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

Chapter 455 Private keeping is not allowed!

Although she was relegated to the background, it didn't prevent Yunran from hearing what the mountain guardian, Baji, was saying.

It turns out that the evil god had been sealed in this deep mountain for even longer than before their family became the guardians of the mountain. No one knew exactly when or by whom the evil god was sealed here.

Their ability to form a pact with the mountain spirit was purely accidental.

His ancestors were just woodcutters who knew a little about esoteric arts.

While chopping wood, he fell off a cliff and thought he was going to die.

Unexpectedly, he fell right near the source of the mountain spirit's essence and was saved by the mountain spirit, thus forming a bond with it in a daze.

Later, their family became the guardians of the mountain.

However, as the mountain spirit grew weaker, there was less and less they could do. Now, he was almost unable to empathize with the mountain spirit anymore.

The reason he wasn't very nice to Yun Ran and the others was because decades ago, Xu Wen and his group broke in and destroyed the seal.

The deathly aura covered an increasingly wider area. If it weren't for the mark of the mountain spirit's bond on his body, one would probably think that the mountain spirit had long since dissipated.

As soon as Baji finished speaking, he looked at Xuan Chu expectantly, as if he felt that with Xuan Chu's help, everything here would be saved.

"The flowers, trees, and animals here are all innocent. If someone has to bear this deathly aura, I am willing to take it all on myself."

As Baji spoke, his hand unconsciously went to his chest, though he couldn't see what was there.

But Yunran could roughly guess that the place might be the location of the mark that marked their family's pact with the mountain spirit.

"I am the last guardian of this mountain, and this is the only thing I can do for the creatures here..."

Baji's face was weathered and worn, and his expression was not very clear. However, Yunran could still see a fleeting bitter smile.

Xuan Chu remained silent for a moment before looking at Yun Ran: "What do you think?"

Yun Ran raised an eyebrow. Oh, so you finally remembered her, the background character?

Rolling her eyes inwardly again, Yun Ran finally spoke: "Let's go and see where the mountain spirit's origin is. If I'm not mistaken, the main power that seals the evil god should be the mountain spirit."

If the mountain spirit hadn't become increasingly weak, this deathly aura wouldn't have dared to be so rampant.

Before they came, they didn't know that there were mountain spirits or mountain guardians here.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have focused all their attention on the damaged seal and Xu Wen and the others.

Baji looked at Xuan Chu, then at Yun Ran, as if he finally believed that Yun Ran was truly capable.

"I'll take you there!"

As he spoke, Baji touched the tiger's head.

The tiger obediently squatted down, waiting for Baji to sit on it again before standing up and turning to head towards the source of the mountain spirit.

The little paper figures knew it was time to work, so they immediately flew over and started clearing the snow.

The road surface was still a bit slippery, but it was much better than walking on snow.

Like Yunran, some of the little paper figures who hold grudges waited until after Baji and the others to clear the snow, not wanting to let them off easy.

"The creatures you raise hold grudges just like you."

Yun Ran glanced at Xuan Chu sideways: "I've done the job, can't I even have a little temper? I'm not a saint."

The Thunder Squad watched Yun Ran and Xuan Chu walk away, leaving two behind while the other four quickly followed. Half an hour later, they arrived at their destination, which looked like just a somewhat old and dilapidated little village.

If Baji hadn't brought them here, who would have thought that the source of this mountain spirit was actually here?

There were still some villagers, but when they saw Baji returning with his men, the timid ones all cowered behind the door.

"Village chief, you're back!"

A middle-aged man came from the other side of the village, looking at the people behind Baji with some wariness in his eyes.

"Yes, these are distinguished guests from the mountain. Go and make arrangements for receiving them."

The middle-aged man listened to Baji very well, and the wariness on his face immediately disappeared, replaced by a kind and honest expression.

"Hey, I'll go right away."

Baji then turned to Yunran and the others and said, "They are all ordinary people. Ever since my family became the guardians of the mountain, they have always served as the village chiefs."

"Let me take you to see the origin of the mountain spirit."

There were people in the village. As soon as I entered, there wasn't much snow left in the area, which meant that someone was regularly clearing it.

Judging by appearances, the village is not very big, with only a dozen or so households. Yunran could sense that there were only about twenty living people here.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of a house filled with an ancient atmosphere, with the words "ancestral hall" written on the plaque.

The door creaked as it was pushed open, making Yunran wonder if it was about to collapse.

“After my ancestors made a pact with the mountain spirit, they brought it back and placed it in the ancestral hall so that the clansmen could take care of it.”

Just as Yunran was wondering what kind of mountain spirit needed human care, she spotted a lazy lynx lying in a corner of the yard.

However, its aura was so weak that it was almost imperceptible, as if it were about to die.

After entering, Baji's gaze never left Xuan Chu and Yun Ran. Seeing their gazes, he looked towards the lynx in the corner.

He pursed his lips, knowing that he didn't need to say anything more.

Yun Ran immediately laughed: "I really haven't seen anything like this in my life. This mountain spirit has actually possessed a lynx."

The ginseng fruit's eyes lit up repeatedly when it saw the lynx.

Even if he is a system, he can't escape the attraction of furry things.

Yun Ran could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression, and directly refused: "These are protected animals, and private individuals are not allowed to keep them!"

The ginseng fruit's eyes immediately darkened with resentment.

"However, before you leave here, you can protect it for a while."

If her previous guess was correct, then the seal really is related to the origin of the mountain spirit.

So once they discover the origin of the mountain spirit, someone will soon come looking for it and want to get rid of it.

The ginseng fruit's melancholy expression vanished instantly, and it happily ran towards the lynx.

Then he scooped the lynx into his arms, stroked it a couple of times, and asked with a hint of concern, "Why does it feel a little cold?"

Yun Ran reached out and touched the lynx; sure enough, its body temperature was completely abnormal.

Before, looking at the lynx, Yunran thought it was just asleep, but now she was certain that it really only had one last breath left.