Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

Lin Ran pulled Chu Xining closer to him: "Xining and I are mutually in love. Even if something happens between us, it's none of your business!"

"Xi Ning is still my fiancée!" Sun Jinghuan squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

At that moment, he felt as if there was a vast green grassland on his head.

"It won't be like that for long," Lin Ran said casually.

"In short, I disagree!" Sun Jinghuan retorted, his neck stiff. "If you want to prove it, prove it in public!"

Lin Ran gave him a look as if he were an idiot: "What a joke! How can a closely guarded secret be easily revealed to others?"

The people in the hall started discussing it again.

"Young Master Lin is right. Who would publicly display their advanced cultivation techniques?"

"Does Young Master Sun perhaps think he will lose?"

"Not necessarily. I think he just doesn't want to make it a confirmed case that he's being cuckolded."

"Even after all this, isn't it enough to wear it properly?"

"What you're saying seems to make sense."

Sun Jinghuan's face turned pale and then red, but he finally gritted his teeth and agreed: "Fine! I'll guard the door! If you dare to do anything out of line to Xi Ning..."

"I didn't expect Young Master Sun to have such a hobby. My apologies." Lin Ran cupped his hands in greeting.

Sun Jinghuan clenched his fists and took a deep breath: "Sharp-tongued! We'll see how you prove it later!"

He really wanted to beat Lin Ran up, but unfortunately he couldn't beat Lin Ran.

"Just wait!" Lin Ran led Chu Xining into a hotel room and closed the door behind him.

As he had said, Sun Jinghuan stepped forward and stood guard at the door.

Besides him, Chu Mingyuan and his wife Shen Rujun were also at the door, as well as Lin Zhiyao, who loved to watch the drama unfold.

In the room, Lin Ran took out several crystal cores he carried with him and set up a simple Four Symbols Spirit Locking Array.

He had specifically kept these crystal cores to replenish his spiritual power, but he never expected to find them useful here today.

"What is Brother Lin Ran doing?" Chu Xining asked in confusion as she watched Lin Ran embed the crystal cores one by one in the four corners of the room.

"You'll find out soon enough." Lin Ran pressed the last crystal core into the crack in the wall above the door frame and made a hand seal.

A pale golden light membrane extended from the crystal cores at the four corners, converging in the center of the room to form a semi-transparent barrier that completely sealed off the door.

Chu Xining stretched out her finger and poked the barrier. Her fingertip bounced back half an inch, and the sensation was like pressing on a thick piece of rubber.

"What is this?" she asked, her face showing surprise.

Lin Ran said calmly, "A defensive barrier."

If it's a formation, there's no need to go to the trouble of explaining it; it's better to just use a term that Chu Xining can understand to get by.

"Brother Lin Ran can also set up defensive barriers?"

"I know a little."

Chu Xining turned her gaze away from the screen and scanned the room.

The pale golden light of the Four Symbols Spirit Locking Array reflected on the walls, enveloping the entire room in a soft halo.

The door was locked, and a barrier blocked it, so no one outside could get in.

Such a confined space, a lone man and a lone woman.

If Lin Ran's brother does something to her, should she resist or not?

Thinking of this, her ears began to burn, and her heart suddenly raced.

Brother Lin Ran is so powerful, there's no point in resisting him, right?

Then I'll just give up and not resist.

Let Brother Lin Ran get his way easily.

Anyway, she had already decided that she was Lin Ran's brother.

Just as she was lost in thought, Lin Ran walked up to her.

Chu Xining raised her head, her breathing unconsciously becoming heavier, her voice soft and sweet: "Brother Lin Ran..."

"What are you daydreaming about?" Lin Ran gently flicked her forehead, urging, "Hurry up and sit cross-legged, start circulating your cultivation technique!"

Chu Xining covered her forehead, the blush on her face still lingering. She hurriedly took off her high heels, climbed onto the bed, and sat cross-legged.

Upon learning that Lin Ran didn't mean it that way, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

This clueless man is really annoying!

After carefully reading through the "Mysterious Ice Tempering Technique" that Lin Ran had written for her, Chu Xining closed her eyes and began to regulate her breathing.

She took a deep breath and slowly guided the icy power within her body along the cultivation technique's path.

Her S-rank ice-type talent was indeed outstanding. In no time, the cold energy had completed a small cycle in her meridians, and a thin layer of white frost appeared on her skin.

But when she tried to break through her Ren and Du meridians, the cold energy seemed to hit a wall and was forcefully blocked back.

Her brows furrowed, and her lips trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Lin Ran quickly sat down cross-legged behind her, placed his palms against her back, and channeled his spiritual energy into her meridians.

The spiritual energy during the Foundation Establishment stage is gentle yet profound, advancing along the path taken by the cold air.

The powerful spiritual energy gently surged through the barriers of the Ren and Du meridians, causing them to crumble instantly.

Guided by Lin Ran's spiritual power, the cold energy successfully completed a full cycle and then several smaller cycles, stabilizing the entire circulation.

After that, the flow of energy within Chu Xining's body became unimpeded, incredibly smooth.

She felt as if warm water had washed over her meridians, making her feel extremely comfortable, and she couldn't help but let out a soft groan.

"Um……"

She herself did not realize that the sound she had just made was inexplicably alluring.

In the hallway outside the door, Lin Zhiyao was leaning against the wall and swiping her smart bracelet when she heard the soft hum, and her fingers stopped on the screen.

She looked up at the closed door, her expression shifting from confusion to astonishment, and then to an indescribable complexity.

"Could this guy really be that bold?"

Realizing she had misspoke, she glanced at Chu Mingyuan and his wife and gave them an awkward but polite smile.

Before Chu Mingyuan could react, Sun Jinghuan had already exploded.

He rushed to the door and punched it.

bang bang bang!

The door was smashed with a deafening roar.

He pounded on the door while shouting, "Lin Ran! Open the door! What are you doing in there?!"

Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Ran frowned slightly and used one hand to cast a soundproof spell.

A transparent layer of spiritual energy spread out on the inner wall of the room, instantly shutting out the banging and shouting from outside.

Chu Xining was immersed in the comfortable feeling of her meridians opening when she noticed that the noise outside the door had stopped and subconsciously tried to open her eyes.

"Don't get distracted, continue circulating your energy."

Lin Ran's voice came from behind her, his palm still pressed against her back, his spiritual power steadily guiding the cold energy within her body.

Chu Xining quickly closed her eyes again and pushed the cold air through another full cycle.

More and more people gathered in the corridor.

Bai Ruolin walked over with a half-finished glass of juice, glanced towards the door, and had a complicated expression on her face.

Zhao Yanran stood on the periphery of the crowd, arms crossed, a faint smile playing on her lips.

bang bang bang!

Sun Jinghuan banged on the door for a while, but there was still no response from inside.

He turned and called towards the end of the corridor, "Waiter! Waiter!"

A waiter in a dark blue uniform jogged over, holding a master access card in his hand.

Sun Jinghuan snatched the access card, swiped it, and the electronic lock clicked open.

He turned the doorknob and pushed it in, but the door didn't budge.

He pushed again, this time with more force, slamming his shoulder into the door, but it remained completely still.

A layer of pale golden light flashed across the door panel, deflecting all the force he had exerted.

"There's a barrier!" Bai Xingzhou walked to the front of the crowd, his gaze lingering on the golden light for a moment.

Sun Jinghuan ignored him, took a step back, and unleashed his Flaming Blade to strike the door.

boom!

Flames exploded, scattering everywhere.

He swung his sword several more times, but the result was the same.

"Make way!" Sun Boyuan walked through the crowd to the door, placed one hand on the door panel, and suddenly released his spiritual energy from his palm.

The pale golden light film flickered violently a few times, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on its surface.

Click!Click!

He struck again, and the light membrane finally couldn't withstand it, turning into countless golden specks of light that slowly dissipated.