[{"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-997":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},1647158,2110,"Chapter 997 - 993: So It Was You Behind the Scenes!","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-997",997,"\u003Cp>However, Ginsengfruit’s gaze became notably serious, because just then, he clearly saw that the Death Energy on the middle-aged man’s body had not been entirely extracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit, confident in his abilities, couldn’t believe he couldn’t deal with even a bit of Death Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only explanation is that the middle-aged man agreed to coexist with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, there could be no other possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, you really need to take care of your body. If you overwork and deplete your Primordial Energy, it’s very hard to replenish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, if possible, you should climb mountains less and rest more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While expressing gratitude, Ginsengfruit had already started fishing for information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man, feeling the changes in his body, didn’t suspect Ginsengfruit’s identity as a medical apprentice at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even wanted to befriend him, since medicine with such a good effect is quite rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was still somewhat resistant to the idea of needing rest due to his weak condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I usually have a strong body. I don’t know what happened today, but I’ll definitely take good care of it when I get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit chatted casually with the middle-aged man and his companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Ginsengfruit extracted the information he was fishing for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before the middle-aged man fainted, he and his companions had gone to a cave behind the Mountain God Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road to that side is difficult, so not many people go there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their reason for going was to find herbs, and they found some astragalus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave, there were some stone carvings, and since they were already there, they decided to pray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit’s intuition told him that this cave must be the crucial place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he informed the middle-aged man and his friends that he had other matters to attend to and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary people, the rugged hill path is hard to navigate, but for Ginsengfruit, it was no different from flat ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he arrived at the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vicinity of the rear hill is sparsely populated, and even those coming here for herbs don’t necessarily visit the cave to pray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that’s why, although many come here, few are chosen by the Death Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings of the cave were covered with moss, and there were a lot of withered weeds and fallen tree branches nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it was clear how desolate the cave was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit stepped inside, and the conditions were much better than outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though simple, it was dry and clean compared to outside, with some prayer mats even placed under the stone carvings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, those mats were so tattered that their original shape was unrecognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit lightly touched each stone carving but found nothing amiss, nor any trace of Death Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Death Energy isn’t coming from these stone carvings, then from where did those people’s Death Energy originate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why would they willingly coexist with the Death Energy? Perhaps, unknowingly, they made a promise or exchange?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Ginsengfruit pretended to be just another ordinary person praying, feigning a devout attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear gods, bless me with the fulfillment of my desires!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything around showed no reaction, as if his suspicions were unfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ginsengfruit was not someone who gives up halfway. He knew his suspicion was likely correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, there was certainly an omission of some special ritual or step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he recalled the middle-aged man’s claim that they came here to find herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only afterward did they visit the cave and decide to pray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit squinted, thinking he had grasped the key point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately exited the cave and started searching around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people knew about the herbs here, but few could recognize them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unintentionally, those who visited the rear hills had a lowered chance of being influenced by the Death Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief search, he found some honeysuckle at a precarious cliff edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his hand, Ginsengfruit gathered a handful of honeysuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, he also collected some astragalus and returned to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he knelt on the prayer mat, he sensed a surge of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit repeated the earlier plea, \"Dear gods, bless me with the fulfillment of my desires!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words settled, a chilly breeze came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ordinary people, such a breeze wouldn’t prompt any suspicion or alertness; they’d simply think it normal for mountain winds to be cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to someone skilled in Mystic Technique, the breeze clearly contained trace amounts of Death Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit offered no resistance, allowing the Death Energy to pass through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minor contract formed within Ginsengfruit’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, that’s how it was—the rear hills, herbs, cave, and prayers. Those meeting all these conditions were the \"chosen ones\" by the Death Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit opened his eyes, then raised his hand, unleashing a Gang Wind to cleave open the gap previously passed through by Death Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An almost entirely decayed ginseng, exuding thick Death Energy, had merged part of its body with the surrounding rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ginseng appeared to have gained spirit, yet was on the brink of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginsengfruit glanced at the honeysuckle and astragalus beside him; although they appeared fine, their medicinal properties had vanished once the Qingfeng blew past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, it was your doing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ginseng spirit not only drained the essence of those herbs but also contracted with humans who prayed here, consuming their life forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking himself a Ginsengfruit, yet having this ginseng spirit cause the deaths of many, Ginsengfruit instantly felt implicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re done for, facing me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite its struggle to survive within the rock crevice, the ginseng spirit sensed Ginsengfruit’s intense anger through their contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the power Ginsengfruit possessed, which greatly frightened it, left it terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wanted to flee, but having merged with the rock, it would have to leave half its body behind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the ginseng spirit clearly didn’t realize that no matter what choice it made, there was no chance of escape from Ginsengfruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stick-thick Heavenly Thunder emerged from Ginsengfruit’s hand, striking the ginseng spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>",1001,"2026-06-06T11:49:09.270Z",1,"novelbin.me","3f5756e7872195c420764139284bbba76afc5793ea1d6151aa8627f983a48455","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-998","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-996",1219,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-cover.jpg"]