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

Chapter 748 A Huge Blind Spot (2 Updates)
Gu Yuan did not explain that he trusted Yun Ran, so he also gave some trust to Wan Qiyu, who was vouched for by Yun Ran.

That's why they didn't continue investigating to find evidence, but instead reported it directly.

"Boss, I was wrong. I'll accept my punishment when we get back."

"This will never happen again!"

Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment. When did his boss become so easy to talk to?

Shouldn't we have scolded him a bit? How could we just let him off like that?!

At this moment, Gu Yuan did not realize that in his eyes, the seemingly impartial boss was already completely biased towards him.

If the person involved this time had been someone else instead of Yun Ran, Gu Yuan would have been in deep trouble and would have learned his lesson.

Even if that person were a direct descendant of the Xie family, they wouldn't have this kind of influence.

Gu Yuan's relief was not yet over when Xie Xuzhi began giving other instructions.

“Since those people have to do an inspection every three months… send people up here to thoroughly search that internal passage, dig it up three feet deep, and turn it upside down! You’ll lead the team!”

Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment. No, why was he put in charge of the team?

He was still thinking of going with Yunran and the others to explore the secrets of the Heavenly Book and the Dragon Spirit.

"Boss, I..."

"What else do you want to say!"

Gu Yuan: ...

Fine, rank really does give you the upper hand. What could he do but reluctantly say, "Yes!"

On the way back, Gu Yuan couldn't figure it out; something just felt off.

But after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't come up with anything, so I could only cover my head and go to sleep.

The next day, before dawn, Yunran woke up. After drawing back the curtains, she looked out at the misty scene.

I sat directly on the balcony, letting myself get covered in the mist caused by the high humidity in the mountains.

It wasn't until the sun came out and the water vapor was dried by the sun that it gradually dissipated.

Yun Ran then stood up, turned around, and went back to her room.

"As expected of the treasure mountain range that nurtured the dragon spirit, even though it was suppressed by the spirit-binding array, it was still full of vitality."

When Ginseng Fruit brought breakfast to Yunran, it looked as if a layer of white sugar had been sprinkled on Yunran's hair.

"Host, you're up so early?"

He thought the host would definitely need to rest well, which is why he was a little late in bringing breakfast. If he had known, he would have come earlier.

"They're all up?"

As Ginseng Fruit opened the lid of the breakfast, she replied, "Gu Yuan left before dawn. Everyone else, except for Long Ling, got up."

"Oh, right, Xie Xuzhi is here too, at that hotel not far from us. I saw him this morning."

It's unclear who offended him, but he exudes an aura of icy coldness; anyone who didn't know better would think someone owed him money.

Ginseng Fruit continued to complain about Xie Xuzhi. Although Xie Xuzhi was quite polite to him, he just couldn't stand that cold face.

"He arrived so quickly!"

She happened to have something to ask Xie Xuzhi.

Yunran quickly finished her breakfast, changed her clothes, and casually dried her hair before heading to find Xie Xuzhi.

As soon as they stepped outside, they saw that the door opposite their room was also open, and Long Ling peeked out furtively.

When the four eyes met, Long Ling gave an awkward laugh: "I have something to do, so I won't be with you guys today." If it weren't for the fact that Long Ling looked like he was about to do something wicked, Yun Ran would have actually believed his lies.

However, she is not a controlling person who requires everyone with her to follow her arrangements.

"Okay, be careful."

Long Ling nodded quickly, and then ran off in a flash, afraid that if she was too slow, Yun Ran would call her back.

"Host, what is Long Ling trying to do?"

"He suffered a great loss yesterday, and trying to settle things peacefully is not his style. Now, with his sneaky behavior, he is obviously going to get revenge."

However, for him to be so guilty, the methods he must have used were certainly not respectable.

A look of worry immediately appeared on Ginseng Fruit's face: "Is something wrong with him?"

Having spent quite a while together, Long Ling had already been categorized as one of their own by the Ginseng Fruit.

"He's been living for over a thousand years, so he definitely knows more tricks than we do. Putting everything else aside, he can protect himself without any problem."

If you can't even protect yourself, then you deserve it.

Yunran soon ran into Xie Xuzhi. She recalled what the ginseng fruit had said earlier: Gu Yuan had left early.

He roughly understood that Xie Xuzhi must have assigned him some task.

Fortunately, she was no longer with the Special Administration Bureau; otherwise, she would definitely have been bossed around by this workaholic like Gu Yuan.

What are you secretly pleased about?

Yunran: ...

I really hate people with such sharp eyes; they have absolutely no sense of boundaries. (Yun Ran forgot that she herself is also a sharp-eyed person.)
Yun Ran immediately put on a stern face: "You've got the wrong person. Right, I came to ask you something!"

"You said."

"Can you tell me, when you were afflicted by the blood curse, who predicted that you wouldn't live long, and who has been protecting your life all this time?"

Xie Xuzhi originally thought that Yun Ran would ask him about the situation at Wuhuang Mountain, including but not limited to why the Special Administration Bureau didn't know about the situation there.

Unexpectedly, Yun Ran's question startled him, causing his mind to momentarily go blank.

He instinctively asked, "What did you say?"

This behavior would be perfectly normal for anyone else, but when it comes to Xie Xuzhi, it feels quite out of place.

Would someone with a clear mind, even someone so ruthless that they would calculate and sacrifice their own life, be distracted by such a trivial matter?
What a joke.

"Don't move!"

Yun Ran looked Xie Xuzhi up and down, and then suddenly realized a huge blind spot.

Although no one says that one must be omnipotent to be a person.

Is it reasonable that someone like Xie Xuzhi, who holds a high position and is the head of the Special Administration Bureau, doesn't know any esoteric arts?

Although the mystical arts are selective in their practitioners, with Xie Xuzhi's brains, even if he's not a perfect fit, he should still be able to reach the beginner level.

Such a huge bug, yet no one noticed anything was wrong. Is there anything more terrifying than this?
Yun Ran's gaze made Xie Xuzhi feel uneasy, finally causing his voice to show some emotional fluctuation.

"Just say what you want, I can handle it!"

From the time he was old enough to understand things until now, more than 20 years have passed, and he has long since adapted to the fact that he could go crazy at any time.

Now, no matter how bad the news is, it means nothing to him.

"You can't practice esoteric arts? With your brain, don't you think that's very unreasonable?"