A single "no comment" angered many people, so the City Lord didn’t need to personally speak out to express his anger.

Someone standing behind the City Lord immediately stood out with a face full of anger: "How dare you! Who do you think you are to talk to the City Lord like that!"

Ginsengfruit’s eyes widened a bit; he had to admire the leader of the Guard Army. Truly fearless indeed.

Even when my Host came to Moonlight City, they didn’t dare to be so arrogant and completely disregarded the City Lord.

If not for their obviously opposing positions now, Ginsengfruit would want to give the Dark Night a thumbs up.

Truly amazing!

In Ginsengfruit’s database, this behavior is akin to poking a tiger’s butt.

Of course, this doesn’t mean my Host is really so weak that they need to live under someone else’s watchful eye.

It’s simply because, as a human, especially a goal-oriented human, it’s best not to provoke those in power.

Dark Night clearly isn’t a hot-tempered person, and even when scolded, his expression didn’t change at all.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Ginsengfruit always felt that Dark Night’s gaze, although a bit disdainful, was more like he was looking at everyone present as if they were dogs.

Oh, not everyone, because it didn’t include him.

If he wasn’t mistaken, it would explain why from start to finish, Dark Night only spoke to him.

When the high-ups in Moonlight City wanted to say something, the clanking sound of iron chains from below echoed once more.

This sound was much clearer than before.

"Do you guys find that the sound from the underground has a creepy feeling as if in the next second, I’ll be tied up by those chains."

"Really? I have the same feeling, as if the whip is about to appear any moment."

"Have you heard about what’s underneath Moonlight City?"

"How could we outsiders possibly know, but should we leave quickly now? Who knows if it will become dangerous..."

The sound of the chains had an unmistakable persuasive and intimidating effect.

Many people were affected by this sound, and an inexplicable fear arose in their hearts, even with a desire to flee.

Even those high-ups in Moonlight City weren’t immune; an uneasy premonition surged in their hearts.

The calmest ones in the whole area were Ginsengfruit and those across, known as the Guard Army.

With a "bang," the originally flat ground finally burst open with a massive hole.

The hole was pitch black, looking more like the ground had sunk into a void.

Of course, that assumption only stands if they hadn’t witnessed something emerging from underground, accompanied by the increasingly evident rattling of iron chains.

An aura that made Ginsengfruit feel very uncomfortable continuously flowed out of that hole.

In just a short while, a dark, living tentacle emerged at the entrance of the hole.

Ginsengfruit hadn’t even had a chance to be shocked when the tentacle moved, producing the sound of rattling iron chains.

This time, Ginsengfruit was truly dumbfounded.

So there weren’t any iron chains at all; the so-called chain sound was entirely from that dark tentacle!

This scene also startled Yun Ran herself, who was watching in sync.

Even though she couldn’t hear the sound, just by seeing it, one could feel that the tentacle’s main body was undoubtedly extraordinary.

This wasn’t a road that needed repairs every few months; this was Moonlight City, built by the slaves of the High Priest of the Divine Hall.

Just like when she built Qingfeng Temple back then, it might seem like just a temple on a hill.

In reality, crises within a hundred miles were resolved, and any lurking threats around were also eradicated.

Finally, the entire mountain was stabilized with special Secret Techniques and a Great Seal.

It can be said that unless someone much stronger than Yun Ran comes along, the area around Qingfeng Temple would remain entirely trouble-free.

Similarly, Moonlight City, covered with Defensive Arrays, wouldn’t face serious quality issues on its streets until reaching the hillside.

But now, a huge hole had split open on this perfectly good street.

And a troublesome creature extended its tentacle from underground.

Many present were not accustomed to big events, nor were all of them strong and fearless.

When the tentacle stretched out, some with weaker nerves or lesser strength were so scared their legs went limp.

"What... what is that thing? Why is it so scary..."

"Looks like some sort of animal’s tentacle, but how can this tentacle make the sound of rattling chains?"

"Look, that tentacle seems to be heading towards Yun Ran’s direction!"

...

Many people were voicing their opinions, afraid that if they spoke too slowly, they’d miss uncovering something significant.

The high-ups in Moonlight City collectively fell silent; it wasn’t that they didn’t want to express their views.

It was just that the scene before them was completely beyond their expectations, even more surprising than the Dark Night and his so-called Guard Army.

Having lived on this land for decades, they never knew that something of such caliber was beneath Moonlight City.

Yun Ran, from a far distance, glared in shock at the tentacle, her eyes widening.

"What on earth is this? Why are there such things within Moonlight City? The legacy memory I received had no mention of this!"

In a split second, Yun Ran seriously doubted that the legacy memory she received might not be complete.

This realization left Yun Ran quite speechless.

Although she wasn’t exactly greedy for this heritage, nor urgently wanted it, what’s the point of giving something incomplete?

Could it be that because her lineage is impure, she’s treated differently?

Unfortunately, this is an answer Yun Ran cannot discover.

As the copper mirror’s mechanism lock was almost entirely opened, leaving only the last few locks to be undone.

But Yun Ran was genuinely worried about Ginsengfruit’s safety now.

With menacing individuals in front and an unknown monster lurking, it’s unclear if Ginsengfruit can withstand the pressure.

The Little Princess Puppet knew that her existence was to help her master solve problems and alleviate worries.

She immediately stood out: "Master, I’ll go help. I am really strong and I definitely won’t let Ginsengfruit get bullied!"