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

Chapter 170 Will You Be My Guardian Knight? Mu Ningxue's Retort

Along the way, the curious Asharuya would occasionally come over to tease the little Flame Princess who was perched on Lu Ran's shoulder.

To Lu Ran's surprise, she also had a foreign-made food suitable for contracted beasts, which was much more effective than the fire-type spirit seed fragments. She gave it to Little Flame Princess as candy, and it was quite good.

Perhaps because of the feeding, Little Flame Princess was also very enthusiastic towards this veiled older sister.

It flew to her chest and hung there, waving to her.

This scene made Mu Ningxue, who also wanted to get closer to Xiao Yanji, hesitate.

I always feel like I'm a step behind.
She could have done it too, making Xiao Yan Ji comfortable as well.
At the same time, Lu Ran was also curious about the "Greedy Food" that Asharuya gave to Little Flame Princess, and asked her about the source.

Asha's bright eyes sparkled as she smiled sweetly.

Although her face was veiled, Lu Ran was still certain that the magnificent beauty behind the veil was absolutely stunning.

"Want this? Sure, if you're willing to be my guardian knight, I'll provide all the food for Little Flame Princess's cravings from now on," Asha'ruya said with a smile, extending an invitation.

Lu Ran's lips twitched, before he could reply.

Mu Ningxue frowned and said coldly:

"I will take good care of Xiao Yan Ji. She doesn't necessarily need to eat your food."

Asharuya was somewhat surprised that Mu Ningxue, who had been oblivious to her interactions with Lu Ran the whole way, had launched a counterattack at this moment.

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Asha's cunning eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had done something extremely enjoyable.

Although Lu Ran knew she was doing it on purpose, he genuinely wanted to get Xiao Yan Ji a snack, so he pressed her for an answer:

"I'm not short of money, can I get my hands on it?"

"No, this is a specialty of Parthenon, unless you're willing to be my guardian knight."

"Aren't you from Parthenon? Don't you have connections?" Lu Ran continued to ask.

Asha'ruya blinked and said innocently:
"Oh dear, but my position in Parthenon is far from being one that can be deployed at will."

Lu Ran rolled her eyes. It's just a little food for contracted beasts. How could you, the Holy Maiden, not be able to do it?

The road to Huacun is quite long.

During this time, Asha Ruya took the initiative to become acquainted with Lu Ran.

Sure enough, men who are both attractive and good-looking are bound to attract women; even a saint would be curious about you.

Although there was no substantial progress, Asha Ruya revealed her identity to Lu Ran and removed the mysterious black veil, revealing her alluring and seductive face beneath it.

Several days later, they arrived at Huacun.

This time, the village was still there, but it was deserted.

"How strange! We've really stumbled upon something eerie!" the short man exclaimed in bewilderment.

Huacun is far away, so he rarely comes here, but if no one stays here for a long time, the situation will definitely get back to the ancient capital.

But he, a hunter mage who spends all his time wandering around the Hunter Alliance, didn't know!
It’s tricky!
Suddenly, Lu Ran withdrew his mental energy and calmly said:
"No need to look anymore, everyone is at the bottom of the well."

Upon hearing this, everyone was puzzled.

But Mo Fan and the short man quickly headed towards the well.

Asha'ruya also gestured to her two attendants, saying, "You two go too."

The two attendants did not look too happy; they were unwilling!

But this was, after all, the saint's order, and could not be disobeyed.

In the past few days, the relationship between the Holy Maiden and this man from Kyushu has been progressing at a rapid pace!

This is something you can't see in Parthenon.

If those knights and nobles were to see that the saintess they had so desperately pursued but who had completely ignored them was now showing such interest in a man from Kyushu...
Seeing this scene, the two attendants probably thought their eyes would pop out of their sockets.

There were indeed people hiding in the well cave at the bottom of the well.

Several people worked together to pull the large group of Huacun villagers out.

One of them, however, invigorated Mo Fan. "Monkey, you're really alright! I knew you wouldn't die!" Mo Fan excitedly patted Zhang Xiaohou's shoulder heavily.

He came to the ancient capital to find Zhang Xiaohou, and today his wish has come true!

Something was wrong with Zhang Xiaohou. A woman behind him spoke slowly:
"Yes, your friend has amnesia."

"Huh? Amnesia?" Mo Fan was stunned.

Su Xiaoluo explained that Zhang Xiaohou looked like this when she first met him.

Mo Fan looked at Lu Ran, wanting him to take a look.

"As long as he's not dead, that's good. There are so many healing masters in the country; they can surely cure him," Lu Ran said.

In fact, he knew about Zhang Xiaohou's situation.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaohou can only be considered half amnesiac; strictly speaking, he is currently faking amnesia!
He was infected with the Forgetfulness Worm by Hong Jun, but his life is not in immediate danger.

At this moment, it's mostly to avoid alerting the enemy.

However, since Lu Ran has arrived, some things can be settled on the spot.

Lu Ran grabbed Zhang Xiaohou's hand and pulled up the sleeve on his arm. Sure enough, a long centipede scar was faintly visible.

“Forget the insect,” Lu Ran said coldly.

Asha's words seemed to linger in thought: "The Black Vatican?"

Lu Ran had made preparations for his trip to the ancient capital, including preparing medicine.

Learned from the Tribunal, a secret medicine specifically designed to cleanse the body of latent mental and cursed powers.

Sure enough, after Zhang Xiaohou drank it, he trembled all over, and the centipede scar on his arm visibly faded away.

Those memories that had been forgotten deep in my mind gradually resurfaced.

But at this moment, he still pretended to have amnesia.

Seeing this, Lu Ran said, "Little Hou, with me here, you won't be in danger. Tell me everything you know!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaohou, who had been looking bewildered, instantly broke into a smile, scratched his head, and said:
"Ran-ge, I'm relieved to hear you say that."

"I've remembered all the memories that were affected by the Forgetfulness Insect."

As he spoke, Zhang Xiaohou's expression turned serious, and he pointed to Hong Jun, a chubby boy among the villagers of Huacun, and said:

"Hong Jun, this spy planted in Huacun by the Black Vatican, his goal is to steal the Kun Well water from the six villages!"

As soon as these words came out.

The entire audience was stunned!

No one expected that when Zhang Xiaohou regained his memory, the first people he identified were the villagers of Huacun!

The Black Vatican is undercover?
Mo Fan suddenly turned his head to look at Hong Jun.

The mental pressure emanating from Lu Ran's spiritual power also pressed down on Hong Jun, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Huacun Village Chief Xie Sang hurriedly jumped out and said:

"It's a misunderstanding, there must be some misunderstanding here!"

"Misunderstanding? My eyes are my ruler! I don't think there's any misunderstanding!" Lu Ran said coldly.

Lu Ran delivered a chop to Hong Jun in mid-air, knocking him to the ground unconscious.

"Mo Fan, bring them in!"

Mo Fan rolled up his sleeves and, in front of everyone in Huacun, tied Hong Jun up.

Village chief Xie Sang's face turned ashen; he had no courage to resist.

Asha'ruya, who had watched the whole thing unfold, stretched and said seductively:
"Lu Ran, I'm leaving."

"One last question: are you really unwilling to become my guardian knight? The benefits are excellent, you know—no worse than a Kyushu councilor's!"

(End of this chapter)