Chapter 1017 Light Devouring Stone
Although this stone is black, it is not the color, but the core of the stone absorbs light.
Zhou Ran has never seen such a rare stone.
"What is this?" Zhou Ran asked curiously.
"This is the light-eating stone, which can devour light and make the turbid breath cover the world! Anything that counteracts the turbid breath will react with the light-eating stone. There are such people in Huangsha City!"
Yue Futu explained it very clearly. After listening to it, Zhou Ran couldn't help but curl up his mouth.
Although this guy didn't explain it clearly, he could understand it.
It seems that the Lord of Turbid Breath is also coming for the core of the Shura Pillar of Ming Country, so he let his men lead the refugee army. He wanted to disguise all this as a riot by refugees to cover up his tracks.
Zhou Ran put the light-eating stone into the Qiankun Ring and looked at Yue Futu, who knew everything.
"I won't kill you, just go away! If I see you helping the tyrant again, I will kill you!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll go now!"
Yue Futu knew Zhou Ran was powerful, so how could he dare to stay?
He had been serving the Lord of Turbid Breath, and felt like sitting on pins and needles all day. In fact, he had long wanted to quit. This time was just an opportunity.
He left the southern border and returned to the ownerless land, leading the small Lanyue Sect. From then on, he would no longer care about the disputes between the strong.
Yue Futu fled in a hurry, and Zhou Ran also left the camp.
After returning to Huangsha City, the refugee army had already withdrawn, and the city lord Yi Shuihan was confused and had no idea what was going on.
Yi Shuihan saw Zhou Ran return to the city, and immediately came to Zhou Ran and said, "Marquis Guanjun, where have you been?"
"I went out for a walk." Zhou Ran said casually, "Lord Yi, what happened on your side? Why did the bandits withdraw?"
"I don't know either." Yi Shuihan was confused, "They were about to break through the city gate, but suddenly retreated in a panic. Although I don't know why, at least Huangsha City is saved!"
"That's good."
Zhou Ran nodded.
The temporary commander Yue Futu fled, and the refugee army was leaderless. In a short period of time, it was impossible to attack again.
Huangsha City can rest assured. The most urgent task is to continue to look for the descendants of the Xue royal family.
Before, he was like a headless fly, but this time, he had an extra light-eating stone in his hand, so he could search the whole city.
Zhou Ran took out the light-eating stone from the Qiankun Ring and played with it carefully in his hand.
At this moment, a person passed by, looking hurried.
The light-eating stone in his hand actually glowed.
"Huh?"
Zhou Ran was slightly stunned. Was it really such a coincidence?
In order to verify the truth, Zhou Ran pointed the light-eating stone at Yi Shuihan, the lord of Huangsha City, who was beside him. This time, the light-eating stone did not react at all.
"Marquis Guanjun, what are you doing?" Yi Shuihan was confused.
"It's okay." Zhou Ran pointed at the person who just passed by him. The man was wearing the uniform of the Huangsha City Guard. "Lord Yi, who is that person? Is he a soldier of the guard?"
Yi Shuihan looked at the man's back and said, "His name is Yimang, and he is indeed a soldier of the guard."
"Yeah."
Zhou Ran nodded silently, and then he stopped talking to Yi Shuihan, but quietly followed Yimang.
The soldiers of the Huangsha City Guard all lived in the city. When there was a war, they would gather together temporarily. If there was no war, they would go home.
The refugee army had retreated, and Yimang no longer stayed in the army, but returned home.
Zhou Ran looked at Yi Mang's home. This was the slum area of Huangsha City. The house was simple and there was no furniture except a bed.
Guarding the city made Yi Mang very tired. After returning home, he fell into a deep sleep.
Zhou Ran kept peeking at Yi Mang from the window, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
Why did the light-eating stone react to this person? Did he carry the core of the Shura Pillar with him?
Did he carry it with him or hide it at home?
Zhou Ran looked around Yi Mang's home.
It was a bare house. What was in the house was naturally clear at a glance. Unfortunately, there were no rare magic weapons in the house.
As for Yi Mang himself, Zhou Ran had seen the core of the Shura Pillar before, and he obviously didn't have anything of similar shape on his body.
"Strange, could it be that the light-eating stone made a mistake?"
Zhou Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly.
As the guardian of the core of the pillar, this person was obviously too weak. He followed him all the way and didn't notice anything at all.
As for temperament, Yi Mang was just an ordinary person, without any royal bearing.
Since nothing was found, Zhou Ran could only walk away in disappointment.
There were many people living in the slums, and seeing Zhou Ran dressed so well, they all came over.
Zhou Ran asked everyone about Yimang in the name of reward.
"The one called Yimang, he is an orphan, without a father, mother, or brothers or sisters. He lives here alone and never communicates with anyone!"
"Because he couldn't afford to eat, he joined the army. He didn't work hard in the guards of Huangsha City, but just lived on the military pay."
"No girl would like a man like this. He's old and hasn't started a family yet."
"He's been like this all his life, he's just a waste!"
As residents of the slums, other people actually looked down on Yimang.
Zhou Ran had no choice but to come to Yimang's house again.
Yimang was still sleeping soundly, and Zhou Ran aimed the light-eating stone at Yimang's body.
The light-eating stone glowed again, showing that he was not mistaken. It was Yimang who made the light-eating stone react.
It seems that this person must have some connection with Ming Shura Pillar.
The deadline of March is not far away. This person is the only clue of Ming Shura Pillar, and Zhou Ran naturally cannot miss it.
In the days after that, Zhou Ran quietly followed Yimang.
As the neighbors said, this guy is a waste.
The few military pays were all used for drinking and eating meat. After eating and drinking, he lay on the bed and slept.
This went on for several days. Except for the guards to be called for training, Yimang would never go out.
The neighbors in the slums took a detour when they saw Yimang, obviously afraid of being affected by Yimang's bad luck.
Yimang also knew that the neighbors were excluding him, but he didn't care at all. He never thought of changing all this, but enjoyed it.
Time passed day by day, and Zhou Ran had been watching Yimang for seven or eight days.
In seven or eight days, there was no clue at all.
"Is this guy really a loser? Did Yue Futu deceive me?" Zhou Ran kept muttering.
At this moment, the ground under his feet began to shake violently, just like a big earthquake.
Zhou Ran's face sank. This was not an ordinary earthquake, but some kind of huge force that caused the ground to react violently.
At this point, Zhou Ran couldn't keep staring at Yimang.