Apparently, Er Dan had forgotten that it was no longer that uncommunicative egg. Having been smacked, it had suddenly remembered.

[Over there, there’s danger over there!]

After saying this, Er Dan quickly darted behind Yun Ran, even though everyone thought it was very dangerous.

But in Er Dan’s own mind, it was still a baby, a baby being bullied by Yun Ran and the Little Paperman.

Yun Ran glanced at the cowardly Er Dan, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes.

"Alright, you wait here, I’ll go check over there!"

Er Dan: ...

No, it didn’t want to wait here; it’s too dangerous. It’s not something a little fluffy baby can handle.

Watching Yun Ran walk a few steps forward, Er Dan immediately followed, afraid of being one step behind.

Noticing the footsteps following, Yun Ran didn’t mind and didn’t think to ’educate’ Er Dan at this moment.

After a while, they finally reached the edge of the woods.

Yun Ran finally saw clearly what the danger Er Dan was talking about was.

A huge Spirit-locking Array surrounded the perimeter of the mountain forest.

Any life trapped here wouldn’t even be able to develop spiritual wisdom; surviving to old age would be difficult.

Moreover, given the old appearance of the array, it should have existed here for many years.

Realizing that this vicinity was the Main Altar mentioned by the copper mirror, Yun Ran belatedly understood that their approach to spirits and evil spirits here was an absolute one.

In their eyes, anything foreign was considered a threat, with no distinction between good and bad.

Any life form that wanted to develop spiritual wisdom or become a spirit was a target for them. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The array was functioning well, indicating regular inspections here.

Fortunately, such an array had only a weak effect on humans.

Yun Ran instinctively turned her head to see the array’s effect on Er Dan.

As a result, when Er Dan saw Yun Ran turn to look at it, it instinctively also turned its head to look behind itself.

Yun Ran: ...

She knew Er Dan had just hatched and was small, with a slow mind that wasn’t very clever, but she hadn’t expected Er Dan to be this silly.

Especially its fluffy head and innocent eyes made it appear even more stupidly adorable.

"Why are you looking back? I’m looking at you. Turn your head around!"

Er Dan awkwardly twisted its head back and then took quick steps, rushing to the front of Yun Ran.

Looking eagerly at Yun Ran: [I’m here in front of you, see me any way you like.]

Yun Ran strongly suspected this misfit, unwanted by Heavenly Dao, had its mind damaged by Heavenly Thunder.

But at this moment, Yun Ran truly had no spare time to educate it like a child.

Suddenly, Yun Ran reminisced about Ginsengfruit; if it were here, she wouldn’t have to worry about these matters at all.

Back then, many common knowledge pieces were taught by Ginsengfruit to the Little Papermen.

"I’ll find you a teacher to teach you well!"

For some reason, Er Dan suddenly felt a chill on its back, sensing that it might face bad luck.

But with its limited brain power, it couldn’t understand why it had such a premonition.

Yun Ran looked up and down at Er Dan, crossing her arms and supporting her chin.

With suspicious eyes: "That’s odd, this array is specifically designed to suppress spirits like you, yet you seem completely unaffected."

Er Dan understood this sentence and hurriedly replied to Yun Ran: [I’m not a spirit, I’m a Gu God~]

Yun Ran burst into laughter at Er Dan’s words; whoever called Er Dan stupid clearly never saw how smartly it defended its identity.

"Alright, you’re a Gu God, you’re the most powerful, okay!"

Since the array had limited impact on Er Dan, Yun Ran wasn’t worried anymore and didn’t need to rush away from here.

Incidentally, not far ahead was a temporarily built resting place, seemingly prepared for those who came to inspect the array.

Now, it was convenient for her.

"Follow along!"

Seeing Yun Ran head toward the rather rudimentary-looking area, Er Dan didn’t understand but still eagerly followed.

With a ’creak,’ the wooden door appeared sturdy, though the long-standing closure made the air inside unpleasant.

Moreover, this location was close to the forest, so it collected some dampness.

If the Little Paperman were here, she wouldn’t need to deal with these trivial tasks.

She had crafted a dozen Little Papermen, scattered in different places, and now, not one was by her side.

Ah~

Yun Ran placed her fingers together, resting them on her forehead, closed her eyes, and began summoning the Little Paperman still in the valley monitoring those Dark Masters.

"Come back~"

The Little Paperman receiving Yun Ran’s summon was floating in the air, watching those below madly digging into the valley floor.

The corners of its mouth slightly curled upward, its eyes glinting with enjoyment in the unfolding drama.

Then, when it heard its master’s call, its gaze immediately refocused, taking another look at the greed-driven people below.

Before turning around, disappearing in a flash.

A moment later, it appeared beside Yun Ran.

Just as the Little Paperman appeared, the previously unchanged array suddenly lit up.

The Little Paperman felt something like a binding layer was added to its body; it wasn’t painful, but definitely uncomfortable.

Yun Ran had intended to summon the Little Paperman back for work.

But unexpectedly, as soon as it arrived, the array here was triggered.

It seemed she had underestimated the array.

Yun Ran raised her hand and severed the thread binding the Little Paperman to the array.

The Little Paperman immediately felt relieved and the array gradually dimmed again.

"Master, what just happened?"

While it’s not afraid, it’s truly shocked; the Little Paperman had traversed countless places before, unnoticed as long as it wished.

Yet now, upon arrival, it clearly sensed something had detected it.

"Do you see that array over there? That’s the Spirit Locking Array. Any spirit that opens its spiritual wisdom or any evil spirit gaining fortune will be locked by it, gradually draining all vitality."

The Little Paperman gasped at this revelation.

It’s neither a spirit nor an evil spirit, merely a spiritually awakened Puppet, a Magic Artifact.

Even then, it got locked onto? It seemed this Spirit Locking Array was truly indiscriminate and ruthless.

But soon, the Little Paperman had another question, as it noticed Er Dan squatting nearby, leisurely munching on grass.