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

Chapter 1004 That Face from the Past (2 Updates)
After learning about Yunran's plans, Long Ling could only think that Yunran was a truly insidious and wicked fellow!
However, this suited him perfectly. It seemed there was a reason why he could associate with Yun Ran.

"Alright, let's work together from the inside and outside. Maybe we can snag a great deal!"

"I'll go check on Xuan Chu first, and then deal with that bronze mirror!"

The little paper figure responsible for protecting Xuan Chu noticed that Yun Ran had arrived and quickly opened the door to Xuan Chu's room.

"Master, you are here~"

Long Ling couldn't bear to look at the little paper doll's servile manner.

He secretly thought to himself that when he finally mastered the basics of weapon crafting, he would never craft such servile puppet artifacts.

Yun Ran patted the little paper doll's head: "How is Xuan Chu?"

The little paper figure immediately said, "Master, don't worry, with us protecting him, he will be fine."

Yun Ran had no doubt about this, after all, the paper doll itself had the function of protecting the Dharma when it was made.

In particular, they have been tempered by heavenly lightning, and during the process of protecting the Dharma, they can effectively prevent the person being protected from being disturbed by evil thoughts.

"Alright, then you guys keep a close eye on this area."

After confirming that Xuan Chu was alright, Yun Ran reached out and took back the jade pendant that she had given to Long Ling earlier.

When Mo Zhifei came out and saw Yun Ran's brand new look, he immediately started praising her without thinking.

"Master, your attire is truly dashing and heroic; no one can match you!"

Yunran: ...

This outfit is clearly based on the black-robed man's previous attire, yet Mo Zhi actually said it looked dashing.
What a terrible eye!
Yunran thought she was truly a magnanimous person, not even getting angry when flattered to the point of backfiring.

"Alright, release Erdan, I need to use him."

Mo Zhi was completely unaware that her flattery had backfired. Upon hearing Yun Ran's words, she forgot all about flattery and released her Ghost Domain.

To the naked eye, it looks like a transparent glass sphere containing something that looks like an ostrich egg.

Although she had heard that Erdan had grown bigger, Yunran was still slightly surprised to see Erdan's eggshell with her own eyes.

If you were to take out such an egg and say that it was carved from jade, some people would believe you.

"So, these are Erdan's food."

Thinking back to how she hadn't given Erdan anything to eat before, Yunran felt inexplicably guilty.

No other person or non-human being who followed her was ever mistreated.

However, this cannot be blamed on Yunran. The other eggs hatched on their own and did not require any additional feeding.

Having convinced herself, Yunran's slight guilty conscience immediately vanished.

Seeing that Erdan was still fast asleep and hadn't fully digested the information, Yunran reached out and Erdan came out of the ghost realm.

The moment Erdan appeared, Yunran quickly pasted several talismans on its body to conceal its aura.

However, no matter how fast his hands were, Erdan's aura still leaked out slightly.

Almost instantly, the power that had locked onto the dragon spirit increased significantly and then fell onto Erdan.

When the talisman was activated, the locking force lost its target and dissipated in a short while.

This series of unexpected events made Mo Zhi pat her chest in relief. Fortunately, she had the foresight to hide in the Ghost Realm early on.

Her own ghostly domain isolated her from the aura of a quasi-ghost emperor, thus preventing the unknown power from detecting her. "Master, that power just now was somewhat similar to the jar we found in the mountain outside the city, but not quite."

Long Ling had the same feeling, and then brought up the scene of the bronze mirror devouring the two-headed vengeful spirit snake again.

"The screams coming from the vortex of the bronze mirror were also quite eerie."

Suddenly, Long Ling remembered that he had also picked up a few pieces of the jar earlier.

Previously, Long Ling would never have given a second glance to such messy and nonsensical things.

But as he spent more time with Yunran, he gradually picked up her habit of picking up scraps wherever she went.

I was thinking, what if it might come in handy?

Now it seems that the fragments of that jar might actually be useful.

"This is the jar used to raise the monster. I used a lot of strength, but I couldn't break it. It's clear that this is definitely not a simple thing."

Now, Erdan is in Yunran's hands, and one of the fragments of that jar is also in Yunran's hands.

"Okay, I'll go check it out over there. You guys be careful and don't let anyone discover your identities."

Mo Zhi wanted to go and see, but the unknown power from before was something even the Dragon King, whose aura was being concealed, could detect.

She'd better behave herself, lest she end up needing the master to save her.

Don't ask why Mo Zhi is so confident that Yun Ran will save her; it's just a feeling.

In any case, the master's attitude towards her was completely different from how other Xuan masters treated their ghost servants.

Therefore, this is why, even though Yunran did not place any master-servant contract on Mozhi, Mozhi was still willing to eagerly become Yunran's ghost servant.

Yun Ran's black cloak blended perfectly with the night.

They arrived at the courtyard where the people from the General Association had settled without any obstacles.

This courtyard is also a detached house, but it is much larger than the one where Long Ling and the others lived.

Without any prompting, Yunran found the room with the bronze mirror among the many side rooms.

The people of the General Association must have great faith in the bronze mirror's abilities. Anyone else who touches the bronze mirror should be avoided.

At best, one's soul is possessed; at worst, one is killed outright.

Therefore, not only is there no one guarding this place, but there aren't even any necessary security measures.

The bronze mirror was just sitting there, completely exposed.

Otherwise, the black cloth covering the bronze mirror was made of very rare fire wire, a rare treasure.

If anyone else entered a room like this, they probably wouldn't even glance at the covered bronze mirror.

They might even think that this bronze mirror was something that was originally in the room and was not important at all.

Yunran took out a demon core as a tool for lighting.

At the same time, he took out his peach wood sword and gently lifted the black cloth covering the bronze mirror.

The mirror clearly reflected Yun Ran's wheelchair, the demon core in her hand, and the peach wood sword.

When Yunran saw the person in the mirror clearly, her heart skipped a beat.

Because what's reflected in the mirror isn't Yunran's current appearance, but rather her former face.