Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling

If I hadn't seen Yun Ran's shameless history of shirking responsibility, Minister Duan would probably have been truly swayed by her righteous appearance now.

Minister Duan directly pulled out the chair and sat down, giving a light snort: "This act of yours could only fool those who don't know the truth."

Having been exposed, Yun Ran felt no embarrassment at all, immediately switching to a laid-back demeanor.

"Minister Duan, how could you possibly compete with a little girl like me?"

Yun Ran's thick skin was something even Elder Gong found astonishing.

At her age, to live so transparently and switch emotions so effortlessly, few in the Xuan Sect could compare with Yun Ran.

"Alright, let's talk business first."

When Elder Gong spoke, both Minister Duan and Yun Ran immediately let go of their thoughts of continuing the argument.

Minister Duan glanced over before saying, "Yun Ran's previous calculations were basically correct, and I'd like to add a little more to it.

The people living in the deep mountains now, regardless of identity or influence, far surpass everyone at the Special Administration Bureau.

This is why their previous grievances and battles were not intervened by the Northeast Branch; they can only turn a blind eye..."

After confessing to Minister Duan, the people at the Northeast Branch actually breathed a sigh of relief.

God knows with such big trouble looming over them, they've been scared to death.

Whether it's their family's elders or retired bosses from the branch, they're all wary of those individuals, and they themselves wouldn't dare speak out.

Now, there are only two left who hold generational authority over them, and they hope to outlive them.

Who would have thought this issue would reach the Capital City, even causing people from the central bureau to come over.

As the saying goes, keeping family scandals hidden, the folks at the branch feel quite conflicted, sensing they've been caught in a bad situation.

At the same time, there's a subtle relief; with people from the central bureau here, they can hand off this mess.

Minister Duan certainly understood their thoughts.

He now genuinely felt he'd been badly tricked by Yun Ran, dragged into a major problem unnecessarily.

Feeling dissatisfied, Minister Duan carried a tinge of emotion, his gaze somewhat resentful at Yun Ran.

"Now do you realize how deep this pit is?"

Yun Ran isn't one to self-reflect; she simply shifted her gaze away. As long as she's not looking at Minister Duan, she knows nothing of embarrassment.

Elder Gong furrowed his brows; at his age in the Special Administration Bureau, he is basically considered a 'living fossil.'

From Minister Duan's words, he roughly understood; now only two living people remain, older and more senior than him.

If that's the case, he understands the reason why those 'youngsters' at the Northeast Special Management Bureau remain oblivious.

Just as if he wanted to make trouble now, except for someone like Xie Xuzhi from the Xie Family, no one else would even dare to speak up.

"What identities do those two people hold now?"

Elder Gong asked, and Minister Duan's attitude immediately became more respectful: "Xu Wen and Zhu Qing."

These two names, among the younger generation at the Special Administration Bureau, are basically unknown.

But to Elder Gong's ears, it sounded like thunder, leaving his mind momentarily stunned.

The change in Elder Gong's expression was caught by Minister Duan and Yun Ran, making their hearts sink.

If someone of Elder Gong's caliber was shocked, it means these two are definitely not simple figures.

Yet neither rushed to inquire, instead waiting as Elder Gong gathered himself, with their gazes fixed upon him.

Elder Gong now had a bitter smile on his face, especially as he looked at Minister Duan and Yun Ran's eyes filled with curiosity.

He sighed, revealing a mood Yun Ran couldn't comprehend.

"It's normal for you youngsters not to have heard these two names..."

Just as Elder Gong began, he suddenly paused, which only intensified the belief of Minister Duan and Yun Ran that something big had happened.

After taking a breath, Elder Gong continued: "Xu Wen and Zhu Qing are a pair of senior disciples; in their era, they existed as dominant figures among their peers.

Anywhere they were present, any danger could be easily resolved.

Simultaneously, at that time, they were spiritual leaders among the younger generation in the Xuan Sect.

And back then, I was just a little child still in my open-crotch pants, growing up listening to their stories.

Later, something inexplicable happened, and a batch of young Xuan Sect prodigies led by them suddenly went silent.

Unexpectedly, such events occurred with them, and now decades later, I hear of them again amidst this calamity..."

Elder Gong felt an unspeakable sadness; the heroes of his childhood had fallen to such a bleak end.

Yun Ran and Minister Duan exchanged a glance and, with tacit understanding, looked away.

Their origins were indeed frightening.

The atmosphere fell silent.

After a while, Minister Duan suddenly spoke: "These two seniors were so formidable; they must have been harmed by someone."

Minister Duan didn't say this just to comfort Elder Gong. Anyone who could become a prodigy in the Xuan Sect naturally had their pride.

Someone like Minister Duan, among his peers in the Xuan Sect, could barely be considered upper-middle, yet even he had his own bottom line and pride.

He doesn't believe someone like Xu Wen and Zhu Qing, capable of being leader figures, would fall so drastically and end up in such an irrecoverable state.

There must have been someone fanning the flames, making matters irreversible, he wouldn't believe otherwise.

Yun Ran also nodded: "I think so too. To be a leader among the young talents, one must have first-class abilities and trustworthy character.

Otherwise, why would anyone have faith in them? Accidentally opening the Evil God Avatar's seal was already suspicious.

And if back then Zhu Qing had been unwilling to save everyone, with her abilities, escaping wouldn't have been an issue; why would she willingly endure the swallowing of the Evil God's power?

Surely someone must have stirred things up, making their conflict escalate to an irreconcilable level."

What Yun Ran didn't say was the people Zhu Qing killed; was their death really without issue?

If Zhu Qing believed she was avenging herself, and those dead people thought they were atoning, this setup was too cunning.