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

Chapter 1158 Feeling Confident (2nd Update)
Yunran stepped into the living room of the lakeside pavilion, where seven or eight people were already seated.

Each of them was over forty years old.

When Yunran appeared before them, each person had a different expression on their face.

They're the kind of guys who're all cunning and scheming.

Sending a naive young girl like her into the midst of such a group of cunning old foxes is like sending a little rabbit straight into the lair of the big bad wolves.

Yunran couldn't help but press her tongue against her back teeth. This old Kang is really a scoundrel.

"Old Kang, it's so late, I was just about to rest, why did you call me here?"

Knowing that these people had ill intentions, Yun Ran naturally didn't want to give them a pleasant look, and immediately launched a barrage of attacks.

Everyone:...

Accustomed to speaking indirectly, they couldn't help but lose their composure when they suddenly encountered Yun Ran, such a straightforward and impulsive young man.

Kang Lao had previously met Yun Ran and witnessed her 'recklessness,' and he had also seen how 'fierce' Yun Ran's mount was.

Now, he was the only one whose expression didn't change much.

His gaze toward Yun Ran remained loving: "Young Fellow Daoist Yun, don't be nervous. These people are all prominent figures in their respective associations."

"It's a good opportunity for you to come and meet people. It'll be helpful for you to get to know more people when you're out there gaining experience."

Yunran: ...

Ha, do you really think she's some naive girl who doesn't know the intricacies involved?

They say they're introducing her to connections, but in reality, aren't they just treating her like a dish being served to these people?

Yun Ran dared to say that these people were either after Erdan, or they wanted the powerful tonic pills she had, or at the very least, the pink pearls she had previously offered as an apology.

More likely, they are greedy and want all of these things.

Yun Ran didn't expose these people's true colors, and directly sat down in a seat that had been reserved for her.

"I see. Thank you very much, Elder Kang. I will definitely tell my master to thank you properly when I get back."

No matter what these people want to do, she simply won't engage. If they ask her questions, she'll just ignore them; she's a dutiful disciple who listens to her master.

As for other matters, I know nothing about them.

Old Kang's eyes flickered; he had no desire to deal with Yun Ran's master.

How could someone who gives so many good things to an apprentice be a fool?

"Why are you being so polite, child? Since you've come to Moonflower City, it means we're destined to meet. Saying thank you would be too formal."

Some of the others didn't understand why Elder Kang was saying such polite things to Yun Ran.

She's just a little girl. Even if these people take all of Yun Ran's things, what can they do?

Could it be that her sect really dares to oppose them?

Moreover, they know everyone who has any influence.

If they were to face those people, they might be slightly wary.

But they had never even heard of Yun Ran, so they naturally categorized him as one of the people they could control.

Even if Yun Ran has some powerful backing, they won't take her seriously.

The person sitting closest to Elder Kang leaned back in his chair and glanced sideways at Yun Ran, who was sitting opposite them.

His tone was condescending and oppressive: "Yun family girl, I've heard you have quite a few good things in your possession. You're just a young girl; you can't possibly keep them all."

Yunran: ...Goodness, they're not even pretending anymore, they're just threatening me outright, huh!

Yun Ran immediately sat up straight, placed her hands on the table, and looked at him with a hint of arrogant smugness.

"You don't know this, do you? My master dotes on me. Of course, I have the ability to protect what he gives me."

As she spoke, Yun Ran took out a high-level attack talisman and several defense talismans from her bag.

His face was full of shallow boasting: "See? These were all given to me by my master. They're all high-level talismans."

This is an attack talisman, incredibly powerful, capable of easily blasting this lakeside pavilion to smithereens.

And these talismans are high-level defensive talismans. Once activated, very few people can break through them. I'm perfectly safe!

Yun Ran casually fiddled with these high-level talismans, as if these talisman papers were worthless.

This caused the expressions of the people sitting opposite her, who had been trying to subtly put pressure on her and were now being led by the nose, to become quite subtle.

These high-level talismans weren't exactly priceless treasures to them, but they were definitely things they wouldn't easily part with.

As a result, Yunran, such a young girl, has so many bills in her hands, and doesn't seem to cherish them at all.

What does this mean? It means that Yunran has seen many similar high-level talisman papers, and may even have owned many of them.

We only take things for granted when they are common.

Then, recalling what Elder Kang had mentioned before—the bird he had never seen before, the powerful tonic, and the priceless pearls…

At this moment, the way everyone looked at Yun Ran changed.

It wasn't as casual as before; it was as if they were handling a little chick.

Even the person who had been sitting casually, only glancing at Yun Ran out of the corner of their eye, sat up straight again and began to look at Yun Ran directly.

"Young Fellow Daoist Yun, may I take a look at the high-level talisman you have?"

This is an extremely unreasonable request. What kind of good person would ask someone to just take out their precious talisman and look at it?

But Yunran seemed completely unaware of the sinister meaning behind those words, and actually handed over a defensive talisman.

"Sure, look around as you like~"

Anyway, these talismans have been given a layer of protection by her, and they can only be activated in a specific way.

If others get it, even if they don't return it to her, it's just a piece of waste paper.

Elder Kang truly hadn't expected that Yun Ran would possess so many high-level talismans.

He had originally planned to use both kindness and threats to get Yunran to hand over what she had, but now it seemed that his previous plan was not going to work.

This little brat is cunning and probably has some bad stuff in her hands.

Then he remembered the news that his subordinates had sent back earlier, saying that the girl had been leisurely wandering around these past few days.

It seems he's not lacking common sense, but rather has a strong sense of self-confidence.

The others examined the high-level talisman that Yun Ran handed over and confirmed that it was indeed a high-level talisman.

These cunning old foxes, who were all shrewd and calculating, suddenly seemed to have been slapped hard across the face.

"It turned out to be true!"

"However, why does this talisman seem unable to be activated?"

Yunran: ...

Fortunately, she had taken precautions; these people really have no morals!