Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling

Yun Ran directly released a wisp of her Dragon Spirit aura. Even just a trace of it was enough to scare the beasts of the deep mountains into retreating.

The old man suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed intently on Yun Ran.

"Who exactly are you?"

This tiger was raised by him since it was young, and their hearts were connected. If the situation here hadn't been so dire, this tiger would have already gained spiritual wisdom.

But now, this young girl across from him, with just one look, scared the smartest beast here into retreat.

Yun Ran quickly withdrew her aura. Except for the surrounding animals, neither the members of the Thunderbolt Team nor the old man noticed anything.

Faced with the old man's 'questioning', Yun Ran shrugged. As long as they couldn't catch her in the act, she wouldn't admit to anything on her own.

"I didn't do anything. Maybe this tiger is just very intuitive. It knows I don't want to leave, so it doesn't want to collude with you. It's your own fault for being so overbearing and trying to drive us away."

The old man didn't believe Yun Ran's nonsense. Earlier, he took Yun Ran and the others for ordinary people, so he tried to persuade them.

That scene just now clearly showed that Yun Ran and her companions weren't ordinary, so it's not considered bullying for him to make a move.

Immediately, he stripped off his thick, crusted fur clothing and took out a scripture banner from inside.

"You little brats don't listen, so don't blame this old man for disciplining you. You insist on coming to such a dangerous place. Aren't you afraid of getting yourself trapped here?"

As he spoke, the old man muttered under his breath and shook the scripture banner in his hand, seemingly performing some kind of ritual.

Yun Ran watched carefully. She knew many techniques, including some very obscure ones.

Years ago, her little master was not a disciplined person and roamed all over, meeting many extraordinary individuals.

Her little master was worried she'd be taken advantage of at a young age, so every time he learned a new technique, he would send it back for her to study.

Yun Ran always thought she was well-informed, but now, looking at the scripture banner in the old man's hands, she couldn't make heads or tails of it.

Obviously, she didn't recognize the old man's methods. While trying to memorize them, she also stayed on her guard.

A few "thuds" sounded.

Yun Ran turned her head and saw that the members of the Thunderbolt Team nearby had vacant eyes and dropped what they were holding.

It seemed just like they had had their minds controlled.

Yun Ran immediately felt a hint of interest in such a technique.

If there wasn't important business to attend to, Yun Ran might have even pretended to be affected and tried to learn the technique stealthily.

When Yun Ran turned her head back, the old man blinked and looked at Yun Ran, then at the scripture banner in his hand.

His brows furrowed, and then he waved the scripture banner even faster, muttering words that Yun Ran couldn't understand at all.

However, Yun Ran was still completely unaffected, which made the old man's expression even stranger.

"You're not affected?"

Yun Ran didn't know why she should be affected, but since the other party asked, she answered honestly, "I don't think so..."

A technique that was supposed to be infallible had become a joke, which puzzled the old man.

"It shouldn't be like this. Why is the Soul Enchanting Banner ineffective on you? What kind of monster are you?"

Although the old man's words were somewhat of a backhand compliment to her prowess, Yun Ran felt they were rather harsh.

The Ginsengfruit, being the shortest and inconspicuous, stood quietly by the tent, easily overlooked by others.

Hearing someone call its host a monster,

The Ginsengfruit felt it necessary to speak up in defense, angrily glaring at the old man: "If you want to speak, just speak. Why resort to personal attacks!"

Having one person unaffected by the Soul Enchanting Banner was already troublesome, and now there's another one.

For a moment, the old man suspected that his skills with the Soul Enchanting Banner had become rusty from lack of use. Could it be that he really was just getting old?

Being called out, Yun Ran wasn't polite either.

She questioned, "Your technique doesn't look legitimate. Are you an Evil Cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, the old man nearly jumped in anger, though he couldn't since he was mounted on the tiger.

The family tradition that ran in his lineage was obscure and known to few. Being mistaken for an evil technique made his face flushed with rage.

"Which family are you from, to speak so rudely? Don't you know about respecting the elderly and loving the young?

You lack the knowledge; you don't even know about the Soul Enchanting Banner, which is a proper technique. It helps summon souls and calm the spirit. You're just spouting nonsense without knowing anything!"

Even though he couldn't be sure of Yun Ran's identity, the old man was certain that she was part of the Xuan Sect's younger generation.

Especially given her current demeanor, it was obvious she came from a good background and was quite favored.

Surely, someone like her would have many protective magical artifacts.

With this in mind, the old man rationalized that it wasn't that his Soul Enchanting Banner failed; rather, the young girl opposite had family treasures protecting her.

"Before asking someone else their identity, shouldn't you first reveal your own? And by the way, respecting the elderly and loving the young means nothing in the face of absolute strength~"

The Ginsengfruit chimed in eagerly: "Yeah, means nothing~"

Having lived for over a hundred years, the old man always thought he had a good temper, but now, to hell with good temper!

But truly, he had no way to deal with Yun Ran. The tiger driving and the Soul Enchanting Banner were useless.

Thinking it over, the old man decided to reveal his identity: "I am the Mountain Guardian!"

There was actually a Mountain Guardian? Yun Ran genuinely didn't know about this.

Yun Ran snapped her fingers, sending a message to the Little Paperman near Minister Duan and the others: [Ask Minister Duan if he knows about the Mountain Guardian.]

The Little Paperman received the command and immediately flew to Minister Duan's tent, waking the sleeping minister.

"Minister Duan, my master wants to ask if you know about the Mountain Guardian?"

Awake but still sleepy, Minister Duan's brain jolted to alertness at the mention of a Mountain Guardian.

"Mountain Guardian? Yun Ran isn't running into a living Mountain Guardian, is she?"

Minister Duan's voice was loud, naturally disturbing the others who were asleep.