She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 31 - Are you not afraid that I will run away?

Scarface, who was feeding the horses, was nearby.

Hearing this, he said gruffly, "If you're like her and save people, the Military Supervisor will reward you just the same!"

"Don't be sour about the grapes because you can't eat them; your jealousy is even smaller than that of a swallow's."

Xiang Qianqian turned pale and muttered under her breath, "Vulgar!"

She was afraid to continue arguing with the boorish Scarface.

After he left, she pulled a concubine by her side and complained dissatisfiedly.

"Big sister saves our own people, and it's fine, but why does she also save Nanyue's soldiers? Has she forgotten that it's these people who caused our nation to fall!"

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After walking for nearly half an hour, they finally entered Yu City.

A middle-aged man in official robes ran over with a dusty face and prostrated on the ground.

"Greetings to the Military Supervisor. Our Yu City has been struck by an earthquake, and there is a severe shortage of food."

"Just now, we scraped together our storehouses and managed to gather enough food to fill two carts; please send someone to inspect it."

He gestured, and a junior official pulled forward two carts of food; the tops of the bags were slightly open.

Filled with plump white rice.

Xiang Ying saw the sycophantic smile on the official's face and, from their conversation, learned that he was the City Garrison of Yu City.

Originally a West Zhou person, he surrendered and opened the city gates when Nanyue's troops invaded and now proclaimed himself a loyal servant of Nanyue at every opportunity.

Jie Chen softly rubbed the white rice with his slender fingers, his thin lips coldly said, "The reason the city is named 'Yu' is that the land here is fertile, and the food production is astounding."

"Now you tell me all the food from the whole city's storehouses put together only fills two carts, where is the rest? Have you eaten it?"

His words had scarcely fallen when the soldiers behind him instantly drew their swords, pressing them against the City Garrison's neck.

The City Garrison's knees turned weak; he knelt and begged for mercy.

"Military Supervisor, how would I dare deceive you!"

"Earlier in the war, the Western Zhou Court had taken our provisions, and now we have encountered such a natural disaster; it really isn't enough. If you don't believe me, you can thoroughly inspect the storehouses and see for yourself!"

Xiang Ying squeezed past Jie Chen, extending her pale hand into the rice bag.

She narrowed her phoenix eyes.

Was the rice at the bottom wet?

Jie Chen glanced at her and said coldly to the City Garrison, "No need to check; it's a waste of time. Arrange for an inn so that my brothers can bathe and eat."

Only then did the City Garrison stand up, "No problem, Military Supervisor, please come in."

They entered the city.

The houses Xiang Ying saw were all damaged.

Some homes that weren't built well enough had collapsed directly.

Hundreds of civilians had been crushed to death.

After entering the city, Xiang Ying saw official personnel dragging away the bodies of the deceased for a mass burial.

At another street corner, a few government officers were setting up stands to distribute porridge.

The disaster-stricken civilians all had worried expressions.

The rice soup they received was as clear as the one Xiang Ying and the others had drunk in the Exile Team, with very few rice grains.

The City Garrison did not forget to play the victim, "You see, there truly isn't enough food; what little we can give to the Military Supervisor is even less for the civilians."

Jie Chen pursed his thin lips and remained silent, the cold eyes beneath his mask showing no emotion.

The City Garrison brought them to a private room in an inn, commanding the manager to serve good food and dishes imperiously.

The inn was empty except for their small group of guests.

However, Xiang Ying wasn't here to eat; just as she was looking for an excuse to leave, Jie Chen unexpectedly called her, "Come with me."

She followed him out of the private room alone; Jie Chen took out a silver note of 50 taels from his chest and handed it to her.

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Xiang Ying frowned, "What's this for?"

Jie Chen's tone was cold, "Didn't you say you wanted to buy something for the children? How can you buy anything without silver?"

Xiang Ying paused.

She intended to go to the free market; why would she need silver?

But still feeling guilty, she accepted it, "I almost forgot, thank you for the children."

Jie Chen pushed her shoulder toward the window.

He pointed out a few shops, including a cloth shop and one selling dry food.

"You have half an hour; finish your business and come back here."

Xiang Ying's phoenix eyes surged with waves, "Aren't you coming with me? Aren't you afraid I'll run away?"

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"Do whatever you want, if you don't care whether the child lives or dies, then just run away." After saying this, Jie Chen went downstairs alone, as if he had other things to attend to.

Xiang Ying immediately tucked the silver note away, her heart blooming with joy.

How could such good fortune come so easily?

She had been considering how to come up with an excuse to leave alone, and now it was so simple!

Xiang Ying didn't hesitate and flipped out of the back door of the tavern.

She grabbed a child and casually took out a piece of brown sugar from her space, trading it for the location of the City Garrison's residence.

Xiang Ying headed straight there.

She suspected that the grain had been embezzled by that corrupt official.

The granary would definitely be empty, for the City Garrison would have been afraid of Jie Chen's inspection and surely would have moved the provisions away early on.

In any case, there would certainly be some hidden surplus grain at his home.

Perhaps because Jie Chen had brought people into the city, there were not many people in the City Garrison's home, only a few Protectors and maids.

Xiang Ying skillfully flipped over the wall into the courtyard.

She rolled up her sleeves and tied a handkerchief around her face.

She started the mode of searching wherever there was a room and knocking out whoever she encountered.

When Xiang Ying kicked open the door to the private vault, she was nearly dazzled by the glittering gold and pearls.

She knew that the City Garrison would not be honest.

So many treasures! Take them all!

After loading up the treasures, Xiang Ying headed straight for the kitchen. The cellar was filled with bags of grain, even piled up!

No wonder the two bags of rice she had felt before were wet; they were likely taken out from the cellar.

This thieving official!

Xiang Ying unceremoniously took everything.

She went straight to the back yard and knocked out two concubines as beautiful as flowers.

She collected all the new silk and satin as well as numerous pieces of furniture made of Golden Rattan Wood.

Just as Xiang Ying was about to leave, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't searched the study.

There must be some treasures there too.

Relying on her memory, she turned her head and ran towards the West Garden, which she had not visited before.

However, as soon as she entered the West Garden, she saw thick smoke billowing from the roof of the study.

Xiang Ying paused.

Is it on fire?

She rushed to the door, intending to enter and investigate, but someone from inside opened the door.

A tall figure in a masked black outfit unexpectedly faced her.

Seeing each other, both were startled.

Xiang Ying's gaze shifted.

On this person's back was a sack, bulging with unknown treasures inside.

Although his face was masked, those sharp and cold eyes were all too familiar.

It couldn't be...

Before Xiang Ying could confirm, the man in black regained his composure and threw a punch first.

Xiang Ying immediately stepped back to dodge. She thought she was in for a fight, but the man in black merely feinted and then, using his Qinggong, leaped onto the roof.

He looked back at Xiang Ying with a cold gaze, then agilely jumped off the rooftop, heading to another courtyard.

Xiang Ying heard the Protectors shouting loudly.

"There's the assassin, catch him!"

The man in black seemed to have led the Protectors away.

Xiang Ying immediately entered the house.

The study was a complete mess, as if someone had come looking for something.

Seeing nothing of value to take, Xiang Ying decisively left.

By the time she climbed out of the residence, there were already five or six spots where fire had started.

Xiang Ying then hurried back to the tavern.

However, just after she passed a street corner, she saw a middle-aged woman dressed richly but lying on the ground.

The woman was gasping for breath, sweating profusely, and when she saw someone passing by, she stretched out her hand with all her strength, grabbing the corner of Xiang Ying's clothes.

"Save me... Save me, I'll give you ten thousand in gold..."

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