Chen Xiao was startled and stood up and quickly opened the door: "What did you say? When did this happen? How big is the pit?" Xi Yunting also quickly left the room and stood there looking at Shen Yanxing who was still in shock.

Shen Yanxing didn't bother to think about why the teacher came out of his uncle's room so late. He hurriedly said, "It happened just now. I was being scolded in front of my father, and my uncle was there too. My father also blamed me for sending people to the north of the city without reporting it. My uncle was just speaking for me when someone came to report that the ground in the north of the city suddenly collapsed, revealing a huge deep pit. More than a dozen families in the area fell in, and there were heavy casualties. The city guards stationed there have already started rescue operations, and when I ran out, my father was dispatching people to go there."

Chen Xiao made a prompt decision and said, "I want to go to the scene and take a look."

Shen Yanxing nodded quickly and said, "That's why I came to pick up the teacher. The capital is under curfew now. No one is allowed to go out without a warrant."

Chen Xiao paused and looked back at Xi Yunting beside him: "Is Big Brother going?"

Xi Yunting looked at him and said, "Of course, Big Brother will go with Brother Xiao."

Chen Xiao felt relieved immediately and followed Shen Yanxing out of the inn.

At this time, the news of the pit in the north of the city had spread to the inn. The shopkeeper and the waiter were standing at the door with serious faces, looking around. There were more or less people standing in front of the doors of every household on the street. If it weren't for the city guards shouting curfew and rushing past, many people would definitely go to the north of the city to see what was going on regardless of the danger.

Chen Xiao nodded secretly when he saw this. He thought the city government was quite efficient. You know, when rescuing people, it is most taboo to have irrelevant people wandering around the scene.

Shen Yanxing came out in a hurry, riding a scaly horse. Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting only used their body movements to hurry, and they were not much slower than Shen Yanxing.

From a distance, Chen Xiao could see that the neighborhood he had just visited yesterday was blocked off, and he could hear the cries of frightened women and children, and the residents living there were being evacuated. Faced with such a futile disaster, it was impossible for the civilians not to be afraid.

The capital city government dispatched several headlights from the palace that were powered by spirit beads and were only used during open-air night banquets. These headlights emitted a milky white light, illuminating the accident site as bright as day.

With the light, Chen Xiao could see that many people were still wearing their undergarments, and some were even barefoot with cloth shoes. Seeing Chen Xiao stop there and pay attention to these people, Shen Yanxing rode his horse a few steps faster and asked a captain-like figure.

Soon Shen Yanxing came back to Chen Xiao and said, "Father is worried that the scope of the sinkhole collapse will expand, so he asked the people in this neighborhood to leave temporarily."

Chen Xiao whispered, "Your father handled it very promptly. It's just that the weather is cold, and these people don't have clothes to keep warm. Is there a place for them to go?"

This world has various emergency plans like the country in the previous life. In an emergency, public places such as schools and parks will be used as shelters, and naturally someone will send disaster relief supplies. As long as the victims stay there, they don't have to worry about food and drink, and they can even get bedding and clothes.

If they only think about evacuating the people in the neighborhood without finding a place to house them, or providing them with food and warm clothes, they will surely become sick or even die from hunger and cold.

Shen Yanxing was startled, obviously he had not considered this before. He hurried over to the captain and said a few words to him, and the captain ran to report to his superiors.

Shen Yanxing came back panting: "Thank you for the reminder, teacher. Otherwise, it would have caused resentment among the people. I asked someone to ask the nearby noble families to open the martial arts field to these disaster victims. The capital will send supplies soon."

With Shen Yanxing clearing the way, Chen Xiao and the other two certainly could not be stopped. Zhou Zheng had already arrived in advance, and the three of them were taken to a high place near the pit as soon as they arrived.

Standing on the roof of an empty house, Chen Xiao looked at the pit with a solemn expression. The pit was very large, in an oval shape. The narrowest part was thirty meters, and the widest part was fifty or sixty meters. Even with the light shining, it was still bottomless. He asked Zhou Zheng: "How deep is this pit? Is there water underneath?"

Zhou Zheng's admiration for Chen Xiao was unprecedented. He had just said that there would be a landslide during the day, and it came true in the north of the city at night. Zhou Zheng replied respectfully: "This big pit is more than 20 meters deep. The bottom of the pit is uneven, there is no water in the high places, and water is seeping out of the soil layer in the low places."

The house and the people fell down from a distance of more than 20 meters, so there was little hope for survival. Chen Xiao frowned reluctantly, looking at the city guards who were still digging up and down to rescue people. He felt a little regretful and thought that if they could have discovered it earlier and evacuated in advance, these people might not have died.

However, he also knew that this was just wishful thinking. Even if he made a suggestion, the Shen royal family would not easily agree to such a major event as evacuating the block.

With a soft sigh, Chen Xiao said, "Is the structure below stable? We must not allow a second collapse to occur, which would cause casualties to the rescue workers."

"Master Chen, don't worry. The king has personally checked it out. The soil inside the pit is quite solid and will not loosen for the time being." After a pause, Zhou Zheng continued, "Before Master Chen arrived, I reported your discovery today to the king."

Chen Xiao was startled, then nodded and said, "Got it."

Chen Xiao originally wanted to go down and take a look, but when he saw the city guards busy cleaning up the ruins and digging out corpses, he gave up the idea.

After just a moment's watching, seven bodies were dug out from the bottom of the pit. They looked extremely miserable. Chen Xiao and Shen Yanxing's faces turned green and their stomachs churned.

Just as Chen Xiao was about to leave, Shen Yonghe appeared. Originally, with his status, he didn't need to come in person for such an occasion. But this was the first disaster that happened after the founding of the dynasty, especially when it happened so close. Shen Yonghe had to come and take a look, as he was worried that this would affect the safety of the palace.

Shen Yongqing was also there, along with several other ministers. Chen Xiao vaguely saw a familiar face among them, and when he looked closely, he realized it was the old mayor of Jincheng.

Shen Yonghe saw him and walked over quickly. When he got to him, Shen Yonghe raised his hand and saluted. Chen Xiao was surprised and quickly returned the salute, "Your Majesty, you are so kind to me."

Shen Yonghe said: "If Master Chen hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have made arrangements in advance, and the disaster today would have been even greater."

Chen Xiao then realized that in addition to the bodies he saw in front of him, there were also some people who were rescued from the houses by the city guards who arrived in time at the beginning of the sinkhole. Chen Xiao was immediately comforted when he heard this, and he finally saved some lives.

Shen Yonghe bowed again at this time. Chen Xiao's cultivation was not as high as his, so he was too late to stop him. He said helplessly: "My Lord, please speak frankly. There is no need to be so polite. I can't bear it."

Shen Yonghe said: "Master Chen can certainly bear it. Today I learned that Master Chen has made a conclusion and predicted that the capital will sink. On behalf of the Shen royal family, I beg Master Chen to lend a hand and save the people of this city."

Chen Xiao frowned and said, "The reason why I was able to see the signs in advance was only because of Feng Shui. But being able to see and being able to solve are two different things. After all, I am young and inexperienced, and I dare not guarantee that I can resolve the danger of the capital sinking this time."

Shen Yonghe showed a disappointed look: "Even Master Chen can't do it. Is it possible that the only option left for my Shen royal family is to move the capital?"

At this time, one of the ministers behind him said, "Sir, moving the capital will cost a lot of money and manpower, and it may even shake the foundation of the country. We should not do this unless it is absolutely necessary."

Chen Xiao knew very well that it was uncertain whether the foundation of the country would be shaken, but the Shen royal family would definitely be seriously damaged. It cannot be said that they would never recover, but it would take at least several decades to recover. What was more serious than the damage to the vitality was the decline in the prestige of the royal family, which was a loss that could not be recovered even if they tried for a hundred or eighty years.

It is the duty of Feng Shui masters to help others in their time of need and resolve the disasters and difficulties faced by the victims. Chen Xiao said, "Don't worry, my lord. Although there is no way to resolve the danger of the capital sinking, I have a way to postpone the disaster. This method can stabilize the ground and prevent sinking in a short period of time. This way, there will be a buffer time, whether it is to resolve the disaster or to move the capital, it can be done calmly."

Shen Yonghe was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly said, "Master Chen, if you have any good prescription, just tell me."

Chen Xiao said: "My method requires manpower, materials, and the cooperation of the country leader."

Shen Yonghe said: "Master Chen, just speak up. My Shen royal family will go through fire and water for us."

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "The king's people don't need to go through fire and water. I just want the brothers of the city guard to work hard. It would be best if we can clean up this big pit as soon as possible and then backfill it. All I need is this block to be rearranged according to my plan."

Shen Yonghe said without hesitation: "As Master Chen wishes." He turned to face the acting officials of the Capital City behind him and shouted, "Officials of the Capital City, listen up! While Master Chen is planning and arranging the block, the Capital City and the City Guard must cooperate and there must be no delay! Those who disobey orders will certainly not be forgiven!" Three ministers came out from behind him and bowed to him: "Your subordinates obey the order."

After discussing all night near the pit, Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting returned to the inn until dawn. When they came back, Tong Nuonuo and Tang Ru came out to greet them.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Xiao looked at them in surprise. One of them was in seclusion, and the other was recovering from an injury, and they basically never went out.

Tong Nuonuo said: "I heard that something happened in the north of the city and you were called there. I was wondering if I could help. Unfortunately, there was a curfew outside and the city guards wouldn't let me go out on the street."

Tang Ru also nodded and said, "The appearance of the pit woke up everyone in the inn, and many people were worried that something might happen here as well. I naturally heard about it, so how could I rest and recuperate in peace?"

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "It won't spread here for the time being. But the timing of your exit is just right, and we have to move to a new place. Lord Shen has allocated a place for us to live in, which is the royal garden. I have only visited it before, but never lived there."

Xi Yunting was beside him and glanced at him when he heard this. When had Xiaodi ever visited the royal gardens? He was just an ordinary person before, and when he first met him, he was just a clerk in an antique shop.

Chen Xiao accidentally brought up his past life experience, but Xi Yunting always kept his doubts to himself, so he didn't realize his slip of the tongue.

Shen Yanxing sent someone to drive a carriage to take them to the royal garden, and he also packed some things and lived there, under the pretext of learning from his teacher. This time he came openly, and Shen Yonghe's small banquet had stopped, and he would never be forced to accompany him again.