When Lu Ran arrived at the Qin Family.

Qin Lie was just planning to go out.

"Lu Ran?" Qin Lie was surprised to see Lu Ran: "You're back?"

"Mm, I came back to check on Yaoyao. Uncle Qin, where's Yaoyao?" Lu Ran asked politely.

"You specifically came back to see Yaoyao?" Qin Lie's eyes lit up.

Lu Ran's words made him very happy.

"Mm, haven't seen her for a while. Is she home?" Lu Ran continued to ask.

"No." Qin Lie shook his head and said, "After you left, Yaoyao thought deeply about it, feeling that staying at the Qin Family wasn't a long-term solution, so she left. Moreover, she refused to join the Celestial Path Alliance and instead wanted to find a guild first to train herself and grow."

Ah?

Lu Ran was somewhat confused, wondering what this was all about.

With Qin Wuyao's strength, participating in the Hundred Cities League was no issue!

If not for Lu Ran, the chosen participant for the Hundred Cities League would have been Qin Wuyao.

Qin Wuyao was definitely not weak.

What growth was necessary?

Relying solely on the talent of an Awakened Profession, joining the Celestial Path Alliance was perfectly logical, with no problem at all.

It seemed Qin Lie saw through Lu Ran's confusion.

Qin Lie sighed and said, "Back at the academy, you and Yaoyao were the Golden Boy and Jade Girl, both with high spiritual power. Honestly, Yaoyao's growth is quite normal, but because she wants to be closer to you, she has become more and more demanding of herself, especially after you left. She's become much more obsessive in her actions."

Listening to this, it was clear that Qin Wuyao's mindset seemed to have encountered some issues.

"Where is she now?" Lu Ran asked curiously.

"In Heyang City, not far away. There's a second-rate guild called Liuyun there, mostly made up of magic series professions, and they have high dungeon clearing intensity. Yaoyao should have joined Liuyun as a preparatory member." Qin Lie mused.

"Alright, I'll go take a look." Lu Ran nodded: "Uncle Qin, are you heading out?"

"Yes, to the Imperial Capital. The national battle is about to begin, and the Four Major Guilds have started preparing. We, who are dispersed across the Celestial Path Alliance's divisions in various main cities, naturally have to go to the Imperial Capital to register and participate. However, this time, the competition is fierce. Everyone wants to follow you to see and experience it, ha ha..." Qin Lie was excited: "I won't keep you any longer; I need to rush to the Imperial Capital. If I'm late, I won't be able to register, and I'll be useless."

With that, he rushed off hurriedly.

Lu Ran and his companions followed closely behind because they needed to go to the Teleportation Array.

However, Qin Lie was teleporting to the Imperial Capital.

Lu Ran and his team were teleporting to Heyang City.

This was also Lu Ran's first time coming to Heyang City.

"This Liuyun Guild is a second-level guild, rarely setting its guild station within the main city." Lu Ran said, comparing it with the location of the Liuyun Guild station.

On the other side.

Liuyun Guild.

Although it was a second-rate guild, it was said that the guild master of Liuyun was very wealthy.

The guild master purchased a large plot of land in Heyang City to set up the guild station.

One should know.

Due to the data-driven rules for facilities, the guild station couldn't be small.

Wanting to set up a guild station within the main city required a large sum of money.

Even in a level-three main city, the cost for such an area was immense!

Currently inside the guild station.

In the training ground.

Many people were gathered together.

These were all newly joined professionals, some local to Heyang City, and others came from different main cities, wanting to join Liuyun.

Of course, since they were all new professionals, their levels were generally low, and they were all preparatory members.

It needed to be a month after awakening their profession before they could become official members.

Qin Wuyao was among the crowd.

"Is today's meeting specifically to introduce us to Lu Ran?"

"It's happening, this is too exciting!"

"If it weren't for the guild master coincidentally being in the Imperial Capital, we wouldn't have heard about these legendary things."

"How can another new professional be so badass as Lu Ran?"

"It's not just about being badass anymore, damn, a National Hero!"

"What's a National Hero to brag about, managing to single-handedly handle a level-six difficulty monster siege, that's the real terror, right?"

"Damn, if I were Lu Ran's classmate, that would be so cool!"

"What about being classmates? With Lu Ran's status, a preparatory member of the Four Major Guilds and a National Hero, ranking number one in the Tianfu Society, he'd look down on you?"

"True, you should be friends with Lu Ran, but befriending such a genius is way too difficult."

…

Qin Wuyao listened to their conversation, her eyes flickering, her mind constantly conjuring up the image of Lu Ran.

Indeed, it's been a while since they last met.

I never expected that Lu Ran had grown to such a terrifying degree.

Her eyes grew slightly dim.

She wanted to be close to Lu Ran, wanted to approach Lu Ran, wanted to grow stronger.

But the gap between them seemed to be getting larger and larger.

This wasn't a gap that could be bridged by effort alone; it was like an insurmountable chasm.

"By the way, Qin Wuyao, it seems you too are from around Black Fire City? Which main city is it from?"

Suddenly, someone remembered something and looked at Qin Wuyao to ask.

Qin Wuyao sat in her seat, dazed.

Since coming here, she hasn't been good at communicating with others, always preferring to be in a daze alone, and lately, the frequency has been increasing.

She wanted to see Lu Ran, but always hesitated.

Now that Lu Ran has grown to such an extent, could their relationship still be as it once was?

"Black Fire City." Qin Wuyao replied casually.

"Ah? I just remembered you're from that area, didn't think it was Black Fire City itself, so you're classmates with Lu Ran?" the person exclaimed.

"Same school, different class." Qin Wuyao shook her head.

She even somewhat regretted running off alone to join Liuyun.

It seemed… it made no sense.

Ultimately, it seemed she was dissatisfied with her slow growth and lack of ability.

Especially after realizing that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't close the gap between her and Lu Ran, that feeling of growing further apart from Lu Ran even made her feel a little panicked.

Plus, Lu Ran hadn't contacted her for quite some time either.

"Such a pity, if you were classmates, maybe you could have had a connection. Being from the same school, there's certainly no chance." the person said regretfully: "But it's no big deal, even if you were classmates, with Lu Ran's current strength and status, he probably wouldn't look at his former classmates the same way, which is understandable for a strong person."

"Indeed, the gap is too big." Qin Wuyao's eyes dimmed again.

"But you, with a hidden profession, why did you come to Liuyun? Joining the Celestial Path Alliance should be no problem, right? Although Liuyun Guild is good, it's still just a second-rate guild, and it's different from the Celestial Path Alliance." the person said.

Qin Wuyao didn't speak again, only her eyes showed some confusion.

She also felt she acted impulsively, emotionally, driven by her emotions.

At this moment.

Outside the gates of Liuyun Guild.

"This should be it, Liuyun Guild..."

Lu Ran muttered as he checked the address.

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