Murano Momo is a cunning doctor

Chapter 1167 Being distracted

Tang Ran noticed that his eyes were fixed on the horizon, staring blankly ahead without any focus.

They assumed he was still caught up in the deadly clash with Hattori Hanzo, his mind reeling from the old monster's terrifying power.

She pursed her lips, and the image of this guy deliberately playing tricks on her, luring her into the men's bathroom to tease her, flashed uncontrollably through her mind.

But then, right after that, he was facing a monster like Hattori Hanzo again...

The combination of these two completely different images left her with a complex and indescribable feeling, a kind of awkwardness that was hard to put into words.

"Hattori Hanzo... that kind of old monster who has lived for two hundred years is a legend in the entire Japanese film industry."

'You managed to survive a round under his command, and even... in the end, you made him suffer a small loss...'

These words didn't sound like words of comfort; they sounded more like a statement of a fact that even she herself found shocking.

"...Hey girl, what are you muttering about?"

Jiang Xiaochuan suddenly shook his still somewhat heavy head and came back to his senses.

He looked up at the icy beauty so close to him, a half-smile playing on his lips.

So it turns out he wasn't a block of ice all the time, but someone who's cold on the outside but warm on the inside?

Tang Ran was taken aback by his lazy "little girl" and, seeing his smile that seemed to say nothing had happened, immediately felt that her complicated thoughts just now were a complete waste of emotion.

But at that moment, her body suddenly stiffened.

Only now did Tang Ran belatedly realize how ambiguous their current posture was!

Jiang Xiaochuan leaned almost half his body against her chest, his warm breath almost spraying against her neck!

How could I... let this jerk who tricked me get so close?!

She jerked back as if she had been burned!

Caught completely off guard, Jiang Xiaochuan instantly lost his balance and fell heavily back onto the cold, hard ground.

The wound on my back was aggravated, causing me to gasp in pain.

"I rely on..."

Jiang Xiaochuan grinned, glaring at the woman who had suddenly turned hostile. "Can't you be reasonable? You were the one who came over here and let me lean on you!"

Tang Ran had already stood up straight, looking down at him with a frosty expression.

"Who gave you permission to lean on me?"

She retorted coldly, "I was just checking to see if you were dead. The fact that you can spout so much nonsense means you're not really dead."

Jiang Xiaochuan grimaced and got up on his own. Taking advantage of the moment before the experts from the "Flame Brigade" arrived, he asked casually, "Is your 'Flame Brigade' specifically for dealing with those Japanese guys from earlier?"

Tang Ran glanced at him, her attitude indifferent: "Not bad."

"Then you'd better protect me,"

Jiang Xiaochuan rubbed his still aching back, his tone half-serious and half-joking, "I have a feeling that old bastard definitely won't let me go."

"So many people were mobilized just to kill you?"

A look of undisguised "you're overthinking it" flashed across Tang Ran's face. "You're just an ant on their mission list, someone they can crush with a flick of their wrist. They're here for a more important mission."

At this point, she frowned slightly, as if she felt she had revealed a bit too much.

"What mission?"

Jiang Xiaochuan immediately seized the opportunity to get closer to him.

Regardless of the mission, since they are at odds with the Takeda family, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so there's no harm in it.

Tang Ran sized him up, seemingly weighing something, before finally speaking coldly, "Telling you won't hurt. This is all a scam. They're looking for an energy crystal called 'Dragon Jade'."

"Rumor has it that this thing can instantly grant people immense power, and may even... contain the secret to immortality."

She said this with a tone full of disdain.

Even though she had witnessed many strange things on the Yan journey, she did not believe in such mystical things as "immortality".

Jiang Xiaochuan was shocked, as if his most private treasure had been suddenly left out on the street without warning.

The impact was so strong that his mind went blank.

But his deeply buried instinct for vigilance instantly switched to an exaggerated expression: "Dragon Jade? Instantly becoming stronger? Immortality? This sounds even more outrageous than cheap fiction! What kind of thing can be so miraculous? Even Lao Tzu's elixir isn't this exaggerated!"

Tang Ran frowned, seemingly displeased with his reaction, but too lazy to explain in detail: "This was originally a hoax deliberately spread. But that's the information we obtained."

“The organization is also investigating in secret. We suspect that someone is trying to use this vague legend to stir up trouble and disrupt the situation.”

Is Yan Lü also being secretly searched for?

Jiang Xiaochuan's mind flashed with Wang Xiting's face.

Of all the people he knows so far, only Wang Xiting seems to be obsessed with searching for Long Yu all over the world.

Although deep down I felt it was unlikely to be him, once the thought popped into my head, it was like chewed gum stuck to the sole of my shoe—I couldn't shake it off.

Just then, Jiang Xiaochuan suddenly remembered—didn't Wang Xiting have a Bi'an tattoo on his chest?

At that time, he felt that the tattoo was definitely not simple and was most likely the symbol of some organization.

Could it be that……

A barely perceptible golden glint flashed in Jiang Xiaochuan's eyes, and his gaze "inadvertently" swept over Tang Ran's chest.

The layers of clothing blurred in his vision, revealing glimpses of delicate skin beneath...

"Gudong."

Jiang Xiaochuan swallowed hard, completely lacking any self-respect.

Having seen a bit of the world, Tang Ran... is truly a hidden talent.

It's much more substantial than it appears on the surface.

He scanned the area and finally confirmed that Tang Ran did not have a Bi'an tattoo on her chest.

This result left him momentarily unsure whether to be disappointed or relieved, and he almost lost control of his facial expressions.

Tang Ran was incredibly perceptive; the moment Jiang Xiaochuan's eyes glanced at her chest, no matter how fast or discreet the movement, she instantly noticed it.

"What are you doing?!"

Tang Ran's brows furrowed more and more, until she saw the conflicted expression on Jiang Xiaochuan's face, and she couldn't hold back any longer.

"I...I was daydreaming."

Jiang Xiaochuan said subconsciously.

Tang Ran sneered, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees. "You're quite focused, aren't you?"

Jiang Xiaochuan felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously touched his nose—thankfully, he didn't have a nosebleed, otherwise he would have been utterly humiliated.

"I just wanted to confirm something! I absolutely didn't mean anything else, and I certainly didn't want to take advantage of anyone!"

Jiang Xiaochuan explained earnestly, but his confidence was clearly lacking.

After all, we witnessed a magnificent and turbulent event.

"Confirm?" Tang Ran raised the corner of her mouth, clearly not believing it.

With a flick of her wrist, three gleaming needles appeared between her fingers. "Alright, I'll also 'check' your true strength."

Before the words were finished, there was a sound—

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!