Lord Lantern's true stone body stood in Hang City, Qiantang River Province.
Lu Ran had once visited the Bamboo Sea Demon Lair, so the journey was much more convenient. Under the cover of pitch-black night, he directly opened a Teleportation Mirror and stepped into the deep mountains and old forest outside Anji City.
With a single flash, he stood high in the night sky and gazed toward the towering divine avatar of Lord Lantern in the distance.
At the feet of this stone avatar lay the Demon Lair—the Bamboo Sea.
Within the Bamboo Sea was a Youhuang Ferry.
Inside Youhuang Ferry was a Li Xiaochu. He wondered what Strength Realm she had reached by now.
As the sole heir of the Wangquan Sect, Li Rouyin had naturally been chosen with the utmost care. Her talent and aptitude were exceptional.
And she spent every day at Lord Wangquan's side. She should have grown quickly, shouldn't she?
It had been a long time since the two of them last met.
That time, Lu Ran had gone to deliver good news, telling the Young Lady that he had found the Qin Yanzhi she had longed for day and night.
He had shamelessly asked for a few bride price coins, then accepted another mission.
Unfortunately, there had still been no news of Hao Tian.
"Alas." Lu Ran let out a heavy sigh inwardly, not knowing how he should face her.
Gradually, his gaze settled upon the Lantern stone avatar.
Lu Ran remembered clearly that when he had last visited Li Rouyin, the Young Lady had let something slip: every month, Lantern Believers went to Youhuang Ferry to demand dead souls.
Whether Lord Wangquan was a prisoner or living under another's roof, offerings had to be paid every month.
Clearly, the Wangquan Sect had always