The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 1127 Can't Afford to Offend Such a Ruthless Person

Upon seeing the little paper figure, Xuan Chu's previously anxious heart immediately relaxed.

If he were alone, things might be complicated, but with Yun Ran here, they're guaranteed to win.

After taking the medicine and recovering, Xuan Chu managed a smile: "Where is your master now?"

The little paper doll still felt somewhat uncomfortable looking at Xuan Chu's deathly pale face.

"Why don't you rest for a while before going to see my master? Your face is so pale."

Xuan Chu waved his hand dismissively: "This little injury is nothing. You should take me to your master quickly. There are too many people around here..."

Xuan Chu didn't say anything more, but the little paper doll understood his meaning.

"Master is over there!"

The little paper figure led the way, and Xuan Chu quickly followed.

While everyone else was thinking about how to get a share of the spoils, Yun Ran was looking at the protective aura around the valley.

"What are you looking at?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears. Xuan Chu was already standing next to Yun Ran, his eyes following the direction Yun Ran was looking.

Yun Ran turned her head and saw Xuan Chu's somewhat pale face, and her heart skipped a beat.

He blurted out, "Holy crap, what happened to you?!"

Anyone who didn't know the situation would probably think that Xuan Chu had been drained of his vitality by some evil spirit.

Xuan Chu silently took out the medicine bottle, tilted his head back, and swallowed the remaining half bottle of medicine.

Xuan Chu didn't care about the strange looks from others, but he always felt his face burning when Yun Ran looked at him like that.

"Long Ling and I have arrived at the headquarters of the Xuan Master Association and noticed the anomaly here. Time is limited, so I can only use the forbidden technique of Tiandao Village, burning half of my essence blood."

When Xuan Chu said this, his tone was indifferent, as if burning half of his life essence was no big deal at all.

Yunran: ...

Now, she finally believed what her junior uncle had said before: don't be fooled by the seemingly harmless appearance of the people from Tiandao Village.

In reality, the more harmless these people seem, the more insane they are at heart, and they will pay any price for what they believe in.

That's half of his life essence; in other words, he'd lost almost all of his life.

And yet, this person remained completely nonchalant.

Yun Ran couldn't help but shudder. Tsk tsk tsk, she thought, "I can't afford to mess with someone as ruthless as this."

Xuan Chu was unaware that Yun Ran considered him a ruthless person. In reality, Yun Ran was also a ruthless person in his heart; they were both equally ruthless.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have become such close friends.

Having thought he had explained things clearly, Xuan Chu turned around and moved on to the next topic.

"What were you looking at just now? Is there something wrong with that valley over there?"

When the conversation turned to serious matters, Yunran's wandering thoughts immediately returned to the present.

"Didn't you notice that the protective aura in that valley looks somewhat familiar?"

Xuan Chu's previous wariness was focused on others, but now that Yun Ran is here, he can spare some of his attention.

Xuan Chu didn't immediately notice anything amiss with the protective aura surrounding the valley, but the valley's terrain gave him a slightly familiar feeling. "This valley... it's a bit like the place where you captured a lot of fire spirits before?"

Xuan Chu then thought that it would clearly take a long time for Erdan to hatch...

"Could it be that there was something in this valley originally... that would have been a boon for Erdan, facilitating his hatching?"

Yun Ran quickly stuck dozens of enhanced ignore symbols onto her body.

"You stay here and keep watch, I'll go check over there!"

This familiar valley, the familiar protective winds, and the perfect timing for Erdan to hatch...

Yun Ran is now 80% certain that all of this was orchestrated by Ancestor Qingyangzi and the others long ago.

But what is the reason for doing all this? Does it really matter when Erdan hatches?
Besides, these things shouldn't be anything particularly confidential, so why couldn't we tell her in advance?
It caused her to go through so much trouble to get here, and she also had to use up a lot of brain cells to figure out the secrets behind it.

One second, Xuan Chu was about to answer Yun Ran's question, but the next second, he looked around with some suspicion, completely forgetting what he wanted to say.

The little paper doll, however, diligently followed Xuan Chu's side.

Seeing the expression on Xuan Chu's face, he kindly patted Xuan Chu's shoulder.

"My master's enhanced ignore symbol has improved its effectiveness even more."

Other ignore characters will only make people subconsciously ignore this person, but will not have any further impact.

But now, the enhanced ignore talisman on Yun Ran's body has made even people like Xuan Chu somewhat forget that Yun Ran existed before.

Xuan Chu: ...

So, the only one who's embarrassed is him.

But Xuan Chu still diligently began to keep an eye on everything around him, at least to find out who these people were before Yun Ran returned.

Yun Ran, who had enhanced ignore symbols affixed to her body, moved through the crowd without attracting anyone's attention.

Near the entrance to the valley, dozens of people had also gathered. These people were clearly more important than those on the periphery.

"This valley is within our sphere of influence, so naturally we should go in first!"

"Bullshit! This place is clearly unclaimed territory. Moreover, we were the first to discover it. Have you forgotten the custom in the Xuanmen that first come, first served?"

"Alright, everyone stop arguing. This valley is clearly protected by a powerful aura, and we can't even get in yet. What's the point of arguing about this?"

"Yes, our most important thing right now is to find a way in. Once we've got the treasure inside, we can all sit down and discuss things calmly."

……

Yunran rolled her eyes as she watched these people arguing about dividing the spoils.

Where she is, is there any room for anyone else? That's ridiculous!
There were still some dried bloodstains on the ground at the entrance to the valley, which seemed to be the result of someone trying to force their way in.

Having learned from the experiences of those who came before, Yunran became much more cautious.

She then affixed numerous defensive talismans to her body before cautiously reaching out to touch the protective aura.

The expected attack did not occur. Not only did it fail to send Yunran flying, but the protective aura actually felt somewhat bouncy to the touch.

"Hmm, it feels pretty good."

Yunran grew bolder and slowly approached the protective aura.

But when Yunran's body passed through the protective energy, all the talismans on her body became ineffective in an instant.