[{"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-999":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},1647160,2110,"Chapter 999 - 995: I Didn’t Mean to Hurt Anyone~ (Second Update)","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-999",999,"\u003Cp>Yun Ran has quite a few treasures, and at the moment, that magic wand is not her main concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ginsengfruit’s smile grew even brighter when he saw his host’s gaze land on the ginseng spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew for sure that the host would want to ask questions, which is why he hadn’t dealt a fatal blow to the ginseng spirit, leaving it with just enough breath for interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran raised her hand and with a stroke of suction, pulled the tightly bundled ginseng spirit wrapped in talisman paper from the Ginsengfruit’s hand to her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because this ginseng spirit took the name \"ginseng,\" the Ginsengfruit felt offended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seized the opportunity to start tattling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Host, you mustn’t spare it—a good healing herb turned into a money-grabbing, life-stealing creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think of all the innocent people it harmed, who merely wanted to harvest a bit of herb and took the time to respectfully pray to the carved idols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought, not only did this guy consume the medicinal strength of the herbs they dug up, but it even contracted their life force through a pact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more the Ginsengfruit spoke, the angrier he got, dearly wishing to give the ginseng spirit a few more hard slaps!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the talisman paper was torn, the ginseng spirit, with its last breath, attempted to assault Yun Ran for a chance at life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while the idea was lovely, reality proved harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ginseng spirit’s final strike, against ordinary folks or those of average power, might have brought victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, against Yun Ran, it wasn’t even a tickle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t even qualify to make Yun Ran frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran pinched the death energy-emitting ginseng spirit, moving it aside with some distaste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This death energy really stinks; having a sensitive nose isn’t always a good thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperately, the ginseng spirit tried using its death energy to taint this human, sensing something on her that could cure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it could absorb this human’s life force along with that curative power, it would revert to its original form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, the death energy seemed to meet its nemesis; it couldn’t even spread, much less erode Yun Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just curled up together, looking pitifully vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An uninformed onlooker might have thought the exotic, ghoulish ginseng spirit held in Yun Ran’s hand was the victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the ginseng spirit, which had clearly lost its senses, Yun Ran’s palm exuded a few orbs of Merit Golden Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Merit Golden Light swiftly merged with the ginseng spirit’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the Ginsengfruit heartbroken; although his host didn’t mind using a little Merit Golden Light, it felt wasteful on such a foolish and malevolent thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the host spoke: \"Now, can you talk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out, she intended to gather some clues from the ginseng spirit’s mouth, which made it not seem wasteful anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In general, to interrogate these dying creatures, giving them some medicine to keep them going was necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Merit Golden Light entered the ginseng spirit’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously deranged ginseng spirit calmed down, and the death energy around it weakened significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[(╯▽╰) So fragrant~~, I want more!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed this fellow’s spiritual wisdom wasn’t very high, likely having just awakened it, hence being affected by this death energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rare millennium ginseng spirit had, unfortunately, turned monstrous, becoming harmful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, purely by instinct, the ginseng spirit wanted to devour Yun Ran to strengthen itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Merit Golden Light entered its body, its frenzied spiritual wisdom recognized it, still gazing at Yun Ran with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yun Ran, with a slight effort, tore half of the ginseng spirit’s body away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just thought his host too kind, and that these evil things deserved harsher treatment, the Ginsengfruit opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the words ’perhaps a bit harsh’ were swallowed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, his host must have her own reasons for acting this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak properly! Even though you’ve been demonized, becoming a harmful poison instead of a saving medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your body, once thoroughly examined, might still have some usable parts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having half its body torn away, the ginseng spirit was a bit dazed. Who starts tearing bodies without some initial threats or warnings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t there be a warning first, threatening that non-cooperation would earn dire consequences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching its other half being ripped off and tossed aside, then quickly consumed by flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That half, so disdainfully discarded, soon turned into a wisp of black ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginseng Spirit: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very effective threat, it truly felt threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immediately, timidly began to speak: [Ask me whatever you want. If I know it, I’ll tell you!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ran was satisfied with this, preferring those who are sensible, understanding, and cooperative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me how you ended up like this, and where you learned to make a contract with humans to steal their life force through praying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ginseng Spirit heard this and was a bit stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It expected this dangerous woman to ask if it would submit to her and serve as a mere pawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This assumption was due to such occurrences in its past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But faced with Yun Ran, the ginseng spirit dared not speak out of turn, obediently beginning to answer her questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I was originally a century-old ginseng growing well in the mountains, just about to gain spiritual wisdom when a man captured me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being eaten like my peers would have ended it all, at least it would have been a worthy death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of being eaten, I was replanted in a disgusting place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I neither knew where it was nor how much time passed; eventually, I gained spiritual wisdom, but my body had merged with death energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method of making a contract with humans through praying to seize life force was taught to me, but I don’t remember by whom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, I was injured and fled to that mountain, acting only to heal and by instinct—I didn’t mean to harm anyone~]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ginseng spirit’s voice carried a dense sadness when it spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might be the most unfortunate millennia-old ginseng spirit, without even knowing what it came to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, it had no idea who was responsible for its condition.\u003C\u002Fp>",1035,"2026-06-06T11:49:09.270Z",1,"novelbin.me","146f1e42853182877d574c3157399d8943f77b16e12be4aa8c012ffcb924d234","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-1000","cannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-chapter-998",1219,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcannon-fodder-heiress-turns-the-tables-by-fortun-cover.jpg"]