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

The news of the breached city wall spread like wildfire throughout the entire county.

The magistrate sent all the yamen runners, but still couldn't stop the people who wanted to leave the city.

Just as he was in a state of great anxiety, several wealthy families from Fengshui County came to see him. Some offered him money and beautiful women, while others came up directly to threaten him.

The sole objective was to open the city gates, or at least allow them to leave the city.

After thinking it over, he simply went black and fainted.

The men below were shrewd enough. Seeing the magistrate's posture, they simply collected the money and goods as appropriate. If natural disasters were truly coming one after another, when would they have another chance to grab what they needed? Once their pockets were full, they'd slip away and be done with it!

Fengshui County was in chaos. Those with money opened the city gates at night and went around the city to escape, while those without money went to the east city wall to drill holes.

Some left, and some stayed.

Seeing the back gate of the Ye family wide open, after seven or eight carriages, there were more than ten carts, with a long line of maids, servants, and guards, moving forward like a long dragon.

They felt a pang of sadness, thinking, "They've left with such a large entourage; look, they'll be back in a few days."

"That's right! There was an earthquake and a huge roar; it's divine punishment! No matter where you run, you're going to die!"

"Only a fool would believe such a stupid ballad! If something were to happen, wouldn't the Grand Preceptor know?"

Jiang Jiman felt uneasy. He went back to Qing Teng Academy and found that 30% of his classmates had left.

He simply went to the restaurant to find Li, and they went back to the Jiang family together to discuss the matter.

As it turned out, the Jiang family didn't care.

They said that with Ranran's status in the restaurant, even if there were a natural disaster, would they lack food? Even if it came to the point of fleeing for their lives, they would definitely take them with them.

Jiang Ranran also looked very trusted and touched, saying that she would definitely take good care of everyone and would never abandon them.

This reminded everyone of Jiang Mianmian.

They launched into a tirade, calling her cold-blooded, heartless, and ruthless, completely forgetting how the Jiang family had treated her.

Jiang Jiman didn't try to dissuade him further. He had already asked Li Shi, and the people from Lingxiao Tower hadn't taken much with them when they left, which meant that most of the supplies were still in Lingxiao Tower. The matter of the key must have been a misunderstanding; Jiang Mianmian must have genuinely wanted to share the things with him! Perhaps she was held up by something and couldn't wait for him to arrive, so she had to leave first.

If that's the case, what's the rush? She'll definitely come back to find me!

Even if I don't come back, if I ever need it, I can just use a VPN!

Having made up his mind, Jiang Jiman made an excuse to go back to his room. Perhaps because he hadn't slept well yesterday while following Jiang Mianmian, he felt weak all over. He had been up most of the night again, so he needed to get some sleep.

Jiang Mianmian, who was on everyone's mind, was riding an electric mountain bike, trying her best to think of a topic to coax the child, "Twenty-five, we'll be there soon, so please don't fall asleep!"

"Hmm... um! ~ Not sleepy at 25..."

At 25, it felt like there were grains of rice stuck to my eyelids, and I had to use a lot of effort to open them.

"Then let me test you, how did we get up the mountain?"

"They climbed up!"

"Did your sister use a rocket launcher to blast it around?"

"No! I don't know what happened, we just followed the crowd out!"

"Twenty-five, great job! You remembered everything. So where did the soil we dug go?"

"It was the bodyguards my sister hired who took them away; they're really skilled!"

In the ensuing exchange, Twenty-Five suddenly pointed to a spot not far away and exclaimed, "There's a light there!"

"That's the first cave that my sister and Ninth Sister were talking about."

This is the closest and most suitable cave to Fengshui County, so when the two were planning their route, they decided to stay here for the first night.

At that moment, a faint light flickered, and a delicate aroma of rice wafted through the air.

Jiang Mianmian parked the electric mountain bike and put it back in the storage room. "One last question, can you tell other people about your magic, sister?"

"No! It won't work if you tell me!"

Twenty-five covered her mouth, shook her head seriously, and said, "The magic is no longer working. Everyone will go hungry, and some might even die! You absolutely cannot tell!"

"Let's go find Jiu Niang."

The two held hands and hadn't walked far when they encountered Lin Hu on patrol.

"Miss Mianmian, you're finally back!"

Lin Hu felt instantly relieved, but he didn't dare to shout and hurriedly led the way for them.

He laughed and said, "It's strange, we haven't encountered any wild animals, insects or snakes along the way, and the area around the cave is very clean. But we still need to be vigilant at night. Leopard and I will take turns patrolling at different times. They should all be asleep by now. Ninth Sister really can't sleep, so she's keeping warm porridge for you by the stove."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Brother Lin Hu."

Hearing that everything was alright, Jiang Mianmian finally felt relieved.

The three walked a short distance further when Jiu Niang heard a commotion. Without even putting on her raincoat, she slipped on her shoes and ran out, asking, "How are you? Are you hurt?"

"It's okay, we're both fine."

Jiang Mianmian and Twenty-Five spun around in place to show her.

Jiu Niang scolded Li Shi again, then served the two of them hot water and porridge, saying, "You're really something, you even packed a stove and a small pot in Lin Hu's bag."

It's a very convenient little clay stove, and a pot about the size of a medicine jar.

Heating some water or warming some porridge is enough.

Jiang Mianmian chuckled and silently drank her porridge. After finishing, she felt even sleepier. "Ninth Sister, you should go to sleep too."

He dragged Twenty-Five to a straw mat, and they fell asleep as soon as they lay down.

Jiu Niang took a small blanket out of her bag and covered her with it.

Several people who were pretending to be asleep opened their eyes and said, "Cover her with my blanket too."

Jiu Niang exclaimed "Oh dear!" and quickly covered her up again. "You should cover yourself up. You're already coughing, why aren't you sleeping properly?"

"I'm just worried about Mianmian. I can't sleep soundly, but if I don't sleep, I'm afraid she'll see me and start nagging and causing me trouble."

Shi Niang felt embarrassed. She knew she was in poor health and didn't want to cause trouble for everyone.

The others shared the same opinion.

After exchanging a few quiet words, everyone finally felt at ease and went to sleep.

The cave gradually quieted down, and Lin Bao took over from Lin Hu, circling around every now and then.

Further away, Qi Xuan hid in the treetops, picking up and putting down the arrow in his hand.

The arrowhead was also tied with cotton cloth, which was soaked in kerosene.

Under the tree, a dozen or so extinguished electric torches lay scattered.

He was hesitating.

He had clearly promised Ranran that Jiang Mianmian would never be able to return to the village again.

He had already planned how to kill her; all it would take was a single arrow.

He's very accurate; he's sure to hit the target.

Even if it doesn't kill her instantly, the arrow still has oil on it, which can still burn her to death.

He was ready and waiting at the city gate early in the morning when he saw Li cursing and swearing.

It was a bit annoying. He didn't make a move, but Li still dared to snatch people, which led Jiang Mianmian to chase them into the city.

There were too many people around, so he had no choice but to follow Lingxiaolou's group of women.

Anyway, Jiang Mianmian will definitely come back.

Following this lead, I heard a lot about the Jiang family and Jiang Mianmian.

Why is it completely different from what Ranran told him?