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

Chapter 1226 Time is running out
A not-so-good thought suddenly appeared in Yun Ran's mind.

Could this be the place that damned bronze mirror mentioned before, the place where she could see the high priest...?

Yun Ran's expression immediately cracked.

What's the difference between this and those people on the internet who jokingly say they wish they could meet Qin Shi Huang, and then actually get thrown into the Qin Dynasty?
When Yunran returned, she was so shocked that she was completely overwhelmed.

Long Ling has woken up, but his condition is much worse than Yun Ran had anticipated.

Seeing Yun Ran return, Long Ling forced a smile, but it was clearly a forced one.

Moreover, Long Ling remained seated on the ground and did not stand up, which was a complete slap in the face for the competitive Long Ling.

Yun Ran's face suddenly darkened, and she quickly walked to Long Ling's side.

He reached out to check Long Ling's pulse, but Long Ling brushed his hand away.

"What are you trying to do? Don't think that just because I'm injured you can do whatever you want to me. Let me tell you..."

Before Long Ling could finish her powerful declaration, she was frozen by Yun Ran's extremely cold gaze, and she couldn't utter the rest of her words.

"Give me your hand!"

Previously, Yunran had taken the initiative to probe Longling's pulse, but now, interrupted by this, Yunran directly had Longling extend his hand.

Dragon Spirit: ...

Why did he suddenly feel like Yunran was disciplining him like a puppy?

But faced with Yun Ran's stern face, Long Ling didn't dare to argue and could only obediently extend her hand.

The situation was worse than Yunran had anticipated.

After they were caught in the vortex, the damage from the gale was all absorbed by the dragon spirit.

Normally, even if a creature like a dragon spirit were struck by such a gale, it wouldn't be seriously injured.

But by sheer coincidence, these gales also had the effect of attacking the soul; the stronger the soul, the greater the damage.

Protected by the dragon spirit, Yunran felt dizzy and lightheaded after waking up, let alone facing the dragon spirits that had caused her harm.

At this moment, Long Ling's soul was severely injured, and it was barely able to maintain its human form.

If such a dragon spirit were discovered by the Xuan Masters here, it would have no way to conceal its identity.

Clang, clang... and snap, the sounds rang out one after another.

Yun Ran's expression suddenly changed, and she turned her head to look in the direction of the sound.

The once incredibly sturdy light shield now had a long crack.

Long Ling's expression also changed. Yun Ran's light barrier was something that ordinary people couldn't break through. Even for him, it would take a long time to break through it.

But now, listening to the noise outside, it's not hard to guess that the crack in the light shield was done by those people.

"The protective light shield won't hold for much longer. Those people outside are probably more difficult to deal with than we thought!"

Long Ling had met many people from the Xuanmen sect, but those who could truly stand up to Yun Ran and possess such abilities were few and far between.

He's quite badly injured now, so he probably won't be able to help Yunran, and might even be a hindrance.

Yun Ran failed to notice the obvious struggle and frustration in Long Ling's eyes at that moment.

She immediately stood the bronze mirror upright again, quickly forming hand seals to activate the contract she had previously made with it. The dusty bronze mirror flashed with a glimmer of light, but quickly dimmed again.

This is similar to a phone with only a tiny bit of battery left being forcibly turned on; it clearly won't last much longer.

"What's going on here? How can we get back?"

The bronze mirror was also on the verge of tears. It hadn't expected that simply activating the Dream Mirror would almost turn it back into its original form.

As for going back, in its current state, it simply doesn't have the ability to open a passage back.

I lack the energy to go back, unless...

Before the bronze mirror could finish speaking, it was forcibly shut down, and the entire mirror surface completely lost its spirituality, becoming no different from an ordinary bronze mirror.

Even the contract with Yunran had become extremely weak, the connection as subtle as a hair.

It was as if the connection between the bronze mirror and Yunran would be completely severed at the slightest touch.

An unnamed anger was stuck in Yun Ran's chest, unable to be spit out or swallowed.

The little paper figure quickly touched the mirror with its head, trying to probe the aura of the bronze mirror.

A few seconds later, the little paper figure looked rather grim: "Master, this bronze mirror has fallen into hibernation. Unless new energy is injected, it may remain dormant indefinitely."

Yunran was not surprised by this result.

Another crisp 'snap' sound.

Judging from the speed at which the light shield is cracking, Yun Ran narrowed her eyes. Time was running out, and she couldn't gamble.

In the past, if Long Ling had been captured, it wouldn't have been her problem.

But now, Long Ling is a companion she has acknowledged. If she were caught again, she would definitely be skinned alive and have her tendons pulled out. Could she tolerate that?
Long Ling watched Yun Ran walk over. Even though Yun Ran didn't say anything, the tacit understanding they had developed over a long period of time allowed Long Ling to guess what Yun Ran wanted to do.

"No! We haven't even figured out what's going on in this lousy place yet. You can't do anything that would be counterproductive. I still need you to protect me!"

Yun Ran immediately cast a stun talisman on Long Ling.

He was still cursing under his breath: "You talk too much nonsense. Do you think I know how to deal with other people, or do you, a guy who can't even figure out how to be a person, know anything about it!"

Long Ling was unable to move or speak; he could only stare wide-eyed as Yun Ran channeled a pure stream of power into his body.

The pain of constantly being torn apart and then reunited with his soul gradually subsided.

Long Ling's gaze began to unfocus, and slowly, he sank into darkness, yet felt an unparalleled warmth and comfort.

The unconscious Long Ling naturally couldn't see that at this moment, white rays of light, like a cocoon, enveloped his entire body.

Yun Ran only stopped what she was doing when the dragon spirit's aura was completely isolated.

Then, another sound of the light shield cracking rang in my ears.

Judging from the speed at which it's cracking, the light shield will be completely broken in at most half an hour.

Despite the urgency, Yun Ran remained calm and methodically produced the token to open the Ghost Realm.

The little paper figure moved the bronze mirror over without being told.

"Take the Dragon Spirit and the Bronze Mirror and hide in the Ghost Realm for now. Don't let anyone find you!"

(End of this chapter)