The dust and smoke filled the sky, but Ma San had already rushed out, holding a cold iron hook in his hand that sent chills down people’s spines.

The events that happened here quickly alarmed the people of Divine Sword Manor.

They didn’t expect that someone would dare to come and slap their face at this critical moment.

By the time the people from Divine Sword Manor arrived, the ambush was already nearing its end.

Ma San used the iron hook to drag a few people, who had been blown to bits by attack talisman paper, down like they were dead pigs.

On the road coming down from the mountainside, a path was strewn with corpses, bloodstains, and some fragments of flesh dragged and scraped off.

Those few who could no longer be recognized, their chests were still faintly heaving, but they had truly suffered enough.

This caused the people from Divine Sword Manor who had come to pale slightly; killing without a care, this method was entirely about venting anger.

A small leader from Divine Sword Manor forcibly suppressed the nausea in his heart, stepped forward, and bowed to Yun Ran. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Honored guest, the auction is about to begin. Why don’t we handle the aftermath here? What do you think?"

Having witnessed how Yun Ran’s subordinates dealt with those who dared to ambush her, the people from Divine Sword Manor didn’t actually want to deliberately upset Yun Ran either.

In truth, there were still many people following behind Yun Ran, and if this was not handled well, those people simply couldn’t pass.

Even if those people were not the most important guests, if this matter wasn’t handled well, the reputation of their Divine Sword Manor might be ruined in the future.

The small leader waited nervously for Yun Ran to speak, even preparing himself to be blamed.

Yun Ran looked at the person standing in front of her, who was trying hard to suppress his breathing to lower his presence, and let out a light laugh.

It turns out that being the villain is truly satisfying.

Before, under the identity of the Young Master of Qingfeng Temple, whenever she wanted to teach a lesson to those who attacked her, there were always some sanctimonious people who criticized her.

Some would ask her to consider reconciliation, while others were jealous that she could retaliate directly, always with endless sour remarks.

Or there were those who saw her youthful face and assumed she could be easily deceived, then persistently lectured her.

Now, however, not only was there no useless talk, but the attitude was also cautious, fearing to anger her.

Yun Ran glanced at Ma San: "Clean up the mess, let’s go!"

Ma San originally wanted to let those who dared to ambush suffer a fate worse than death, but since the master had spoken, he naturally couldn’t drop the ball.

"Yes, Master!"

The cold iron hook immediately changed direction and quickly ended the lives of those on the ground.

Yun Ran stepped into the carriage.

Ma San patted some dust off his body and quickly jumped onto the cart shaft, waved the whip, and continued on the road.

From start to finish, neither Yun Ran nor Ma San had any intention of finding out who was behind the ambushers from their mouths.

Only when the carriage turned and disappeared from sight.

The people from Divine Sword Manor who came to handle the trouble finally felt relieved.

"Boss, exactly what is the origin of this honored guest? It’s terrifying, killing without blinking, feels even more ruthless than those Evil Cultivators."

The small leader immediately scolded: "Shut up! Matters concerning our honored guests are not for us to discuss casually!"

He didn’t dare to mention that when he walked up to Yun Ran earlier, an unprecedented chill had made his legs tremble.

If the other party hadn’t been willing to give Divine Sword Manor some face, he dared not imagine how to clean up the aftermath.

"You all, quickly dispose of these corpses, then clean this road, and the rest, come with me to appease the other guests!"

The people from Divine Sword Manor didn’t dare to waste any words and immediately sprang into action.

Yun Ran continued to rest her eyes in the carriage, having avoided the Nine-headed Ferocious Beast for several days, which eventually couldn’t resist revealing itself.

One of its heads looked at Yun Ran curiously: "You just had Ma San kill those people, aren’t you afraid of being tainted by karma? Don’t your Qingfeng Temple people avoid such things?"

Yun Ran opened her eyes, directly meeting the curious gaze of the Nine-headed Ferocious Beast.

"Indeed, the people of Qingfeng Temple do not easily entangle themselves with karma, but that doesn’t mean they will be shackled by such so-called karma.

The path I cultivate is without guilt in my heart; those who can be saved, I will save. Those who cannot, naturally must be removed.

If, for the sake of so-called karma, I easily forgive those who are already wicked, then if they perpetuate evil, do the innocent victims deserve it?"

Nine-headed Ferocious Beast: ...

It’s confirmed, the people of Qingfeng Temple all have a firm Dao Heart; they are not to be trifled with.

The carriage stopped at this moment, and Ma San’s voice came from outside: "Master, we’ve arrived at Divine Sword Manor."

Yun Ran lifted the carriage curtain, and the Nine-headed Ferocious Beast transformed back into a wisp of green smoke.

As soon as she got off the carriage, what met her eyes was a majestic mountain gate, and beyond that, a long stone staircase.

Yun Ran’s carriage was so conspicuous that as soon as she stood there, she noticed many people gathered at the mountain gate, secretly sizing her up.

The looks were mostly filled with curiosity, to which Yun Ran paid no mind.

She took out the invitation Chi Yao had given her, and Ma San immediately took it and handed it to the person guarding the mountain gate as a doorman.

The doorman had already shown respect upon seeing Yun Ran’s carriage, and upon seeing the Supreme Invitation Letter from Yun Ran.

His waist bent even more: "This way, honored guest."

Yun Ran looked in the direction indicated, only then noticing a sedan chair waiting not far away.

No need for Yun Ran to ask, the doorman immediately explained: "Honored guest, this sedan chair is specifically prepared for guests with a Supreme Invitation Letter."

Other people, upon arriving at this mountain gate, must ascend the steps themselves, even though the stairs were not very tall.

But with everyone else walking, and someone riding the sedan chair up, the difference became apparent.

Ma San immediately stepped forward to inspect the sedan chair, confirmed there were no issues, and invited Yun Ran to get on.

He himself followed beside the sedan chair, keeping a vigilant eye on the chair-bearers.

His expression showed he was ready to crush if they dared to cause trouble.

This preferential treatment quickly aroused dissatisfaction among others.

"Why can that person ride up in a sedan chair, while we have to walk? What’s the difference with us in the Huangfu Family?"

"Exactly, my Zhou Family is also one of the top families in this region; who do they think they are looking down upon?"