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Su Xiaoqiang found the girl's words utterly baffling.
What she didn't know was that the gate to the inner world was the same as the gate to Kassel, opening only once; this was the opportunity that Nuwa had given her to choose.
After thinking about it, Su Xiaoqiang felt that she shouldn't forget what happened today.
She's a bit too romantic; she thinks that if two people love each other, they should face all difficulties, and that as long as they love each other, they can overcome any obstacle.
There's nothing to be afraid of anymore!
Like Mami Tomoe in "Madoka Magica," she delivered an inspiring line.
Therefore, she chose not to forget.
Nuwa didn't say anything, but simply handed her the menu for the top-floor clubhouse: "Order whatever you want to eat, it's on me today."
After saying that, the little girl left.
Then, her aunt Zhang Wanjun came in and told her about Gu Ran.
Gu Ran's mother was a member of an ancient family, so Gu Ran possesses an ancient and excellent bloodline.
The university he attended wasn't a reputable school; it was full of people of mixed race.
Kassel College, also known as the Secret Party, is a dragon-slaying organization, not a university that studies ancient reptiles.
Furthermore, Gu Ran is no ordinary person; he is incredibly powerful and has accomplished many remarkable feats, including slaying dragons and killing hybrids. His mission, however, is to slay dragons...
Perhaps because she was too shocked, in order to calm herself down, she ate all the desserts in the rooftop clubhouse on the sofa in the suite today...
So now she's experiencing some indigestion from the information she receives and the desserts she eats.
At that moment, the door to the suite opened from the outside.
Su Xiaoqiang, sitting on the sofa, turned around and saw her boyfriend.
She suddenly felt that her boyfriend had become somewhat unfamiliar, as if there was a barrier between them.
Gu Ran also felt this lingering sense of unfamiliarity.
He walked to the sofa and sat down next to Su Xiaoqiang.
The two remained silent for a long time, in an awkward silence.
Before this, they would often sit quietly, but they never felt awkward.
Gu Ran broke the silence first: "I'm sorry about what happened today."
"Um, I, I'm fine." Su Xiaoqiang thought to herself, "It's not like you kidnapped me today, why are you apologizing?"
Looking at Gu Ran's appearance, she had a bad feeling.
Gu Ran said, "During that kidnapping at Tian Ding Mountain, those people were actually targeting me too. You almost got dragged into it because of me."
Su Xiaoqiang listened quietly, her fists clenching slightly.
He continued, "This time it's also because of me. They wanted to use you to threaten me and force me to do bad things, and you got dragged into it too."
"So, what exactly are you trying to say?" Su Xiaoqiang looked at him with a serious expression.
"Being with me will expose you to many dangers, and I will implicate you. For your safety, why don't we..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Xiaoqiang suddenly stood up, raised her hand, and slapped him hard across the face.
"Snapped!"
The slap landed squarely on his face.
Given Gu Ran's reaction, she could have easily dodged it.
But he didn't dodge.
Forces are reciprocal; when Su Xiaoqiang slapped him, her delicate palm also stung with pain.
"Were you just about to break up?" Su Xiaoqiang looked at the red five-finger mark on his face, feeling a little heartache, but she still continued in a questioning tone, "You don't believe me? Do you think I would leave you because of this?"
"I'm just scared." Gu Ran placed her hands on her knees, feeling helpless for the first time. "The thought that I almost lost you today terrifies me."
"So you want to leave me, thinking it's for my own good?" Su Xiaoqiang's alluring eyes were already brimming with tears. "Is this your love for me? Did you ever ask what I thought, or how I felt?"
She was almost in tears, sobbing as she cried out, "Love is mutual. You think you love me by walking away like this? What about me? I love you too. Don't you believe I can get through this with you?"
Gu Ran remained silent.
He knew that her love was no less than his own.
Looking at her stubborn yet expectant expression, he knew that as long as he said "I believe you" now, this matter would be over, and the two of them could go back to how things were before.
Su Xiaoqiang will definitely keep her promise and stay with him through thick and thin, through life and death.
Even if she encounters danger again in the future, she will not regret it.
She is a very opinionated person, and once she has made up her mind about something, she will stick to it no matter what.
But he didn't want to take advantage of her love and let her make a hasty choice based on momentary emotion and impulse.
This is so unfair to her.
So he said nothing.
He struggled to his feet, and with great willpower, turned and walked outside.
“You’re not calm right now. You know too little about me, about hybrids, about dragons. I think we… should separate for a while and calm down.”
After saying that, Gu Ran resolutely opened the door to the suite and walked out.
"Gu Ran...you're so heartless!" Su Xiaoqiang wiped away her tears, sobbing as she muttered to herself, "Do you think I'll be grateful to you later? Do you think I'll be happy after I leave you? You bastard! What are you afraid of? My life is my own to decide. I'm not even afraid of dying. You coward, why should you worry about me? Bastard, big bastard!"
She was just saying it in anger. Of course she wasn't afraid of dying, and she knew her boyfriend would risk his life for her too.
But neither of them could bear to give the other's life.
……
Stepping out of the suite, Gu Ran saw Zhang Wanjun in the corridor, who was still holding the Dragon Slayer Sword in her hands.
Gu Ran took the Dragon Slayer Sword back into his hand and said, "I'm taking the midnight flight to Chicago later. I'll leave Su Xiaoqiang in your care."
Zhang Wanjun nodded slightly: "Leave it to me. This time, I will not let her encounter any danger again."
Gu Ran lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then took out a stack of papers from her clothes and handed them to Zhang Wanjun.
Zhang Wanjun took the rectangular strips of paper with a puzzled look. After seeing what they were, she was surprised: "These are... talismans? You can draw talismans?"
"Yes, these are called detonating tags, and I made them." Gu Ran gave her most of the detonating tags he had on him.
Zhang Wanjun saw the talisman on it, which was very peculiar and different from her sister Zhang Qiong's. She had never seen such incantations before.
Moreover, the texture of this paper is very different from ordinary paper.
Gu Ran said, "The power of this ordinary detonator is equivalent to that of a high-explosive grenade. It's inconvenient to carry grenades in China, so these talismans are for your self-defense."
"A high-explosive grenade? That powerful?" Zhang Wanjun was taken aback. In her memory, her sister's talismans weren't that powerful.
“You can try it somewhere where no one is around.” Regardless of whether she believed him or not, Gu Ran continued to introduce another type of talisman. “What you need to be careful about is this one with a red talisman head mark. It’s a special explosive talisman. Its power… I haven’t tried it, but I can guarantee it’s amazing. When you use it, you must maintain a safe distance of at least thirty meters.”
This special detonator was made using magical techniques and contains terrifying power.
Gu Ran couldn't find a suitable place to conduct his experiments near the Kassel College.
Zhang Wanjun looked at the five red-tipped explosive tags in her hand, but she could feel terrifying energy emanating from each one!
She looked at her nephew incredulously, wondering how many amazing talents he still had that he hadn't revealed.
Just these talismans alone, if taken back to the family, would probably make the patriarch step down, and the elders in the family wouldn't say much afterward, they would listen to Gu Ran's every word and follow him to the death!
This is a genius who can change the future of our family!
"Alright, I'm leaving now. Contact me if you need anything." Gu Ran waved goodbye to Zhang Wanjun.
“Oh, right,” Zhang Wanjun called out to Gu Ran, “the matter of returning to the ancestral land has been postponed. There seems to be some change in the situation. That generation of the seed will not awaken so quickly; it may have to remain dormant for several more months.”
Gu Ran said, "That means I don't need to go back to the Zhang family for Chinese New Year this year."
“If you have time, you can go back for a visit.” Zhang Wanjun held the talisman in her hand. “I think they will definitely welcome you.”
"We'll see how it goes," Gu Ran said, not giving a direct answer. "I'm leaving now. Take good care of Su Xiaoqiang for me."
"Yes." Watching his departing figure, Zhang Wanjun's eyes showed a hint of importance.
These talismans must be returned to the family immediately!
Chapter 214 Extra: Jormungandr
Let's turn back time to one day earlier, to an evening in the capital.
After the dinner hosted by President Lei, Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang strolled hand in hand through the streets of Beijing.
Gu Ran is going back to school tomorrow, and Su Xiaoqiang cherishes their time together even more now; her heart seems to belong to her boyfriend.
However, her boyfriend didn't seem to think that way, because at that moment, he was looking at a girl with a high ponytail walking out of the subway entrance.
The girl was slender, wearing black pencil pants that accentuated the long, straight curves of her legs.
What's most amazing is her exquisite and beautiful face. Her features and delicate oval face shape blend together perfectly, like a finely sculpted goddess, yet she is also incredibly lifelike.
In that instant, Su Xiaoqiang was also attracted by the girl's appearance, and felt a little ashamed of himself.
She was, after all, a little goddess, a campus beauty wherever she went.
But for the first time, she felt she had lost in a contest of looks.
She suddenly snapped out of her daze and glanced at her boyfriend again, only to find that his gaze was fixed on the girl, his eyes practically glued to her.
Seemingly because she had been stared at, the girl looked up and met Gu Ran's gaze.
She smiled slightly, her youthful smile like a bright sunflower, sunny and radiant, revealing a cute little tiger tooth at the corner of her mouth, pure and lovely.
"It really is beautiful." Gu Ran smiled and waved in response.
The girl smiled brightly and nodded slightly. She seemed to be used to being approached and talked to like this all the time.
Su Xiaoqiang bit her lower lip and pinched the soft flesh of his waist hard.
Is she really that pretty?
"Hiss—" Gu Ran felt pain in his waist for the first time. Su Xiaoqiang used to be reluctant to pinch him hard.