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Outside the city, Xiao Ce personally distributed porridge to the disaster victims.

While distributing porridge, they also encouraged and cheered on the disaster victims.

"Rest assured! Now that I have seen it, I will not stand idly by! I will not let you suffer from hunger and cold again. I am already thinking of a solution!"

The disaster victims, who had been living like zombies, now had a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

...

Yin Pan'er and Nie Bing finished the tasks Xiao Ce had assigned them.

Before entering the city, Nie Bing discovered that many people were not only hungry, but also sick.

She suggested that they find some doctors to provide free medical care to the disaster victims.

Of course, Nie Bing paid for it.

So, some people distributed porridge at the city gate, others treated patients, and still others prepared medicine.

There were also some who spontaneously joined in to help, such as cooking porridge and being aloof.

These people looked at Xiao Ce as if he were their savior.

Xiao Ce found out and realized that his plan to take these people to the four prefectures of Mobei was halfway done.

...

At this moment, Xiao Ce was hiding in a dense forest some distance away, where there were over a hundred people.

These people were all dressed in black.

"Master, shall we make our move?"

"What the hell are you doing? Can't you see they're doing a good deed?"

"Who the hell said this prince is a good-for-nothing? Damn it, if the Great Xiao Kingdom had a few more good-for-nothings like him, we wouldn't be in this situation!"

"Could he be putting on an act?"

"Damn it, you're such a pig-brain! Even if it's all an act, the fact that he can keep it up like this makes him a good person! Aren't the disaster victims actually benefiting?"

"That's right, this good-for-nothing did promise not to abandon these disaster victims... If he goes back on his word, we'll kill him again!"

"What do we do now? If we don't kill him, we can't go back to the sect leader to explain!"

The leader, dressed in black, slapped the man next to him hard on the head again: "You pig-brain! The cult leader ordered us to kill that incompetent and foolish eldest prince. This man in front of us is the benevolent and charitable King of the Northern Desert!"

"Besides, the Northern King is seen as a savior by these disaster victims. If we go out and assassinate him, believe it or not, we'll be there right now! These disaster victims could drown us with a single spit from each of them!"

The man in black on one side nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, then, leader, let's observe first. The sect leader told us to kill him, but he didn't say when! Let's see how things go. If he's really helping the disaster victims, who the hell will go to provide disaster relief if we kill him!"

...

After the magistrate of Anhua City, Xu Zhiyuan, sent the merchants away.

I heard that Xiao Ce was still distributing porridge outside.

He then summoned several constables and went out of the city.

It was already past midnight when Xu Zhiyuan looked at Xiao Ce, who was still busy personally helping to distribute porridge.

He was somewhat surprised, and then quickly took small steps forward.

Xiao Ce saw Xu Zhiyuan approaching from afar.

While rolling up his sleeves, he greeted him, "Lord Xu, it's so late, why are you here?"

Xu Zhiyuan bowed respectfully, "Your Highness, why are you still doing everything yourself? If you need more people, you can ask me. Although I can't provide the money and provisions, I can certainly provide some manpower!"

"Lord Xu, it's alright. How can I, the king, sit idly by while the people suffer so much? Doing what I can will make me feel better." Xiao Ce raised his voice a few decibels, his intention being to make sure the disaster victims heard him.

A look of guilt flashed across Xu Zhiyuan's face.

"Lord Xu, is there something you need to see me about?"

Xu Zhiyuan nodded awkwardly and said, "There is indeed something I need to discuss. I wonder if Your Highness could speak to me privately?"

Xiao Ce wiped his hands and nodded, already guessing Xu Zhiyuan's purpose in coming.

He walked to the side, just as Xiao Ce had thought.

Xu Zhiyuan recounted the demands of those businessmen.

Xiao Ce was overjoyed, because these people had all obediently fallen into the trap he had set.

A troubled expression appeared on his face.

"I do indeed have some connection with that immortal; he did give me some of those treasures! However, I originally intended to use those things myself and never thought of selling them."

Xu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Alright! I also think that the prince wouldn't easily sell such a treasure."

As he spoke, Xu Zhiyuan took out the gift that Xiao Ce had given him from his pocket.

"Your Highness, this is a gift from you to me. I didn't know its price before, and now that I do, I absolutely cannot accept it! The Madam has already eaten some of the snowflake sugar; I will follow your instructions later..."

Xiao Ce's face darkened: "What? You still want to give me money? These things, in terms of value, can be priceless or worthless. If you insist on returning them, I will disown you as a friend!"

Seeing Xu Zhiyuan's predicament.

Xiao Ce asked, "Have you already sent the memorial to the capital?"

Xu Zhiyuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the message has been sent. The disaster is raging and there is no time to lose. I used both carrier pigeons and fast horses. If the carrier pigeons are successful, His Majesty will know about it during the morning court session tomorrow."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Lord Xu, go and inform those merchants. I can sell some Tianshan snow salt and Tianshan snow sugar!"

Xu Zhiyuan looked on in surprise: "Your Highness, you want to sell?"

Xiao Ce felt a little awkward hearing this and added, "They sell snow candy and snow salt."

“Although I was the crown prince before, I don’t have much savings. My father made me recruit soldiers myself without paying me! I have to do everything myself. I am indeed short of money, and now there are so many disaster victims. Since I promised to take care of them, I need a lot of money to buy food and fodder.”

"Those snow sugar and snow salt may be divine treasures, but even if I lived a thousand or ten thousand years by eating them, what would be the point if the people of our Great Xiao Kingdom couldn't even fill their stomachs? I've said before that these things are ultimately just salt and sugar; they can be worthless or priceless!"

"I believe that if it can be used to save countless lives, it is priceless!"

Xiao Ce spoke with a serious expression.

He knew exactly what to say to whom, and he knew even better what kind of words people liked to hear.

Xu Zhiyuan looked at Xiao Ce with burning eyes, filled with admiration, and quickly bowed, saying, "Your Highness, you are truly righteous!"

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "Here's what we'll do. You go and make the arrangements! I want to sell these salt and sugar through an auction, and the proceeds from the auction will be used for disaster relief in the name of both myself and the winning bidder. It's also a way to do good for the business owners!"

Xu Zhiyuan bowed and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I will make the arrangements immediately."

After Xu Zhiyuan finished speaking, he bowed and left. After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped.

Xiao Ce looked at Xu Zhiyuan and asked, "Lord Xu, is there any other question?"

Xu Zhiyuan said with a serious expression, "Your Highness, you shouldn't have resigned from your position as Crown Prince!"

“If I were imprisoned in that cage, I wouldn’t even be able to protect myself. As long as I want to do things for the people, my identity doesn’t matter!” Xiao Ce replied.

Xu Zhiyuan's expression shifted slightly, and he bowed to Xiao Ce again, saying, "Heaven has eyes, allowing our Great Xiao to have someone like Your Highness."

...

After Xu Zhiyuan left, Yin Pan'er and Nie Bing stepped forward.

"Your Highness, is it done?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Not bad, it's done! You two deserve a lot of credit this time! Just wait to collect your money tomorrow."

"Can it really be sold tomorrow at the price you mentioned, Your Highness?"

Xiao Ce said, "One thousand taels per catty is the minimum. You should know that Anhua City is the most prosperous city in the entire Great Xiao Kingdom, and it is where the largest merchants of the entire Great Xiao Kingdom gather."

“Would any big-time scumbags really come to buy it? They’re rich, not stupid!” Nie Bing said.

Xiao Ce said to Nie Bing, "You're right, I underestimated the poverty of the common people. And you certainly underestimated the wealth of the rich! What are the rich most afraid of? They're afraid of getting sick, they're afraid of dying. If it's about buying life with money, they'd be willing to pay any price..."

What Xiao Ce said was also based on his own experience.

If he had taken better care of his health before he transmigrated, he would be living a life of luxury with beautiful women by now, instead of enduring such a miserable existence.

The rich understand the rich best.

Seeing the two girls' suspicious expressions, Xiao Ce revealed his signature wicked smile: "How about we make a bet?"

The two girls' expressions changed drastically, and they said in unison, "No betting!"

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