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

Chapter 1249 revealed all his secrets.

Yun Ran merely glanced at the nine-headed beast, and the atmosphere immediately became somewhat subtle.

The nine-headed beast immediately turned into a wisp of green smoke and fled. It was truly afraid of Yun Ran's seemingly calm but actually oppressive gaze.

Yun Ran ignored the fleeing nine-headed beast and closed her eyes to rest.

The rest of the journey was made much smoother by the presence of Mei Zhang, an elder of the Mei family. The previously domineering aura seemed to intentionally or unintentionally bypass them.

As the sun was setting, the carriage finally arrived in front of a city that looked to be quite large.

Above the city gate, a large character for "plum blossom" is engraved.

"Master, we have arrived in Meicheng."

There were many people entering and leaving the city at that moment, and Yunran's carriage, which was not exactly low-key, quickly attracted attention.

When countless eyes saw the elder of the Mei family sitting outside the carriage, those who knew Mei Zhang were filled with shock.

The plum blossoms in Meicheng also belong to the Mei family, which is enough to show the status and prestige of the Mei family here.

The person inside the carriage must be of extremely high status to have an elder of the Mei family personally drive it!
Many people immediately gave up their seats, afraid that they might accidentally offend someone they shouldn't have and cause themselves a lot of trouble.

The previously congested roads suddenly became smooth.

But neither Ma San nor Mei Zhang were accustomed to this kind of privilege; it would be abnormal if these people didn't give way.

They drove their carriage straight into the city without stopping, not even sparing the people around them a second glance.

Once the carriage had completely disappeared from everyone's sight, the gossip that belongs to human nature finally came online.

"I wonder what the identity of the person in this carriage is, that an elder of the Mei family would personally drive it!"

Has any of you heard that some important person is coming here recently?

"I haven't heard of any big shots, but I have heard that there's an appraisal event at Divine Sword Manor in half a month. Could it be for this?"

"Brother, I didn't expect you to be so well-informed, even knowing about the Divine Sword Manor."

……

The news quickly shifted from the initial shock of the Mei family elder personally driving for an important figure to the treasure appraisal conference.

Whether they knew some basic information or knew nothing at all, they quickly stirred up this topic to a fever pitch.

Yunran, however, was completely unaware of all this; the information she had was very limited.

The carriage finally stopped in a quiet courtyard in the middle of a bustling area when it was completely dark.

Ma San quickly brought the stool back and lifted the carriage curtain: "Master, we've arrived."

Yunran slowly stepped off the carriage and then looked up at the courtyard in front of her.

This location is in the center of Meicheng. At this moment, they are standing at the end of a very quiet alley.

With such a long alley and only this one household, it's obvious that this courtyard occupies the entire street.

This cannot be achieved with money alone; it requires sufficient power and status.

After learning that the city was called Mei City, Yun Ran roughly understood the status of the Mei family here; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them local tyrants.

He instinctively asked, "Is this the Mei family's courtyard?"

Upon hearing Yun Ran's words, Mei Zhang's eyes would return to normal, as if they had been activated.

When Yun Ran wasn't speaking to Mei Zhang, he would appear somewhat dazed. But as soon as Yun Ran opened her mouth, without any explicit prompting, Mei Zhang could easily discern which words were directed at him and which weren't.

“Master, this is not the Mei family’s courtyard.”

Yun Ran frowned immediately. This courtyard was clearly reserved for the very wealthy and powerful.

If it's not from the Mei family, then it belongs to the Dark Palace.

Yun Ran wasn't wearing a black robe at the moment. Even with Ma San present, she wasn't sure if the people from the Dark Palace would accept her offer.

Even so, Yunran had no intention of putting the black robe back on.

She had no choice before; she wore that black robe when she was seriously injured, in order to give herself an extraordinary identity.

Now that she knew the true origins of these black-robed men and witnessed their cruelty, Yun Ran suddenly felt a bit disgusted by their black robes.

Unless absolutely necessary, or if it's to shift the blame to the man in the black robe.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have planned to wear that black robe anymore.

Since Ma San had acknowledged Yun Ran as his master, he naturally wanted nothing more than to serve Yun Ran comfortably.

Yun Ran was wearing a mask, so her expression couldn't be seen, but whether she was happy or unhappy, her aura was different.

“Master, this courtyard is an office of the Xuanmen Association, and also a special stronghold in our area. The people inside all have public identities.”

In other words, Mei Zhang had become a puppet; otherwise, Ma San wouldn't have revealed all his secrets in front of him.

Upon hearing this, Yunran immediately understood.

In this world, everyone wears two masks; good people and bad people only change depending on their stance.

No wonder, over the next thousand years, the black-robed man's organization was still able to thrive, maintaining intricate connections with the Xuanmen Association.

"Go in!"

Whether the people inside are human or ghosts doesn't matter, as long as they can be used by her.

As for the rest, we can only take it one step at a time.

The door was quickly opened, and the person inside immediately lost their professional fake smile when they saw Ma San take out a token.

Before the man could even ask Yun Ran's identity, his eyes immediately fell on Mei Zhang, who was standing in the shadows, serving as a backdrop.

The person was so frightened that they almost screamed.

Although they had seen this elder of the Mei family many times in formal settings, that was their public identity.

In this situation, if someone is seen under a different identity and is someone they shouldn't be seeing, the person's immediate instinct is to kill them.

Ma San naturally noticed the man's expression. He quickly pulled the man aside and explained Yun Ran's identity in a few words.

At the same time, he also recounted how Mei Zhang had provoked him and was ultimately killed in retaliation.

"Don't say anything the divine messenger doesn't want to hear. Quickly have someone prepare clean food and a house."

Also, the Divine Envoy is using the identity of a member of a prominent family who has come out for training; please don't address him incorrectly!

The visitor then suppressed his shocked yet gossipy expression.

He immediately nodded in agreement, afraid that if he was too slow, he would also become a human puppet.