These villages along the banks of Peishui have been the land of fish and rice since ancient times.

The abundant snow water of the Great Snow Mountains in the West merges into a long stream of water, which rushes out of a large fertile plain north of the endless swamp, and finally turns into the swamp and flows to the sea.

The fertile land and easy irrigation make the lives of the people on both sides of the strait extremely rich.

But Peishui nurtured the people on this side, and in the end it also harmed the people on this side.

It is because decades ago that water jade was found in Peishui.

Water jade is a good thing, second only to amethyst in the magic weapon of the water system, and the water jade is easy to collect, as long as the water is cut off to expose the riverbed, you can bend down and pick in the riverbed full of pebbles. You don't have to mine like crystals.

The discovery of Shui Yu alarmed the Creation Gate, and the Senate quickly sent someone to investigate. When the news was confirmed, the water jade mine was officially established, and the Zaohuamen also ordered the Chu government to cooperate closely.

In order to facilitate jade mining, the Zhuanghuamen built a dam upstream of Peishui to direct Peishui into the endless swamp. And a large number of local laborers were requisitioned to mine jade.

At this point, the land of fish and rice in previous years is completely gone. Without water in the river, crops cannot be irrigated, and the expropriation of strong labor has made the situation even worse for the villagers. If it weren't for the little salary that the mine gave to the laborers, it is estimated that the old people and children here would have starved to death.

The village chief said as he wiped away tears.

"This winter is even more difficult, women can still do some manual work at home to make money, but in the autumn suddenly I heard that three large cars of water jade are missing..."

"The mine supervisors are anxious, not only recruiting men, but also recruiting women who can work in the mine, saying that they want to hurry up the progress and complete the tasks of the year..."

Before the village chief finished speaking, a group of children missed their mother, and a burst of crying made them feel helpless.

"Isn't the salary in the mine enough to spend?

When Yang Fan heard this, he quickly dragged the flowing fire aside, and whispered, "There is no shortage of money in the Creation Gate, but the local government is short of money, such a large expenditure passes through their hands, can they not be greedy?"

"Can't we send it directly to these people?"

"Ah, my good brother. The local officials have already served the mine supervisor, and the mine supervisor only needs water jade, who cares about the salary, and it is better to cultivate more if you have that idle time..."

"Hey... To put it bluntly, who of the Awakened has the leisure to care about the trivial things of mortals..."

Liuhuo was speechless, he remembered the experience on Tianshan Island again, and remembered the remarks of Hou Wen on the white boat.

Are mortals inherently lowly, and their short lives are so miserable?

Driftfire opened the package, distributed the food and money he had brought with him to the villagers, and left the village with a thousand thanks to the villagers.

Along the way, he didn't say a word, just buried his head in the road. When everyone saw that he was not in a good mood, they didn't dare to say more, but followed closely.

The mine was about to arrive, and a vague camp in the distance gradually became clear in everyone's sight.

It was a barracks-like mine, surrounded by a thick wooden fence. The soldiers guarding the gate were a little lazy, and it seemed that it was more important to pay attention to the laborers in the battalion than to the outside.

The camp was littered with shacks one after another, only in the deepest part of the camp, a small courtyard with blue bricks and red tiles, but it always looked so strange in the chaos of the camp.

Laborers were everywhere, and countless men on the riverbed smashed huge pebbles and picked out the water jade inside. On the banks of the river, countless women are sifting through the gravel on the ground, hoping to pick out the ore that has slipped through the net and classify the jade according to its fineness.

A northwesterly wind was blowing in the gloomy sky, and it looked like it was going to snow. But the cold did not give the overseers a trace of sympathy, but only urged them even more, and from time to time the sound of a leather whip was heard, which was the voice of a lesson to the lazy.

When the soldiers at the gate of the camp found the flowing fire, they had already seen the light in the flowing fire before they could stop it. The frightened soldiers hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Where is the mine supervisor?" asked Yang Fan.

"If you go back to the adults, it's in the small courtyard of the camp..."

At this time, in the small courtyard, a Humpty Dumpty man was wandering around the house irritably. This man seems to be in a very bad mood, and the delicate maid wanted to come forward several times to relieve the old man's boredom, but he was blown away.

This man is the mine supervisor of the Shuiyu Mine, Tian Fei, a disciple of the outer sect of the Creation Sect.

Tian Fei is a disciple of the outer sect, and according to his cultivation, he is counted down in the Creation Gate, but Tian Fei's mouth is very sweet, and he is also very good at looking at the eyes. He had already gotten rid of the maids around Elder Lan Ji, and the fat difference of this mine supervisor was also begged for him by the maids who were good with him.

With such a twisting relationship, Tian Fei can barely be regarded as a subordinate of Elder Lan Ji.

Recently, Tian Fei has been very depressed, always restless and frightened. is not only the matter of the missing three cars of Shuiyu, but more importantly, he himself is the mastermind behind this matter.

Now Tian Fei regrets it very much, regretting that he promised to poison Liu and revealed the schedule of transportation.

The poisonous knife Liu, a bastard, said that he would only rob one car, and then the two would divide it equally. Why did you change your mind and rob three cars at once? How can I make up for this?

Just when Tian Fei was restless, the next person suddenly ran in to deliver the message.

"Master, there are four people outside who claim to be disciples of the inner sect of the Creation Sect..."

When Tian Fei heard this, he hurriedly went out to greet him, and as soon as he walked out of the house, he had already seen the four of them approaching him from outside the courtyard.

"Eh, I don't know if it's those senior brothers from the Creation Gate? It's a long way off..."

Yang Fan stood in front of Tian Fei and said with a smile, "This is the great disciple of the inner gate, the senior brother of Liuhuo, and the teacher of Liu Da worship... The three of us are all outer disciples under Master Tongxuan, this is Senior Sister Suzaku and Senior Brother Zuo Panyu, under Yang Fan..."

As soon as Tian Fei heard that the person who came was actually a great fire in the hundred gardens, his heart tightened, and his waist, which was not straight, was even more bent.

"It turned out to be a few senior brothers and sisters, hurry up and come to the house..."

After speaking, he welcomed the four people into the house. When Tian Fei was preparing to be busy with the wine banquet, Liuhuo spoke.

"There's no need to arrange it, we are here this time to investigate the case of the missing Shui Yu, and we ask Brother Tian to cooperate..."

"Don't dare, don't dare, definitely, definitely..."

"Before investigating the case, there is one more thing to ask Brother Tian to do. All the women workers in the mines must be discharged home now, and each of them must be paid an extra month's salary to ensure the livelihood of these people during the winter..."

"In addition, when the salary is paid, I will send Zuo Panyu and Yang Fan to supervise, you had better tell those Chu officials to make less calculations"

After speaking, Liuhuo picked up the tea and waited for Tian Fei's response.

Tian Fei was a little surprised, he never expected that Liuhuo would make such an unexpected request as soon as he came up, and he thought about it carefully and said.

"I don't dare to dismiss my brother's words, I will definitely do it, but there are also difficulties below..."

"Three carts of water jade are missing, and the task assigned by the Senate this year is not complete. I personally don't care if I lose the position of mine breaker, but I can't escape the blame for the major events that affect the Creation Gate..."

"As for the salary, please think about it. Our Creation Gate deals with the Chu State, and the rule has always been that 'to the officials, not to the people', has always been only dealing with officials, and we can't directly meddle in the management of mortal things..."

"And... Moreover, this is also an iron rule formulated by the Senate and the State of Chu after consultation a hundred years ago..."

After speaking, Tian Fei stood cautiously beside Liuhuo, and didn't say a word, just secretly looked at Liuhuo's expression.

After listening to this, Liuhuo lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking.

"You don't have to worry, just do what I say. I will try my best to find out and recover the lost water jade, this is my mission out of the mountain... As for the payment of the salary, you call the official in charge, and I will personally write a warrant to him, and I will bear any responsibility..."

Tian Fei was resolute when he heard the flow of fire, and quickly said with a smile.

"Oh, I'm relieved to have this sentence from my senior brother, I'll go and summon the officials..."

The flow of fire was about to pass through the pen and ink, and he hastily wrote a warrant, and when he signed it at the end, he lightly poured some light vitality into the pen.

Suzaku looked at the glittering signature on the paper and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"When did this guy become so powerful, his control of the vitality has almost reached the realm of 'subtlety'. ”

After writing, Liuhuo said to Zuo Panyu and Yang Fan, "Take my warrant and let those officials handle it quickly..."

Seeing that Tian Fei and the three of them went out to work, they breathed a sigh of relief and tasted tea with peace of mind.

Suzaku quietly observed the flowing fire, and suddenly spoke.

"Why are you so bothered? You have helped the people of these ten miles and eight towns, but there are thousands of people in thousands of counties and cities in the whole world, can you manage it?"

"With your status, the House of Elders will not punish you for such a trivial matter, at most it will be a few reprimands. Chu Guo didn't dare to negotiate with the inner door for such a trivial matter..."

"But have you thought about it, it's taboo for you to do this..."

"I'm even more afraid that you will develop this habit, and you will take care of more and more things in the future, and when the time comes, you will be in the mortal world and the Creation Gate, and you will not please both ends..."

Just as Suzaku was about to persuade the fire, there was a sudden commotion from outside the gate of the small courtyard, which was still dotted at first, but after a while, it was already connected, and the mountains and tsunamis came out from outside.

It was the people who knew the good news weeping and shouting. Under the conscious guidance of Yang Fan and Zuo Panyu, everyone in the mine knew that there was an awakened person with a big identity in the small courtyard.

It was this god-like awakened person in the eyes of mortals who showed great mercy and saved the people of the entire mine.

The swarming crowd surrounded the small courtyard. Women and men, they hold their meager salaries tightly in their hands, although they are only for a month, but they are paid in full.

People are ecstatic that they can go home, and they can actually go home with money, and this winter will not be so difficult.

The children at home have not seen each other for a long time, and I don't know how much weight has been lost.

Is the rice bowl at home already bottoming out? In the cold winter, I can't pick wild vegetables.

How is the frail and sickly old man, and can he still take care of himself?

In the heavy snow for several days, do you still have charcoal for the winter at home?

Thankfully, fortunately. Thank God for sending a god to save us.

All the people put down their work, and everyone knelt outside the small courtyard and bowed their heads and thanked the benefactor who saved them.

The women were crying, the men were shouting, and even the overseers and soldiers, who were usually fierce, were shocked by the scene in front of them, and secretly wiped the tears from the corners of their eyes with the placket of their clothes.

When Liuhuo stood at the gate of the courtyard with Suzaku, the sound of the mountain roaring and tsunami suddenly became quiet.

But the silence was only for a moment, and just after that, even more fanatical shouts spread.

Everyone's emotions are reduced to two words.

"Benefactor... Benefactor..."