CHAPTER 579: CHAPTER 578: ANCIENT BRONZE SEAL

Hearing Gu Yuan’s obviously anxious voice, Yun Ran, unusually, felt a bit guilty. She knew she was fine, but others didn’t know that.

So, her tone softened a bit, "Don’t worry, I’m fine. Don’t you know me by now? I’ll never be the one to fall victim no matter what happens~."

Gu Yuan was very worried, but hearing Yun Ran’s words, his concern somewhat lessened, yet he still hadn’t given up his decision to come back and check.

"No matter what, I’ll still try to come back as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Yuan, in a very bad mood, instructed his subordinates, "Push back everything possible, and if it’s not possible, just delay it as much as you can.

Also, arrange a trip back for me as soon as possible. You all stay here, ready to handle any emergencies!"

Gu Yuan’s subordinates, who knew Yun Ran well, were naturally aware of how much their director cared about Yun Ran, his half-sister.

They really didn’t expect that Yun Ran truly had a rebellious and defiant streak, daring to involve herself in anything and everything.

Fortunately, Yun Ran had some real skills; otherwise, they couldn’t imagine how high the grass on her grave would be by now.

Seeing their director’s rather unpleasant expression, the subordinates didn’t dare say much, only nodding in response.

"Don’t worry, Director, we’ll handle it."

Gu Yuan waved for his subordinates to leave, then let out a sigh of frustration.

Now, he somewhat understood how exasperating it was for those families with rebellious kids.

Yun Ran looked at the hung-up phone, somewhat thinking Gu Yuan resembled a simpler version of Little Uncle-Master.

However, she quickly put the matter aside. No matter who came, even if it was the Heavenly King himself, she would remain the same, unchangeable.

Gu Yuan returned the next day, rushing to Ran Mansion without even taking a sip of water.

Yun Ran looked at the slightly disheveled Gu Yuan, who had completely lost his past elegant aristocratic demeanor.

She couldn’t help but tease, "You really were exiled to the frontier, weren’t you? Not only is your beard scruffy, but even your hair is messy, and you’ve become much darker and thinner..."

Originally, Gu Yuan planned to take the initiative, to scare Yun Ran a little, hoping she’d learn a lesson and stop rushing headlong into dangerous situations every time.

But who knew she would berate him first before he even had a chance to speak.

Gu Yuan: ...

A servant quickly brought up a health tea Yun Ran had made herself, placing it respectfully in front of Gu Yuan, then quietly withdrew.

"Try this tea, it’s made by me using the finest materials, the only place in the world where you can find it is right here with me."

Gu Yuan was all set to give Yun Ran a good lecture, but most of his resolve quickly dissipated.

"Why are you just looking at me? Hurry up and try it!"

Gu Yuan could only sit down, puffing with an unexpressed anger, and drink the tea in one gulp.

A lingering sweet fragrance spread through Gu Yuan’s entire body, as if invigorating his previously tired frame.

This made him even more speechless.

In the end, it only came out as, "Another cup!"

Yun Ran immediately burst out laughing, her little paperman stuck on the window as decoration quickly flew out, carrying a tea kettle brewed by the servant back in.

The little paperman diligently poured tea for Gu Yuan, its small body carrying a teapot several times its size.

Just watching this made one a bit worried for the little paperman, fearing it would be crushed by the teapot’s weight.

But in reality, this weight was nothing for the little paperman; it carried it with ease.

Gu Yuan drank half a kettle of tea, his stomach filled with water, extinguishing the fire of anger within him.

Watching Yun Ran as if nothing was wrong, especially looking at the clearly bizarre patterns on her entire arm,

Gu Yuan felt a deep sense of helplessness, then sighed, "What do you plan to do about this grudge possession?"

Before coming, he specifically asked his uncle’s help in looking up the outcomes of others similarly possessed by grudges.

Without exception, they were all extremely tragic, with the worst case even resulting in the extermination of their entire family.

This grudge possession would slowly erode a person’s Qi fortune, Dao progress, and life, even affecting those close to them.

Currently, the floral pattern on Yun Ran’s arm had already started to spread to her elbow.

It wouldn’t be long before the floral pattern would climb over her shoulder like vines, slowly rooting towards her heart.

Eventually, these floral patterns would firmly bind her heart, like plants rooting and sprouting, penetrating through it.

Unlike Gu Yuan’s deep worry, Yun Ran seemed indifferent.

She said nonchalantly, "Let it grow, just consider it decoration."

For others afflicted by this grudge possession, there was often no saving them, as the grudge could slowly spread.

It would alter nearby magnetic fields, affecting any lifeform entering its domain.

However, Yun Ran had a prohibition on her, so the floral pattern would at most grow to her shoulder and couldn’t reach her heart.

As for devouring Qi fortune, well, her current life chart and fortune were probably worse than those so-called unlucky ones.

She feared this grudge possession on her might starve to death from lack of nourishment and wilt on its own.

After all, she really didn’t have much to ’feed’ to this grudge.

Seeing Yun Ran genuinely unconcerned, Gu Yuan asked with a hint of doubt, "Are you serious? Not just trying to comfort me?"

This made Yun Ran a bit unhappy.

"I think you’ve watched too many brainless TV dramas. I cherish my life more than anyone, alright? If anything really happened, I’d jump higher than anyone!"

Gu Yuan believed her, after all, he hadn’t met anyone else who carried as many life-saving pills as Yun Ran.

"Okay, I’ll believe you this time. Oh, by the way, this is something good I managed to get from my grandpa, an amulet, keep it with you."

Saying that, Gu Yuan took off an ancient bronze seal from around his neck and handed it to Yun Ran.

This was something he painstakingly acquired from his grandpa when he was assigned to an external Posting (Exile to the frontier).

Yun Ran swore she wasn’t coveting Gu Yuan’s belongings, just a bit overly curious.

So she reached out and took this so-called ancient bronze seal to examine, curious about what made it so special.

The ancient bronze seal had an old character ’Zhen’ carved on it, which made Yun Ran feel a bit dizzy and faint.