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

Chapter 368 Yielding is the Norm (2 Updates)
Long Ling sat down with a complicated expression, but his gaze towards Yun Ran was clearly wary.

"I always felt you weren't holding back any good ideas."

Yun Ran swallowed a seafood dumpling in one gulp, glancing sideways at him: "You talk as if you're some kind of saint!"

After eating and drinking her fill, Yun Ran completely ignored Long Ling and planned to go out for a stroll. She had completed the challenge in one day, but her probationary underling was not yet finished.

There are other people's matches going on in full swing, and she needs to go check them out.

When the bus arrived, the people who were originally sitting in the upper rows immediately gave up their seats when they saw Yun Ran standing next to them.

"Miss Yun, please sit in the front; the view is better there."

Some people immediately wiped the already clean seats with their sleeves, their eagerness making it seem as if Yun Ran were some important figure.

Even the driver was visibly excited; if he weren't on duty, he would have rushed up to ask for an autograph.

Yun Ran nodded gently and sat down in the first row with composure.

If it were anyone else, even the most mature and composed person would experience some fluctuations in their mindset when faced with such drastically different treatment.

But Yunran had an attitude of 'I deserve any treatment,' which made those who offered her their seats even more respectful.

Until Yunran got off the car, no one on board chattered; everyone sat quietly.

Seeing that Yun Ran's figure had disappeared from sight, the people still in the car finally felt like they could breathe again.

"My god, I never thought Yun Ran's aura was so terrifying before. I almost suffocated to death just now."

"Perhaps our eyesight wasn't good enough before, and we didn't realize how terrifying Yunran was?"

"Sigh, we're all the same age, how come others are so much taller than us? They're definitely other people's kids."

……

At this moment, even when these people are discussing things, they no longer have the sense of superiority they used to have; instead, they are filled with sincerity and caution.

When Yun Ran arrived, she saw Xin Fu being knocked away by his opponent. However, the opponent seemed to be in a worse state, as his magical artifacts had been shattered by Xin Fu's sword.

"Xin Fu wins!"

Listening to the referee's clearly emotionless voice, Yun Ran stood quietly in the corner, watching.

The other two had barely survived yesterday's challenge, but today they were clearly struggling considerably.

"Host, do you think they can hold out in this final match?"

The two were clearly losing ground, and Yunran could only sigh, "They can't win."

Sure enough, as soon as Yun Ran finished speaking, the competition between the other two also came to an end, and both of them lost.

Fortunately, they maintained a good attitude. Even though they lost, they didn't wail or cry. They stood up with difficulty, bowed to their opponents, and then walked off the stage.

This outcome was within Yun Ran's expectations. Those powerful families who had controlled resources for so many years could not possibly be ordinary people.

Even when Xie Xuzhi wanted to take resources and power from them, he didn't use simple and crude methods, which showed that these people still had their own power.

The little ginseng fruit leaned on the fence, her voice tinged with disappointment. "In other words, of the dozen or so finalists that were initially given out, only two actually made it to the finals. The rest were all taken by these so-called legitimate means."

Yun Ran reached out and ruffled the ginseng fruit's head: "This is how things are done in the human world. It involves a lot of human relationships and social niceties. Unless you have absolute strength to break the deadlock, yielding is the norm."

Ginseng Fruit replied somewhat listlessly, "Hmm~"

"Let's go."

Xin Fu, who had finally won and held onto his ranking, finally showed a hint of joy in his eyes.

As soon as Yun Ran left the challenge area, she saw Gu Yuan rushing towards her from afar.

Gu Yuan's eyes were filled with deep worry. If it weren't for the difference between men and women, he would have even wanted to strip Yun Ran bare and look her over.

"You were tricked by Aunt Rong? Are you alright?"

Without even thinking, Yun Ran knew it must have been Long Ling's big mouth that blurted it out. For a moment, Yun Ran really wanted to sew that guy's mouth shut.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it."

Gu Yuan knew Yun Ran was very powerful, and even possessed many unknown methods. But the more he knew of Yun Ran's power, the more he understood that a successful curse on Yun Ran would cause considerable damage.

The more calm and collected Yun Ran appeared, the more anxious Gu Yuan became.

Now, he has thoroughly cursed those people who were dismissed by Xie Xuzhi, saying that if they hadn't been so useless, Rong Gu wouldn't have been able to escape.

"Will this curse affect your performance later on? The people who make it to the finals are all formidable opponents. Maybe we should just stop competing..."

Although Gu Yuan didn't spell it out very clearly, Yun Ran already understood what he meant.

This was because they were afraid the curse would affect her performance later on, especially in competitions, where even a small mistake could affect the entire situation.

Yun Ran already knew that Gu Yuan had almost staked all his resources on her winning the championship, and now he was asking her to withdraw because he was worried that she would lose in the competition. This sentiment was very profound.

"Don't worry, it won't affect me much."

Sensing that Yun Ran truly didn't take the curse seriously, Gu Yuan's tense nerves finally relaxed a bit.

Then he started cursing and swearing: "Don't let me see her again, or I'll make her pay!"

Once he confirmed that Yunran was truly alright, Gu Yuan hurriedly left again. There was nothing he could do; he was genuinely busy right now.

Yunran strolled back slowly, and as soon as she returned to the courtyard, she met the eyes of Long Ling, who was lounging around like Ge You.

Long Ling guiltily looked away, forced a smile, and said what she thought was a very friendly one: "You're back so soon."

Yun Ran plopped down and looked at him coldly: "I didn't know that a dragon spirit like you could be so gossipy, just like those old folks in the community."

Long Ling immediately sat up straight. Although he was wrong, Yun Ran's words were harsh and hurtful, so that was her fault.

"How can you blame me? It's all because you've been causing trouble everywhere. I haven't done anything, but I have to take the blame for you. I want to know who you've offended. Can't I just ask them?"

Initially feeling somewhat guilty, Long Ling became increasingly convinced of her own reasoning as she spoke, and her tone gradually became more assertive and confident.

"Now that I'm a member of the Special Administration Bureau, I have the right to know some classified information!"