Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 55 Such people are best suited to be easy marks (5 updates)

Chapter 55: 55 Such people are best suited to be easy marks (5 updates)

Jiang Ruo reached out to grab Yun Ran’s hand to express his gratitude and urgency.

"Smack," Jiang Ruo’s back of the hand instantly turned bright red.

"Speak your mind, fart if you must, what’s with the grabbing? Believe it or not, I’ll chop off your claws!"

A look of grievance quickly surfaced on Jiang Ruo’s face; he was just a bit excited, with no ill intentions.

Yun Ran of course knew this; otherwise, it wouldn’t have just been a slap.

"Great Master, do you know why my classmate is so unlucky? Can you help resolve it?"

Yun Ran’s gaze landed once again on Jiang Ruo’s face. Lucky fellow, to be able to hang around the misfortunate Yang Ye without being affected at all.

Key point is, this guy has a pure heart and a warm nature—yeah, such a person is most suitable to be taken for a ride.

"That’ll be another price!"

Jiang Ruo: ...

Watching Jiang Ruo’s downcast look, Yang Ye hurriedly said, "Great Master, how much money is needed for the resolution? I’ll pay."

"8888."

The two, who had expected Yun Ran to demand an exorbitant sum, instantly sighed in relief.

This time, Yang Ye was the first to take out his mobile phone to scan and make the payment.

Yun Ran directly took out the Glass Bead that had been used to seal the Ghost King, tossing it into Yang Ye’s hand.

"Wear it for three days, and all that random dark aura clinging to you will dissipate.

But these dark auras are just a fuse, making you plagued with bad luck, leaving you unable to save yourself when you run into problems.

The real trouble is still there. You’ve blocked someone’s path; all those previous incidents were just to ruin the protective aura of your Magnetic Mountain.

Your reputation, your connections, your resources, even your future; they’ve all been destroyed one by one. Next, it’ll be your life."

Yang Ye, the person in question, didn’t have much of a reaction, but Jiang Ruo’s face turned paler and paler.

He had been well protected by his family, but after all, he was also a gifted student, and Yun Ran’s words made this good boy face the cruelty of the dark reality.

Thinking that those people were after Yang Ye’s life, he suddenly felt a shiver run through his entire body.

"However, you do have a bit of fortune. With the dark aura you’d been carrying, it took half a month to completely break down the aura of your own Magnetic Mountain.

There must be something on you that blocked some of the dark aura’s erosion, but in the end, it still failed."

Yang Ye thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that when he was in college, his 100-year-old grandmother had claimed he was a reincarnation of Wenquxing.

She had given him a wood carving, saying it was carved and presented to her by an old scholar her family had hired when she was a child.

A few days ago, that wood carving split open without warning, and he felt exceedingly distressed but didn’t think too much of it; he just assumed it was due to wear and decay.

So, had that wood carving been protecting him for a long time?

He had already resigned himself to fate, but only now did he realize that he had been set up by someone, and that person even wanted his life!

The fire that was about to go out in Yang Ye’s eyes kindled afresh: "Great Master, what should I do now?"

"If you hadn’t met me today, tomorrow, you would be robbed and stabbed to death in an alley."

Yang Ye’s trust in Yun Ran had reached its peak, and even though rage was nearly consuming him, he still retained his last bit of reason.

"Thank you for the guidance, Master, I know what to do now."

Yun Ran immediately smiled as well; she liked talking to smart people, just a hint was enough.

Those dark auras destroying his own natural aura’s fortune, even calling the police would be useless, but plotting for wealth and killing was different.

Now that he knows how the other party wants to kill him, he might as well set a trap for them. Catch them red-handed, and all his resentments can be avenged at once.

When Yang Ye was about to leave with Jiang Ruo, Yun Ran added another statement: "That bead, remember to return it to me after three days. Otherwise, bear the consequences!"

Yun Ran wouldn’t gamble on human nature; the temptation of treasures isn’t something that everyone can resist.

"Rest assured, Master."

After a good while passed with no Merit being deposited, Ginsengfruit felt somewhat dispirited: [Host, should we be more selective with whom we help?]

Their purpose was to earn Merit after all!

"Do you know why it is so hard to earn Merit?"

Ginsengfruit was a System disguised as a Magic Artifact; how would it understand these things?

"The premise of earning Merit is having a heart of kindness. If one only chooses specific destined people to earn Merit, that’s impure in intent.

Those with too much of a mercenary heart, no matter how many good deeds they do, the Merit obtained is limited. Some things may be judged by acts rather than heart, but for other things, we must judge by heart. Understand?"

Ginsengfruit: ...

Even though it didn’t understand, it was fine as long as it listened to the Host.

Yun Ran was leisurely waiting for the next destined person to fall into her trap under the pedestrian bridge.

Over at the Special Administration Bureau’s Hai City Branch, things had become a chaotic mess.

The Ghost Realm handed in by Shen Zhe and the others, as they expected, caused a huge uproar throughout the entire Special Administration Bureau.

Eighteen branches sent people, rushing over to Hai City overnight, scrambling for this now ownerless realm.

Director Xie sat silently at the head seat, watching as people below used their hands and feet, spat flying, their voices almost flipping the roof.

Gu Yuan approached and whispered, "Just watching them squabble like this?"

"What else?"

"Our Northwest Branch has been hardworking and enduring all along. You guys have had easier lives than us. Now, no matter what, this realm should go to us!"

"Do you have no shame? What do you mean ’you’ve been hardworking and enduring’? Who among us isn’t working hard at the risk of our lives? In my opinion, it should be about rewards for merits!"

"I disagree. As for merits, who doesn’t have them? I say it should be allocated based on needs; whoever needs it most should have it!"

...

These white-haired old folks, when they argued, did so with full vigor, making Gu Yuan feel almost pitiful by contrast.

Seeing the day was not getting any younger, Director Xie knocked on the table; amidst the racket, everyone suddenly paused their quarreling as if hitting a stop button.

Their fierce expressions hadn’t even dissipated as they all turned their heads to look at Director Xie.

"Director Xie, please judge for us!"

Gu Yuan almost couldn’t help but laugh; these old fellas were ultimately most intimidated by his boss.

If it was anyone else, they’d have been oppressed by these old-timers playing their age card, unable to speak up. Unlike now, where they seek the boss for adjudication.

"You have one more day. If you still can’t reach an agreement, this Ghost Realm will go to the Headquarters."

Everyone: ...

They seriously suspected this was Director Xie’s deliberate move, but they had no evidence.

But who didn’t know whom? If they couldn’t grab it, none of them wanted rival branches to gain the advantage; they’d rather have it taken by Headquarters. That way, everyone was back to the starting line again.

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