Red Ribbon

At this moment, the empress had already arrived at the edge of Nanjiang Town. When she turned her head to the right, she could see the surging and roaring river.

On the river, white figures flew towards Nanjiang Town. Perhaps because Lin Ran made too much of a commotion, no one noticed her.

Hearing Lin Ran’s voice behind her and seeing a large number of white figures gathering from all directions, the empress couldn’t help but look worried.

The empress looked back. At this moment, Lin Ran had already risen into the air. From her angle, he was only a small black figure, but the powerful aura he emitted made him look like a sun that was spitting flames.

!!

“Can he really do it?”

There was a conflict in the empress’s eyes, but in the end, she didn’t go back. After all, if Lin Ran couldn’t deal with them, she wouldn’t be of much help even if she went back. Instead, she would become Lin Ran’s burden.

“You must come back alive!”

The empress looked at the figure in the sky and said softly. Then, she took out the jade slip that Lin Ran had given her previously and focused her mind on it.

A large amount of information instantly surged into her mind. It was the cultivation technique “Sword Flight”.

However, this cultivation technique had already been modified by Lin Ran and was easier to learn.

In addition, the empress was very smart. She learned it after reading it once. She raised her hand and threw out the exquisite divine sword. At the same time, she activated her cultivation technique and gently landed on the sword. After balancing herself, she flew up unsteadily.

It worked!

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The empress could not hide the joy on her face, but she knew that time was running out and did not waste too much time. She only circled the area a few times to adapt to this feeling before immediately flying out of the town!

“Lin Ran! You have to come back alive!” The empress muttered in a sobbing voice.

Lin Ran turned around and saw the empress flying on her sword.

“You learn fast.”

A hint of surprise flashed across Lin Ran’s eyes. The moment his lips curled up, it froze on his face!

Just as the empress was about to leave Nanjiang Town, a red light suddenly flashed in her direction. Then, the figure on the sword was sent flying as if it had been struck!

At the same time, a heavy buzzing sound resounded through the space.

A nearly transparent barrier appeared in the air like a huge bowl, covering the entire Nanjiang Town!

“There’s actually an array formation here?”

Lin Ran was shocked. He suddenly thought of something and looked at his wrist. There was a red ribbon fluttering in the wind.

“Put this on your wrists and you can walk around the town. Just don’t go out.”

At that time, Lin Ran thought that this was just a mark so that the people in the town wouldn’t make things difficult for them. But now, it seemed that it wasn’t that simple!

Rustle—

With a light sound, Lin Ran arrived near the barrier in a flash.

At this distance from the barrier, Lin Ran could clearly feel the ribbon on his wrist heating up slightly. However, the closer he got to the barrier, the more it heated up.

“The ribbon!”

Lin Ran immediately shouted in the direction where the empress fell, “Take off that ribbon! Otherwise, we won’t be able to get out!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ran immediately began to untie the ribbon. However, when he found the knot, he was stunned for a moment. He clearly remembered that the empress had tied a slipknot for him, but at this moment, the knot had completely melted and solidified, looking like a decorative bead.

“Did it happen when it heated up just now?”

Lin Ran thought to himself and immediately grabbed the ribbon to pull it off. However, the ribbon was surprisingly solid. No matter how hard Lin Ran pulled it, it wouldn’t break.

While he was surprised, Lin Ran summoned the Thunderball Sword. The sharp blade reached into the gap between the ribbon and his wrist and slashed hard, but the ribbon remained unchanged.

This time, Lin Ran was completely stunned. Although the Thunderball Sword was not a top-notch divine sword, it could cut through iron as if it was mud. Could it be that this ribbon was harder than iron?

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Ran put away the Thunderball Sword. After all, the current situation was far from necessary for him to break his wrist to get rid of the ribbon. The most important thing now was to not let the empress do anything stupid.

After flashing a few times, Lin Ran arrived at the place where the empress landed.

The few houses here had already been destroyed. Fortunately, the empress was fine. At this moment, she was using the exquisite divine sword to rip off with the ribbon.

Sensing that someone was approaching, the empress immediately became vigilant. When she saw that it was Lin Ran, she heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she frowned and broke down. “I can’t untie this ribbon!”

“I know.”

As Lin Ran spoke, he landed beside the empress and said seriously, “The plan has changed. We can’t leave. Find a safe place to hide first. I’ll study this array formation after I deal with them!”

Just as the empress was about to speak, a cold voice suddenly said, “Don’t waste your time. You can’t get out.”

Lin Ran’s eyes widened. He suddenly came back to his senses and looked in a direction. He saw Liu Ruxi in silver armor slowly walking out from behind a collapsed house.

The armor was clearly the style preferred by the Heavenly Saint Dynasty, and the emblem of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty was engraved on the chest. However, there were a few sword marks on the emblem. If one was not familiar with it, they would not be able to recognize the emblem.

“You shouldn’t have done that.”

Liu Ruxi looked at Lin Ran and said coldly, her eyes filled with disappointment, but most of it was anger. Her metal boots hit the ground, making a series of heavy sounds.

“I really didn’t expect you to be so wary of us escaping.”

Lin Ran raised his wrist and took half a step forward to protect the empress. At the same time, he quickly waved his hand behind his back, indicating for the empress to run.

“It has nothing to do with me being wary or not. I just happened to have a few ribbons at hand.”

Liu Ruxi smiled. “This is for newbies to prevent them from escaping. After all, once a person gets great power, they no longer like the feeling of being restrained.”

Liu Ruxi changed the topic and continued, “My suggestion is still valid. As long as you agree, I can let you go now.”

Lin Ran frowned slightly as if he was hesitating. After a moment, he suddenly smiled brightly at Liu Ruxi. “I refuse.”