Chapter 275 - 275 Benevolence Receives Benevolence

275 Benevolence Receives Benevolence

Seeing that Lin Ran agreed so readily, Ye Jin seemed to be relieved. Holding the oil lamp, she led the way, taking Lin Ran to a room in the corner downstairs.

The room was not big. At most, it was only ten square steps. There was only a metal bed in the room.

Ye Jin placed the oil lamp at the head of the bed and turned to smile awkwardly at Lin Ran. “No one has lived in this room for a long time, but it’s quite clean. Sit here for a moment. I’ll get you some bedding.”

With that, Ye Jin turned around and left. Lin Ran thanked her and sat by the bed. He casually placed the wooden box containing the Black Shadow Saber by the wall.

Just now, he took out the Ten Miles Dragon Roar from the wooden box in front of Ye Jin, so in Ye Jin’s eyes, this wooden box should be empty. Now, the less he paid attention to the wooden box, the safer the saber in the sword box would be.

Soon, Ye Jin brought over a set of bedding. The originally red satin had been washed so much that it whitened, and there was a faint fragrance on it.

Lin Ran sniffled and his expression immediately became strange. “Is this your bedding?”

Ye Jin blushed and muttered in embarrassment, “My father is seriously ill. I’ve sold everything I can sell at home. Although I took your money today, I haven’t had time to buy a new one… Don’t worry! I just washed this bedding a few days ago. It’s very clean!”

“It’s not a matter of whether it’s clean or not…”

Lin Ran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “If you give me the bedding, what do you have to cover yourself with when you sleep tonight?”

Ye Jin thought for a moment and said, “I’ll just cover myself with a few clothes. You’ve already paid for the room, so you have to live more comfortably.”

“No, I’m a man. How can I snatch your bedding?”

Lin Ran shook his head and refused. Before Ye Jin could speak, he said, “You should take this bedding back. In any case, I’ll be cultivating instead of sleeping tonight.”

“Cultivating?”

Ye Jin frowned slightly. “Didn’t you say that you don’t know martial arts?”

“Are children so hard to fool these days?”

Lin Ran muttered in his heart, but he didn’t show it on his face. “I said that I don’t know how to use a sword, but I didn’t say I don’t cultivate! The border is so chaotic now. How can I do business without some self-defense skills?”

Ye Jin thought that it made sense, so she didn’t dwell on this question. However, from her hesitant expression, it seemed that she still wanted to leave the bedding for Lin Ran.

Seeing this, Lin Ran suggested, “How about this? You stay here…”

Ye Jin’s expression instantly became vigilant. “What are you doing?”

“Don’t misunderstand!”

Lin Ran realized that he had said something wrong and quickly waved his hand. “What I mean is that you can sleep here tonight. I’ll go outside to cultivate.”

“How can that do?”

Ye Jin frowned. “You’re a guest, and you already paid.”

“But…”

Ye Jin was about to say something when Lin Ran waved his hand. “It’s settled then. I spent the money, so I have the final say!”

“…Alright then.”

Ye Jin nodded helplessly. “But I’ll go upstairs. I’ll leave this room for you. Something happened in the city today. It’s not safe for you to be outside.”

Ye Jin finally carried the bedding out of the door and soon brought over a bowl of steaming egg noodles.

There was no table in the room, so Ye Jin handed the bowl to Lin Ran. Fortunately, Lin Ran took it and thanked her before wolfing it down.

“By the way!”

After taking a few bites, Lin Ran suddenly thought of something and looked at Ye Jin. “You’re a martial artist too, right?”

Ye Jin quickly waved her hand. “I’m just a newbie. I wouldn’t call myself a martial artist.”

“Impossible!”

Lin Ran sneered and said while eating the noodles, ” Actually, my senses are very sharp, but when you approached me today, I didn’t even notice you… You must be a martial artist!”

“I’m really not!”

Ye Jin smiled bitterly and said, “Maybe you were so frightened that you didn’t notice me approaching, right?”

“Is that so?”

Lin Ran frowned. Of course, he wouldn’t believe this explanation. Besides, he was not an easily frightened person. If he wasn’t worried about causing a conflict between the two countries, he wouldn’t even hide.

As he spoke, Lin Ran sent a wisp of divine sense to Ye Jin. As expected, he detected nothing.

This result made Lin Ran even more certain of his guess. Ye Jin must have cultivated some kind of hiding technique, but for some reason, she was unwilling to admit it.

Thinking of this, Lin Ran didn’t continue asking because not only would Ye Jin not tell him, but it would also make Ye Jin suspicious of him.

After eating a few mouthfuls of noodles, Lin Ran changed the topic and asked about the Iron City. Most of the time, he only asked superficial questions. Occasionally, he would ask indirectly about some secrets.

At the same time, on a low mountain outside the Iron City.

Liu Hongshan looked in the direction of the Iron City with his hands behind his back. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something he couldn’t understand.

From this angle, the dark Iron City emitted a heavy cold light under the bright moon. It was like a mirror embedded in the wilderness, or the huge mouth of some ancient beast.

Suddenly, a breeze blew past and a sinister-looking young man in white appeared behind Liu Hongshan.

“Did you settle it?”

Xuan Wushang asked indifferently. His voice was not loud, but it was especially clear in the silent night.

Liu Hongshan was stunned for a moment before retracting his gaze. He turned to look at Xuan Wushang and said in confusion, “But I still can’t figure out why you wanted to give Black Shadow to Lin Ran.”

“Isn’t that what he wanted?”

The corners of Xuan Wushang’s mouth curled up as his sinister gaze drifted towards the Iron City. “Don’t be anxious. You’ll find out soon.”

Liu Hongshan stopped asking. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, “Do you know where I found him?”

Xuan Wushang did not say anything and only looked at Liu Hongshan in confusion.

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“In the ruins of Thousand Blades City.”

Liu Hongshan spat out a few words indifferently. His voice was so soft that it sounded like it would be blown away by the wind.

However, Xuan Wushang’s expression instantly changed.