The sun is setting, and the sunset is like a fire.

The last rays of the setting sun dissipated into the distance, the colors dimmed, and night came.

The night in the deep mountains is quiet and cold, and the cool cold drills into Rao's bones. The shadows of the trees blown by the wind moved slightly, and the moonlight above the head was cold, pouring down like flowing water. The long and narrow leaves that flowed with moonlight gradually condensed with crystal dewdrops.

The night is deep and cold.

Chu Ran sat on the branch of a thousand-year-old tree, he leaned against the thick trunk, and above his head was a branch extending out, with clusters of emerald green leaves growing on it. His eyelids drooped, his eyes closed, and he seemed to be asleep.

In the distance, the moon hangs high, the stars twinkle, and the Milky Way shines.

One drop......

One drop......

Another drop of dew rolled down and dripped on Chu Ran's face, he opened his eyes, the color was slightly bright, and the morning sun had not yet come out.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of his lips, and the snow-white handkerchief was instantly dyed red. Chu Ran's expression was as indifferent as usual, as if he had long been accustomed to this. He put away his handkerchief, stood up, tiptoed, and fell to the ground.

He had to rush to the Deep Blue Lake at the moment when the morning sun rose, where the nine-leaf green lotus grew.

His body was light and swift as he walked through the pine forest, like a bird's nest. A sword appeared out of thin air in his hand, and with a swing of the sword, a silver wind wolf was cut down by him, and the huge corpse fell into the forest. The smell of blood spread instantly, and those demon beasts hiding in the darkness suddenly retracted their claws, but the eyes that shone with a ghostly light were always staring at the figure shuttling through the forest. Once Chu Ran reveals a flaw, they will not hesitate to pounce, bite, and hunt.

A red figure floated down, and the red clothes floated up, and the hunt sounded. Chu Ran stood on the green grass on the shore, in front of him was a wide lake, the dark blue water was pure without a trace of impurities, and the calm lake surface was like a piece of blue crystal. The lake is boundless, you can't see the end at a glance, and in the distance, the water is the same color.

This is the Deep Blue Lake, and there are nine-leaf green lotuses growing in the lake. The green lotus floats on the surface of the lake, and the layers of leaves are as green as jade. This scene and this thing are beautiful.

The tranquil and beautiful deep blue lagoon is enough to entice anyone to stop by it. The nine-leaf green lotus made of jade is amazing. However, under such calm beauty, there is a deadly danger.

Any material treasure is guarded by companion monsters, and anyone who wants to pick them will be attacked by companion monsters. And the companion demon beast of the nine-leaf green lotus is the two-headed python. Normally, it lurks at the bottom of the lake, and once someone gets close to the Nine Leaf Blue Lotus, it will wake up from the lake and attack that person.

Chu Ran raised his head and looked into the distance, there was still a quarter of an hour before the morning sun rose. He had to kill a two-headed python in a quarter of an hour, he pondered for a moment, then leaped towards the lake with his sword in hand and tiptoe.

Just when he was ten feet away from the Nine Leaf Blue Lotus, suddenly the surface of the lake trembled, and a huge cyan two-headed python came out of the lake. Its two heads, four eyes, and cold vertical pupils stared at Chu Ran. Then he saw a stream of water spurting out of the lake behind him, and a huge tail pumping towards him. Chu Ran's figure dodged and dodged, and the snake tail chased after him, like a whip, flexibly and quickly pumping towards him.

Chu Ran's speed was very fast to dodge, and the naked eye was so fast that he could only see afterimages, and the giant python couldn't capture his position. At the same time, such a rapid movement put a huge burden on his body, and the blood at the corners of his lips continued to ooze, and he felt that his physical strength was losing dramatically.

The smell of blood in the air was also noticed by the two-headed python, which made it even more excited. The luster in those vertical pupils was brighter, and its snake tail twitched faster, making it impossible to dodge.

Chu Ran realized that he couldn't go on like this any longer, and if he continued to consume it, neither time nor himself could hold on, so he could only fight quickly! His expression was cold, and the murderous aura between his eyebrows and eyes was permeated, and he had a trick to hide from the sea! In an instant, his figure disappeared, and his breath was gone.

The snake tail of the two-headed python was stunned, and then it was furious, and the snake tail slapped the water surface hard, and suddenly the water waves were raised.

"Ahem...... Chu Ran, who was hit by a huge wave of water, had a sweet throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand to prevent the smell of blood from exposing his existence. Bright red blood trickled from his fingers and dripped into the lake.

The two-headed python, which couldn't find Chu Ran's figure, was furious, and set off a wave of waves, and the waves were turbulent, and the entire Deep Blue Lake became irritable and dangerous. Suddenly, the heart of the two-headed python sank, and a chill approached.

It was about to turn the snake's head, but it was too late.

Chu Ran's whole person rushed out from behind the two-headed giant python, and the three-foot Qingfeng sword light in his hand was magnificent!

One sword, cut off the head of the snake!

One sword, another head of the snake!

One sword, seven inches!

Blood stained the entire surface of the lake, and the body of the huge green python sank to the bottom of the lake.

Chu Ran stood in mid-air, he spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, and his mouth was full of the smell of blood. His expression was cold, and he slashed towards the surface of the lake with a sword, and the lake split in two, he leaned down and put away the body of the two-headed python, which was all spirit stones!

After he did all this, he came to the side of a nine-leaf green lotus, and in the distance, where the water met, the morning sun rose, and the golden mass was like fire, warm but not scorching.

His eyes looked at this rising sun, as if he saw the awakening of the world. He bowed his head, took out a porcelain vase, and took the dew drops from the green lotus leaves.

Behind him was a calm and beautiful deep blue lake, the waters of which were bright red like a sea of blood.

The three tasks were completed, and Chu Ran went back to the sect.

He returned to Turtle Spirit Peak and did not rush to the Bounty Hall, it was still early at this time, and the Bounty Hall was afraid that it had not yet opened. He went back to Linzi Pavilion first, and when he entered the courtyard, he walked up the stone steps with his feet up, and suddenly, his footsteps stopped.

Outside his house, a black-clothed young man was lying outside the door with his sword in his hand and his eyes closed.

It seems that he has been standing for a long time, but has he been standing all night?

Sensing his footsteps, Lu Zhan, who was leaning outside the door, opened his eyes, his dark eyes looked at Chu Ran, and said, "You're back." ”

"Hmm. Chu Ran responded lightly in a voice.

"Something?" he said.

"Hmm. Lu Zhan said.

After a pause, he looked at him and said, "You smell of blood." ”

"Not my blood. Chu Ran said, "I went to the Bounty Hall yesterday to pick up a few tasks. ”

He said in an understated tone, not much.

Lu Zhan could hear that he was explaining to him why he wasn't there yesterday.

"Look at you, the mission is done. Lu Zhan said in a calm tone.

"Hmm. Chu Ran said.

After a pause for a few seconds, Lu Zhan said: "I came to tell you a word, I believe in you, you are very powerful." ”

"It's just a little worse than me. Lu Zhan added.

When Chu Ran heard this, he looked up at him and replied to him with a word, "Heh......"

"It's over. Lu Zhan said, "I'm going back to sleep." ”

He stood up straight, held his sword and raised his feet and walked forward, and when he passed by Chu Ran's side, he said, "You have to work hard, I am waiting for you to chase me." ”

After half a ring, Chu Ran, who was standing in front of the steps, suddenly spoke: "Next time, let's compete and see who is more powerful." ”

Lu Zhan's footsteps paused, and he said without looking back: "Okay." ”

Lu Zhan's appearance was unexpected, he didn't expect him to stand outside his door all night, just to tell him that sentence. If he's not here, won't he go back first and come back tomorrow?

Chu Ran pushed open the door and went in, his steps were brisk, he stretched out his hand to cover his lips, he didn't sleep well last night, it's better to sleep again.

He changed his slippers and clothes, climbed into bed, and lay upright on the bed, covered by the quilt, and closed his eyes. I fell asleep quickly, and it was rare to sleep so peacefully.

Dreamless sleep.

By the time he woke up, it was already noon.

He pushed open the door and went out to the bounty hall.

He walked into the bounty hall, "I'm here to hand in the task." ”

Senior Brother Zhang looked up when he heard this, and when he saw him, he was immediately startled.

"You...... You're alive. Senior Brother Zhang said in a surprised tone, and then patted his head, "You must have come to give up the mission, didn't you?"

"Your son is also quite familiar and knows how to measure. Senior Brother Zhang said, "Okay, I'll eliminate the task for you." ”

"It's not. Chu Ran said, "I'm here to hand in the task." ”

"I know, you're here to give up...... Wait a minute. Senior Brother Zhang raised his head, looked at him, and said, "What are you here for?"

"I'm here to hand in the mission. Chu Ran said.

"You do it again. ”

"I'm here to hand in the mission. ”

“......”

"You're here to hand in the task?" Senior Brother Zhang said as he looked at him.

"Yes. Chu Ran responded.

There was silence.

"You've completed all those tasks?" said Senior Brother Zhang.

"Yes. ”

"If I remember correctly, you took the mission yesterday, right?"

"Yes. ”

“......”

There was a long silence.

"Take out the quest items and show them to me. Senior Brother Zhang said.

Chu Ran took out the bloody bear paws, rhino horns and the porcelain vase containing the nine-leaf green lotus dew and put them on the table, Senior Brother Zhang looked at them one by one, and then said, "Indeed, these things are right." ”

He looked up at this pale and thin young man, and until this moment, when things were placed in front of him, he still couldn't believe that he had really completed these tasks!

After half a ring, he shook his head, and the facts were in front of him, and he couldn't believe it.

sighed and whispered, "I really can't understand the world anymore, these people." ”

He put away the task item and said to Chu Ran: "You wait, I'll go and complete your task." The person who posted the task receives the message, and the reward will be sent to you, and you will receive it after three days. ”

Chu Ran responded when he heard this.

He turned around and completed Chu Ran's three tasks, and the news spread to other peaks and spread throughout the entire Shangqing Sect.

Those sect disciples who were in the bounty hall of other peaks saw the news, and they immediately looked surprised, they had all three tasks completed!

Subsequently, the entire sect was in an uproar.

Countless people jumped to their feet, eager to rush out and catch Chu Ran, shaking his head and yelling, "Return my spirit stone!"

In the gambling game, the dealer takes it all, except for Cui Hao.

But it doesn't matter, this strange thing only pressed a low-grade spirit stone, and the dealer was almost laughing out of his teeth.

At this point, a plaque was silently hung in front of the Reward Hall, which read, "Gambling on pleasure, gambling on the body." "Second, Chu Ran went to the Bounty Hall to receive the reward.

He paused outside the door of the bounty hall, looked up at the plaque hanging on the door, and gambled a lot to hurt himself...... and Shangqing Sect, a rigorous and ancient sect of cultivation, are obviously two styles of painting. He really couldn't imagine that such an ancient orthodox sect with a strict style would hang such a plaque.

Is this the official selling moe?

Chu Ran retracted his gaze and walked into the bounty hall with his feet raised.

As soon as I walked in......

Was it his delusion?

I always felt that the moment he walked in, countless eyes in the hall shot at him.

Chu Ran's footsteps paused slightly, his eyes swept around, and those people took their eyes back again, pretending to look at the tasks posted on the taskbar.

Chu Ran saw that there were far more people in the hall than yesterday, and his mind suddenly had a plan.

His expression remained unchanged, and he turned and walked to the right, "I'm here to claim the reward." ”

It was Senior Brother Zhang who received him today, he looked up at Chu Ran, and said, "This is your reward, since the amount of Nine Leaf Green Lotus Dew you collected is very large, Wei Daojun is very satisfied, and he added another bottle of Da Huan Dan as a reward." ”

Chu Ran took the reward and turned to leave.

After he left, there was a sudden exchange of heads and ears in the bounty hall.

"This is Chu Ran in the cross, he looks so weak. ”

"It's him, it's him! It's this person who caused me to lose a hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

"He wasn't what I imagined, I thought he was a tall and mighty man, and it turned out to be ...... What a white face!"

“......”

↑ These are all disciples of the Shangqing Sect who came to see where Chu Ran is after losing the spirit stone, and they have all kinds of guesses before they see the real person. After seeing it, they were disappointed, it turned out to be such a thin and thin teenager, who looked so weak, was it really that he completed the three death tasks?

Even though they have doubts in their hearts, the facts are there, and they cannot be unbelieved.

After Chu Ran received the reward, he did not go back to the Disciple Pavilion, but went to another place, Xuanwu Square.

Xuanwu Square has a large trading area, where disciples of the Shangqing Sect will set up stalls to trade and exchange what they need. Chu Ran didn't come here to barter, but to find Rao.

On the left and right sides of Xuanwu Square are the stalls set up by the disciples of the Shangqing Sect, and in the middle is the aisle, although there are many vendors, they are orderly and not messy. These stall holders put all their things outside, and those who need to fancy them negotiate with the stall owner in exchange for spirit stones. If the stall owner does not want spirit stones but barters, he will write down the things he needs on paper and hang them in front of the stall to attract people who have them to come and exchange them.

Chu Ran walked along the road, his eyes scanned these stalls, and found that there were a lot of things traded here, all kinds of refining materials, immortal herbs, spiritual weapons, and even exercises were traded. However, most of these exercises are incomplete or have no provenance, and ordinary monks will not buy them. Who dares to practice, and who will be responsible in case of an accident?

The scale of the exchange in Xuanwu Square is as large as that of a type of trade fair. Chu Ran's expression was thoughtful, there were still a lot of yesterday's loot in his storage bag!

He stopped and came to a stall.

The owner of the stall was a young man in a blue robe, sitting with his body crooked, his eyes closed, his face dazed and sleepy, apparently asleep. I saw his head lower and jerk a little, and the whole person woke up. He looked up in confusion and saw Chu Ran standing in front of his stall.

"Yo!" he said in a hoarse voice, and said in a lazy tone: "This year's new junior brother, what do you want?"

"Senior brother gives you Yi Yi, how about this spider silk clothes? The best defensive spirit weapon, invulnerable, invulnerable. I guarantee that you have rough skin and thick meat, and you will not lose a drop of blood!"

Chu Ran didn't say anything when he heard this, just raised his head, looked at him silently with a pair of dark eyes, and then saw a red blood stain flowing from the corner of his lips, and his voice was as cold as broken jade, "Senior brother, are you sure that he can make me not shed a drop of blood?"

"......" stall owners.

The stall owner was silent for a while, then picked up another thing to show him, and said, "How about this? Energetically rejuvenating the Blood Pill! One will make you full of blood and come back to life, and Master will no longer have to worry about me losing too much blood! Do you know what a blood cow is? A blood cow is a cow that has eaten a vigorous blood rejuvenating pill...... Bloody people?"

Chu Ran took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his lips, and the blood quickly turned into the snow-white handkerchief.

"......" stall owners.

A man covered in blood came to his mind, and sure enough, it was a bloody man.

"Senior brother, what about this! You are satisfied with this bag!" The stall owner mysteriously took out an object and said in a low voice: "This is the treasure of my town store!"

"Do you have a shop?" Chu Ran said.

“...... Don't care about these details, those who become big things are not informal, junior brother, you are in love!" said the stall owner, only to see the thing he took out, a black seed.

"This is the seed of the Blood Thorn. The stall owner said, "Plant this seed into your body, give birth to it with spiritual power, and it will be your powerful weapon when you fight." Not only can it attack your opponents, but it can also absorb their blood and use it to replenish its own lost blood. ”

Sucking the blood of your opponent to replenish yourself?

"A monk who is not a Wood Spirit Root can also use it?" Chu Ran said, mentioning that it was the Wood Spirit Root Monk who spawned seeds to attack with plants.

"Yes, it's not a wood spirit root, other spirit root monks can also use it, but it needs to consume some more spiritual energy. The stall owner said, and added, "Except for the fire spirit root." ”

When Chu Ran heard this, he looked at him deeply.

The stall owner didn't realize it, and continued to sell his things enthusiastically and vigorously, he didn't believe it, and now he won't be able to sell a single thing to this son!" "Senior brother, if you want it, I can give you a friendly price." Originally, there were at least 100,000 low-grade spirit stones, but I will only accept 10,000 from you today! 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, I can't even buy a spirit soldier at hand, let alone this blood thorn seed that can be used as a weapon and a pill!"

Chu Ran's expression did not move when he heard this.

Seeing this, the stall owner gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, junior brother." I see that you have a good face and look like my younger brother who died young, so I will give you a family price! Eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight spirit stones! It can't be lower! You go to another store and ask which store has such a low price as mine!

Chu Ran still didn't move.

"......" stall owners.

"My brother, you died so miserably! My brother misses you so much!" The stall owner suddenly cried, then stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes, looked at Chu Ran with a sad expression and said, "Senior brother, looking at you, my heart hurts." You look too much like my brother who killed a thousand knives! In this way, 6,666 lower-grade spirit stones should be regarded as ...... Think of it as a memorial to my brother who didn't have a chance!"

With that, the stall owner covered his face with his hands and went away. While muttering, he secretly looked out through his fingers and peeked at Chu Ran's face.

Seeing that Chu Ran looked unmoved, he took out a handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth, and then handed him the blood-stained handkerchief, and said in a light tone: "Wipe your tears, looking at you, I also think of my eldest brother who has a sick brain." I advised him to take medicine, and when he didn't take medicine, he was like you. Later, he gave up the treatment and became terminally ill and could not be saved. ”

"......" stall owners.

"This junior brother, do you want to buy it or not?" the stall owner put down his hand, looked at him with a serious face, and said, "Five thousand spirit stones, the lowest price, can't be less." ”

"Senior brother. Chu Ran said, "There is one thing you may not know yet, in fact, I am the Fire Spirit Root. ”

"Grass, why aren't you early!" The stall owner was suddenly indignant, pointing at Chu Ran's nose and scolding: "Waste so much time!"

"Are you here to make trouble!" said the stall owner angrily.

"It's not. Chu Ran's face was calm, and he said, "I'm here to collect debts." ”

"......" stall owners.

"What are you?" he plucked out his ears and said, "You repeat it, I didn't hear clearly." ”

"I'm here to collect debts. Chu Ran repeated in a calm tone.

"Fart!" The stall owner suddenly jumped to his feet and scolded: "Lao Tzu doesn't even know which onion you are, how can he owe you Lingshi! Those people who Lao Tzu owes Lingshi are all dead! Could it be that one of them climbed up from the underworld to collect debts!"

"Don't try to deceive Lao Tzu's spirit stone, Lao Tzu is not fooled!"

"Wang Baobao, right?" Chu Ran said.

"What do you tell Lao Tzu to do!" said the stall owner with an impatient expression.

"You set up a gambling game in the sect before. Chu Ran said.

"So what?" said Wang Baobao.

"It's not good, your dealer takes it all, and the money is overturned. Chu Ran said.

Wang Baobao suddenly looked proud, and said: "That's my master's eyes are like a torch, and at a glance, I know that Chu Ran is not a thing in the pool, and it will become a big thing! Those short-sighted people are vulgar!"

"Thank you for the compliment. Chu Ran said in a light tone.

"I didn't praise you. ”

"I forgot to introduce myself, my name is just Chu Ran, Chu Ran's Chu Ran in your mouth. ”

“...... Grass!"

Wang Baobao looked at him with a ghostly expression on his face, and said, "What are you doing here, even if you are Chu Ran? I haven't borrowed a spirit stone from you!"

"I'm here, I'm here to collect debts. Chu Ran looked at him with a calm face, "You use me as a gamble, how can you win the spirit stone and swallow it alone?" ”

"Impossible!" Wang Baobao flatly refused, "Don't even think about it!"

"Since this is the case, then I can only kill my relatives in righteousness and report to the elders of the sect precepts that you have gathered a crowd. By the way, it doesn't seem like the first time you've done this kind of thing, right? Chu Ran wrote lightly.

"......" Wang Baobao.

"Okay, brother, you won!" Wang Baobao gritted his teeth, "You won!"