Chapter 606 - Rescuing Li Ran (1/2)

Ren Xiaosu also became curious. When he crouched down and peeled away the creeper vine leaves, he was surprised to see a fan sign made out of LED lights. The sign was still lit and it said, “Ranran, we love you!”

“Wait! Ranran? Why does it sound so familiar? I feel like I’ve heard that somewhere before,” Ren Xiaosu wondered.

Zhou Yingxue was stunned. “Master, did you forget Li Ran’s stage name?”

She looked at the courtyard house completely covered by creeper vines. “Could this be Li Ran’s house?”

After Zhou Yingxue’s reminder, Ren Xiaosu finally remembered that Li Ran’s stage name was indeed Ranran. Furthermore, he had read in the newspaper that Li Ran had safely returned to Stronghold 61.

At that time, this news even headlined the entertainment section of Hope Media’s newspaper.

“Let’s go.” Ren Xiaosu said, “Even if this is her house, she definitely won’t have survived. The creeper vines have already enveloped her whole home.”

“Master, let’s go in and have a look.” Zhou Yingxue pleaded, “Li Ran is actually quite a nice person. Besides, the people around here have been captured as food reserves by the creeper vines. Their blood is slowly being absorbed for its nutrients, so maybe Li Ran might still be alive?”

Ren Xiaosu glanced at Zhou Yingxue. “Since when did you get so chummy with her?”

“Li Ran told me that she actually had a very sad life. She was the illegitimate daughter of an authoritative figure in the Wang Consortium, and her mother used to be a servant in the Wang clan. After she got pregnant, she was chased out of the family.” Zhou Yingxue explained, “Fortunately, both mother and daughter did not starve to death as someone secretly took care of them. Li Ran does not have many friends either as the people surrounding her are all after her money. She told me a lot that night, so I took pity on her.”

It was because of the collapse of Stronghold 74 that Li Ran revealed her true self under such vulnerable circumstances. Meanwhile, Zhou Yingxue’s teenage years were also very sad. Her mother was bedridden, so she had no choice but to sell herself to the Yang Consortium and become a spy. As such, the two of them found solace in each other.

Furthermore, Zhou Yingxue was not a cold-blooded person. Since she knew Li Ran might be inside, she naturally wanted to see if she could save her.

“Master,” Zhou Yingxue said seriously, “you’re actually not that cold-blooded either, right?”

Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, “Alright, let’s go in and have a look.”

The two of them pushed aside the creeper vines outside the house. Upon contact, the feelers on the creeper vines suddenly hardened into spikes. Only when they did not detect any prey did the feelers soften again.

When Ren Xiaosu saw this, he could feel his scalp going numb. Could a normal person possibly survive if they encountered such a monster?

“Didn’t you say that trying to snatch its food would make it fly into a rage?” Ren Xiaosu asked.

Zhou Yingxue muttered, “It shouldn’t be a big deal if we just snatch one….”

When the two of them pushed open the door and entered, they saw Li Ran hanging from the middle of the villa’s living room with countless vines holding her up. Currently, Li Ran’s face was pallid.

Vines were wrapped around Li Ran’s limbs. The sight of the strange vines and the fragile young lady’s body suspended in the air gave the vibe that it was a beautiful tribute. There was a strange sense of beauty to it.

Zhou Yingxue hurriedly pulled Ren Xiaosu’s hand and went over to Li Ran. She tried to get a feel of Li Ran’s pulse, but before her hand could get close, the feelers of the creeper vine immediately stopped her.

However, when the feelers came to the front of Zhou Yingxue, they stopped again and lingered in the air around her. It seemed to have been confused by her presence.

Ren Xiaosu was sure the creeper vine did not have a sense of hearing. And it probably wasn’t that intelligent either. Otherwise, Zhou Yingxue would not have stayed hidden for so long.