Chapter 1338 - 1334: Your Advantage Has Been Reduced
Xuan Chu could hardly imagine what Yun Ran and the others had encountered; if the speculation was true...
Suddenly learning all this, an uncontrollable pain spread from his chest, causing Xuan Chu’s figure to sway a bit.
"Guest... guest, what’s the matter with you?"
Xuan Chu clutched his chest and did not respond for a long time.
The shopkeeper was a bit flustered; one moment, he was worried about not making money, and the next, it seemed like this wealthy guest was having an episode.
If something happened in his shop, not only would he not make money, but the bookstore might also get into trouble.
Seeing things not looking good, the shopkeeper hurriedly shouted to the attendant who was about to close up: "Quickly, go find the patrols!"
The attendant was also a bit frightened and ran out hurriedly.
Soon, the sound of footsteps grew closer; judging from the noise, it was clear many people were coming.
Only then did Xuan Chu recover from the uncontrollable sadness and pain.
His lips were slightly pale: "I’m fine, it’s just an old ailment flaring up. But I’m alright now. By the way, I’ll take this book."
With that, Xuan Chu reached out and placed a handful of pearls in front of the shopkeeper.
"Please handle the follow-up matters, I’m leaving now."
The shopkeeper stared at the large pile of pearls in front of him, bewildered. By the time he came to his senses, Xuan Chu’s figure had already disappeared.
Just then, the patrols returned with the attendant, and now only the shopkeeper was in the shop.
"Where’s the person?"
"That guest just left, didn’t you run into him?"
Despite coming all this way, the patrols hadn’t seen anyone.
If it weren’t for this shop being a longstanding name and everyone being well acquainted, the patrols would really suspect the shopkeeper was playing tricks on them.
"This was left by the guest who just had an old ailment flare up, but he left after getting better."
The shopkeeper saw the patrols looking displeased and quickly handed over half of the pearls before they erupted.
Seeing the pearls, the leader’s eyes flickered: "Ah, I see, then it’s nothing."
When Xuan Chu left, he placed a Concealing Talisman on himself and brushed right past the patrols.
The city gates were already closed, but Xuan Chu didn’t pause in his steps.
He only wanted to hurry to the area where Yun Ran had previously set up the Array and see if he could find the entrance.
Suddenly, without any warning, Xuan Chu stumbled badly, and the pain from his wound blurred his vision.
Xuan Chu slammed his fist on the ground, cursing under his breath: "Damn it, it’s just a fall, why is it so painful!"
Perhaps having a reason to cry, Xuan Chu roughly wiped his face, his voice turning hoarse.
"It’s impossible, how could Dragon Spirit die..."
Even without a mirror, Xuan Chu could guess that his face was surely looking terrible.
Trapped in an air prison, Dragon Spirit was completely unaware that, a thousand years later, Xuan Chu had guessed his demise and was crying his heart out.
Though trapped, having Yun Ran manage the Array, he had restored his human form and was leisurely lying down, humming a tune without a care.
A whole night’s time, for Yun Ran in meditation, flew by in no time.
It felt as though in the blink of an eye, dawn had arrived.
Outside the courtyard came the sound of many footsteps; just listening to the sound, one could tell these were strong and steady steps, undoubtedly skilled individuals.
Only then did Yun Ran slowly emerge from the tent, casually bundle it up, and stuff it back in the bag.
"Ah, the Little Paperman is still not enough; imagine me, the Young Master of Qingfeng Temple, having to fold my own tent!"
In the past, she could only control a limited number of Little Papermen with her cultivation, but ever since drinking the potion Chi Yao gave her.
Her cultivation bottleneck had broken through, and she could control at least twice the number of Little Papermen.
Once the matter with Dragon Spirit was settled, Yun Ran decided to make more Little Papermen, or else they really wouldn’t be enough.
The courtyard door was pushed open, as Yun Ran adapted to the tenfold gravity environment, which suddenly vanished.
Yun Ran: ...
These people truly have no martial ethics, more hypocritical than her!
However, considering that this gravity field had given her some benefits, she decided to let it slide for now.
"Are you the master of that one?"
The leading man was very young but exuded a noble aura.
Behind him followed many skilled individuals, several of whom were Family Heads from Mei City.
With this situation, if Yun Ran couldn’t guess the person’s identity, her eyes would be truly wasted.
The Mei Family wasn’t here; logically, given the Mei Family’s status in Mei City, anyone coming here shouldn’t bypass them.
Yet now, there was only one possibility— the Mei Family didn’t have this person’s trust.
Yun Ran truly had no time or interest in entertaining that so-called Young Prince, not even bothering to give him an extra glance.
Azure Dragon and Bald Monk also came over from the side room at this moment.
If Yun Ran didn’t clearly know that these two had sneakily left last night.
Given the direction from which they approached now, one might really think they’d been in the courtyard all along.
Surveying the surrounding personnel, Yun Ran quickly analyzed the current situation.
Finally, she decisively turned her gaze toward Azure Dragon and the others.
"The time isn’t early now. Say, what exactly do you want? Previously, with greater numbers, you could trap my men. Now that I’m back, your advantage has diminished."
For the Young Prince, being so blatantly ignored like this, as if he were an insignificant lackey, was a first.
An inexplicable fire rose within him, but having grown up securely in the Royal Family, enjoying both favor and significant actual power, his mind was naturally deeply complex.
Unless he had absolute certainty to kill Yun Ran in one hit, he wouldn’t reveal any discontent.
The several Family Heads following the Young Prince exchanged swift glances, hearts slightly panicked.
The Family Heads wished they could bury their heads even lower; finding some crevice to hide in would be better.
This Young Prince was harder to deal with than they’d imagined; despite Yun Ran openly slapping his face, he could endure.
A ruler’s endurance, compared to the silent hatred of the lowly, is far more terrifying, their destructive power more formidable.
And the fact that they had witnessed all this indeed made them worried if they might be silenced in the future...
Just a face-to-face, a few words, and the scene was already filled with undercurrents.
Yet Yun Ran didn’t care about any consequences; she only wanted to get Dragon Spirit out and fiercely extort the other side.