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

The ground beneath my feet trembled continuously.

Those who entered the city and those who didn't all panicked.

Jiu Niang's heart leaped into her throat, and she turned and ran back, shouting, "Mianmian is still inside!"

Everyone else followed suit and ran after them.

"Scatter! Close the city gates!"

However, the city defenders reacted very quickly this time. After shouting, they dispersed all the people at the gate.

The city gates slammed shut.

Someone shouted from the city wall, "Get away from the city wall! Go to an open area!"

Chaos reigned all around, with screams and cries filling the air.

Jiu Niang pounded on the city gate, shouting, "Let me in! I'm not leaving!"

"Run! If there's another earthquake, the wall will collapse and you'll all be crushed to death!"

The people on the city wall shouted until their voices were hoarse.

Seventh Sister pulled hard on Ninth Sister, "Have you forgotten what Mianmian said? It was just a slight tremor!"

"boom!"

The ground shook again.

Third Sister and Granny Niu calmed down and said, "Let's go, hurry up the mountain!"

Everyone's hands were trembling as they grabbed Jiu Niang and ran, shouting, "Mianmian said she would come back, and she definitely will!"

"Yes, she said the earth shook and it did. She also said it was nothing, so it must be nothing!"

After running for a while, they finally reached an open space, where all of them were exhausted.

During this time, the ground shook a few more times, but then it seemed to stop.

Fortunately, the city wall was indeed quite sturdy.

There were no cracks in the ground, nor were there any fallen trees or houses.

Indeed, as Mianmian said, Fengshui County was not the epicenter of the earthquake.

Jiu Niang sat on the ground, her face growing paler with each passing moment, and she felt like she couldn't breathe.

Third Aunt was very worried, "Don't worry, Mianmian is very clever now, she'll be fine."

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because as soon as she did, Jiu Niang burst into tears.

Mianmian told her that the precognitive dreams were actually their past lives, and she felt sad and cried.

But that feeling was completely different from what I experienced today!

In this life, she has lived in a daze, completely oblivious. Yet, a single earthquake has terrified her.

Mianmian, however, personally experienced all the suffering of her past life! She could never forget it! The torrential rain, the floods, the hunger… and when darkness fell, did she recall the helplessness in the secret room? When cooking, did she remember the excruciating pain of being burned?…

How did she manage to persevere and complete those ninety-nine tasks? From the moment we met until now, she has been so meticulous that she has thought of every single detail in advance! How many times did she rehearse to achieve such thorough preparation today?

At this moment, Jiang Mianmian was extremely calm.

After entering the city, she quickly caught up with Li, snatched Twenty-Five, and was about to start beating him when the earthquake struck.

She wanted to take Twenty-Five out of the city, but the city gates closed quickly.

They had no choice but to turn back and run towards Fenglefang.

In her past life, during the earthquake, she was locked in the Jiang family's woodshed. She only knew that no one died or was injured, but she didn't know what a 'minor earthquake' actually was, so she mentally rehearsed all sorts of scenarios many times.

Fenglefang is the largest market in Fengshui County. It was built to provide a wide space for ordinary people to set up stalls.

It is also the best place to take shelter during an earthquake!

Li didn't understand this, but she knew she wasn't smart enough, so she followed the smart ones.

So she ran after Jiang Mianmian, her heart pounding with fear—

He was afraid of being crushed to death by an earthquake, afraid of being beaten to death by Jiang Mianmian, and afraid of being scolded to death by Jiang Chuan when he got home if he failed to complete the mission.

Jiang Mianmian noticed that Twenty-Five in her arms was trembling, and she didn't bother to pay attention to Li Shi.

She gently comforted him, "Are you scared, Twenty-Five? Sister Mianmian has some courage beans, would you like one?"

"Sister, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Twenty-five sobbed, "If it weren't for me, we'd all be up the mountain by now."

Jiang Mianmian kissed her, "It was the bad guys who did bad things, not Twenty-Five's fault."

"I'm too weak, she caught me in no time! Waaaaah!"

The more she talked, the more aggrieved she felt, and she cried nonstop.

"Why don't you eat some chubby beans? Then bad guys won't be able to carry you!"

Jiang Mianmian patiently coaxed her, "Give me some more growth beans, and I can crush the bad guys with my little finger!"

"Sister Mianmian, stop trying to fool me. I'm not a two or three-year-old anymore... Ah! What is this? It's so pretty! It smells so good and tastes so sweet!"

A box of rainbow candies can appease a 25-year-old girl.

Jiang Mianmian held her, feeling as if she were raising a daughter.

Jiu Niang was only seven years younger than her. When Jiu Niang raised her, did she also have this feeling?

Lost in thought, she didn't stop walking and soon arrived at Fenglefang.

At a glance, Zhao Mama and Jiang Jiman were spotted in the center of the crowd.

Jiang Jiman, with a fawning expression, said, "Granny, did you go to Lingxiao Tower to see Jiang Mianmian? You can tell me what you need. She's not in the tower, so she must have gone home. When the city gates open later, I'll go to her house to find her and pass on your message."

"you are?"

Granny Zhao didn't recognize him at all.

The two guards following behind him also looked very vigilant.

"This humble student is Jiang Jiman from Qing Teng Academy."

Jiang Jiman bowed with a scholar's salute, "He is also Jiang Mianmian's third brother. She has been my closest friend since childhood."

As he spoke, he deliberately revealed the jade pendant he wore at his waist.

Her green robes fluttered in the breeze, and her white jade gleamed beautifully.

Li saw it too and opened her mouth to shout.

Jiang Mianmian wanted to watch the show, so she reached out and dislocated her jaw, grabbed her hair and threw her back, "Shh!"

"Bang-thump!"

Li was thrown backwards and fainted.

The people around held their breath and all stepped back.

Jiang Jiman was still showing off the jade pendant, saying, "She specially picked out the pattern on it for me."

"But didn't Jiang Mianmian grow up in Lingxiao Tower?"

Granny Zhao expressed her doubts, "How come she's been close to you since childhood?"

"..." Jiang Jiman choked.

Jiang Mianmian almost burst out laughing. If he hadn't been so foolish as to show off, she would have completely forgotten about this jade pendant!

In her past life, before returning to the Jiang family, she bought gifts for everyone, and she did indeed give Jiang Jiman a jade pendant.

He was especially happy to receive the jade cicada because the design was of noble character, saying that his sister truly understood him.

But later it appeared on Jiang Ranran!

During the natural disaster, Jiang Ranran exchanged the jade pendant for a small bag of brown rice, which earned her a lot of praise from the Jiang family!

She simply asked, "Isn't this the jade pendant I gave to my third brother?"

Jiang Zhongtian then launched into a sarcastic remark, saying, "If you have no ability, then don't stop others from fulfilling their filial duties! If you're not satisfied, then go and sneak into the tent of the displaced people's leader!"

The Jiang family burst into laughter, but Jiang Ranran feigned shyness and said, "What do you mean? I don't understand." To protect the 'naive Jiang Ranran,' everyone quieted down.

But how could she easily forget the shame and hatred she felt back then?