Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 1072 - 1068

Yun Ran’s gaze turned to the Zhou Family courtyard, where neither starlight nor moonlight could penetrate, and even other lighting tools failed to fully reveal its entirety.

Moreover, the unsettling wailing and howling that resonated throughout the entire alley was conspicuously absent in the Zhou Family home.

Before hearing the gossip about this alley, suspecting the Zhou Family was the most reasonable conclusion.

But now, coming in person, she found nothing amiss with the Zhou Family, which was the biggest problem.

Yun Ran looked again at the area of the courtyard; it wasn’t very large, perhaps only about fifty square meters.

Perhaps because the Zhou Family had moved out, the courtyard appeared especially desolate, its entirety easily visible at a glance.

Previously, both she and this group of rookies had been influenced by the gossip.

Initially, everyone assumed the problem stemmed from the Zhou Family’s end.

But what if viewed from a different angle?

The entire alley was affected, yet the Zhou Family was unscathed. Maybe they had something that could withstand the erosion of the sound?

If thinking this way, Yun Ran found it reasonable that she couldn’t find anything related to the sound here.

Because, within the Zhou Family Mansion, there was inherently nothing related to that sound.

Inside the Zhou Family house, there was nothing resembling a Magic Artifact either.

Yun Ran’s gaze tightly focused on the modest-sized courtyard—at this moment, she felt she might be close to the truth.

There was definitely something in this courtyard with an effect akin to an exorcising Magic Artifact.

And such an item was either limited in its effect or incomplete, protecting only the Zhou Family.

Yun Ran leaned against a pillar.

She glanced toward the Zhou Family house again, wondering when these rookies would figure it out.

By then, perhaps she wouldn’t need to step in personally; they might be able to find the item themselves.

Time ticked away second by second.

The person who went to explore the sound’s spread returned, panting heavily.

This indicated that he had run the whole way during his investigation.

Whether to save time or because the eerie wailing had frightened him wasn’t clear.

As the man entered the Zhou Family house, the Little Paperman returned to Yun Ran’s side.

"Master, I listened carefully just now. The sound has similar decibel levels in every corner, with no peculiarities."

Under normal circumstances, one could locate the origin of a sound by its decibel level.

However, the Little Paperman had measured, and the sound was consistent in every area.

This prevented it from tracing the sound’s source based on volume levels.

The Little Paperman felt somewhat defeated by this.

Yun Ran could obviously sense the Little Paperman’s mood and pat its head.

"Alright, if your master can’t figure out the situation here, isn’t it normal that you can’t find the source?"

The Little Paperman, initially downhearted, realized its master was right. No matter how capable it was, it couldn’t surpass its master.

Realizing this, its mood lifted immediately. It was only right that it couldn’t compete with its master.

Inside the house, the others turned their eyes to the returned investigator.

Feeling a bit uneasy under so many gazes, the man tried to compose himself.

"So, what did you find out?"

The man took a few deep breaths to steady himself before responding.

"Brother, I’ve figured it out: this sound is only present in this alley. I checked both ends of the alley,

and even inspected the nearby houses connected to this alley. Only the households here can hear it."

After his words, the others fell silent.

Yet, the same confused expression appeared on each individual’s face.

Even though they’ve encountered plenty before, they’ve never come across a sound restricted to a specific area.

This was their first mission, so why was it so hard!

The only young girl in the team spoke up: "Brother, maybe we should contact the master. I feel something unusual here."

Upon hearing this, the others recalled their elder’s advice.

When they left, the sect elder had mentioned that if they encountered issues they couldn’t handle, they could ask for help.

But this was their first mission, and asking for help so soon felt embarrassing.

"Why don’t we continue investigating since we’ve yet to understand what’s happening?"

Seeking help before identifying the problem seemed minor in comparison.

If word got out to other teams, it might affect their future resource allocation.

Resources in the sect were limited, and even if one of them was a favorite of their elders,

leaving a stain on their record would make it difficult for their elders to show favoritism.

"Right, let’s first clarify the situation here."

The few immediately decided to spread out and continue investigating; before, they only inspected objects, now they planned to dig up the ground.

Yun Ran watched as they took out their tools and started digging here and there with a smirk.

These rookies indeed had a long way to go.

Yet Yun Ran felt a bit more favorable towards them for not immediately asking for help from their sect elders at this time.

If every little issue prompted them to seek help, there wouldn’t be much to watch.

"Master, are we just going to wait here?"

"If it were just us in this alley, I could ensure the owner of the sound wouldn’t notice anything.

But with these rookies, not only have they failed to conceal their presence, but they’ve also created a lot of disturbance.

The sound’s owner will definitely notice something amiss here. I need to be on guard against sudden assault, to avoid these people getting killed."

These individuals were evidently inexperienced, and if they got entangled, they might be wiped out.

If Yun Ran hadn’t encountered them, she could’ve ignored it, but now that she had, she couldn’t just stand by and watch them possibly get harmed.

The Little Paperman suddenly felt that its master was truly the best person in the world.

"Master, you’re so kind~"

Being given such a compliment, Yun Ran felt goosebumps rise all over.

But since it came from her own little one, what could she do? She could only spoil it.

Just then, from inside the previously silent Zhou Family courtyard came the sounds of "woo woo woo... ah ah ah... crackle crackle..."

The sound was faint, completely incomparable to the haunting cries outside.

Yun Ran: ...