At this moment, Lu Ran felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, as if he had thorns on his back and a bone stuck in his throat...

He couldn't even remember when he agreed to have dinner with Cong Yu.

But looking at the situation in front of him, he couldn't say much.

But he can't just stay in this deadlock, right?

"Um, it's already dinner time anyway, so why don't we eat first and then decide where to go play?" Lu Ran suggested.

This was the first time.

Lu Ran felt like he was walking on thin ice.

"Sure, I know a restaurant that's really good, I can take you there." Cen Yunuo immediately said.

"Do you think I don't know? I'm a local from the Imperial Capital, I'm more familiar than you!" Cong Yu insisted.

"I used to live in the Imperial Capital too, what's the difference? Besides, the restaurants under our Cen Family are quite good." Cen Yunuo retorted.

"The ones under our Cong Family are not bad either." Cong Yu countered.

Lu Ran was caught in the middle, feeling truly uncomfortable.

He even regretted coming out, wouldn't everything have been fine if he hadn't?

And just then.

"In that case, let's not go to either of those restaurants, let's go to the Imperial Capital Restaurant, which is under the Celestial Path Alliance." The person who spoke was neither Cong Yu nor Cen Yunuo.

It was Cong Shuang!

Cong Shuang had also shown up!

Lu Ran looked at Cong Shuang in amazement.

He hadn't interacted much with Cong Shuang, yet she wanted to get involved too?

"Let's formally meet, I'm Cong Shuang, Cong Yu's sister. I watched the competition, and you were impressive. You will be a worthy opponent." Cong Shuang extended a hand to Lu Ran.

At the moment, Cong Shuang and Cong Yu stood together.

Lu Ran felt dizzy just looking at them.

No wonder they're twins; they look exactly the same!

If it weren't for the different hair colors, Lu Ran wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

Of course.

Their personalities were worlds apart, and you could instantly distinguish them once they spoke.

"I'm Lu Ran." Lu Ran said politely but did not extend his hand.

Because his left and right arms were grasped tightly by Cong Yu and Cen Yunuo!

Cong Shuang didn't mind, she smiled.

"Then let's go to the Imperial Capital Restaurant, Yunuo doesn't mind, right?"

Being members of the Tianfu Society and former classmates in the Imperial Capital, Cen Yunuo and Cong Shuang were quite familiar with each other.

Upon hearing this.

Cen Yunuo pursed her lips and said, "The Imperial Capital Restaurant is expensive, if you're treating, I naturally have no objections."

Cong Shuang nodded and said, "Alright, let's go to the Imperial Capital Restaurant."

After saying this, she led the way.

The two girls behind seemed to be escorting a prisoner as they took Lu Ran along.

Outside the window of the headquarters office of the Celestial Path Alliance.

Four guild leaders were gossiping, Lei Tai was as strong as an ox and couldn't even fit at the window, so he had to stand on tiptoes and crane his neck to look.

"Sigh, these young folks nowadays, they sure know how to have fun compared to our days, look at Lu Ran's luck, getting Cen Yunuo from the Cen Family and the two Cong sisters all at once, I'm so envious." Yu Qingcang sighed and said.

Ye Hongyi glanced at Yu Qingcang.

He said, "You never said such things when you were having your wild days, Yu Qingcang."

"Ahem..." Yu Qingcang coughed twice, saying, "It's all in the past, let's not talk about it."

"I didn't see anything, I saw nothing, what happened? Did they kiss or not?" Lei Tai was impatiently burning up behind them.

At the same time.

At the Zhao Family in the Imperial Capital.

A group of people sat in a circle on the sofa.

On the coffee table in front of them was a document, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

At this moment, a young man in a white suit, with slicked-back hair and a charming face, entered with two girls on his arm.

"Zhao Xuan, come here." The middle-aged man in the middle of the sofa frowned and called out.

Zhao Xuan glanced but didn't respond.

He casually asked, "Dad, I have things to do, just say what you want to say."

Though it was disrespectful, the middle-aged man didn't mind, clearly the type of overly indulgent parent.

He just looked at the document on the coffee table and said, "Take a look at this document, it's information on Lu Ran, you need to be particularly cautious, he..."

But before he could finish, Zhao Xuan interrupted.

"No need to look, in two rounds he used two Blood Spears to defeat his opponents."

"That shows his damage is very high, and he's probably equipped with a full set of Levelless Strong Attack Series gear."

"And he's completely forsaken defense."

"Didn't you notice that his first two opponents didn't even get a chance to attack?"

"My defense is certainly not as high as Cen Yunuo's, so he can one-shot me too."

"But don't forget my profession's specialty, I can be immune to magic attacks for ten seconds."

"Within those ten seconds, I can also erupt and one-shot him."

"To others, he might be terrifying, but to me, he's nothing, just another defeated opponent!"

"So he better pray not to meet me in the competition."

...

After saying this, he left without lingering, taking the two girls upstairs.

Clearly, he was going to take care of something important.

Leaving the others in the living room looking at each other in confusion.

"Young master's analysis, it seems reasonable?" someone said.

"What crap reason! Are you blind or am I blind? Didn't Cen Yunuo attack Lu Ran? Did Lu Ran lose health? It's not as simple as he thinks!" the middle-aged man angrily scolded.

This authority was never shown to his son.

Immediately, no one dared to speak up.

After a few seconds of silence, someone tentatively asked, "What about young master..."

"Forget it, let him relax for now, talk about it after he's done, it should take just three minutes, we can discuss it when he comes out again." The middle-aged man sighed.

Clearly, he knew his son well.

Three minutes, at the most.

That even included the pre- and post-drama.

As for the document on the table.

It was similar to the results of the investigation conducted by Cong Shuang, without much difference.

"Someone designated by the Four Major Guilds, even Ye Hongyi from the Red Robe Tower changed the membership rules for him, it's unprecedented to become a reserve member of all four. This Undead Mage is nothing like what Zhao Xuan said!" the middle-aged man pondered out loud.

Similarly.

The same scene played out in other prominent families in the Imperial Capital.

Of course, not all families happened to have offspring participating in the Hundred Cities League.

More were just watching the show, observing, and assessing the current situation.

The information obtained by Cong Shuang and the Zhao Family was not an issue for these families; they had all received it too.

However, they couldn't take a stand yet, still needing to see how things developed, cautiousness was key.

If Lu Ran was eliminated in the third round, it was estimated that the Four Major Guilds would also give up on him.

But if Lu Ran continued to compete and performed well, they would have to do something about it!

The situation in the Imperial Capital was far more complicated than in other main cities. The relationships were intricate, and making a wrong stand could have severe consequences!

Meanwhile, the Storm Core, Lu Ran, had already been brought to the Imperial Capital Restaurant by the three girls.

Even though it was the most precious meal in the whole country, Lu Ran felt utterly uncomfortable while eating.

What on earth do these three girls want?

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