Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 166 Three-Star Hunter Master, Please Let Me Protect the Great Beauty!
Lu Ran stood up calmly and first used his mental connection to calm Mo Fan down so that he could speak properly.

Then, Mo Fan, panting heavily, explained the situation regarding Zhang Xiaohou's disappearance.

"Brother Ran, I just broke through to the advanced level in the Three-Step Tower when I received the news that Xiao Hou has gone missing. I was so worried!" Mo Fan exclaimed.

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow and used his mental power to sense Mo Fan. He indeed had the aura of someone who had just entered the advanced stage, and hadn't even had time to awaken his magic ability yet.

It seems Mo Fan is a shoo-in for the National Team with his Demon-type ability.
"I want to see him alive or dead!" Lu Ran said solemnly, his eyes narrowed.

Even without the trip to the ancient capital, Zhang Xiaohou's disappearance would most likely have prompted him to make the trip anyway!

Mo Fan was moved to tears. It was true that he hadn't been wrong to recognize this elder brother!

"I'll go with you!" Mu Nujiao's clear voice rang out.

“I’m going too!” Mu Ningxue’s cool voice followed immediately.

Mo Fan's eyes flickered and then widened suddenly.

He never expected that Xiao Hou would have such good fortune!

Although it was because of Lu Ran that the two women were so enthusiastic.

But having this intention is also very good.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ran shook his head and said to Mu Nujiao:
"The intra-school nomination rounds for the World University Competition have already begun. You've been preparing for this for a long time. Are you willing to give it up now?"

Mu Nujiao was still hesitating.

Lu Ran shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't worry, it will be at most half a month before I see you. Do you really think that with my cultivation level, something would happen to me in the ancient capital?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Nujiao nodded in relief.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back. You must stay safe and sound."

Lu Ran smiled and turned to Mu Ningxue, saying:
"I said I'd take you to the ancient capital for training. It's teeming with the undead and a great place to hone your Ice Domain skills. But plans change, so let's go together."

Upon hearing this, Mu Ningxue suddenly realized that the trip to the ancient capital was to train her domain.

Mu Nujiao was a little confused. Mu Ningxue was clearly a student of the Imperial Capital Academy, and the nomination competition schedule of the Imperial Capital Academy was almost the same as that of the Pearl Academy. Was Mu Ningxue just going to skip the nomination competition?

But she also knew that Mu Ningxue had broken ties with the Mu family.

The reason they didn't participate in the nomination round was most likely due to obstruction from the Mourinho administration.

Without the support of the Mu family, even if Mu Ningxue topped the list at the Imperial Academy, she would most likely not be able to enter the National Team.

Mu Nujiao only hoped that Mu Ningxue could enter the National Team through other means.

"Then I'll book three tickets to the ancient capital right now!" Mo Fan said, randomly pressing buttons on his phone.

Lu Ran waved his hand and said:
"No need for such trouble, let's ride the Four-Clawed Demon Eagle."

Mo Fan paused for a moment, then nodded somewhat bewildered.

He was a little slow to react.

Does Lu Ran now ride a Commander-level Demon Eagle as his mount whenever he goes out?

ancient capital.

A light mist hung over the streets of the ancient capital, and a chilly atmosphere permeated the air.

Lu Ran's senses were extremely sharp, and as a necromancer, he could even smell a lot of death energy within the city.

"So many undead materials!" Lu Ran exclaimed.

Approaching a stall displaying materials made from the bones of the undead, Mo Fan covered his mouth and nose, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

"Brother Ran, the person who relayed this message to me is Feijiao, Xiao Hou's instructor in the military region. I'll go contact him first." After saying this, Mo Fan hurriedly disappeared.

Mu Ningxue looked up at Lu Ran and asked, "What do we do next?"

Lu Ran took Mu Ningxue's soft hand and led her toward the Ancient Capital Hunter Alliance.

“As the largest magician organization in the ancient capital, we should be able to find some help,” Lu Ran said. The ancient capital's hall was spacious and bustling with people, most of whom were hunter mages wearing high-level hunter badges.

Seeing this handsome man and beautiful woman, many people got interested and came over to strike up a conversation.

Among them was a short man with a perpetually smiling face.

Lu Ran snorted coldly, revealing the powerful aura of a high-level cultivator, which repelled many hunter mages.

Mu Ningxue's beautiful eyes were also half-closed, exuding a high-level aura that made many scheming men intimidated.

"High-level mages?! Both of them?"

A gasp rippled through the crowd, all staring in horror at Lu Ran and Mu Ningxue, no longer daring to approach.

The short man was the same; he stood there hesitantly, his smile fading considerably.

Just as he was about to turn and run away, Lu Ran grabbed him with telekinesis and asked with interest:
"What, you're not here to talk business?"

The short man paused for a moment, then smiled obsequiously and said, "Oh dear, you're a high-level mage, there's nothing I can do to help you."

Lu Ran smiled but didn't say anything.

The short man had no choice but to speak out the prepared speech he had just prepared:

"You two look like outsiders, unfamiliar with the place and its people. Everyone wants to make a quick buck off you. Of course, since you're a high-level mage, we wouldn't dare approach you."

Lu Ran laughed, and Mu Ningxue shook her head and chuckled as well.

So you dare to extort me just because I'm a mid-level mage?

Lu Ran pondered for a moment. In the original novel, Mo Fan's condition for asking the short man for help seemed to be ten million.

It is indeed a bit expensive.
"Are you two looking for some undead materials? I can help with that. For one thing, I've been working in the ancient capital for over a decade."

Lu Ran interrupted, "No, I need you to lead the way to a place called Weiju Village."

Upon hearing the words "Dangerous Dwelling Village," the short man paused, his expression turning somewhat strange.
"Uh this."

"What? Can't help?" Lu Ran said, narrowing his eyes.

The short man's eyes darted around, and he sighed. He had originally wanted to extort money from Lu Ran, but when he thought about how this person was a high-level mage, he didn't dare and honestly said:

"That place is not simple, it's a bit dangerous, and a couple of days ago a really beautiful woman contacted me, she also wanted to go to Weiju Village, and she was very decisive."

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the short man was quite bold, even trying to ask him for money indirectly. No wonder he was a hunting mage.

"Don't worry about the danger. I'm here to ensure your safe journey."

As he spoke, Lu Ran took out a hunter's badge.

Upon seeing this, the short man's eyes widened like saucers, and he blurted out in a daze:

"Hunter Master? Or is it three-star?"

This exclamation immediately drew a lot of attention from those around.

No one expected that this young man was not only incredibly skilled, having reached a high level, but also a three-star hunter master!

The short man swallowed hard, unable to believe it.

He had wasted half his life and was only a mid-level elite hunter. This man in front of him was a devil!

Did they start hunting demons from the womb?
Lu Ran smiled. He had been hunting demons with Lingling for a while, and his hunter level had risen rapidly. Before coming to the ancient capital, he had just been promoted to three stars, while Lingling was one star higher than him.

"Now, what is the price?"

The short man's lips twitched. With a three-star hunter master in the team, the team's safety was definitely guaranteed.

"What are you saying, sir? I paid you a commission to protect that beautiful lady."

(End of this chapter)