Shadow in the Fog, Don’t Trust Your Eyes

Just a few seconds ago, Lin Ran remembered that Shen Rulin was still walking behind him.

More importantly, Lin Ran was very sure that no one had passed by him. How did Shen Rulin get ahead of him?

Puzzled, Lin Ran frowned and looked ahead. He realized that in the thick clouds in front of him, he could vaguely see a blurry figure wearing white armor about twenty steps away. Lin Ran thought that Shen Rulin had taken a few leaps forward while he was absent-minded.

“You are really impatient.”

Lin Ran muttered softly and quickly caught up with the figure. “I know you’re anxious, but this place is filled with danger. If you run around like this, you’ll get yourself killed!”

As he spoke, Lin Ran had already reached the figure and reached out to pat his shoulder, but he missed.

Lin Ran could clearly see that his hand was on the other party’s shoulder, but he felt nothing on his palm.

Before he could react, the figure dissipated like the morning fog. At the same time, Shen Rulin’s voice sounded from behind Lin Ran. “You said I ran around, but why are you faster than me?”

Hearing the voice, Lin Ran subconsciously turned around and saw Shen Rulin standing a few steps behind him, frowning at him in confusion.

Lin Ran couldn’t help but be stunned. He asked in confusion, “Were you behind me all this time?”

“Of course.”

Shen Rulin said with a frown, “Didn’t you ask me to follow you closely?”

Lin Ran rubbed his nose and pointed at the spot where the white figure dissipated. “Did you see someone over there just now?”

Shen Rulin shook his head in confusion. “I only heard you mutter something and run over. If I didn’t catch up with you, we would have been separated.”

“You really didn’t see it?”

Lin Ran looked suspicious. It wasn’t that he didn’t believe Shen Rulin, but he should be able to see the figure since he was about the same distance away from the figure as Lin Ran.

Seeing Lin Ran’s suspicious expression, Shen Rulin knew that something must have happened. He asked in a low voice, “What did you see just now?”

Lin Ran didn’t hesitate and explained the situation in detail. Then, he asked Shen Rulin, again “Did you really not see that figure just now?”

Shen Rulin shook his head. “Could the figure be one of my people? I told you earlier that more than 70 Golden Guards have entered.”

“Unlikely.”

Lin Ran shook his head without thinking. “Putting aside how fast that figure dissipated, if that person really exists, it’s impossible for you not to see him.”

Lin Ran deliberately emphasized the word “exist” because he was not sure if the figure was just a shadow.

Shen Rulin immediately understood what Lin Ran meant. He frowned and didn’t say anything. It was obvious that he couldn’t figure out what was going on either.

The two of them were silent for a while. Lin Ran clapped his hands and said seriously, “Let’s not think about this for now. Saving people is more important. Let’s go to the top first.”

“Alright.”

Shen Rulin agreed and suddenly felt a little strange. “By the way, you said that you wanted to go to the mountaintop. Can you tell me why?”

“Well… it’s a long story.”

Lin Ran looked troubled because there were too many secrets involved. Although the existence of the Five Elements Imperial Guards was also a secret, he didn’t know how much Shen Rulin knew about this place, so he didn’t want to reveal too much.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Ran explained as simply as possible, “There’s a secret stone room at the top of Mount Sword. It’s very likely that this evil aura and killing intent came from there.”

“That’s why I have to go there to take a look first. If I can get rid of these dark clouds, it will be much easier to save people.”

“I see.”

Shen Rulin nodded in realization, but the confusion in his eyes did not decrease at all. “But Mount Sword is the holy land of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty. Why is there so much evil aura and killing intent?”

Lin Ran was speechless for a moment. In the end, he said helplessly, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask!”

Shen Rulin was not angry at all. He only nodded to show that he understood.

Lin Ran took a few more steps forward. Suddenly, he thought of something and turned around to ask, “By the way, did you bring a rope?”

Shen Rulin was stunned for a moment before shaking his head. “Why do I need a rope? If you want to climb somewhere, I can hold you up.”

Lin Ran’s gaze landed on the cloak Shen Rulin was wearing.

The armor of the Golden Guards was almost the same, so most commanders would add a cloak to show their rank.

It was unknown what material Shen Rulin’s cloak was made of, but it was soft and elastic and could be used as a rope.

Seeing Lin Ran looking at his cloak, Shen Rulin understood. He sighed and took off the cloak and threw it into the air. Then, the sword in his hand slashed out a few cold lights, and the cloak was evenly cut into more than ten cloth strips.

“Thank you for being so generous, Deputy Commander Shen!”

Lin Ran caught the cloth strips and quickly tied them together. “Don’t worry, I won’t take your cloak for nothing. After saving the people, I’ll go back and ask His Majesty to reward you. When the time comes, His Majesty will give you a cloak made of gold!”

“Thank you! But forget about the gold cloak!”

Soon, the two of them had a rope more than a hundred feet long.

Lin Ran handed one end to Shen Rulin and tied the other end to his belt. “No matter what you see later, ignore it.”

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Shen Rulin agreed and tied the rope to his belt. After making sure that it was secure, the two of them continued walking towards the top of the mountain.

As they walked, Shen Rulin suddenly asked. “Lin Ran, did you hear anything strange?”

Hearing this, Lin Ran subconsciously pricked up his ears and heard a rustling sound.

However, he ignored it because Shen Rulin’s voice came from his right, while the rope at his waist extended into the clouds behind him. The person who spoke was not Shen Rulin.