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Chapter 498 She's impervious to both soft and hard tactics! (2nd update)
I am willing to give you half of the rare and precious resources in these mountains and forests...

Yunran, an observer, was well aware of just how severely the forest had been damaged.

Even if the mountain spirit releases its own essence to catalyze the process, it would take decades to restore this place to its former vitality.

Knowing all this, Yunran understood even more clearly that the mountain spirit's limit was already half of the rare and precious materials it could offer.

If this number is exceeded, the essence of the mountain spirit will inevitably be severely damaged.

Half of the natural treasures here, if given to anyone with a modicum of sense, would surely be enough to support several geniuses.

Unfortunately, Yunran remained unmoved.

Long Ling had already floated to the side of the ginseng fruit and whispered in its ear, "Do you think your master might sell you for these rare and precious herbs?"

The ginseng fruit glanced speechlessly at the dragon spirit, which was still just a phantom.

Considering that this guy had come all the way to help the host, he didn't say anything harsh, but he certainly rolled his eyes.

"Stop trying to sow discord here. I'd rather sell you than sell me!"

Is his relationship with the host just ordinary? They're bound together by life and death. Selling him? It's easier to say the sun rises in the west than to sell him off.

Sure enough, Yun Ran's voice rang out at the same time: "Even if you give me all the rare and precious treasures here, I will not give up my people."

Even if you are a mountain spirit, you still have to be reasonable. You know perfectly well what happened here before. If I hadn't intervened...

In no more than three years, you, the mountain spirit, will perish. Now, we have helped you find your origin, giving you the opportunity to restore the vitality of this place.

Don't push your luck too far; greed won't end well!

As she spoke, Yun Ran took out the magic seal she had been allocated earlier, weighed it in her hand, and made it clear that she would not be swayed by either soft or hard tactics!
Renshenguo remained relaxed throughout and didn't try to interrupt at all.

He used to like lynxes because they were cute and fluffy back then, but now that the mountain spirit has grown so big, he doesn't like them as much anymore.

Even though it has formed a pact with the mountain spirit, in the ginseng fruit's heart, the host will always be its first choice, without any hesitation.

The lynx possessed by the mountain spirit saw the magic seal in Yun Ran's hand, and its eyes immediately revealed a look of fear.

The reason why the mountain guardian Baji said that the area around the pile of rocks was a forbidden place was largely because even mountain spirits could not easily enter that place.

A place that even mountain spirits cannot go to is naturally a forbidden area for the mountain guardians.

The magic seal before us was clearly one of the things that made the mountain spirit wary back then.

The mountain spirit was still somewhat unwilling to give up. Once it released its essence to protect the creatures here, it would likely fall into slumber again.

Baji is too old to continue being the mountain guardian for decades more.

The reason why no one in that village had been able to form a pact with the mountain spirit before was naturally because their aptitude was not good enough to be mountain guardians.

Ginseng Fruit was the most suitable person he had chosen. He was quite capable at such a young age, and he also had a considerable network of connections behind him...

Yunran watched as Shanling fell into deep thought, and didn't say anything more, but she played with the magic seal in her hand.

Fortunately, no idiot suddenly jumped out to spoil the mood and say she was heartless or anything like that. Otherwise, Yun Ran would have been laughed to death. No sentient being is truly stupid; on the contrary, they are extremely stubborn.

For example, the mountain spirit in front of us may not be bad, but its mission is to protect all living things here.

It will be extremely stubborn and will not listen to reason as long as it is in the way of accomplishing its mission.

If Yun Ran were even slightly weaker now, or if she didn't have the means to control it, she wouldn't be able to get the ginseng fruit back at all.

Seeing Yun Ran actually trying to reason with the mountain spirit in such a 'friendly' manner, Long Ling became somewhat displeased.

They are all powerful beings nurtured by heaven and earth, so why should they be treated differently?

Yunran showed it no tenderness whatsoever back then.

Not only did they almost kill it, but they also forced it to sign a humiliating symbiotic contract, and then used all sorts of coercion and enticement to coerce it!
Although it has reconciled with Yunran, it still harbors resentment.

"If you ask me, if this guy won't listen, I should just beat him up. He can hit me, so why can't I hit him..."

As he spoke, the dragon was clearly eager to try, as if it wanted to rush forward and take the lead. Only when everyone else got beaten would it feel at peace!
The mountain spirit's gaze immediately passed over Yun Ran and fell upon the tiny, illusory image of the dragon spirit.

It would discuss things properly with Yunran, partly because it saw that this dragon spirit was willing to submit to the little girl in front of it.

After thinking for a while, the mountain spirit reluctantly returned to its original lynx size.

With light steps, I walked up to the ginseng fruit.

The claw gently patted the back of the ginseng fruit's hand, and the previous contract was immediately dissolved.

Yunran was satisfied and put the previous magic seal back into her bag.

Regardless, it is a powerful being after all. Yunran has threatened it, so it's time to give it a treat.

"This place is covered in snow all year round. If you are really worried that you will not be able to protect the creatures here while you are asleep, you can directly seal off this entire mountain range."

Times have changed. Many plants and animals are now on the protected list. In addition, I can help find someone to designate the nearby mountains as a nature reserve.

The Special Administration Bureau will also send people to keep an eye on things, no less capable than the mountain guardians. In this way, after several decades of rest and recuperation, it will have recovered.

The mountain spirit could not so easily believe the words of a human, but it was currently helpless against Yun Ran.

After staring at it for a moment, the lynx, possessed by the mountain spirit, turned and left.

They quickly disappeared without a trace.

Long Ling was very dissatisfied with this result.

At the same time, I felt that the mountain spirit was too cowardly. It didn't even rush up to hit Yunran directly, and just left. This made it seem like it was a bit stupid and deserved to be beaten up before!
Yun Ran, too lazy to pay attention to the rebellious dragon spirit, poked the ginseng fruit's head: "Let's see if you dare to form contracts with people casually in the future."

The ginseng fruit chuckled and said, "I'll never dare to do it again!"

To be honest, Yunran wasn't angry.

It was just a warning to learn about the ginseng fruit, a bug in a system from a higher world.