176 Escaping Through the Crack
In an instant, Liu Hongshan crossed the critical point of the world turning upside down and rushed towards the crack. His speed was actually faster than what he had shown previously!
Seeing this, Lin Ran immediately realized that Liu Hongshan had been hiding his strength. Even when the two of them were fighting just now, he did not show his full strength.
Lin Ran took a deep breath and shouted, “There’s no need to run so fast! I’m different from you. I always do what I say!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hongshan had already rushed into the crack. It was unknown if he heard it or not.
Lin Ran looked at the crack helplessly and suddenly realized that something was wrong. If Liu Hongshan closed the door outside, wouldn’t he be trapped here?
Thinking of this, Lin Ran was about to leave immediately. He reached out his right hand to summon Star Splitter back, but on second thought, he gave up on the idea.
At this moment, the headless armor was nailed to the ground by Star Splitter. If he removed the sword, the armor would start attacking him.
Unfortunately, Lin Ran had to abandon this divine sword for the time being. However, he didn’t mind. He had already figured out the true use of this secret place. He just had to bring the empress back when he had the time in the future to retrieve this sword.
As he thought to himself, Lin Ran apologized to the armor and the Undying Army from afar. Then, he rode his sword and flew past the critical point.
The world instantly reversed. Lin Ran immediately stabilized himself and flew towards the crack anxiously. Fortunately, Liu Hongshan was not so mean as to seal the exit. Soon, Lin Ran returned to the courtyard of the Hundred Fragrance Palace.
At this moment, the sky was completely dark.
Looking at the clear and real starry sky above him, Lin Ran suddenly felt like a lifetime had passed.
From the moment he found Xiao Huai in the Hidden Sword Pavilion, things had been happening non-stop. Although it had only been a few days, he felt that it had been a few years!
Lin Ran stood up and closed the secret door of the secret place. Then, he rode his sword and rushed to the imperial study.
Lin Ran was really tired at this moment, but there was less than an hour before the empress would personally lead an army and set out to the front line. He had to deal with it before taking a rest.
Not long after, Lin Ran landed in the courtyard of the imperial study.
Although the war at the front line was tense, this place still looked the same as usual, as if it was not affected by the tense atmosphere of the war.
The door of the imperial study was closed. Li Tianyi stood at the door and yawned. Seeing him here, Lin Ran knew that the empress must be inside.
“Eunuch Li!”
As Lin Ran spoke, he flashed to the door. “I have something to report to His Majesty!”
“Wait!”
Li Tianyi stopped Lin Ran and covered his mouth and nose with one hand. “Lord Lin, I know that His Majesty thinks highly of you, but you have to pay attention to your appearance, right? Your clothes are tattered and you are disheveled.”
“Well…”
Lin Ran looked down at his shirtless and bloodstained body and felt that it was a little inappropriate. He thought for a moment and said, “How about this? I’ll go back and clean myself up first. Stay here and don’t let His Majesty leave!”
With that, Lin Ran turned to leave, but Li Tianyi stopped him.
“Lord Lin, you’ve already been promoted to a general. You need to act like a general.”
As Li Tianyi spoke, he let go of his hand and pointed at the young eunuch. “Don’t you have something urgent to report? It’ll take a lot of time taking a round trip. Why don’t…”
“Wait a minute!”
Lin Ran interrupted Li Tianyi and asked with a frown, “Did you just say that I became a general? When did this happen?”
“Yo! Lord Lin, are you so forgetful?”
Li Tianyi raised his eyebrows at Lin Ran. “Not only you, but Young Master Huo is also conferred the title of deputy general. Fifteen minutes ago, the two of you just thanked His Majesty and left. How could you forget so quickly?”
“Oh no!”
When Lin Ran heard this, his expression changed drastically. Fifteen minutes ago, he was fighting Liu Hongshan. Why could he be here?
Therefore, the “Lin Ran” that Li Tianyi saw must be someone else in disguise. In this palace, only the empress had the ability to pretend to be him!
As he thought about this, Lin Ran reached out and pushed Li Tianyi to the side. He raised his foot and kicked the door of the imperial study open. When he entered, the entire imperial study was empty. Where was the empress?
“Damn it! Can’t you all stop making me worried?”
Lin Ran stomped his feet and instantly rose from the ground. He summoned Thunderball in the air and turned into a stream of light that shot into the distance!
The wind howled in his ears, and Lin Ran was burning with anxiety.
The distance from the capital to the northern border was far, but he had taught Huo Qiyun some movement techniques before. Fifteen minutes was enough for them to run very far.
Fortunately, Lin Ran had just come out of the secret place. The few dozen hours he spent there gave him a lot of additional strength. In just a moment, he had traveled for hundreds of kilometers.
However, there was still no sign of Huo Qiyun and the empress. Lin Ran braced himself and traveled for another hundreds of kilometers. Just as he was about to give up and head straight to the north, he finally saw two small black specks vaguely appear in the night sky in the distance.
“Huo Qiyun!”
Lin Ran shouted happily. Then, he activated the Mystic Gate Sword Technique to the limit. Almost every time he flashed, he could cross dozens of kilometers!
After flashing more than ten times, Lin Ran arrived in front of the two of them.
“Lin Ran?”
Seeing Lin Ran appear, the empress was stunned for a moment before her eyes turned red. “That’s great… You’re finally back!”
Huo Qiyun also looked happy. “You still know to come back! Do you know how much has happened in the past few days?!”
With a dark expression, Lin Ran didn’t say anything. He hugged the empress with his left hand and slapped Huo Qiyun in the face with the other.
Slap!
The slap was especially crisp in the silent night sky. Huo Qiyun was slapped and fell to the ground with a scream!
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