The Old Gods

Chapter 1028 Recognizing the thief as his father
"Lord Immortal Sheep, are you alright?"

Lu Ran felt a little apprehensive and asked cautiously.

Anyone would feel creeped out if stared at by such dead sheep eyes, right?

"Lord Immortal Sheep? Say something, what's going on?" Lu Ran stopped speaking quickly before he could finish.

As the black flames flickered on the ram's head, a low, hoarse voice followed: "Place those money coins for the dead before my shrine; they are filled with the souls of gods, demons, and the dead."
Are you trying to seduce me?

"Uh." Lu Ran looked a little embarrassed and quickly put his hands together. "This disciple knows his mistake. I will go and take the money for his rebirth right away."

"Hmph." The black fire ram head snorted coldly and turned to drift away into the distance.

Lu Ran watched the deity depart, a question nagging at him.

To say that those money for the deceased wasn't deliberately placed there is simply taking advantage of others.

The main problem is that Lu Ran really had no other options!
Surprisingly, food-based attacks are actually quite effective?
The gluttonous sheep has really appeared!
But that was all. The deity seemed quite formidable, and then turned and flew away.
"You." A hoarse voice came from the distant sky.

"Huh?" Lu Ran quickly responded, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart again.

Blackfire Ram turned his head slightly, glancing at the human youth who was standing there dumbfounded out of the corner of his eye, and coldly uttered a single word: "Come."

Lu Ran was overjoyed and immediately followed.

The Gods and Demons Sculpture Park looks somewhat empty now, since the original stone sculptures of the gods of the Burning Gate are all stationed on the battlefield of the Third Heaven and in the various divine mountains.

In the first row of the demonic camp, there was only one lonely evil sculpture standing there—the Blood Skull!
As the sheep and the person drew closer, Lu Ran became increasingly nervous.

He gazed at the magnificent, malevolent sculpture. The blood-red skull stood silently, its head bowed and eyes closed, looking no different from an ordinary stone sculpture.

It looks like a dead object?
"What's wrong with him?" Lu Ran couldn't help but feel nervous.

The mighty leader of the Great Xia Dynasty's demons has never lowered his noble head.
The black-headed ram ignored Lu Ran and instead let out a hoarse bleating:
"Mea~~~"

The eerie bleating of sheep echoed throughout the lifeless sculpture garden of gods and demons, stirring up gusts of cold wind!

Lu Ran felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

"Hiss!" Blood Skull Evil suddenly raised his head, his eyes widened, and he gasped.

It was clearly a stone sculpture, but it exhibited distinct human habits. He kept panting, looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on the upper left.

There was a huge black fire ram's head there.

Beside the sheep's head stood a tiny human youth.

Bloodlust's bewildered gaze gradually changed, and his violently heaving chest gradually calmed down.

"Go," the black-headed ram said hoarsely.

"Yes." Lu Ran immediately put his hands together, bowed respectfully, and then flew diagonally downwards.

The Blood Skull Evil Sculpture had returned to its previous calm, watching the human youth fly over.

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, then called out uncertainly:
"dad?"

Bloodskull's lips moved slightly, but in the end, he nodded gently.

Lu Ran: "."

Why does this feel like recognizing a thief as one's father?
Logically speaking, Lu Ran had finally gotten his wish and welcomed his father's resurrection, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration for him to cry tears of joy at this moment!

But looking at Bloodskull's sinister and ruthless face...
Lu Ran felt a little numb!
He never imagined that after fighting tooth and nail to finally reach the pinnacle of the Great Xia Gods and Demons, he would end up calling Blood Skull "Dad"!

"What?" a hoarse voice came from behind. "Not satisfied?"

"No, no!" Lu Ran shook his head repeatedly, then turned around and bowed to Immortal Sheep again and again. "Thank you, Immortal Sheep! I just... uh, need to do some mental preparation."

"Hehe." The black-headed ram's laughter was equally hoarse.

It's comparable to the howling wind.

The black-headed ram slowly said, "Your subordinates merged with the stone sculptures while they were alive, and were in a dominant position to devour those stone sculptures."

Your father is different; he is already dead, but his soul has returned through the body of the blood-stained skull.

The appearance of a stone sculpture can be changed; in a few years, it will look almost exactly like its original form.

"Oh! Okay, okay," Lu Ran said repeatedly.

Yes, the image of a god or a demon can be changed!

Before gods and demons descend to earth, they thoroughly research Earth's civilization, deliberately adapt to the cultures of different regions, and consciously change their own image.

Lu Ran turned his head and looked at the blood-red skull again.

The son's eyes inevitably held a hint of unfamiliarity, but the father's were different; after all, Lu Ran was still a human being, only he had grown from a boy into a young man.

The father and son looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Lu Xing finally opened his mouth, but it was unclear whether he was having difficulty speaking because he was not used to his stone body or because he had some mental issues.

In short, he didn't say anything.

Looking at the blood-covered head with its complex expression but still fierce appearance, Lu Ran suddenly said, "You are not allowed to touch my mother until you turn back into your original form."

Lu Xing: "."

After being separated by life and death for so many years, we are finally reunited today. Is this what you're talking about?

Hmm, I can understand that.

A mother is naturally a sacred figure in a child's heart.

Thinking of this, Lu Xing smiled.

It seems the son has been well-educated and is absolutely capable of protecting his family.

"Did you hear me? You're not allowed to touch her, right!" Lu Ran suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead. "You weren't allowed to touch her anyway, you two are already divorced."

Lu Xing: ?
Blackfire Ram's Head: "Hahahahahaha!"

Lu Ran was startled!
He rarely heard Lord Immortal Sheep laugh like that, and thought a cold wind was blowing around him again.

That said, the domineering sheep always laughs like that, so he seems to be in pretty good shape?

"That... Dad."

Looking at the face of the Blood Skull, Lu Ran reluctantly acknowledged the enemy as his father: "You are now at the second level of the Heavenly Realm. I will call over a few divine statues to bestow some primordial energy upon you to help you advance to the third level."

I have prepared the soul of Blood Skull for you. Focus on advancing your cultivation level now and transform into an evil god as soon as possible.

"Ranran." Blood Skull uttered a single word. Lu Ran froze, looking at Blood Skull's enormous stone eye.

"Do you have the time, and can I go to the banks of the Wulie River to take a look?" Lu Xing seemed to have some difficulty speaking, but he expressed himself very clearly.

A sudden pang of sorrow welled up in Lu Ran's heart.

My impression of my father is that he is tall and imposing, the pillar of our family.

It is the entire sky of young Lu Ran.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. When the father and son talked again, the father used a consultative tone, which also carried a hint of pleading.

“Yes, Dad.” This time, Lu Ran said it more naturally. “Yes.”

He turned to look at the Immortal Sheep, only to see the black fire sheep's head slowly dissipating, leaving behind two words: "No rush."

Lu Ran clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully.

Lu Xing also clasped his hands together in farewell to the deity.

On the large bed in the master bedroom, Lu Ran opened his eyes, looked down at the beauty in his arms, and couldn't help but look apologetic: "I woke you up again."

Jiang Ruyi didn't seem to care, and instead asked, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"Change your clothes, come with me somewhere?" Lu Ran inhaled the faint scent of jasmine and gently kissed her hair.

"okay."

A few minutes later, Lu Ran led Jiang Xianzi, who had changed into a long dress, into the full-length mirror and onto a dilapidated rooftop.

The starry sky could not bring much light to the dark, rain-soaked alleyway.

Fortunately, Lu Ran was considerate enough to wave his hand easily.

"Whoo~"

A fantastical plant resembling a laurel tree appeared beside Jiang Ruyi.

Moon Spirit Sect's ultimate move: Moon Laurel Cold Silver Flower!

However, Lu Ran lowered this method to the lowest level of mist, and the faint glow surrounding the flowering trees was obviously not enough to condense Lu and Jiang into silver sculptures.

The tree was covered with round flowers, like tiny round moons, bathed in a cool moonlight.

It illuminated the dark night, a beauty that was breathtaking.

Jiang Ruyi looked up at the beautiful laurel tree, her beautiful eyes slightly unfocused.

She reached out and plucked a petal, watching her fingertip become stained with a silvery sheen, and then watched the beautiful flower quickly wither and dissipate into specks of energy.

"Where is this?" Jiang Ruyi twirled her fingertips and looked around before realizing that this was Lu Ran's secret training base.

It is also a place where he often pays homage to his deceased father.

She quickly composed herself and vaguely guessed why Lu Ran had come here.

"Whoo~"

Lu Ran walked towards a corner of the rooftop, and as he walked, a divine and demonic afterimage suddenly appeared on his body.

Jiang Ruyi looked up and naturally recognized that it was not a soul, but a sizable afterimage of a god or demon.

She was also certain that the afterimage was Lu Ran's father—Lu Xing.

Lu Xing was resurrected by the Blood Skull Evil Sculpture, but his soul was still his own, and so was the image of his afterimage.

After appearing in the human world, he quickly surveyed his surroundings and immediately spotted the woman in the white dress under the flowering tree.

“My fiancée’s name is Jiang Ruyi.” Lu Ran stood on a corner of the rooftop, his hands resting on the stone railing, looking out at the vast night.

Lu Xing was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in a friendly manner.

That laurel and silver flower tree is already a rare and beautiful sight in the world.

But she was not even one ten-thousandth as good as the woman under the tree.

"Uncle Lu, welcome back." A slightly shy smile appeared on Jiang Ruyi's usually cold and beautiful face.

Just like when I first met Qiao Wanjun.

Lu Ran never turned around, gazing into the dark night: "She ascended to the altar by stepping on the bones of the jade talisman, the very jade talisman we've always revered."

Lu Xing stared at the young woman in astonishment.

Lu Ran added, "To be precise, it is the jade talisman and the ghost talisman doll. She possesses two divine positions and is a complete deity."

Jiang Ruyi nodded slightly, then changed the subject: "When you were gone, Lu Ran often came here to pay his respects to you."

Lu Xing silently processed the shocking news, his figure slowly rotating as he floated in mid-air, looking at Lu Ran's back.

Lu Ran continued gazing into the dark night, noticing that Xiao Ruyi was unwilling to elaborate, and said, "In the years since you left, the evil spirits have been causing a great disturbance, and the people of Rain Alley City have all moved away."

This place is a ghost town now; you probably can't see anything at night."

Lu Xing remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Fiancée, you are not married yet."

“Yes.” Lu Ran finally turned around, leaned against the rooftop railing, looked up at his father’s enormous phantom, and smiled. “This time, you’ll make it.”

Lu Xing nodded emphatically: "Okay."

Lu Ran suddenly frowned: "Speaking of which, since you're creating a physical body to attend the wedding, it should also be in the shape of Blood Skull?"

Good guy~
Wouldn't that scare the guests half to death?
Lu Xing: "."

"Never mind, I'll think about it later." Lu Ran stopped worrying. "Why did I come here? Oh right, this is the place I'm paying respects to, isn't it?"

As he spoke, Lu Ran patted the stone railing where offerings were often placed: "Did you sacrifice yourself here?"

"unimportant."

"what?"

"I just wanted to talk to you."

"What are you talking about?" Lu Ran looked up at his father.

“Your mother, your sister.” Lu Xing paused for a moment, then said, “You.”

(End of this chapter)