Chapter 458: Chapter 457: Time to Get Down to Business! (Second Update)
Previously during the fight, these two were truly going all out. But now, they were ’politely letting’ the big chicken leg be.
Baji was a bit confused about the exact relationship between Yun Ran and Lord Envoy and could only pretend to know nothing.
After eating and drinking to her full, Yun Ran rubbed her round belly, her eyes filled with satisfaction.
Taking the last sip of soup, Yun Ran stood up, her gaze turning resolute: "Time to get down to business!"
The people from the Special Administration Bureau Headquarters should have arrived by now. The work of purifying the Death Energy would be left to them.
As for her, she needed to head to the Chaotic Stone Pile to face the sealed Evil God Avatar.
Yun Ran took out the token Elder Gong had given her earlier and handed it to Baji.
"Having eaten your village’s food, I ought to return the favor. Later someone will come to the mountains to purify the Death Energy. Since you’re familiar with the mountains, you can liaise directly with them using this token."
Baji stared at the round iron piece Yun Ran handed to him, dumbfounded.
Yun Ran had already stuffed the token into his hand, and by the time he reacted, Yun Ran had turned and left the room.
His eyes quickly turned to Xuan Chu: "Lord Envoy, this ..."
"This is a token from the Special Administration Bureau Headquarters. You take it."
As Yun Ran and Xuan Chu’s group left the village, Baji was still staring at the token in his hand, eyes full of disbelief.
Initially, when problems emerged in the mountains, he had sought help but ended up getting shunned. No one could assist.
With no alternatives, he had to arduously protect everything in the mountains on his own.
Yet now, just after one meal, he obtained a token from the Special Administration Bureau Headquarters? How unreal!
Recalling his past disbelief in Yun Ran, thinking her too young and unreliable, his hazy eyes suddenly turned teary.
No one expected Yun Ran to be the truly dependable one.
The middle-aged man watched as the village chief wiped his tears, feeling a little lost.
"Village chief, should I catch up with our esteemed guests and give them a few of my bred chickens?"
The village chief, whose emotions were very mixed, looked speechlessly at the child he had raised, silently wondering how someone could be so silly!
"You look like a chicken! Get the herbs I asked you to store earlier and pack them up!"
The middle-aged man sheepishly went to find them.
Yun Ran’s group headed straight to the Chaotic Stone Pile, advancing with all strength thanks to the Little Paperman leading the way.
By midnight, they had finally reached the vicinity of the Chaotic Stone Pile.
The Death Energy surrounding them was so thick it carried a trace of corrupt stench.
Yun Ran and Xuan Chu were relatively unaffected by the Death Energy, but the Thunderbolt Team was already having a hard time.
Their bodies were covered with talismans, yet the rate at which the talismans were destroyed was far beyond their imagination. Now, their talismans had nearly run out.
Yun Ran waved her hand: "Just wait here. I’ll go have a look."
The Thunderbolt Team, aware of their limitations, knew continuing further would only drag others down, and quickly agreed.
Xuan Chu glanced around, his brows furrowing. With the Death Energy this dense, he felt that the seal wasn’t just slightly damaged.
He wanted to stop Yun Ran from risking it, knowing the Evil God Avatar was no ordinary entity.
"Are you really going?"
Yun Ran turned to Xuan Chu: "Otherwise? This is deep in the forest and thick with snow. I’m not here for a stroll because I’m idle after eating!"
"But, you need to think clearly. Things evidently aren’t right here, and if that Evil God Avatar comes out..."
Xuan Chu wanted to say that the Heavenly Dao Village people shouldn’t interfere excessively in worldly affairs.
Even if the Evil God emerged, it was still a life form of this world.
The Heavenly Dao wouldn’t take sides, and as a Heavenly Dao Envoy, he couldn’t easily intervene...
Yun Ran didn’t need to look to know Xuan Chu’s unfinished words.
If it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, Yun Ran really wanted to teach this guy raised crookedly by the Heavenly Dao Village.
"What should be handled isn’t, and what shouldn’t is meddled with; whether it’s the Heavenly Dao or you Heavenly Dao Envoys, those cold eyes only know how to look icy at everything.
You’ve joined the world, so from the moment you stepped out of Heavenly Dao Village, you became part of this mortal realm, entangled in karma.
Standing idly by seems neutral and fair, but the Evil God Avatar clearly tilts towards the powerful side,
when weak faces strong, your neutrality actually leans towards the strong.
In other words, when blood runs like rivers, you’re accomplices aiding tyranny, using neutrality as an excuse for inaction!"
Yun Ran’s words hit like a ton of bricks in Xuan Chu’s mind.
Though part of him adhered to Heavenly Dao Village’s rules, Xuan Chu’s actions had long leaned towards Yun Ran.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed over because of one word from Yun Ran.
Now, the chain of rules binding him unexpectedly shattered amidst Yun Ran’s ’scolding.’
Yun Ran was indeed a master of psychological manipulation, allowing him to find reason to intervene.
Xuan Chu was grateful Yun Ran had a prohibition; otherwise, his vigilance wouldn’t relax so easily.
Just then, Yun Ran impatiently looked at him.
"If you’re sticking to your broken rules, then wait here; I’ll go myself!"
Xuan Chu: ...
With that grumpy attitude, given Yun Ran’s skills, otherwise, she’d be beaten to death eventually!
"Let’s go!"
Yun Ran’s impatience instantly turned to a smile.
"I knew you’re not cold-blooded. With our dual swords combined, we’re invincible!"
Xuan Chu was utterly resigned. Whatever, as long as Yun Ran doesn’t destroy the world later, let her do whatever.
Yun Ran had no idea her actions led Xuan Chu to completely lose expectation in her, with the tolerance bottom line dropping to nil.
Before setting out, Yun Ran left the Ginsengfruit and the lynx possessed by the Mountain Spirit.
The stated reason was the dangers ahead, but Yun Ran communicated other instructions using system sound to Ginsengfruit.
[Protect them well, don’t let evil and death energy exploit them!]
[Rest assured, Host, I’ll draw a circle for them~]
The Ginsengfruit’s body, refined by Heavenly Thunder and merged with an additional Heavenly Thunder Pearl, was almost impervious to the Evil God’s power.
Watching the sleeping lynx in his arms, he popped another pill into its mouth.