"These are the flags I set up earlier as a Defensive Array. They were originally Magic Artifacts I refined myself.

When Er Dan was undergoing its Thunder Tribulation, I had them take a little baptism and tempering from the Heavenly Thunder along the way.

These flags, although not as powerful as my Heavenly Thunder Order, and not as flexible as the Little Paperman.

But as long as you pour your Mystic Power into them, they can be activated and will release the Heavenly Thunder stored inside..."

Before Yun Ran could finish her introduction, the two little flags in her hand were snatched away front and back by Xuan Chu and Dragon Spirit.

People who have never seen Yun Ran summon Heavenly Thunder might not have any particular feeling about this.

But they had personally seen how the Heavenly Thunder Order and the Little Paperman threw out Heavenly Thunder each time, and had been drooling over it for a long time.

Now, this tiny little flag, to them, was a priceless treasure, okay, and on top of that, it was stylish as hell.

Dragon Spirit immediately grinned: "Look at you, we’re all on the same side here, why are you still being so polite..."

Listening to Dragon Spirit’s obviously insincere pleasantries, Yun Ran simply chose to selectively not hear them.

"It’s getting late, you two should head back. After all, this is the General Association of the Xuan Master Association, you really need to keep a low profile!"

Having received the gift, Dragon Spirit became exceptionally easygoing at this moment; this was probably what they meant by "short hands when you take things from others."

"No problem, we’ll go back right now. You’re out here alone, you must be extra careful..."

Dragon Spirit left reluctantly, nagging Yun Ran like some old mother, making Yun Ran’s goosebumps rise all over.

Mo Zhi was sent off by Yun Ran to escort Dragon Spirit and the others, while she herself grabbed Er Dan, planning to sneak into the area where the remaining two copper mirrors were located.

Not long after Dragon Spirit and the others left, without the Ghost Realm’s cover, Er Dan’s aura started leaking out a bit even though Yun Ran had slapped quite a few Concealing Talismans on it.

Soon, Yun Ran felt a presence fixated on her, but this aura carried no danger, only thick curiosity.

Yun Ran’s eyes darted around quickly, and she soon pinpointed the source of that gaze.

Er Dan could clearly sense that gaze falling on it, but it was still a juvenile after all; it shivered and hid behind Yun Ran.

Yun Ran: ...

This was the same damn thing that had just made heaven and earth change color and nearly cleaved itself to death with world-ending power.

Who would believe that if she said it out loud!

But now wasn’t the time to fuss over that; Yun Ran’s gaze gradually turned deep and dark.

Since the other party didn’t show itself and didn’t speak, then they could just continue this standoff.

After a long while, the other side finally spoke: [Agent, although you can walk freely in the Ghost World without being affected, next time, please don’t bring in a Life with such terrifying destructive power~]

Yun Ran’s face didn’t show any expression, but in her heart there was already a sharp explosion going off.

Agent? Her?

When did she become an agent of the Ghost World!!!

And "a Life with terrifying destructive power"? Were they talking about Er Dan?

From the corner of her eye, Yun Ran glanced at Er Dan hiding behind her. But because of its rather large body, Yun Ran couldn’t cover it completely.

So she could clearly see that Er Dan was not only shivering at the moment, it had even buried its head into its wings.

Countless question marks flashed through Yun Ran’s mind.

She took a deep breath, keeping her face expressionless, looking very serious.

Hearing the warning from this unknown ghost, she nodded coolly. "Got it, thanks for the reminder."

As soon as Yun Ran’s voice fell, that unknown ghost on the other side, seemingly aware that Yun Ran had powerful backing and was not someone to mess with,

even though she had broken the rules, merely gave her a simple reminder before disappearing.

After confirming that the aura watching her had vanished, Yun Ran’s eyes changed; she reached out and grabbed Er Dan’s bird neck, hauling it out.

"Looks like you really are a walking disaster wherever you go!!!"

Er Dan felt wronged, but Er Dan didn’t cry. It took steps and obediently followed along, letting Yun Ran drag it.

Yun Ran took out the Token to the Ghost World that the old ancestor had given her back then, and quickly found a suitable exit.

After the figures of the girl and the bird appeared and disappeared, the originally empty, ghostless place

suddenly manifested two incomparably powerful Ghost Emperors out of thin air. They wore identical clothing, bearing the mark of Lord Ghost’s faction in the middle.

If Yun Ran had not yet left, she would definitely have sensed that these two Ghost Emperors could easily suppress Mo Zhi.

One of them was the same aura that had spoken to her earlier.

[Captain, His Lordship once ordered that whenever the Ghost World encounters a living human, all must be recorded and sent to the Ghost Messengers for review...]

What’s more, that living human actually had by her side a Life whose aura was terrifyingly fearsome; its destructive power was absolutely astonishing.

Even if that person was from the Xuan Sect, the Ghost World had imprisoned quite a few Xuanmen people who’d broken in. Those people were still doing hard labor now.

The ghost addressed as captain narrowed his eyes slightly; a ghostly gleam flashed across them.

[That person is the chosen agent and is not within our jurisdiction. Even if she is a living human, we can’t lay a hand on her.

Besides, she carries the aura of a Ghost Immortal. I’d say she’s a descendant of some Ghost Immortal.

The Token she held when she left just now was exactly the kind that only a Ghost Immortal can possess to open a temporary exit.

Next time we run into her, tell the ones below to carefully avoid her. Don’t provoke her lightly, or even His Lordship won’t be able to protect you!]

After saying this, the figures of the two ghosts dissipated like wisps of green smoke.

Yun Ran, still hauling Er Dan, appeared in a deserted mountain area outside the city.

That way, their sudden appearance wouldn’t scare anyone. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The sky had long since turned dark, and the surroundings were extremely quiet.

Logically, this place should be the best temporary foothold for Yun Ran and her companion.

But Yun Ran’s vigilance cranked straight up to max.

In a place with no people, quiet was normal, but there wasn’t even the slightest chirp of insects or birdsong around them—now that was eerie.

Er Dan lifted its head and looked around, then tugged at Yun Ran’s clothes with its somewhat hard beak.

Yun Ran slapped it without hesitation. She didn’t care what Er Dan used to be like, but now that it was temporarily following her, it needed to learn the rules.

This casual clothes-pulling behavior was absolutely unacceptable!

"When you were being struck by lightning earlier, you were clearly making noises. If you notice something, just tell me directly. What’s with all this tugging and pulling!"

Er Dan was stunned by Yun Ran’s slap, but that familiar feeling actually made it feel particularly warm and close.