Chapter 133

Chapter 133: This Is Too Cannon Fodder, Right?

Everyone at the table jumped in shock and hurried to pick up their earlier conversation again.

Du An Rao glanced at the dining room that had suddenly become lively again, blinked, lowered her head to bite into the chicken leg her brother had given her, and fell into deep thought.

[No, saving people is like fighting a fire. I have to think of a way to lure Granduncle over there so he can bring Miss Qin out for treatment. And while we’re at it, I can help Miss Qin teach those unfilial descendants a lesson and vent this anger in my heart! But how should I do it?]

Du De Sheng’s eyelids twitched. Inside, he thought, It’s fine, little one. Say whatever you want. No matter what you say, Granduncle will believe you!

[Got it!]

“Granduncle, do you have any travel plans while you’re in City S this time?”

Du De Sheng held down the excitement in his heart and said with an easy smile: “No, no. I just wanted to walk around while my legs still work. In a few years, when I’m older and can’t move anymore, I’ll probably just stay at home every day, eating and waiting to die.”

Du An Rao’s eyes lit up. “Granduncle, what are you saying? There’s a saying online now, isn’t there? At your age, it’s the perfect time to go out and have fun! Since you don’t have a destination, how about going to City C with me?”

“City C? Why go to City C for no reason?” The one who asked was Mother Du. Her child had just been found and brought home, and now she wanted to run off somewhere. As a mom, she had to at least ask a couple of questions.

As expected, Du An Rao did not suspect anything. She chuckled: “A friend told me there’s a place in City C that’s famous for its hot springs. I’ve grown up this much and still never soaked in a hot spring. City C is right next door and not far away, so I wanted to go take a look.”

Not knowing the truth, Qiao Yi Ting heard this and remembered something Du De Sheng’s attending physician had said a little while ago, and she unconsciously helped out: “Doctor Xiao said a few days ago that your leg tends to get cold in winter. If you can soak in hot springs more often to clear your meridians, it might feel much better.”

Du De Sheng’s left leg had been fractured back when he was running around in his early years. Because conditions were poor then, treatment was delayed. Even though life later improved and many famous doctors had worked hard to treat it, the rainy season and cold winters were still hard to get through.

Listening to the two of them, Du An Rao felt like heaven itself was helping Miss Qin.

[Isn’t this the chance right here? If I’m remembering right, Miss Qin should be in some small village in City C that’s famous for its hot springs.]

After all, in the original story, Qiao Yi Ting’s boyfriend went out with friends to soak in a hot spring and fool around. There, he ran into a collateral Qin junior who had been sent to watch Miss Qin. Birds of a feather flock together, and the few of them quickly started playing together.

On top of that, that collateral relative had a loose tongue. After only a few sentences, he had already spilled everything about why he had to stay in such a poor remote place.

At first, the scumbag boyfriend didn’t care, until the man laughed at the old woman he was guarding for treating a dull wooden hairpin like a treasure. Only then did the boyfriend think of Miss Qin’s hairpin, and he ended up stumbling onto this huge secret.

Inside, Du De Sheng was shaking so hard he wanted to send people immediately to check every hot spring in City C one by one.

But he also knew that, no matter how he sent people to check, they would never be as fast as the person in front of him.

Although they had only spent a few hours together, this short time was enough to make this old brother, who prided himself on his sharp eye for people, understand why those Du family members who had been called out and questioned in the past few days because of Du Bi Xiao’s report, even though they had only met Du An Rao once, had all tried to help hide things for her.

Even when they had no choice but to talk, they still spoke of Du An Rao with a lot of protection, afraid they might hurt her because of her strange abilities.

She was the entire family’s treasure and lucky star. Just being near her brought good things to your door.

Who wouldn’t like a treasure like that?

“In that case, I guess I have no choice but to go to City C with little An An.”

Delighted, Du An Rao said: “Great. I’ll ask my friend later for the exact address and what we need to bring. If nothing goes wrong, shall we set off tomorrow?”

“Alright. You make the arrangements.”

“Mm-hm.” The thing that had been troubling her was solved so easily that Du An Rao’s brows curved into a smile. She lowered her head and took a few more bites of rice.

[Perfect. I’ll go check Miss Qin’s exact location in a bit. As long as I can move around near there, I’ll definitely be able to tell at a glance which house she’s locked up in!]

Hearing this, Du De Sheng couldn’t help taking a deep breath. Even though he was still very worried about his lover’s health, the joy of soon being reunited with her and the excitement of finally seeing his long-time wish come true made him eat half a bowl more than usual.

Du An Rao ate this meal a bit absent-mindedly. Just as they were about to clear the dishes, she lifted her head, saw Father Du and Mother Du, and suddenly remembered what she had forgotten.

[Come to think of it, has Granduncle had any special connection with our family before? If he did, there’s no reason the book would never mention it, right?]

Thinking that, Du An Rao decided to flip through the book again and confirm.

In the end, she really did find something.

[Oh wow, there really is!]

The Du family members’ ears all perked up at once. There was still something about their family? Hurry and say it.

[Later in the story, there’s a mysterious lord who cooperates with Butler Du. He’s basically the big rival of their enemy. By chance, he learns that Miss Qin was tortured to death by her unfilial descendants and plans to use this as a handle to give his competitor a fatal blow.]

In this popular competitor’s eyes, the Du family was nothing more than a piece of unimportant background. His original words were: besides our people, only some collateral branch in the neighboring city knows about this. But it doesn’t matter. Our men have already gone to take care of it. We’ll make sure they keep their mouths shut forever and don’t run to the old man and ruin our plan.

[…This is way too cannon fodder, right?]

The Du family members: “…”

Seriously, what kind of calamity was this? When the king fights, it’s the little ghost that suffers.

And they were so unlucky that they didn’t even get a full name. Suddenly, they understood a little better how their little daughter had felt when she first came back and found out she was the only one who had actually been hurt in the baby-swap incident.

All the joy belongs to you protagonists. We cannon fodder get nothing. Only our whole family is left with a world of pain!

As if she thought this blow wasn’t heavy enough, Du An Rao pulled out the book from Aunt Du Lian Shuang’s house again.

Then Father Du and Mother Du found that they actually had multiple roles. Just like their unlucky second son, they appeared in different books, and were always cannon fodder.

In the book about Cui Jue Yan and that phoenix-man father and son, Father Du and Mother Du were the evil backers of the vicious first wife Du Lian Shuang, who destroyed other people’s families. They judged people by money, looked down on the poor and weak, helped Du Lian Shuang bully others, and in the end were framed by Cui Jue Yan, sent straight to prison, and died inside after only a few days.

Thinking back over Cui Jue Yan’s background, Du An Rao really didn’t think he had the ability to crush Father Du and Mother Du on his own. Eight or nine times out of ten, it was the Protagonist’s Halo at work. He just happened to catch a bargain when that same competitor’s men took action against their family.