Yun Ran didn’t respond; she knew very well that this was just Gu Yuan’s way of expressing himself, and he didn’t actually want her to answer.
Sure enough, Gu Yuan paused for only three seconds before revealing the answer: "Those people turned out to be the Black Robed People whose origins we couldn’t trace before!"
Yun Ran glanced subtly at Wanqi Yu, who was sitting quietly beside her, a flash of warning passing through her eyes.
Gu Yuan was unaware that Wanqi Yu and people from her father’s side had enmity with the Black Robed People and had placed soone within their ranks, but Yun Ran knew.
Based on their actions, these two groups were definitely mortal enemies.
They would seize any opportunity to destroy each other without hesitation.
It is often said that people’s hearts are biased, and compared to the so-called blood relationship, Yun Ran was clearly leaning towards Gu Yuan.
Those captured had their identities established solely by Wanqi Yu’s word.
At this mont, she was evidently warning Wanqi Yu not to try to use Gu Yuan to deal with the Black Robed People.
Wanqi Yu received Yun Ran’s warning look and instantly understood its aning.
He felt sowhat wronged in his heart; no matter how cunning he was, he would never implicate Yun Ran.
Gu Yuan didn’t notice Yun Ran’s fleeting warning glance and revealed the answer.
He hurriedly reached out and nudged Wanqi Yu beside him: "Wanqi Young Master, you agree, right?"
Wanqi Yu suppressed the unpleasant and slightly jealous feeling inside and sincerely looked at Yun Ran.
"Yes, those people are indeed the Black Robed People. Our Wanqi Family previously had conflicts with them, so we know so of their thods and Magic Artifacts."
Soone echoed, and Gu Yuan continued: "Ranran, you say, are those Black Robed People the subordinates of the backstage masterminds behind Five Emperors Mountain, or are they collaborators?"
"Hard to say, but since we’ve already reached here, those secrets will eventually be unveiled; there’s no rush right now.
It’s getting late, you all should go and rest, after tonight, we’ll probably be busy like crazy."
Gu Yuan originally had more to say, but upon hearing Yun Ran say this, he imdiately found it quite reasonable.
He had been working non-stop for a long ti and needed a good rest, otherwise, if they really confronted those people, he would suffer greatly.
When Gu Yuan and Wanqi Yu left, Wanqi Yu’s footsteps lagged behind.
He looked at Yun Ran with the desire to speak but eventually asked nothing.
After all, the answer wouldn’t be what he wished to hear.
Even though he knew Yun Ran had no affection for him and his adoptive father, Wanqi Yu held no resentnt.
It was them who owed Yun Ran much; Yun Ran’s distrust and wariness of them were natural.
In the afternoon, Yun Ran had already rested for a while, and she was feeling quite refreshed now.
She directly picked up a pen and started writing and drawing on paper, marking all the clues and situations she’d discovered.
Ginsengfruit brought Yun Ran a late-night snack and, seeing Yun Ran’s tightly knitted brows, didn’t dare make a sound.
"Heavenly Book, Guardian Dragon Spirit, Heavenly Dao Village Forbidden Book, Spirit Capturing Array, Black Robed People..."
Any of these terms, taken alone, would be enough to cause headaches, but now they’ve all intertwined together.
Now, she didn’t even need a sixth sense to alert her; sothing major was definitely going to happen.
Fortunately, once she noticed things weren’t right, she promptly had the Dragon Spirit spread the word.
The waters were thoroughly muddied by her.
Whether the backstage people or the covetous individuals, none would act rashly now, giving them considerable ti.
Turning her head towards Ginsengfruit, Yun Ran suddenly shivered.
Oh, she’d forgotten about the issues with Ginsengfruit; she promptly picked up the pen again and added Ginsengfruit onto the paper she had been analyzing earlier.
Ginsengfruit: ...
He had excellent eyesight; the Host had placed him as an uncontrolled variable.
Alas, nobody was probably more wronged than him.
Ginsengfruit could only pretend he hadn’t seen it; after all, only those with guilty consciences would feel defensive, but he was completely at ease.
"Host, it’s getting late, you should eat your snack and rest early."
Yun Ran nodded, picked up the supplent cooked by the kitchen that Ginsengfruit personally supervised, and drank it all in one go.
"Tonight, stay vigilant; our whereabouts haven’t been concealed, and Gu Yuan’s group caught people in the afternoon, who knows if those people might act out of desperation!"
"Host, don’t worry, I will keep a close watch."
Ginsengfruit didn’t need sleep and, given adequate strength, was undoubtedly the best choice for keeping watch and being on guard.
Yun Ran folded the paper full of writings, placed it in her bag, and went to sleep after washing up.
After leaving Yun Ran’s room, Gu Yuan headed directly to another hotel to wait.
It wasn’t long before Xie Xuzhi arrived with his group.
Each of them carried a large bag, appearing no different from other tourists.
The only difference could be sensed by the subtle barrier between Xie Xuzhi’s group and the surrounding people, almost as if they belonged to another world.
So even approached, asking if they were part of so online celebrity company or models specifically filming videos here.
If it weren’t for Xie Xuzhi’s stern face, which was sowhat intimidating, he might have been sward, unable to move.
"Boss, who would’ve thought, your stoic face is so popular."
Xie Xuzhi shot a casual glance at Gu Yuan, who dared to jest even with him, making Gu Yuan imdiately tense up and straighten his posture.
Simultaneously, he sowhat awkwardly smoothed down his slightly unruly hair.
He had no choice; naturally frizzy hair required his constant attention to personal grooming, ticulously styled before leaving the house.
But now, it was impossible to maintain.
"First, tell us about what you discovered."
Gu Yuan set aside concern for his image, hurriedly following to share his findings with Xie Xuzhi.
After finishing, Gu Yuan waited quietly for Xie Xuzhi’s instructions.
Xie Xuzhi paused before saying, "You’re saying, the one identifying the Black Robed People’s identity was that Wanqi Family’s Young Master?"
"Yes."
"Why are you so trusting of his words?"
Gu Yuan: ...
Oh no, he made a mistake he shouldn’t have.
He had indeed forgotten that the boss was rational to a fault, not to ntion Wanqi Yu’s ti in their sights was short.
Even with his familiarity and close ties with Yun Ran, the boss maintained a level of caution.
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