Borrowing Palm-leaf Fan for Three Times

The Dark Elf elder turned his head. His skin was as black as his heart, and he grinned, revealing his white teeth. His gaze towards Gu Lan resembled that of a cannibal.

He spoke with a sinister tone, "Human, do you know why you're still alive? It's because the Goddess wanted to digest you herself! The Goddess spared your life! Otherwise, you would have—"

Gu Lan interrupted the Dark Elf elder. She had her own thoughts by now.

Raising an eyebrow, Gu Lan responded, "I'm alive because of my own strength. Among the Dark Elves, those who don't want to die and don't want to submit to the Dark Goddess should also have their own thoughts."

The Dark Elf elder found this human's naivety and absurdity truly amusing.

"Do you even want to lead our tribe's members astray? Impossible! Absolutely impossible—"

While they were talking, or rather while Gu Lan was trying to buy time through conversation, the statue of the Dark Goddess suddenly began to violently tremble!