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

The expressions of the crowd shifted slightly, each with their own thoughts.

Grandma Niu and the other two were unaware of the precognitive dream; they only felt that natural disasters were occurring one after another, and that their escape was indeed difficult.

Seven Sisters and the others felt it on a deeper level. They knew the dream, but could they really change the ending of the dream?

As for Jiu Niang, tears welled up in her eyes, "Though fate is difficult, I will still defy it!"

As soon as she spoke, everyone else joined in, shouting, "Though the mountain road is treacherous, it cannot stop me! Though fate is difficult, I will defy it!"

The voices of the crowd blended together, clear and resonant, their echoes seemingly lingering in the secluded forest.

The gloom brought on by days of rain surged forth from my lungs with a shout, bringing a sense of sudden liberation and heroic spirit.

Jiang Mianmian made a gesture of retraction by waving her arm in mid-air.

"Let's go now!"

This time she lowered her voice, "Everyone, run fast! The noise we just made could have attracted wild animals."

Everyone: "..."

The two vice-captains: "???"

Jiang Mianmian urged, "Don't just stand there, run!"

With a wave of her hand, Twenty-Five little one darted off, yelling, "Charge!~"

Everyone tensed up again and ran deeper into the area.

Jiang Mianmian led the way, followed by two team leaders.

Behind the captain were two neat rows, with two vice-captains bringing up the rear to ensure no one fell behind.

They ran and walked for a full hour before these young women were completely exhausted.

As soon as the order was given, Twenty-Five collapsed to the ground, swaying his head and dizzy, saying, "It's dark, and there are little stars in front of me~"

"I said I'd hug you, but you wouldn't let me!"

Jiang Mianmian poked her forehead.

"Me, twenty-five, how could I be tired..."

He wanted to refute, but his words lacked power, so he gave up.

Everyone else was exhausted too. The amount of exercise they did in this short time was more than what they did in ten days, no, a month at Lingxiao Tower!

Grandma Niu was the oldest, but because she was used to working in the kitchen, she was actually the strongest.

She smiled and took out a small stove to boil water, saying, "Take a rest, you won't be so tired after walking for a couple of days."

They all had bottled water in their backpacks, but it was only March and it was raining. They were used to drinking hot tea, so they boiled it and let it cool down before drinking it.

Jiang Mianmian was glad she had prepared a small stove; otherwise, these little darlings might have gotten diarrhea.

Over the course of a century of missions, she had long since become accustomed to drinking cold water, even ice water, and eating whatever was convenient, with the sole aim of completing the missions as quickly as possible.

Now, with Jiu Niang and the others by my side, we can live like we did when we were kids again. It feels so good!

After resting for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, everyone drank some water and set off again.

I also had some bread and biscuits to tide me over at noon.

Jiu Niang and the others found these things novel and enjoyed eating them, but Jiang Mianmian felt sorry for them not being able to have a hot meal.

After spending the night in the second cave, she took Lin Hu and Granny Niu to the river to catch fish.

Lin Bao, left behind, looked pitiful and said, "I want to go too."

"No, you didn't even notice that I sneaked out to pick willow branches today."

Jiang Mianmian said with a serious face, "As the vice captain, you must take responsibility, so you can only stay behind. Next time, whoever performs well will be able to go on missions with me."

Twenty-two blushed, "I only walked about ten steps to the side..."

"That won't do either. What if a tiger suddenly comes and snatches you away? We won't have time to save you!"

It wasn't that Jiang Mianmian was too harsh, but that when she reunited with Jiu Niang in her previous life, Shi Niang and Nian Er were not there!

Shi Niang was in poor health. Twenty-Two was the same age as her, lively and bold. She guessed that Shi Niang might not have made it through, while Twenty-Two had most likely disappeared by accident!

Therefore, she paid special attention to these two.

Twenty-two looked at Lin Bao, feeling very embarrassed. "Captain, I'm sorry. I'll definitely be more careful in the future."

"It's alright, it's alright. What's so fun about catching fish? It's much better to be with you guys."

Lin Bao didn't necessarily have to go; it was just that his older brother could go while he couldn't, and he was itching to go too.

Although I said it was nothing, I still remembered it in my heart. I need to be more vigilant when I travel tomorrow.

Lin Hu grew up in Lingxiao Tower and really doesn't know how to slack off.

Fortunately, he learns things quickly, and he was able to do it on his own after Jiang Mianmian taught him a few times.

Each time the two men caught one, they threw it to the old woman who was standing to the side.

At first, Granny Niu had to wait a while after slaughtering one cow, but later the two of them moved faster and faster, and she couldn't keep up.

The three of them caught and washed the fish, and managed to get more than ten of them.

When they returned to the cave, Jiu Niang and the others had already cleaned up the inner cave, laid out dry grass and thin mats, and lit a small stove, a campfire, and hot water.

Jiang Mianmian selected ten large fish and placed them on the fire to roast.

Grandma Niu planned to sneak away to a secluded place to take the remaining stewed soup, and then take out more than twenty wild eggs from the warehouse, pretending that she had discovered them by accident.

Seventh Sister and Twenty-Five were not idle either; they dug up bracken near the cave.

This stuff is delicious stir-fried with cured pork, so Jiang Mianmian took out two pieces of cured pork from her bag—actually, from the warehouse.

The younger children were stunned, wishing they could empty her backpack to see what else was inside.

However, having been raised with strict discipline since childhood, they only ever thought about it.

Everyone had a very lavish dinner.

Five spicy grilled fish and five cumin grilled fish.

A big pot of fish soup, a big bowl of stir-fried cured pork with bracken, and a boiled egg for each person.

The dry rations consisted of steamed buns that were baked over a fire, resulting in a crispy exterior and a soft, fragrant interior, which had a unique flavor.

Having eaten and drunk her fill, Jiang Mianmian slept soundly and didn't let Lin Hu and Lin Bao patrol that night.

Instead, they hung a doll at the entrance of the cave.

It's fine when exposed to wind and rain, but it will make a 'welcome' sound whenever something passes by.

The crowd was once again amazed, and their admiration for the traveling merchant who sold these things to Jiang Mianmian grew even stronger.

They traveled during the day and rested at night.

What should have been a one-night journey on an electric mountain bike took four days to finally reach our destination.

However, Jiang Mianmian still felt a great sense of accomplishment for safely leading so many young ladies to the cave. "Wait here for me for a while, let me check if it's safe inside."

“Miss Mianmian, I’ll go in with you.”

"Damn it, big brother, you're staying here!"

The battle between tigers and leopards has begun again.

Jiu Niang made the decision, "You two go and check around the cave. Mianmian, go inside the cave. The rest of you stay where you are and don't move."

She gave Jiang Mianmian a wink.

Jiang Mianmian curled her lips. Having an 'undercover agent' is great!

They quickly entered the cave and, while checking the various smaller caves, took out all the supplies they had bought, as well as the things they had collected with Twenty-Five at Lingxiao Tower.

She then stuffed in the things she had prepared in advance, such as a mattress and a mosquito net.

He then quickly ran out, saying, "It's very clean inside. It seems the bodyguards even helped clean it up. Come on in!"