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

Chapter 337 I'm not on his side!
When Nangong Fengzhi cast an unfriendly glance at Yun Ran, who had just gotten out of the car, Yun Ran immediately distanced herself from Long Ling and said directly, "I'm not with him!"

Ginseng Fruit followed closely behind, standing directly next to Yun Ran, indicating that he was not familiar with Long Ling either.

Dragon Spirit: ...

Dragon Spirit was so angry she laughed. For the first time, she realized what it meant for humans to be shameless without any limits.

He immediately snorted coldly and walked straight ahead. Didn't he say he wasn't on his side? If he paid any more attention to Yun Ran, he'd be a dog!
Long Ling walked away, and Yun Ran met Nangong Fengzhi's somewhat suspicious gaze: "You see, I told you, I'm not on his side."

Perhaps it was Yunran's 'pragmatism' that allowed Nangong Fengzhi, who had just been humiliated, to regain some face, and the arrogance on her face finally dissipated a little.

However, their attitude towards Yun Ran wasn't much better. They turned around and left with the others, completely disregarding Yun Ran.

After everyone had gone far away, Ginseng Fruit looked at Yun Ran with some confusion: "Host, you just distanced yourself so quickly. Aren't you afraid that the Dragon Spirit will deliberately turn against you later?"

“I’m a contestant, and he’s just a spectator. We’re not on the same team.”

Even as she walked away, Nangong Fengzhi still carried anger. The people behind her hurriedly flattered her, saying, "Miss Nangong, I'll teach those who don't know the rules a lesson later!"

One of the people following behind Nangong Fengzhi suddenly turned to look at Yun Ran. He clearly recognized who Yun Ran was, but he didn't intend to say anything more.

He had seen it clearly just now. Yun Ran seemed to be pragmatic, but from beginning to end, she stood up straight and easily dismissed Nangong Fengzhi.

Could someone like that be easily dealt with? He didn't believe it!
He followed Nangong Fengzhi only to seek protection and strive to achieve a good ranking, not to be her lackey or henchman.

After thinking for a moment, the man slowed down and intentionally or unintentionally distanced himself from the others.

When Yunran went through security with her pass, she discovered that there was a fast track, but not everyone could use it.

Whispers could be heard from the surrounding area from time to time.

"That must be the passage that only the scions of the Xuanmen aristocratic families can use. I really envy them."

"It's not surprising that their family has invested a lot of resources in building this island and giving their descendants some special treatment."

"I've heard that in every competition, there are quite a few dark horses who come out from among those of us with no obvious backing."

"Alas, people like us lack resources behind us, so even if we are capable, we will still be somewhat hindered."

Fortunately, there's this grand competition, giving us a chance to showcase ourselves and climb the ranks. Ideally, we'd get into the Special Administration Bureau; if not, being noticed by other powerful sects wouldn't be bad either.

……

Yun Ran deeply understood these people's sentiments; the further one progresses in the Xuanmen sect, the more resources one needs.

Those who come from humble backgrounds or lack sufficient resources and connections have a truly difficult time.

Back then, she was always penniless, with four pockets bigger than her face. Now that she's with Xie Xuzhi, she's finally not in such dire straits anymore.

Xie Xuzhi, who was being nagged by Yun Ran, was in the conference room. Looking at the crowd who had been silenced by what Yun Ran had just said, he suddenly felt a tickle in his nose and wanted to sneeze.

He glanced around at the crowd, a cold smile playing on his lips: Was someone secretly cursing him?
However, he didn't care; it would be abnormal if no one scolded him.

The people in the conference room included members of the Special Administration Bureau and leaders of various associations established by members of the Xuanmen sect.

After a long while, someone finally spoke, breaking the silence: "Director Xie, what you just said, is it true?" Everyone present, except for Xie Xu, was quite capable, which is why they knew how astonishing Xie Xu's words were.

"Does Minister Li think of me as someone who would joke in formal settings?"

Xie Xuzhi's question immediately made everyone present feel uneasy. They knew who Xie Xuzhi was.

Someone who appears to be in poor health but is actually a strategist with a keen mind and sharp wit would not make such a basic mistake that would give others a handle to use against them.

Another person spoke with difficulty: "Director Xie, that dragon, oh no, that dragon spirit dared to possess someone's body, are you sure you're not letting a wolf into the house?"

One person spoke up, and the others followed suit.

"Yes, we can't guarantee that he will really behave himself. What if something happens to the body he's possessed?"

Or perhaps decades later, when that body is no longer usable, he might turn his attention to someone else…

"This is too dangerous. Among all of us here, I'm afraid none of us can stand up to him. We might not even know when someone we know has been possessed."

……

Xie Xuzhi listened to the various opinions of the people below without saying a word, as if he were a very democratic person who would listen to other people's opinions.

Gu Yuan sat down with a pen in hand, taking notes very seriously, but if anyone were to look at his notebook, they would see it.

He didn't record anything at all; he was just drawing random, messy things.

Gu Yuan glanced at the people below and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

These people never learn their lesson. The leader is just trying to avoid being labeled a dictator by other powerful families.

They are only given a symbolic opportunity to express their opinions, but each time, the final result is actually already decided.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, Xie Xuzhi raised his hand to interrupt everyone's 'free speech'.

"If you don't keep him under your noses, are you sure you can stop him? Or do you have someone who can get rid of him?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Indeed, if it were kept under their noses, at least someone could supervise it to some extent, but if it were left unchecked, that would be a much bigger problem.

"Then, let's send someone to keep an eye on him. This dragon spirit is hard to control; what if it hurts someone..."

"I'll make the selection. Does anyone have any other opinions?"

The group, who were initially worried, were relieved to hear that Xie Xuzhi had taken the matter upon himself and even sent his own people to keep an eye on it.

They immediately had no objections. Although they sometimes felt that Xie Xuzhi was very assertive, they couldn't help it; Xie Xuzhi was truly reliable.

Everyone spoke in unison: "No objections."

"Alright, meeting adjourned!"

Gu Yuan glanced at these old guys who seemed to have gotten a huge advantage and sighed again: They always get led by the nose by the boss. I don't know what these people are trying to achieve by jumping around all the time.