The old man facing Yun Ran was not in a hurry to answer Yun Ran’s question but started to introduce himself.

"My surname is Kang. Here, everyone calls me Elder Kang. Young miss, how should I address you?"

When traveling outside, the first iron rule is to be wary of those who treat you kindly.

Yun Ran looked at the person called Elder Kang and then glanced at the man injured by Er Dan.

There’s no mystery; they’re here for her Great Nourishing Pill.

From this perspective, that man’s identity probably ranked quite high among Dark Masters.

Yun Ran’s current face was equally deceptive. At least, these people here took Yun Ran as an unworldly, naive young girl.

Otherwise, how could she carelessly show such a treasure like the Great Nourishing Pill before them?

Yun Ran suddenly showed a sweet smile, "My name is Yun Ran."

To anyone observing, Yun Ran at this moment seemed completely non-threatening.

Elder Kang’s eyes became even more affectionate.

Yun Ran was quite familiar with such an expression; each time she wanted to trick someone, this was the look.

Yun Ran uniformly called it the "Wolf Grandma" expression.

Despite laughing coldly inside, Yun Ran showed no sign of defense because she truly wanted to know what these people intended to pull.

Soon, Elder Kang revealed his true intentions, surprisingly impatient and devoid of further deception.

"Mr. Yun, I’ll speak frankly. This gentleman is an elder of the Zhao Family. Previously, there was some misunderstanding between you.

If Mr. Yun does not mind, I am willing to mediate between you for reconciliation. How about it?"

If she hadn’t needed to stay in Moonlight City a while longer to find the whereabouts of the copper mirror, Yun Ran would actually want to teach them a hard lesson.

Such tactics, she mastered well enough; what a joke, trying to deceive and trick her!

Yun Ran didn’t feel like giving them a good face, so she turned her head to the still-disoriented Er Dan.

She waved to Er Dan, "Come here!"

Upon hearing Yun Ran’s voice, Er Dan immediately retracted his wandering gaze, scampering over to Yun Ran’s side.

Although Yun Ran appeared very sincere, she acted like a stubborn and rigid stick.

"Elder Kang, you’re right. It’s all because my mount won’t behave. If I hadn’t lost track of my senior brother and them earlier...

This mount was considered a fluffy bird by my master who thought I, a young girl, would like it, hence it was given to me.

But I never imagined this bird would be so unruly; it has just injured someone and then wrecked the door of the inn.

No matter how many things I have on me, I can’t endure such torment.

I’m willing to hand it over—whether Zhao Family wants to kill it or roast it, I won’t have any objections!"

If the other party wants to play the understanding elder, then she’ll play the innocent young girl, see who plays better.

As for wanting both reputation and gain~

Ha, sorry, she loves watching people’s masks being ripped off. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

On hearing Yun Ran’s words, the affection on Elder Kang’s face suddenly stiffened for a moment.

But seasoned by age, Elder Kang didn’t lose composure; he quickly restored his expression.

Yun Ran pretended not to notice, then even pushed Er Dan forward.

Er Dan: ...

Well then, it knew that Yun Ran, this cruel woman, really didn’t want to care about it!

Er Dan felt wronged, Er Dan felt sad...

But now Er Dan wasn’t the helpless baby egg from before, only bullied by Yun Ran.

Today, it can run and jump; if Yun Ran wants to sell it, ha, it’ll escape on its own!

With hardly a pause, Er Dan seized the momentum from Yun Ran’s shove, charging directly at the person opposite.

Its hard beak cooperated with its technique of neck thrusting.

The sound "Da Da Da..." immediately rang out.

When Elder Kang saw Er Dan’s head charging over, he noticed and instinctively dodged, saving his own life.

However, the cabinets and walls behind him would have dreadful luck.

Er Dan was clearly pouring out its fury, its head acting like radar, moving so fast that it almost left afterimages.

In the end, the cabinets holding quite a bit of information seemed like they’d fallen into a giant shredder.

Not just the cabinets, even the accompanying wall suffered.

This scene unfolded so swiftly that no one initially reacted.

Only when surrounding dust flew up did the others besides Yun Ran come to their senses.

Yet witnessing Er Dan’s destructive power, even though most here were Dark Masters, they hesitated to step forward to stop it.

The person whose arm Er Dan nearly punctured was still present.

"What kind of bird is this, how can its destructive power be so astonishing!!!"

"Quickly, go find people, we can’t let this bird continue ruining things here."

"Go, fetch some fodder to see if we can lure it away."

...

With everyone talking at once, Yun Ran deliberately looked at Elder Kang, who had maintained his affectionate demeanor until now.

His face had turned dark, and his eyes fixed intently on Er Dan, yet without any killing intent.

This puzzled Yun Ran a bit, but it wasn’t within her concern.

She secretly gave a thumbs-up to Er Dan in her mind; solid job, at this moment Er Dan’s frenzy aligned perfectly with her wishes.

If not, these people might truly mistake her for an easy target to manipulate.

Thinking a moment, Yun Ran’s eyes quickly filled with tears.

Then she began to cry fearfully, "Wuwuwuwu... I knew this bird was a disaster-maker, truly brought me trouble, I am miserable..."

As long as she feigned being the victim, people would hesitate to cast blame on her.

As for whether Er Dan might be considered a big resentment by others and get killed, Yun Ran expressed it wasn’t important.

After all, even when Er Dan was just an egg, they couldn’t kill it; now it’s a young creature that has undergone Heavenly Tribulation, so it’s even less likely to die.

Er Dan continued its destructive spree to vent dissatisfaction, unaware Yun Ran sincerely didn’t see it as a mere pet.

Crying and crying, Yun Ran hid behind Elder Kang, sobbing, "Elder Kang, help me~"