Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 46: New Mission

Cheng Jinzhao was so angry he was jumping up and down. If his father hadn’t held him back, he would have hit someone.

Qian Shun, the old man, wasn’t pleased, "So you want to hit someone, huh? Don’t you know that disrespecting your elders calls for a beating? Is that how your father taught you?"

Damn!

Cheng Xiaoxiao encountered this kind of overbearing old man for the first time, turned her head, and asked Huang Zhongyi, "Grandpa Huang, what’s going on? This old man called Qian Shun, I haven’t really dealt with him much before. He seems about the same age as the village chief. Why is he so domineering?"

"Sigh!" Huang Zhongyi sighed and said, "This Qian Shun is the village chief’s grand-uncle, the youngest among them, two years younger than the village chief. He’s been arrogant and domineering since he was a child, and I didn’t expect that he would still have the same temper as he’s gotten old."

Oh! Cheng Xiaoxiao understood. So he’s the youngest son of the village chief’s grandfather’s brother. It’s a bit of a mouthful when you say it, but in terms of seniority, he’s above the village chief, which is why he has the confidence to be overbearing.

But that’s no reason for him to be so arrogant! Especially now, in such a critical time, he’s causing trouble. Cheng Xiaoxiao really couldn’t stand it.

She walked up to the village chief and said, "Village Chief Grandpa, if Old Master Qian Shun doesn’t care about the lives of his family, why are you so worried? You’re not his parents, why do you care about him eating and drinking?"

The old man Qian Shun was taken aback by this, "You, you... aren’t you the girl from Cheng the Second’s family! You’re accusing me falsely, when did I not care about my family’s lives?"

"You dead girl, I..."

"Oh dear!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao suddenly interrupted Qian Shun’s words.

"I just remembered, Master Jing Yuan said that whether our village can survive this calamity depends entirely on whether the people in the village are united. Only by working together can we gain blessings and fortune. If anyone doesn’t cooperate and deliberately causes trouble, losing this blessing, not only will it affect their descendants, but it’ll also bring calamity to the villagers."

When she finished speaking, everyone was left staring at each other.

Is this true?

Why wasn’t it mentioned yesterday?

Panic!

Someone was just about to ask Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, after saying this, covered her mouth in horror.

"I wasn’t supposed to say that, how did I say it out loud? If I talk about it, will we lose our blessing? Master Jing Yuan said that we have to sincerely believe from the heart to avoid disaster."

At this time, the village chief’s old face wrinkled into a frown, what’s happening? Is what Xiao said true?

"Oh dear! Let’s not talk about it, just pretend I didn’t say anything. Qian Shun Grandpa, don’t believe me, your family will be just fine."

After saying this, Cheng Xiaoxiao turned around and ran... In the moment she turned, she winked at the village chief beside her!

That expression... you get it!

Then she just ran away like that!

Leaving behind a group of people who had no idea what to do.

Huang Zhongyi quickly called out to the people going up the mountain, "Let’s go, let’s go, it’s not like we don’t trust the master, so why be evasive?"

And the village chief finally realized, this might be Xiao’s plan to deal with Qian Shun.

Sigh! The little girl has so many tricks, he persuaded for so long, maybe it didn’t work as well as her few words.

Sure enough, Qian Shun’s two sons came out from inside, looking at their father not in a good way.

Outside, the onlooking villagers were pointing fingers at Qian Shun.

A mere sentence can make someone become the target of public criticism, and such a person, however troublesome, cannot stir up much trouble.

Indeed, Qian Shun’s two sons, after blaming their father, took shovels and hoes and said with a smile to the village chief, "Brother Zhenglian, don’t listen to my father’s nonsense, we are willing to cooperate."

The term Brother Zhenglian made the village chief break out in goosebumps, it’s been so many years since anyone called him that.

"Haha! It’s alright, my dear brothers, with this understanding, I’m sure Heaven won’t blame us." The village chief had no choice but to toughen up and offer a way out.

"We’re all from the same village, so it’s only right to help."

"That’s the spirit!" The village chief didn’t say anything more, he didn’t want to argue endlessly here, as if he had nothing better to do! 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Qian Shun, who hadn’t said a single word throughout, remained silent, furious but not daring to utter another word. Not only were his sons not on his side, but even the neighbors outside were criticizing him.

He just didn’t want to work for nothing, how did it become such a heavens-reaching outrage?

"Zhao’er, make a note of it."

Only then did Cheng Jinzhao realize Cheng Xiaoxiao’s intention, so high! What a cunning little girl, seemingly small and skinny, yet so handy, she turned the tables all at once, better than his father. Last time he heard from his third brother about Shangqiao Village’s situation, he was curious, how could a little girl be so capable?

Seeing it today with his own eyes, she really is a sly little girl!

Watching the small figure that was about to disappear into the woods, he felt a bit excited, what should he do?

Looking at his son who hadn’t moved after half a day, the village chief was speechless, his son had gone stupid, staring that way, wasn’t that the direction up the mountain, did he finally understand the intention behind Xiao’s actions and feel utterly embarrassed?

He slapped his son on the back of the head, "Snap out of it, hurry and make a note."

"Oh! Oh! Got it. Stop slapping my head, what if you make your son dumb?" Cheng Jinzhao, his thoughts interrupted, felt very upset, his father always bullied him, just because he didn’t pass the scholar exam? Never mind he only took it once and didn’t pass, it’s normal. His father always looked at him with distasteful eyes.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

Outside, the village chief didn’t say much, still giving his son some face.

At this time, some villagers in the crowd came forward to ask the village chief if more people are needed.

The village chief was both crying and laughing, this had a chain reaction, now there was no problem arranging the manpower, people came to volunteer.

Soon the village chief reorganized a team, even the other uncooperative families, hearing the news, also rushed over.

Hehe! This bunch of misfits, now they’re listening, not shirking, let’s see how he deals with them next.

That night, after dinner, Cheng Xiaoxiao was just about to sleep...

Beep!

[System Rescue Mission Activated * Additional Task]

[Detected within 1000 meters of the host, multiple people are in life-threatening danger. Please complete the rescue within 10 days. Please execute as soon as possible! Complete the rescue of 100 people, task reward 500 System Coins!]

Cheng Xiaoxiao was stunned!

What does this mean?

What additional task, there’s even a reward, is it that good?

"Host, it might be that the main system detected an impending disaster, many people might die, and those people aren’t very significant to the future development of this world, and given the large number. Hence, an additional task is opened."

"There’s such a task? I’ve learned something new, but 500 System Coins, huh, not even converted from Gratitude Points, it’s impressive! No problem for me! I’ll take this task."

She already intended to save the people in the village anyway.

Great!

The system task finally made sense for once.

"Is completing it within 10 days suggesting that heavy rain is coming in 10 days?"

"Yes, roughly! Previously, I monitored it to be around 10 days, the exact day wasn’t very clear, but now it should be a countdown from the task release time, within 240 hours."