Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 782 - 780: One Must Have a Sense of Boundaries

Chapter 782: Chapter 780: One Must Have a Sense of Boundaries

After the pain in his butt eased, the Dragon Spirit finally had some mental energy to observe the situation here.

If on the outskirts of the Death Mountain, one could still catch a glimpse of some sunlight.

Then this central area appeared particularly somber and dark with death energy pervading.

The trees here grew in strange and grotesque shapes, nearly blocking all the sunlight with their leaves.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of rotting leaves, and under such conditions, no flowers or plants could even begin to sprout.

The air was filled with rotting scents and indistinct mist that lingered all year round.

Without needing to discern carefully, the Dragon Spirit could clearly understand that this air was toxic, and if humans inadvertently stepped here,

they would be knocked out by the ’poisonous gas’ in the air in just a few minutes.

What’s most difficult to guard against was that when this air made contact with human skin, it would produce a burning sensation.

The Dragon Spirit reached out and swept away the mist clinging to his arm.

He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart; fortunately, he wasn’t a real human; otherwise, ending up in a place like this, he wouldn’t even know how he died.

The horned serpent waited a good while, yet the Dragon Spirit was still lively. It agitatedly flicked its tail.

The Dragon Spirit immediately and accurately captured the movement and turned his gaze straight towards the direction of the serpent.

"Come out!"

Being targeted, not only was he unafraid or on the run, but the Dragon Spirit was even bold enough to provoke — the first to dare do so here.

The horned serpent, with its horns, slowly made its way out, its eyes immediately transforming into vertically slit pupils, ready to attack.

"Human, this is not a place you should step into!"

The Dragon Spirit saw this scene and almost couldn’t hold back a laugh.

Back when he was still a Jiao Long, calling wind and rain in the sea, encountering capable intruders in his territory, he had never been this arrogant.

At this moment, the Dragon Spirit still had the energy to observe the surroundings. Though suppressed, his sensing ability hadn’t been weakened.

Around him was only this horned serpent.

It seemed this should be the serpent’s territory; other life forms wouldn’t dare intrude easily.

Without helpers, the Dragon Spirit couldn’t help but look at the serpent with more disdain.

So what if it had horns? It wasn’t as if he hadn’t killed a horned serpent before.

The inner core of that serpent was even taken by Ginsengfruit for grinding into powder, who knows for what use.

Just as the serpent was preparing to attack the Dragon Spirit, the Dragon Spirit’s eyes suddenly transformed into vertically slit pupils too.

In an even higher-level predator state.

The serpent, which had its head sticking out, came to a screeching halt, frightened.

"You you you..."

"Too bad~ I’m not the human you mentioned~"

If he wasn’t suppressed, the Dragon Spirit would already have shown his Dragon Claw to put on quite a show.

At this moment, he could only rely on his two legs to walk over and give this guy a lesson. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The ground, with its black, rotten leaves, the Dragon Spirit truly found distasteful.

The expensive shoes he bought, once he left here, most likely couldn’t be worn again.

The Dragon Spirit stepped forward step by step; the serpent wanted to escape, but under the gaze of the Dragon Spirit’s golden slit pupils, it couldn’t move.

Approaching the serpent, a stench directly wafted into the Dragon Spirit’s nose.

The Dragon Spirit immediately covered his nose; it was overwhelmingly foul.

There was no need to ask; one could be sure Yun Ran was not here.

But just in case,

The Dragon Spirit waved his hand, and the serpent immediately lowered its head obediently.

"Have you seen a very beautiful little girl pass through here, accompanied by a man and a child?"

Serpent: ???

Originally thinking it was about to die, turns out it was just a question?

"No."

The Dragon Spirit was speechless; the previous fox at least knew how to think quickly and find ways to give itself a chance to survive.

This serpent, despite having horns, was still this dumb, coupled with the Spirit Locking Array here, it would never amount to anything in its life.

"Take me out of here!"

The Dragon Spirit decided to stand on the serpent’s head; this place was too messy and chaotic, he didn’t want to walk.

The serpent wanted to refuse, but the Dragon Spirit didn’t give it a chance, directly jumping onto its body and stomping around, trying to adapt.

"Hurry up, dawdle any longer, and I’ll peel your skin, cut off your horns, and dig out your inner core..."

The Dragon Spirit was simply stating it, but the serpent was terrified out of its wits by these tortures.

Where could it bother anymore? Though it was not in harmony with other Great Demons, and might get beaten if it rashly entered other territories.

Meanwhile, Yun Ran was lying in a pool about the size of a basketball court, soaking.

Ginsengfruit squatted beside him, occasionally feeding Yun Ran fruit, then taking a little hammer to give Yun Ran a massage, busy as anything.

Anyone who saw this scene would not think this was the life of a captive.

Earlier, they followed Jia Feng into a place that appeared to be a small earthy mound from the outside, but inside was similar to an opulent underground palace.

Even Yun Ran, who had seen many good things, and various awe-inspiring structures, was a bit tongue-tied.

Thanks to Xie Xuzhi, Yun Ran got assigned a ’small side hall’.

The place where she was now was that small side hall.

The size was nearly half that of Ran Mansion’s, even though it was a small side hall.

"Host, shouldn’t we check on Director Xie?"

Yun Ran took a bite of the unknown, but richly flavored fruit fed by Ginsengfruit.

With her mouth full, she said unclearly, "People need boundaries; it’s clear Xie Xuzhi and his teacher Jia had things to discuss.

Letting us rest first implies the following occasions aren’t suitable for us to attend, got it?"

Previously not having the conditions, Yun Ran could tolerate being soaked in the stench, and her body being all damp.

Now with conditions, naturally, she wanted to enjoy a bit; she wasn’t someone who liked hardship.

As for Xie Xuzhi, he wouldn’t be dying anytime soon, with the Heavenly Thunder Pearl bearing things, she could save him in time.

Ginsengfruit dried Yun Ran’s hair, then brought over the cleaned and dried clothes.

Comfortably soaking in a bath, Yun Ran felt she was finally relaxed.

If at this moment, there was a grand meal, it would be even better.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

"It should be Xie Xuzhi returning."

Ginsengfruit hurriedly put down the towel and went to open the door.

Xie Xuzhi stood at the door, followed by a few people clad in black robes, only their eyes visible.

Judging by the stature of those black-robed people, they should be women.

"Is Yun Ran done washing up? I’ve had some food sent over."

Xie Xuzhi spoke so naturally, as if they weren’t captives but the hosts here.