(Quick Transmigration) Small Cannon Fodder Has Great Power

Although it was a bit awkward, it wasn't a big deal. Fang Yuanqi had only vaguely shown some affection for Meng Yun; perhaps he'd forgotten about her after thinking Yunniang was dead. Didn't he fall in love with Meng Yue in the original story? If they were surprised to see him alive, he could just say he was rescued by the people of the Dragon God Temple by chance.

"Let's go, let's earn some bounty!" Gu Yunyun waved her hand, full of enthusiasm for making money.

This time, Lan once again plays the taciturn hermit, while Gu Yunyun plays a disciple of the Dragon God Temple, with Mo Ze wrapped around Gu Yunyun's wrist as a bracelet.

Upon arriving at the richest man's residence and explaining their purpose, the gatekeeper went to inform them, while Gu Yunyun and Lan waited at the door.

Gu Yunyun was idly observing the gate of the richest mansion when she suddenly heard someone say uncertainly, "Yunniang?"

Gu Yunyun subconsciously turned her head to look over.

"Fang Yuanqi?" I bumped into the male lead before I even entered the room.

In his excitement, Fang Yuanqi didn't even notice her unfamiliar way of addressing him. "You...you're still alive! Yunniang..." He excitedly walked over and tried to take Gu Yunyun's hand.

Before Gu Yunyun could decide how to react, she felt the mini dragon on her wrist guide her hand away from Fang Yuanqi.

"Uh...yeah, haha, I was lucky, I was rescued."

"Thank goodness you're alright. I tried my best to stop it, but I couldn't. The village chief locked me in the room so I couldn't rescue you. I... I thought I'd never see you again..." The male protagonist's eyes even glistened with tears. "I'm so glad you're alright, so glad!"

"Thank you."

Fang Yuanqi then noticed Gu Yunyun's Taoist nun attire and the Taoist priest who had remained silent beside her.

"What are you..."

“I was rescued by a Taoist priest from the Dragon God Temple downstream, and I stayed there to cultivate. This time I came out with the abbot to broaden my horizons.”

"...I thought..." you were here to see me.

Fang Yuanqi gave a bitter smile to himself, swallowed the rest of his words, and changed the subject. "You're here because of my brother, right?"

"Yes, I saw the notice at the city gate, so I came with the abbot to take a look." Gu Yunyun glanced at Lan and explained, "Our abbot is usually quiet and devoted to the Tao, so please don't take offense."

"It's alright, experts always have their own personality. I'll take you inside then."

"it is good."

Gu Yunyun led Lan and followed Fang Yuanqi into the mansion.

She and the male lead chatted casually as they walked, so the atmosphere wasn't too awkward.

"Yuan Qi, you're back!" a sweet, girlish voice rang out.

Gu Yunyun's view was blocked by Fang Yuanqi, so she didn't see the woman who was speaking. However, the voice sounded familiar, so she peeked out to take a look.

The young girl's face was flushed with a shy yet joyful expression at seeing her beloved, but when she saw Gu Yunyun's face clearly, she froze for a moment before exclaiming in surprise and disbelief, "Yunniang?!"

Alright, we've met the female lead too.

"Moon Maiden." Let's skip calling her sister or anything like that.

Fang Yuanqi said, "I was so excited just now that I forgot Yue Niang was also at the manor. Now it's good that you two sisters have met. After you were... sent away, Yue Niang was sad for quite a while. It just so happened that I had just turned seventeen and could return to the Fang manor, so the village chief asked me to bring Yue Niang here to cheer her up."

"To clear your head?" It seems the village chief's family has no intention of Meng Yue going back. Gu Yunyun glanced at the innocent Fang Yuanqi but remained silent.

The village chief's family really took full advantage of Meng Yun. Not only did they make her die in place of her own daughter, but they also used this as an excuse to get their daughter, Meng Yue, to stay at the Fang family's young master's house. Although the mansion has no shortage of guest rooms, it would still damage her reputation if word got out, and she would probably become dependent on Fang Yuanqi.

Fang Yuanqi might not see it, but surely Master Fang and Madam Fang could? Their tacit approval stemmed from the belief that Meng Yue was just a village girl, and it wasn't a big deal for their youngest son to have another concubine. After all, they had a childhood bond, and if their son was interested, they wouldn't stop him.

Meng Yue chuckled dryly, "Yes, but why is Yunniang being so distant with me? She doesn't even call me 'sister' anymore? Is she still angry with me and our parents? But there was nothing I could do back then..."

Gu Yunyun interrupted her, "I am now a nun. Since I have left the secular world, what sisters or cousins ​​do I have? When I offered sacrifices on your behalf, I repaid the kindness of my family in raising me. We are even now, so there is nothing to blame you for."

Meng Yueniang was speechless. "You... how did you become a nun?" After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but glance at Fang Yuanqi again. In her heart, she was secretly pleased that Yunniang had become a nun. The guilt and unease she felt when she first saw Yunniang had lessened a lot.

Gu Yunyun didn't answer Meng Yueniang's question anymore, but instead turned to Fang Yuanqi and said, "Shall we take you to see the eldest young master?"

Fang Yuanqi looked at Meng Yueniang, then at Gu Yunyun, wanting to offer some advice but unsure what to say. "...Okay."

They followed Fang Yuanqi to a quiet and elegant courtyard.

The atmosphere in the young master's courtyard was bleak and oppressive, and the servants who came and went dared not even breathe loudly. Many cinnabar talismans were pasted on the door of the courtyard owner's residence, and a Bagua mirror was hung directly above the door.

The servant gently pushed open the door and led the group into the house.

Young Master Fang was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, it was unclear whether he was asleep. He was still bound, probably with ropes made of twisted strips of cloth to prevent him from getting hurt.

"Big brother...big brother?" Fang Yuanqi stopped a short distance from the bed and gently called his eldest son's name.

Fang Yuanchou on the bed twitched his eyelids and opened his eyes.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze was fixed on Fang Yuanqi. Suddenly, he let out a strange roar and was about to pounce on him. However, Fang Yuanqi was still bound by a rope, one end of which was tied to the bedpost, and the rope abruptly stopped his pounce.

Meng Yue, who had followed, screamed in fright and hid behind Fang Yuanqi.

Young Master Fang continued to roar strangely, drooling, and looking at the group with greedy and fierce eyes, as if he wanted to bite off a piece of flesh.

Fang Yuanqi sighed helplessly, "That's the situation... He's sometimes lucid and sometimes delirious, and lately the lucid moments are becoming less and less frequent. We've consulted many doctors, but none of them can do anything about it, saying it's not an illness..."

Lan was deep in thought, and Gu Yunyun nodded to show that she understood.

"To be honest, my father invited some people to come and see, but none of them could help. Does the Taoist priest have any ideas?"

Mo Ze transmitted his voice to Gu Yunyun: "It's just a wandering ghost possessing you. Just dispel it."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunyun confidently said to Fang Yuanqi, "Evil spirits possessing a person can be easily expelled." Then, remembering something, she looked at Lan and added, "Right, Abbot?"

Lan heard Gu Yunyun speaking to him and was looking at him, waiting for his response. Although he didn't pay attention to what she said, he still remembered the Black Dragon's order: "Don't speak outside, just nod." He nodded with a profound and inscrutable expression.

At Mo Ze's instruction, Gu Yunyun extended the hand that Mo Ze was holding and pointed it at Young Master Fang.

Mo Ze exhaled flames, which brushed against Gu Yunyun's wrists and fingertips, but did not burn her in the slightest.

Before Fang Yuanqi and Meng Yue could even react with surprise, they saw the eerie purple flames spewed from Gu Yunyun's hand rush towards Fang Dashao, instantly spreading to his body and burning ever brighter. Fang Dashao rolled around on the bed in agony amidst the flames.

"Yun, Yunniang! This..." Fang Yuanqi looked at Fang Dashao in horror, anxiously wanting to rush to his aid, but hesitated to step forward.

"Don't worry, this fire only burns wandering ghosts, it won't burn Young Master Fang," Gu Yunyun explained. "Look, even the bed sheets aren't on fire."

Fang Yuanqi then noticed that the mattress and bed curtains were intact and not burned at all.

He and Meng Yueniang were dumbfounded.

Unlike Fang Yuanqi's simple shock, Meng Yueniang's eyes held a hint of fear as she looked at Gu Yunyun, and she quietly took a few steps back.

···

On the other side, Master Fang was warmly and attentively receiving a middle-aged man dressed in Taoist robes.

"I have long admired the reputation of Daoist Fulong, and I am fortunate to have been introduced to you by a friend. I am truly grateful for your presence."

"You're too kind, Mr. Fang."

After another round of polite greetings, Master Fang was exceptionally warm and attentive, eager for him to do his best to treat his eldest son.

"No need for formalities, take me to see your son first." The middle-aged Taoist priest looked utterly disdainful.

“What you say is true, I will take you there now.”

Master Fang led the Taoist priest through the long corridor and through the moon gate. As they walked, he recounted his eldest son's symptoms to the priest. Compared to Master Fang's anxiety, the Taoist priest seemed somewhat indifferent.

Just as they were about to reach Young Master Fang's residence, the middle-aged Taoist priest suddenly stopped, slightly hunched his body, and looked pained.

"Master, what's wrong?"

The Taoist priest didn't speak, but his face turned visibly pale, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Taoist Priest?!"

A wary glint flashed in the middle-aged Taoist's eyes. He gritted his teeth and forced a smile, saying, "I was injured while subduing the demon and haven't fully recovered yet. I rushed over here and I'm starting to feel the strain."

"Then... what should we do?"

"It's alright, I can recover after some rest, but I'm afraid I can't today..."

Upon hearing this, Master Fang showed a grateful and guilty expression. "There's no need to rush. It's important for you to recover from your injuries, Daoist."

The Taoist priest hurriedly took his leave and departed.

As soon as the Taoist priest left, the gratitude on Master Fang's face vanished completely. Displeased and anxious, he flicked his sleeves and stepped into his eldest son's courtyard to visit his eldest son.

At the same time, Mo Ze transmitted his voice to Gu Yunyun: "This little ghost attached to him is being raised by someone. I just sensed that person's aura from the little ghost." He paused, then said in a deep voice, "It's the person who sealed me at the bottom of the river back then."

Gu Yunyun was stunned. "That must have happened a hundred or eighty years ago, right? He's still alive?"

"Hmph, this old Taoist has plenty of unorthodox methods. He probably used some underhanded tricks to prolong his life." Mo Ze sneered. "I was thinking of settling scores with him, but I didn't expect him to run into me."

"If we kill the little devil he's raising, won't that alert him and let him escape?"

"Probably not. That old Taoist is very greedy and petty. With such a lucrative deal, how could he bear to part with it? Besides, he went to great lengths to scheme to harm people before saving them, so he won't give up so easily. Moreover, we killed his little devil and caused him to suffer a backlash, so he will definitely seek revenge."

"Then let's stay in this town for a few more days, wait for him to show his true colors, and then we'll drag him out and skin him alive!"

···

They helped Young Master Fang exorcise the evil spirits, and as promised, Master Fang gave them a large sum of money as a thank you. Gu Yunyun and the other two found a place to stay in the town for the time being, resting and sightseeing while waiting for the old Taoist priest's next move.

Sure enough, the old Taoist priest soon pulled another trick.

Young Master Fang has been infected by evil spirits once again, and this time it is even more serious than before.

Master Fang didn't know where Gu Yunyun went after leaving the Fang residence, so he had no choice but to send people to search for her while also inviting the Taoist Fulong from last time to take a look.

The old Taoist priest pretended to examine Young Master Fang's condition, mumbled some incantations, and brandished a peach wood sword in front of Young Master Fang's bed for a while before slowly ending his practice.

"Taoist Master? How is he?" Madam Fang asked anxiously.

"Sigh..." the old Taoist sighed.