Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Previously, in order to expose the Chrysanthemum Immortal and reveal their own experiences to the world, they had prepared to die.

Now, it will probably be difficult to save their lives.

"We...we are already filthy people, we can no longer live in this world," the girl Xiuzhu said painfully.

Hu Dajia sobbed softly, shaking her head repeatedly, her face full of pleading.

Ying Yufu looked at her, "But it's Chrysanthemum Fairy who's dirty, you're innocent."

The girl was stunned.

The others were also stunned.

They had never heard such a thing before.

"But we..."

"I told you, you can change your names and start over. Aren't you curious about what your future holds?"

I am the head of the Mu family. If I say I can protect you, then I can.

The group of young men and women looked bewildered.

They didn't know what awaited them if they didn't die.

Ying Yufu sneered: "Want to die? Isn't that easy? Why don't you try living first? If you really can't live anymore, then it's not too late to die."

Everyone: "..."

Ying Yufu stared intently at everyone with her dark eyes.

The young scholar threw away the dagger in his hand, looked up, and asked tremblingly, "Is what Your Highness said earlier true?"

The crown prince looked at him and said, "I never lied."

Yu Heng said, "If that's the case, I have a request; would Your Highness grant it?"

"Speak," the prince said, looking at him.

Yu Heng said, "If I truly achieve the highest honors in all three levels of the imperial examinations three years from now, would Your Highness grant me the position of a local official?"

The crown prince was taken aback.

He looked at Yu Heng and fell silent for a moment.

Ying Yufu said with a smile, "He's trying to become the next Miao Shuo!"

"Very well, I grant your permission," the Crown Prince said.

Yu Heng didn't know who Miao Shuo was, but at this moment, a glimmer of light appeared in his lifeless eyes, and he bowed his head deeply to the ground.

Although it was so fragile that it could be extinguished with a single breath, there was indeed a glimmer of life in its eyes.

The surrounding people sighed in dismay.

Only Liu Cuihua, standing in the crowd, stared at Yu Heng's figure with intense resentment.

This bastard actually won the favor of His Highness the Crown Prince.

The other seventeen people, seeing this, also turned pale, looking at their parents and family members, tears of pain and struggle streaming down their faces.

Ying Yufu looked at them and said, "How easy is death? The Mu family doesn't support idlers. What skills do you have? What are you good at? Show me your abilities."

The seventeen people were taken aback, and a hint of wits flickered in their eyes.

Ying Yufu breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that he had the fighting spirit.

Chrysanthemum Fairy sneered, "They're nothing but people I've played with..."

Shengdong slapped him hard across the face, saying, "I think you're the worst!"

Everyone glared at him with resentment.

"Okay, we will try our best to live, we will live well." Xiuzhu stood up, her eyes red but bright as she stared at the Chrysanthemum Fairy.

Chrysanthemum Fairy glanced at her frivolously, and Xiuzhu's face paled, as if she had thought of something.

Ying Yufu's heart tightened. Could it be that...? The next moment, she saw Xiuzhu spit a mouthful of bloody foam onto Chrysanthemum Fairy's face.

Seeing this, more than ten other people also stepped forward and spat on Chrysanthemum Fairy's face.

Chrysanthemum Fairy immediately broke down and screamed.

Seeing that these people had vented their anger, Ying Yufu's eyes regained their vitality. She exchanged a glance with the Crown Prince before returning to her original residence.

Just as they were about to leave, a sound like a mountain roaring and a tsunami erupted behind them.

"Respectfully bidding farewell to the goddess—"

"Respectfully seeing off His Highness the Crown Prince—"

Ying Yufu's face stiffened.

again!

The Crown Prince glanced at her with amusement. "Fu'er, your medicine is indeed a miracle. No wonder they are so naive."

Ying Yufu pursed her lips shyly.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully slapped the face, saved the lives of eighteen boys and girls, and exposed the true face of the Chrysanthemum Fairy! System reward: 1000 points.]

Today, the host consumed three True Word Pills and three bottles of Life Essence Liquid, totaling 450 points.

The host's original points were 10286, and the current balance is 10836 points!

The original residence was now guarded by the Crown Prince's personal guards and bandits controlled by Mu Qing and Mu Shan.

Inside the main hall, Mu Qing and Mu Shan bowed respectfully and said, "Patriarch, Your Highness, what should be done with these bandits?"

Ying Yufu looked at the Crown Prince.

The prince asked, "What kind of people are among these bandits? Are there any elderly, weak, women, or children?"

Mu Qing said, "Yes, the elderly, women and children make up 30%, and the other 70% are strong men."

The crown prince raised an eyebrow slightly.

Mu Qing said, "Your Highness, these bandits did indeed commit some looting before, but it was only to survive."

Originally, Xiao Ren and Mu Shan were planning to go to the capital to pay their respects to the head of the family, but on the way they heard that there were some problems with the businesses in Yuzhou, so they came to take a look.

To their surprise, they were captured by the bandits as soon as they arrived.

They didn't kill, they just robbed. The scoundrel and Mu Shan saw they weren't truly wicked, so they used some tricks on them, and before long, they became their leader.

The crown prince nodded slightly and asked, "What is the situation in their hometowns?"

Mu Qing shook his head, his face grave: "Their hometown suffered from two years of drought and was subjected to excessive taxes by local officials. There's not even a blade of grass or tree bark left."

That's why they became bandits.

The crown prince lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he suddenly looked at Ying Yufu and said with a smile, "Goddess, why don't you try to appease those bandits?"

Ying Yufu: "?"

Ying Yufu met his teasing gaze, and her heart stirred slightly.

"Your Highness, are you saying I should pretend to be a goddess to gain their trust?"

"Indeed, the goddess descended and bestowed new seeds of grain, which they found easier to accept."

The people of Yuzhou deeply believed in ghosts and gods; otherwise, they wouldn't have been fooled by the Chrysanthemum Temple.

Besides, nine out of ten of those people witnessed your miraculous powers firsthand—the elixir brought the dead back to life. How could they not believe it?

Mu Qing's eyes lit up: "Your Highness, this is a great idea."

Mu Shan nodded repeatedly.

Ying Yufu stroked her chin thoughtfully, "I see that the water in the canal is murky, and the water level has dropped. It's full of sludge, and the water quality is extremely murky and stinks. If..."

The so-called river god sacrifices probably ended with the victims not being swallowed by the river, but being sucked into the silt and suffocating to death.

[Little Madman, if I wanted to buy a rain shower, do you think it's feasible?]

The crown prince, standing to the side, subtly raised an eyebrow.

[Host, it is feasible. However, the system has just detected that the reason why the canal in Yuzhou is nearing dryness is not solely due to the lack of rain.]

Another reason is that there was a problem upstream of the canal.

The upper reaches of the canal are Hongzhou. During the previous dynasty, Hongzhou suffered from years of drought, so the emperor built a dam and ordered the canal to be cut off, thus splitting the entire canal in two.

The water from upstream cannot reach Yuzhou, and whenever there is a drought, the river will inevitably dry up.

This is why Yuzhou is in its current predicament.

Moreover, the water level of the canal near Hongzhou has been rising steadily in recent years. If it is not dredged soon, there will be flooding by next year at the latest.

hiss.

Ying Yufu gasped inwardly.

[Ding! The face-slapping mechanism has been triggered. Dredging the canal, appeasing the bandits, relieving Yuzhou's predicament, and preventing the Chrysanthemum Hall and foreign spies from laughing at Beixuan.]

Ying Yufu clenched her fists and said to the Crown Prince, "Alright, I'll take the job. It's just pretending to be a goddess!"