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

Chapter 384 Opponent vs. Nemesis (2nd Update)
After boarding the plane, the people who came to pick up Yunran and the others smiled sincerely and even brought Yunran a bouquet of flowers.

With this sense of ceremony, who can say that they weren't genuinely congratulating Yunran?
"Congratulations on your team clearing the level ahead of schedule. This is a congratulatory gift for you."

As they spoke, someone took out even more things and handed them to Yunran and the others: food, useful items, and several medals.

He showered Xin Fu and the other three scions of noble families with compliments, which made them blush.

For the first time, they experienced what it felt like to win without lifting a finger, but now all the flowers and applause were showering them on them, making them feel somewhat uneasy.

Yunran, on the other hand, thoroughly enjoyed and was quite used to the applause and flowers, treating them like a lullaby, falling asleep as she listened.

Everyone:...

I have a feeling that this strategy of praising someone to death is unlikely to work.

Back on the island, Yunran immediately went to wash up. Her hair, which had been soaked in seawater and then dried, felt like it was about to get tangled.

After Yunran had finished her comfortable bath, she saw that Long Ling, who loved watching the excitement, had returned ahead of schedule.

The little paper doll was very attentive, wiping Yunran's hair and massaging her back and shoulders. She looked so relaxed and happy.

"Wow, I've never seen anything like this before!"

Long Ling glared at Yun Ran speechlessly before saying, "Who told you to raise the bar for the previous competition? Now it's not worth watching anymore."

"Where is the ginseng fruit?"

"Your little apprentice was taken away by old man Aoki and the others. They said that since you weren't around, they should at least help take care of him. I guess he went with you to learn."

Yunran: ...

She strongly suspected that Qingmu Daoren and the others thought that Ginseng Fruit was a promising talent and wanted to snatch him as a disciple.

"Don't tell me you didn't realize those old fogies were trying to flatter you to death!"

Yunran, who was still thinking about things, was pulled back to her thoughts by Long Ling's words.

Yun Ran looked Long Ling up and down: "Old man, you shouldn't have said those words!"

Who exactly is the old man here? Who on this island can compare to Long Ling?

"I'm just saying this to you for no reason: you'll die from that mouth of yours sooner or later."

After saying that, Long Ling completely ignored Yun Ran and left on his own. He was getting more and more annoyed by Yun Ran's mouth.

At this moment, only Yun Ran was left in the courtyard. She took out her phone and dialed Xie Xuzhi.

Xie Xuzhi, who had only slept for less than three hours, was still working with great energy. When he saw Yun Ran's call, he answered it immediately.

"You're back?"

"Hmm, now I understand that being a deputy director like you is really not easy."

Having status is not enough to suppress a group of people who act on a whim.

"Should I thank you for your understanding?"

The fact that Xie Xuzhi could still joke at this time suggests that the situation wasn't too difficult, or at least it was still within his control.

"You want to ask about Aunt Rong, right? She hasn't shown up yet, but I've already ordered a full-scale search for her."

Yunran knew what she wanted to know and immediately hung up the phone.

Xie Xuzhi looked at the phone that had been hung up and chuckled softly, clearly annoyed. He had never met anyone more straightforward than Yun Ran, who didn't even exchange a single pleasantry.

At this moment, Xie Xuzhi was unaware of how hypocritical he was. If it were someone else's phone call, he would find fault with even a single extra word of nonsense.

After Yunran hung up the phone, she did some more calculations, but she could only calculate that Rong Gu was in Kyoto, but she couldn't calculate her exact location.

"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder he's my opponent, he's really hiding his true strength."

Yun Ran looked at the red dot on her palm again. Fortunately, she was highly skilled in cultivation. Otherwise, after being soaked in seawater for so long, anyone else would have had their hand ruined.

At this moment, they are in a villa on the outskirts of Kyoto.

Rong Gu looked at yet another substitute for herself, her eyes widening in disbelief, and she calmly withdrew her gaze.

"This Yun Ran is truly my nemesis. In just a few days, she has already ruined more than a dozen of my substitutes!"

Her substitute serves a similar purpose to Yunran's paper doll. The only difference is that Yunran's paper doll is blessed by heavenly lightning and merit, making it difficult to be harmed by evil magic.

However, if these substitutes were used to fight against other members of the Xuanmen sect, the other people would not have much of a chance of winning.

These substitutes are very difficult to make, as they are all made from mud from ancient Yin lands. Even the ghost kings would tremble with fear upon seeing these substitutes.

But Yunran so easily destroyed so many of her substitutes.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door: "Fairy, may I come in?"

Rong Gu put away the cracked substitute before saying, "Come in!"

A well-dressed middle-aged man looked at Rong Gu with respectful eyes: "Fairy, the negotiations are about to begin, what do you think..."

Rong Gu looked up expressionlessly: "If the Xie family were so easy to deal with, you wouldn't have spent so much money to hire me. Xie Xuzhi has Yun Ran behind him; he won't die so easily!"

She had used many methods before, and anyone else would have been buried long ago, but they were completely useless against Xie Xuzhi.

It wasn't just because Xie Xuzhi possessed numerous magical artifacts, but also because he had experts from the Special Administration Bureau by his side.

Furthermore, he possessed a unique protective aura that left her helpless.

Instead of urging me here, you should investigate what exactly Xie Xuzhi has that specifically suppresses evil spirits.

That thing could even suppress the Yin Curse of Xing Ke that had been on him back then.

However, my previous schemes were not entirely without effect.

The power suppressing the curse on him is waning. If we find that thing, and work together from within and without, he will surely fall into a coma within three days.

The middle-aged man had no doubt about Rong Gu's words. Although the Yin curse on Xie Xuzhi had nothing to do with them, it didn't mean they couldn't see it and were taking advantage of it.

Just when it seemed that Xie Xuzhi, this roadblock, was about to be finished, unexpectedly, half a year ago, Xie Xuzhi suddenly became almost like a normal person.

This caused their plans to be delayed for another six months.

"We've made progress with our people within the Xie family, and we should have results soon!"

Rong Gu nodded: "This matter needs to be clarified before the Xuanmen Grand Competition, otherwise, unexpected changes may easily occur!"

The middle-aged man nodded. If they hadn't taken Yun Ran, this minor variable, seriously before, now she was someone they were very wary of.

(End of this chapter)