Chapter 1410 - 1406

Gu Yuan’s external injuries have already been bandaged, and even his broken leg has been reattached. Now, he is clearly in a deep sleep.

Even when Xuan Chu took his pulse, which could potentially grasp his lifeline, he seemed utterly oblivious. This shows that his external injuries are quite severe.

"This is the prescription left by the master, highly effective for treating injuries!"

The Little Paperman had already taken out the pills, ready to shove a handful into Gu Yuan’s mouth, which startled Xuan Chu into quickly reaching out to stop him.

"Are you feeding a pig? Medicine is three parts poison; you can’t take so much!!!"

The Little Paperman thoughtlessly considered the pills as jelly beans and ate them with great effect, instinctively wanting to give Gu Yuan more.

Xuan Chu took two pills from the Little Paperman’s palm, pried open Gu Yuan’s mouth, and patted his neck, causing the medicine to be swallowed instantly.

"I’ll have someone take Gu Yuan back to the guesthouse area so he can recuperate."

At this moment, the Little Paperman just wanted to give Gu Yuan the best treatment. This dungeon, even if akin to a Cultivation Room, is not suitable accommodation for Gu Yuan.

The Little Paperman just patted the wall twice, and soon, someone came over with a stretcher.

Xuan Chu curiously glanced at that wall, which was so smooth that it almost showed a reflection.

The two young men carrying the stretcher cautiously tied Gu Yuan to it, afraid of causing him pain.

"Take him to the guest courtyard. Don’t let anyone disturb or approach!"

"Yes, master."

The two young men executed orders very efficiently, not curious at all as to why the master was suddenly being so kind to this suspect.

In their minds, as long as it’s the master’s order, even if he asked them to die, they’d unhesitatingly draw their knives to slit their throats.

Gu Yuan was carried out of the iron house, while Xuan Chu’s gaze remained fixed on that smooth stone wall.

"Inside this stone wall, special Magic Artifacts are buried, not only monitoring everyone’s words and actions inside but also transmitting sound."

Xuan Chu: ...

Good heavens, he actually feels like a naive bumpkin who hasn’t seen the world!

"Let’s go~"

Quickly, the two left the dungeon, returning to the surface where it remained eerily silent, as if devoid of any sign of human life.

Xuan Chu finally couldn’t resist speaking: "You occupy such a good place, but I don’t see many people around here. Does Ming Hall have few members?"

The Little Paperman shook his head.

"No, Ming Hall has plenty of people. However, they’re divided into the Direct Lineage and branches. There are only 36 people in the Direct Lineage, each under them has a quota of 3,600 people to oversee. I only manage these 36 individuals.

As for why there are few people here, naturally, it’s because there are many secrets, and I also enjoy peace, so without permission, no one can set foot here."

At this moment, Xuan Chu just wanted to say good heavens, no wonder Yun Ran cultivated them so well. They’ve fenced off land all the way to the City Lord Mansion.

Now, he truly believes that the Ma Family members of the City Lord Mansion genuinely wouldn’t dare to act recklessly in front of the Little Paperman.

Otherwise, being able to fence off such a large area and still prevent outsiders from stepping in—it’s nothing short of a premium private territory.

Just like those nobility in the Capital City, their residences are Forbidden Lands to outsiders, even dreaming of approaching is impossible.

"Oh, by the way, you said you wanted to check the information. I’ll take you there; all the materials are accessible for you to review."

Xuan Chu also felt he needed some time to digest everything.

In just half a day, he felt his worldview was considerably challenged.

The Little Paperman’s current authority, in Xuan Chu’s perception, was akin to a fledgling child suddenly becoming a regional overlord, causing a sense of bewilderment.

"Alright, I’ll go take a look over there. If Gu Yuan wakes up, notify me immediately."

Although the Little Paperman now manages such a vast array of affairs, and despite his happiness at reuniting with Xuan Chu, it doesn’t mean he has much time to accompany Xuan Chu as they used to.

After sending Xuan Chu into the Book Tower, he needed to attend to other matters.

In the Dream Realm.

Yun Ran sat inside the carriage, writing and sketching with immense patience, entirely unpaying attention to the collaborations between the Azure Dragon and the refugees outside.

The Dragon Spirit, after wandering over an area of several miles these days, felt extremely bored and lay idly atop Yun Ran’s carriage.

The sky turned gloomy, appearing as if it would rain.

The Dragon Spirit flipped over and directly entered Yun Ran’s carriage, watching Yun Ran keep deducing over the booklet.

He yawned and sprawled lazily beside her, speaking: "You’re really not in a hurry as usual, we’ve been stuck here for quite some days now."

Yun Ran didn’t even raise an eyelid.

"No point in being in a hurry; the refugees, numbering in thousands, haven’t directly charged in, dispersing our team and supplies, which means they’ve shown restraint."

Although their stance is opposed to the refugee, it didn’t stop Yun Ran from making biting comments even towards her own people.

The Dragon Spirit’s smile crooked.

Only he knew Yun Ran’s nature; if it were anyone else with narrower minds they wouldn’t hesitate to accuse Yun Ran of disloyalty.

"Really? Is that booklet so important that you’ve lost interest in eating and sleeping."

Yun Ran: ...

She still didn’t raise her head but casually waved her free hand like swatting flies at the Dragon Spirit.

"If you’re bored, just go and stroll somewhere, don’t bother me!!!"

The Dragon Spirit was instantly displeased; what does she mean by saying he has nothing to do!

He sat up straight, slapped the table, looking like he wanted to argue.

"You’ve gone too far; I have scoured these places for several miles around. If I annoy you, just say it, why be so perfunctory!"

Yun Ran, after drawing the most crucial stroke, finally raised her head.

"You annoyed me, and I can’t even mention it."

The Dragon Spirit’s body slumped back down again, his mouth narrowing; he felt genuinely aggrieved in this lifetime.

Having been too intertwined with Yun Ran, he couldn’t pull away even if he wanted and had no choice but to follow as Yun Ran walks down a path fraught with peril.

Even knowing that the upcoming journey might lead to certain death, he couldn’t quite speak the words, ’I’m leaving, not serving anymore’.