"Where am I going?" Lu Ran stuffed the bamboo basket into Hao Tian's arms. "I'm going to live well!"

"What's going on?" Hao Tian hurriedly stopped Lu Ran.

"Your sister has such a fiery temper. Who digs out someone's eyes the moment they meet!" Lu Ran said irritably.

"What?" Not just Hao Tian, everyone in the room was taken aback.

Lu Ran immediately repeated the two sentences that Li Rouyin had said.

"Brother Lu, you're confused!" Hao Tian said helplessly. "Rouyin is blind. How could she know whether your eyes are beautiful or not?"

"Huh?" Lu Ran was suddenly taken aback.

She's blind?

Lu Ran was highly suspicious!

Just now, when the girl stood in front of the window, those empty eyes had filled Lu Ran's heart with unease.

Hao Tian apologized, "Rouyin has been alone for a long time, and indeed she has a peculiar temperament.

She was playing a prank, having some fun now that someone showed up."

Everyone: "..."

Lu Ran was even more suspicious!

Just based on the temperament that Li Rouyin had shown, she seemed colder than the disciples of Sword One!

Does she seem like someone who enjoys joking?

"She's just teasing you," Hao Tian stuffed the bamboo basket back into Lu Ran's arms. "She drinks bamboo leaf tea every day and occasionally nibbles some pastries.

If this continues, she'll surely fall ill from hunger. Why not get her to eat some meat."

Lu Ran: "..."

You, as a brother, are truly magical!

A sister's word, like a royal decree, has to be obeyed by me without any disobedience?

And you call yourself an East Thunder believer.

"Just help out, Brother Lu. Please," Hao Tian urged, pushing and shoving Lu Ran back to the steps.

"You're scared." The faint voice came again from the building.

This time, Hao Tian also heard his sister's voice.

Lu Ran looked up and said gravely, "I'm scared that I won't be able to stop myself from stabbing you!"

"Don't!" Hao Tian quickly covered Lu Ran's mouth.

However, Lu Ran's words were effective, and there was no response from upstairs.

"Hmph." Lu Ran snorted and, under Hao Tian's pleading gaze, stepped onto the stairs.

The hall on the first floor was not small, and naturally, the second floor was the same.

Several screens made of bamboo and wood partitioned the room simply, concealing the room behind them.

And that string of copper coins hanging on the screen had caught Lu Ran's gaze for a moment.

That string of copper coins...

Why does it feel off?

"That's my bedroom," Li Rouyin said softly.

Lu Ran immediately withdrew his gaze, looking towards the window.

He saw a young woman sitting at a small bamboo table.

Her ancient style was apparent; she wore a long black gown that exuded a classic charm.

Those empty eyes looked out the window, as though admiring the beauty of the Bamboo Sea.

"Put it on the table?" Lu Ran stepped forward.

The woman held a bamboo cup in her plain, untouched hand; a plate of pastries sat beside her.

It made Lu Ran a bit hungry.

It should be osmanthus cake, right?

"Your brother said to supervise you eating meat," Lu Ran took out the duck from the bamboo basket and placed it on the bamboo table.

And as he pulled his hand back, he swiped a piece of osmanthus cake.

Can't help it—in this Demon Cave?Bamboo Sea, eating bamboo shoot stir-fry, cold bamboo shoots, scrambled eggs with bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot tofu soup every day...

Lu Ran craved everything he saw~

Li Rouyin slowly turned her head to face Lu Ran.

Lu Ran, holding the osmanthus cake, paused at his lips.

Awkward!

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Ran asked, "Your brother says you're blind?"

Li Rouyin silently stood up, her empty eyes directly staring into Lu Ran's eyes, slowly raising her palm.

Lu Ran's body tensed, watching the woman's slender fingers approach, getting closer to his eyes...

"No, are you really going to dig them out?" Lu Ran stepped back.

"Unpleasant." Li Rouyin looked somewhat disheartened, her pale palm slowly dropping. "Isn't 'pluck' a prettier word?"

Lu Ran: ?

My eyes are almost gone, and you care whether it's 'dig' or 'pluck'?

Li Rouyin sighed softly, "They really are beautiful."

Lu Ran said gravely, "So, you can see?"

Li Rouyin suddenly smiled, her smile stunningly beautiful, "You can see too, can't you?"

Lu Ran was baffled, "I'm not blind; I can naturally see."

"No." Li Rouyin raised a hand toward the distant screen, "I mean that string of copper coins."

Lu Ran's heart sank.

Li Rouyin took steps toward Lu Ran, speaking softly, "Why can you see it?"

Lu Ran stepped back, "Isn't it just an ordinary string of copper coins?"

"Your eyes...heh..." Li Rouyin's speech stopped abruptly, suddenly looking up with a long sigh.

A fierce wave of Divine Power surged from within her.

A residual image followed closely, spreading out from her body!

Lu Ran's expression turned to shock, and he stepped back several steps.

It was a woman's residual image.

She also had a classic charm, dressed in an ornate pitch-black gown, her long hair fastened up with golden ornaments.

Her slightly blurred face bore divinity not possessed by the Human Clan.

Those eyes were cold and indifferent, high above, gazing down at Lu Ran.

As if viewing ants, or perhaps slightly interested by this ant, so she deigned to cast her gaze upon a mortal.

"Where do your eyes come from?" The woman in the black gown spoke faintly, her way of speaking identical to Li Rouyin.

Could this be...

Lord Wang Quan?

The woman in black shrouded Li Rouyin, prompting the girl to step forward slowly.

"Gulp." Lu Ran's expression was incredibly rigid.

The vast residual image, with its overwhelming pressure, sent chills down Lu Ran's spine!

Such a terrifying aura crushed the helpless Human Clan, pinning them in place!

"Open your eyes."

Suddenly, a deep, husky voice entered Lu Ran's mind.

"Lord Immortal Goat?"

"Open your eyes."

"Yes!" Determined, Lu Ran's eyes swirled with energy, quickly transforming into horizontal pupils.

In an instant, the fear in his eyes vanished.

Instead, there was only a deathly stillness.

Lord Wang Quan appeared taken aback, halting her advancing momentum:

"You... you are..."

Wang Quan's eyes widened slightly.

This lofty, aloof deity's expression changed, revealing a trace of astonishment.

At the same time, Lu Ran was stunned too!

With the help of "Divine Technique·Pupil of the Netherworld," he activated a different dimensional perspective.

Lu Ran suddenly noticed that peculiar copper coins existed everywhere in the house.

They were either strung up or scattered around windows and corners.

Each coin was entwined with faint souls, seemingly imprisoned within.

Lu Ran's scalp tingled!

This wasn't a quaint bamboo house?

This was a hall of spirits!

"You are a grave…"

"Baa." Suddenly, a sheep's bleat came from within Lu Ran.

Not from his mouth, but from within his body.

The bleating sound arose, and Wang Quan fell silent.

The room turned eerily quiet, the atmosphere was terrifyingly stifling.

"Heh." Hearing the sheep's bleat, Wang Quan suddenly bowed her head and laughed.

Her smile was bitter, then somewhat resigned, murmuring:

"Never mind, never mind…"

"Baa." The sheep's bleat sounded again, faint yet imposing.

Lord Wang Quan, head bowed, her massive eyes silently watching Lu Ran's horizontal pupils.

Her gaze was complex.

So complex that...Lu Ran couldn't decipher the emotions within.

"Huh~"

Wang Quan's figure quietly shattered, vanishing without a trace.

Only Lu Ran stood, his eyes dead as a sheep's, facing Li Rouyin.

"Brother Lu?"

"Rouyin?" Voices came from downstairs.

Originally, they had been worshipping outside in the backyard.

As the terrifying energy surged from the main hall, they hurried back.

"It's nothing," Lu Ran held his forehead with one hand, following the guidance of Lord Immortal Goat's transmission, "It's nothing, don't come up."

Li Rouyin also spoke softly, "Go down."

The cluttered footsteps immediately stopped.

Lu Ran tried to calm his churning emotions, his expression solemn, muttering in his mind, "Sorry, Lord Immortal Goat.

It was reckless of me to enter this place, causing you trouble."

The deity was silent, and guilt grew within Lu Ran.

Lord Immortal Goat was known for being "lazy," always showing a gentle, friendly side, deceiving all beings.

But just now, Lord Immortal Goat's protective demeanor even frightened Lu Ran himself!

And Lord Wang Quan had clearly recognized this Immortal Sheep, hence the severe emotional fluctuations.

"It's alright." A deep, hoarse voice suddenly surged into Lu Ran's mind.

"Is it okay?"

"You wander this world, encountering accidents is inevitable. I commanded you to open your eyes, and I had my reasons."

Lu Ran felt a stir in his heart, "Lord Immortal Goat, you and this deity, Wang Quan…"

"Old acquaintances."

Hearing the deity's words, Lu Ran's thoughts whirled.

Lord Immortal Goat treated members of the God Demon Clan and the Evil Demon Clan equally.

It had clearly stated its evaluation: nothing more than a pile of stones.

The contempt in its words was one thing, but what mattered was that Lord Immortal Goat's actions undermined the very foundation of the existence of the twin clans.

But with Lord Wang Quan, it seemed there was a slight shift in attitude?

Old acquaintances.

What kind of relationship and past events supported Lord Immortal Goat in using this term?

And considering Lord Wang Quan's reaction just now, that complex smile of bitterness followed by resignation, it was far too intricate.

"Huh!!"

Outside, a gale suddenly arose, shaking the bamboo violently as if heralding a storm.

At Youhuang Crossing's grand mansion, a group of soldiers immediately halted, not daring to step inside.

"Go, send them away," Li Rouyin instructed softly. "Lord Wang Quan dislikes being disturbed."

"Oh, I'll go right away," Hao Tian's voice rose from below.

Li Rouyin faced Lu Ran, silent for a long time, then said softly, "Mysterious fellow."

From her tone, it was apparent that Li Rouyin had no intention of probing further.

Perhaps she was constrained by the deity?

She took a step forward, not to approach Lu Ran, but heading towards the staircase: "Follow me."

Lu Ran stood still, not moving.

Li Rouyin was indeed blind.

She groped her way to the staircase railing and picked up a blind cane: "Lord Wang Quan said to give you a welcome gift."

"A welcome gift?" Lu Ran looked skeptical.

He still vividly remembered the sensation of being crushed by Wang Quan's aura.

Li Rouyin tapped the steps lightly with her cane, walking downstairs: "To reward you with a sweet date."

Lu Ran almost thought he had heard wrong.

Although Li Rouyin used the term "reward," essentially, this seemed like the deity's way of apologizing to him?

Lu Ran knew well that someone of his low status couldn't possibly make a deity condescend.

Everything was because of the Black Fire Sheep Head standing behind him!

The transmission descended again into Lu Ran's mind: "Go."

Lu Ran nodded gently: "Yes!"

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