Chapter 228: The Cat Had Traveled Across Countless Mountains and Rivers Too
The city of Lanmo was anything but peaceful last night. Though the town was under the protection of the Willow Immortal, it was hard to imagine a place entirely free of rats.
For some unknown reason, last night, rats in every household went wild. The rats were scurrying and leaping, making a racket before streaming toward the city outskirts and rousing many from their sleep.
People only dared to peek out cautiously.
Some of the rats headed straight out of town, destination unknown; while others stopped halfway, appearing dazed in the streets before hurriedly finding shelter in nearby corners and wall crevices.
Those living on higher ground opened their windows to see flames rolling over a distant mountain, flowing like water. Those near the city temple, awakened by the noise, peered out to see divine figures moving through the night, as if Thunder Gods had descended to earth on some mysterious task.
The city was rife with unease.
By morning, townsfolk gathered to chat, speculating wildly. Some said the rat demon outside the city had grown angry and that disaster would soon befall Lanmo County. Others believed a deity had descended to exorcize the demon, ensuring the county’s peace.
Later that afternoon, word spread that just before nightfall the previous evening, a Daoist had left the city with a swordsman and a young girl. The girl was said to have the power to put on lights and ignite fire, while the Daoist radiated an extraordinary aura. The group had been out for the night, their destination unknown, but they returned safely and re-entered the city by early morning.
That same night, the temple caretaker dreamed of a deity, who told him the rat demon had been eradicated. It was indeed a young Daoist who had vanquished the rat demon.