This moment in time, for others, was completely useless, not even a breath would suffice.

However, for Yun Ran, it was enough.

With the talisman paper delaying, Yun Ran quickly formed seals with her hands, and soon, under the sunlight, a transparent light shield, shimmering with rainbow hues, enveloped the entire pool.

Er Dan’s aura instantly vanished, and those talisman papers burned out completely.

Yet, the touch of crimson on the horizon did not disappear due to Er Dan’s aura concealing it; stubbornly, it remained hanging there.

Seeing this, Yun Ran could only feel a headache coming on.

Though she did not know what consequences the crimson sky would bring specifically, just by looking at it, it seemed ominous.

In movies, they often use such crimson colors to depict the arrival of the villain.

Er Dan was entirely unaware that it had unintentionally caused a disaster.

If Yun Ran hadn’t reacted quickly, now Er Dan would probably have been targeted, and given its current juvenile form, escaping unscathed would be difficult!

Nonetheless, Er Dan releasing its aura was not without its benefits; the environment beneath the pool, which seemed clean before, now...

When Er Dan’s aura suddenly dispersed, shadows that could almost perfectly blend with the pool water appeared.

"Ah-hah, I just knew the one sneaking around wasn’t simple. Didn’t expect it could hide its aura in the water!"

Er Dan immediately moved forward excitedly to catch those shadows.

At this moment, it did not find these shadows ugly; in its eyes, these were not shadows, but tools to help it outshine Ginsengfruit!

Er Dan used its claws to grab one of the shadows and directly broke out from the water.

As a result, it saw a light shield covering its head, and it blinked, somewhat dumbfounded.

Uh (⊙o⊙)...

What’s going on here? Especially, Yun Ran not far off, her gaze wanting to slice it open couldn’t be hidden.

Er Dan tried hard to recall but couldn’t figure out what evil deeds it had done.

Previously, it had been under Yun Ran’s care for a while (let’s ignore the fact that Yun Ran almost ate it).

Later, when it hatched, Yun Ran and Dragon Spirit truly did their utmost to protect it.

Now, a light shield was covering its head, which could completely conceal its aura; Er Dan might have suspected they wanted its life.

At this moment, Er Dan did not think along these lines, just looked at Yun Ran in confusion: "What’s going on~"

Listening to Er Dan’s voice filled with innocent intonation, and seeing its fluffy fur stick to its body in a messy manner,

Yun Ran found it hard to watch; she seriously doubted Er Dan’s intelligence might not be very high.

She even started calculating in her mind to return and let the Heavenly Dao Village people take Er Dan away once she found the Heavenly Book.

Keeping it for another day would only cause irritation!

"I’ve caught the guy who poisoned Ginsengfruit. They’re really crafty, able to blend with the pool water perfectly.

If I hadn’t released my aura, I truly couldn’t have forced them out..."

Saying this, Er Dan’s voice abruptly halted.

It seemed to understand why Yun Ran showed a look wanting to slice it, and knew why a light shield was over its head now...

Embarrassed, Er Dan lowered its head, then instinctively retracted all of its aura.

Now, Er Dan seemed no different from those ostrich chicks kept in zoos.

The light shield on Er Dan was almost automatic; the stronger its aura, the thicker the light shield.

When Er Dan’s aura receded, the light shield covering its head gradually dissipated.

Though Little Princess Puppet had just awakened its spiritual wisdom, it was very sensitive to Yun Ran’s emotional changes.

It clearly felt that the master truly got angry just now.

Even if the crisis was resolved now, it dared not act recklessly, standing obediently aside.

However, looking towards Er Dan, those large, pretty eyes still glared hard.

Evidently feeling Er Dan had indeed caused a mess, almost implicating it.

It knows all too well how terrifying its master’s pressure could be when angry, almost making it kneel in fear.

At this moment, Er Dan also saw the touch of crimson on the horizon, a color so vivid, reluctant to fade.

Clearly, it also realized the mistakes it made earlier.

Sailing to the pool’s edge, it flapped to get ashore, then walked in small steps with its head lowered before Yun Ran.

"I was wrong, I’ll never dare again~"

Its attitude in admitting mistakes was quite sincere.

"Let it not happen again!"

Hearing Yun Ran’s anger finally dissipate, Er Dan breathed a sigh of relief.

It obediently handed over the shadow it caught from beneath the pool to Yun Ran, then retreated to a place where it wouldn’t influence Yun Ran.

Only then did it start shaking off the water droplets on its body, soon returning to its original fluffy appearance. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Yun Ran’s gaze shifted directly to the shadow, looking bizarre yet not entirely like an evil spirit.

Yun Ran took out the formatted copper mirror from her bag again and shone it on the shadow.

The shadow, appearing strange, showed an image of a species Yun Ran had never seen before when reflected in the copper mirror.

"Eh, what on earth is this thing, so ugly and gross!"

If it weren’t possibly useful, Yun Ran might have wanted to kick it away now.

She wasn’t strict about looks, but indeed couldn’t stand truly ugly things.

As the atmosphere had lightened considerably, Little Princess Puppet immediately returned to Yun Ran’s side.

It looked closely at the shadow captured by Er Dan on the ground, now completely unable to resist.

Then looked at the creature wriggling in the copper mirror, it covered its eyes with its hands.

This was way too ugly!

Yet to relieve the master’s worries was its duty as a little puppet.

Little Princess Puppet’s eyes rolled, then proposed: "These people, this thing can hide its form underwater, it seems to be an aquatic creature, why don’t we inquire with Dragon King?"

Don’t be fooled by its newness; it knows a lot, capable of sharing plenty of information the master allows them to know.

Yun Ran’s peripheral vision glanced at Little Princess Puppet, this puppet at a higher level was indeed different.

Not only smarter but also infinitely closer to the cleverness humans possessed for discerning situations.

"That’s a good idea; this ugly thing most likely came from the sea, fresh water shouldn’t harbor anything this ugly."