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

Chapter 215 What a waste!
The Helian family's residence is located on private land, and even if an earthquake occurs in this area, other nearby areas are already overcrowded.

However, no one dared to trespass into this area belonging to the Helian family, which shows that the usual discipline here is extremely strict.

When Xie Xuzhi and his party arrived at the Helian family's manor, they found that the entire manor was quiet, which was very strange.

Following behind Xie Xuzhi, an exceptionally 'simple' old man narrowed his eyes and surveyed the manor.

He sighed softly, "What a brilliant move!"

The others nodded in agreement, but none of them said what kind of tactic it was.

Xie Xuzhi only knew that there was a problem here, but since he was not a member of the Xuanmen sect, he naturally couldn't understand the situation here. And these people were still keeping him in suspense.

The trusted confidants who had always protected Xie Xuzhi looked at the several leading figures of the Xuanmen sect with some dissatisfaction.

Xie Xuzhi didn't react much. These people weren't originally his subordinates; they were just people who had temporarily gathered together for mutual benefit.

He turned his head and instructed his men, "Go and meet up with Gu Yuan!"

Xie Xuzhi's confidants immediately sent half of them to find Gu Yuan, while the rest remained by Xie Xuzhi's side.

This commotion made the faces of the old men who had just been observing the double array at Helian Manor feel a little hot.

They, who had always been like "emperors" at home, were reminded that they were here to be ordered around and to carry out their duties.

"Director Xie, we apologize. We just saw a long-lost formation and were a bit out of line. Now, let's get down to business."

As they spoke, the group followed the direction in which Xie Xuzhi's trusted confidant had left earlier.

Xie Xuzhi followed behind them, his eyes calm and unwavering, as if what had just happened was nothing more than an insignificant interlude.

The confidant glanced at Xie Xuzhi cautiously. Before they came, they knew that these big shots were definitely not easy to manage, and now it seemed that this was indeed the case.

They already had a floor plan of the manor, and the group arrived at the location of the artificial hill without incident.

As they went in along the artificial hill, those big shots who were clearly strong-willed earlier were filled with shock, needing no prompting.

They strode briskly down the winding stone steps.

"Director Xie, what are they doing...?"

"Of course, we discovered something of value!"

Xie Xuzhi and his men also went down.

A dozen minutes later, they finally saw Yun Ran lying on the ground, and Gu Yuan looking around, touching and looking at things.

Looking at the destroyed altar and the tools around it that had been tempered by heavenly lightning.

Some people were so heartbroken that they immediately cursed, "You are utterly barbaric! What a waste of resources! What a waste!!!"

Gu Yuan: ...

Yunran: ...

After a fierce battle that nearly cost her her life, Yun Ran looked at the old man who was so distressed that he was practically jumping up and down, her eyes filled with daggers.

So he wasn't the one who almost got killed, huh? And he's still here lamenting these things.

Bah, what big shots? They're just a bunch of stubborn, rigid, and self-righteous old guys!
Xie Xuzhi's confidants readily began to clean up the mess, rescuing those who were saving lives and picking up belongings.

Yun Ran was pulled up by Xie Xuzhi. Looking at Yun Ran, whose entire body was covered in wounds, as if she had suffered endless torture, Xie Xuzhi frowned: "How did you get so badly injured?"

Last time at Principal Du's villa, even when facing such powerful heavenly lightning, Yun Ran wasn't injured this badly.

"Submit an application later, and we'll equip you with more protective magical artifacts when you go on missions in the future."

Yun Ran, who had initially been somewhat rebellious because of Xie Xu's previous remark, immediately lost all her arrogance upon hearing the following sentence.

These are all real benefits. Although she can craft magical artifacts, the materials are expensive.

These days, she can get benefits from the Special Administration Bureau just by submitting a few applications; she's quite pragmatic.

"Thank you/Thank you, Director!"

Yun Ran and the other rescued wounded were brought to the surface, while Gu Yuan and Xie Xuzhi's group continued to clean up the mess in the underground fortress.

"Ranran, can you tell what's wrong with this manor?"

Yun Ran was temporarily affiliated with Shen Zhe's team, but she was already familiar with the people around Xie Xuzhi, and she was used to them calling her Ranran.

However, these people were not the type to gossip, and when Yunran heard them ask this question, she looked at the person who asked her with surprise.

"What happened?"

Most of Xie Xuzhi's confidants did not come from Xuanmen families; they were all personally selected and cultivated by him after he joined the Special Administration Bureau.

They do have the ability; otherwise, they wouldn't be worthy of following Xie Xuzhi. However, they lack the background of a Xuanmen family and their vision is somewhat limited.

Those big shots were playing cryptic games with them; it was clearly a way of intimidating them.

Yunran was personally recruited by Xie Xuzhi, and as Xie Xuzhi's confidante, he naturally sided with her, and his interactions with Yunran naturally carried a sense of closeness.

The confidant immediately recounted what had just happened before continuing, "These people are clearly standing up for those juniors in the Special Administration Bureau who have been suppressed by Director Xie, deliberately trying to embarrass Director Xie."

Yun Ran was obviously aware of the internal struggles within the Special Administration Bureau, but she didn't expect that they couldn't directly confront Xie Xuzhi, yet they were causing trouble for him at every turn.

Xie Xuzhi is now one of Yunran's sugar daddies. If anyone slaps her sugar daddy's face, then that's slapping her face too.

She's always been biased.

Yun Ran stopped in her tracks. She knew that the manor had a special formation, but if it was just the formations she had seen before, Xie Xuzhi's confidants could also recognize them.

Those old men, who looked so old-fashioned, wouldn't be trying to be mysterious.

"Let me see."

The confidant was merely indignant; he knew Yun Ran had some skills and might be able to see through something, which was why he spoke up.

Hearing Yunran speak now, he felt a little better. Even if Yunran couldn't tell anything, the frustration he felt earlier had dissipated considerably.

Yun Ran closed her eyes briefly, touched her eyelids with her fingers stained with some blood, and then slowly opened them.

Even with some moonlight, nothing could be seen in such darkness.

But Yunran's eyes were like X-rays, scanning every inch of what she could see.

Soon, Yunran closed her eyes again. If others saw this, they would probably just think that Yunran was a bit strange.