Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 43 Your tricks are useless!

Xie Xuzhi was quite surprised when he received Yun Ran’s call.

The phone number he had used to call Yun Ran was encrypted. They could make outgoing calls, but anyone trying to call back would be told the number was not in service.

"Mr. Xie, I would like to meet with you."

Yun Ran got straight to the point without beating around the bush, which actually elicited a hint of appreciation in Xie Xuzhi.

He had encountered many capable people, but the ones he found most annoying were those who postured and pretended.

Even if Yun Ran was the person who had extended his life the longest so far, if she had resorted to obscurantism, she would have earned his disdain.

"Sure, let’s meet at the Imperial Cauldron Club at three o’clock in the afternoon."

Yun Ran had no objections. She wanted to see Xie Xuzhi, so naturally she would follow his request.

After hanging up the phone, Yun Ran took out her mobile, intending to look up how far this Imperial Cauldron Club was from the hospital.

But the screen that popped up left Yun Ran somewhat dumbfounded.

Seeing the error message for the search, Yun Ran thought she might have entered it incorrectly, tried again, and got the same result.

It was almost as if the place Xie Xuzhi had just mentioned didn’t exist.

[Host, do you think this Xie Xuzhi is playing tricks on you?]

Yun Ran shook her head. Even if she didn’t know Xie Xuzhi well, he was a member of the Xie Family and a high-ranking official at the Special Administration Bureau. He wouldn’t engage in such childish antics.

"Perhaps this is a test from him. If I can’t find the place, then I don’t deserve to meet him."

The Xie Family certainly weren’t easy people to deal with.

Yun Ran had not considered asking for help. A place that couldn’t be searched would only be accessible to a very limited number of elite individuals and likely required an introduction from someone familiar before one could gain entry.

Now, she was just a burden to the Yun Family. Who would waste such a precious introduction on her? That would be a huge loss.

Without enough value, even one’s own parents may be inclined to kick you when you’re down.

Yun Ran began to divine, trying to determine the location of the Imperial Cauldron Club.

Soon, Yun Ran figured it out. It was in the eastern part of Hai City. If she remembered correctly, there was an ecological reserve there, home to several precious plants. frёeωebɳovel.com

The surrounding area was guarded by armed personnel. Under normal circumstances, no one would go there.

Yun Ran changed into the regular clothes brought by the servant and left the hospital.

Looking at the time display of 9:32 on her phone, Yun Ran didn’t think she was leaving too early.

Now being shunned by Heavenly Dao, she knew her journey wouldn’t go smoothly; hence, she needed to account for unexpected delays to avoid being late.

Just after getting into the car, the driver was boasting that he had been driving for twenty years without any accidents.

But as soon as they got onto the bridge, there was a loud "bang". For some reason, the brakes on a bus ahead failed, and it crashed directly into the guardrail, causing a pile-up of over a dozen cars.

Unfortunately, the car Yun Ran was in was also caught in the middle.

Looking at the situation, the road would probably be jammed for a while.

Yun Ran took a deep breath and then got out of the car.

Fortunately, she had posted a Vajra Talisman in the airspace around her. Now, despite such a serious accident happening around her, no one was injured, which was a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune.

Ginsengfruit suspected that it was the doing of Heavenly Dao trying to sabotage Yun Ran: [Host, is Heavenly Dao going too far just to stop you?]

Yun Ran shook her head: "As much as Heavenly Dao despises me, it won’t make others pay the price just to get rid of me. It merely grafts accidents that would happen regardless onto me. Whether or not I was present, the chandelier in Yun Family’s living room would still fall, the hospital’s guardrail glass would still come loose, and today’s car accident would still be inevitable. Strictly speaking, I’m actually blocking the disaster for those who would’ve otherwise been injured, so Heavenly Dao can’t directly deal me a lethal blow."

Ginsengfruit: ...

All these calculations of karma and consequence are indeed troublesome.

Looking at the road congested into a long line, Yun Ran thought that Heavenly Dao probably wanted her to just fall into the river.

Had she not cheated early on with the force of the bus crash, under normal circumstances, she would have definitely plunged off the bridge and everyone inside would have perished, resulting in a terrible loss.

At that moment, a stream of sparkly Merit flowed into Yun Ran’s brow.

[Host, your previous suspicions were correct. Because of your presence, this otherwise severe car accident only resulted in a few people sustaining minor injuries. We deserve this merit.]

Yun Ran looked up at the sky with a wry smile as if to say: Your tricks are useless!

Under the clear weather, Heavenly Dao thundered twice, clearly reprimanding Yun Ran for skipping back and forth inside the safety line.

Heavenly Dao couldn’t bring down a severe punishment, it could only fume with frustration.

"This world within the book has a rather interesting Heavenly Dao."

Carrying her belongings, Yun Ran started walking towards the other end of the bridge. In this area, she had no way of finding another car, she had to walk to the opposite side to find another one.

Being watched by Heavenly Dao, she didn’t dare to be too reckless and travel using the methods of Xuan Sect directly; otherwise, she would have just torn open a path through the underworld.

After half an hour, she finally reached the other side of the bridge.

Accompanying her were others who were trapped on the bridge, all tired and overheated, gasping for air.

Yet Yun Ran remained unfazed and not out of breath, with her breathing rhythm untouched.

"Young lady, you’re quite something. You’ve walked so far without any issue."

Yun Ran looked at the middle-aged man who greeted her warmly and responded with a light smile: "I’m used to it from frequent exercise."

Seeing the unmistakable traces of a narrow escape from death on the man, Yun Ran knew he was supposed to die in the earlier accident.

"Young people should exercise more. Life is about moving. Though nowadays they say college students are weak but hard to kill, having a good body is key!"

Listening to the man’s endless talk, Yun Ran nodded, not even considering telling him how lucky he had been to meet her.

For some people, she certainly wanted her kindness to be repaid.

But for the likes of this man, the average Joe, she only wished for his life to go smoothly, forever oblivious to what true Xuan Sect methods could do.

Reaching the bridgehead, Yun Ran still couldn’t get a taxi, and it seemed there were constant hindrances preventing her from reaching East Hai City.

After sassing Heavenly Dao earlier, now it was playing tricks on her. Yun Ran was not upset about this.

Seeing that it was already 11:00, Yun Ran directly called Song Ye.

"Master Yun, what can I do for you?"