Chapter 260 - 260 Die for the Heavenly Saint Dynasty

260 Die for the Heavenly Saint Dynasty

Lin Ran tried his best to hide the surprise and looked confused. “General Shen, what do you mean? I watched this child grow up and know her better than anyone!”

“Oh?”

Shen Qingquan raised his white eyebrows slightly. “May I ask how old Deputy General Lin is this year?”

“How did he know I’d just been promoted to deputy general?” Lin Ran thought to himself and answered almost subconsciously, “Twenty-six.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ran regretted it. Although Xiao Huai looked like a seven or eight-year-old girl, anyone could feel the powerful aura in her body.

This was definitely not something an eight-year-old girl could have, no matter how talented she was.

As expected, when Shen Qingquan heard Lin Ran’s words, he didn’t even bother to refute. He only smiled ambiguously. “Deputy General Lin, don’t worry. I don’t have any ill intentions towards this child. The reason I’m asking you this is also for safety reasons. If it’s inconvenient for you to tell me… then don’t.”

With that, Shen Qingquan closed his eyes to focus on healing. Seeing that he was still worried about state affairs despite being so seriously injured, Lin Ran couldn’t help but feel ashamed of hiding it from him.

“General Shen, actually…”

Lin Ran couldn’t help but want to tell him the truth, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized something. Shen Qingquan was able to catch up to his speed. Although he didn’t use his full strength, his speed wasn’t slow. It was enough to show that Shen Qingquan’s injuries weren’t that serious.

Therefore, he was most likely pretending to be seriously injured to gain Lin Ran’s sympathy!

As expected, seeing that Lin Ran didn’t continue, Shen Qingquan slowly opened his eyes and chuckled. “The young people these days… are amazing! This trick I used has never failed in the Golden Guards.”

“That’s because they respect you.”

Lin Ran replied coldly. Ever since he fought with Liu Hongshan a few times, he had been especially averse to people playing tricks on him.

As if sensing Lin Ran’s dissatisfaction, Shen Qingquan pondered for a moment and said, “Deputy General Lin, perhaps you don’t know me, but I’ve long heard of you.”

Lin Ran narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

Shen Qingquan didn’t mind and continued as if he was talking to himself, “I know that you’re favored by His Majesty and have sacrificed a lot for the Heavenly Saint Dynasty , so regarding this child…”

At this point, Shen Qingquan’s gaze landed on Xiao Huai. “I believe you won’t do anything to harm the Heavenly Saint Dynasty, so I won’t ask further about this child.”

Lin Ran smiled. “Thank you for understanding.”

“You’re welcome, Deputy General Lin.”

Shen Qingquan waved his hand. He paused for a moment and looked at Shen Rulin. “Rulin is a good child, but he’s too stubborn.”

Lin Ran nodded in agreement. “I can tell.”

“So you’d better get rid of him now.”

Shen Qingquan said calmly as if he was talking about a small matter. There was even a faint smile on his lips.

Lin Ran didn’t understand at first. After thinking about what Shen Qingquan had said, his expression changed. “What do you mean by getting rid of him?”

“Kill him.”

Shen Qingquan continued calmly, “He firmly believed that you killed me. If you don’t kill him now, he will definitely become your enemy in the future, so…”

“Wait a moment!”

Lin Ran raised his hand to interrupt Shen Qingquan. He frowned and said in confusion, “You’re alive and well now. When he opens his eyes and sees you, won’t this misunderstanding be resolved?”

“There’s no time…”

Shen Qingquan smiled, and red blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth. “I injured my heart meridian and have been using my internal energy to hold on. I wanted to tell him that what he believes is wrong… It seems that I won’t last until he wakes up.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qingquan’s aura weakened.

Lin Ran’s expression changed. He hurriedly went forward to transfer his internal energy to treat him, but Shen Qingquan stopped him.

“It won’t work.”

Shen Qingquan’s voice was almost inaudible. His unfocused eyes were still looking in Shen Rulin’s direction. “Deputy General Lin, to the Heavenly Saint Dynasty, you’re more useful than us… In order to not let my son cause trouble, I’ll have to trouble you to let him die with me.”

“No!”

Lin Ran gritted his teeth and replied, “You’re all heroes of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty. You can’t die like this. I’ll treat your injuries now. Hold on a little longer!”

At this moment, Lin Ran suddenly sensed a strong internal energy fluctuation. He looked up and saw more than ten small white dots speeding in their direction!

“They’re here! General Shen, if you…”

Lin Ran was overjoyed and wanted to tell Shen Qingquan this good news, but just as he lowered his head, he realized that Shen Qingquan had already closed his eyes.

“General Shen? General Shen!”

Lin Ran called out a few times, but Shen Qingquan didn’t respond at all.

Feeling the body slowly turn cold in his arms, Lin Ran suddenly felt suffocated.

This was not the first time Lin Ran had seen death. Moreover, he was not on good terms with Shen Qingquan, but this was the first time he felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest.

It was not until a long time later that Lin Ran understood why he felt this way.

It was not because Shen Qingquan’s death was too sudden, but because he was still worried about the Heavenly Saint Dynasty on his deathbed. For the sake of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty, he did not hesitate to let Lin Ran kill his own son.

Lin Ran knew that he couldn’t do such a thing, so Shen Qingquan’s death shocked him greatly.

Before Lin Ran could come back to his senses from Shen Qingquan’s death, a few white figures suddenly descended from the sky. He was grabbed by the arms and dragged away. At the same time, a few snow-white swords were placed on his neck.

Someone seemed to be shouting something, but Lin Ran couldn’t hear it clearly. He just frowned as he watched Shen Qingquan being carried away, as if he couldn’t figure out why this person died.

This state of confusion lasted for a long time. When Lin Ran came back to his senses, he was already sitting in a simple room.

Looking at the familiar decorations around him, Lin Ran was stunned for a while before recognizing that this was the nameless house in Lotus Town, or one of the secret encampments of the Five Elements Imperial Guards.

“Why am I here?”

Lin Ran frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. Suddenly, the door opened and a burly middle-aged man in a black robe walked in with a gloomy expression.

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