Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling

The finals were fast approaching, and Yun Ran changed into a new set of clothes, which had talismans that were much better than those used in the previous selection competition.

Obviously, the danger level of the finals had increased by many folds, otherwise, the Big Competition Committee wouldn't be so generous.

Dragon Spirit didn't leave after all, but because Yun Ran had chased him away earlier, he moved out quite honorably and stayed with Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan looked at Dragon Spirit speechlessly, "I'm really busy, why don't you find somewhere else to watch?"

Dragon Spirit snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and stood with his legs in a relaxed stance, looking extremely arrogant and difficult to provoke.

"I'm going to sit in the delegate seats, that's giving you face, don't be ungrateful!"

Gu Yuan: …

Now he kind of understood why Yun Ran was so annoyed with this guy, his temperament was even more irritating than a bratty child.

Is the seat in the delegate area something anyone can just occupy? There should at least be some common sense in place, even if there are no rules.

Dragon Spirit continued in a sarcastic tone: "No way, no way, you're a director and Director Xie's confidant, and you can't even arrange a seat, how useless..."

Listening to Dragon Spirit's annoying chatter, Gu Yuan felt a headache coming on.

Now, he really regretted why he had kindly taken in this guy earlier.

"Fine, fine, go if you want, but let's get this straight, don't cause trouble, otherwise, I won't pretend I don't know you!"

Dragon Spirit immediately looked satisfied and then looked at Gu Yuan with admiration; this was indeed the treatment he as a Dragon Spirit deserved.

He unilaterally declared that from now on, he and Gu Yuan were good friends—as for Yun Ran, hmph, step aside!

With a dark expression, Gu Yuan arranged a special seat for Dragon Spirit; he was sitting in the delegate area but not taking up any of the delegate seats; instead, he was given a separate chair.

"Gu Chu, you just randomly arranged a person…"

The speaker hadn't even finished speaking when he was glared at by Dragon Spirit's large eyes, full of intimidation.

Then, Dragon Spirit brazenly sat down, completely unconcerned about others' opinions—if anyone dared to upset him, he would make their entire family unhappy!

"What a disgrace! What a disgrace!"

Gu Yuan calmly said, "Did he take someone else's spot? Or are you in charge here, and no one else can come to this area?"

People in the delegate seats: …

Indeed, it had been said before that Gu Yuan was a very unruly person; if it wasn't for Director Xie leaving and entrusting many things to Gu Yuan, they would definitely have fallen out with him by now.

The angry people, having no other choice, sat down begrudgingly.

But everyone seemed to have unanimously decided not to talk to Gu Yuan any more than necessary.

As for the person brought by Gu Yuan (cats and dogs), haha, they would just ignore them!

This first round of the competition involved forming teams, with a total of 50 people, grouped into ten teams of five each.

"Now, I'll give everyone ten minutes to freely form teams. Those who fail to form a team in time will be grouped by random drawing.

I reiterate, if the formed team ends up at the bottom, the entire team will be eliminated, so please choose carefully."

This rule was well understood by everyone who came to compete, so after the staff announced the rules.

Some immediately began forming teams, those from the Mystical Sect families had long had their own lists of whom to team up with.

Yun Ran was strong in all aspects, but given her and their families' previous entanglements of interests, she was not a good candidate.

Now, these team members were allies, but if they reached the end, they would become competitors.

Hence, when choosing their teammates, everyone had their personal motives, aiming to pick the strongest supports who would also be the easiest to eliminate later.

Xin Fu walked directly up to Yun Ran: "Lady Yun, I'd like to team up with you."

He had already understood; with Yun Ran around, there was no chance for him to stand out. Plus, he had already pledged allegiance to Yun Ran.

Now, he was prepared to be the stepping stone that would propel Yun Ran to success; losing to Yun Ran, at some times, was also an honor.

Yun Ran nodded slightly, "Okay."

In the list of finalists, ordinary-born individuals accounted for about one-fifth, a figure that only appeared after the drastic reforms by Xie Xuzhi.

These individuals naturally formed one faction.

Just as Yun Ran and Xin Fu thought teaming up would go smoothly.

Surprisingly, these ordinary-origin people did not come to Yun Ran's team to form a group.

In the end, Yun Ran's side was short of people, and according to the default random drawing system, three people from the Mystical Sect families were forcefully added to their group.

Gu Yuan, sitting in the delegate seats, watched this scene with furrowed brows.

In previous competitions, it had mostly been ordinary-born teaming with ordinary-born, and Mystical Sect with Mystical Sect.

Why had it turned into a melee this year?

Gu Yuan's gaze moved to his own people standing not too far away; he nodded at them, and they quietly withdrew to investigate.

Yun Ran looked at the three obviously unreliable members in front of her and nearly instantly understood what these people were up to.

Well done, this was a blatant scheme, using threats and challenges to snatch the direct finale slots.

These three were definitely replacements for those slots.

Clearly planning to act as deadweights in the team competition, or even backstab her.

If the team performed poorly, even if her personal capabilities were strong, she would still be dragged down, leading to the elimination of the entire team.

Yun Ran just wanted to give a thumbs up to the schemers behind this, brilliantly played!

The skill of exploiting loopholes in the rules was truly masterful.

Xin Fu, having also understood, was particularly furious, clenching his fists tightly.

Anyone who was on the verge of success, only to have it ruined by such despicable means, would find it hard to swallow such humiliation.

This trick, if applied to any other competitor, would surely succeed 99.99% of the time.

Unfortunately for them, his opponent was Yun Ran, a Hexagonal Warrior who didn't need a team to turn everyone upside down; her teammates just needed to hold their ground.

Yun Ran instructed Xin Fu, "Just keep an eye on them, don't let them have a chance to sabotage themselves."