Ran Min’s soul began to slowly dissipate. Becoming a cloud of smoke, it drifted back into the lifeless head of Ran Min.
Carrying Ran Min’s head in my arms, I turned over to look at everyone and said: “Looks like we’ll need to head back to the [Ba Huang City] area. [Dragon City] is near there and is where my teacher resides. We should walk there instead of using our city teleport scrolls because Cheng Shuo, Wan Er, and Dong Cheng would return to [Fan Shu City], which is way too far from [Dragon City].”
The three beauties nodded “Let’s go then!”
……
We left the [Five Barbarians’ Desolate Tomb], and saved the old blacksmith man along the way. Then we began the long journey, which involved a lot of demon and monster killing, to [Dragon City].
Close to an hour later, we arrived at the bottom of Dragon City. The city was still the same as always, cold and desolate.
Far to the side was a simple tent and an extinguished bonfire. A snoring sound bellowed forth from inside the tent. This was my past instructor, the Beast Tamer Dalin’s house!
Moving forward, I tapped Dalin’s shoulder and said: “Teacher, wake up?!”
“Ahh!”
Dalin suddenly woke up and baring his teeth, attacked me, bellowing: “What mouse dares to disturb the mighty Dalin!”
I was thrown to the floor. Getting back up, I raised my Purple Dawn Boots and kicked him hard!
“Bang!”
Dalin rolled out of the tent, and only then, when he was fully awake, did he recognize me: “Brat, how come it’s you? Damn your strength is like a warrior’s. In just 3 days I can’t even recognize you anymore!”
I laughed softly: “Teacher, please help me pass a message to the Dragon Palace Guards, I need to go in!”
“Oh?”
Dalin tilted his head and looked at me: “King Luo Lin has decreed that guards from the lower standings can’t go in, you…uhmm, you are just a Tomb Guardian, so you are not qualified to step into the Dragon Palace.”
I opened my arms, showed the head of Ran Min and said: “What if I had this?”
“That’s….”
Dalin’s whole body shook, his face a picture of pure shock: “What…What a mighty warrior spirit! I recognize this person. This is Ran Min. He has a statue in Dragon City! He was an ancient hero, how did you brat find his head?”
I laughed: “It’s a long story, could you quickly pass a message to the palace guards to let me and my friends go in please?”
“Okay!”