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

Chapter 453 Calling for People in Front of the Other Party
Old Master Gong hadn't expected Yun Ran's luck to be so bad that she would encounter the mountain guardians. According to their way of doing things, they hated intruders the most.

Seeing that Minister Duan was still somewhat stunned, Elder Gong spoke up directly: "The mountain guardians are the common name for families that have formed a pact with the mountain spirits."

Their people never leave the mountains in their lifetime, and they protect the creatures within them, thus receiving a reward from the mountain spirits.

As far as I know, the technique for forming a pact with mountain spirits was lost many years ago.

Furthermore, with the current animal protection laws and regulations concerning trees and the environment, the role of mountain guardians has long been effectively rendered obsolete.

These are things that outsiders wouldn't know unless they were inside the Xuanmen aristocratic families.

Yunran got this information from the little paper doll, and when she looked at the old man opposite her, she understood why she couldn't see through his background.

Being able to form a pact with the mountain spirit means that he possesses the aura of the mountain spirit.

No matter how powerful Yunran is, she can't be arrogant enough to easily see through the mountain spirit, who is known as a half-immortal.

Even though the mountain spirit's aura is now so weak due to the entanglement of death energy that she can barely detect it, it is still not something she can easily offend.

However, as guardians of the mountains, they naturally have the responsibility to protect all living things in the forests.

Given the current dire situation here, as the mountain guardian, the old man couldn't very well just beat up her, his helper.

Realizing that the person before her was a friend rather than an enemy, Yun Ran immediately suppressed her previous aura and bowed to the old man.

"Greetings, senior. I am Yun Ran, the abbot of Qingfeng Temple. I have come here to resolve a long-standing matter..."

The mountain guardian frowned as he listened to Yun Ran's words, especially when he looked at Yun Ran's still somewhat immature face.

Suddenly, he remembered a group of self-important young people from many, many years ago.

He arrived full of vigor and high spirits, but ended up fleeing in a sorry state, causing his younger brother to lose his life in the process.

As for Yunran saying that she was the abbot of Qingfeng Temple, he subconsciously ignored it.

He immediately retorted, "You kids, isn't the outside world big enough? Isn't it big enough for you to cause trouble? Why do you have to come to such a dangerous place!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand impatiently: "This place is no fun. Let's go, let's go back!"

Yunran: ...

Although many people were not optimistic about her before, it's not surprising that she was looked down upon because she is young and doesn't seem to have any background.

But no one has ever treated her like an immature child who only knows how to play, like this old man does now.

This feeling is really awful.

I don't know if it's because he's been guarding this place alone for so many years, but now that he finally has someone to talk to, the old man has quite a bit of an expressive mouth.

He continued, "I know you're going to say that you're amazing, a prodigy of the younger generation, so you're not afraid of anything."

That's why they dared to bring a small child to such a dangerous place, treating it like a leisurely sightseeing trip..."

Ginseng Fruit tugged at Yun Ran's sleeve: "Host, how about we teach him a lesson?"

He could also tell that the old man guarding the mountain was a stubborn and obstinate fellow, and that if they didn't convince him, he would drive them crazy.

Yun Ran didn't speak, but instead took out her phone, brought up the dedicated signal interface, and called Xuan Chu.

Xuan Chu's phone only had three phone numbers, one of which was Yun Ran's. Seeing Yun Ran calling him in the middle of the night, he instinctively felt that Yun Ran was definitely up to no good.

But Xuan Chu answered the phone on the second ring.

"What's the matter."

Yun Ran's call was on speakerphone, and Xuan Chu's calm yet somewhat aloof voice sounded somewhat distorted in such an empty space.

"I'll send you my location now. Get here as fast as you can."

After saying that, Yun Ran hung up the phone immediately, giving Xuan Chu no chance to refuse.

Xuan Chu on the other end of the phone was a little confused, as was the old man guarding the mountain who stood opposite Yun Ran.

He finally couldn't hold back and asked directly, "You little girl, I told you to go down the mountain, and instead of arguing with me, you called other people and asked them to come here?"

The temperature was even lower at night. After finishing her call, Yunran quickly put her hands back into her pockets.

"Oh, I thought you thought I was overestimating myself, so I called for help in front of you. By the way, he's someone from Tiandao Village who just came out to keep an eye on me and prevent me from doing anything bad."

"What?"

Why is it that a few simple sentences strung together are hard to understand?

Anyone who enters the Xuanmen (mystical sect) knows about Tiandao Village; however, many people have only heard of it.

As the guardian of the mountain, the old man naturally knew about Tiandao Village, and he also knew that the people inside would never leave unless there were extraordinary phenomena of the Heavenly Dao.

The little girl across from him was actually being closely monitored by the people of Tiandao Village? He just couldn't believe it.

No matter how you look at Yun Ran, she's just a young girl. How could she cause chaos in the Heavenly Dao? This is utter nonsense.

Just as he was thinking this, Yun Ran on the other side seemed to have guessed what he was thinking.

He said with a smile, "Anyway, it won't make a difference if it's just a little longer. You'll know when it's light."

It was too dark to see clearly now, so the cloud that had been following Yun Ran and was staring intently at the little master's spirit puppet was completely invisible.

"This cold wind is making my face sting. I'm going back to my tent now. We can talk about this during the day."

Yun Ran pulled her clothes tighter around herself; she didn't want to stand facing off against the other person in the freezing cold.

Turning her head, Yun Ran saw the Thunder Team members behind her, who seemed to have lost their minds. She was genuinely afraid that they would get sick from the cold.

She lifted several layers of her clothes and took out the bell that the ancestor had given her when she was in the ghost realm.

With a clever touch, the bell rang a few times. The sound wasn't loud, but it traveled exceptionally far, as if it could strike the depths of the human soul.

The old man guarding the mountain watched as Yun Ran took out a small, exquisite bell, and just stared at it.

Only upon hearing the bell did his expression suddenly change drastically. This... this bell could break his spell-casting banner!
As the bell rang and then stopped, the previously dazed Thunder Squad members suddenly snapped back to reality, their eyes finally brightening.

In the instant they regained their senses, their bodies reacted immediately, clearly ready to fight the old man riding the tiger.

But Yun Ran waved her hand to stop them: "Go back and rest."