Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 676: Only Losers Harbor Envy and Hate
Yun Ran seldom saw Xuan Chu appearing interested in an evil technique, so she curiously asked, "Do you know what this evil technique is about?"
"If I’m not mistaken, it was recorded in a Forbidden Book lost by Heavenly Dao Village years ago.
Once mastered, it would be without any taboo, capable of devouring all life, including those inherently strong beings."
Yun Ran suspected the evil technique had some origins, but she didn’t expect its pedigree to be so vast.
She couldn’t help but gasp, "No way, that’s defying the heavens!!!"
Remembering how close she was to those jars at the time, Yun Ran instantly got goosebumps—is it possible she was almost devoured?
Xuan Chu saw Yun Ran was evidently shocked, and he added, "However, mastering it is very difficult; the process of refining it has extremely stringent requirements.
The key moment is when seeking perfection, the final step requires the sacrifice of the practitioner’s own soul.
Those jars you saw earlier are all flawed items, their harm is limited."
But this didn’t comfort Yun Ran; instead, she looked at him with some resentment.
Xuan Chu didn’t know why, but facing Yun Ran’s stare made him inexplicably guilty.
As expected, his intuition wasn’t wrong; Yun Ran’s voice of accusation echoed.
"Great, what’s with your Heavenly Dao Village! You even lose such important Forbidden Books!
Do you know what those monsters in the jars are made from? They’re all souls of the Xuan Sect people!"
At the height of her emotion, Yun Ran stood up, hands on her hips.
"It was I who spent countless Merit to open the gates of the Ghost World and send them back into reincarnation!"
Initially, when she helped those people, she didn’t plan on asking for any reward, just lent a hand to fellow practitioners.
Now though, she’s seeking accountability!
She needs to doubly reclaim from the Heavenly Dao Village people, for their poor custodianship.
Once Yun Ran said this, Xuan Chu knew what she meant. "Your losses will be compensated by Heavenly Dao Village."
Yun Ran, seeing Xuan Chu so cooperative, quickly restrained her previously excited expression.
"Don’t worry, we’re our own people, and when we capture Rong Gu, I’ll definitely give it my all!"
Xuan Chu: ...
A thousand words were swallowed by Xuan Chu, he really didn’t know what to say to Yun Ran.
After a few seconds of silence, he finally said, "It’s getting late, you should go rest early."
In the end, Xuan Chu didn’t explain that it wasn’t that Heavenly Dao Village was incompetent.
But rather, the timing of losing that Forbidden Book was precisely when the chaos in Xuan Sect had just subsided.
People from Heavenly Dao Village also participated in quelling that chaos; during the respite, someone launched a stealth attack.
In the end, out of the ten Great Elders of Heavenly Dao Village, only three survived.
This is a record of their disgraceful history that filled three volumes, finding that Forbidden Book became a necessary mission for later Heavenly Dao Village people.
That night, Yun Ran slept in a daze, inexplicably feeling cold, wanting to pull the quilt but couldn’t find it.
The sound of "click," the switch was turned on.
The strong light made Yun Ran reflexively close her eyes, after adjusting for a while, she finally opened them.
Upon opening her eyes, she found herself lying on the hard floor.
Simultaneously, a faint scent of blood lingered around her nostrils.
"Oh, you’re awake~"
Following the direction of the voice, Yun Ran saw Rong Gu and a young woman hanging, her life or death unknown.
The bloody smell came from that suspended young woman.
She wore a tight camisole dress, her hair disheveled, whose face couldn’t be seen clearly, but her body bore numerous wounds that oozed incessantly.
Whether it was the floor that she slept on for too long, Yun Ran felt her whole body aching.
This is what happens when you’ve always slept on multi-million-dollar mattress and suddenly can’t handle discomfort.
"Hiss~"
Yun Ran rubbed her slightly uncomfortable back and waist, slowly sitting up.
Her face did not show any panic, not even a bit of tension.
But her tone was rather exasperated: "Really, in the middle of the night, you brought me here and kept me on the floor with no quilt; I am a wealthy daughter, fragile and precious, okay."
Rong Gu saw Yun Ran at such a time wasn’t at all aware of being captured, still flaunting her privileged superiority.
Her expression immediately darkened.
Before encountering Yun Ran, Rong Gu felt she wasn’t someone overly desirous of material things; she even didn’t think her learned magic was harmful.
She was merely in extreme pursuit of power, those bearing slogans of eliminating harm were her obstacles.
Ultimately, those people must give way to her pursuit.
Jealousy and resentment never belonged to her, as she had never lost.
Only losers harbor jealousy and resentment.
But ever since meeting Yun Ran, she faced defeat repeatedly, as if Yun Ran was Heaven’s specially matched perfect opponent for her.
Gifted, beautiful, born of a wealthy family with a bright future, friends galore...
All of them deeply pierced Rong Gu’s Achilles’ heel, she seemed like Yun Ran’s contrasting group.
For the first time, Rong Gu profoundly felt what it meant to be envious.
So, she no longer maintained the lofty lone warrior act; she’ll do anything to climb up, only victors are qualified to set rules and define everything.
Yun Ran watched Rong Gu’s face getting darker, yet she never once reflected on whether her previous words aggravated Rong Gu.
She continued to stand up, twisted her body a bit, and observed the hanging person.
Then continued speaking, "Tell me, what you want to do? Who is this person? Just hung here so plainly, apart from me who’s brave, anyone timid would be terrified."
Rong Gu didn’t immediately answer Yun Ran’s question.
Instead, she said, "Do you know, you are really annoying?"
Yun Ran: ...
Seriously, how is she annoying? So many people like her, this is outright slander!
Having no idea what self-depletion or introspection is, Yun Ran directly shook her head, "I don’t feel that!"
And so, Rong Gu chuckled in anger.
But she quickly calmed down, coldly glanced back, "This time, when faced with a choice between two, will you be willing to give others the chance to live?"
Another "click" sound.
Right before Yun Ran’s eyes, Rong Gu vanished like a watery spirit.
Yun Ran slightly furrowed her brows, walked forward a few steps, and then realized that what she saw of Rong Gu earlier was just a projection.
Yun Ran rolled her eyes helplessly, "What choice between two, gotta be sick!"
