Chapter 477: Chapter 476: As Long As You’re Not Dead
Ginsengfruit suddenly interrupted while listening: "Are you saying that puppet also jumped into that vortex?"
The Little Paperman quickly nodded: "Yes, boss, it ran faster than us!"
The previously anxious Ginsengfruit suddenly seemed to have taken some Immortal Pill and became calm.
"With him there, there’s nothing to worry about."
The Little Papermen were created after Yun Ran arrived in this world.
Even if they knew that the puppet contained the Little Master Uncle’s Spirit Puppet, they had no idea about the prowess of the Little Master Uncle.
But Ginsengfruit knew just how powerful Little Master Uncle Yan Huaiyi was, having even ’personally witnessed’ the host being chased all over the mountain.
Little Master Uncle not only possesses extremely strong combat abilities but is also proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia. Wherever he is, the host will definitely be safe.
"Boss, you mean the master is okay?"
Ginsengfruit nodded: "Nothing will happen, we’ll just wait here."
The Little Papermen instantly quieted down, finally at ease.
Ever since Ginsengfruit appeared, Xuan Chu had been watching him. Now, seeing the previously frenzied Little Papermen calming down completely, he knew something was up.
There must be something unusual for this to happen. He naturally didn’t believe that Yun Ran’s little disciples and Magic Artifact would ’betray’ when Yun Ran was in trouble.
So, there was only one possibility for this situation: they had some special means to ascertain Yun Ran’s safety.
Xuan Chu also let out a sigh of relief and immediately redirected his focus, starting to work with others to purify the Death Energy and Evil Energy nearby.
Meanwhile, Gu Yuan, who was setting up an array, happened to run into Elder Gong and Minister Duan, who were retreating.
The two sides were obviously from different camps before, yet they both belonged to the Mystical Sect aristocratic family, so now they had to maintain some semblance of decorum.
After exchanging glances for a while, Xuan Chu adjusted his scarf and tugged on his hat, finally revealing his mouth and eyes.
"Are you guys running for your lives?"
Gu Yuan was still that same Gu Yuan, always speaking so pointedly yet with particular sharpness.
As he spoke, Gu Yuan glanced behind Elder Gong and the others: "No pursuers, it seems you’ve successfully escaped."
Elder Gong: ...
Thousands of greetings surged in his mind for Gu Yuan, but now was obviously not the time to say such things.
He patted Minister Duan’s shoulder: "Put me down."
Minister Duan carefully put down Elder Gong, who was quite seriously injured.
Looking at Gu Yuan riding on the tiger’s back, an inexplicable sense of sadness welled up; both were human, but the treatment was so vastly different.
"I remember, you used to have a good relationship with Yun Ran, didn’t you?"
Elder Gong was also somewhat unsure of Yun Ran’s status in Director Xie’s camp, especially now that Yun Ran had been expelled from the Special Administration Bureau.
If Yun Ran was just a pawn or a smokescreen for Director Xie, Elder Gong could not be sure if Gu Yuan would be willing to help.
Therefore, he could only make a small probe first.
Gu Yuan’s previously carefree expression turned serious upon hearing Elder Gong mention Yun Ran.
He wasn’t afraid of Elder Gong knowing the importance of Yun Ran to him. If anyone had the skill to capture Yun Ran to threaten him, that would’ve been done long ago.
"What happened to Yun Ran!"
With that tone and posture, Elder Gong was certain that at least for Gu Yuan, Yun Ran held great weight.
Elder Gong then recounted the previous events.
Continuing, he said: "I didn’t see Yun Ran get into trouble firsthand, but for her Magic Artifact to retreat as if it had gone mad, it’s definitely no small matter."
Gu Yuan was very familiar with the Little Papermen, so he knew that if something hadn’t happened to Yun Ran, the Little Papermen sent out by her would never have retreated so directly.
After thinking about it, Gu Yuan then looked towards Ba Ji, the Mountain Guardian: "Do you know the location of that Chaotic Stone Pile?"
Ba Ji quickly nodded, holding a heart full of gratitude for Yun Ran, and knowing clearly that the awakening of the Mountain Spirit was definitely connected to Yun Ran.
Now that Yun Ran was in difficulty, he would gladly give even his old bones if it meant just leading the way.
"I know!"
Before the Mountain Spirit awakened, that Chaotic Stone Pile was a forbidden zone in this deep mountain forest, one he couldn’t even think of approaching.
But now that the Mountain Spirit was awake, his range of activity had expanded significantly, and he could get close to the forbidden zone area.
Gu Yuan then looked at Elder Gong and Minister Duan: "I’m going to find Yun Ran, you follow the team and go set up a purification array!"
On the surface, it seemed like he was discussing, but in reality, Gu Yuan’s tone admitted no refusal.
Originally, Minister Duan should have had no objection to rescuing Yun Ran.
But now, hearing Gu Yuan’s words, he found them incredibly grating.
In terms of status, he was not inferior to Gu Yuan, not to mention Elder Gong. Even Director Xie would show Elder Gong due respect!
Yet, to his surprise, Elder Gong was the first to agree: "No problem, I’ve also called for some men to come quickly on my side!"
If he hadn’t been seriously injured and it wasn’t impossible for Minister Duan to leave him alone to find Yun Ran, Elder Gong would’ve planned to go find Yun Ran himself.
"I’ll handle things here."
Ba Ji drew a simple map of the remaining few points and then whistled.
After a while, a pure white little fox appeared in their sight, whimpering.
"I’ll leave this little fox with you. If you go astray, it will guide you back, and this little fox has already gained spiritual wisdom, so I hope you’ll treat it well."
Once they were gone, it was clear that Elder Gong and Minister Duan would be the ones in charge here.
So, as Ba Ji said this, his gaze was directly focused on Elder Gong.
"No problem, as long as we still have a breath left, this little fox will remain unharmed."
Receiving this promise, Ba Ji felt reassured. This little fox was indeed beautiful, with not a single stray hair, and had gained spiritual wisdom.
Anyone with a bit of selfishness was sure to covet the fur and flesh of this little fox.
If he didn’t have to personally lead the way to find Yun Ran, Ba Ji wouldn’t have let the little fox show up.
Before leaving, Ba Ji held the little fox, comforting it for a while, and only after soothing the whimpering little fox did he also instruct the other tigers with many things.
Elder Gong accepted the little fox from Ba Ji’s hands, holding it as one would a baby, with seriousness.
"Be extremely careful on your journey."
Gu Yuan nodded and followed Ba Ji, riding the tiger towards the direction of the Chaotic Stone Pile.
Watching the two leave, as their figures gradually disappeared from sight.
Minister Duan anxiously said: "Elder Gong, your body needs to recuperate now..."
Elder Gong just waved his hand: "As long as I’m not dead."