Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 111 - 110 This... this is the Golden Toad! (2 more updates)

Chapter 111: 110 This... this is the Golden Toad! (2 more updates)

The man still wanted to ask Yun Ran for a way to stay in touch, or at least have a meal together before leaving.

But before he could utter a word to keep her around, he noticed Yun Ran had stopped again.

Following Yun Ran’s gaze, he also saw that toad.

In the past, he would definitely have grabbed a broom and shooed this toad away, but the master had said that it was this little thing that had blocked a disaster for him. Otherwise, he would have been harmed by that anomalous shadow long ago.

"Master, I’ve been searching for it for a long time and couldn’t find it, how come it suddenly appeared today!"

It’s not surprising that the man was astonished; he was someone who liked cleanliness very much. Although he had been neglecting it recently, he still cleaned every day.

The sudden appearance of the toad puzzled him.

When Yun Ran looked at the toad, the toad also looked back at her, and it clearly showed signs of spiritual wisdom.

"That Bone Bead, if you really don’t want it, you could feed it to the toad as payment for the time it protected you."

The man was a bit dumbfounded when he heard this, not because he was unwilling, as the Bone Bead used to be a family heirloom.

But now, knowing the thing was cultivated by an Evil Cultivator and had almost cost him his life, he didn’t cherish it at all.

He just felt it was a hot potato he didn’t know how to deal with.

Now Yun Ran had told him a way to dispose of it, and he could accept that.

But he was genuinely curious, could that toad really eat the Bone Bead?

However, his hands didn’t stop moving at all, and he quickly threw the Bone Bead over. His eager attitude was enough to show how much he detested the Bone Bead now.

The toad reacted quickly, its tongue shot out and swallowed the Bone Bead in one go.

In just a moment, the somewhat ugly toad began to change color; it went from a nondescript brown to a shiny gold.

Its size increased considerably too, transforming from a nobody in the toad world into an elite.

"This... this is a Golden Toad!"

"Take good care of it, it will bring wealth and treasure."

Saying that, Yun Ran left, with Old Liu hurriedly following her, leaving the man standing there beginning to doubt his life.

A perfectly normal toad, how did it suddenly mutate into a Golden Toad!

Old Liu was also curious, but he knew the rules and didn’t ask any questions.

"Find a shady place and set up a fortune-telling stand!"

Old Liu went to look for a spot, while Yun Ran returned to the car to rest.

She seemed confident in the recent action, but it still aggravated a minor injury, and she needed to rest for a while.

[Host, was that toad bargaining with you just now? My goodness, it’s not every day you see something like that, it turned into a Golden Toad right there!]

"It told me the location of hidden treasure, and I helped it get the Bone Bead for advancement; a fair trade."

Who would have thought, the toad had its eye on the Bone Bead from the shop owner from the start. However, I knew that the Bone Bead was evil and if swallowed directly, it probably wouldn’t end well for it.

Saving the shop owner and being able to stay hidden, it didn’t show up until I removed the evil from the Bone Bead. Then it made its move, trading a hidden treasure location for a chance to transform into a Golden Toad.

Tsk tsk tsk, these days even these little creatures know how to weigh the pros and cons, looking out for a better future for themselves.

"Becoming a Golden Toad is a very auspicious meaning, and coupled with the lifesaver’s gratitude, that shop owner will definitely feed it plenty of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the future. This deal is really worthwhile."

"So you see, you can’t underestimate any lifeform with spiritual wisdom—who knows what they’re scheming."

Old Liu came back quickly and found a street corner for Yun Ran with a good flow of people, surrounded by quite a few folks dancing in the square, a very suitable place indeed.

Yun Ran took her little stall over there.

As soon as she set up, people came to see what the fuss was about, mainly from the crowd playing chess nearby.

An old man with a vest, shorts, and slippers kept sizing up the wooden sign Yun Ran had set up.

"Young lady, you’ve set up the stall in the wrong place. People here aren’t that rich. You charge 2000 a reading; I’m afraid you’ll be playing to an empty house today!"

"Exactly, 2000 bucks, that’s a month’s grocery money. Spending it here, now that’d be a waste."

"This young lady is so young, can her readings be accurate? Is she a scammer?"

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This time, Yun Ran didn’t let Old Liu stand beside her, so the onlookers just thought she was just an ordinary, pretty young girl.

But sometimes, people love a curiosity.

The more they thought no one would seek a fortune-telling, the more some wanted to challenge it, even to prove, Yun Ran was but a fraud.

Sure enough, a bespectacled old man stepped forward: "Let me expose the fake for everyone!"

The others looked on, immediately showing faces full of anticipation. This person was a local celebrity.

His family’s children are exceptionally successful, and they are not short of money, but he’s intolerant of any dishonesty and meddles in everything.

From discussing major national affairs to gossiping about someone’s daughter-in-law being disrespectful, or a mother-in-law mistreating her daughter-in-law.

Basically, there wasn’t an issue he wouldn’t stir up.

"Young lady, are your readings accurate?"

Old foxes are old foxes for a reason—they always cover their tracks.

"If it’s not accurate, there’s no charge."

The old man immediately shook his head: "That’s not how it works. If it’s accurate, you collect 2000; if it’s not, you ask for nothing. Either way, you don’t bear any consequences."

There are all sorts of people in the world, and Yun Ran didn’t care about the old man’s quibbling.

Calmly she said, "Then what do you think would be a fair consequence?"

The old man’s face immediately revealed a confident smile, and those around him sensed a feeling that the situation was under control.

In the past, whenever Old Huo wore such a smile, it meant trouble for whoever he targeted.

"Market goods offer a tenfold compensation for a fake, and although fortune-telling is not a product, it is still a kind of service.

Seeing that you are so young, I won’t be too harsh—just triple the penalty. If your prediction is accurate, I’ll give you the 2000 Divination money.

But if you’re wrong, you need to pay three times the Divination money. I, the old man, will not want your money; you’ll just put this penalty directly into the Merit Box in front of you. How about that?"

Yun Ran’s gaze followed where the old man was pointing and saw, not far off, a Lotus Pond with a huge Merit Box beside it.

Retracting her gaze, Yun Ran showed not a trace of panic, speaking indifferently: "Of course, that’s not a problem."

The old man’s face also showed a smile, and then he sat down directly, seeming not at all worried that the young girl in front of him would not honor her bet if she lost.