Summit of the Old Gods

A few minutes later, the black sports sedan drove into the Rainy Alley residential community and stopped in front of a building entrance.

Lu Ran repeatedly expressed his thanks as he opened the door and got out of the car.

Deng Yutang also got out of the car and took out the Dawn Blade from the trunk, handing it to Lu Ran.

"Little Lu Ran."

The passenger side window slowly rolled down, and Deng Yuxiang leaned over the steering wheel, tilting her head towards the outside and waving.

"Goodbye, sister," Lu Ran misunderstood the gesture, immediately waving back.

Deng Yuxiang smiled, the bright lipstick on her lips always reminded Lu Ran of a song by President Zhou.

She spoke, "Keep training hard with Little Tang and cooperate well, and achieve more good results in the future.

If I'm satisfied, maybe I'll teach you a thing or two."

Lu Ran instantly perked up, "Sister, do you also use a blade?"

Just as Deng Yutang got back into the car, upon hearing this, he shouted out the window, "My sister is..."

"Ah!"

Deng Yuxiang floored the accelerator, and the black sports sedan roared away.

Lu Ran watched the vehicle roaring away in the rain curtain and couldn't help but stretch his mouth into a grin.

This cool beauty,

so charming and brave... it's just that her name doesn't fit quite right.

Such a bright woman didn't match the gloomy, rainy, sad, and melancholic temperament of Rainy Alley.

Speaking of which, does my own name also clash with the temper of my hometown?

"Her bright lipstick, I can see a confident pride in it~"

Lu Ran hummed softly to himself as he walked step by step back home.

As soon as he got home, he went straight to the small bedroom, where he bowed respectfully before the shrine:

"Lord Immortal Goat, your disciple has returned."

Lu Ran paused, then continued, "I'm grateful for Lord Immortal Goat's teachings. The special usage of the Voice of Compassion is truly overpowering.

I should be able to get the first place in this assessment, as expected."

Lu Ran pressed his hands together and reported for a while in front of the shrine, but the White Sheep Jade Carving inside the shrine had no reaction.

Seeing this, Lu Ran bowed again before picking up the Dawn Blade and entered the bathroom.

He threw his clothes into the basin to soak and then cleaned both himself and the blade several times.

It wasn't until he felt thoroughly clean and refreshed that he walked out of the bathroom, casually placed the blade on the table, and then collapsed onto the small bed.

The extremely tired Lu Ran quickly fell asleep.

But this sleep was very restless.

In his dreams, Lu Ran seemed to have arrived at a mysterious place...

"Where am I?" Lu Ran's face showed bewilderment as he looked around.

The light here was dim with fog shrouding the area and visibility was low.

This wasn't really a problem. The real issue was that most people, when dreaming, would be immersed in it without knowing they were dreaming.

No matter how absurd the dream, they wouldn't question it before waking up.

Yet, at this moment, Lu Ran was very awake!

He even thought he was fully conscious, as for how he arrived here...

"Woo~"

"Woo~~~" A series of sobbing sounds came from within the layers of mist.

Lu Ran's body tensed, and he quickly turned to look behind him.

Gusts of cold wind blew by but couldn't dissipate the thick fog, only making Lu Ran feel a chill down his spine.

"Lord Immortal Goat?" Lu Ran called quietly as he tiptoed forward.

As he moved forward, the shape of a huge sculpture gradually became visible.

Lu Ran's eyes widened slightly!

This sculpture was over ten meters tall, dog-shaped, pitch-black, and slender.

A sculpture of the Evil Dog from the Evil Demon Clan?

"This?" Lu Ran was dumbstruck, looking up at the sharp teeth of the giant Evil Dog.

"Woo~~~"

"Woof~woof!" The sobbing and barking echoed again.

On the giant Evil Dog sculpture, Lu Ran saw the figures of several Evil Dogs.

They were normal in size but appeared in ghostly lines, like spirits swirling around the huge sculpture.

"Woof!!"

The Evil Dogs sensed Lu Ran's presence and opened their gaping mouths.

But those Evil Dog spirits hadn't pounced yet when they were abruptly dragged back.

There seemed to be an invisible shackle around the sculpture, firmly imprisoning the howling spirits.

"Gulp." Lu Ran swallowed and began to back away step by step.

Counting carefully, there were at least thirty or forty Evil Dog spirits.

Wait a minute!

Could these be the thirty or forty Evil Dogs that his squad slaughtered during the recent excursion to the Demon Cave?

What does this mean, that their Dead Souls have come to claim revenge?

The Evil Demon Clan had a multitude of types indeed, including some capable of invading the Human Clan's dreams to steal souls and claim lives.

But Lu Ran was certain that the Evil Dog Clan didn't have this ability!

"Lord Immortal Goat?" Lu Ran's temples throbbed as he didn't know what was happening or where he was.

His only reliance was the Divine·Immortal Sheep in his own home.

However, apart from the wails of the spirits, there were no other sounds in this place.

Suddenly, a flicker of faint light passed through the eyes of the giant Evil Dog sculpture.

Oh, go to hell!

Lu Ran immediately turned around and rushed into the thick fog.

His instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm made him unwilling to stay any longer. But Lu Ran had only run a few tens of meters when he saw another giant sculpture.

Lu Ran's face froze!

A ghost hitting the wall?

No, that's not right!

Furrowing his brow, Lu Ran moved forward cautiously.

This sculpture was facing away from Lu Ran, and it was clear that it was a dog, but not as slender as the Evil Dog.

"What is this?" The more Lu Ran looked, the more familiar it seemed.

He carefully moved to the side of the sculpture, and finally, he realized what dog it was!

It resembled a wolfhound, pitch-black, with stripes of blood on its body, making it look enchanting and eerie.

A member of the Evil Demon Clan·Blood Disaster!

Also known as the Blood Disaster Dog, it was even more notoriously evil and more ferocious than the Evil Dog Clan.

Because the Blood Disaster Dog could spew intense flames that could envelop a human city in a sea of fire within a short time.

On every fifteenth night of the lunar calendar, this cruel demon was what people least wanted to see!

Not to mention the economic losses, just the casualties and mental trauma caused to human society by the Blood Disaster Clan were incalculable.

"Blood Disaster." Lu Ran looked up at it in a daze.

There were no spirits floating around this sculpture.

"What in the world is this?" Lu Ran felt clueless.

Why were there sculptures of the Evil Demon Clan everywhere?

What the heck,

where have I actually ended up?

...

The next morning, the rain continued.

Lu Ran on the small bed slowly woke up and discovered that wisps of fog were entwining inside the small room.

Needless to say, the Immortal Sheep had blessed him while he was soundly asleep!

Lu Ran was overjoyed and felt invigorated with no sense of weakness remaining.

"Thank you, Lord Immortal Goat!" Lu Ran quickly came before the shrine and respectfully bowed again and again.

After calling out several times and patiently waiting, when the Immortal Sheep Jade Carving gave no instructions, Lu Ran stretched luxuriously.

"Ah~~~"

That's the spirit!

Lu Ran looked at the clock on the wall; it was already 8:30 in the morning.

Yesterday's brief three-hour journey to the Demon Cave was indeed powerful and had lasting effects; he had slept an entire afternoon and night.

Today was the sixth day of the lunar calendar, a school holiday, and Lu Ran was not worried about being late.

He went to the bathroom, tossed the blood-soaked clothes that had soaked overnight into the washing machine, and then started brushing his teeth and washing up.

But while brushing, he suddenly stopped.

"Feels like something's not right?"

Lu Ran brushed his teeth while deep in thought.

Why did he feel like he was forgetting something very important?

Yesterday I went to the Demon Cave, then took the bus back to school, Deng family siblings brought me home, I took a bath, slept, and now I've woken up.

Everything seems fine!

Everything's clear and there's nothing else.

"Hmm," Lu Ran frowned slightly, not understanding what was bothering him.

It was so strange first thing in the morning.

After washing up, Lu Ran took the Dawn Blade and went to the master bedroom.

He carefully hung the Black Ice Blade back on the wall, his fingertips brushing over the icy blade.

The scenes of slaying the dogs yesterday flooded back into his mind.

Such a divine weapon undoubtedly made Lu Ran's lethality skyrocket!

Lu Ran spoke softly, "In a few days, on the fifteenth of the lunar calendar, I'll ask you to come into action again!"

He finished speaking and flicked the thin and sharp blade with his fingertips.

"Ding~"

The Dawn Blade gave a crisp sound, very pleasing to the ear.

"Alright then, it's settled!" Lu Ran smiled, revealing a set of white teeth.

Living alone, he had many little life hacks.

"Take good care of the house, I'm going out to grab some food."

"Ding~"

"Mm, don't worry, I'll remember to bring an umbrella."

"Ding~"

Feeling quite content, Lu Ran turned to leave.

But before stepping out, he glanced at the wedding photo hanging above the bedside, up on the wall.

Even though his parents had long been divorced, his father had never taken it down.

Lu Ran stepped back out of the room, looking at the man in the old photo, and said softly,

"I'll visit you in a bit."