Chapter 84 - The Divine Deer is Still Alive?
“A major discovery?”
Lu Ran shuddered and looked at Lu Xiaowu. “What discovery?”
“The Divine Deer that our village worships might still be alive!”
Just as Lu Ran was about to ask for details, Lu Dingding interjected.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense. I feel like it’s just the superstition of the older folks.”
“Are you even a Lu Village local?” Lu Xiaowu glared at him disapprovingly. “With the spiritual energy revival happening, what’s wrong with believing a bit more? It doesn’t cost anything.”
He turned back to Lu Ran. “In fact, our village still retains an ancient legend. It’s said that in ancient times, ghosts roamed unchecked, and many members of the human tribe sought refuge with powerful beings akin to gods, depending on them for survival.
“Even if these gods required offerings of infants or flesh and blood, many human communities accepted this arrangement because the ghosts outside were even more ruthless.
“But some benevolent beings were willing to protect humans unconditionally. Our ancestors encountered such a being: the Divine Deer. Under the Divine Deer’s protection and guidance, our ancestors even took up arms to hunt ghosts. This became the origin of Lu Village’s hunting tradition.
“Then, a massive calamity arose. A ghost so powerful appeared that even the Divine Deer couldn’t contend with it. Our entire community was forced to relocate, and many lives were lost during the migration.
“The Divine Deer stayed behind to protect the rear, and that’s when it disappeared entirely.