After the sky completely darkened, Er Dan finally woke up. It looked around and saw quite a few people surrounding it.

Each gaze carried a mix of delight and a hint of wariness.

Er Dan directly ignored these gazes; it wanted to return now.

Since breaking free from the shell, it had been by Yun Ran’s side. Suddenly leaving like this really felt a bit unnatural.

The others, seeing Er Dan awake, stood up and reflexively retreated several steps.

Clearly, Er Dan’s previous destructive power had genuinely frightened them.

"Quick, bring over the best fodder!"

Basket after basket of fresh tender grass was delivered to Er Dan’s side.

Not sensing any attack intent, Er Dan became much more docile, seeing the grass before it.

A fleeting suspicion crossed Er Dan’s mind; it felt these people seemed not very smart, completely incomparable to Yun Ran.

However, since there’s food delivered to its door, it might as well eat.

While Er Dan continued munching, a man covered in grass juice cautiously approached it.

This man not only showed no intent to attack, but was instead filled with fear.

Therefore, when he was about to get close to Er Dan, Er Dan really couldn’t be bothered with him and continued eating the fresh, delicious grass.

Previously, Er Dan had attacked those people solely because their malice was too obvious.

Of course, there was also Yun Ran’s desire to abandon it; long experiences taught it not to act against Yun Ran, so it could only vent on others.

Aside from this, Er Dan’s behavior was truly like that of an ordinary mount bird.

The man bathed in grass juice, prepared for the risk of his hand being pierced, reached out to pluck the talisman paper from Er Dan.

Er Dan turned to glance at the man, scaring him nearly to the point of wetting himself.

But in the end, Er Dan buried its head back into eating grass.

From Er Dan’s perspective, the man’s fear almost overflowed, and the items he took were things Yun Ran had previously stuffed onto it.

Approximately equal to, taking away unimportant things, so it wasn’t as important as eating grass.

The man, upon taking the talisman paper and leaving, never imagined he could safely retreat.

When he finally returned to a safe spot, his legs instantly turned limp like noodles on the ground.

The delayed fear constricted his throat, not allowing even a sound to escape.

But at this moment, the surrounding people’s gaze didn’t fall upon him.

Elder Kang reached to take the talisman paper from the man’s hand, but due to the man’s excessive tension, his body nearly lost control.

The talisman paper was tightly clenched within the man’s palm; Elder Kang exerted quite some effort to pry open his hand.

Obtaining the talisman paper, Elder Kang’s visible delight was apparent.

Good mood naturally enhances tolerance for many things.

Even seeing the man limp on the ground didn’t seem unsightly anymore.

"Well, you have accomplished something today, go back and rest well."

Soon, someone came up and took the limp man away.

"How is Mr. Yun’s situation? Keep him under surveillance. It’s unexpected, a little girl.

Not only has such a fierce mount, but also treasures like Great Nourishing Pill, and even the talisman paper on the mount is quite extraordinary.

It seems she’s favored; if we get along, perhaps we can gain more things later. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Make arrangements to send her an invitation to the auction tomorrow morning; do not neglect!"

"Yes, Elder Kang, I’ll go make arrangements right away."

Yun Ran still didn’t know, Er Dan’s scene had made people think her identity was extraordinary.

Indeed, others had to exert tremendous effort to obtain an invitation, but Moonlight City’s people eagerly sent one.

As night fell, when the entire Moonlight City slipped into silence, Yun Ran was already fully armed.

She donned back a freshly ironed black robe.

This time, the Little Paperman didn’t follow. No one knew exactly what kind of array existed within Moonlight City.

If the Little Paperman was discovered again, it would alert the enemy.

"Keep watch well. If anyone barges in while I’m away, don’t hesitate!"

The Little Paperman nodded quickly; though small, it had many tricks and strength. Erasing a few people’s memories was no big deal!

Yun Ran quickly merged into the night.

The copper mirror, contracted with Yun Ran, acted like a firm Traitor; though temporarily unable to find the remaining two companions.

However, it knew where the Main Altar was.

Guided by the copper mirror, Yun Ran soon arrived near a Sacrificial Tower at the center of Moonlight City.

Though this area was considered downtown, it was sparsely populated, as there were no residents except for those of the Sacrificial Tower.

"Is this the so-called Main Altar? It looks so odd."

The copper mirror immediately rebuffed: [What’s odd? This place is very dangerous; be careful not to stumble.]

Now linked in a contract with Yun Ran, if she stumbled, the copper mirror wouldn’t fare well either.

Yun Ran helplessly rolled her eyes: "Your whole family might stumble, but I definitely won’t, alright."

If real danger appeared, she could directly retreat into the Ghost World.

The Sacrificial Tower surroundings were scant in structures, very open yet contained a large plaza, presumably for public sacrifices and prayers.

Yun Ran searched around but couldn’t find any special entry.

Just as her gaze settled on a gemstone-like ornament atop the Sacrificial Tower.

Moonlight directly fell upon the gemstone.

[Quick, dodge!]

The copper mirror’s warning came slightly late; a phantom directly descended from the gemstone, attacking Yun Ran.

In this situation, anyone else might have screamed in fright.

Yun Ran quickly retreated, dodging the phantom’s attack.

This phantom attacking Yun Ran resembled the attack from Life Soul in Lotus City.

The only difference was, in Lotus City, the attacking phantom was a person’s Life Soul.

Whereas now, the attacker clearly appeared to be a fierce beast.

Yun Ran took a deep breath, swiftly evading.

But soon, a trace of exasperation appeared in Yun Ran’s eyes.

Because initially, only one beast phantom attacked her, but before she could blink, these beast phantoms seemingly copied and pasted themselves.

Suddenly, they multiplied into four, completely surrounding Yun Ran.