sister, do you think I'm unworthy of this first place?"
Chu Hongluan ignored his arrogant nonsense and continued to look down the list. The second and third places were bolded but not enlarged with silver borders, but they were all names she didn't recognize.
Further down are the regular fonts, and Song Nanhe narrowly missed falling to tenth place on the list.
The font size for the rankings below the top ten is significantly smaller.
The two small, delicate characters "墨屿" are right next to Song Nanhe.
Chu Hongluan burst out laughing.
"What were the final rankings of the Nine Pavilion Summit? How come Mo Yu couldn't even make it into the top ten?"
"Him... his results are actually pretty good. I'm first on the individual rankings, Ke Tinghe is second, and Mo Yu is third. On the sect rankings, we're first, Penglai is second, and Jian Ge is third." Liu Jinghong smiled with a hint of schadenfreude.
"But junior sister, you may not know this. This young hero Mo is known for his aloofness and disdain for schemes and tricks. However, in the Nuwa Secret Realm this time, he is suspected of using the Nascent Soul Serpent to get rid of me, which has caused quite a stir."
Liu Jinghong's words were already quite objective and conservative. As he spoke, he observed Chu Hongluan's expression, afraid that she would think he was petty and gossiping behind her back.
To everyone's surprise, Chu Hongluan scoffed, "Controversy? What controversy? The controversy isn't about whether his methods are honorable or not, but whether he intends to harm or kill!"
Without realizing it, Chu Hongluan's heart had completely tipped in favor of Liu Jinghong.
The original idea of "killing the villain to prevent future troubles" has long since quietly transformed into "changing the villain's fate and saving the world through a roundabout way".
Seeing her reaction, Liu Jinghong couldn't help but feel relieved and warmed.
"Junior Sister, aren't you curious why your name isn't on the Ranking of Heroes?" Liu Jinghong teased with a smile.
Chu Hongluan raised an eyebrow: "If I'm included, wouldn't you lose your first place?"
Liu Jinghong laughed heartily: "If Junior Sister makes the list, there will be a huge gap between us. Being number one is an insult to Junior Sister."
His eyes sparkled, and he looked quite proud as he spoke.
"The list compiled by the Swift Wind Intelligence Agency is considered authoritative within the industry. However, this 'Heroes Ranking' is actually called the Rising Stars Ranking. Someone with Junior Sister's character and actions should be on the Heroes Ranking. Junior Sister risked her life, ventured into the secret realm alone, single-handedly killed the Nascent Soul stage nine-headed giant bird, and saved many elite disciples from the nine major sects. Such a great achievement makes her a worthy successor to the top of the Heroes Ranking!"
Chu Hongluan was flattered by his praise, but still accurately captured the key information: "So the rankings of the Gale Intelligence Agency are not just the Popularity Ranking and the Heroes Ranking, right?"
"Junior sister is indeed intelligent. In addition, the Gale Intelligence Agency also has a ranking of powerful figures. My father, Liu Qingfeng, has been asleep for twenty years, yet he still holds the top spot."
Chu Hongluan thought and thought, her words circling back and forth on the tip of her tongue, but she finally couldn't hold back: "Really, no one has said anything about you doing things behind the scenes?"
The Gale Intelligence Agency has three rankings, and the top spots on all three are occupied by people from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. It's really hard to convince the public, isn't it?
"The eyes of the masses are discerning."
...
Okay then.
After lunch, Chu Hongluan asked Liu Jinghong to use the divination method to send her to Kunlun Mountain, as she had something she wanted to give to the Taoist in green.
Liu Jinghong didn't ask any more questions and directly used the "Star Shift" technique. This time, because he was more skilled, he only needed three tries to reach the summit of Kunlun.
The two had barely stood still when Qingxu Palace appeared almost impatiently. The Taoist in green rushed out of the door, wishing he could give Chu Hongluan a bear hug!
"I've been waiting for you! I forged all the necessary parts according to your blueprints, but I just can't seem to assemble that ammunition system you mentioned! Can you please take a look?"
"..."
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