Looking at this iron cage that was basically tailor‑made, and the new rules that Moonlight City had rushed out overnight.

Yun Ran almost wanted to give Er Dan a big thumbs‑up.

Damn, impressive—he actually made Moonlight City change the rules all by himself.

As expected, behind every absurd rule, there’s an even more absurd story.

Yun Ran considered herself someone who really "follows the rules," especially when she’s on someone else’s turf.

She immediately said she had no problem with it, then pushed Er Dan, letting him walk into the iron cage himself and stay there obediently.

Er Dan also lived up to Yun Ran’s high expectations and obediently walked into the iron cage; there wasn’t the slightest trace of yesterday’s "rampage."

But anyone who hadn’t seen Er Dan go on a rampage, seeing this scene now, would probably be muttering in their hearts that the people of Moonlight City might be a bit too outrageous.

Why target such a gentle little fledgling bird?

The crowd that had originally worried Er Dan wouldn’t obey and would make a huge ruckus now felt that even if they had mouths all over their bodies, they still wouldn’t be able to explain this clearly.

They only felt that this bird really had two faces, and they had thoroughly become the villains.

As soon as Er Dan went in, the talisman paper above the iron cage was triggered.

Now, it looked like Er Dan was trapped, but in reality, these Array formations were completely useless against him.

So long as he felt like it, this iron cage that looked oh‑so‑sturdy wouldn’t withstand a single swipe of his claws.

But Yun Ran shot him a warning look, and Er Dan instantly pulled back his slightly itching claws, lay down obediently, and then tucked his head under his own wing.

Everyone: ...

When Elder Kang came out and saw this scene, he was a little speechless too.

But he was a man with a city in his heart; even if he had opinions, he wouldn’t show them easily.

When his gaze moved to Yun Ran, he still looked like a kind, charitable old man.

After yesterday’s little probe, both sides had a feel for each other, so today they could skip straight to the main act.

"Mr. Yun, your body’s fine now, I hope?"

Listening to this thick concern in his tone, if Yun Ran really were some naive little girl, she’d honestly be spun around his little finger.

The kind that gets sold off and still helps the seller count the money.

Unfortunately, in her bones, Yun Ran was also an old, scheming fox.

Her face instantly showed a bashfulness only a young girl would have, a faint blush blooming on her cheeks.

She answered very shyly, "Yesterday was my fault. I actually fainted from anger and even said those irresponsible things.

This mount was given to me by my master after all, and it carried me all the way here to Moonlight City before this. I shouldn’t have let it run wild and cause trouble.

As for Moonlight City’s loss, and those people who were scared or hurt by Er Dan yesterday, I’m willing to compensate them."

As she spoke, Yun Ran took out a palm‑sized pouch from her person, bulging full.

At first, no one took the pouch seriously.

After all, these people truly were not short of money; only certain special Pills could really catch their attention.

A pouch clearly wasn’t what you’d use to store those precious Pills.

But when the pouch was opened and Yun Ran poured out those pink pearls the size of Dragon Eyes inside—

Everyone who saw them had their eyes bulging round.

Pearls were precious to common folk, sure, but even they had never seen pearls of this quality before.

A sharp shock flashed through Elder Kang’s eyes.

"This..."

Yun Ran pretended not to notice their astonishment. "These were given to me by my elders for emergencies. When I got separated from my senior brothers before, I lost all my luggage.

I only had a few emergency things left on me. Since my mount caused trouble, of course I should compensate."

Even Elder Kang, who wasn’t exactly poor and had seen countless treasures, felt a hint of greed toward these dozen or so pink pearls in front of him.

Yun Ran repacked the pearls and pushed the pouch over in front of Elder Kang.

"This is the most valuable thing I have on me right now. If it’s still not enough to cover the compensation, I’ll have to write you an IOU..."

Maybe because Yun Ran’s acting was really on point, at this moment, no one doubted her words.

After all, they knew perfectly well what these dozen or so pink pearls were worth.

A little girl out on experiential training couldn’t possibly be carrying anything more precious than this.

As for the Great Nourishing Pills that they knew Yun Ran also had, at this point those didn’t feel quite as important anymore.

A young girl going out to train carrying a few trump‑card treasures—so what? In a critical moment, those are lifesavers.

Even they themselves, when they went out to temper themselves, practically wanted to bring every last trump card along.

In this moment of magnanimity, they even faintly started blaming the person who’d come here to complain yesterday.

If that guy hadn’t been greedy and tried to snatch Little Fellow Daoist Yun’s mount, would the mount have gone crazy?

Just look at the mount now—so sensible. Tell it to go in the cage and it just goes in.

People always say "money makes the ghosts grind the mill." This right here was a live‑action demonstration.

Yun Ran hadn’t even cried injustice, yet someone had spontaneously helped her come up with just the right reasons and excuses.

Elder Kang accepted the "compensation" from Yun Ran, and the smile in his eyes became much more genuine.

"Mr. Yun can’t be blamed for this either. I imagine your mount was provoked yesterday, that’s all.

In our Moonlight City, while there are many regulations, outside the regulations we do still value human feeling.

This time, let this old man make the call and settle it. But going forward, you must keep a tighter rein on your mount and not let it hurt people again."

Yun Ran nodded like a pecking chicken, looking especially well‑behaved and sensible.

Elder Kang was very satisfied with Yun Ran’s attitude of admitting her mistakes so readily. He quickly signed the slip, stamped it, and handed it over to Yun Ran.

Yun Ran took the slip and led Er Dan out.

After that, she went to another place and picked up a tag, which she hung around Er Dan’s neck.

It was basically a temporary permit for Er Dan, proof that he had passed inspection and was allowed to move about within Moonlight City.

Now they finally had the chance to wander around openly and aboveboard.

After leaving the temporary service office—

Yun Ran mounted Er Dan and roamed around aimlessly, buying all sorts of snacks as she went.

A short distance behind Yun Ran, two people walking within the crowd—easy to overlook at a glance—were slowly tailing them.

One of them watched Yun Ran eating her way from one end of the street to the other. Clearly Yun Ran was the one eating, but the ones feeling choked were them.

"Say, that bird can really eat. Do you think it takes after its master? Look at that slim little girl, yet she can put away food like that. An average person really couldn’t afford to keep her... "