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

Chapter 478 Greetings, Lord Mountain Spirit! (2nd Update)
In the villa deep in the mountains, Zhu Qing looked at Xu Wen, who was lying on the bed, barely alive.

A flicker of panic crossed her face, and her hands trembled slightly.

When Xu Wen let out a soft groan, a look of hatred immediately returned to Zhu Qing's face.

He grabbed the medicine that was lying to the side, dislocated Xu Wen's jaw, and forced it down his throat.

While drinking, he said viciously, "You've ruined me so badly, and you think you can just die so easily, leaving me here to suffer alone? Dream on!"

Only after all the medicine had been forced down his throat did Xu Wen's ashen complexion finally regain some color, and Zhu Qing finally stopped.

There was a knock on the door.

Zhu Qing opened the door and saw the maid bring over what she had asked for.

She glanced coldly at Xu Wen lying on the bed, then strode away.

However, before leaving, he did not forget to instruct the servants.

"Keep a close eye on him. If he dies, you won't be able to live either!"

The maid immediately bowed and hurriedly replied, "Yes!"

Stepping out of the villa, Zhu Qing's gaze turned towards the pile of rubble, her eyes filled with icy coldness.

"No one can control my destiny, and no one can take away what I've worked so hard to get. Since you all want to die, then die!"

When Gu Yuan and Baji arrived near the pile of rubble, they saw the Thunder Squad members who had stayed behind to guard the perimeter.

"Director Gu!"

When everyone saw Gu Yuan riding on a tiger, their faces were filled with obvious shock and envy.

However, after seeing Baji next to Gu Yuan, they immediately understood.

"Why are you here?"

The captain of the Thunder Squad immediately explained how they had been forced to stay there.

"We couldn't move forward before because the evil and death energy around here was too strong, and all the talismans we brought were used up."

However, since this morning, the deathly and evil aura in the area has decreased by one-third.

We were planning to go there once the deathly and evil energy was half depleted; Miss Yun's little apprentice had already broken through.

The image of the ginseng fruit immediately flashed into Gu Yuan's mind. Before this, he had always thought that the ginseng fruit was a well-behaved baby.

Who would have thought that little guy was actually a hidden 'big shot'?

"Then you can come with me!"

Just then, a lynx jumped down from the tree. The once majestic tigers suddenly turned into kittens, becoming incredibly docile.

Gu Yuan immediately looked at Baji: "What's going on?"

When Baji saw the lynx, his expression gradually became fanatical, and he could no longer hear Gu Yuan's words.

As the lynx strolled toward them, the tigers all lay down, prostrated themselves on the snow, and worshipped it.

This caught Gu Yuan completely off guard, and he almost fell flat on his face.

But he didn't bother to investigate anything, and instead looked at the approaching lynx with great curiosity.

His intuition told him that this was more than just a lynx.

Baji immediately knelt down, palms up, and bowed: "Baji, the mountain guardian, pays respects to the mountain spirit!"

Gu Yuan: ...Good heavens, really good heavens! His luck is unbelievable! He actually managed to meet the legendary mountain spirit!
The lynx looked very weak, its head turned towards Baji, its eyes filled with a sorrow that no outsider could understand.

Over the years, you've taken such good care of me and protected the creatures of these mountains and forests.

Being thanked by the mountain spirit made Baji feel that his merits were complete, and he would be willing to die peacefully at this moment.

Just as Baji was about to say yes, the mountain spirit interrupted him: "You shouldn't have come here. Go back."

Gu Yuan naturally couldn't hear the conversation between Baji and Shanling, but that didn't stop him from being able to discern something.

However, no matter how arrogant he was, he didn't dare to challenge the spirit of the mountain and could only watch quietly.

Baji looked at Gu Yuan, then at the lynx, and finally nodded: "Yes!"

At that moment, the tiger stood up again and walked over to Baji.

"Director Gu, this is the best I can do for you..."

Although riding a tiger is impressive, Gu Yuan wouldn't fly into a rage if the mountain spirits here weren't willing to help him, but he would secretly hold a grudge.

After watching Baji leave with the tiger, only Gu Yuan and the Thunder Squad remained.

The lynx then looked at Gu Yuan.

I'll take you there!

Gu Yuan: ...

He had just made a mental note of the mountain spirit, and now that it wanted to personally guide them, it seemed like he was being petty.

The lynx led the way, and Gu Yuan took out some talismans and distributed them to the Thunder Squad.

As a result, it was suddenly discovered that wherever the lynx passed, all the deathly and evil energy automatically gave way.

Gu Yuan felt he had learned something new, but new questions quickly surfaced in his mind.

Those deathly and evil energies clearly feared the mountain spirit. If that's the case, why was this deep mountain forest being eroded?
The mountain spirit walking ahead seemed to have heard Gu Yuan's thoughts.

He directly answered Gu Yuan's question: "Hundreds of years ago, my original heart was stolen, and I could only possess the body of a recently deceased animal."

Sixty years ago, it exhausted its last bit of energy to barely protect the creatures here, and then fell into a deep slumber. I have only just awakened.

Although it was obvious to the naked eye that the mountain spirit was extremely weak, the mountain spirit did not mention it at all.

Gu Yuan, of course, wouldn't be so tactless as to ask these questions.

They soon arrived at the location of the Strange Tree Forest, a large area of ​​trees that was now completely bare, with broken branches and leaves scattered everywhere.

The stench of decay was exceptionally strong; just by looking at it, one could imagine that if someone were to accidentally wander in, they would surely meet their demise.

The Thunder Squad members, worried that there might be a trap, looked at Gu Yuan and said, "Director Gu, I'll go scout ahead first!"

Gu Yuan raised his hand to stop him. He saw traces left by Yun Ran on these twisted and strange tree trunks.

"Now that Yunran has made a move, there won't be any hidden dangers left here."

Don't underestimate Yun Ran's methods just because she looks young.

Compared to many people in the Special Administration Bureau, Yun Ran's methods for dealing with these strange and evil creatures were incredibly sophisticated.

The lynx looked at the endless pile of broken branches, and the sorrow in its eyes deepened.

These tree branches were clearly devoid of any life, yet it seemed as if it could still hear their cries of pain.

(End of this chapter)