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

Chapter 1220 So that's how it is! (2nd update)
This was the first time Yunran had been able to see her own destiny so clearly, and the feeling was truly quite wonderful.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Ran activated the golden light of merit on her body.

The dark aura of good fortune above my head, which was striking me with the golden light of merit, suddenly faded considerably.

Consequently, her soul seemed to have strengthened everything as well.

This series of changes caused Yunran's eyes to go from initial confusion to surprise, and finally to understanding.

That's it!

It seems her previous guess was correct; the golden light of merit that others longed for was readily available to her, like a wholesale commodity.

It was not a coincidence at all, but a game, a balance that allowed her to stay safely in this book world.

If it weren't for those meritorious golden lights that offset some of her bad luck...

Even though she was the young master of Qingfeng Temple and had many life-saving items, she couldn't withstand so many unfortunate misfortunes.

There are never any benefits in the world without a reason, and these merits and golden lights are naturally not either.

Yun Ran's eyes flickered. Could it be that her golden light of merit was a gift given after triggering specific conditions?
"Could this be something that the high priest could have foreseen?"

If that's really the case, Yun Ran truly feels sorry for that high priest. With such formidable strength and such a divine status, how astonishing he must have been.

But Yunran didn't secretly curse the high priest in her heart for being stupid, sacrificing his divinity and everything just to gain a chance at survival.

Many of their ancestors at Qingfeng Temple also did similar 'foolish things'.

Qingfeng Temple's reputation as a leader in the Taoist community is built step by step by countless predecessors with their blood and sweat.

Yunran felt that she was actually a very ordinary person, who loved money and liked to be lazy. However, if one day the world needed her to sacrifice herself.

Although she might curse and swear at everyone, she would settle scores and take care of all the people she disliked.

In the end, they will still calmly shoulder the responsibilities that belong to the disciples of Qingfeng Temple.

The little paper figure stared at its surroundings from afar, while also glancing at Yun Ran out of the corner of its eye.

Until they saw that nothing had happened to their owner, who kept looking left and right.

The little paper figure's initial fear of the bronze mirror was immediately suppressed by its burgeoning curiosity.

The little paper figure flew over, its little head poking forward, as if it would run away immediately if it sensed anything amiss.

Yunran was somewhat speechless.

Although she had previously taught the little paper figures that if they encountered danger, they should run as far away as possible unless she called out to them, and not hold her back.

After all, she doesn't need the paper dolls to handle things she can manage, and if a situation arises that even Yunran herself can't handle, the paper dolls rushing in would just be courting death.

It's better to just run away; maybe we can even find some reinforcements.

The little paper doll kept these words firmly in mind, even regarding them as sacred decrees.

Rationally speaking, the little paper doll's current behavior is completely in line with the orders Yunran gave to the little paper dolls.

Emotionally, however, Yunran felt a bit stifled looking at the little paper figure peeking out like that.

Alas, the little paper puppet that was created, although it has gained sentience, is still very stubborn and inflexible in many ways.

If Long Ling were here right now and saw Yun Ran's current behavior, she would definitely think that Yun Ran was hypocritical and pretentious.

After confirming there was no danger, the little paper figure moved forward a little further.

Naturally, one could see Yunran's soul reflected in the bronze mirror; if it weren't for the fact that the little paper figure was controlled by Yunran's soul...

Seeing the completely different Yun Ran in the mirror, the sometimes stubborn little paper doll was probably frantic. "Master, why is there so much black aura above your head?"

Hearing the little paper doll's question, Yunran wanted to ask why, but as its owner, she still had some burdens to bear in front of it.

To say I don't know? That would be so embarrassing.

He immediately said casually, "What else could it be? It's just bad luck!"

The bronze mirror that had been contracted by Yunran was even more stubborn and completely oblivious to the situation.

They thought Yunran genuinely believed that the dark aura surrounding her was just bad luck.

He immediately and hurriedly squeezed out a line of words, as if he was afraid that Yun Ran would not know the importance of it.

[It's not just bad luck; the dark aura surrounding you is because you were destined to die, and you're forcibly prolonging your life—that's going against the will of Heaven!]

Yunran: ...

She was really itching to give that bronze mirror a good beating.

Tell me, tell me! You're so eager for others to know you know everything, aren't you?!

The feeling of having one's shortcomings exposed in front of one's subordinates made Yun Ran's face feel a little hot.

Even though the little paper doll wasn't human at all, strictly speaking, Yunran still felt very embarrassed.

The little paper doll had no idea what Yunran was thinking, nor did it know that Yunran had a very heavy idol image to maintain.

Upon seeing the words appear on the bronze mirror, its first reaction was surprise, followed by ecstasy.

The bronze mirror clearly appears to be in a friendly manner towards them.

The little paper figure immediately flew to the bronze mirror and clung to its surface with both hands.

With an excited and curious expression, he asked, "Do you know everything?"

The bronze mirror didn't really want to bother with the little paper figure. After all, it was a divine artifact, while the little paper figure was just a tiny puppet. It would be beneath its dignity to bother with it.

But the little paper figure was looking completely adoring at the moment, so fine, it would satisfy the little puppet's desire for worship.

Of course, there's nothing in this world I don't know!

The little paper doll now only wants to know if the dark aura surrounding its master can be removed.

But before the little paper figure could even speak...

Yun Ran spoke first: "Do you know the last high priest of the temple?"

Bronze Mirror originally thought that if Yunran spoke, she would definitely ask it again about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Book.

Previously, its power was fragmented, preventing it from touching upon forbidden issues.

But now that it has regained its status as a divine artifact, the taboo question of the whereabouts of the Heavenly Book can at most result in it being damaged, but it will no longer be formatted.

They were prepared to lose half of their own strength, but Yunran asked a completely unrelated question.

The bronze mirror fell silent immediately.

Yunran had no idea what the bronze mirror was thinking at that moment, only that it remained unresponsive for a long time.

"No way, did it get stuck again and get formatted? That's so lame!"

(End of this chapter)