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

Chapter 363 Desolation and Loneliness

Others enjoying their meal were also startled by the deafening burp.

Feeling the unanimous gazes of everyone, Long Ling rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Making a fuss over nothing!"

In other words, he is currently residing in a human body. If it were his original body, a simple sneeze would cause monstrous waves to rise over the sea for hundreds of miles around.

Gu Yuan entered at that moment, and seeing that everyone's gaze was fixed in one direction, he quickly looked over as well.

They thought they'd see something interesting, but all they saw was Long Ling holding an empty wine glass and rolling her eyes at them.

Gu Yuan was puzzled. He looked at Qingmu Daoren and then at the others beside him.

"What's wrong with you guys?"

What he really wanted to ask was, "Are you guys crazy? This guy is rolling his eyes at you, what's so interesting about that?"

But since these people are all somewhat famous, it's not easy for them to tell the whole truth.

The most composed people in the room were probably Yunran and Ginseng Fruit.

However, the expressions on their faces were completely opposite. Ginseng Fruit genuinely felt somewhat embarrassed, even though this embarrassment had nothing to do with him.

Yunran, on the other hand, calmly gnawed on a lobster claw.

The freshly caught seafood was so delicious that she had no interest in watching Long Ling make a fool of himself.

The situation was already quite awkward, but now Gu Yuan had asked a question, so Yun Ran, as the 'protagonist' of the day, naturally couldn't continue to stand idly by.

"Didn't you all say you were here to celebrate with me? So much delicious food, and you still can't get your attention? Everyone, hurry up and eat! There's a second round of seafood barbecue coming!"

With the steps provided, everyone immediately laughed and stepped down from the awkward platform.

Gu Yuan felt like he had asked a pointless question; he had no idea what had happened.

This made him feel uncomfortable all over. Everyone else had gotten the inside scoop, but he was the only one kept in the dark. This feeling was a bit upsetting.

However, he was clearly well aware that no one else would tell him, so he went straight up to Yun Ran.

He reached out and grabbed a large lobster that was next to Yun Ran, broke off a large claw, and then bit into it.

The lobster shell snapped open, revealing the snow-white claw meat.

"Tell me what happened just now. If I don't know something that you all know, wouldn't that make me seem like an outsider?"

As he spoke, Gu Yuan took a big bite of the lobster claw meat into his mouth.

"You really want to know?"

With the meat from the pincers still in his mouth, Gu Yuan's voice changed: "Of course!"

At this moment, there was no trace of him being from a Xuanmen family.

"Oh, just now, Long Ling acted all high and mighty, and single-handedly isolated all of us."

Just as he surveyed the crowd with those disdainful eyes, he let out a loud burp, instantly shattering the previously clearly defined atmosphere—and that was all.

Gu Yuan: ...

Okay, he understood every word, but he could still hear the mockery in Yun Ran's tone towards Long Ling.

Gu Yuan glanced in Long Ling's direction, but seeing that he wasn't embarrassed at all, he looked away again.

Others may not know, but he does. The body that Long Ling is currently using is the one he and Yun Ran met in the Sakura Kingdom.

He had personally witnessed how powerful that person was, yet even someone that powerful was devoured by the Dragon Spirit. In other words, the Dragon Spirit was even more powerful than that person; he couldn't defeat it, and watching from the sidelines would only lead to him getting beaten up.

Thinking of this, his gaze towards Yun Ran was immediately filled with respect. His sister was truly amazing; even such a powerful dragon spirit had to obediently coexist peacefully with them.

He immediately changed the subject: "This is your victory celebration, nothing else matters!"

Just as the celebration banquet was about to reach its midpoint and seafood barbecue was about to be served, there was a knock at the door.

Everyone present was truly skilled; their hearing and eyesight were exceptional. Otherwise, in such a lively environment, it would have been very difficult to hear them.

Renshenguo got down from the baby chair and slowly went to open the door.

Upon opening the door and seeing Xie Xuzhi dressed impeccably in a suit, Ginseng Fruit silently stepped aside.

"Director Xie is here!"

Apart from Yunran, everyone else was gathered together, eating and reminiscing about the past.

The blind Taoist priest was talking about a time when he almost died during a mission, gesturing as if his hands and feet were being controlled by evil spirits.

Upon hearing the ginseng fruit's voice, everyone immediately stood up, their expressions completely changed.

Xie Xuzhi looked around at all the food and drinks, and without asking any questions, he knew how happy these people had been.

His arrival seemed to completely ruin that atmosphere.

Did I disturb you?

Yunran quietly rolled her eyes: Isn't that obvious? When workers have a gathering, would they be happy if their boss came?

But nobody actually said that, since it wasn't a real tiger.

Gu Yuan quickly jumped in, his face beaming with a smile: "How could that be? Director Xie came because he cares about us!"

Xie Xuzhi rarely attends such gatherings in private. Firstly, he is really busy, and secondly, these people are genuinely afraid of him. Everyone behaves respectfully when he is around.

He wasn't oblivious to the situation; he glanced at Yun Ran and said, "Come with me."

Yunran was already cursing in her heart: I hate capitalists who take up the personal time of working people the most!

But he smiled broadly and said, "I'm here, I'm here!"

As they left, they didn't forget to say to Master Qingmu and the others, "Please continue eating and drinking!"

As Yun Ran followed Xie Xuzhi out of the courtyard, she suddenly realized that although Xie Xuzhi was surrounded by many bodyguards and assistants...

But she still saw a sense of desolation and loneliness in Xie Xuzhi's back.

Just as she was thinking this, the words her martial uncle had repeatedly warned them since childhood suddenly came to mind: "If you pamper a man, you'll be unlucky for life!"

The tiny bit of sympathy that Yunran had just felt vanished immediately. What was there to feel sorry for about capitalists? This guy is so rich, isn't loneliness to be expected?

She's different; she's rich, smart, healthy, and has a bunch of friends and family (Qingfeng Guanzhong Renren).

Looking at Xie Xuzhi's back now, Yun Ran immediately felt a strong sense of superiority.

Thinking about it this way, the dissatisfaction I felt earlier wasn't so strong anymore.

Sure enough, when someone is worse off than you, you really do feel more at peace.

Yun Ran cleared her throat, her tone slightly friendly: "I wonder what Director Xie wants to see me about?"