Chapter 37: Night Raid
"That all happened nearly a thousand years ago. It’s no harm to tell you, but as for this matter, there are no detailed records in our clan’s documents, only the oral statements of our ancestors. That year, Song Fan County experienced a flood that had not been seen in a hundred years. The Luan Shui River swelled up. The place where our ancestor was operating the ferry was precisely at the narrowing of the river, where the water flow was even more rapid. The ferry boat was carried away by the torrent, hitting a pile of chaotic rocks in the river, almost capsizing. Coincidentally, the bow of the boat got stuck on a lake stone in front of the rocky beach. The boat didn’t flip, but it knocked our ancestor into the water. However, our ancestor was very lucky and came to no harm. In fact, he benefited from the calamity. He obtained the Nameless Heavenly Book from beneath that pile of chaotic rocks and embarked on the path of cultivation,” Yu Yan (于焱) said, his tone filled with envy.
"I see, Master Yu, indeed, is a person of deep fortune and favor,” Shen Luo said slowly, his mind turning, about to ask some more details.
Just at this moment, accompanied by a shrill scream, several fireworks suddenly burst in the sky above the city gate in the distance.
"What is that?” Shen Luo, noticing the fireworks in the sky, stood up in surprise.
"Emergency flares! Those wolf beasts dare to attack the city at night!” Yu Yan’s drunken expression also disappeared instantly, and he said with an exceptionally serious expression.
Shen Luo’s heart suddenly chilled upon hearing this.
"You quickly wake up Yu Meng and immediately go to the city gate to aid them. The leading demon wolf has opened its spiritual wisdom and is extremely cunning. If these beasts dare to attack the city at night, I’m afraid it’s not as simple as a plague!” Yu Yan quickly said, his body taking to the air. He took out a talisman paper and crushed it in his hand.
With a “whoosh”, a gray cloud appeared beneath him, carrying him swiftly toward the city gate.
Shen Luo enviously watched as Yu Yan rode off on the clouds. He was just about to turn around and wake up Yu Meng. His gaze fell on the stone table in the pavilion and stopped.