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

Chapter 1359 Offering Unsolicited Favors

Qinglong and the bald monk, seeing the young prince's look of impending victory, secretly felt a glimmer of hope.

"However, that dragon spirit is clearly a tough nut to crack."

They had tried all sorts of underhanded methods before, but they still couldn't make the dragon spirit submit.

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy to entice a tough guy with bribes.

"Leave this to me. Negotiations always require some discussion first."

Qinglong thought for a moment before saying, "Alright, then you go and test the waters first, but don't be too blunt."

The young prince nodded; he certainly had the sense and the means to achieve that.

After Yun Ran left, she went straight out of the stronghold without any worries. She didn't think that anyone would try to poach her while she was gone, nor did she ever imagine that Long Ling would be turned against her.

While I was working hard to integrate all the new skills after the fusion of all the Dragon Essence, I suddenly felt a chill on the back of my head.

"Huh, is something bad about to happen?"

Long Ling racked her brains but couldn't figure out what she had done that would anger both heaven and man. Why did she have this feeling that she was about to be tricked?

But soon, Long Ling realized what the vague, uneasy feeling she had been feeling earlier was coming from.

The young prince brought a box full of rare and precious herbs, which were extremely nourishing for a powerful demon like Long Ling.

Long Ling stared intently at the box for a long while.

He then looked away, his tone slightly sour: "Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious. Tell me, what kind of trouble are you trying to cause this time?"

"I'm not the same person I was before. You won't have a chance to ambush me again!"

Young Prince: ……

He suddenly realized that these guys, whose background he didn't know, always spoke in such an unpleasant and harsh way.

What Long Ling really wanted to say was that now that Yun Ran was back, even if all of these guys came at him, they wouldn't be able to crush him like before.

But saying this was somewhat embarrassing, as if he, the mighty Dragon King, was simply relying on Yun Ran's power.

"These are our apologies to Mr. Long..."

Upon hearing the word "apology," Long Ling's eyes lit up instantly, and her hands and feet moved so fast that afterimages appeared.

The young prince had no time to react; he only felt his hand lighten, and the box was gone.

And what else he wanted to say was naturally interrupted.

Long Ling examined these rare and precious materials; they were of very good quality. If Yun Ran saw them, she would probably try to snatch them from him.

He immediately hid these rare and precious materials away; it's better to keep them safe in your pocket than to keep them in a secret stash.

After putting away his things, Long Ling finally adopted the air of a superior being.

"Since you've both sincerely apologized, I'm not the kind of person to hold a grudge. Alright, you can leave now."

Even the young prince, who considered himself thick-skinned enough, was so shocked by Long Ling's shamelessness that he was speechless.

Aren't powerful demons supposed to be honest and straightforward? This one in front of me is way too cunning.

"This, it's not..."

The young prince couldn't help but want to explain that the rare and precious materials he offered were just a prelude; the real opening remarks hadn't even been given yet.

However, Long Ling and the young prince clearly had no chemistry and were not on the same wavelength.

"Why aren't you leaving? You're bothering me!"

The best opportunity had passed, and there was little point in continuing. Taking a deep breath, the young prince could only manage a somewhat forced smile: "Then I won't disturb you any longer."

Seeing that the young prince exuded a gloomy aura, Long Ling only glanced at him before looking away.

At the same time, he silently labeled the young prince and his entourage as easy targets.

Things in the dream world are proceeding in an orderly manner.

Outside the Dreamland, Xuan Chu spent three days and three nights searching through all the ancient bookstores in the entire Moonflower City, and finally found an important clue.

His eyes were a little red, whether from exhaustion or from the despair instilled by the contents of the ancient books, it was hard to tell.

After flipping through the last yellowed booklet, Xuan Chu felt completely exhausted and finally collapsed to the ground.

The veins on the back of his hand bulged out from clenching his fist tightly.

Even if he racked his brains, he still couldn't figure out why Long Ling died.

"How could this be? Long Ling is dead, Yun Ran has no record of it, and even Erdan and Renshenguo have disappeared without a trace. What exactly happened to them?"

They're supposed to be cold-hearted and indifferent people from Tiandao Village, so why are my eyes so sore...?

Xuan Chu never imagined that one day he would feel pain because of the death of his comrade.

Perhaps it was because Xuan Chu's movements were a bit too exaggerated, or perhaps it was because he immediately started looking for ancient books, which left a deep impression on people.

At this moment, many people still in the bookstore were furtively glancing at Xuan Chu out of the corner of their eyes.

Several young people who seemed to have a good relationship started exchanging winks and eye contact; clearly, this was one of their methods of communication.

Look at that person, is he having a relapse?

[It shouldn't be him. I saw his eyes were red; he must have been crying.]

Wow, that's amazing! He even managed to cry while reading a book. Unlike us, all we know how to do is read storybooks!

He has a cold aura about him, it's kind of scary, let's keep our distance.

……

Xuan Chu was completely oblivious to the occasional glances that drifted over; his heart was filled only with the grief of confirming the devastating news.

After a long while, the shop owner, still worried that something might happen to Xuan Chu, cautiously approached.

"Sir, are you feeling unwell? Would you like us to call a doctor for you?"

Xuan Chu's attire clearly indicated that he came from a wealthy family. If something were to happen to them in their bookstore, they would be truly wronged.

Xuan Chu's aura was particularly cold, making the shop owner feel somewhat apprehensive, fearing that his words might offend someone.

"I am fine."

Xuan Chu replied coldly, then tossed a small gold bean into the shopkeeper's hand, picked up the ancient books that recorded scattered clues, and turned to leave.

As soon as Xuan Chu stepped out of the shop, the shop owner and the other customers and staff in the shop unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Back at his residence, Xuan Chu collapsed onto the bed, trying to shake off the sadness that had been weighing on his mind.

He clearly didn't believe that, given Yun Ran and Long Ling's abilities and methods, they really had no backup plans whatsoever.

Now is not the time to be despondent. Even if Yunran and the others are really gone, he will still try his best to find something about them.

Yunran is the abbot of Qingfeng Temple, so he must have left behind some related legacy.

These things must be taken back and given to that Master Huaiyi.