Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 1068 - 1064:

Yun Ran eats at a decent pace, but her eating manner is far from ugly; she only has an Ignore Talisman attached to her.

It can make people see her presence, yet they constantly overlook her, not defending against her.

"Hey, do you guys know about the stuff going on with the Zhou Family in that alley up ahead?"

As Yun Ran was eating, suddenly, a group of diners at a table lowered their voices.

If they had spoken in normal tones, Yun Ran might not have paid special attention.

Only when discussing juicy secrets do people deliberately lower their voices; this is common sense.

The people at the same table were evidently very interested in this topic and immediately followed suit by lowering their voices.

"What you’re talking about, it might not be that thing, right!"

"Exactly, it’s that thing!"

Yun Ran seems to be eating, but in reality, her ears have perked up, wanting to hear what kind of secret or juicy gossip is worth whispering so quietly.

But then, these people simply replaced it with ’that thing.’

They were completely playing the guessing game, which left Yun Ran speechless; if it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, she’d love to walk right over.

And give these people a huge thumbs down.

Eating gossip while hiding it is an extremely unethical act! 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

In fact, Yun Ran wasn’t the only one with good hearing abilities; the ones at the adjacent table also had sharp ears.

Their feelings at the moment were exactly identical to Yun Ran’s inner condemnation.

One can say, gossiping is a crucial part of human genetics.

Immediately, someone did what Yun Ran wanted to do.

Someone from the adjacent table directly moved closer, wanting to keep listening to the gossip; he was eager to know what ’that thing’ referred to.

The gossiping people quickly realized someone was approaching, and instantly stopped talking.

They looked at the person coming over with a slightly peculiar expression: "What’re you doing!"

Being caught, the eavesdropper wasn’t embarrassed at all; he chuckled to ease the atmosphere.

Then he said: "I just heard you talking about the Zhou family’s situation, yet you didn’t say anything; isn’t one curious."

The speaker’s voice was normal, and those around them started to watch as well.

Everyone’s face had a gossiping expression.

Yun Ran: ...

Indeed, this restaurant is the best place for passing messages (gossip).

Others chimed in too: "Exactly, if you’re going to talk, say it louder, right? It’s also fate that we’re all dining here at the same time!"

"What exactly is going on, talking so mysteriously makes us all curious too."

"Hey, are you talking about the Zhou family in the alley near Liu’s Cloth Shop?"

"Do you know what’s happening?"

...

Quickly, everyone started talking one after another.

Some information, one person knows a little, another knows a bit, gathered together, it becomes a big gossip.

Yun Ran finally learned from these people’s words what happened to the Zhou family.

It’s said a month ago, strange things started happening at the Zhou Family.

At night, their house would have all kinds of eerie, ghostly cries, both human and animal sounds.

It disturbed their neighbors, causing them all to approach the Zhou Family.

But curiously, the Zhou Family denied these sounds were coming from their house, and they themselves were completely unaware.

Compared to the sleepless, haggard neighbors, the Zhou Family looked refreshed.

This made the neighbors think they were mistaken.

After all, those sounds were genuinely loud; if they occurred within Zhou’s house, they couldn’t possibly be unaffected.

Afterward, things quieted down for a while.

But soon after, some cats and dogs in that alley disappeared.

This time, no matter how the Zhou Family explained, they couldn’t appeal to the neighbors’ anger.

The Zhou Family had no choice but to lock up their house with a big lock and move the entire family to another rented residence.

They initially thought the Zhou Family had moved, so the ghostly cries should disappear.

But just a few days later, those sounds appeared again.

This time, the previously furious neighbors gradually realized and began suspecting the Zhou Family’s house was haunted.

Now, the neighbors in that alley are preparing to gather money to hire a powerful Dark Master to handle the situation.

Yun Ran finished her meal at this point.

She didn’t expect that dining would actually deliver some good news.

According to the descriptions from these people, those ghostly cries sounded very much like the situation when a copper mirror is activated.

"Check, please!"

When Yun Ran’s voice sounded, the staff who were also engrossed in the gossip finally snapped back to reality.

After paying, Yun Ran planned to check out the alley near the Zhou Family.

Only when she finally reached the alley, her expression was speechless.

The alley mentioned by those people, supposedly ’nearby’, took her almost half an hour to reach.

This place has nothing to do with being ’nearby’, alright?

Yun Ran even took a deliberate look at Liu’s Cloth Shop nearby, confirming she hadn’t lost her way!

This alley had many residents and was quite spacious, logically it should be a lively place.

Yet now, those people who usually gossiped under the trees were nowhere to be seen.

Even children playing roadside were scarce, only occasional passersby.

Yun Ran simply glanced at the layout here and decided to return at night.

Compared to hearsay, which could be heavily colored by subjective bias, Yun Ran preferred what she saw herself.

It’s still early, so Yun Ran found a nearby decent inn.

The receptionist was slumped on the table, fast asleep, clearly indicating the service wouldn’t be great.

"Hey, wake up~"

The woman dozing off at the counter woke up from the noise, and the corner of her mouth had traces of saliva.

Her eyes were heavy-lidded, making it seem like this wasn’t daytime but night.

Yun Ran seemingly ignored her expression and calmly asked, "Do you have rooms available?"

This time, the woman genuinely woke up, promptly responding, "Yes, absolutely!"

Ever since those ghostly cries began, business at their inn has plummeted; vacant rooms are plentiful!