Of course Xu Ran was joking, and then returned to the topic. Ke Yirou told Xu Ran the whole story, starting with Phoenix Mountain.
Phoenix Mountain is a scenic spot, not too famous.
Recently, a huge golden statue suddenly appeared on Phoenix Mountain. This statue is ten feet high and is covered in golden light. You can also see the statue of Phoenix Mountain glowing at night.
No one knows how this statue came to be.
As if appearing out of thin air, these strange things were learned by the Hidden Dragon members. They felt that this statue was exactly the same as the statue standing in the so-called Kingdom of Light abroad.
They realized there was a big problem, so they immediately sent people here to investigate. After arriving here, they discovered the big horror.
In the counties surrounding Fenghuang Mountain, all the people there had dull eyes, like zombies.
The Hidden Dragon members were immediately shocked. Are the people in the county at the foot of Phoenix Mountain possessed by evil spirits? Why are they all like this?
The entire county seemed to have turned into a dead city.
Not only that, the surrounding countryside is also exactly the same.
They thought that the problem should come from the statue on Phoenix Mountain, so they went to Phoenix Mountain to explore, but after going up there, they never came back.
After losing their contact, the Hidden Dragon members did not dare to take action rashly and used drones to monitor Phoenix Mountain to see if there was anything weird.
It was not until night that they saw a terrible scene.
The statue was as bright as day at night, with gleaming golden light. The golden light released by the statue spread outwards, covering the surrounding countryside, and spread further and further away bit by bit.
Everything within a radius of fifty or sixty miles is surrounded by a golden halo.
Everyone was stunned by the footage sent back by the drone.
The huge statue glows at night, forming a circle of light that spreads out. Could it be that if it is enveloped by the circle of light, it will turn into a walking zombie? The following test confirmed their guess.
It was originally a nice county town, bustling with traffic during the day, but at night it was enveloped by the halo of light spread by the Phoenix Mountain statue. The next day, members of the Hidden Dragon went to investigate, and all the people inside had changed.
All of them have become people with only life and no soul.
All these people seemed to have lost their souls.
Finally, they decided to use missiles to see if they could blow up the statue, but the more terrifying thing was yet to come. They paid close attention to the missiles flying towards the golden statue.
When approaching the golden statue, the golden statue glowed with dazzling golden light. It transformed into a golden palm, grabbed the missile, and crushed it.
No sound was made at all.
This kind of scene was completely unheard of when it was conveyed to Yinlong. In the end, they unanimously decided to ask Xu Ran for help. This also led to the scene of Ke Yirou calling Xu Ran.
"What did you say, golden statue?" After listening to Ke Yirou's narration, Xu Ran narrowed his eyes.
He had spiritual communication with Bai Ying while eating before, and the other party told him that if a strange statue appeared, he must destroy it, as it was probably the statue of the God of Light.
The God of Light relies on the statue and activates the Great Dream Sutra in his sleep, which can affect people within ten or dozens of miles around, making them lose their intelligence and become like walking zombies.
As for Ke Yirou's narration, Xu Ran felt that it should be the statue of the God of Light.
Perhaps when foreign countries join the so-called Kingdom of the God of Light, the God of Light uses the same method to make them obey his orders unknowingly.
"Yes, it's a golden statue that seems to appear out of thin air in Phoenix Mountain. It didn't even exist before," Ke Yirou replied.
"I understand, come pick me up tomorrow," Xu Ran said lazily, and then hung up the phone.
A snow-white silkworm crawled around Xu Ran's feet.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Ran suddenly shuddered and said to himself: "Why do I feel so cold?"
Xu Ran didn't know that when he came back from the Ice Silkworm Star, the little Ice Silkworm was attached to his trousers and followed him back to the real world.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, after dinner, Xu Ran contacted Ke Yirou, who appeared in front of Xu Ran's house half an hour later. Xu Ran got in the car and sat in the passenger seat.
"Let's go," Xu Ran said after getting in the car.
Ke Yirou didn't say anything, just started the car and left, heading for Phoenix Mountain.
"Hey, Bai Xiaoniu, I found the statue you mentioned. It's in Phoenix Mountain. Do you want to come over?" Being bored, Xu Ran used the concentric method to talk to Bai Ying.
"You can solve it yourself," Bai Ying said. "It's easy for you to solve a statue."
"Okay" Xu Ran shrugged, and then asked: "What have you been doing recently?"
"Why are you asking this?" Bai Ying said in a wary tone.
Xu Ran said with a smile: "After all, we are also best friends. Isn't it natural for me to care about my best friends?"
"You don't need to care, just take care of yourself," Bai Ying said angrily.
After finishing the inner conversation with Bai Ying, Xu Ran looked at Ke Yirou, and then asked: "How much area has the golden statue radiated now?"
Ke Yirou's eyes were solemn: "Three counties in Fenghuang Mountain have been radiated, not counting the countryside, and the aperture released by the golden statue is growing very fast, spreading like outside."
"We speculate that this golden statue is related to the Kingdom of Light abroad," Ke Yirou said after a pause.
"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Xu Ran rolled his eyes.
"Drive as fast as you can, get to Phoenix Mountain as soon as possible so that I can dismantle the statue." After a pause, Xu Ran added.
An hour later, Ke Yirou drove into a county town.
There are many pedestrians around.
However, Xu Ran felt something was wrong. He always felt that something was missing in this county. It seemed that there was a lack of vitality. Even though there were so many people around, it gave Xu Ran a feeling of desolation.
"Wait a minute" Xu Ran asked Ke Yirou to stop the car.
"This county is covered in the golden light of the statue, isn't it?" Xu Ran asked.
"Yeah" Ke Yirou nodded.
Xu Ran opened the car door and got out of the car, and came to a man and a woman next to him. They seemed to be in their twenties. They were holding hands. They should be a couple.
The couple's eyes were dull and unconscious.
Xu Ran squinted his eyes and unfolded his spiritual sense. He was soon shocked, because Xu Ran found that the minds of the two people were blank, and they didn't know where their souls were.
A person without a soul cannot be reincarnated.
Later, Xu Ran checked other people around him and found the same symptoms. The heads of these people were all blank and their souls were long gone.
Xu Ran got into the car with doubts and heaviness in his arms.
"How's it going? Did you find anything?" Ke Yirou asked.
Xu Ran shook his head and said, "You can go back and leave the rest to me."
After Xu Ran finished speaking, he got out of the car, flew in the air, and flew in the direction of Phoenix Mountain.