Was the Qilin not a benevolent beast? Why would it cause chaos?
Jiang Lin glanced at Xu Nan, then swept his gaze over the arguing comments.
He offered a simple explanation for their confusion:
"The books record that the Qilin is a benevolent beast. Its nature is gentle."
"The reason the mother Qilin had such a 'prophecy' was not solely because the Third Prince harmed the Qilin cub.
It was also because... the national fortune of this country had already been squandered."
Humans have luck.
Countries have national fortune.
The stronger a person's luck, the better their future development will be.
Similarly, if a country's national fortune is prosperous, the country's future will become better and better.
Conversely, if the national fortune declines, the country will gradually fall into decline.
Even to the point of national ruin!
And the national fortune of this country had been exhausted.
To save this country, one could only wait for a wise ruler with strong national fortune to appear.
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Actually, Jiang Lin didn't understand these issues at first.
Not until Mr. Qi appeared.
He shared his luck with the villagers, changing their fates amidst the chaos.
They were not tormented by illness, nor did they have to wander aimlessly.
They could recognize medicinal herbs and identify edible plants.
Even their smooth infiltration into the bandits' lair tonight
was due to the influence of Mr. Qi's luck.
...
"So that's how it is..."
Xu Nan suddenly understood.
If that were the case, it made sense.
"To possess such luck, this Mr. Qi is truly remarkable. Could he be a reincarnated powerful being?"
Upon hearing this, the comment section was also filled with speculation.
"Could he be a virtuous person of ten lifetimes?"
"Or perhaps a reincarnated great cultivator."
However, unexpectedly, in the next moment—
the streamer said something that no one had anticipated.
He simply responded lightly and said:
"Of course, he's powerful. With the luck of a Qilin, how could it not be strong?"
From the first time Mr. Qi treated the villagers for the plague, Jiang Lin had a vague suspicion.
The words of the black and white impermanence just now further confirmed his thoughts.
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"Mr. Qi? Qilin? Holy crap! (｀ﾟДﾟ´)!!"
"!!!"
For a moment, the viewers in the livestream had complex expressions.
After all their calculations, they never expected it to be a Qilin!
"No wonder those two ghost officials said 'he was willing'."
He was a Qilin, so he naturally didn't have to care about the lives of humans.
If he was unwilling, it would be understandable for him to turn and leave.
But he stayed.
For what reason?
Was it because he couldn't bear the suffering of the human world, the corpses strewn everywhere, the crying infants?
"But... humans harmed the Qilin cub."
"The Qilin is a benevolent beast. Its nature is gentle."
"I suddenly have a chilling thought: could this Mr. Qi be the very Qilin cub that was almost harmed by humans back then?"
"Upstairs, don't say that... otherwise, I will feel ashamed for humanity."
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Jiang Lin no longer looked at the comments.
His gaze, through the windows and doors of the stronghold, fell upon Mr. Qi.
In the darkness.
Mr. Qi skillfully ground the medicinal herbs, his expression calm.
Swish—
Swish—
The herbs in the mortar gradually turned into powder.
...
As time ticked by,
light began to appear outside the window.
The bandits started to stir, moving about outside the window.
Some working, some patrolling.
Others led their horses, preparing to go out and scout the situation later.
What situation were they scouting?
For example, which villages had people and food.
Of course, they would also gather other information.
For example, where the warring factions had reached.
Where merchants were traveling with their goods.
To survive in this chaotic era, this information had to be understood.
When Old Woman Xu woke up, her mind was still a bit hazy.
Her hands and feet were bound, there was a large bruise on her forehead, and her hair and clothes were disheveled.
It was as if she had gone through some great turmoil.
And around her were men and women, all bound.
They also had several injuries.
"Mmm?"
As she was about to say something, she realized her mouth was gagged.
Old Woman Xu wanted to ask, why were they still alive?
Didn't those people intend to kill them?
Where was this?
It looked like a woodshed.
"Mmm mmm! Mmm mmm mmm!"
She shouted a couple of times at the others, what was going on?
The men were trying to untie the ropes on their hands and had no time to pay attention to her.
Aunt Li, diagonally in front of Old Woman Xu, turned her head and shook it.
They hadn't figured out the situation yet either.
After being taken away by the bandits last night, they all thought they were going to die.
Unexpectedly, there was a sharp pain in their necks, and they fainted.
When they woke up again, they were here.
Seeing everyone present, Old Woman Xu gradually calmed down.
Her eyes narrowed, and as if thinking of something, her expression immediately relaxed.
Leaning against the pile of firewood beside her, she rested at ease.
"???"
Old Woman Xu's reaction confused Aunt Li.
Given her usual personality, shouldn't she be shouting and making a fuss at this moment?
Like last night, when she sprinkled itching powder into the air, shouting with the spirit of 'if we die, we die together'.
Her current quietness was uncharacteristic.
Could it be that she realized escape was impossible and was waiting to die?
Aunt Li sighed in her heart and continued to try to untie the ropes with the woman beside her.
It was better to be quiet. It would prevent them from being beaten by the bandits.
Gradually,
the sun rose, reaching noon.
The smell of food began to permeate the air.
The people by the firewood had been trapped all morning.
Not a drop of water had been consumed.
Now, smelling the aroma, their stomachs rumbled.
Old Woman Xu suddenly opened her eyes.
She stood up and hopped on her bound feet to the door.
Everyone else in the room looked over, puzzled.
Then, Old Woman Xu swayed and rammed into the wooden door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As she rammed, she kept making muffled sounds.
"Mmm mmm mmm!"
The bandit guarding the door patted the door, "Be quiet!"
Old Woman Xu immediately stopped ramming the door, only continuing her muffled cries.
"What are you yelling about!"
The bandit outside the door opened it and started scolding, "You're so noisy! Do you think you have too many lives?"
If it weren't for the Third Master's orders, he would have buried these people long ago.
Old Woman Xu raised her old face, "Mmm mmm!"
With an anxious expression, as if she wanted to say something.
Seeing this, the bandit who opened the door quickly removed the gag from her mouth.
"Speak quickly!"
Old Woman Xu was so anxious she was about to jump, "I need to poop!"
The bandit glanced at her, "If you need to poop, then do it. Just poop in your pants. If you keep making noise, I'll beat you!"
After saying that, he was about to put the gag back in her mouth.
Old Woman Xu quickly said, "It's fine if I poop in my pants, as long as you can eat with the smell."
As soon as she finished speaking.
Her backside loosened, and with a 'poof~',
she let out a fart.
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"Pfft! This old woman is also amazing, she just does it when she says she will."
"I'm impressed, she can still cause trouble in this situation..."
This 'poof' sound stunned the viewers in the livestream.
It was clearly a situation where they were at the mercy of their captors, but this old woman seemed completely unfazed.
Her expression, her tone, as if she was just pooping in a different place.
What did being trapped or kidnapped have to do with her?
She just wanted to poop now!
"In a way, this old woman is brave!"
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