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

"No need." Lin Ran shook his head. "It's too late, and I'm sleepy too. You should get some rest."

Clearly, Song Yishu was waiting for him, and may have even tried knocking on his door.

However, even without his return, the Four Symbols Spirit Locking Array in the room continued to operate, and no one else could open his door.

"Okay..." Song Yishu paused for a moment, "Don't stay too late next time."

"Okay, I understand." Lin Ran nodded in agreement and turned to go back into the house.

After a while, the sound of footsteps fading away could be heard outside.

Having lived two lives, this was the first time Lin Ran had experienced being cared for and looked after, and he was slightly unaccustomed to it.

He took a deep breath, cleared his mind of distractions, and began to set up the formation.

After consuming all thirty-six third-order crystal cores, Lin Ran took out a fourth-order crystal core and absorbed it directly.

I just used two, and it's already broad daylight.

His cultivation level has reached the late stage of the seventh level of Qi Refining. If he tries again, he will be able to successfully break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The fact that it allowed someone without spiritual roots to glimpse the path to Foundation Establishment in just half a month is truly astounding. The "Myriad Treasures Spirit Forging Technique" is indeed heaven-defying.

The Lord of Xuan Chen suddenly spoke up: "Hmph! You've never seen anything like it! True geniuses can easily reach the Foundation Establishment stage in ten days, even after just one day of Qi Refining!"

"Heh, you're quite something, how come you ended up with nothing but bones?"

"Can we please stop bringing this up?"

Lin Ran sneered, "Weren't you the one who started this mockery?"

"Alright, I admit I misspoke!" Lord Xuan Chen immediately changed his mind.

"However, to enable someone like you, without spiritual roots... well... an ordinary person, to complete the Foundation Establishment stage within a month, the person who created this cultivation technique must have been an exceptionally talented individual!"

Lin Ran sighed, "Yes, it's truly captivating."

He glanced at the sky outside the window, got up to wash up, changed into his school uniform, and went downstairs.

At the dinner table, Lin Zhiyao and Lin Haozhe were chatting about the rankings of martial arts academies and discussing which martial arts academy Lin Haozhe planned to attend.

Lin Zhiwan ate bread while looking through the financial reports on the holographic screen.

Lin Zhixia had finished eating and got up, ready to leave.

"So soon?" Lin Ran asked casually.

"There's no other way, there's an urgent mission."

As they were talking, Lin Zhixia had already reached the door and bent down to change her shoes.

Lin Ran couldn't help but shake his head: "The Special Affairs Bureau is indeed not a good place to go."

When they arrived at the school, Zhao Meng rushed over, holding up the holographic bracelet: "Brother Ran! Something terrible has happened!"

Lin Ran walked past him and headed towards the back seats, saying, "What's the big deal? Is the sky falling down?"

"Look at these news reports!" Zhao Meng shoved the bracelet screen in front of his face.

Shocking! The eldest daughter of the Chu family is actually this kind of person!

A Few Things About Miss Chu and Young Master Lin!

"Family Feud: The Marriage Between Sun Chu May Be a Joke!"

Lin Ran frowned slightly, then suddenly realized.

The Lin family is probably behind this as well.

Last night, Lin Hongbo told him that the news would soon spread throughout Xinhai. He thought it was just a rumor, but he didn't expect it to directly ignite public opinion.

The title is sensational, and the content is also very exciting.

It's a dirty trick to cut off the fuel supply, but the effect is immediate.

With these news reports, the marriage alliance between the Sun and Chu families has completely fallen through.

If Sun Jinghuan can withstand this pressure and not break off the engagement, then Lin Ran can only respect him as a true man.

Similarly, once the city lord sees these news reports, he will no longer be able to bring up the matter of marrying Lin Ran into the family.

Even if Zhang Yingying wanted to continue making things difficult for him, she could only find another excuse.

No wonder Lin Hongbo looked so confident last night; it turns out he had planned this move all along.

When Chu Xining walked into the classroom, all eyes turned to her.

She wore a light blue headband today, and her ponytail swayed gently with her cheerful steps.

The news headlines were all sensational, but to her they felt like a reward.

She walked up to Lin Ran's desk under the watchful eyes of the whole class and took a food box out of her schoolbag.

"Brother Lin Ran, these are cookies I made myself. Have a taste."

A light pink ribbon was tied to the food box, forming a delicate bow.

"Oh." Lin Ran opened it casually.

A bunch of irregular black objects lay quietly at the bottom of the box, their surfaces glistening with a suspicious sheen, and unmixed chocolate powder could be seen at the edges.

"Are you... are you sure this is a cookie?"

"Have a chocolate chip cookie." Chu Xining put her hands behind her back, her eyes full of hope.

Lin Ran met that expectant gaze and swallowed back the refusal that was on the tip of his tongue.

Anyway, I'm a cultivator, so I shouldn't die from this, right?

He picked up a piece and took a bite.

Surprisingly, it tasted much better than it looked.

At least you can taste the chocolate flavor, and the sweetness is within an acceptable range.

"The taste is alright, but the presentation needs improvement."

"I'll do better next time!" Chu Xining's eyes curved into crescents.

Zhao Meng watched the whole thing from the side, his lips twitching down repeatedly, as if he had swallowed a whole lemon, so sour that he couldn't even speak.

Just then, as Sun Jinghuan walked into the classroom, the door behind him was slammed shut with a loud bang.

His gaze first fell on the food box, then slowly moved to Chu Xining's face.

"I've done so much for you, and you still insist on groveling to a piece of trash!"

Lin Ran placed the food box on the table: "Who are you calling 'good-for-nothing'?"

"You're a piece of trash!"

"Why is this trash cursing me?" Lin Ran leaned back in his chair.

Sun Jinghuan paused slightly, clenched his fist and then relaxed it, his chest heaving violently.

"You... fine! You'll all face the wrath of the Sun family!"

"I don't like waiting," Lin Ran said, standing up. "How about we go to the arena now?"

Overwhelmed by Lin Ran's imposing presence, Sun Jinghuan couldn't help but take a step back.

"I……"

Coming to his senses and realizing his cowardice, the expression on his face became even more distorted.

"Your smugness won't last long!"

Using the toughest tone while saying the most cowardly things, he still performed consistently.

"Then let's wait and see!" Lin Ran slowly sat back down.

Sun Jinghuan looked at the seat next to him, took a deep breath, and walked towards another corner of the classroom.

Before long, another classmate came to the seat next to Lin Ran.

Seeing this, Lin Ran sneered and turned to Chu Xining, saying, "It seems his feelings for her aren't very deep; he gave up so easily."

Chu Xining looked confused: "What?"

"It's nothing." Lin Ran shook his head.

I hadn't even exerted myself yet, and this guy was already unable to withstand it.

Young people still need to practice.

"This matter has really blown up." Bai Ruolin turned around from the front row, her brows slightly furrowed.

"The Sun family is a prominent martial arts family in Xinhai, and they can't possibly swallow this insult. They'll probably really take action."

Lin Ran shrugged, seemingly unconcerned: "Then they'd better hurry."

He should be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in about a week at most.

At that time, the only one qualified to challenge him would be the patriarch of the Sun family.

"I don't know where your confidence comes from." Bai Ruolin shook her head.

Lin Ran repeated, "You'll find out later."

School ends in the evening.

As the Rolls-Royce drove home, Lin Ran and Lin Haozhe still didn't exchange many words.

As we approached Xinghu Bieyuan and crossed an intersection, a dump truck suddenly sped towards us from the right.

Old Zhou didn't even have time to react.

boom!

The dump truck crashed violently into the side and rear of the Rolls-Royce, causing the entire car to flip over with the enormous impact, tumbling one and a half times in mid-air, its windows shattering into countless fragments.

Boom!

The car crashed onto the road, its roof facing down, the metal frame letting out a mournful groan as it succumbed to the weight.

Lin Haozhe rolled off the seat, his forehead hitting the back of the seat in front of him, letting out a muffled groan.

Old Zhou also cut his arm on broken glass during the flip.

Bang!

Lin Ran kicked open the deformed car door and slipped out of the car.

"Are you planning to send it back to me?"

He steadied himself and looked closely. The driver's cab door of the dump truck opened, and a man in black jumped out.

The face was covered by a mask, only the eyebrows and eyes were visible.

The wind element fluctuations around him were condensed and did not dissipate, clearly indicating that he was a wind element awakener in the extraordinary realm.