Quick Transmigration: Reversing the Life of a Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character

"Are you sure you want to cooperate with the Ling family?" Ling Ziyu asked, somewhat reluctantly.

"I want to make a deal with the Ling family. The Ling family is a behemoth, and we have no chance of winning against them. Besides, if the Ling family really falls, it won't benefit you two young masters of the Ling family. However, you can make your move against Ling Anran and her father. The Ling family and the Wen family will agree to the deal."

Ling Ziyu actually understood everything, but she was somewhat unwilling. Ling Zian understood even more; he not only understood the key points, but also understood how much benefit his wife had given up.

"My lady, I will work hard to make up for the losses you have suffered."

Shu Zhiyi waved her hand: "This is just going with the flow."

If you have the strength, use overwhelming force; if you don't, slowly erode your resources; if all else fails, make yourself comfortable within the limits of what the environment allows.

Always trying to hold onto all the benefits is an irrational and childish act. If you can't hold onto something, either don't give it up, or immediately exchange it for something you can hold onto. Otherwise, you'll face dire consequences.

After resting in the city for a few days, they set off again with their hunting team. When the main Ling family received the news and sent two elders to Qing Shi City, they had not yet returned.

Ling Anran, who was in the debauchery in the backyard of the city lord's mansion, had no idea what was happening.

The two elders settled into the city lord's mansion. Ling Anran entertained them, and they accepted the hospitality without complaint, but never mentioned the purpose of their visit to Qing Shi City.

Five days later, Shu Zhiyi and the others returned.

At Ling Zi'an's residence, Shu Zhiyi exchanged a few pleasantries with the two elders of the Ling family before sitting down separately and getting straight to the point.

"The two elders have surely already verified the remote communication artifact; I don't need to elaborate on the benefits involved, do I?"

One of the elders glanced at Ling Zi'an sitting to one side and said in a casual tone, "That's quite interesting. Miss Shu said she wants to cooperate with my Ling family. I wonder what the terms are?"

"I want Bluestone City."

"Miss Shu, you're delusional."

"Elder, please don't be in such a hurry," Shu Zhiyi said with a smile. "What if I said I was giving up the refining method?"

The two elders of the Ling family exchanged a glance, and one of them spoke up: "Although this magical artifact is novel, even the method of its creation is not enough to exchange for a city. Since you have married a man from the Ling family, we are considered your elders. Let me remind you, don't be so greedy."

"Elder, what I mean is to make Ling Zi'an the city lord."

"He has already formed a bond with you."

"What if his child had the surname Ling?"

"What? You're willing?"

"I swear to the gods."

This meant that Qing Shi City was still in the hands of the Ling family, and the expressions of the two elders relaxed.

"Miss Shu, the benefits of remote communication artifacts are enormous. You're giving them all up just to avenge Zi'an and Ziyu?"

"This city lord is quite annoying, and I'm just venting my anger." Shu Zhiyi didn't want them to think that she was acting out of spite for a woman, and that they would always try to use Ling Zian and Ling Ziyu to get benefits from her in the future.

"An Ran has a somewhat unrestrained personality."

Shu Zhiyi smiled: "Born into a noble family, with both her maternal and paternal clans being top-tier clans, everything in the world is within her grasp. It's not surprising that she developed such a personality. The world is inherently unfair. However, I hope that one day, when she falls into the dust, she can still face it calmly."

"Miss Shu, she is, after all, a young lady of the Ling family!" he warned sternly.

"Elders, would you like to check on Ziyu's recovery?" Shu Zhiyi wouldn't let them lead the conversation, so she abruptly changed the subject.

"Recovered? Ziyu's shattered spiritual sea has recovered? They found the sacred medicine?" One of the elders reacted very quickly, walked up to Ling Ziyu, and probed her with his spiritual power.

She had seen Ling Ziyu's spiritual sea when he had the accident and knew what had happened. Now, seeing that his spiritual sea had recovered more than halfway, she excitedly said, "When did Ziyu take the holy medicine? He has recovered so well."

"After I formed a bond with my wife."

At this point in time, the two elders were successfully misled about the origin of the sacred medicine. They had already investigated Shu Zhiyi's background: an orphan girl from a small town whose family property had been taken away, whose most valuable asset was the blessing bestowed by the gods.

When Ling Anran reported Ling Zian and Ling Ziyu's marriage to the main family, she emphasized that Shu Zhiyi's talent and divine blessing, although she was reprimanded by the main family, were already a fait accompli and the Ling family could only accept it.

Looking at it now, it seems that this sacred medicine was brought over by Shu Zhiyi?

"A single Zixian Grass is quite large; surely it's more than enough for Ziyu to use in her medicine making? I wonder if Miss Shu would be willing to lend a few leaves?" another elder asked tentatively.

Shu Zhiyi took out a food storage box from her spatial artifact: "It wouldn't be unreasonable for me to give one to the two elders."

Their breathing became heavier, and their eyes grew serious. Offering a sacred medicine so readily was a gift that was not so easy to accept.

"What does Miss Shu request?"

"The method for refining the remote communication artifact, and the change of Ling Zi'an to become the city lord of Qing Shi City. His children will bear the surname Ling. As for this," Shu Zhiyi pointed to the box, "it is given to the two elders in the hope that if Zi'an and Ziyu cause trouble in the future, the two elders can make some concessions in front of the main family and other major families."

These two requests are not excessive; in fact, Shu Zhiyi's sincerity far outweighs the conditions.

"Miss Shu paid such a high price just so that Zi'an could take control of Qing Shi City, which still belongs to the Ling family? Aren't you worried that he or his children won't be able to keep these things? Even if they do, they won't bear the Shu surname. It would be better to have something more tangible."

"It's not like only Ling Zi'an can give birth to children. As for whether he can keep the baby, that depends on his ability." Shu Zhiyi smiled. These were the conditions she and the Ling brothers had agreed on, but she hadn't mentioned any after-sales service. "However, thank you for thinking of me, Elder. You may not know, but I can't refine traditional spiritual weapons and pills. The things I refine are all different."

The implication was that Shu Zhiyi was the most important and precious person, and that she would find a way to get whatever she wanted.

"What else?"

"Elders, have you agreed to my conditions?"

"Yes, I agree."

"Then let's establish a Heavenly God Contract." A Heavenly God Contract can be a private contract or a public contract, which is the difference between being public and not being public. For matters involving remote communication between the magical artifact and the city lord, a public contract should be established, and for the other matter, a private contract should be established.

"Okay, we'll go in a bit. We're just curious about Miss Shu's other refining techniques."

Shu Zhiyi said meaningfully, "Elder Ling, there are more than just the Ling family in this world. I should cultivate good relations with two other families. Besides, it's about balance. We can't let the Ling family take all the benefits, can we?"

These words were rather impolite, even carrying a hint of reprimand, which naturally made the two elders, who held high positions and were of considerable rank, uncomfortable.