Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 366 - 358: Triple Gains with a Single Move

"So, you’re so worried because you don’t trust your second sister’s abilities?" Cheng Hao asked in return.

"Of course, I trust my sister." Cheng Jia immediately replied righteously, then turned to look at Cheng Hao, "But what does my worry have to do with her?"

"It definitely matters. Your worrying doesn’t help her at all and might even lead to neglecting your studies. Your sister would be very disappointed when she returns to find that out."

Cheng Jia scratched his head in confusion; it seemed to make sense, but how could he stop worrying about his sister?

Cheng Hao looked at Cheng Jia with mixed emotions, feeling both troubled and pleased. The little guy was getting harder to fool.

Looking at the worried faces, Cheng Hao inexplicably felt a bit guilty. He himself was not entirely sure about things, but he couldn’t show any sign, lest the whole family starts worrying along.

"Everyone disperse and carry on with your tasks."

Cheng Hao issued the eviction order, and hence Grandpa Hu and Tong Yan’s families, along with Chu Qianyun and Bai Yiqiu and his son, all left.

After the Chu family arrived in the Underground City, the eldest sister received timely treatment, the children attended school, the nieces and nephews went to work in the factory, and they no longer had to endure wind and frost, hunger, and cold. Everything was moving in a positive direction.

Unexpectedly, before they could repay the previous life-saving favor, Cheng Xiaoxiao saved them once again, providing a stable and comfortable life. Such a continuous string of kindnesses left them feeling like they could never repay her, even if they worked like an ox or horse. Understanding the situation, Chu Qianyun automatically designated their family under Cheng Xiaoxiao’s command, secretly vowing a lifetime of loyalty and service.

The same thought ran through Bai Qiuyi’s family.

Although the Bai family came from an Aristocratic Family, their recent experience of hardship during the escape had long squashed their pride. In the current harsh environment, keeping one’s life is already quite good; there was no room for any aristocratic arrogance.

Moreover, the place they were presently staying in could not be planned or constructed by ordinary people. Thus, Miss Cheng’s abilities were extraordinary. Finding such a strong backing was indeed a change in their fortune, a blessing accumulated from past lives.

So they effortlessly positioned themselves under Cheng Xiaoxiao’s command.

With their efforts over this time, they would soon be able to join the 132th Regiment.

Fang Zheng, Niu Qinghe, Lin Yiqiu, and other small teams, who registered first, were already members of the 132th Regiment.

The benefits and treatment they enjoyed significantly improved, causing envy among those they worked with.

The development of the Underground City didn’t slacken due to Cheng Xiaoxiao’s absence.

Everyone was fully committed, wanting to present a good report before the commander returned.

At this time, no one was more distressed than Cheng Xiaoxiao, who had been recuperating with the Ouyang Family for a month.

Over these two months, she had basically grasped the origins of the Sikong Family.

The Sikong Family was indeed a renowned aristocratic family specializing in divination, with a Divination Master lineage that spanned several hundred years, incomparable to ordinary aristocratic families.

Their foundation was deep, even deeper than the Ouyang’s, but a change two hundred years ago led them to withdraw from public view.

Now, as the world continues to change, calamity is imminent, threatening humanity. If not curbed, left to its course, the lives in this world would all cease to exist.

However, this world’s vastness is such that Tianqi Small Country is just the tip of the iceberg. When the time comes, the surviving strongmen of various countries will fight for resources, various means will emerge endlessly, wars will erupt, and blood will flow like rivers.

The common people would have no peaceful days, no fields to till, only to be reduced to souls under the knife, corpses lining the path, and mankind’s heritage of millennia destroyed in an instant.

Even with the Sikong Family’s deep foundation, in such a disaster, they would only be a drop in the ocean. They could save the moment but not the era, much less overturn the skies, and change the ending, which is why they need a breaker, and as Divination Masters, they have the ability to find this breaker.

But now this breaker is just a little girl with a power of over a thousand people. How could they have faith?

Even if the other party has some skills and strategies, they’re still far from the concept of a savior.

Thus, the Sikong Family treated her politely on the surface, but inwardly held many reservations.

As her injuries gradually healed, people visiting her never ceased.

One, two, three... nine, each elder visited one by one, including the so-called Sacrificial Elders, Closed-door Ancestor, Inheritance Masters, each Hall Master, each House Master. Their purpose in visiting was singular: to probe and probe again. After reaping little, the ladies and young misses of each house came to cozy up.

Everyone shook their heads in disappointment upon returning, finding nothing special about her, not believing she could bear such a heavy responsibility.

Cheng Xiaoxiao saw all of this but wasn’t bothered, enjoying good food and drink, entertaining herself happily.

While she appeared to wander around idly every day, she had actually scanned everything using the system.

Only now did Cheng Xiaoxiao realize that the Sikong Family had been preparing for years; their food could feed a city’s population for generations without running out. The vast collection of gold, silver, and jade, along with numerous weapons like knives, spears, and sticks, filled entire warehouses to the brim.

They had everything needed for living, covering all necessities.

It was unparalleled in magnitude.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt once again beaten down. Thinking she’d become wealthy, she hadn’t expected someone richer than her. When her pockets were full again, feeling she was wealthier, she got slapped in the face once again.

As the saying goes, comparing goods makes you want to throw things away, comparing people can make you die of anger.

The Sikong Family held several meetings for Cheng Xiaoxiao, all contentious, not reaching any conclusion.

Some didn’t believe she could overturn the universe and change fate, suggesting their clan act independently, directly descending the mountain to save the world.

Others proposed pushing her to the forefront as a shield, while they strategized from behind, plotting like hidden bosses.

Some suggested that a matching young descendant from the clan marry her, tying their fates together, solving everything once and for all, maintaining both face and benefit.

Others recommended making her a puppet. They needed her luck, not her directives, nor the need to worship her as an ancestor, just a cursed obedient puppet would suffice.

In any case, no one agreed with making her the boss and giving her distribution rights over all resources.

So they were still a selfish lot, preaching about saving the world, but still placing their interests first. If they genuinely held grand ideals of saving the suffering with a heart for the world, at the first sign of the cold wave, they would’ve rushed down the mountain for emergent aid, rather than now hiding in their shells, pondering futile matters.

In the Sikong Family’s extensive evaluation, Cheng Xiaoxiao was merely a slightly clever young girl.

She lacked a heart for the world or the innocent sincerity to care for the world or the country.

She lacked the noble demeanor of a gentleman and the expansive nature of a sage.

She didn’t have the foresight to worry before the world worries nor the magnanimity to rejoice after the world rejoices.

How could she be entrusted with the Sikong Family’s abundant resources and reserves and years of planning?

After much consideration, the family elders chose a compromise: have the clan’s young heir marry Cheng Xiaoxiao, then progressively consolidate her influence and expand outward.

This way, they would achieve threefold benefits.