Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 738 - 736: The Host Truly Is ’Cunning and Devious
At the same time, at another undeveloped cliff edge, Rong Gu wore a thick hat, only exposing her eyes.
The cliff was hidden in the clouds, with the surrounding trees all covered in snow.
She stood on the cliff, even able to hear laughter from the distant ski resort.
In a daze, she felt a pang of envy. Since she came of age, she hadn’t laughed like that.
Life seemed particularly cruel to her. She endured various hardships as a child.
When she grew up, she continuously tidied up the messes caused by her brother’s greed.
Back then, she didn’t find it troublesome. Anyone who tangled with her brother, she could dispatch with a wave of her hand.
But later, she met her destined nemesis, that person called Yun Ran, who disrupted her plans again and again.
Now, she was getting deeper, entangled with no freedom, while Yun Ran gained fame and fortune.
Could it be that merely because of different origins, destiny held such a vast disparity? This is truly unfair.
Rong Gu looked at her suitcase beside her, filled with steel nails cultivated with sinister energy.
She only needed to nail down another twenty-one steel nails, and the Ice Dragon beneath this mountain range would lose its ability to resist, to be extracted by her.
Rong Gu’s small flag quickly found the weakness of the next spirit of the mountain range. She was about to nail in the steel nail.
Suddenly, Rong Gu sensed a provocation mixed with Yun Ran’s aura.
A flicker of surprise appeared in Rong Gu’s eyes.
Rong Gu knew that Yun Ran and his group had come to the Five Emperors Mountain, as she always had someone keeping an eye on Yun Ran.
Therefore, when Yun Ran came this way, Rong Gu knew that Yun Ran had discovered the secret of the Five Emperors Mountain.
She immediately decided to extract the Dragon Spirits before Yun Ran found those nailed down.
They say the one who knows an adversary best is her enemy.
With the mindset of not giving Yun Ran any advantage, Rong Gu naturally decided to strike first.
But Rong Gu couldn’t figure out how Yun Ran knew she was also at the Five Emperors Mountain.
The thought that Yun Ran might know more, even knowing her Azure Dragon was one of the five Dragon Spirits here, made Rong Gu feel unsettled.
"Damn it!"
She cursed under her breath, hurriedly taking out her phone to call the person who had been secretly assisting her.
As soon as the call connected, the person on the other end spoke in a distinctly irritable tone: "Why are you calling me now!"
This voice clearly used a voice changer, but Rong Gu paid no mind.
As long as this person could provide her with sufficient resources, she didn’t care about their true identity.
Rong Gu briefly recounted the situation, then said, "You always said it wasn’t the right time to get rid of Yun Ran.
Now that Yun Ran knows the secret of the Five Emperors Mountain, are you still going to keep her?"
Rong Gu thought that after explaining the situation like this, the person on the other end would surely agree to send someone to help her.
Instead, she perceived an unexpected wavering in the person’s voice: "Too late, the secret involving the Heavenly Book at the Five Emperors Mountain has already been made public!"
Rong Gu: ...
What time is this, and how come she didn’t know?
But she didn’t doubt the information from the other end for a second and quickly understood.
Rong Gu silently cursed in her heart, Yun Ran must be insane!
That was the Heavenly Book, those were Dragon Spirits, any one of them would be irresistibly attractive.
Given Yun Ran’s capabilities, before she extracted the remaining four Dragon Spirits, Yun Ran would likely have found her.
If the details weren’t leaked, even in the worst-case scenario, Yun Ran could gain some benefit.
Now, Yun Ran had spread the news. Regardless if it was the Special Administration Bureau, Evil Cultivators, the Saint Heir, or those secluded old monsters seeking breakthroughs.
All their attention would focus on the Five Emperors Mountain.
It’s possible that now, every path leaving the Five Emperors Mountain was being watched.
Even if she could extract the Ice Dragon now, she wouldn’t easily leave with it.
She doesn’t want to be anyone’s pawn.
Thinking this, Rong Gu hung up the call and decisively retrieved the steel nails she was about to place.
Even the nails she had already pinned in, she must pull out, undoubtedly not letting others benefit.
Feeling the waves of provocation from Yun Ran, Rong Gu was seething with anger.
"Wrecking my plans, don’t think you’ll have it easy either!"
Rong Gu decided, once she retrieved those steel nails, she’d go sabotage Yun Ran.
No matter what Yun Ran intended to do, she wouldn’t let her succeed. If she couldn’t kill Yun Ran, she’d retaliate in other ways.
At the Main Peak, Yun Ran suddenly sneezed several times.
Ginsengfruit quickly rummaged through the backpack and pulled out a shawl: "Host, quickly put it on!"
"I’m not cold, so surely someone is cursing me behind my back!"
Thinking about how she had indeed set up quite a few people before, she felt like she couldn’t place who exactly could be behind this.
"Host, you’ve provoked Rong Gu multiple times. Could it be her?"
If Rong Gu was indeed in the Five Emperors Mountain...
Yun Ran nodded: "Highly possible!"
"Then what should we do now? She certainly knows more than we do. There are many mists on the Five Emperors Mountain, artificially created.
It’s precisely to prevent Xuanmen people from touring here, ensuring the secret remains hidden. We currently have no way to locate the Dragon Spirits of the Five Emperors Mountain..."
Ginsengfruit wanted to say, what if Rong Gu decides to take all four remaining Dragon Spirits out?
Then the balance between the Heavenly Book and the Guardian Dragon Spirit would be broken.
"You forgot I spread the word about the Heavenly Book at the Five Emperors Mountain? Rong Gu isn’t foolish; at this point, formidable Xuanmen experts are congregating here.
Even if Rong Gu is exceptionally talented, so what if she extracts those Guardian Dragon Spirits?
To tame them, she’d have to pay a price, possibly risking half her life.
Everyone desires the Heavenly Book, but if there are free Dragon Spirits, people won’t refrain.
Under the situation where two fists can’t rival four hands, the bearer of a great treasure becomes a target.
Rong Gu, no matter how bold, wouldn’t dare at this time to tame and refine those Guardian Dragon Spirits.
Thus, the best strategy is to maintain the status quo. She’s unharmed, and the Guardian Dragon Spirits guarding the Heavenly Book remain in place.
This ensures that if someone suddenly employs underhanded tactics, there’s the ability for self-preservation.
Ginsengfruit: ...
Indeed, the Host is ’cunningly devious.’
