
As Xie Ran departed from the restaurant, Liu Chang silently struggled in his mind while Xie Ran was coolly humming. Xie Ran's itchy hands were fulfilled, but he was still not satisfied enough as his money was dwindling.
Liu Chang glanced at him timidly and lowered his head back. Given how the girl next to him made Zhang Xin and the comrades look 'good' in a single blow, he couldn't imagine how much pain it would feel to be in their positions.
"Junior, sorry about what happened. I'll pay your money after payday."
Xie Ran stopped stepping and glanced at him. "I'm the one who's going to ask them for damages. What's-her-name? Jiang Sin?"
"Zhang Xin."
"Ah, that! If she doesn't want to, I'll make her look 'good' until she can't recognize her mother." Xie Ran formed a sinister grin making the man next to him creep.
"Zhang Xin came from a distinguished Family in Zhongbu Empire. Fear ...."
"Fear what? I'm not even afraid of the Xie Clan. Why should I be afraid of a little family who babysit such bastards?" Xie Ran snorted. Why is this guy so timid and feminine? His strength is not increasing.
Xie Ran's remarks further convinced Liu Chang that Xie Ran's background had an unusual status. Looking at his strength just now, just using a single knight level technique could already tear down five advanced level people as well as king level trainers. It would only happen to a person who was so trained with high resources.
Xie Ran fiddled with his glass crystal that worked like a cell phone and saw many tags calling his name. What is the name Xiao Ran so marketable that so much? It just might be.
Xie Ran was more interested in checking out the information regarding the Glass Pagoda. So far he has not met the Dean of the Magic Department. The Academy is divided into three departments. Magic department, forging department, and pharmacist department. Xie Ran had only entered the Magic Department because fighting was his ninja path from birth.
There was no other information regarding the Glass Pagoda other than the rumors that were spread. Xie Ran had searched for so long, but no other information was found until they reached the front of the Sky Dormitory.
The Sky Dormitory was the gateway to the Moon Pavilion. There was not only the Moon Pavilion, but other elite pavilions that were inhabited by high ranking disciples and noble disciples. It is like the modern world.
Xie Ran parted ways with Liu Chang and entered that elite area. During the journey, Xie Ran could only see the pavilion gate that had a distance of hundreds of meters from the other pavilions. The streets were quiet and silent, only birds passing by without any humans present. This suits the needs of Xie Ran who likes calmness.
Xie Ran quickly went towards his pavilion which was in the far north. He walked for several kilometers before finally arriving at his place. The writing of the moon pavilion was clearly engraved on top of the gate. Xie Ran walked inside using the gate key and looked at the large pavilion courtyard.
This pavilion is huge. Suitable for a certain group compared to Xie Ran alone. The qi capacity is also thick and very fresh. Many ornamental plants as well as fountains in pavilion ponds with fish swimming merrily. The emperor thoroughly chose a place.
Two Dragons came out of the pendant in small size carrying Xiao Caihong who was whining hungry. Qu Xuanzi handed the snake child to the two Dragons because for him taking care of the whining snake child was troublesome. In the end, two Dragons had to be exposed to its sap.
Xie Ran gave his pure energy to the snake boy while the two Dragons went around the Moon Pavilion to avoid the snake child. They do not want to take care of the Snake who is the enemy of the Dragon. Only for the sake of Xie Ran and Qu Xuanzi did they. Otherwise, it had been a long time since they had thrown away that spoiled snake.
After frequently consuming pure energy, Xiao Caihong became bigger quickly exceeding Xie Ran's expectations. The size that was originally only the size of a finger became larger by several centi. His eyes were extremely clear accompanied by jade-white scales that were almost radiant. That suggests that her intake is meeting needs, even more nutritious.
Xie Ran put Xiao Caihong on his bed while he would clean up. After clearing himself and continuing his cultivation, he left the pavilion for dinner.
The Academy is still crowded. The lights lit up beautifully illuminated the path. Xie Ran was wearing simple white clothes and did not stand out to be in the crowd as well as Xiao Caihong hiding in his arms while looking at the city. His black eyes were slightly visible at the end of the sleeves of the clothes looking delighted.
Enter one of the restaurants and order food with normal amount. He could have eaten Qu Xuanzi's cooking tonight, but he still wanted to find something that could help him complete the mission quickly. If it was just staying in the pavilion, he would have missed out on information.
While eating, a girl reprimanded him making Xie Ran turn to stop eating for a moment.
"Can I sit here? All the tables are full." The girl looked cute with her clear round eyes. She looked the same age as Xie Ran accompanied by a cheerful and childish face.
Xie Ran nodded and ate without caring about the girl. The girl thanked him as she sat in front of him with food on the tray. As the girl was about to eat her food, she paused for a moment realizing something.
"Are you Xiao Ran?"
Xie Ran glanced at her glance and nodded briefly before finally returning to eating. Was he that famous until someone knew him besides Liu Chang?
The girl smiled widely after getting Xie Ran's confession. "I heard you beat up that raunchy bunch. Very great!"
"Cabul?" Xie Ran did not know why Zhang Xin was called a pervert. He only knew the man was slovenly and caused his food to be contaminated so Xie Ran did not have any appetite.
"Yes, he always seduces many women and forces them to sleep together. I once forced it, it's a good thing that Senior Pei Xi helped me." The girl looked excited and blushed as she mentioned the senior's name.
"I just get annoyed and 'little' beat him up." Xie Ran did not care about any provocation from Zhang Xin. All he cared about was the food and money that was in vain.
"My name is Mei Liena, a first-year beginner. It's nice to talk to you in person. When some of the students told me about your action this afternoon, you were instantly popular among the beginners. I'm so amazed!"
"Is that good?" Xie Ran did not think his popularity was good for his mission.
The action just now was a spontaneous action. It was fortunate that Xie Ran instantly came to his senses and held back so as to just beat up those people or there would really be bloodshed. His position is also threatened.
"Very good. By showing your strength, your rank will increase from beginner to earth level. The top 10 in the beginner category alone is already amazing. Suddenly you were ranked 50th in the beginner category as well as 2950th in the academy. There were a total of 3000 disciples in the academy and 1000 disciples each level. You are so great!"
Xie Ran remained uninterested. Just a top 2000 rank out of 3000, what good is it? He was used to being the first from the start. But for now, it was better not to first if it did not want its identity to be publicly open.
"I didn't expect it."
"Ck, you have to grab it. In half a year there will be an Academy tournament. If you can reach the sky level of at least the top 10, you can join the tournament and will receive an award directly from the Dean."
"Which dean?"
"Of course the 4 Deans of the Academy. The main dean of the Academy, the dean of the magic department, the dean of the forging department, and the dean of the apothecary department. If you win, you will get an award according to the department you occupy and get an award from the main Dean. You can graduate quickly!" Mei Liena said happily.
To participate in a tournament is very difficult. One had to enter the sky rank and would be pitted against each other. Although Xie Ran's current strength was still a long way off, he still confidently recommended Xie Ran. Usually girls like this have a lot of secrets and trump cards. Just getting in can already beat the pervert.
"Why did you tell me?" Xie Ran could not help but wonder. This girl is too open and easy to use.
"I feel like you should know. All the disciples had known this since last month and were flocking to increase the rankings. If you missed it, it would be a pity because this announcement is no longer as reported as it was last month. That's the Academy's rule."
Xie Ran nodded in understanding. According to him, this tournament is quite tempting. Besides being able to expose the Dean of the magic department openly and end it, he could increase his strength and compare them all at once. These resources should not be wasted.
"All right, thanks for the information." Xie Ran smiled and continued eating quietly.
He had already decided to 'play' in the arena for half a year now. He heard that disciples who died in the arena were already ordinary and did not deduct points or money. He could utilize his strength to the maximum against the stronger one between life and death.
"Xiao Ran, where do you live? Why don't I see you at any inn?"
"The Moon Pavilion."
Suddenly Mei Liena choked on her own drink until it coughed. He looked at Xie Ran curiously just like Liu Chang earlier. "Xiao Ran, are you the Xiao brothers' cousin in the Sky Dormitory?"
"If I were their cousin, I might be with them right now or wouldn't be living apart." Xie Ran did not know who the Xiao brothers were. All he knew was that the Xiao brothers should not be ordinary people.
"yes too. I was thinking too shallow. The Xiao Clan had always dominated so many branch families from different regions after the Xie Clan and the Yan Clan. If you're from the Xiao Clan, it should stay with them."
Recalling about the upcoming tournament, Xie Ran tried to look for more in-depth information. "About, what reward would the Dean of the Academy give if he won?"
"From the previous Tournament, the Dean of the Academy let the winner determine any one request as the grand prize. The other reward was a rare artifact from the academy. The reward was huge, the difficulty was also huge. I dare not imagine it myself."
"One request .. that's enough," muttered Xie Ran. "I'm going to the tournament!"
"Didn't you want to come?"
The girl laughed at herself. "What me? Just an apothecary, can it compare to a real cultivator?"
"Although that's the case, you can still fight. What difference? Tournament participants must be equipped with pharmacists for group matches."
Mei Liena was speechless looking at Xie Ran with her round eyes. Is that girl taking him? "Xiao Ran, are you taking me? Helping me? To be honest, my family is a family of pharmacists who need great fighters to protect the family. I was my only hope because my brother was paralyzed."
Xie Ran did not have much of a reaction. He indifferently continued eating not giving the girl an answer. Who wants to help him? He did not care what the girl needed him to raise the family's reputation.
Mei Liena immediately moved the place to Xie Ran's side. "Xiao Ran, are you really helping me? Thank you!" She thought Xie Ran's silence meant Xie Ran agreed to her request. Xie Ran is the one who offered.
While Xie Ran who realized that this girl had different thoughts with him immediately turned his head with a frown. Why was he met by a girl who was more stupid than him?
"Xiao Ran, what if I become your disciple? Although I'm a little difficult to manage, I can obey you."
"No!" Xie Ran did not know how to think shallowly Mei Liena. Suddenly just approaching and thanking then applying as a disciple, it made Xie Ran goosebumps.
Mei Liena was speechless hearing Xie Ran's bluff. He who was unusually bullied started to tremble and bowed obediently like a sad docile dog.
Xie Ran who saw the jolly girl next to him became increasingly upset. He always makes children cry everywhere. If Mei Liena cried, Xie Ran would be bothered and feel like he had hurt this little girl.
"I mean, don't consider me a teacher. I don't accept students in my teens" Xie Ran said, lowering his tone to normal. He had learned patience lately and it had managed to unleash his killing intent. "Because you want me to help you, then just be a friend."
Hearing that Mei Liena again clearly looked at Xie Ran as if her clear gaze was sparkling like a cat. It was very desirable for Xie Ran to gouge out his eyes and make a collection.
When Mei Liena wanted to rush back, Xie Ran immediately interrupted her. "But there are conditions!" Xie Ran did not want his ears to buzz. At least for now. "Don't make noise near me."
Mei Liena nodded in agreement and directly hugged Xie Ran from the side. "Ah, I think you're mad at me. I was so scared."
Xie Ran was so angry now that his face darkened. She should have no intention of persuading this girl and letting her cry for mother's protection. Xie Ran did not expect him to be friends with a girl like this. Is this karma for him?
"But I'm not a good person. Do you still want to be friends with me?" Xie Ran tried to make her doubt.
"I'm not a good person either. I'm a pharmacist but I can only make poison and antidote. That's why, none of the disciples in the pharmacist department considered me. If they need an antidote for poison when a disciple fails to make medicine until poisoning, they come to me without paying. I don't like people like them so I often refuse poison cure requests from them. They don't consider me a pharmacist but a snake!"
Xie Ran who was listening to him could only catch the final part that this girl was the same as him. Used and discarded for customer satisfaction. Xie Ran smiled smirked at him. How could a girl this innocent have such a grim destiny? Xie Ran who originally wanted to reject her became slowly accepting her because she felt they were similar. But Xie Ran did not want this girl to get more and more lapsed by it.
"I have many enemies. Don't involve yourself."
"I have a lot of enemies too. I told you, if there's anything call me. I will poison your enemies pitifully." Mei Liena was so confident that she could help Xie Ran.
"What if my enemy is a stronger person? Like Xie Chen and Tang Yueha for example." Xie Ran tried to convince as well as test. He does not like someone who is timid because the way forward is so complicated. He didn't want his friend to betray just because he was hostile towards someone influential. Xie Ran hates people to betray more than he blatantly hates.
"To be honest, I once liked Xie Chen at first glance. But... He rejected me."
Xie Ran did not know how to react. Isn't that off topic? How did this girl even confide in him?
"He said, that I'm not even as good as his cousin, Tang Yueha—"
"So you trained to get his attention? It doesn't make sense!" sela Xie Ran's.
"Listen first. I haven't finished the story yet" said Mei Liena. "After that, I tried hard. But Xie Chen kept refusing to expressly say I was trash to the point of telling people to get rid of pests like me. I don't accept. Not because he was rejected, but he called me trash to the point of wanting to get rid of me. When I protested to her, she brought up my paralysed sister and told me my family was trash. I hate him so much! I want to show you that my family and I are not trash like he said. I want to deny his words. It doesn't matter if I'm insulted, but not my family ...." Mei Liena explained at length with emotion engulfing on her childish face.
Xie Ran only slightly listened to this bedtime story and yawned bored. This girl is very good at talking without drinking. Is he thirsty? Even Xie Ran was done with his meal, the girl was still talking about Xie Chen bullying him until it became an academy joke. Though Mei Liena no longer approached Xie Chen, but always scapegoated others to make Xie Chen foolishly angry at her.
This drama .. is very boring.
Can Xie Ran sew her mouth? Just now Xie Ran said that he did not like noise. But Mei Liena instead narrates the schoolboy drama between a cold man and a mistreated cupid woman.
"I'm determined, I'll take revenge on all of them!"
That was all Xie Ran understood from the length of the drama being told. This girl will have the potential to be a lawyer or a storyteller.
Xie Ran yawned. "So, you want revenge?"
"You could say so."
"Thank you for the consultation, but I'm not interested in the drama you're going through." Xie Ran spoke indifferently.
Mei Liena sighed. "Isn't it interesting to you? Usually, if someone has a complicated love story and it doesn't end well, many are interested in meddling or supporting one."
"I don't even know love, why did she say that strange term to me? Just like a heartbroken flower," muttered Xie Ran about to leave but Mei Liena immediately pulled him back into the chair.
"Xiao Ran, what exactly is your problem? There's no way you as a woman aren't interested. Maybe you want to say something to me or to Xie Chen. At least one word."
Xie Ran with a dark face said, "Stupid."
Did he really say just one word? How heartless. He knew he was indeed a fool to have been attracted to Xie Chen to such an unfortunate fate, but he did not expect this friend of his to call him a blatant fool.
"Xiao Ran, don't you feel sorry for me?" Mei Liena put on a face of pity.
"I'm sorry, but I don't understand how stupid you are to think of Xie Chen as an idol. Idol from where? Wc hole?"
"Ah, don't you understand the name of feelings between men and women? Come on Xiao Ran, you've got enough age to get married but you don't understand?"
"I'm still 16." Even at her actual age she was not interested or knew about the relationship of men and women.
"Oh? Then another year or two. But at least you should know so that in the future not be laughed at."
"Why laughed? Getting stronger is the first thing. If you are strong, who would dare to laugh? Even living alone in comfort is better enough." Xie Ran spoke lightly without sin. It was a dream long ago but it was hard to achieve.
Mei Liena never knew if there really was another woman who had such heartless thoughts as Xie Ran. According to him, Xie Ran was very rigid and stupid in relationships. There are many enemies.
Actually, where was this girl born? What was her mother's food when she was pregnant?
Looking at the astonished Mei Liena, Xie Ran sighed. "I told you reality. If you are not strong and smart, you have no money. If you don't have money, you'll go hungry. If you are hungry, you will die. Life is expensive. Why think of unnecessary things?"
"Do you think that relationship is unnecessary? What if you're lonely? If you're strong, have money, and food but live alone for thousands of years. Isn't pathetic?" Mei Liena did not know the teachings from which Xie Ran said.
Xie Ran thought for a moment for a while. Her face remained indifferent during her thought then glanced at Mei Liena back and casually said, "If it's tired of living yes.suicide."
Mei Liena wanted to cry in her heart. Why is this girl so heartless?
While Xie Ran did not know that his words caused Mei Liena's heart to hurt thinking about Xie Ran's fate. He only thinks about his past, which is tired of living and fed up with the world, and plans to kill himself well and elegantly under the sea. What wrong?