Just then, the second wife of the second branch of the family arrived. Her servant was carrying a bag of rice. When she saw Li Ruo, she was surprised and said, "Oh, Ruo is awake. It's good that you're awake."
Seeing Li Ruo looking at the bag of rice, he immediately shielded her with his body and said with a smile, "Oh dear, we're out of money. We've eaten one meal, but we don't know what we'll do for the next."
Old Mrs. Li's lips twitched. "Why are you complaining about being poor? I'm not borrowing money from you."
Out of respect for the deceased old ghost, I reminded her, "A great flood is coming soon, hurry up and prepare some food and clothing to go to the high mountains."
Second Grandma just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. "Okay, okay." The whole family is stupid.
A massive flood? Their heads must be waterlogged.
Li Ruo scoffed at that expression.
Grandma Li, still worried, asked again, "Did your father really say there would be a great flood?" Actually, she had dreamed of being flooded a long time ago, but she hadn't taken it seriously at the time.
"It's better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't."
"Yes." Old Mrs. Li nodded.
That's settled.
Li Ruo felt pressed for time and didn't want to see the Song family's despicable couple, so she didn't return to the Song residence. Instead, she went directly to the prefectural government office at night.
Continuing with Taobao.
Behind the government office was a grain warehouse, but when natural disasters struck, the grain did not help the people; it all ended up in the prefect's stomach.
There was also an armory, but when natural disasters struck, instead of protecting the people from looters, it turned its sharp blades against them.
So why should Song Zhijing benefit from this?
Li Ruo, dressed in night clothes, hooked the rope to the top of the wall, pulled on the rope, and nimbly climbed up.
Taking advantage of the guards' inattention, he jumped onto the roof closest to the warehouse and lay down on it.
Suddenly, she was taken aback.
About five meters away from her, there were two other people lying down, just like her.
This situation was clearly unexpected by everyone, and they looked at each other for a few seconds.
The air was deathly silent.
Suddenly, one of the men opposite her, with his striking eyebrows and bright eyes, raised an eyebrow at her. "Brother, which gang are you from?"
Li Ruo looked at herself; her face was covered, and she was dressed as a man. He probably wouldn't recognize her.
It was Xie Xiao again.
Who else could possess such a melodious voice, like a clear spring striking a rock, that marks the male protagonist? Besides, I heard it just last night.
What a ridiculous coincidence, we've met again so soon?
Ah, I remember now.
The original book says that the male protagonist knew from a dream that a great flood was going to happen, so he hoarded goods and led his brothers in the mountain stronghold to escape the natural disaster. Later, he became a great hero in the chaotic world.
Of course, the last sentence was something she made up herself, because she had only read a little over a hundred chapters.
The moment the female lead confessed her feelings to him was a tense, exciting, and hormone-fueled moment.
As a result, the alarms outside were blaring, announcing a tsunami, and the floodwaters washed her phone away...
In short, at this point, the male protagonist already knew that a major flood was coming.
This explains why this person was just as unscrupulous as her, freely entering and leaving the prefect's house and government office.
Li Ruo was confident in her hand speed, but this person had the protagonist's halo, and it was hard to guarantee that she wouldn't be discovered if she accepted something under his nose.
"I haven't asked for your guidance yet," Li Ruo said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
Xie Xiao glanced at her fist, his dark eyes curving downwards. "I am Xie Xiao of Black Wind Stronghold."
"So it's Chief Xie. I've heard so much about you. My name is Li Xunhuan. You can call me Little Li."
Xie Xiao's eyes crinkled even more. "What a fine name. Could it be that Master Li is also here searching for treasure?"
Li Ruoxin thought that if they continued talking like this, it would be dawn soon. "Why don't we join forces?"
Xie Xiao: "How do you want to contact them?"
Li Ruo: "Shall I go scout ahead first, and then wave Brother Xie in once I'm sure it's safe?"
Xie Xiao: "How could we do that? Why don't we go in together?" He pointed to his companion beside him—Sun Ergou, who was still in a daze—"He will clear the way for us, and we have more than a hundred brothers behind us."
Li Ruo: ..."Then how do we divide it?"
"Two-eight? You're two, I'm eight."
Li Ruo smiled and said, "Fifty-five." This was her bottom line.
It's only because he retrieved the bodies of the original owner's family.
Xie Xiao scoffed lightly, "It seems that Master Li is the same person?"
"This isn't a matter of having too many or too few people; it's a matter of equipment."
Their eyes met.
One eye shone brightly.
A pair of eyes gleamed with a dark light.
Sparks crackled and flew through the air.
“In that case, I’ll compromise. You can have everything from the armory, but the grain is yours,” Li Ruo said.
It wouldn't be right to let over a hundred brothers make a wasted trip.
She wasn't particularly in urgent need of food because she could exchange it in the shop, but the weapons shop didn't have the exchange option enabled.
She was determined to obtain the weapons.
Xie Xiao smiled and said, "But I need both of them."
"If it's 28, then we have nothing to say." Li Ruo was too lazy to bargain with him. Before Xie Xiao could answer, she rushed downstairs.
"Thief!" Before the soldier guarding the granary could react, he was knocked unconscious by a chop to the neck.
Seeing this, the other soldiers rushed over. Li Ruo was certain that Xie Xiao wouldn't stand idly by, because he didn't want to leave empty-handed because of her.
Sure enough, at the same time, Xie Xiao whistled, and his men rushed in.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Li Ruo suddenly turned around and ran towards the armory on the other side.
Xie Xiao hadn't expected her to use a feint. She shook off the soldiers who were entangled with her, but she was too late in chasing after them. The soldiers guarding the armory collapsed at the door, and the lock was opened.
The inside was bolted shut.
He gritted his teeth and, together with Sun Ergou, kicked out with a loud "bang".
The door collapsed completely...
It was completely empty...
Li Ruo smiled and waved to them like a lucky cat, "See? I told you it has nothing to do with how many people there are."
"Where are the things?" Xie Xiao didn't believe that they could have been moved in such a short time.
There's a technique called "illusion" in the martial arts world, but after walking around the room, he really didn't see any weapons.
Or does she have accomplices?
If so, then this person's speed and martial arts skills have reached a terrifying level, which is why he never noticed!
Li Ruo had no idea what he was imagining, nor did she feel obligated to explain to him. "Don't worry, I keep my word. I won't fight you for that grain."
After all, he's the male lead; he survived until the very end, and they might meet again in the future, so it's not wise to be too ruthless.
As Li Ruo was about to say goodbye and pass by him, a large hand suddenly grabbed her like lightning.
Wow, that's a lack of sportsmanship.
Li Ruo was still no match for the male lead with the protagonist's halo; his hand tugged at the ribbon of her face mask, and her hair came undone.
It has to be said that the original owner of this body was indeed a beauty. Her hair was smooth and shiny black. The only drawback was that she hadn't washed it for half a year, and she was a little worried that the smell would be too strong and make her faint, which would be so embarrassing.
Fortunately, it didn't happen.
"Oh, it really is you, Madam Prefect!" Xie Xiao said with a nonchalant smile.
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