[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun":3,"chapter-cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-445":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1646706,2110,"Chapter 445 - 444: That Move Was Just Too Sneaky","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-445",445,"\u003Cp>If I hadn’t seen Yun Ran’s shameless history of shirking responsibility, Minister Duan would probably have been truly swayed by her righteous appearance now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Duan directly pulled out the chair and sat down, giving a light snort: \"This act of yours could only fool those who don’t know the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been exposed, Yun Ran felt no embarrassment at all, immediately switching to a laid-back demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Minister Duan, how could you possibly compete with a little girl like me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran’s thick skin was something even Elder Gong found astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her age, to live so transparently and switch emotions so effortlessly, few in the Xuan Sect could compare with Yun Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let’s talk business first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Elder Gong spoke, both Minister Duan and Yun Ran immediately let go of their thoughts of continuing the argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Duan glanced over before saying, \"Yun Ran’s previous calculations were basically correct, and I’d like to add a little more to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people living in the deep mountains now, regardless of identity or influence, far surpass everyone at the Special Administration Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why their previous grievances and battles were not intervened by the Northeast Branch; they can only turn a blind eye...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confessing to Minister Duan, the people at the Northeast Branch actually breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God knows with such big trouble looming over them, they’ve been scared to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it’s their family’s elders or retired bosses from the branch, they’re all wary of those individuals, and they themselves wouldn’t dare speak out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there are only two left who hold generational authority over them, and they hope to outlive them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought this issue would reach the Capital City, even causing people from the central bureau to come over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, keeping family scandals hidden, the folks at the branch feel quite conflicted, sensing they’ve been caught in a bad situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, there’s a subtle relief; with people from the central bureau here, they can hand off this mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Duan certainly understood their thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now genuinely felt he’d been badly tricked by Yun Ran, dragged into a major problem unnecessarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling dissatisfied, Minister Duan carried a tinge of emotion, his gaze somewhat resentful at Yun Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now do you realize how deep this pit is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran isn’t one to self-reflect; she simply shifted her gaze away. As long as she’s not looking at Minister Duan, she knows nothing of embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Gong furrowed his brows; at his age in the Special Administration Bureau, he is basically considered a ’living fossil.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Minister Duan’s words, he roughly understood; now only two living people remain, older and more senior than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, he understands the reason why those ’youngsters’ at the Northeast Special Management Bureau remain oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as if he wanted to make trouble now, except for someone like Xie Xuzhi from the Xie Family, no one else would even dare to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What identities do those two people hold now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Gong asked, and Minister Duan’s attitude immediately became more respectful: \"Xu Wen and Zhu Qing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two names, among the younger generation at the Special Administration Bureau, are basically unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Elder Gong’s ears, it sounded like thunder, leaving his mind momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change in Elder Gong’s expression was caught by Minister Duan and Yun Ran, making their hearts sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone of Elder Gong’s caliber was shocked, it means these two are definitely not simple figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet neither rushed to inquire, instead waiting as Elder Gong gathered himself, with their gazes fixed upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Gong now had a bitter smile on his face, especially as he looked at Minister Duan and Yun Ran’s eyes filled with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, revealing a mood Yun Ran couldn’t comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s normal for you youngsters not to have heard these two names...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Elder Gong began, he suddenly paused, which only intensified the belief of Minister Duan and Yun Ran that something big had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a breath, Elder Gong continued: \"Xu Wen and Zhu Qing are a pair of senior disciples; in their era, they existed as dominant figures among their peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anywhere they were present, any danger could be easily resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, at that time, they were spiritual leaders among the younger generation in the Xuan Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And back then, I was just a little child still in my open-crotch pants, growing up listening to their stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, something inexplicable happened, and a batch of young Xuan Sect prodigies led by them suddenly went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, such events occurred with them, and now decades later, I hear of them again amidst this calamity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Gong felt an unspeakable sadness; the heroes of his childhood had fallen to such a bleak end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran and Minister Duan exchanged a glance and, with tacit understanding, looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their origins were indeed frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Minister Duan suddenly spoke: \"These two seniors were so formidable; they must have been harmed by someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Duan didn’t say this just to comfort Elder Gong. Anyone who could become a prodigy in the Xuan Sect naturally had their pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like Minister Duan, among his peers in the Xuan Sect, could barely be considered upper-middle, yet even he had his own bottom line and pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t believe someone like Xu Wen and Zhu Qing, capable of being leader figures, would fall so drastically and end up in such an irrecoverable state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There must have been someone fanning the flames, making matters irreversible, he wouldn’t believe otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran also nodded: \"I think so too. To be a leader among the young talents, one must have first-class abilities and trustworthy character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why would anyone have faith in them? Accidentally opening the Evil God Avatar’s seal was already suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if back then Zhu Qing had been unwilling to save everyone, with her abilities, escaping wouldn’t have been an issue; why would she willingly endure the swallowing of the Evil God’s power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely someone must have stirred things up, making their conflict escalate to an irreconcilable level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Yun Ran didn’t say was the people Zhu Qing killed; was their death really without issue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhu Qing believed she was avenging herself, and those dead people thought they were atoning, this setup was too cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>",1070,"2026-06-06T11:48:49.457Z",1,"novelbin.me","0fec1855540e02139c104bca27e2a338dccf4e81ebe0eba8aa5eada8e2c17578","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-446","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-444",1219,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-cover.jpg"]