Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling

"Come back!"

The fierce beast heard Rong Gu's summons and immediately retreated.

At this moment, the courtyard was already beyond recognition, dirty and disgusting, utterly unsuitable to live in any longer.

Even if it were cleaned up later, just thinking about tonight's events would make one feel incredibly nauseated.

Rong Gu's gaze turned towards the distance, her tone finally wavering: "Is this your revenge? How childish!"

Although Rong Gu seemed not to care much, her tone and expression still betrayed her.

Yun Ran's revenge wasn't lethal, but it was disgusting enough that she could no longer stay in the vicinity with peace of mind.

"Someone, clean up and prepare to leave!"

The people staying near the courtyard hesitated for a moment but obediently followed the instructions.

Standing next to Rong Gu, someone quietly asked, "Fairy, what has happened?"

"Our dwelling has been discovered, and trouble will be unavoidable if we don't leave!"

Before dawn, everyone had left the courtyard, not leaving behind even an extra piece of paper.

But shortly after their departure, someone came looking for them.

"Boss, we came too late."

The leader looked around the courtyard, his expression calm and unruffled: "Find out who owns this place!"

"Yes!"

Watching their leader leave, his subordinate couldn't help but mutter regretfully: It's a pity, they left too quickly. If only we had received the news a bit earlier, the credit would have been ours.

Yun Ran, who had slept until she naturally woke up, opened her eyes to see the shadow she had sent out on a mission earlier, now pitifully crouched in a corner.

In front of it, two Little Paperman stared fiercely at it, one with its legs crossed, leaning against the sofa.

The other Little Paperman seemed to have ADHD, flying around everywhere.

"Why have you returned so soon?"

Yun Ran recalled the time her master entrusted her with the small box, sternly warning her that the sealed shadows and Evil Qi inside were the source of disasters, very powerful and not to be released carelessly.

It seems they weren't very useful after all.

"Reporting to the Lord, I did my best. That woman has a Fierce Beast by her side, capable of Bloodline Suppression over me..."

Although the shadow's voice was unpleasant, Yun Ran could still hear a sense of grievance in it.

This outcome was within Yun Ran's expectation, so she wasn't too disappointed.

"Alright, I understand."

After speaking, Yun Ran sealed the shadow again, knowing that even under her watch it wouldn't dare to cause mischief.

But since it carried various types of Evil Qi, it could easily cause unnecessary trouble, so sealing it was most appropriate.

With the shadow sealed, the Little Paperman no longer needed to glare fiercely and quickly flew to Yun Ran's side.

"Master, we have already revealed Rong Gu's address, but she escaped too quickly and wasn't captured."

"I exposed her hiding place not really to capture her, just as she cursed me not really to kill me."

They had clashed before, so both she and Rong Gu knew well that such tactics were merely minor hindrances, not truly harming each other's foundations.

She'd been schemed against by Rong Gu as if slapped in the face, and she had retaliated firmly, also managing to disgust her in return.

"She should stay quiet for a while. After the Xuanmen Competition, things will probably get even more lively."

After changing her clothes, Yun Ran came out and Ginsengfruit immediately brought her food.

As it approached Yun Ran, Ginsengfruit sensed an uncomfortable aura on her.

Ginsengfruit, being a Magic Artifact refined by Heavenly Thunder, was particularly sensitive to such malign presences.

"Host, what happened to you?"

Yun Ran revealed her palm: "I was set up by Rong Gu, but it's nothing serious."

Ginsengfruit: …

He had always thought his own host was really laid-back, but now it seemed that even describing her as laid-back was an understatement.

"Can this curse be removed?"

Yun Ran sat down, quickly finishing half a bowl of porridge for something in her stomach.

Then she spoke nonchalantly, "Not for the time being. You know how Rong Gu's scheming works; anything she crafts isn't simple."

Once everything here was settled, she would inevitably confront Rong Gu, and naturally, a solution would be found then.

Ginsengfruit looked at Yun Ran's attitude and for the first time realized what it meant when they say 'the Emperor isn't in a hurry while the eunuchs are'.

Her Life Chart was already bad, and now she had contracted this curse; the cumulative impact could potentially double in severity.

"Don't worry, the worst outcome would just be a decayed hand. Plus, there's Dragon Spirit to share part of the curse.

If it really affects me, I'll transfer all the curse onto him by then, as his Divine Soul is strong, and being cursed won't really matter to him."

Yun Ran had just finished speaking when Dragon Spirit, who happened to be coming out of the room, heard her.

Dragon Spirit, who had just convinced himself not to be petty, exploded.

"What do you mean? If you dare, say it clearly. What sort of plan is this to move the entire curse onto me?

Do I owe you something? You cause trouble outside and implicate me, and now you plan to shift everything onto me—are you even human?!"

"Who asked you to be so capable? This curse on you is at most like a mosquito bite, but it's different for me—I could really end up with a decaying hand!"

Saying so, Yun Ran showed her palm to Dragon Spirit. Yesterday, he saw a small red dot on her palm, truly just a dot.

But now, that dot had clearly become a raised red bump, appearing as if her hand would decay at any moment.

"No way, you're going to fuss over such a small matter?"

Dragon Spirit looked at Yun Ran with skepticism, suspecting Yun Ran was manipulating him, but he had no proof.

Yet seeing the look in Yun Ran's eyes that seemed to say 'so you're unreliable after all,' he inexplicably felt a bit guilty.

After pondering for a while, Dragon Spirit finally spoke, "I don't want to help you now, we'll see when your hand really starts decaying!"

Wasn't this essentially agreeing to what Yun Ran had just proposed?

Ginsengfruit bowed his head, clearly not wanting Dragon Spirit to see his facial expression and gaze.

He had always heard of some people getting fooled yet still gratefully helping the swindler count money—he now saw a live example of it.