Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 1000 - 996: The Mirror Covered with Black Cloth
This encounter was indeed a bit tragic, but neither Yun Ran nor the Ginsengfruit seemed too surprised.
"Throw it into that Divine Cauldron outside, we’ll purify it later."
Yun Ran released the Ginseng Spirit from her grasp, and the freed Ginseng Spirit, having lost its previous attack power, waited obediently for its fate.
Upon hearing the order, the Little Paperman darted in from outside, holding the half-bodied Ginseng Roots with one hand.
"Don’t worry, Master, leave it to me!"
The Little Paperman pinched the Ginseng Roots, shaking them a few times. So, this was the creature that nearly killed the Wang Family’s granddaughter.
As it flew to the Divine Cauldron, the Little Paperman let out a cold snort and tossed the half-bodied Ginseng Roots inside.
The Divine Cauldron, which was previously covered with lots of dirt, had already been cleaned up by the Divine Servants.
However, this did not restore the Divine Cauldron to its original state; except for one corner, the rest was still pitch black and shiny.
After discarding the Ginseng Spirit, the Little Paperman clapped its hands, ridding them of some clinging Death Energy.
"You little thing, you should appreciate my master purifying the Death Energy from your body!"
All purification processes are quite painful.
The people in the Divine Hall could only watch silently as the small Paperman Artifact tossed something unknown into the Divine Cauldron they had just cleaned.
They dared not utter a word and could only watch with wide eyes.
After the Little Paperman flew away, the people in the Divine Hall finally turned their gaze to their High Priest.
"High Priest, what should we do now? I have a feeling that the owner of this courtyard is a very dangerous person, and with the Divine Cauldron in her hands..."
At this moment, they all clearly realized that if Yun Ran wanted their lives, they wouldn’t even have a chance to resist.
The High Priest knew what they were thinking, but they had no choice but to trust Yun Ran now. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
They had no means of purifying the Divine Cauldron themselves, nor could they even take it away.
Choosing between dying for sure by resisting and a possible death by listening, they could only choose the latter.
The High Priest glanced at the defense they couldn’t break.
He said somberly, "Enough of these foolish words, just wait!"
The Divine Cauldron Spirit, usually chatty, was uncharacteristically silent since the Divine Servants arrived.
Whether it didn’t want to reveal more secrets or felt its previous words were unfitting for these unimpressive Divine Servants and deemed them embarrassing, it chose to remain taciturn.
At any rate, it was rare to have such peace and quiet now.
In the living room, Yun Ran looked at the dust covering the Ginsengfruit.
"Go prepare the things necessary for the purification."
The Array for purification was something Yun Ran had taught the Ginsengfruit, and clearly, Yun Ran didn’t intend to do it herself this time.
The purpose of teaching the Ginsengfruit these transferable Arrays was to make things easier for herself.
Now, with the Ginsengfruit and the Little Paperman around, Yun Ran could completely free her own hands.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have crafted so many Little Papermen as assistants.
"Okay, Host, I’ll get right on it!"
The Ginsengfruit turned and left to prepare, while Yun Ran glanced down at her previously unresponsive legs.
After she burned away half of the Ginseng Spirit with Talismanic Fire, she surprisingly regained sensation.
"It seems the injury left by the world consciousness’s rejection of me will soon heal."
On the other side, Xuan Chu, who had parted ways with the Dragon Spirit, finally awaited the arrival of the General Association’s people.
From his hidden spot, he saw the leader of the General Association’s group instructing others to bring up the collected spirits along the way.
The whip cracked sharply, and the little Wolf Demon, trapped in a circle about one meter in diameter, had nowhere to escape.
The Wolf Demon’s pained howls became entertainment for these people.
Xuan Chu’s brows furrowed deeply; although he treated all living beings equally, with no particular bias.
Seeing the confused little Wolf Demon, who had just developed spiritual wisdom, he felt immense sympathy.
Their actions were too vicious.
When the Wolf Demon finally fainted, someone stepped forward, grabbed it, and replaced it with another spirit.
After knocking out several spirits in succession, the leader finally stopped wielding his whip.
He discarded the whip, and someone immediately presented him with a clean towel to wipe his hands.
"Boss, we’re almost at Border City."
The man referred to as boss tossed the towel aside and responded with a faint "Hmm."
"Make sure those beasts are dealt with cleanly!"
"Understood, don’t worry."
The leader turned and returned to his resting tent. As soon as the other man’s figure disappeared, the speaker’s face turned ruthless.
"You guys, come with me!"
Xuan Chu had a hunch that he was about to witness something important.
He quickly affixed more talisman paper to himself; now, even standing right in front of these General Association people, they probably wouldn’t notice him.
As he approached, a strong scent of blood assaulted Xuan Chu’s nostrils.
The spirits flogged into unconsciousness were barely hanging on to life.
Even without stepping forward to inspect, Xuan Chu could sense their resentment.
Soon after, he witnessed these men violently extracting the souls of these spirits.
The souls looked at their bodies on the ground, completely bewildered, not understanding what had happened.
Then, they were thrust into a mirror covered with a black cloth.
The mirror surface twisted for an instant, and Xuan Chu clearly heard countless anguished cries within.
This sound was very similar to what he had heard coming from that jar before.
Xuan Chu’s eyes locked onto the mirror, once again draped with the black cloth.
His intuition told him this mirror was crucial, and possessing it might provide some clues.
Xuan Chu waited quietly for these people to leave.
Only then did he approach to examine the spirits’ corpses on the ground, observing their evident demise.
As they lingered with their last breath, full of resentment, their souls were violently extracted by others.
If the souls in that jar were obtained this way...
