In a year of natural disasters, the young woman had billions of resources to build a paradise.

Village Chief Liu looked completely bewildered. "What witch? What nonsense are you talking about?"

He gestured with his eyes, as if to tell them that the fairy's apprentice was inside, and they shouldn't say anything that might offend her.

To his surprise, no one paid any attention to him, and he continued to resist fiercely, saying, "Village chief, I won't do this!"

"What kind of spiritual food is this? It's clearly a demon in disguise! Eating it might slowly drain our yang energy and kill us sooner or later!"

Feng Qian came out and asked, "Village chief, did you hear about what happened in Fengshui County, and that's why you were deceived by that witch?"

"What are you lying about?"

Village Chief Liu panicked, "She saved the entire county, how could she be a witch? Feng Qian, I don't care if you usually act recklessly, but don't make a mistake like this! I had to beg and plead with her to get this opportunity!"

"Village chief, don't you think about this? How could an ordinary little girl win the favor of a fairy? There are plenty of little girls in the whole Fengshui County, why did she have to be chosen? Don't you know? She's a courtesan! Growing up in that kind of environment, what kind of good person could she be?"

As soon as Feng Qian said this, many people laughed lewdly.

He added, "I don't think there's any fairy at all. She's evil and wicked, which attracted demons. Heaven sent down divine punishment to punish her! That's why there were earthquakes and torrential rains! Our village is implicated by Fengshui County!"

Village Chief Liu retorted, "How could that be? She was clearly busy setting up warnings in various villages and saving many people!"

"A warning? She's clearly guilty!"

Feng Qian became more and more agitated as she spoke, "If she wasn't guilty, why would she be so busy? What does it matter to her whether these people live or die? What about digging up tree roots to exchange for things? I think those things should have been ours to begin with, but she insisted on making these people work. She just wants to see us suffer so she can feel good! Aren't all those wicked concubines who bring ruin to the country like this? What they love to do most is torment ordinary people like us!"

One word stirred up a huge wave, and more and more villagers from Qingbao Village gathered.

They had already heard the rumors about the demoness first, which further solidified their suspicions.

They all echoed his sentiments, and some even shouted, "Drive her out of the village! We can't let her bring disaster to our village!"

"Yes, drive all those people from Fengshui County away too! They'll be punished by heaven!"

Feng Qian's words were reasonable and well-founded, and even Village Chief Liu was a little unsure. Apart from being pretty, the girl didn't have three heads and six arms. Could she really be a witch?

His heart pounded wildly; the enchantress was indeed exceptionally beautiful!

Jiang Mianmian was inside the house and had already heard these words and seen Feng Qian.

Originally, she only suspected that Yu Tieniu and the second-in-command were behind the misappropriation of the rice, but now she is completely certain that the person who was in contact with Qingbao Village was Feng Qian! The former leader of the refugees!

She glanced back at the crowd from Fengshui County. "What do you think? Am I a demoness or a fairy's disciple?"

Magistrate Ye's eyes were firm. "Miss Mianmian, don't listen to their nonsense. You've saved so many people in the county. No matter what your true form is, you are our great benefactor!"

"..."

The main body? That's a lie… Jiang Mianmian was speechless. She looked at the others, “What do you guys think? Should we stay a few more days, or just retreat eastward?”

"Miss Mianmian, we believe in you! We are willing to work for the fairy!"

"Yes, you saved us, that's a fact! We should repay you!"

Jiang Mianmian nodded. Even without the house provided by Village Chief Liu, she still had minibuses, shipping containers, and tents. It would be enough to settle Magistrate Ye and his dozen or so people, or even everyone in the eastward retreat team.

"Then let's go, there's no need to stay in Qingbao Village any longer."

She opened the door first, and without even glancing at the people from Qingbao Village, walked out of the village.

Magistrate Ye and the others followed her out. None of the dozen or so people gave them a second glance.

Village Chief Liu panicked again. "No, don't go! Magistrate Ye, Miss Mianmian, we...we're still discussing this!"

Jiang Mianmian paused, turned around, and gave him a half-smile.

Actually, he counted the group of people around Feng Qian out of the corner of his eye. There were only a dozen or so people surrounding him. Even if you include the second-in-command and his men, there were only about twenty people. It wasn't enough!

These weren't the only people who stormed into the secret chamber of Lingxiao Tower in their past lives!

The incident happened so suddenly that she only had time to see the first few faces clearly. She couldn't remember the people who came in after that, but the number was definitely more than that, at least fifty people!

Suppressing the murderous intent in her heart, she withdrew her gaze and continued walking out of the village.

To be able to live again, she had suffered so much over the past hundred years. She would eliminate every single one of her enemies! Therefore, Feng Qian and the second-in-command couldn't die yet. She needed to whet their appetites, let them grow stronger, and then strike them dead in one fell swoop!

Village Chief Liu tried to stop them, but Feng Qian and the others held him back.

She could only watch helplessly as the grain she had almost obtained slipped away. Angrily, she shook off his hand, "Now look what's happened! Go to the county and buy grain that costs more than ten taels of silver per pound! Let's see who can afford it!"

Everyone was shocked. "Village chief, what are you saying? How come it's only a dozen taels?"

"Yes, is it gold or grain? It's so expensive!"

Village Chief Liu was furious. "Go and see for yourselves! Grain prices in the city have skyrocketed! Look at your fields! You've missed the season. Do you think you can even grow any grain this year? Grain will only get more and more expensive in the future! Instead of taking advantage of this opportunity to make a little money, you've driven people away with your insults. You're all incredibly stupid!"

After he finished cursing, he didn't even look at their expressions, let out a heavy snort, and left.

He can't control others, but his own children and grandchildren have to go out and dig up trees!

"Go and call your uncle back!"

Liu Chunsheng responded crisply and ran out to find Liu Nianggu.

Liu Niangniang asked with some worry, "Father, will Magistrate Ye still let us exchange those things?"

"Whether I can do it or not, I have to try. If you want something, you have to fight for it. Even if you fail, you won't lose anything, right? You can't have your cake and eat it too, and just wait for someone to deliver it to you, can you? What would that make you?"

Village Chief Liu had made up his mind. He called his sons back, packed a lot of things that might be useful, and loaded them onto a cart to send them out.

They had traveled a long way and only wanted to get into the village to sleep better. They certainly didn't have bedding or anything like that, so sending them some things would be a timely help. They hoped that Magistrate Ye would give them a chance because of these things.

However, to his surprise, after his family struggled to pull the cart over, they found that no one paid any attention to them! Instead, they all huddled together in groups, talking about something, and when they approached, they all warily shut their mouths.

He winked at Liu Chunsheng, "Go listen to it."

He then instructed Liu Nianggu to go find Magistrate Ye and his men.