Chapter 1247: Chapter 1243: Truly Reckless!

Yun Ran left the range of the altar, and those who had been lurking in the shadows were still unable to calm down.

They hadn’t seen many Lords Divine Envoy, naturally lacking much experience in dealing with them.

Most only knew that the Lord Divine Envoy was powerful, and had a bad temper; if someone made a mistake, their life would likely be forfeit.

Therefore, unless necessary, people from the Dark Hall rarely took the initiative to approach the Lord Divine Envoy.

Only when Yun Ran’s silhouette could no longer be seen did those hidden figures finally emerge from the shadows.

"Is this the power of the Lord Divine Envoy?"

Looking in the direction Yun Ran had left, someone murmured to themselves, a reverent tone unknowingly creeping into their voice.

"Whoosh~ Just now my heart jumped to my throat, the altar’s array used to devour even our own flesh and blood before."

"Do you feel that this Lord Divine Envoy is somehow different from those we’ve seen before?"

"Indeed, significantly powerful, yet with surprisingly little bloody aura."

...

Although these individuals were aware that Yun Ran seemed different, none of them questioned her identity, nor doubted she was an imposter.

Returning to the stilted house, Yun Ran quickly sketched the altar’s totems from memory.

These totems resembled those Yun Ran had seen before.

The only difference was that here, the altar had the totems engraved upon it.

Whereas in Yinghua Country’s underground altar, these totems were inscribed on bronze magic tools.

This led Yun Ran to suspect that the altar before her was a downgraded version.

When the Nine-headed Ferocious Beast returned, it saw Yun Ran staring intently at the things on the table.

One of its heads curiously approached to look.

"Want to see everything, don’t you value your eyes?"

Nine-headed Ferocious Beast: ...

Humph~ Stingy, won’t look if you don’t want!

The Nine-headed Ferocious Beast retracted its head and lay down nearby with a light snort.

Yun Ran gathered up her sketches from the table before lying down on the bed.

The next day at dawn, Yun Ran opened her eyes, hot water and breakfast already set outside the door.

The Nine-headed Ferocious Beast vanished into a puff of dust as soon as Yun Ran opened the door.

"Lord Divine Envoy, the captives have been released according to your request, and the carriages are ready."

Yun Ran nodded, satisfied with their efficiency.

When the physician learned Yun Ran was leaving, he looked devastated, his already aged body visibly drooping.

"Lord Divine Envoy, I have an unreasonable request..."

Yun Ran raised her hand and struck him, sending the physician flying like a broken kite far away.

With a heavy crash to the ground, even the sound of bones breaking was particularly clear.

"Since you know it’s an unreasonable request, you shouldn’t waste words; this Divine Envoy merely dislikes reaping the lives of minions.

Do you really think you can escape this Divine Envoy’s eyes? This is just a warning for you!"

Originally, considering he had provided her with an herb to nourish the divine soul, Yun Ran had overlooked the blood theft.

Unexpectedly, this person was so greedy as to dare plot against her—truly courting death!

The physician’s face, already pale from pain, turned even whiter hearing these words.

Clearly, he understood the implication in Yun Ran’s words.

Among the crowd, several people aware of the facts turned pale seeing the physician’s miserable state.

While Yun Ran’s gaze did not fall upon them, they sensed a strong murderous aura fixed on their necks.

Yun Ran no longer looked at them, turning to board the carriage.

The carriage quickly headed towards the exit while none of the ’volunteers’ moved an inch.

Even the physician on the ground, seemingly about to pass out, had no one daring enough to assist him.

At this point, no one dared make a false move, fearing Yun Ran hadn’t vented enough anger and might drag them all out to deal with them.

Who would choose death if they could live?

Only when Yun Ran’s carriage completely disappeared did the murderous aura around their necks vanish.

’Thud’ sounded as someone collapsed weakly to the ground.

"It’s over, we’re done for, the Lord Divine Envoy knows everything... we have no way out..."

Once someone merely glanced at the Lord Divine Envoy a bit too long, they had their eyes gouged out and were torn apart alive by beasts.

Now, they’ve stolen the Lord Divine Envoy’s blood as a sacrificial offering...

All the while, thinking they concealed it perfectly, who knew they were exposed long ago.

Facing imminent punishment, immense fear loomed over them like a sword.

"It’s all your fault! Why did you have to be so greedy, you’ve really doomed us all!"

The overwhelming fear instantly shattered what remained of their alliance.

They resented the person who first suggested extracting the Lord Divine Envoy’s blood, and the physician for angering the Lord Divine Envoy.

’Swoosh’ sounded as a sword pierced through a body; someone had to bear the Lord Divine Envoy’s wrath, hadn’t they?

"For everyone’s sake, you’d better die obediently and apologize to the Lord Divine Envoy!"

The physician lay on the ground, even the slightest movement brought excruciating pain.

Now watching his comrade, the second-in-command of the village, being easily sent to death by his own people.

Regret overwhelmed him.

It was all his fault, his greed for the Lord Divine Envoy’s blood for research, that had triggered this disaster.

’Splurt’ another mouthful of blood was coughed up, unbearable chest pain ensued, and vision blurred as life slipped away.

Yun Ran sat in the carriage, clearly far away now, yet aware of all that transpired in the village with crystal clarity.

A breeze blew through, stirring the curtains, as the Nine-headed Ferocious Beast appeared beside Yun Ran, transformed to human size.

Evidently, it too knew of the chaos that unfolded after Yun Ran’s departure.

It began to comment disdainfully: "These humans never disappoint, always so selfish, at the slightest threat of death, they push comrades to death to save themselves."