Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 151: The First Site

Once Granny Zhang sent that group to another room, Cheng Xiaoxiao finally spoke slowly.

"First: Grain can be given, but only this once."

No one’s grain is blown in by the wind; giving it once is already quite generous, wishing for more would be greedy.

"Second: Our team will not accept anyone whose background is unknown."

Just then, a woman’s voice interrupted, "Didn’t the child say they were from Yunshui Village?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao coldly glanced at Liu Fushuang, who interrupted her, "I can also say I’m the daughter of Yunshui Village’s mayor!"

Seeing Liu Fushuang’s dissatisfied look, Cheng Xiaoxiao continued, "Don’t assume kids can’t lie; don’t let sympathy overflow just because you see them looking pitiful. Think twice about your own capabilities before doing anything."

Liu Fushuang was displeased; how could their family lack strength? Surely they could afford to raise another child, right?

Cheng Erya is truly hateful; she hasn’t even settled the score with her for her previous intimidation!

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t be bothered with this irreasonable white lotus; seems the bandit incident before didn’t teach her a harsh enough lesson. Life is long, she’ll get to taste bitterness.

Liu Fushuang wanted to say something else but shrank back behind her husband when the village head and uncle glared at her.

"Third: Moreover, they are allowed to follow the group to Yu County, but once there, they can’t follow anymore and must find their own way."

Everyone nodded; this idea is good, both face and practicality are covered.

Although the matter was settled, Cheng Xiaoxiao still felt something was off, a peculiar sense she couldn’t quite describe.

She couldn’t figure out what was wrong after pondering for a while; even communicating with the system didn’t reveal any flaws.

Take it one step at a time!

She had the system monitoring twenty-four hours a day, plus two enforcers with unrivaled combat power; there was nothing to fear.

Hmm!

Seems the recent bandit incident had quite an impact, feeling a bit overly cautious lately.

She shook off the odd feeling; in this disaster-stricken world, absence of danger and uncertainty would indeed be strange.

If there are any conspiracies or plots, bring it on; she can handle it.

The party stumbled along for another three days and finally found themselves less than five miles from Yu County.

The sparse woods on the hill here, with shrubs scattered around, fallen branches and dead leaves covering the ground, still felt desolate.

There were various sizes of black pits on the ground, indicating that many refugees had gathered here before, leaving behind traces of their life.

They found a slightly flat area in the woods to camp; Leng Qi wanted to go ahead to Yu County to gather news.

Cheng Xiaoxiao also wanted to go, but Leng Qi disagreed.

Then Dongfang Xu stepped forward, "Xiaoxiao, where are you going? I’ll go with you."

As he spoke, he shot a provocative glance at Leng Qi.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was speechless; ever since they set off, these two occasionally had to provoke each other, for reasons unknown.

Seeing Leng Qi about to explode, Cheng Xiaoxiao quickly said, "Can you two stop exchanging meaningful glances in front of me?"

"Xiaoxiao, don’t misunderstand me!"

Dongfang Xu said pitifully, remembering those nonsensical words Xiaoxiao uttered before, broke out in goosebumps instantly.

"If you two really want to fight, just go outside; think about the situation we’re in now!

I’m not going into the city; I just want to get closer, examine the terrain around Yu County and verify if what those people said was accurate."

Actually, Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to get closer for the system to scan; since this place was still quite far from Yu County, the system’s scanning range was limited, and as the owner, she had to make the trip.

Cheng Xiaoxiao walked by herself, ignoring the confrontation and tension between the two.

On a hill not far from Yu County, Cheng Xiaoxiao carefully lay down, observing the city gates from afar.

Meanwhile, the system’s energy scan followed Leng Qi’s figure.

The county was much larger than the town; the city walls were tall and thick, although worn and weathered, still showing its impressive grandeur; the county indeed was different.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Xiaoxiao saw that the city gates were open, with two soldier guards holding spears patrolling below, but she didn’t see any civilians coming in or out.

As the system scan deepened, Cheng Xiaoxiao learned the general situation inside, with many refugees living there.

Some elderly, women, and children were helping with laundry and cooking, building fortifications, making weapons, while having chains on their hands and feet. These soldiers weren’t formal troops, but a group of Refugee Army.

Yu County’s geographical location is unique, flanked by steep mountains, with city walls directly connecting to the cliffs. To pass through, one must go through Yu County’s city; there’s no other option, so they must understand the situation inside.

Cheng Xiaoxiao habitually took out paper and pen, starting to record the situation in the city; since the city had many pavilions and towers, she could only draw the important structures and streets.

When Cheng Xiaoxiao’s drawing was almost complete, the entire Yu County came vividly to life in her portrayal.

Dongfang Xu was seeing such realistic artwork for the first time, completely stunned!

How was his Xiaoxiao so impressive, able to draw such vivid cityscapes, as if stepping into the painting would lead straight into the city.

How did she do it? From what he knew, she’d never been here before!

How did she know what was inside?

Last time at Qishan Town, it could be attributed to being her hometown, but how does this explain?

Even if he went into the city to gather information now, he couldn’t remember in such detail.

Seeing Dongfang Xu’s puzzled and intrigued expression, Cheng Xiaoxiao decided not to explain, simply saying, "I have nothing to say; what you see is what you see, don’t ask anything, okay?"

Since Xiaoxiao said so, he couldn’t delve into it; he could only nod blankly.

No matter what his girl does, he’ll support her. If she doesn’t want to talk, he won’t ask; one day she’ll tell him herself.

After finishing her drawings, she didn’t plan on showing them to the villagers; with so many people, things might get leaked!

Especially with 20-some strangers trailing the group.

Considering the system’s observations these past days, those 20-some people had no issues; just a group of abused, helpless children and elderly. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Yet the more normal it seemed, the heavier the doubts in her mind grew, unsure why; perhaps intuition was at work.

When Cheng Xiaoxiao and the three returned to camp, it was already noon.

Everyone had already prepared a simple meal and were ready to eat.

Just then, the village head, clan leader, Third Uncle, and Seventh Uncle all came looking for Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Actually, they already vaguely regarded Cheng Xiaoxiao as the backbone.

Everything had to be discussed with her!

Everything required her advice!

The news Leng Qi gathered, although not as detailed as the system’s, wasn’t far off either.