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

Chapter 236 [Aaaaaaah! A ghost!!!] (2nd update)
It may seem like just an insignificant action, but the tree spirit struck by the spell felt a warm sensation all over its body, making the whole tree feel comfortable.

Yun Ran forced out the death energy from the tree spirit's body.

The deathly aura seemed to have a sense of self and tried to escape, but it was absorbed by the female ghost king who suddenly appeared.

Caught off guard, the nearest tree saw the head of the female ghost king emerge from the shade of the tree.

She screamed in terror: "Aaaaaaah! A ghost!!!"

Caught completely off guard, Yun Ran was nearly pierced in the eardrum by the tree spirit's scream.

Yun Ran rubbed her aching ears and said sternly, "Shut up!"

The tree spirit immediately stopped screaming, but it felt extremely embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

All it could do was pitifully tremble and shake the branches to express its grievances.

The death energy emanating from the other trees was also forced out by Yun Ran, and the female ghost king happily devoured it.

It was daytime, but she hid inside the sealed bead to avoid frightening other creatures.

But now, she seems to find it amusing to tease these tree spirits, deliberately exposing her head when she devours the death energy.

This startled the other trees, causing them to tremble violently.

Hahaha, this is hilarious! This thing is hundreds of years old, and it's still so timid!

Yunran: ...

After reaching out and stuffing the female ghost king into the bead, Yun Ran's eyes were filled with helplessness.

Can she say that it really wasn't her who made the Ghost King scare these tree spirits?
Seeing the tree spirit terrified, Yun Ran still didn't explain, feeling that explaining would only make things worse.

The tree spirits were truly frightened and just wanted Yunran to leave as soon as possible. Without her having to say anything, they all kept their promise and gave Yunran a section of their original bodies.

Yunran received her 'reward' and nodded in satisfaction.

He then took out his peach wood sword and cleaved a crack in several boulders next to the pine tree with a single stroke.

Yunran broke the evil-attracting spell here.

After Yunran left, the pine trees started chirping again.

[Phew~ This person is really scary, she actually keeps a ghost king by her side, isn't she afraid of being attacked?]

[I was even planning to lie to her and not give her her true form, but she actually released the Ghost King to scare us! Humans are indeed all treacherous and cunning!]

Alright, shut up, everyone. No matter what, she did save us...

Yunran held several smooth pieces of wood, about the size of her fingers, and slowly played with them in her hands.

As expected of a tree that has survived for hundreds of years, the vitality it possesses is truly extraordinary.

The ginseng fruit looked at the pieces of wood and asked curiously, "Host, what's the use of this wood?"

"Didn't I say before that I would refine a body for you? This can be considered one of the materials. It's almost ready now. I'll make one for you when I have some free time."

These words stunned Ginseng Fruit for a moment.

Although it never doubted what Yunran said, it never expected that Yunran would actually spend time and effort to refine its body.

I was immediately moved to tears.

[Waaaaah... I knew it! The host is truly the best host in the world. But, can I install some weapons from the arsenal as equipment?]

Yunran: ...

Heh, what does it mean to "climb the pole and take advantage of the situation"? This is it! She rolled her eyes: "Do you think I'm a turtle in a wishing well, able to get whatever you want?"

Back in the car, the chubby boy looked at Yun Ran with a glimmer of hope in his eyes: "Ranran, is everything settled?"

It was just removing some death energy; it wasn't a big deal for her.

"Okay, it's all set. If possible, we should find a few more trustworthy feng shui masters to check this place again."

With outsiders present, Yunran didn't want to say much.

This resort took a lot of time and money to build. If something goes wrong a few years after it opens, even if the Zhu family is very wealthy, they can't afford such a loss.

The chubby boy was stunned. His family had always had a feng shui master they trusted very much, and now Yunran was actually asking him to find a few more to take a look...

The chubby boy didn't dare to think about it anymore and quickly nodded, but he made up his mind to tell his grandfather and older sister about it later.

The driver quickly took them to the top of the mountain, where Yunran discovered that the resort actually had many recreational facilities.

The scenery and air at the top of the mountain were especially good, making Yunran want to stay there for a while.

At that moment, the chubby boy took out a card and handed it to Yunran.

"If you like it here, you can stay here. The Zhu family has reserved a few small buildings for their own use."

Normally, Yun Ran might have felt embarrassed to accept the gift, but now that she had just solved a problem for the Zhu family, she naturally had the confidence to accept it.

While Yunran and the others were enjoying the beautiful scenery on the mountaintop.

Inside a villa in Haicheng, a man is devoutly worshipping a wooden carving of an evil god on a shrine.

Suddenly, the wooden carving, which seemed to possess a certain spirituality, cracked without warning.

Several cracks still appeared from the top down.

If Yunran were here, she would see that the crack is exactly the same as the mark she made when she chopped those stones before.

The man heard a cracking sound, opened his eyes, and saw a scene that made his eyes widen in horror.

His eyes held lingering fear, as well as confusion and resentment.

He muttered to himself, "How could this be! Who exactly did the Zhu family hire? This is already the second divine image to crack."

After the wood carving cracked, the man's hair turned grayer at a visible speed.

Several wrinkles gradually appeared on his face, making him look ten years older.

He was only in his early thirties, but now he looks at least fifty or sixty years old.

After his initial resentment, a ruthless glint flashed in the man's eyes; no one could stop him from destroying the Zhu family.

His grandfather and the old man of the Zhu family were business partners back then, but later, the Zhu family prospered while the Zhang family fell into decline.

It was only a few years ago that he heard the truth from some old people: that old man from the Zhu family had schemed and embezzled their family's assets, and even caused his grandfather to go to jail.

Otherwise, the Zhang family would have a place on Haicheng's rich list today, instead of struggling to maintain the facade of a pseudo-wealthy family.

Thinking that the Zhu family has now become even more powerful, the man's hatred was almost dripping with blood.

"The Zhu family! The Zhu family! I will never let you get away with this!"

The man was so consumed by hatred that he didn't notice the cracked wooden carving's eyes suddenly light up for a moment, but quickly dimmed again.

(End of this chapter)