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

Chapter 661 Just Bored

When the others heard Yun Ran's words, they felt as if they had swallowed a fly, extremely aggrieved.

In their view, Yun Ran was the one who started the trouble, and in the end, Yun Ran was also the one who was 'magnanimous'.

In the past, they were the ones who did these kinds of things; they felt good seeing others suffer.

Now, they're the ones who are getting the short end of the stick, and they're incredibly frustrated.

Yun Ran, however, acted as if nothing had happened, which almost made these old foxes lose their perfect expressions.

The blind Taoist priest was also somewhat shocked by Yun Ran's 'shamelessness'.

He was worried that even if Yun Ran was capable, she was too young to know how to deal with these old foxes.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of bringing Yunran here to see the world, so she wouldn't be fooled and schemed against by these old foxes in the future.

Who knew that Yunran was clever; she immediately slapped these people across the face, and then gave them a sweet treat.

Yun Ran didn't care at all whether these people were actually planning to skin her alive or not; she was just bored and deliberately came to cause trouble.

He turned to the blind Taoist priest and said, "I'll have to trouble you to introduce us to these fellow Daoists."

Xuan Chu watched as Yun Ran acted as if she didn't know the blind Taoist priest well and was just doing her job. He witnessed another side of Yun Ran once again.

Unexpectedly, the people trained by Qingfeng Temple are not only highly capable and cunning, but also proficient in worldly affairs, truly all-rounders.

Thinking about it this way, he suddenly understood why Yunran had complained that their Heavenly Path Village had taught people to be "out of touch with reality".

Hearing Yun Ran's obviously distant words, the blind Taoist priest immediately guessed that Yun Ran was up to something and had thus distanced himself from the situation.

He might have had some concerns before, but now, he naturally goes along with Yun Ran.

Anyway, he also couldn't stand these people; I guess that's what the generation gap is all about.

"Oh dear, it's my fault, I completely forgot about something so important."

As he spoke, the blind Taoist priest began to guide Yunran to recognize people one by one, while Xuan Chu naturally continued to stay by Yunran's side.

Perhaps because there was such a young and capable leader as Yun Ran before them, no one would say anything more about adding another young man like Xuan Chu.

As for the other young people in the venue, looking at Yun Ran, who could sit on equal footing with their elders, a hint of envy flashed in their eyes, and of course, there was also a faint jealousy.

The young people who can come here are almost all the favored younger generation in their families, and their abilities are naturally not bad.

However, the power of the family is concentrated in the hands of the elders. If they want to seize power and be as glorious as Yun Ran, who knows when that will be?

They had all heard of Yunran before and always felt that it would be difficult for someone as young as Yunran to uphold the reputation of Qingfeng Temple.

Many people have made bets within their own small circles to see when Qingfeng Temple would become a dilapidated place.

But now, no matter what happens to Qingfeng Temple in the future, Yunran is at least enjoying boundless glory for now.

At this moment, they couldn't even tell whether it was better to take power early like Yun Ran, or to wait for their elders to hand over power to them later.

The former faces an uncertain future, while the latter means they must remain humble and subservient...

Yunran was unaware that her appearance would stir up many thoughts in the minds of these pampered young people.

After getting to know the most important people by following the blind Taoist priest, she sat directly in the seat reserved for the head of the household. Before—no, it should be said—since the records of this exchange meeting began, no woman had ever been allowed to sit in this intricately carved chair.

Not to mention, she's such a young woman.

Seeing Yun Ran sit down so calmly, even a person with deep cunning couldn't help but show a much calmer expression on their face.

"Now that most of the people have arrived, let's all take our seats."

The group found their seats in twos and threes and quickly sat down. Xuan Chu sat behind Yun Ran.

Sitting next to Xuan Chu were many people with wrinkled faces. Looking around, there wasn't a third young person among them.

Yun Ran glanced around casually and realized that all the young people she had seen earlier were sitting in the farthest corner.

"I wonder what opinions and suggestions you all have for this year's exchange meeting, even though this is not a formal meeting."

However, some of the suggestions made at the exchange meeting can also serve as a reference for the plans of our South China Xuanmen related associations for the next year…

The blind Taoist priest sat down next to Yun Ran and whispered to her, "This elder of the She family is also a member of the South China Xuanmen Association."

The annual exchange meeting can be considered an informal discussion forum, and most of the suggestions are adopted by the South China Xuanmen Association.

Yunran nodded knowingly. To put it bluntly, this is essentially a preliminary selection.

After the elder of the She family finished speaking, the others began to express their opinions.

These opinions, seemingly for the development of the Xuanmen (mystical sect), are actually just various families trying to find benefits for themselves.

To put it more bluntly, these people are negotiating a 'reasonable' allocation of Xuanmen resources for the following year.

The people who can come here represent their respective families.

Those with power and influence can get a larger share, while those with less power can only get a sip of soup.

As everyone argued heatedly, and it seemed that a fierce physical confrontation was about to break out,

Yunran tapped the table in front of her.

In an instant, it drew everyone's attention.

The blind Taoist priest looked at Yun Ran with some surprise, seemingly not quite understanding what Yun Ran wanted to do.

The eldest patriarch of the She family naturally looked over as well. If anyone else had made such a sound at this moment, he would have definitely reprimanded them.

But Yunran...

The elder of the She family narrowed his eyes, then revealed a warm smile: "Does Abbot Yun have any suggestions?"

The Qingfeng Temple behind Yunran is not considered a force in South China. His words were clearly a warning to Yunran not to overstep her bounds.

"I don't have any suggestions, but I'm a little curious. You've given so many opinions before, but not a single one of them suggested allocating resources to the younger generation."

Is it that the younger generation in your families are all inadequate and unworthy of these resources, or is it that the resources in South China are simply unsuitable for the younger generation?

Everyone thought Yun Ran wanted to interfere in the affairs of South China, but no one expected that Yun Ran would say such a thing.

This immediately made most of the people present look grim. They were at the age where they were most capable and ambitious, so who would want to relinquish their authority?