Gu Yuan didn’t explain that it was because he trusted Yun Ran, so he extended some trust to Wanqi Yu, whom Yun Ran vouched for.
That’s why he didn’t continue to investigate and find evidence, but directly reported it.
"Boss, I was wrong, I’ll accept the punishment when we return."
"Don’t let it happen again!"
Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment, since when has the boss been so reasonable?
Shouldn’t he be scolded a few times? How did he just let him off like that?!
At this moment, Gu Yuan hadn’t realized that in his eyes, the boss who was stern and unbiased had long been partial.
If this involved someone other than Yun Ran, Gu Yuan would have had to learn a hard lesson.
Even if that person were of the Xie Family’s direct lineage, it wouldn’t carry such weight.
Gu Yuan’s relief wasn’t finished when Xie Xuzhi began to give other instructions.
"Since those people check it every three months... Send someone up there and dig three feet deep to thoroughly inspect that passage! You’ll lead the team!"
Gu Yuan was again stunned; why is he leading the team?
He was thinking of going with Yun Ran and the others to explore the secrets of the Heavenly Book and the Guardian Dragon Spirit.
"Boss, I..."
"What else do you want to say!"
Gu Yuan: ...
Alright, someone with higher authority pressures others, what can he do, he could only grudgingly say: "Yes!"
On the way back, Gu Yuan couldn’t understand why, he just felt something was off.
But after thinking for a long time, he couldn’t figure it out, so he just decided to sleep.
The next day, at dawn, Yun Ran woke up, pulled the curtains open, and looked at the mist outside.
Sitting directly on the balcony, letting the mist from the mountain’s heavy humidity cover her.
Until the sun came out, the mist gradually dissipated under the sunlight.
Only then did Yun Ran stand up and turn back to the room.
"No wonder it’s the Treasure Mountain Range that gave birth to the Dragon Spirit, even suppressed by the Spirit Capturing Array, it’s still full of life force."
When Ginsengfruit came to bring Yun Ran breakfast, he saw Yun Ran’s hair as if sprinkled with white sugar.
"Host, you’re up so early?"
He thought the host would rest well, so he came late with breakfast; had he known, he would have come earlier.
"Are they all up?"
Ginsengfruit opened the breakfast lid while replying: "Gu Yuan left before dawn, except for the Dragon Spirit, everyone else is up."
"Oh right, that Xie Xuzhi guy came too, he’s at the hotel not far from us, I saw him this morning.
I don’t know who ticked him off, but he’s got this icy aura all over, as if someone owes him money."
Ginsengfruit continued to complain about Xie Xuzhi, although Xie Xuzhi is polite to him, he just can’t stand that cold face.
"He came so quickly!"
Just as she had something to ask Xie Xuzhi.
Yun Ran quickly finished her breakfast, changed clothes, casually dried her hair, and planned to find Xie Xuzhi.
As she left the room, she saw the door opposite hers open, with Dragon Spirit popping its head out sneakily.
When their eyes met, Dragon Spirit awkwardly smiled: "I have some matters today, won’t be joining you guys."
If it weren’t too obvious Dragon Spirit was planning something shady, Yun Ran might have believed his excuse.
However, she isn’t someone with a strong need for control, demanding everyone with her follow her arrangements.
"Alright, be careful."
Dragon Spirit quickly nodded and then dashed away, worried Yun Ran might call him back if he was slow.
"Host, what is Dragon Spirit up to?"
"Yesterday he suffered a loss, to let things slide isn’t his style; now this secretive behavior, he’s surely seeking revenge.
But for him to be so guilty, the means he’s using must not be above board."
Ginsengfruit’s expression suddenly showed some worry: "Hope he’s alright."
After all, they’ve been together for a while, Dragon Spirit is already considered part of Ginsengfruit’s group.
"He’s lived for a thousand years, knowing more ways than we do, but at the very least, he can protect himself."
If he can’t even protect himself, then it’s just his bad luck.
Yun Ran soon met with Xie Xuzhi, recalling Ginsengfruit’s mention of Gu Yuan leaving early.
She understood that Xie Xuzhi must have assigned him some tasks.
Luckily, she was no longer part of the Special Administration Bureau, or she would have been ordered around like Gu Yuan by the workaholic in front of her.
"What are you smug about?"
Yun Ran: ...
Really dislike such sharp-eyed people, they have no sense of boundaries (Yun Ran forgot she was also sharp-eyed).
Yun Ran immediately put on a stern face: "You got it wrong, I came to ask you something!"
"Go ahead."
"Can you tell me, when you were cursed, who predicted you wouldn’t live long, and who’s been keeping you alive?"
Xie Xuzhi originally thought Yun Ran would ask him about the Five Emperors Mountain, including but not limited to why the Special Administration Bureau wasn’t aware of the situation here.
Unexpectedly, Yun Ran’s question startled him, causing his mind a brief confusion.
He instinctively asked: "What did you say?"
Such behavior, if from others, is normal, but coming from Xie Xuzhi seems completely out of place.
Someone with a clear mind, even calculating enough to sacrifice himself, gets thrown off by small matters?
What a joke.
"Don’t move!"
Yun Ran sized Xie Xuzhi up and suddenly recognized a huge blind spot.
Although nobody says one must be all-rounded.
However, someone like Xie Xuzhi, high-ranking and head of the Special Administration Bureau, shouldn’t he be proficient in the Xuan Sect Technique?
Though Xuan Sect Technique is selective, with Xie Xuzhi’s brain, he should at least reach entry level.
Such a big oversight, and no one thinks it’s odd, is anything more terrifying?
Yun Ran’s gaze made Xie Xuzhi feel uneasy, and his voice revealed some emotional fluctuation.
"Whatever you have, just say it, I can handle it!"
Since he understood things, over twenty years ago, he had already accepted he could pass at any moment.
Now, even the worst news doesn’t bother him.
"You can’t practice Xuan Sect Technique; with your intellect, don’t you find it unreasonable?"