The shopkeeper wasn’t at all surprised by Yun Ran’s astonishment; he saw such expressions of surprise countless times every day.

"Yes, indeed, this price is fair for both young and old."

Yun Ran was only startled for a moment before calmly taking out money to settle the bill.

Just thinking about it, she only lost some money, but soon, Moonlight City was going to suffer because of her, which erased her annoyance.

Along the way, others were either riding bullock carts or horses, and some even rode mechanical bicycles.

But anyone who saw Yun Ran behaved like a bumpkin who hadn’t seen the world.

Every single one was left speechless, staring at Yun Ran riding on the back of a large bird, munching on a cake in her hand.

Er Dan was incredibly nimble, not only understanding Yun Ran’s commands but also avoiding pedestrians and bullock carts.

This immediately made some children cry out and demand one for themselves.

This impressive feeling lasted until Yun Ran arrived at the largest hotel in Moonlight City, and then it ended.

After jumping off Er Dan, someone immediately approached.

The person looked at Yun Ran with a smile; clearly, he had been following her for quite some time, which Yun Ran had noticed long ago, but she pretended not to know.

"Young lady, do you know where you found this bird? Does it have any siblings?"

The man’s eyes almost stuck to Er Dan, longing for Er Dan to be his own.

Yun Ran held back the urge to roll her eyes, her tone very cold: "My master gave it to me; as for the rest, I don’t know!"

This answer left the man somewhat disappointed, but he still didn’t want to give up.

He continued to speak: "Do you sell this bird? My young master really likes it. If you’re willing to sell it, you definitely won’t suffer any loss."

Er Dan, who was originally looking around for any tasty grass nearby, didn’t pay much attention to the gaze that fell upon him.

But at that moment, hearing this person persuading Yun Ran, the fierce woman, to sell him, Er Dan immediately felt enraged.

He was a sentimental egg, and Yun Ran had raised him for so long that he saw Yun Ran as family.

Now someone dared to covet him, and Er Dan’s gleaming eyes suddenly conjured mischievous thoughts.

He stretched out his neck and pecked at the man’s arm.

The air immediately filled with a bloody scent, and the man’s scream followed shortly.

This scene happened so quickly that Yun Ran didn’t even predict Er Dan would suddenly act out.

A bloody gaping hole appeared on the man’s arm, and the blood flowing out even had some bone fragments mixed in.

Yun Ran: ...

She suddenly seemed to understand why, back when she was a rebellious child, she got into fights and injured people in a disagreement.

Every time her Junior Master cleaned up her mess, his face would darken for several days.

And she would always end up with the consequence of getting beaten.

Though the surrounding pedestrians weren’t many, the noise soon attracted many onlookers.

"Hey, what’s going on? Moonlight City prohibits fighting; this young lady is in trouble~"

"Look, look, that man’s arm has such a big blood hole; his hand is probably crippled."

"What kind of magic artifact could injure someone this badly?"

"You all don’t know this, but I witnessed everything. Let me tell you, this is what happened..."

"Gosh, no wonder Moonlight City previously banned pet-keeping; this big bird is truly ferocious."

...

The murmurs of the crowd intermittently reached Yun Ran’s ears.

Yun Ran, who should have been angry, perhaps remembered her own childhood troubles. Seeing Er Dan stirring up trouble and burying his head in his wings, she suddenly wasn’t angry anymore.

At least Er Dan knew shame, unlike her in the past, who truly held her ground even when beaten.

Seeing more and more people gathering, Yun Ran took a deep breath.

Then she squatted down, quickly bandaging the man’s wounds.

After pouring an entire bottle of medicine powder, the man’s arm wounds finally started to stop bleeding.

Yun Ran’s expression wasn’t good.

All her healing medicines were of the highest quality, made from the best natural wild herbs.

No matter how severe the injury, just a little is needed to stop the bleeding.

But this person’s injuries wasted a whole bottle of her medicine.

At this moment, Yun Ran would be truly clueless not to realize this was all Er Dan’s fault.

On the man’s face, traces of tears from the intense pain still lingered, and his eyes were filled with deep fear.

He lived for decades, never encountered such a situation, where a not yet fully-grown bird almost destroyed his hand.

Now, let alone selling the bird to him, even if he received it for free, he dared not take it home.

If the young master was injured because of this bird, even ten lives wouldn’t be enough to compensate.

Yun Ran took out a Great Nourishing Pill, the white pill emitting a strong medicinal fragrance that was pleasing just to smell.

"I’m sorry, my mount got out of control just now and hurt you. This is my compensation gift to you."

The man already had a fire in his belly, wanting to slap Yun Ran’s hand away and defiantly say: Who wants your compensation gift, I want that bird dead!

But then he smelled the scent of the Great Nourishing Pill.

Although he wasn’t proficient in alchemy, it didn’t mean he wasn’t familiar with some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

The medicinal effect emitting from this Great Nourishing Pill contained many treasures that were priceless, occasionally heard of only as others’ collections.

Now, he only got his hand injured and could get such a Great Nourishing Pill.

The man’s heart instantly calculated; if he stayed silent, he wondered if this little girl might give out a few more.

From the man’s perspective, his plan was not wrong; as the victim, wanting to secure more for himself wasn’t wrong.

If Yun Ran were really just a young girl out training, inexperienced, she might have been taken advantage of.

But unfortunately, Yun Ran wasn’t; she’s more cold and ruthless than many old monsters.

"Don’t want it? It seems you want personal revenge more. The bird is right here; I can let you have your revenge."

With that, Yun Ran stood up, ready to take back the Great Nourishing Pill in her hand.

Just letting Er Dan get a beating would save a Great Nourishing Pill; she considered it a bargain.

Whether worrying about Er Dan getting beaten to death or not, haha, such assumptions weren’t within her consideration range.