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Chapter 452 What kind of monster are you?! (2nd update)
Yun Ran released her dragon spirit aura directly. Even just a trace of it was enough to frighten the ferocious beasts in the deep mountains into retreating.

The old man suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on Yun Ran.

"Who the hell are you!"

He had raised this tiger since it was a cub, so they were practically telepathic. If the situation here hadn't been so dire, the tiger would have already developed sentience.

But now, this little girl on the other side, with just a glance, has frightened the smartest beast in the area into retreating.

Yun Ran quickly concealed her aura, and apart from the surrounding animals, neither the Thunder Squad members nor the old man noticed anything.

Faced with the old man's 'questioning', Yun Ran shrugged. Since he couldn't find any fault with her, she would never admit anything on her own initiative.

"I didn't do anything. Maybe this tiger is more human-like. It knew I didn't want to leave, so it didn't want to be associated with you anymore. Who told you to be so domineering and try to drive us away?"

The old man didn't believe Yun Ran's nonsense. He had treated Yun Ran and the others as ordinary people before, which was why he tried to persuade them.

The scene just now clearly showed that Yun Ran and his group were not simple characters, so his intervention was not considered bullying the weak.

He immediately untied his thick, matted fur coat and took out a prayer flag.

"If you little brats don't behave, then don't blame the old man for giving you a beating. You all don't learn good manners and insist on coming to such a dangerous place. Aren't you afraid of getting yourselves killed here?"

As he spoke, the old man muttered incantations while waving the prayer flags in his hand, seemingly performing a ritual.

Yun Ran observed very carefully. She knew many methods, even some very obscure ones.

Back then, my junior uncle was not a well-behaved fellow. He wandered all over the country and made many extraordinary friends.

Her junior uncle was worried that she was too young and easily tricked by outsiders, so whenever he learned a new method, he would pass it on to her so that she could learn it.

Yunran had always considered herself knowledgeable, but now, looking at the prayer flags waving in the old man's hands, she was truly puzzled.

Clearly, she didn't recognize the old man's methods. While carefully memorizing these methods, she was also secretly on guard.

Several "thump" sounds were heard.

Yun Ran turned her head and saw the members of the Thunder Squad not far from her. Her eyes widened, and she dropped what she was holding.

It looks exactly like someone has controlled your mind.

Yunran immediately became somewhat interested in this method.

If it weren't for important business to attend to, Yun Ran might have pretended to have fallen for the trick and then tried to 'steal' its secrets.

When Yunran turned her head back, the old man blinked, looked at Yunran, and then at the prayer flag in his hand.

She frowned, then waved the prayer flags even faster, muttering words that Yunran couldn't understand at all.

As a result, Yunran was still perfectly fine, and the old man's expression became even stranger.

Are you alright?

Yunran didn't know what she should say, but since the other person had asked, she honestly replied, "I think everything's alright..."

What was originally a sure thing had turned into a joke, which made the old man somewhat suspicious.

"That shouldn't be the case. How come this bewitching banner is ineffective against you? What kind of monster are you?!" Although the old man's words were a veiled compliment to her abilities, Yun Ran still found them incredibly grating.

The ginseng fruit is the shortest and most inconspicuous. Standing next to the tent, it's easy to overlook it.

At this moment, someone asked what kind of monster their host was.

Ginseng Fruit felt it was necessary to stand up and defend him, and glared angrily at the old man opposite her: "Just say what you want to say, why resort to personal attacks!"

It's already bad enough to have one person who isn't affected by the Bewitching Banner, but now there's another one.

For a moment, the old man wondered if his Bewitching Banner had become less effective because he hadn't used it for so long. Could it really be because he was old?

Having been criticized, Yunran felt it was only right to reciprocate, so she didn't stand on ceremony.

His first words were a question: "Your methods don't seem like legitimate ones. Could it be that you're a heretical cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, the old man opposite him was so angry that he jumped up and down, but unfortunately, he was riding on the back of a tiger and couldn't jump up and down.

Because his family's ancestral methods were rarely passed down and few people knew about them, the old man was immediately blushed and his neck turned red when someone mistook them for evil cultivation techniques.

"Whose junior are you? How dare you speak so rudely? Do you even know what it means to respect the elderly and care for the young?"

"You have absolutely no knowledge! You don't even know what a 'bewitching banner' is! It's a legitimate method; it can not only summon the soul but also calm the mind. You know nothing and just spout nonsense!"

Even if he wasn't sure of Yun Ran's identity, the old man was certain that Yun Ran was one of the younger generation in the Xuanmen sect.

Especially considering Yunran's current demeanor, it's clear she comes from a good family and is very favored.

Such a person must possess many protective magical artifacts.

Thinking of this, the old man immediately found a reason to convince himself: it wasn't that his Bewitching Banner was useless, but that the little girl opposite him must be carrying a family treasure.

"Shouldn't you state your own identity before asking someone else's? Also, the concept of respecting the elderly and caring for the young is worthless in the face of absolute power."

Ginseng Fruit quickly chimed in, "Exactly, worthless!"

The old man, who is already over 100 years old, always thought he had a good temper before this, but now, all that good temper can go to hell!
But he really couldn't do anything about Yunran. Neither the Tiger Drive nor the Bewitching Banner worked.

After thinking for a moment, the old man revealed his identity: "I am the mountain guardian!"

There are actually mountain guardians on this mountain? Yunran really didn't know that.

Yun Ran snapped her fingers, sending a message to the little paper figure beside Minister Duan and the others: "Ask Minister Duan if he knows anything about the mountain guardian?"

Upon receiving the order, the little paper doll immediately flew to Minister Duan's tent and woke him up.

"Minister Duan, my master is asking you, do you know the mountain guardian?"

When Minister Duan, who was still half-awake, heard about the three mountain guards, his dazed mind suddenly jolted awake.

"The mountain guardian? Could it be that Yunran and the others have encountered a living mountain guardian?"

Minister Duan's voice was quite loud, naturally disturbing the others who were sleeping.