Zhongli Yuanjing carefully examined Yun Ran and immediately let out a sigh of relief.
He had thought that the girl was unresponsive due to damage to her foundation. If that were the case, it would have been truly regrettable.
"Her Life Chart is too poor, and her injuries are much more severe than an ordinary person’s. Thankfully, she had many Magic Artifacts protecting her body, or else she would have lost her life long ago. Now she just needs to be nourished back to health."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people in the ward instantly relaxed.
If it weren’t for Yun Ran, it was highly likely they would have been completely wiped out this time. Now that Yun Ran was alright, they could also repay this favor.
Gu Yuan was an honest person and immediately took some medicine that he had boiled from Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and fed it to Yun Ran.
And it really was quite effective. The next day, Yun Ran woke up.
The moment she opened her eyes, Yun Ran even felt a sense of trance. Not to mention how heavy her eyelids felt, every bone in her body was in pain, the kind that reached deep into the marrow.
When she heard that she had drunk a concoction worth tens of millions made from Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in one go to wake up so quickly.
Yun Ran’s tears instantly couldn’t be held back and flowed out, this was purely a waste of Heaven’s gifts!!!
She really was too miserable. It was bad enough that her Life Chart was so sparse. Not only was she shunned by Heavenly Dao, but even opening a Ghost Gate almost cost her her little life.
If it had been her previous body, wouldn’t she be hopping around, eating and enjoying life!
"Clatter," the IV stand unexpectedly dropped straight onto Yun Ran’s face.
Here it comes, with no Merit to my name, the mishaps are coming one after another, (꒦_꒦)~~~
This scene left Gu Yuan, who was standing by the side, dumbfounded.
Upon recovering his senses, he quickly stepped forward to prop the stand back up, looking at the mark on Yun Ran’s face that was as stark as one left by a whip.
Gu Yuan couldn’t help laughing disapprovingly: "You previously said your Life Chart was bad, and I thought you were joking. Now it seems, you really are unlucky."
Yun Ran immediately threw a ’knife-eye’ glance over. People who lack tact really are annoying.
Murong Gu, who had been glared at, immediately curtailed the smile on his face, switching to sympathy in a second: "Don’t worry, if there’s one thing the Special Administration Bureau doesn’t lack, it’s items that can change one’s luck."
[Host, this guy truly deserves a beating. If only you had known, you never should’ve saved him; you should’ve let him croak for his nasty mouth!]
It wasn’t common to see someone who could irritate a System like Ginsengfruit.
Luckily, despite Gu Yuan being somewhat tactless, he was reliable. Seeing that Yun Ran was awake, he immediately notified everyone else.
Uncle Gu soon arrived and carefully examined Yun Ran’s condition, and his previous concerns were thoroughly relieved.
"There’s no significant problem."
But these people really didn’t treat her as an ’outsider.’ While her face was still pale, they began discussing official matters with Yun Ran.
Only then did Yun Ran find out that Rong Gu had escaped under the Heavenly Net, and that the entire leadership of the Hai City Branch had been replaced.
This strategy of preferring to kill three thousand by mistake than to miss one made Yun Ran deeply realize the significance of the term "Xie Family people."
However, Yun Ran wasn’t that interested in these power struggles. She was only concerned with whether her rewards had been deposited.
After Uncle Gu instructed Yun Ran to rest well, he left the ward together with Gu Yuan.
"Uncle, it seems you have high hopes for Yun Ran? Even though the Young Master has been silenced, this incident has caused such a stir that the entire Xuan Sect has been alerted.
Yun Ran is the only one who hasn’t disclosed her sect, and she even accepted the Xiahou Family’s challenge. Do you think she could be the next..."
He was Xie Xuzhi’s confidant. Yun Ran was someone Xie Xuzhi had scouted personally, and so Gu Yuan naturally held a sense of closeness towards Yun Ran.
"You don’t need to probe me. The clan has its rules, and even if I favor her highly, I cannot openly go against the entire Mystical Sect’s traditions."
However, Uncle Gu also understood Gu Yuan’s concerns. The Xuan Sect never lacked talent, but many gifted individuals had their wings broken before they had a chance to mature.
The last young man he had high hopes for, despite his exceptional Talent, was too ambitious and with a weak backing from his sect, had ultimately met his downfall during the Xuanmen Competition.
"The Gu Family cannot openly stand behind her as her support, but with Director Xie present, at least people from the Mystical Sect wouldn’t dare to play dirty tricks on her."
What Uncle Gu didn’t say was, although the Gu Family stood on the Xie Family’s side, there were actually many in the clan who were dissatisfied with Xie Xuzhi’s attempt as the Deputy Director to suppress the Mystical Sect.
Thinking of this, Uncle Gu could only sigh. If there was to be blame, it could only be cast upon some individuals who had gone too far in the past, causing these law-abiding folks to suffer from unmerited disasters.
Gu Yuan, as Xie Xuzhi’s confidant, was naturally aware of the underlying grudges.
In the past, people from the Mystical Sect wielded imperial power, having whatever they desired.
Especially the Wan Qi Clan, who led the group, bent their minds on immortal cultivation, which should have been their own choice without affecting others.
But this group of people, manipulating the emperor to command the lords, were not on the righteous path of cultivation. They not only offered their own clansmen as human sacrifices, but those with suitable Life Charts also met with great misfortune.
Later, they even cast their greedy eyes on the vitality of Dragon Veins and other geomantic treasures. Should they succeed, this great landscape would turn desolate in minutes.
People from the Xuan Sect might be powerful, but after all, they were still mortals. Moreover, they could not match the vast numbers of common folk.
Furthermore, some Mystical Sect families also disapproved of such perverse acts and opposed the people led by the Wan Qi Clan.
In that struggle, the Wan Qi Clan and those who opposed them suffered the most casualties. Most members left in the Mystical Sect today were those who had remained neutral back then.
This also resulted in a significant problem: people from the Mystical Sect and the enormous numbers of ordinary people lacked a foundation of trust.
The Special Administration Bureau was established at that time, managed jointly by both parties.
As the nation thrived in peace and information became more transparent, with the common people becoming wiser, the Mystical Sect’s discourse power dwindled.
This led to the re-emergence of irreconcilable conflicts between the two sides, which already had limited trust.
Xie Xuzhi’s sole focus on supporting those without backgrounds was precisely due to the Mystical Sect’s members hoarding resources ever more in their hands, excluding others, and sticking together.
As a member of the Mystical Sect, Gu Yuan saw the situation clearer than anyone. The current state of affairs was essentially unsolvable, yet from any angle, no one was in the wrong.
"Enough, Director Xie will handle this matter. You don’t need to choose sides. Yun Ran is cunning enough; she doesn’t need your worry."