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

Chapter 278 Meeting is Fate (2 Updates)
Long Ling reached out and grabbed at the air, and a huge phantom of Long Ling appeared in mid-air, its eyes turning into vertical pupils and darting around.

If someone were to break into this room right now, they would surely be scared half to death by this scene.

Although Long Ling was restrained by Yun Ran, his innate power allowed him to communicate with the world more effectively than any other living being.

Soon, he realized the source of these merits.

The phantom in mid-air disappeared and returned to its human form. The handsome face that the dragon spirit had possessed now had its brows slightly furrowed.

Her tone was tinged with a hint of sourness: "Yun Ran is just too lucky. He actually obtained the fortune of an entire nation and such a great deal of merit."

Others might not be able to find information about things from hundreds of years ago, but for Long Ling, it's much simpler.

He could even 'see' what happened in that ancient kingdom by sacrificing a portion of the dragon soul's power.

However, this has little to do with him; he wouldn't invite trouble upon himself.

If he hadn't been worried that there might be something wrong with these merits, he wouldn't have even bothered to communicate with heaven and earth.

Now that he knows the source of these merits is not problematic, Long Ling is less averse to the fact that he has made a contract with Yun Ran for the first time.

At this moment, Yunran was unaware that her merits could be 'stolen' through a contract.

As the sky gradually began to lighten, the golden light of merit that had been lingering around Yunran was finally absorbed by her.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that the trees nearby looked much more vibrant than before.

What left her speechless was that there hadn't been any snakes, insects, rodents, or other small animals in the surrounding area before.

But now, within 50 meters of her, a dense swarm of various animals are gathered nearby, staring longingly in her direction.

Although I had previous experience absorbing the golden light of merit, this time was clearly different.

Yunran was also worried that something might have gone wrong, so she quickly took out a tortoise shell and began to divine.

Upon seeing the divination result, Yun Ran paused for a moment: "It must be because my posture was wrong just now. Let's calculate the divination again."

As she spoke, Yun Ran shook it again. This time, she not only stared intently at it, but even the strength in her wrist was exceptionally precise.

The hexagram that appeared again was the same as the one before.

Now, Yunran had no choice but to believe it.

"How could my luck suddenly turn around? This shouldn't be happening."

Yunran touched her chin, clearly puzzled. She had tried many methods to address her fate, but none of them worked.

Things have suddenly gotten better. Hmm, I have a feeling something's fishy about it.

Mo Zhi had also absorbed all the golden light of merit. At this moment, the fierce glint in her eyes was gone, unlike when she had just been promoted to Ghost General.

Sensing the changes in herself, Mo Zhi felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude towards Yun Ran.

Even if she becomes a demon general, it doesn't change the fact that she is an evil demon. If she encounters a truly powerful master, it's not impossible for her to be eliminated.

But now, with this golden light of merit, the evil aura around her is slowly fading away.

Mo Zhi immediately knelt on the ground and respectfully bowed to Yun Ran: "This servant thanks Master for his life-saving grace. I am willing to follow Master by his side for the rest of my life as his servant."

Yun Ran turned her head and looked over, naturally seeing Mo Zhi's change, but only said one sentence: "This is your luck, not too early, not too late, you just happened to meet me."

As the first rays of dawn were about to appear, Mo Zhi returned to the jade artifact. Yun Ran could only calculate that these merits came from the rewards she received for purifying the illusion; the rest was shrouded in mystery and she couldn't figure it out.

Fortunately, Yunran wasn't one to dwell on things. Seeing that it was almost dawn, she quickly packed her things and hurried on her way.

"Master, there are several monkeys over there, and they've even brought over some wild fruit!"

Yunran looked over and saw several small, skinny monkeys holding unappetizing wild fruits in their hands.

Like a thief, he threw the fruit towards Yunran, then immediately turned and ran away.

But he didn't run far. He climbed a tree where Yunran could see him and stared at her from afar.

Yunran: ...

[Host, these monkeys seem to be offering you wild berries.]

These monkeys clearly lack intelligence, yet they are quite clever, knowing how to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune.

Yunran has something about her that frightens them, but at the same time, she also has something about her that makes them want to get close to her.

That's why these monkeys offered Yunran wild fruits as a gesture of goodwill, but fearing that Yunran would harm them, they hid in trees where it would be easy for them to escape.

"Meeting is fate."

After saying this, Yun Ran slightly raised her palm, and several golden rays of merit detached from her body and flew towards the several emaciated monkeys.

After doing all this, Yunran didn't bother to see how the monkeys would react. She picked up her backpack and turned to leave.

The little paper figure extinguished the fire and followed.

The monkey in the tree felt an indescribable comfort as the thing it liked flowed into its body, and its mind seemed to clear up a bit.

Only after seeing Yunran's figure completely disappear did they climb down from the tree, take a few steps forward, and pick up the wild fruits they had thrown on the ground.

On the way back, the natural traps that they couldn't cross before were easily avoided this time.

One of the monkeys scratched its head, looking puzzled. It was clear it didn't understand why they always fell down; it was a simple matter.

It took another half a day for Yunran to finally arrive at the place she had previously calculated.

This is already deep in the mountains; cell phone signal is intermittent, and the compass is malfunctioning.

Yunran examined the area carefully and discovered that the magnetic field was somewhat chaotic, and the unique geographical environment had created the distinctive terrain.

Without being told, the little paper figures flew out and occupied various directions to protect Yunran.

Yunran took out all the materials she had prepared beforehand and arranged them one by one.

This was the first time Yun Ran had used a body that could grow on its own. To those orthodox Xuanmen practitioners, this behavior was definitely an anomaly.

Yun Ran pricked her finger and drew more than a dozen talismans in the air. The moment the talismans flew out, the sky above her head suddenly changed color.

The materials that Yunran had arranged were all suspended in mid-air and began to fuse together under the effect of the talisman.

Just as it was about to be completed, a massive bolt of purple lightning struck directly at the body that was about to take shape.

(End of this chapter)