Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Daughters of Destiny

Yan Ji is a powerful Nine-Tailed Fox who failed her heavenly tribulation, shattering her soul and stripping her of eight tails. To survive and regain her power, she strikes a bargain with System 052, a mechanical entity that sends her into various small worlds to correct the distorted fates of women destined for tragedy. In return for harvesting faith power from each world, the system promises to shield her during her next ascension attempt. Yan Ji’s current mission takes her into the body of Ji Niang, the youngest daughter of a rural farming family. The original Ji Niang was the beloved daughter of Yan Liu Shi and the destined wife of Lin Zhiyan, a brilliant scholar who would eventually become a county magistrate. However, the timeline was fractured by the rebirth of Wang Xuefeng, Ji Niang’s second sister-in-law. Armed with memories of a past life, Wang Xuefeng sought to steal Ji Niang’s fortune by manipulating family dynamics, ultimately causing Yan Liu Shi’s death and forcing Ji Niang into a miserable marriage with a local scoundrel before her untimely demise.

Upon possessing the body, Yan Ji immediately assesses the hostile environment. Wang Xuefeng, now pregnant with Yan Lao Er’s child, is actively plotting to split the household to cut off Ji Niang’s access to her mother’s resources. Yan Ji feigns ignorance and docility, playing the role of the spoiled, lazy younger sister while secretly planning her countermeasures. Recognizing that the family’s poverty is a significant obstacle, she utilizes her innate fox spirit abilities in scent crafting. She ventures into the back mountain to gather rare wild herbs and flowers, brewing high-quality scented balms that possess unique, soul-soothing aromas. This enterprise serves a dual purpose: it generates the capital she needs to secure independence for herself and Yan Liu Shi, and it establishes a financial foundation that Wang Xuefeng cannot easily control.

The narrative tension escalates as Wang Xuefeng’s schemes intensify. She pressures her husband, Yan Lao Er, to demand a family separation, arguing that Yan Liu Shi’s favoritism toward Ji Niang will deprive their unborn son of his inheritance. Yan Lao Er, weak-willed and easily manipulated, confronts his mother. Yan Liu Shi, initially furious and heartbroken, is on the verge of rejecting the split out of protectiveness for her daughter. Yan Ji intervenes strategically, advising her mother to agree to the separation. She understands that a fractured household is necessary to dismantle Wang Xuefeng’s leverage and to prevent the matriarch from being driven to illness by the stress of family conflict. Yan Liu Shi complies, dividing the meager assets and moving out with Ji Niang into a new home funded by her hidden savings.

With the family split, Yan Ji accelerates her business operations. She sells her scented balms at the town market, targeting wealthy noblewomen who value exclusivity and luxury. Her products sell out rapidly, netting her sixty taels of silver in a single morning. Capitalizing on the demand, she formulates medicinal ointments for skin blemishes and scars, which she sells at a premium price to the same elite clientele. These ventures generate over two hundred taels of silver, allowing her to build a new house with a dedicated workshop. Simultaneously, Yan Ji crosses paths with Lin Zhiyan, the original owner’s destined husband. She helps him after a snake bite and later shares a cart ride with him, using her natural charm and the lingering fragrance of her products to captivate the shy, rigid scholar. Lin Zhiyan becomes increasingly intrigued by her, rejecting a marriage proposal arranged by Wang Xuefeng for her niece.

Wang Xuefeng, realizing that Ji Niang’s success threatens her plans, attempts to sabotage the relationship between Ji Niang and Lin Zhiyan by pushing her own niece forward as a suitable match. However, Lin Zhiyan’s growing attachment to Yan Ji thwarts her efforts. Yan Ji continues to build her wealth and influence, maintaining a facade of filial piety toward Yan Liu Shi while systematically neutralizing the threats posed by her brothers and sisters-in-law. The story follows her calculated navigation of mortal politics and family intrigue, as she works to restore Ji Niang’s destined path to becoming a respected magistrate’s wife while securing her own survival and power in this new world.