The sound of ’dong dong dong...’ suddenly rang out.
Even those who were exhausted and almost glued to their seats suddenly sprang up.
Everyone excitedly held up their phones and began recording in the direction of the mountain peak.
Yun Ran heard the voices of several young people nearby.
"It’s twelve o’clock, hurry up! It’s said that after the drum sounds, those with fate can witness a miracle!"
"You’re here to see the miracle too? Sa here, but I wonder if the miracle is as magical as the internet says."
"Isn’t this just a beautiful hype?"
...
The voices were quite loud, and Yun Ran’s group instantly felt out of the loop, as no one had ntioned this to them.
Dragon Spirit imdiately thought of giving the hotel staff a bad review for not informing them of such an important event!
Staff: ...
Unjustified, utterly unjustified, this miracle has always been the tourism hype of Five Emperors Mountain.
Everyone visiting here knew about it, did they really need to ntion it again!!!
At this mont, many tourists sincerely hoped to be the so-called destined ones.
Yun Ran even heard soone nearby praying.
"Heavenly blessings, I hope to witness a miracle, may my wishes co true today.
May I accidentally bump into the arms of a tall, rich, and handso guy, and my strong and beautiful presence captivates him... (thousands of words omitted here)
Finally, may the collision lead to the peak of life, so I beco a winner in life, I’m begging you, begging you!"
Yun Ran: ...
Xuan Chu: ...
Dragon Spirit: ...
Others: ...
As expected, ti passed and no one saw the so-called miracle.
Dragon Spirit whispered to Yun Ran, "If the miracle appears to fulfill these people’s wishes (wishful thinking), I think even immortals would turn and run away scared."
Just as Dragon Spirit finished speaking, the woman who ’sincerely’ prayed earlier eyed their direction keenly.
Both Dragon Spirit and Xuan Chu, along with several others, felt a bit creeped out.
"Rested enough? Let’s hurry up, or we won’t catch the sunrise."
Yun Ran watched as Xuan Chu and Wanqi Yu hurriedly set off, as if a fire had been lit under them, fearing they’d beco the target of soone else’s wish.
Dragon Spirit didn’t dash off, Yun Ran turned and saw Dragon Spirit donning a monkey mask that was popular at the foot of the mountain.
"Aren’t you all being too dramatic!"
Dragon Spirit imdiately nodded, agreeing emphatically with Yun Ran, "Exactly, exactly, they’re so unreliable, running off at every little thing.
Not like , I steadfastly stay by your side, only I am the most dependable, ticulously selected by Little Scholar Uncle, yours for the taking!"
Yun Ran: ...
Even at this mont, Dragon Spirit didn’t forget to subtly push Yun Ran’s buttons.
Just then, Yun Ran’s phone rang.
Others’ phones had terrible signal, while Yun Ran’s was full bars.
Seeing it was Gu Yuan calling, Yun Ran felt surprised yet not entirely unexpected.
Yun Ran gave a gentle swipe, and instantly all the surrounding noise was muted.
Only then did she answer the call, and Gu Yuan’s voice imdiately ca through: "Ranran, are you all at Five Emperors Mountain yet?"
"Yes."
"Our people have replaced all the security and personnel at entrances leading to the mountain. I’ll personally lead the team to Five Emperors Mountain shortly, let’s et at the summit."
Yun Ran inford the Special Administration Bureau to delegate most of the protection work to them.
Now that it’s done, Yun Ran’s worries eased considerably.
"Alright, see you at the summit."
With a light gesture from Yun Ran, the barrier that had muted the surrounding noise vanished.
The noise, like a dam opening, flooded back towards her.
"The Special Administration Bureau arrived? They’re pretty quick."
But thinking about how a part of the Heavenly Book would end up with the Special Administration Bureau, even if they were helpers, Dragon Spirit felt a bit peeved.
After a mont of thought, Dragon Spirit whispered to Yun Ran again, "I’m most definitely on your side!"
At this mont, Dragon Spirit had none of the consciousness of being from the Special Administration Bureau, if there was a clash, he’d surely side with Yun Ran.
Ginsengfruit’s hand had been clinging to Yun Ran’s clothing since the sound began.
Just now, he seed to have glimpsed a ’miracle.’
However, this ’miracle’ unnerved him, for he clearly saw sothing absorbing the vitality of Five Emperors Mountain.
From afar, it appeared as though sothing linked Five Emperors Mountain and the sky together, forming a ’scroll-like’ image.
After a long while, Ginsengfruit regained his senses, his anxiety growing.
Clearly, earlier he had not detected anything wrong with himself, but at this mont, he was sure there was a problem.
Rationality told him not to disclose what he saw to the Host, or he would lose the Host’s trust.
But his actions were quicker than rationality, as he ca to his senses, he tugged at Yun Ran’s garnt.
Yun Ran lowered her gaze to Ginsengfruit, "What’s the matter?"
Initially, Ginsengfruit intended to use the system voice to communicate with Yun Ran, but for so reason, their connection was severed.
He could only gesture to Yun Ran to co closer.
Without another thought, Yun Ran bent down.
"Host, I think I just saw that miracle, and I’m feeling uneasy, sowhat flustered..."
Ginsengfruit explained the miracle he saw to Yun Ran, visibly worried.
A system that isn’t trusted by its Host might as well be scrapped, thought Ginsengfruit in resignation, yet unbeknownst to him, Yun Ran simply ruffled his head.
"Got it, don’t overthink it."
Ginsengfruit nodded vigorously, yet internally resolved: no matter what happens, he’d never betray his Host!
Earlier, Yun Ran and the others were swept forward by the crowd.
Now, having climbed a fair distance, those full of confidence have begun to get worn out, stopping to rest.
Although the route remains crowded, it wasn’t as packed as before.
At least, Yun Ran and the team could freely adjust their pace, uninfluenced by others.
Halfway up, both Yun Ran and Ginsengfruit grew increasingly accustod to the feeling of déjà vu.
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