"Village chief, please do me justice! Miss Ye really doesn't know me. She's innocent."

The village chief couldn't let someone die so confusedly, so he ordered a search and rescue operation.

Ye Shiqing also felt a little regretful. His eldest daughter was the most intelligent and beautiful, and it was a pity that she died like this.

However, he maintained the airs of a scholar and refused to go back on his word, simply standing by without uttering a single sentence.

Xiao Li thought for a moment, put the large rock tied to her body into her spatial storage, moved it downstream a short distance, and then threw the large rock out.

Then, she climbed ashore by herself and waited for the villagers to come looking for her.

"It's over, everyone's gone, only stones remain, they must have been washed away by the water."

"It's all fate."

"Do you think it's possible that the river god kidnapped them?"

"Hmm, I think it's possible..."

The villagers were all talking at once about this strange thing.

Dong Yuxuan staggered away.

He felt immense sorrow, guilt, and anger; a life had been lost just like that.

The villagers searched for a while longer.

"Look, isn't that the eldest girl?"

Aunt Zeng pointed at Xiao Li, and everyone looked over.

"Young lady, how did you get ashore?"

"Why is the eldest girl's body dry?"

The old woman exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone gathered around, and some even touched Xiao Li's body. She suspected that Xiao Li was just a soul, but her touch warmed her skin.

"So it was alive..."

Xiao Li glanced at her speechlessly, "Auntie, I have a shadow, I'm alive."

Everyone looked at their shadows on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

The village chief also wanted to know how Xiaoli got up there, since he had clearly seen her sink.

Xiao Li straightened her sleeves, stood up, and bowed to the village chief.

“Uncle Village Chief, I have indeed died once and met the immortals of the underworld.”

He said I was a fairy from heaven who came to the mortal world for training, but I died unexpectedly and need to come back.

He also gave me some things that would help me achieve enlightenment.

...

The villagers were stunned. Was this really true?

Xiao Li stretched out her hand, and in the blink of an eye, a ball of deep blue flame appeared inside. No one dared to move; this was truly the work of an immortal.

Xiao Li took out the water-repelling bead again, then put her sleeve into the water, and when she took it out, her sleeve was still dry.

Everyone believed it and knelt down, shouting, "Fairy Maiden!"

Xiao Li's lips twitched. She had miscalculated; people in ancient times were truly superstitious.

Ye Shiqing stood there, unsure whether he should kneel or not, but thankfully Xiao Li rescued him.

"Everyone, get up and don't kneel. I am just an ordinary person now, not some kind of fairy. These methods can only protect me."

Xiao Li helped the village chief up, and everyone else stood up as well.

Xiao Li glanced at Ye Shiqing before speaking.

"Now that I've already died once, I have nothing to do with the Ye family anymore. Uncle Village Chief, could you do me a favor?"

The village chief nodded hurriedly in agreement, "Tell me, I'll definitely help if I can."

Xiao Li flipped her hand over, revealing several large silver ingots lying inside.

"This is the silver given to me by the Immortal Lord. I want to build a house in the village. It doesn't need to be big, just three rooms will be enough."

I also need to trouble the village chief to help me divide my household registration, buy land, and build a house.

Xiao Li handed over the silver ingots, saying, "This silver is payment. I will also pay the workers who helped me build the house."

The village chief pushed the silver away, saying, "How can we accept the fairy's money? It is an honor for our village that the fairy is willing to continue to stay in the village. We will all do our best to handle this matter well."

Xiao Li insisted on giving the silver ingot to the village chief, saying, "Uncle, please don't call me that. Just call me Xiao Li."

"That's settled then, Uncle, please don't refuse."

The village chief accepted the silver ingot with a broad smile. "The fairy is too generous. If she stays here, the village will benefit even more."

"Xiaoli, why don't you come stay at my house for the next few days? We happen to have a new house ready, and I'll have your wife tidy it up again."

Xiao Li nodded, without even glancing at Ye Shiqing.

The village chief also secretly glanced at Ye Shiqing. He didn't want to offend Ye Xiucai, but compared to the fairy, the fairy was naturally more important.

Ye Shiqing's face turned ashen. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with his daughter, but her magical technique was definitely real.

Could my daughter really be a fairy?

He returned home with a heavy heart, and Ye Lishi came out to greet him.

"You heartless person, Xiaoli, she..."

Before she could finish speaking, tears streamed down her face.

Her husband was too domineering, and she couldn't resist, but her daughter was also her precious child, and this was too cruel to her.

Ye Shiqing pulled out a stool and slumped down. He was also feeling terrible. Not only had he lost his daughter, but his reputation had also been ruined, and the villagers were even more gossiping about him.

"Don't say anything, Xiaoli...she's fine..."

Ye Li was taken aback, then overjoyed. She looked towards the door but saw no one.

"She went to the village chief's house, and she won't be coming back."

"ah……?"

Ye Li ran out of the door, and a little while later, she ran back.

Ye Li sat down, holding onto a chair. The two sat there for a long time without saying a word.

"Father, Mother, I heard that my eldest sister has become a fairy?"

This is Ye Xiaomeng, the second daughter of the Ye family. She came back with Ye Xianwen and Ye Xiaohui, the third and fourth daughters of the Ye family.

Ye Shiqing sent the three of them out to dig for wild vegetables, so the three of them knew nothing.

Ye Li shook her head, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Ye Shiqing roared, "Stop asking questions, everyone go back to your rooms."

All three were afraid of their father and dared not speak again, obediently entering the room.

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Dong Yuxuan returned home dejectedly and told him that Ye Xiaoli had disappeared.

“My poor son, what will we do now? I told you not to go, but you wouldn’t listen. What are we going to do now…”

Madam Dong cried bitterly. Her husband had died early, and she had raised her son alone. Now that her son was involved in a murder, what good family would want to marry into her family?

Dong Yuxuan stared blankly at his mother, feeling deeply regretful for his impulsive actions.

After crying for a while, Madam Dong suddenly remembered something and quickly packed her things.

“Son, go and seek refuge with your uncle now. He’s in a nearby military camp. He can take care of you if you go there.”

Dong Yuxuan hugged his mother and cried. He didn't want to abandon his elderly mother, but now there were rumors everywhere in the village, and he couldn't stay any longer.

"Mother, wait for me, your son will definitely come back to take you away and let you enjoy a good life."

With tears in her eyes, Madam Dong sent her son away that very night.

?

Xiao Li followed the village chief home and comfortably moved into a clean and tidy new house. This house was prepared by the village chief for his son's wedding, and now it benefited Xiao Li.

She had a roast chicken in her left hand and a roast duck in her right, and when she got tired of them, she took a sip of juice.

This is so awesome!

After enjoying a leisurely ten days, Xiao Li's new house was completed. The villagers worked very hard, not to mention they received wages.