In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 13 Seeing Ghosts in Broad Daylight

Xiao Yan scrambled to the small couch next to the big rock and shook Xiao Ran.

"Ran-ge, Ran-ge!"

"Wake up, wake up! I think I saw a ghost in broad daylight."

As they spoke, they turned around and saw the transparent figure still wearing an angry expression, which horrified them even more.

Xiao Ran, who was lying down with his eyes closed, pushed Xiao Yan away.

"Go away, I only have 45 minutes left, don't bother me."

"But, Ran-ge..."

Xiao Yan wanted to say something more.

But Xiao Ran interrupted him directly.

"Handle your own business. If you disturb my sleep again, you'll be in big trouble."

Helpless, Xiao Yan had no choice but to slowly turn around and face the transparent old man on the ring.

Seeing him looking at Xiao Ran behind the big rock with a strange expression, his eyes darting around as if he were plotting something.

The ring that he had impulsively thrown away was now getting closer and closer to him.

And above the ring, there's that transparent old man.

With even his own brother Ran unreliable, Xiao Yan had no choice but to swallow hard and face the situation bravely.

"This... Brother Ghost Messenger, no, Grandpa Ghost Messenger, I am Xiao Yan, fourteen years old, almost fifteen."

"You seem to have another eighty-five or eighty-six years to live. Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

The transparent old man rolled his eyes helplessly.

Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback.

"Do ghosts roll their eyes?"

The transparent old man's beard twitched as he angrily rebuked Xiao Yan.

"Nonsense! I am clearly a spirit, how could I be a ghost?"

Xiao Yan stared in astonishment at the old man who had spoken, then looked at his transparent body with a strange expression.

He pointed to his body and said,

"If you're not a ghost, how come you look like this?"

The transparent old man chuckled.

He stroked his seemingly non-existent, transparent beard.

"Looking back, I've become who I am today."

"I have to thank you for your offerings over the past three years, otherwise I would probably still be in a deep slumber."

"worship?"

Xiao Yan blinked in confusion.

A moment later, Xiao Yan's face suddenly darkened, and he angrily spat out his words through clenched teeth.

"So, the battle qi that mysteriously disappeared from my body was your doing?"

"Hehe, don't blame me, I was forced into this situation."

"I curse your ancestors for eight generations!"

Xiao Yan was immediately enraged and jumped up.

Ignoring whether the other party was human or ghost, he swung a punch at the transparent old man like a madman.

But they came up empty-handed.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but turn around, staring blankly at the transparent old man.

Just before, he had not felt any obstacles.

He rushed towards empty air, which made him suddenly realize that the other party was not human.

With Ran-ge unreliable right now, Xiao Yan had no choice but to grit his teeth and look at the transparent figure with a trembling voice.

"What, what exactly are you?"

At this moment, the only thought in Xiao Yan's mind was to stall!

That's right, it's all about stalling for time!

As long as we can stall until Ran-ge "wakes up," everything will be fine.

Having grown up with Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran has a lot to say about this.

The red line of rules for getting along with Xiao Ran is: don't disturb him when he's lying down!

If anyone dares to interrupt his sleep during this time...

Then you will truly understand the real meaning of the saying, "Better to mess with a drunkard than a sleepy man!"

But once Ran-ge has had enough sleep and woken up, he is extremely kind and easy to talk to!

Moreover, Xiao Yan remembered that Ran-ge had said earlier that he only needed to wait another 15 minutes to fall asleep!

The transparent old man chuckled.

"Boy, listen carefully! I am nothing."

Xiao Yan looked at the transparent old man with a strange expression.

The old man noticed that Xiao Yan's expression was off, and that's when he realized what was going on.

I realize that what I just said was slightly inappropriate.

He quickly changed his words,

"I am a thing."

As soon as he spoke, the transparent old man realized that there was still something wrong with what he had said.

Xiao Yan: "..."

Xiao Yan had a constipated expression on his face. It was this inarticulate fellow who had absorbed his Dou Qi.

Xiao Yan felt utterly miserable and speechless.

However, while speechless, I couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

In any case, this ghost seems to be a bit slow on the uptake.

Since that's the case, all I need to do is to give them a good talking-to, or rather, a good piece of advice.

You will surely be able to reason with him and persuade him to leave obediently!

The transparent old man casually waved his hand at the astonished Xiao Yan, puffing out his chest as if he were a superior being.

To change the subject and speak of other things,

"Hehe, little one, you don't need to worry about these things."

"Just know that I won't hurt you."

"Besides, all I did was absorb three years' worth of your battle qi, didn't I?"

"What's with that expression of yours?"

Upon hearing the words "battle qi," Xiao Yan felt even more furious.

Suppressing his anger.

"Old man, since you were hiding in the ring, then you knew about it too."

"Because you absorbed my fighting spirit, you brought me so much ridicule and mockery, didn't you?"

"Even... my stunningly beautiful fiancée..."

He only said half of what he meant.

Xiao Yan cautiously turned around and glanced at the sleeping Xiao Ran.

He didn't seem to be waking up and didn't react at all.

Only then did he continue speaking, lowering his voice slightly.

"It's Nalan Yanran! She came to break off our engagement today too, all because of you!"

The old man smiled faintly.

"But you've also grown during these three years of ridicule."

"If it were three years ago, do you think you could have possessed the same level of forbearance and mental fortitude?"

Xiao Yan hummed twice.

"According to you, you caused me to suffer ridicule and humiliation, and I lost my fiancée, and I should thank you?"

The transparent old man paused upon hearing this, then scratched his transparent head.

"Hiss~~"

"That's not necessary, is it? You should always try to look on the bright side!"

"For example, precisely because of this, your temperament and the foundation of your fighting spirit are more solid..."

"Pah!"

Before the transparent old man could finish speaking, Xiao Yan spat and turned his head away.

"That's none of my business. You lost my wife, you have to give me another one!"

"Ahem!"

The transparent old man seemed to choke on his own non-existent saliva.

He shrugged helplessly and said...

"I'm just a soul now, where am I supposed to find you a wife?"

Xiao Yan crossed his arms, stroked his chin, and looked at the transparent old man.

The strange gaze sent a chill down the old man's spine.

He couldn't help but curse himself inwardly, wondering what was wrong with him.

Even with a strange fire like the Bone Spirit Cold Flame by his side, he still felt a strange chill.

He then coughed lightly twice, looked at Xiao Yan, and said,

"So what do you want?"

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and said,

"Given your current state, you probably don't have any great abilities."

(End of this chapter)