Chapter 1423 - 1419: Ultimate Cheating Divine Artifact

Dragon Spirit didn’t believe Yun Ran came back empty-handed because she had no way to deal with those people.

"No, they were all alive and well. You didn’t actually kill them and dump them in some corner, did you!!!"

Yun Ran waved her hand at Dragon Spirit like swatting a fly: "You’re talking too much. I had you watching those vagrants; what are you doing here!"

Although Dragon Spirit and she are life-and-death partners, with Dragon Spirit’s personality, he wouldn’t come personally unless something was up.

Sure enough, the next second, Dragon Spirit answered.

"Oh, there’s something. Let me tell you, I unexpectedly encountered a collateral member of the Murong Family..."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ran’s eyebrow twitched slightly.

Things were getting more and more interesting. Her intuition told her she would soon see the truth behind the clouds.

"Let’s go back and take a look."

Dragon Spirit quickly nodded and followed. The question about the people watching Yun Ran had long vanished from their minds.

The two quickly returned to the camp.

Apart from a few necessary spots where people stood guard openly, the rest were random hidden sentries, completely unseen.

In such a scenario, the person lying on the ground seemed particularly conspicuous.

"Is that the person you captured?"

"Yes, not only stubborn but also full of defiance. He thinks saying nothing can somehow retaliate against me.

Hmph, I have plenty of ways to extract useful information from his mind.

But after all, this isn’t our territory, so I thought to get you first before using the power of the Forbidden Technique.

To avoid any hassle if some unbelievable information is discovered midway and we get plotted against."

Dragon Spirit knew he was strong, but having crashed several times before, he naturally had to be extremely careful.

Especially in this camp, there were also the Azure Dragon and the Bald Monk who could threaten him.

Though they were allies now, should the interests be enough, the alliance could break anytime.

Yun Ran was very satisfied with Dragon Spirit’s caution; only someone like that would she trust to watch her back.

If Dragon Spirit tended to mess things up impulsively, she would be the first to kick him out.

"Alright, you handle it. I’ll keep an eye on the rest."

With Yun Ran acting as a protector, Dragon Spirit instantly felt an overwhelming sense of security, and even the previous feeling that something might leap out from the shadows to snatch things away completely vanished.

Using a Forbidden Technique to search memory was by no means an open and honorable method.

During the process, the caster might be backfired by the Forbidden Technique, and if no proper protection was made, it could be quite troublesome.

Yun Ran rummaged through her bag for a while before finally pulling out a few dusty flags.

If Rong Gu were still alive, she would surely recognize them at a glance; they were her things!

Back then, Rong Gu relied on these flags to accomplish quite a few things without being detected by the will of the Heavenly Dao.

Absolutely a cheating Divine Artifact.

Dragon Spirit looked at these flags, which clearly carried some sinister aura and even appeared somewhat tattered.

They were fundamentally different from the ancient Magic Artifacts inherited over many years at Qingfeng Temple.

Though the artifacts from Qingfeng Temple were old and seemed worn, their aura was entirely restrained and simplistic.

"What are these things? Why did you take them out?"

Actually, Dragon Spirit wanted to say they were just junk; worth Yun Ran’s effort to dig them out.

Yun Ran replied calmly: "Rong Gu’s stuff!"

Dragon Spirit: ...

Without mentioning Rong Gu, Dragon Spirit might completely forget about this person, but once she was mentioned, he immediately felt uncomfortable.

Having lived for thousands of years, Dragon Spirit was already considered the pinnacle of existence.

There were very few beings that could make Dragon Spirit uneasy just hearing their name.

"So, it’s her stuff!!!"

Back then, Dragon Spirit had a part in ending Rong Gu.

If Rong Gu hadn’t been careless and got her mind clouded by the Demon-locking Tower, resolving her wouldn’t have been easy.

Luckily, they managed to solve her before she fully matured.

Thinking about Rong Gu’s sinister nature and the grudge between them, Dragon Spirit couldn’t help but feel a bit of fear even now.

Dragon Spirit instinctively rubbed his arms, and the generated warmth at least suppressed that creepy feeling inside him.

"What’s this thing good for?"

Yun Ran raised her hand to form a seal, and the originally dusty flags seemed suddenly infused with energy.

They immediately flew up, unfurled their surfaces, and swayed gently.

"They can cover part of the Heavenly Secret and causality. Normally, they’d be unnecessary.

But now, we’re already in a big causal mess. Who knows what changes might arise, so it’s better to be cautious."

Throwing out Rong Gu’s flags wasn’t enough; Yun Ran further set up several arrays around the flags.

This not only isolated external probing but also effectively severed the ongoing causation troubles.

Dragon Spirit’s eyes brightened immediately.

He gave Yun Ran a thumbs up: "That’s why you can take the position of Young Master at Qingfeng Temple. So steady!"

Now, Dragon Spirit became even more curious about the core of Qingfeng Temple.

How many talented individuals must there be to train Yun Ran to be so all-rounded?

Even if Yun Ran’s strength isn’t the top notch, with her savvy mind and ever-alert brain, she’d outlast those prodigies with glaring personality flaws.

"Get on with it. I feel like the peaceful days won’t last long; we might get busy soon."

Yun Ran’s intuition was never wrong.

Her gut told her that those black mists and those who could draw out a Divine Soul and make obedient Puppets were about to surface shortly.

Dragon Spirit made an OK gesture to Yun Ran, then entered the center of the rotating flags.

Meanwhile.

Murong Xiao was bringing back those people who had been tightly bound.

Along the way, some other vagrants saw them, but the sight was quite intimidating. Most didn’t dare approach, let alone say anything.

Still, a few larger groups who saw this tried to step forward as peacekeepers.

They kept saying, since we’re all fellow wanderers, we should be lenient and let Murong Xiao free the people.

The result, naturally, was a huge eye-roll from Murong Xiao.

But after all, he was just a teenager, and injured, too, with only a few people standing by him.

If things got really tense, they might not have made it to Yun Ran’s campsite.