CHAPTER 1100: CHAPTER 1027: TAKING A THIEF AS FATHER

"Lord Immortal Sheep, are you alright?"

Lu Ran felt a bit apprehensive and cautiously asked.

Anyone being stared at by such a pair of dead sheep eyes would feel spine-chilling, right?

"Lord Immortal Sheep? Speak up, what exactly..." Lu Ran didn’t finish his sentence and quickly held his tongue.

Because on the sheep’s head, black fire flickered, and a deep, hoarse voice followed: "At my altar, you placed those Rebirth Money, all filled with the souls of the gods and demons...

Are you trying to tempt me?"

"Uh." Lu Ran looked a bit embarrassed and quickly clasped his hands together, "Disciple knows it was wrong. I’ll remove the Rebirth Money right away."

"Hmph." The black fire sheep head snorted coldly, turning away to float into the distance.

Lu Ran watched as the Lord God departed, feeling doubtful in his heart.

If one claimed those Rebirth Money were not deliberately placed there... they’d be taking others for fools.

The truth was, Lu Ran really had no choice!

Unexpectedly, the food offering tactic worked quite effectively.

The gluttonous sheep indeed showed up~

But that’s all it led to; the Lord God seemed not easy to provoke and flew away again...

"You." A hoarse voice came from the distant sky.

"Ah?" Lu Ran quickly responded, feeling a glimmer of hope rising.

The black fire sheep head slightly turned, casting a sidelong glance at the foolishly standing young human, coldly tossed a word: "Come."

Lu Ran was overjoyed and immediately followed.

The current God Demon Sculpture Garden seemed somewhat desolate, after all, the true stone sculptures of the Ran Gate Gods were stationed on the Third Heaven battlefield, residing within various divine mountains.

In the first row of the Evil Demon Camp, there stood alone just one Evil Sculpture—Blood Skull!

As the sheep and the man got closer, Lu Ran grew increasingly tense.

He gazed at the magnificent Evil Sculpture, seeing Blood Skull standing quietly, lowering its head, closing its eyes; it truly resembled an ordinary stone sculpture.

Like a lifeless object?

"What happened to him?" Lu Ran couldn’t help but feel nervous.

The formidable leader of the Great Xia Evil Demon, since when had he ever lowered his noble head?

Ignoring Lu Ran, the black fire sheep head let out a hoarse bleating sound:

"Baaa~~~"

The eerie bleating resounded through the gloomy God Demon Sculpture Garden, stirring up gusts of icy wind!

Lu Ran felt a chill run down his spine.

"Hiss..." The Blood Skull Evil Sculpture suddenly raised its head, wide-eyed, taking a sharp breath.

Though it was just a stone sculpture, it evidently had human habits. It breathed heavily, looking around until it fixed its gaze upwards to the left.

There, a massive black fire sheep head loomed.

Beside the sheep head stood a tiny human youth.

The bewildered look in Blood Skull’s eyes gradually changed, and its heaving chest slowly calmed down.

"Go ahead." The black fire sheep head spoke hoarsely.

"Yes." Lu Ran instantly clasped his hands together, bowed respectfully, and then flew diagonally downward.

The Blood Skull Evil Sculpture had already returned to its previous calm, watching as the human youth approached.

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, uncertainly calling out:

"Dad?"

Blood Skull’s lips moved, and finally, it nodded gently.

Lu Ran: "..."

Why did it feel like acknowledging a thief as his father?

Logically speaking, Lu Ran had finally achieved his wish, waiting for his father’s resurrection; it wouldn’t be too much to be moved to tears at this moment!

But looking at Blood Skull’s sinister and ferocious face...

Lu Ran felt a bit numb!

He never imagined, after fighting tooth and nail to reach the peak 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, turning to bow again to Lord Immortal Sheep, "Thank you, Lord Immortal Sheep! I just... uh, need some psychological adjustment."

"Heh." The black fire sheep head’s laugh was also hoarse.

Rivaling the howling cold wind.

The black fire sheep head slowly said, "Your subordinate, when merging with the stone sculpture, was in a dominant position while alive, able to consume those stone sculptures.

Your father is different; he’s already dead, borrowing Blood Skull’s body to return.

The appearance of the stone sculpture can change; in a few years, he’ll look much like himself again."

"Oh! Alright, alright..." Lu Ran echoed continuously.

Indeed, the images of the Divine and Evil Sculptures can change!

Before the gods and demons descended, they thoroughly understood Earth’s civilization, consciously modifying their appearance to fit different regional cultures.

Lu Ran turned again to look at Blood Skull.

A son’s gaze inevitably felt unfamiliar, but a father is different; after all, Lu Ran was still human, only having grown from a boy to a young man.

The two of them remained silent, gazing at each other for a long time.

Lu Xing finally opened his mouth, but whether it was the discomfort of his stone-sculpted body or some emotional struggle,

He ultimately didn’t speak.

Looking at the complex expression but still ferocious face of Blood Skull, Lu Ran suddenly blurted out, "Before you change back to your appearance, you’re not allowed to touch my mom."

Lu Xing: "..."

Separated by life and death for so many years, finally reuniting today, and this is what he says?

Well, it’s understandable.

After all, a mother is a sacred existence in her child’s heart.

Thinking this, Lu Xing smiled.

It seemed his son was well-educated and has the absolute ability to protect his family.

"Did you hear that? You’re not allowed to touch her... Oh, right!" Lu Ran suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead, "You can’t touch her in the first place; you two are already divorced."

Lu Xing: ?

Black Fire Sheep Head: "Hahahahahaha!"

Lu Ran was startled!

He rarely heard Lord Immortal Sheep laugh like this, and thought the eerie wind had started blowing again around him.

Speaking of which, for the domineering Sheep General to laugh like this, he must be in a good state?

"Um... Dad."

Lu Ran looked at the face of the Blood Skull, struggling to acknowledge him as a father: "You’re now at the Second Level of the Heavenly Realm. I’ll call some Divine Sculptures over to grant you some Origin Energy to help you advance to the Third Level.

I’ve already prepared the Divine Soul of the Blood Skull for you. For now, focus on advancing and become an Evil God as soon as possible."

"Ranran." The word slipped from the mouth of the Blood Skull.

Lu Ran’s body stiffened, looking at the enormous stone eye of the Blood Skull.

"Do you have time... can we go... see the Wu Lie River..." Lu Xing’s speech was somewhat difficult, but the meaning was clear.

A sudden surge of sorrow welled up in Lu Ran’s heart.

In his memories, his father was tall and majestic, the pillar of the family.

He was the entire sky for the young Lu Ran.

In a flash, ten years had passed. When the father and son spoke again, the father used a negotiating tone, with a hint of pleading.

"Of course, Dad." This time, Lu Ran called him more naturally, "Of course."

He turned to look at Lord Immortal Sheep, only to see the Black Fire Sheep Head slowly dissipating, leaving behind two words: "No rush."

Lu Ran clasped his hands together and respectfully bowed.

Lu Xing did the same, together bidding farewell to Lord God.

On the large bed in the master bedroom, Lu Ran opened his eyes, looking down at the beauty in his arms with an apologetic expression: "Did I wake you again?"

Jiang Ruyi didn’t mind and asked, "Another nightmare?"

"Change your clothes, will you come with me somewhere?" Lu Ran, taking in the light jasmine scent, gently kissed her hair.

"Mm, okay."

A few minutes later, Lu Ran, with Fairy Jiang now in a long dress, stepped into the Landing Mirror, entering a dilapidated rooftop.

The vast stars could hardly light up the dark Rain Alley City.

Fortunately, Lu Ran was considerate, with a wave of his hand.

"Whoosh~"

A fantastical plant resembling a Moon Laurel tree appeared beside Jiang Ruyi.

Moon Spirit Sect’s grand move – Laurel Cold Silver Flower!

However, this technique was cranked down to the lowest Fog Grade by Lu Ran, and the faint glimmer of moonlight around the flower tree clearly couldn’t turn Lu Jiang into a silver sculpture.

Round blossoms bloomed on the tree, like little full moons casting a cold moonlight.

Illuminating the dark night, beautiful enough to steal one’s breath away.

Jiang Ruyi gazed up at the beautiful Moon Laurel tree, her eyes slightly dreamy.

She reached up to pluck a petal, watching as her fingertip was touched by a silver light, then watched the beautiful blossom wither quickly, turning to scattered bits of energy.

"Where are we?" Jiang Ruyi softly rubbed her fingertips, looking around, only then realizing they were at Lu Ran’s secret training base.

This was also where he often mourned his late father.

She quickly composed herself, vaguely guessing the reason for Lu Ran’s visit.

"Whoosh~"

Lu Ran walked towards a corner of the rooftop, and as he moved, a God and Demon Residue abruptly emerged from his body.

Jiang Ruyi looked up, naturally discerning that it wasn’t a soul, but a sizable God and Demon Residue.

She was also certain that this residue was Lu Ran’s father—Lu Xing.

Lu Xing was resurrected through the Blood Skull Evil Sculpture, but his soul was still his own, thus the residue’s image was naturally so.

Upon appearing in the human world, he quickly surveyed the surroundings and immediately spotted the woman in the white dress beneath the flower tree.

"My fiancée, her name is Jiang Ruyi." Lu Ran stood in the corner of the rooftop, hands resting on the stone railing, gazing into the vast night.

Lu Xing initially looked stunned, then nodded amiably.

That Moon Laurel Cold Silver Flower Tree was already a rare beauty in the world.

Yet it was not even a fraction of the allure of the woman beneath it.

"Uncle Lu, welcome back." Jiang Ruyi showed a slightly shy smile on her cool and elegant face.

Just like when she first met Qiao Wanjun.

Lu Ran still hadn’t turned around, gazing into the dark night: "She ascended the Divine Altar over the corpse of a Jade Talisman; the Jade Talisman we both revered."

Lu Xing’s eyes widened in surprise at the young woman.

Lu Ran continued: "To be precise, it was both the Jade Talisman and the Ghost Talisman Doll. She possesses Double Divine Position, making her a complete deity."

Jiang Ruyi gently nodded, then shifted the topic: "While you were gone, Lu Ran frequently came here to mourn you."

Lu Xing quietly digested the astounding news, his floating figure slowly turning to his son’s back.

Lu Ran remained staring into the dark night, aware that Little Ruyi didn’t want to dwell on it, then said, "After you left, the Evil Demons caused a lot of trouble, causing the people of Rain Alley City to move away.

Now it’s an empty city, and in the dead of night, I’m afraid you can’t see anything."

Lu Xing was silent for a long time and then said, "Fiancée, yet you’re not married."

"Right." Lu Ran finally turned, leaning on the stone railing of the rooftop, looking up at his father’s grand phantom with a smile, "This time, you can make it."

Lu Xing nodded firmly, "Good."

Lu Ran suddenly frowned: "Speaking of which, if you put together a body to attend the wedding, it would be in the form of the Blood Skull, right?"

Good grief~

Wouldn’t that scare the guests half to death?

Lu Xing: "..."

"Never mind, let’s talk about it later." Lu Ran decided not to worry prematurely, "Why did you come here? Oh yes, was this the right spot for my mourning?"

With that, Lu Ran patted the stone railing, often used for offerings: "Is this where you sacrificed?"

"Not important."

"Huh?"

"I just wanted to talk to you."

"About what?" Lu Ran looked up at his father.

"Your mother, your sister." Lu Xing paused, then added, "You."

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