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Chapter 294 There's Something at the Bottom of the River
Stones are the most resistant to the test of time. No matter how much a stone weathers, it will never turn out like this.

Zhui Feng shook his head and glanced at Lu Yaoyao cautiously. "This subordinate is also puzzled. It was the little princess who discovered this."

The two of them looked at Lu Yaoyao at the same time, hoping to get an answer.

Lu Yaoyao knew they didn't know what was going on, but she couldn't even speak properly, so how could she explain?

A brilliant idea struck him: "Dad, dig a river."

[Now is a year of famine, and many people are idle because they have no food. Why not use grain as payment to hire people to help dig the river?]

[Once everything in that river is dug out, there will be water, and the drought will be solved.]

However, that thing has been at the bottom of the river for thousands of years. Once I dig it up, I must subdue it, otherwise it will wreak havoc on the world every few decades or centuries.

This thing must be dealt with once and for all, otherwise, if it gains momentum, the people of the Great Yu Dynasty will face certain death.

hiss!
Zhui Feng gasped. Was there something at the bottom of the river?

Could it also endanger everyone in the Great Yu Dynasty?

What exactly is inside?
Lu Xiao was much calmer. He knew his daughter's abilities and completely trusted her.

Whatever's inside, his daughter will definitely win it over.

"Chasing Wind, post a notice: there are still springs in the Bailang River, and we need laborers to dig the river! Everyone who participates in digging the river will receive half a bag of rice every day, and the more people who come, the better."

They don't lack food now; the important thing is to dig out what's in the river.

Since the little girl says the drought is caused by something in the river, the most urgent task is to relieve the drought.

Having water is the most effective way to solve drought.

"Dad, okay." Lu Yaoyao kissed Lu Xiao on the cheek.

[As expected of her father, he knows everything she says.]

Lu Xiao: ······

Even if your dad were smart, he wouldn't be able to figure you out if he couldn't hear your thoughts.

"Yes." Zhui Feng went down to post the notice.

Lu Yaoyao yawned; she was sleepy.

She found a comfortable spot, nestled in Lu Xiao's arms, and fell asleep.

I overused Shen Tong today and need to rest.

I wonder when her Five Elements Technique will be unlocked.

If she could unlock the first layer of the Five Elements Technique, she could easily grab whatever was at the bottom of the river.

However, her Five Elements Technique is not yet unlocked, and she will need to use some special tools to capture that thing.

That's it!

Let's talk about it after she wakes up!

Lu Xiao coaxed the little girl to sleep, put her in the soft quilt, covered her with her own little blanket, and gently kissed her little face. "The little girl is only cute when she's asleep."

Although his daughter always cursed him in her heart and sometimes even thought about getting Ah Tan to divorce him, she was still his most beloved daughter no matter what.

What can I do?
You can only spoil your own daughter.

He tiptoed out of the room, went to his study, wrote a letter, and had it sent to the capital by fast horse.

I believe that once Father Emperor sees the letter, he will understand why there is such a severe drought in the land.

The people of Bai'an County, holding bowls of porridge, suddenly felt that there was hope for their lives.

"Lord Chasing Wind, is what this notice says true?"

Da Liu does know a few characters.

Seeing the notice made me very excited.

He was the first to sign up for anything that involved digging a river, as long as he could get half a bag of rice as payment every day!
"It's true! There is still water under the Bailang River outside the county town, but we need to dig to the spring. The prince said that if we want to dig the river, we need to recruit laborers. Anyone who goes to dig the river will be paid half a bag of rice every day. Those who want to sign up can go over there to register."

As soon as Zhui Feng finished speaking, a group of people surrounded him.

"What? Digging a river will bring water?"

"If there really is water, we'll dig!"

"There's even food as payment, I'm signing up!" "Me too! I'm signing up too!"

The severe drought in Bai'an County was caused by the drying up of the Bailang River; otherwise, they wouldn't have suffered such a complete crop failure.

The Bailang River has never dried up in thousands of years, but it has dried up in the last few years, which is not a good omen.

When everyone heard that there was a spring in the river, their enthusiasm soared.

Bai'an County is their hometown, and no one wants their hometown to become desolate.

If there is water, they can grow crops and they won't go hungry.

Since the prince said there are springs at the bottom of the river, then there must be.

A long queue of people formed to register.

Also accompanying them was Uncle Yang, the steward of the Prince's Mansion. There were quite a few people who signed up, and his hand was sore from writing so many.

Lu Yaoyao slept until the next day before waking up.

"Daddy."

There was no one in the carriage; they must all be outside.

Hearing the sound, Lu Xiao climbed into the carriage. The little girl was wearing a red undergarment with two chubby koi fish embroidered on her bib, revealing her chubby little arms, looking so cute that you wanted to take a bite.

Lu Xiao naturally picked up the little clothes next to her and helped her put them on. "Daughter, we don't have much food left. We need to take out some more. We'll borrow this grain store's warehouse temporarily."

The magistrate of Bai'an County has been taken into custody by Zhui Feng and is currently imprisoned in the county jail, where Zhui Feng is temporarily taking over.

Now is not the time to punish the county magistrate; the priority is to settle the people first.

"Uh-huh."

"I want more, I want children."

Lu Yaoyao nodded, her two little tufts of hair swaying on her head.

After taking out the grain, we need to find those children; to deal with that thing at the bottom of the river, we need children's urine.

Those children haven't had water in a long time; I wonder if they can even urinate now?

Lu Xiao's lips twitched. Did he really need a boy's urine to deal with that thing?

What exactly is at the bottom of the river?
After dressing Lu Yaoyao, Lu Xiao skillfully combed her hair.

From initial unfamiliarity to current proficiency.

The hair is already looking quite neat.

Lu Yaoyao looked at the pink and tender little dumpling in the bronze mirror, with two little tufts of hair on its head, it was so cute.

I really am good-looking! My mother is beautiful, my father isn't bad-looking either, so I'm even more beautiful.

Lu Yaoyao admired herself in the mirror for most of the day.

Lu Xiao smiled indulgently. His daughter was so young and already loved beauty?
Later, he would give all the good things in the world to his daughter.

Lu Xiao prepared breakfast herself, and it consisted of easily digestible foods.

After dinner, Lu Xiao carried her to the riverbank. There were many people digging in the river, but they didn't know where to start.

【Huh? So many people are here to dig the river? More people, more things will get done. Let's just start digging from the source.】

The thing at the bottom of the river is huge; if the pit we dug isn't big enough, it won't be able to get out. It's a full hundred meters long!

Those who could hear Lu Yaoyao's thoughts were somewhat confused. Wasn't the purpose of digging the river to find a spring?
Could the spring be a hundred meters long?

Lu Xiao frowned. "Let's start digging from the source. The length should be over a hundred meters, and the depth should be as deep as possible."

The group received their orders, grabbed their tools, and began digging.

As Lu Yaoyao watched them working enthusiastically, she noticed several children walking together in the distance.

There were both boys and girls, and they were all quite young, the oldest being only six or seven years old.

Lu Yaoyao's eyes lit up when she saw them.

[Boy's urine! Make sure these people stop urinating indiscriminately and put it all in one chamber pot; I need it later.]

Zhui Feng stumbled and glanced at the prince with a twitching eye. "Why does the little princess need to urinate?"
Happy New Year to all my darlings! May the new year bring you good fortune and prosperity!

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