Chapter 1360 - 1356: As It Should Be
Just a glance at each other, those family heads, for some reason, started to feel guilty, and their eyes involuntarily fluttered.
When Yun Ran approached, they instinctively retreated several steps, making way for the central position.
"Imm... Immortal Master, please come in."
Upon hearing this title again, Yun Ran didn’t react much, just nodded lightly.
Only after Yun Ran’s figure disappeared inside the courtyard gate did everyone let out a slight sigh of relief.
"Whew, this presence is truly intimidating. I understand now why those people from the Old Mei Family were so intimidated before."
"When she looked over just now, I actually felt like I was being stared at by something. It was terrifying."
"Do you think, because we followed the Young Prince and the others to barge in here earlier, we’ll be held grudges against?"
...
Yun Ran’s appearance was genuinely so imposing that it made these rulers of Mei City feel uneasy.
However, at this moment, they found themselves unable to improve their current predicament.
Neither Yun Ran nor the Young Prince was someone they could afford to offend; they could only play the clown caught in the middle.
This is what being caught between a rock and a hard place truly looks like now.
Yun Ran walked steadily into the courtyard, where Azure Dragon and his group were already waiting.
Seeing the row of people, Yun Ran wasn’t surprised at all.
If these people didn’t even notice her arrival, they weren’t worthy of speaking with her.
"Have you made up your mind, fellow cultivator?"
It was the Bald Monk who spoke, now calling Yun Ran as a fellow cultivator, instead of ’girl’.
This was enough to prove that he now regarded Yun Ran as an equal.
After a night of reviewing, both Azure Dragon and the Bald Monk had put away their previous underestimation.
"We can cooperate, but I have conditions!"
Yun Ran’s response was within Azure Dragon’s and the others’ expectations; if there were no conditions, then they would indeed find it odd.
Now, as things developed, the conditions were merely a bargaining of interests for both parties.
When it came to handling these interest entanglements, the Young Prince excelled among them.
"Certainly, let’s go inside and discuss in detail."
At this moment, if there were outsiders here, seeing these people from the Divine Hall and the real power holder of the Royal Family, the Young Prince, being so easy to talk to, they would likely think they were hallucinating.
But Yun Ran felt it was only fitting.
As the Young Master of Qingfeng Temple, she naturally had such a status.
"Alright, then let’s talk."
The group soon entered the meeting room, and the Array at the entrance was instantly activated.
Except for the few people inside the meeting room, no one else could know what was being discussed inside.
At the same time.
Hiding outside the city, Ginsengfruit and Er Dan didn’t seem in good spirits, occasionally glancing towards Mei City.
Er Dan was even more restless, pacing back and forth: "Still can’t get in touch with Yun Ran? Staying here isn’t a solution!"
In its opinion, Yun Ran was just being overly cautious. With its skills, it should have no problem coming and going in Mei City.
Why should it be hiding and avoiding like this, making Er Dan feel really uncomfortable.
Ginsengfruit was too lazy to deal with Er Dan, who mindlessly worshipped Yun Ran, always executing Yun Ran’s orders without question.
If Yun Ran told him to wait here, he would just keep waiting here.
"Shut up, if you’re really that bored, just lie down and take a nap!"
Unfortunately, Er Dan was clearly a bit hyperactive, always jumping around cheerfully, and now it was being told to hide here.
How could Er Dan stand it? It constantly wanted to dash out and cause trouble.
"But..."
Er Dan wanted to voice another opinion, but was directly interrupted by Ginsengfruit.
"No buts. Don’t forget that the reason you’re still alive and well here, bouncing around, isn’t because of your great skills.
It’s because everyone spared no efforts to save your life. Heavenly Dao has been wary of you from the beginning, wanting to eliminate you.
If you don’t follow the arrangements, once your identity is discovered, whether you’re captured or pursued by Heavenly Dao, I won’t care then!"
Ginsengfruit said these words very sternly.
His protection of Er Dan was merely a hand’s reach, but if Er Dan caused too much trouble, even to the point of affecting Yun Ran’s subsequent plans,
then Ginsengfruit could harden his heart and let go.
Er Dan: ...
It just thought hiding here felt suffocating and wanted to go out for a breather, so why did Ginsengfruit have to say such heavy words?
But obviously, these words had power.
Er Dan didn’t dare cause trouble anymore, directly lying down in a dry spot, its head drooping afterward.
Still being a juvenile, if Yun Ran and Ginsengfruit truly stopped caring for it, then it definitely wouldn’t dare to wander outside.
After all, the outside world is still very dangerous.
Er Dan settled down, and Ginsengfruit continued to maintain its pace, intermittently contacting Yun Ran or the Little Paperman.
Time passed bit by bit, the unknowable waiting being extremely torturous, feeling as long as years.
Just then, a very faint fluttering sound came, like some animal flapping its wings.
Er Dan, with its keen hearing, suddenly lifted its head, looking directly in the direction the sound came from.
Where they were located, a small Array was set up.
Ordinary people would find it difficult to successfully enter here, and their senses would be affected by the Array, unknowingly turning to another path.
But that fluttering sound, almost as if determined, kept moving around the Array, insisting on this path.
"Should I go take a look?"
Er Dan, learning nothing from its lessons, eagerly volunteered again, showing a lot of zest.
Ginsengfruit covered his forehead with his hand, feeling completely defeated by Er Dan.
If anyone mentions how cute juveniles are again, he’d be the first to oppose it!
He waved his hand helplessly: "Go, go!"
Er Dan immediately brightened up, spreading its wings and quickly skimming along the ground.
A few seconds later, Er Dan returned with a pouty face, clutching an unusually silly-looking pigeon, then tossed it in front of Ginsengfruit.
It murmured: "So boring!"
Saying this, Er Dan lay back down, tucking its head under its wing again.
The pigeon dropped in front of Ginsengfruit had no markings whatsoever; in anyone else’s hands, it wouldn’t reveal anything unusual.
However, a smile spread across Ginsengfruit’s face upon seeing the pigeon.