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Chapter 746 He doesn't treat himself like an outsider at all (Update)
Xuan Chu's words made Yun Ran's gaze sharpen: "You mean, the backlash you suffered was that person's backup plan?"

Yunran is very clever; she can even see things from surprisingly insightful and unconventional angles and guess some secrets.

But thinking about this situation, Yun Ran was really a bit confused. In the end, it was because she had limited understanding of Tiandao Village.

Xuan Chu nodded, then lowered his sleeve to cover the black lines on his arm.

"I told you before that when the forbidden books of Tiandao Village were stolen, the losses were huge. I thought that the person was just using the people of Tiandao Village."

But now it seems that person may have been able to come and go freely in Tiandao Village, and may even have learned the magic of Tiandao Village.

This morning, I used the secret technique of Tiandao Village to investigate, but I was severely injured and suffered a backlash.

This wasn't an ordinary backlash; someone had specifically devised a method to counter the secret techniques of the Heavenly Path Village. I was caught off guard and fell victim to it.

Yunran immediately understood the meaning behind Xuan Chu's words.

Simply put, it means that the person who stole the forbidden book is likely an inside man.

Otherwise, even if that person is a genius and has learned all the forbidden techniques in the forbidden book, it would be wishful thinking to develop a secret technique specifically to counter the techniques used by the people of Tiandao Village.

Yunran now genuinely felt sorry for Xuan Chu.

The physical injury itself isn't the real problem; the secret technique we were so proud of was broken, and someone even devised a way to counter it. That's truly killing someone by destroying their spirit.

Yun Ran reached out and patted Xuan Chu on the shoulder: "Take it easy. At least we have a lot more clues now. If we catch that person's descendant later, I'll just give him to you and won't fight you for him."

Xuan Chu: ...

He's not that easily offended, and besides, this attempt at comfort was somewhat half-hearted.

"It's alright, I've already informed my master. His skill is deeper than mine, and he has more secret techniques at his disposal."

I refuse to believe that person back then truly possessed such great skill as to have deciphered all the secret techniques of Tiandao Village!

The current situation at Wuhuang Mountain is enough to show that the person spent a lot of effort here back then.

The amount that can be applied to Tiandao Village is naturally less.

Xuan Chu guessed that if it weren't to avoid being hunted down by the people of Tiandao Village, that person wouldn't have bothered to spend time resorting to such underhanded tactics.

"Then you should rest well and wait for Elder Xuan Kong to come over."

Yunran had a premonition that this was probably their only night of peace; the days to come would be nothing but chaos.

After leaving Xuan Chu's place, Yun Ran knocked on Long Ling's door again.

If I didn't know that Long Ling was injured, then I wouldn't care.

Now that everyone knows, it would seem rather cold-hearted not to go and say hello.

Upon hearing the knock, Long Ling could smell Yun Ran's scent even without opening the door.

In the past, if Yunran had taken the initiative to come to him, he would have definitely put on airs before opening the door.

He had to let Yunran know that he wasn't some random dragon who could be summoned and dismissed at will.

However, now that he has lost half of his dragon soul, he really has no mood to compete with Yun Ran.

With a wave of his hand, the door was opened.

Yunran noticed the doorway was empty but didn't pay any attention, and went straight inside.

Then I saw Long Ling wrapped in a blanket, sitting there pitifully with her legs crossed.

That appearance was just like a dragon trapped in shallow waters.

"Your dragon soul is missing half!"

Yun Ran saw right through him, but Long Ling didn't even lift an eyelid, nor did he move an inch. He was already heartbroken enough.

Sniffing, Long Ling glanced at Yun Ran and asked, "Can I ask my junior uncle to help me get revenge?"

Yunran: ...

Goodness, this person really doesn't treat me like an outsider at all.

She, her own junior disciple, hadn't even thought about seeking revenge against her junior uncle, but this guy had already set his sights on it.

Especially now, Long Ling's eyes are red, making her look like a pitiful little dog.

Yun Ran couldn't bear to watch: "It's your own territory, you have to find your own way. My little junior uncle doesn't like weaklings!"

Long Ling, who had been feeling miserable, immediately ripped off the blanket he was wearing upon hearing this.

"How could I be a weakling! It's just half a dragon soul, how much of an impact can it have on me!"

Hmph, it's just a small Wuhuang Mountain. I'm a being who has advanced to the Dragon King level. Why would I be afraid of such a trivial matter?
Just you wait, I, the Dragon King, will drag that damned fellow out sooner or later, skin him alive, and punish him mercilessly. What kind of bastard dares to seize my dragon soul…”

The dragon spirit, who had been listless and looked like she was about to die, became incredibly energetic when she started cursing.

Seeing that Long Ling had regained its former vitality, Yun Ran turned and left.

"Hey, I haven't even finished cursing yet! Do you even consider me one of your own? I'm being scammed, and instead of helping me curse, you just leave!"
Don't you have any compassion? You heartless woman, just you wait, I'm definitely going to tell Junior Uncle...

With a 'bang,' the door slammed shut, finally cutting off most of the dragon spirit's voice.

Yunran finally felt a bit more at peace.

Gu Yuan and Wan Qiyu had already showered and changed their clothes and were about to come find Yun Ran.

They then witnessed Yun Ran emerging from Long Ling's room, but unfortunately, they missed the recap.

Therefore, in their view at this moment, it was as if Yunran had been driven out by Longling.

The two looked at each other, neither wanting to provoke Yunran.

Yunran spotted them and asked with a smile, "You were looking for me?"

Gu Yuan carefully examined the expression on Yun Ran's face.

Well, very good. There's not a trace of reluctance or feigned strength. It seems you're not angry about being kicked out by the Dragon Spirit.

As expected of his personally certified sister, she is indeed broad-minded and has a great perspective.

"Yes, we've made a new discovery and are preparing to share it with you."

Now that Yunran is involved, there's no need to keep anything secret anymore.

"Let's talk in my room."

As soon as the three of them sat down, the ginseng fruit was served, along with a freshly prepared fruit platter and some snacks.

Gu Yuan was really hungry, so he didn't stand on ceremony at all and started eating the snacks to tide him over.

After finishing his business with Yunran, he would go eat, then pick up his boss, and finally get a good night's sleep.

Well, perfect!

"Following the passageway inside Wuhuang Mountain, I discovered that someone comes here to inspect and maintain the area every three months."

But perhaps because they felt this was their territory, they were very perfunctory in their procedures.

And just like that, I found a flaw and successfully caught the person who came to do the maintenance.

When those people took out their magical artifacts, Young Master Wanqi recognized them. Guess who they were? You'd never guess!