(Quick Transmigration) Small Cannon Fodder Has Great Power

The system cried out, "This is impossible!"

The woman had already cried her heart out, and with the help of the calming incense, her emotions had calmed down considerably. "It was Murong Ming and another man. That man's words and actions were quite sinister; he was probably a member of an evil sect."

Gu Yunyun thought for a moment: "That man was burly, with a thick beard, and his weapon was a pair of short swords?"

The woman asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

"We ran into this person just as we arrived." It was indeed Chief Yi.

The woman noticed the word "you" in Gu Yunyun's words.

"Yes, there's a man with me, but he can't go into the women's room, so you haven't seen him yet."

The woman understood their concerns and felt a warmth in her heart. "Thank you both for saving my life. I am a disciple of the Emei Sect, and my name is Ling Qingshuang."

"My name is Gu Yunyun."

"Miss Gu, I don't know about my junior sister's... body..."

"We thought that we couldn't just bury your junior sister's body so hastily near that dilapidated temple, so we bought a coffin for her to keep temporarily. We'll see if we can send it back to her family when you wake up."

Ling Qingshuang's eyes welled up with tears again, and she sighed, "Junior Sister is an orphan adopted by Master. She has no family, so let's bring her back to the sect and ask Master to preside over the ceremony..."

"Miss Ling, please accept my condolences." Although Gu Yunyun was eager to know the whole story, she was mindful that Ling Qingshuang's emotions were still unstable and it wasn't appropriate to press her for details. "You should rest well. Once you're feeling better, we'll take you and your junior sister to reunite with your sect. They should be in this town too, right?"

"Yes, my junior sister and I have gone missing. Our sect will definitely leave some of our fellow disciples in town to search for us. I... I miss Master and the others so much..." Before she could finish speaking, tears streamed down her face. Gu Yunyun comforted her and patted her for a while.

……

Gu Yunyun left the room and went to talk to Qi Shaoyu on the side.

Gu Yunyun said in a low voice, "Now at least we know who killed the woman from the martial arts world. There will always be a way to clear your name."

Qi Shaoyu looked even more worried than before, "If Junior Brother Murong is really one of the murderers, I'm worried about Master and Mistress..."

Gu Yunyun raised her hand and tapped his furrowed brow. "They suspected you so much that they immediately expelled you from the sect and severed ties with you. You're so kind, worrying about them even when you're in trouble yourself." She said helplessly, "Do you want to warn them to be careful of Murong Ming? Don't tell me they won't believe you. They'll probably arrest you as a murderer the moment they see you."

Qi Shaoyu grasped her hand and held it tightly. "Like that junior sister from the Emei Sect, I was also an orphan without parents, adopted by my master and mistress. I can never forget the nurturing, teaching, and love they have shown me over the years. Besides, they were forced to do it at the time. And there was also Junior Sister Ling'er, who firmly believed in me back then."

When Gu Yunyun heard him mention his childhood sweetheart, her junior sister, she recalled the plot where He Ling'er had been in love with Qi Shaoyu for many years before Murong Ming appeared, and the two spent every day together. She pouted a little jealously and turned away, "Okay, they're all good people, and I'm the bad one..."

Qi Shaoyu tentatively pulled her into his arms from behind, and said gently, "The worst thing you've ever done is probably that you've stolen the soul of this righteous disciple..."

Gu Yunyun didn't break free from him, but smiled and gently nudged him with her elbow. "I didn't realize before, you actually have a knack for being glib."

Qi Shaoyu sighed softly, "Every word comes from the bottom of my heart. It's just that my feelings for you are overflowing, and that's why they came out of my mouth. If I've upset you, then I really deserve a beating." He said this jokingly, while taking Gu Yunyun's small hand and gently patting it on his face.

Gu Yunyun looked up at him, and he gazed at her with a smile in his eyes, full of doting affection. That gaze made her momentarily dazed, as if something deep in her memory overlapped with the eyes before her.

"What do you plan to do about the leader of your sect that we encountered in the ruined temple?"

Gu Yunyun came to her senses. "I'll go find him and ask him what exactly happened between him and Murong Ming. I also hate acts like forcing women and taking lives, and I will definitely not let it go easily."

Qi Shaoyu said worriedly, "But it seems that your sect doesn't have many restrictions on the behavior of its members, does it? Wouldn't it put you in a difficult position to punish that leader on this ground? Perhaps I should go instead..."

"Don't worry, I know. I asked that leader to investigate the matter for me, but so far there has been no progress or report. Yet he still has time to do this kind of thing. We can punish him for incompetence, and it won't be difficult to convince the public."

"That's good."

……

Gu Yunyun disguised herself and went to the branch headquarters, where she was greeted respectfully by the branch leader and deputy branch leader.

Gu Yunyun left Yi, the leader of the helm, behind, and had the deputy leader and several other subordinates wait outside.

Gu Yunyun, disguised as an old woman, lightly tapped her wrinkled, disguised hands on the table. She lowered her voice, speaking slowly and deliberately, her tone devoid of emotion, "It's been some time since I ordered you to investigate those who practice evil arts. Have you made any progress?"

"This... I'm ashamed. This person is very well hidden. My men and I have spent a lot of time investigating, but so far... we haven't found anything." Chief Yi bowed and answered, glancing respectfully and uneasily at Gu Yunyun's face. "Please grant me some more time, senior..."

"Oh?" Gu Yunyun glanced casually at his bandaged left arm, noticing the wound was from when Qi Shaoyu injured him outside the dilapidated temple that day. She asked knowingly, "Chief Yi is injured?"

Yi, the leader, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled obsequiously and said, "We encountered a little trouble during the investigation, nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about."

Gu Yunyun lazily raised her eyes and chuckled ambiguously, "So you were injured while serving me. In that case, even if Chief Yi didn't achieve anything, he still deserves credit for his hard work."

Chief Yi quickly lowered his head, "This subordinate is unworthy of such praise!"

Gu Yunyun was amused by his shamelessness. She picked up the teacup and threw it on the ground. It shattered on the blue bricks with a crash, and shards of porcelain flew everywhere.

When Yi Tuozhu saw her suddenly become angry, he didn't care if there were any broken pieces of porcelain on the ground and hurriedly knelt down.

Gu Yunyun straightened her clothes and stood up, walking up to Chief Yi and looking down at him. "I've recently learned some interesting things, and I thought I'd ask you about them. But you'd better think carefully about how you answer, because if even one of your answers differs from what I know..."

With a single palm strike, the mahogany table shattered in mid-air.

"My lord, please forgive me! I was momentarily confused by greed for credit, and I will never dare to conceal anything again!" Chief Yi was so guilty that cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

"Then let's talk about how you got this injury."

"Yes, yes... I encountered two righteous people outside a dilapidated temple at the foot of Mount Hua, and they besieged me..."

Gu Yunyun said calmly, "Explain yourself clearly, what were you doing at that dilapidated temple?"

Yi, the leader, was unsure how she knew or how much she knew. He nervously glanced at her expression and forced a smile before replying, "This subordinate... and a friend, kidnapped two righteous young women..."

Thinking that this lord might know about his association with Murong Ming and suspect that he had ulterior motives towards the Holy Sect, he immediately explained: "The one who was with me was a disciple of the Qingshan Sect, but he and I share the same interests, so we set aside the differences between sects and became friends. I have never revealed even the slightest bit of information about my sect to him!"

Furthermore, this person's temperament is very similar to that of our Holy Sect members, and he possesses exceptional talent, able to imitate the opponent's martial arts moves in just a few moves. He is truly a promising talent. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could recruit him to serve our Holy Sect?

Yi, the leader, carefully observed Gu Yunyun's words and expressions, but still couldn't discern her thoughts.

Gu Yunyun remained noncommittal, "Tell me how you met, and how you ended up doing this together?"

Yi, the leader, had no idea how much she knew, so he told her the whole story.

Gu Yunyun suppressed her surprise and listened to him explain in detail without showing any emotion.

After Yi finished speaking, Gu Yunyun did not reply immediately. Instead, she paced back and forth slowly, her expression unreadable, which made Yi even more nervous.

In reality, Gu Yunyun was discussing things with the system in her mind.

The system felt like it was about to short-circuit from shock, stammering, "This, how is this possible... Murong Ming is the male lead! It wasn't written in the original plot..."

“The original plot may not be 100% accurate,” Gu Yunyun said. “For example, the so-called real culprit that the male protagonist found out in the original plot was someone who practiced evil arts and murdered a chivalrous person is probably not accurate, otherwise my mission would not have required me to find the murderer.”

"Well, well... but Murong Ming in the story didn't show such a ruthless and vicious side at all! And although the male protagonist married many wives in the story, he never forced any of them; it was all consensual!"

"The story is just a description from a certain perspective, and there may be inaccuracies. It cannot be used as the sole reference. Besides, you told me in the previous mission that with my involvement as an outsider, the original plot would change and become unpredictable."

Gu Yunyun calmly analyzed, "If the male lead had a smooth journey, he naturally wouldn't need to force the woman. But think about it, because of my appearance, Chief Yi was ordered to go out to investigate, encountered the male lead and his junior sister, and was overcome with lust, so he made a move."

The male protagonist's fate also changed—in order to protect his junior sister and survive, he feigned compliance with Chief Yi, so he captured an innocent woman and offered her to him… Later, for reasons unknown, he maintained a relationship with Chief Yi and became his accomplice…

The system stared in disbelief, then suddenly remembered something. After frantically searching for a while, it froze in shock. "That... the first woman the male lead offered to Chief Yi, that little nun... was originally supposed to be one of the male lead's harem members, representing purity and innocence among the female leads..."

"So the plot really has changed. Oh right, didn't you forget that Gongsun Jing is a time traveler?"

"...Okay, I believe you." The system grabbed its bald head in despair. "Ahhh, I was a fan of the male lead when I read the original novel!" The system slammed the book down.

"There's something else, don't you find it strange?"

The system was so disheartened that it felt no longer surprised by anything Gu Yunyun said. "What?"

"It is said that Murong Ming can learn his opponent's moves in a short battle and use them freely. But even the most talented person needs to practice for a long time to master a move, not to mention that there are many different schools of martial arts."

"Perhaps such a genius really exists?"

"But each school's martial arts can only be fully utilized when combined with its own internal energy cultivation method; otherwise, they are just empty gestures. If one could learn martial arts without using a unique internal energy cultivation method, wouldn't everyone be able to learn them simply by watching and memorizing the moves?"

"Why didn't the other martial arts practitioners have any doubts?"

"It's not that we didn't have doubts, but it's just that we couldn't explain it with common sense. After all, who could get so many secret manuals that were kept tightly under wraps by various sects? Even if we did, how could we learn them all at such a young age and master them completely? So we just assume that he is exceptionally talented and can only learn a few moves."

"Then what do you think happened?"

Gu Yunyun smiled slightly, and her words shocked the system so much that it almost lost the few tufts of hair on its head: "I wonder if he might be some kind of martial arts master who has been possessed, or something like that? Or perhaps... like me, he also has a system helping him?"