Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 999 - 995: I Didn’t Mean to Hurt Anyone~ (Second Update)

Chapter 999: Chapter 995: I Didn’t Mean to Hurt Anyone~ (Second Update)

Yun Ran has quite a few treasures, and at the moment, that magic wand is not her main concern.

The Ginsengfruit’s smile grew even brighter when he saw his host’s gaze land on the ginseng spirit.

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.

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.

Perhaps because this ginseng spirit took the name "ginseng," the Ginsengfruit felt offended.

He seized the opportunity to start tattling.

"Host, you mustn’t spare it—a good healing herb turned into a money-grabbing, life-stealing creature.

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.

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."

The more the Ginsengfruit spoke, the angrier he got, dearly wishing to give the ginseng spirit a few more hard slaps!

The moment the talisman paper was torn, the ginseng spirit, with its last breath, attempted to assault Yun Ran for a chance at life.

But while the idea was lovely, reality proved harsh.

The ginseng spirit’s final strike, against ordinary folks or those of average power, might have brought victory.

Unfortunately, against Yun Ran, it wasn’t even a tickle.

It didn’t even qualify to make Yun Ran frown.

Yun Ran pinched the death energy-emitting ginseng spirit, moving it aside with some distaste.

"This death energy really stinks; having a sensitive nose isn’t always a good thing!"

Desperately, the ginseng spirit tried using its death energy to taint this human, sensing something on her that could cure it.

If it could absorb this human’s life force along with that curative power, it would revert to its original form.

Strangely, the death energy seemed to meet its nemesis; it couldn’t even spread, much less erode Yun Ran.

It just curled up together, looking pitifully vulnerable.

An uninformed onlooker might have thought the exotic, ghoulish ginseng spirit held in Yun Ran’s hand was the victim.

Seeing the ginseng spirit, which had clearly lost its senses, Yun Ran’s palm exuded a few orbs of Merit Golden Light.

The Merit Golden Light swiftly merged with the ginseng spirit’s body.

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.

Just then, the host spoke: "Now, can you talk?"

It turned out, she intended to gather some clues from the ginseng spirit’s mouth, which made it not seem wasteful anymore.

In general, to interrogate these dying creatures, giving them some medicine to keep them going was necessary.

Once the Merit Golden Light entered the ginseng spirit’s body.

The previously deranged ginseng spirit calmed down, and the death energy around it weakened significantly.

[(╯▽╰) So fragrant~~, I want more!]

Yun Ran: ...

It seemed this fellow’s spiritual wisdom wasn’t very high, likely having just awakened it, hence being affected by this death energy.

A rare millennium ginseng spirit had, unfortunately, turned monstrous, becoming harmful.

Earlier, purely by instinct, the ginseng spirit wanted to devour Yun Ran to strengthen itself.

When the Merit Golden Light entered its body, its frenzied spiritual wisdom recognized it, still gazing at Yun Ran with greed.

Then Yun Ran, with a slight effort, tore half of the ginseng spirit’s body away.

Having just thought his host too kind, and that these evil things deserved harsher treatment, the Ginsengfruit opened his mouth.

Yet, the words ’perhaps a bit harsh’ were swallowed back.

Forget it, his host must have her own reasons for acting this way.

"Speak properly! Even though you’ve been demonized, becoming a harmful poison instead of a saving medicine.

Your body, once thoroughly examined, might still have some usable parts."

Having half its body torn away, the ginseng spirit was a bit dazed. Who starts tearing bodies without some initial threats or warnings?

Shouldn’t there be a warning first, threatening that non-cooperation would earn dire consequences?

Watching its other half being ripped off and tossed aside, then quickly consumed by flames.

That half, so disdainfully discarded, soon turned into a wisp of black ash.

Ginseng Spirit: ...

Very effective threat, it truly felt threatened.

It immediately, timidly began to speak: [Ask me whatever you want. If I know it, I’ll tell you!]

Yun Ran was satisfied with this, preferring those who are sensible, understanding, and cooperative.

"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?"

The Ginseng Spirit heard this and was a bit stunned.

It expected this dangerous woman to ask if it would submit to her and serve as a mere pawn.

This assumption was due to such occurrences in its past.

But faced with Yun Ran, the ginseng spirit dared not speak out of turn, obediently beginning to answer her questions.

[I was originally a century-old ginseng growing well in the mountains, just about to gain spiritual wisdom when a man captured me.

Being eaten like my peers would have ended it all, at least it would have been a worthy death.

But instead of being eaten, I was replanted in a disgusting place.

I neither knew where it was nor how much time passed; eventually, I gained spiritual wisdom, but my body had merged with death energy.

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.

Later, I was injured and fled to that mountain, acting only to heal and by instinct—I didn’t mean to harm anyone~]

The ginseng spirit’s voice carried a dense sadness when it spoke.

It might be the most unfortunate millennia-old ginseng spirit, without even knowing what it came to be.

Even now, it had no idea who was responsible for its condition.