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

Old Mrs. Li, calculating her next move, gave Li Shi a rare smile. "What you said is true. Mother will bear with it for now. When the chest is opened, you must pick out some good stuff for Mother."

She started wiping away tears again, "I don't know how those mother and children are doing, whether they managed to escape with the Li family village's group with their belongings. Our Li family has nothing left now."

Although Lijia Village was the first to flee, its location to the west meant it couldn't catch up with the group from Tupo Village.

Her two sons wanted to go back to see her, but with the deadly earth dragon lurking behind them, she dared not let them take the risk! She refused outright!

"Mom, what do you mean? What do you want me to pick out for you?"

The more Li listened, the more uneasy she felt.

Old Mrs. Li paused in her sobs, then reached out and pinched her shoulder hard. "You heartless wretch! If we hadn't happened to be there, your whole family would have been crushed to death!"

"Can……"

Li bit her lip, recalling what had just happened, and felt a wave of fear wash over her.

She was fast asleep when someone pulled her hair and woke her up. She saw her parents and brothers were all there. They kept asking where her younger brother was.

Only then did she realize that Li Mu and Ranran were gone, and not only that, the things in the main house and the doors to the other rooms were also gone.

Even a poor family has a door; but the Jiang family has no door at all!

Not only that, just as the two families were about to confront each other, they heard a rustling sound, and the entire Jiang family compound collapsed with a crash! If they hadn't all been awake and escaped in time, they would have been crushed to death underneath!

Even so, both families were in a sorry state. After digging for a long time, they finally managed to dig out the four large boxes and then carried them with great effort to escape to the county.

Jiang Mianmian looked at the two families, dressed in tattered clothes and panting heavily from exhaustion, and let out a series of cackling laughs in her heart.

Let them fight like dogs, she found a secluded corner, climbed over the city wall, and entered the city.

The magistrate's family lived right behind the county government office; it was easy to find.

The county government office was deathly quiet, and several yamen runners were clearly distracted. "The county magistrate said he had already sent a letter to the prefect, but why hasn't he replied yet?"

"It's getting out of hand. If the imperial court doesn't send someone soon, our Fengshui County will be empty."

"Have you ever considered that the reason no one is taking care of things is because things are chaotic there too?"

"...No way, how are we supposed to live like this from now on?"

"You all remember the earthquake a few days ago, right? I heard that in Yuhua County, which was the hardest hit, tens of thousands of people died!"

The atmosphere froze. "How many people are there in Yuhua County in total? Isn't that...?"

Jiang Mianmian slid over the wall into the magistrate's house.

Yuhua County is south of Fengshui County. So many people died there, no wonder there was an epidemic.

Her steps were heavy. The natural disaster came too quickly, and the information she had in her previous life was incomplete. There was simply no time to save people! Otherwise, if those people in Yuhua County had been able to take refuge in advance, they wouldn't have been almost completely wiped out.

But Rongguo is so vast, she is unaware of all the natural disasters and is overwhelmed with the task at hand. What can she do to save more people? How much merit will she need to reconnect with the system?

It seems we'll need to rethink these things once we get back to the cave.

"Ah, who are you?"

As they turned the corner of the covered walkway, the little maidservant cried out in surprise.

Jiang Mianmian quickly covered her mouth, "Shh, I'm here to save you."

The maid dared not call out again, frowned and glanced at her a few times, then whispered, "Are you Miss Jiang, a disciple of the Blessing Fairy?"

"how do you know?"

"The news spread so fast?" Jiang Mianmian asked in surprise.

The maid nodded repeatedly, holding up the bundle in her arms. "My mother came to find me, saying that the news has spread throughout our villages that a very beautiful Miss Jiang is a disciple of a fairy and our savior. By the way, we're from Anchang Village. My mother came to ask me to flee with her. What brings you here, young lady?"

Anchang Village is right next to Lijia Village, no wonder the maid knew about me.

She looked at the little maid and said, "Go find your mother quickly, I'll go find your magistrate."

"I'll take you there!"

The maid looked around, "So that we don't run into anyone else and waste your time."

"That's okay too."

Jiang Mianmian didn't refuse; having someone she knew to guide her would be much faster than finding it herself.

I'll just give her some 'spiritual food' later.

The young maid was very talkative; she led the way while complaining about the county magistrate.

"After the earthquake, many people in the manor wanted to go home to visit, but he said that the people in the county magistrate's manor should set an example, and he wouldn't even let us leave the manor! He himself always ran out in the middle of the night, I don't know what he was doing."

"Later, quite a few people eventually ran away. Rather than waiting to die here, they might as well risk everything and fight for a way to survive. What does it matter if they are slaves? They just need to live first."

Jiang Mianmian agreed, "That's right, this isn't just a simple flood. Let's focus on staying alive first."

She was worried they might have reservations, like about travel permits or household registration, but they were very perceptive.

The magistrate was in his study at the time, and there seemed to be other people inside.

Jiang Mianmian gave the maid some "spiritual food" and told her to leave quickly.

Compressed biscuits, brown rice, and sesame salt—lightweight and practical.

[Merit +10, Total Merit Points 3470.]

With such a large amount of merit points, Jiang Mianmian hardened her heart, went into the warehouse to change into a fairy-like brocade dress, put on a wig and matching accessories, and applied a floral decoration to her face.

Look in the mirror, and it really does look like that.

She ran to her spot, slipped out of the warehouse, and heard cursing coming from inside.

"Can you bear to watch so many people die in the flood? You are not fit to be this magistrate!"

"I'm not worthy, but you are? Ha, you couldn't even pass the preliminary examination, and you still have the nerve to criticize me? I'm your father!"

"So what if he's my father? You disregard human life, ordering those constables to guard the city gates for your own petty schemes and even making them arrest innocent refugees. You're simply... Anyway, I'm not leaving today! Unless you promise me you'll let those people out of the city!"

"Impossible! If word gets out about what happened in Fengshui County, your father will definitely lose his official position!"

This damned magistrate not only refused to release the people, but also arrested them!

Jiang Mianmian kicked open the door, "If you want to be an official so badly, why don't you go to the underworld and be one!"

Both of them were so frightened that they took a few steps back. "You! Who are you?"

Despite the heavy rain outside, the newcomer's clothes were spotless! And the style of those clothes was even more magnificent than that worn by high-ranking officials and their families. The accessories were glittering and translucent. Good heavens!

Their gazes slowly converged on that face.

Her black hair was like clouds and mist, and her pretty face was like warm jade, enveloped in a soft glow.

Her eyebrows were slightly raised, and her eyes sparkled, as if...

Snow falls on spring water.

Bang bang bang.

Ye Hansheng heard his own heartbeat. He used to think he was a good-for-nothing, but now he realized that he just hadn't met the right person! This girl, no, this fairy, was his benefactor!

The moment he met those eyes, such a vivid and elegant phrase came to mind!

However, he wouldn't do that for most of the time, and could only offer straightforward praise:

"Fairy, you are so beautiful."