Whatever the reason, Ye Ran's chances of advancing to the Gold rank are slim, which is obvious to all.

Even with the Ye family's combined efforts, they couldn't help Ye Ran succeed in his breakthrough.

But now his aunt says that Ye Ran is no longer a Silver-ranked person.

This made Yue Wanyi feel somewhat unreal.

Seeing her little niece's astonished expression, Le Enjing said:

"That's right. Even I didn't expect Ye Ran to succeed in the breakthrough, but just now, right under my nose, he successfully broke through the Gold barrier and advanced to Gold."

Recalling Ye Ran's calm and composed expression after his successful breakthrough, Le Enjing continued, "That brat not only succeeded in his breakthrough, but also, because he had been stuck at the Silver level for many years, his aura was so powerful that it was comparable to that of a late-stage Gold level person as soon as he succeeded."

Upon hearing the news of Ye Ran's successful breakthrough, Le Wanyi was overjoyed, and her eyes brightened considerably.

He looked so happy; he probably hadn't even been this excited when he successfully broke through to the next level.

"But Aunt, even if Ye Ran succeeds in breaking through to the Gold level, it doesn't mean you think so highly of him, does it?" Le Wanyi continued to ask Le Enjing, her eyes full of expectation.

It was as if she wasn't questioning Ye Ran at all.

Instead, she wanted to hear more praise for Ye Ran from Le Enjing's mouth.

This feeling is similar to a wife enjoying hearing from outsiders how outstanding her husband is.

Looking at Yue Wanyi's expectant face, Yue Enjing tapped Yue Wanyi's head in an annoyed tone:

"Be reserved, you're not married yet."

Le Wanyi touched her forehead somewhat embarrassedly: "Auntie, just tell me."

When Le Enjing heard Le Wanyi's plea, she recalled the shocks Ye Ran had brought her.

Why do I value Ye Ran so much?

Was it because he nurtured Jiang Xiaoru, who perfectly inherited the skills of the Night Elf Priest?

Or was it because he single-handedly broke through the Golden Barrier, which many extraordinary beings believed was impossible to overcome?

These may all be reasons, but they are not exhaustive.

The main reason I truly believed that Ye Ran was no ordinary person was the quality behind Ye Ran.

Whether it's her sense of responsibility towards Jiang Xiaoru, her composure after breaking through the gold barrier, or her humble yet assertive attitude when communicating with herself.

Every line and every sentence Ye Ran uttered gave Le Enjing the illusion of facing someone extraordinary among her peers.

As a superhuman with expertise in the soul, Lok Eun-jung was more confident than anyone else that her intuition was infallible.

Le Enjing's eyes flickered as she said to Le Wanyi, "I can't say for sure why, but trust your aunt's judgment. Ye Ran will eventually grow into someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me, or even surpass me."

Upon hearing Eun-jung's assertion, Yue Wanyi felt a slight chill run down her spine.

She never expected that her aunt, an extraordinary being, would have such a high opinion of Ye Ran.

But thinking about it again, the person my aunt was praising was Ye Ran.

Le Wanyi couldn't help but smile.

Looking at Le Wanyi's expression, Le Enjing shook her head helplessly: "A daughter is like a tree that cannot stay at home. She's not even married yet, and she's already siding with someone else."

"Auntie, what are you saying?!" Le Wanyi said to Le Enjing in a coquettish tone.

Le Enjing gave Le Wanyi a playful scolding: "Why aren't you worried about your grandfather not allowing it now??"

Le Wanyi chuckled, "Isn't it because you, Auntie, are here to cover for me...?"

Inside the door, the aunt and niece were chatting happily, but Ye Ran outside was finding it hard to keep up.

Ever since Ye Ran told Zhang Ze that Jiang Xiaoru had perfectly inherited the Dark Knight's legacy,

Zhang Ze's smile never faded.

He pulled Ye Ran and Wang Xiaoman directly into a private room, and ordered his underlings to bring in various expensive drinks.

He immediately declared that he wanted to drink with Ye Ran until they were both completely drunk.

Little did anyone know that Zhang Ze, this burly, bald man, was actually a lightweight who could only drink one cup of wine.

After only a couple of drinks, she hugged Ye Ran and burst into tears.

"Brother Ye Ran, your brother has had a tough few years. The Dragon Kingdom won't give us legal status, but they want our tavern to do some dirty and hard work. Ideally, we'd like to take all those scumbags from the Dragon Kingdom with us."

"The Dragon Kingdom is only giving out bastards; they can't find a single talent. I admit that our Freedom Tavern's hiring criteria is that we want people who are free-spirited and unrestrained, but we don't just take any trash. What do they take us for? A dumping ground?"

"Not only is the Dragon Kingdom bullying us, but even the damn headquarters is bullying us. They keep asking your brother for people, for people, for people. Where am I supposed to find people for them? They even set up KPIs for each branch, and if they don't do a good job, they'll revoke their positions as heads?"

"Damn it, I cultivated myself so that I could do whatever I wanted and not be a beast of burden, but I ended up in this branch as a lousy manager, doing the work and suffering of a beast of burden every day."

"If it weren't for your wonderful gift to your older brother this year, I really wouldn't be able to explain myself properly."

Zhang Ze held Ye Ran and wept uncontrollably, his expression one of intense emotion.

Ye Ran, held tightly in the arms of this burly man, felt as if her body was about to shatter.

He looked at Wang Xiaoman with pleading eyes.

But Wang Xiaoman seemed completely oblivious, her head bowed as she frantically showed off the watermelon.

The main idea is to share the good times and the bad.

Seeing that Zhang Ze was almost wiping his snot all over his sleeve, Ye Ran helplessly pulled out a tissue and comforted him:

"Mr. Zhang..."

"You're being too formal, call me 'brother'!!"

"Brother Zhang... there's no need to put so much pressure on yourself. Isn't the Lord of the Gray Mist overseeing our Dragon Kingdom branch?"

"You know, it would have been better if you hadn't said anything. Now that you've said it, I'm even angrier. She doesn't care about anything else, all she knows is cultivation, and she has a terrible temper. She takes it out on me the moment she's unhappy..."

When the topic turned to Le Enjing, the Lord of the Gray Mist, Zhang Zeyu seemed to have opened a floodgate of complaints.

They didn't even notice that the door to the private room had been quietly opened...

Upon seeing the newcomer, Ye Ran immediately interrupted Zhang Ze: "The Lord of Gray Mist is wise and mighty. He must have done this to train you. Don't you feel that your resistance has improved considerably?"

Zhang Ze was completely oblivious to Ye Ran's frantic winks, and continued, "Come on, little brother, you really don't know how bad my temper is? Once she actually beat me up because my left foot went in first. What kind of logic is that? Is there no law anymore?"

Zhang Ze was still eager to say more and was about to say something more.

The sudden murderous aura emanating from behind startled him.

Zhang Ze's hair stood on end.