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“Alright.’

Su Zixuan’s eyes lit up; with Sister in charge, persuading Mother to leave as soon as possible would be easier.

“Grey One, Grey Two, come here.” Su Qingluo called the two big dogs over.

“Woof woof.’

Grey One and Grey Two barked spiritedly before trotting over.

“You guys follow Brother and Sister and lead them back safely.”

Su Qingluo took two pieces of dried sweet potato from her pouch and stuffed them into the dogs’ mouths, then pointed in the direction of their home.

“Woof woof.’

The two excited dogs ran around her twice before heading towards the cave entrance.

“Sister Yu, we’re leaving.”

Su Ziqin and Su Zixuan put on their rain gear and followed the two big dogs out of the cave.

“Brother and Sister, be careful and come back quickly.”

Su Qingluo jogged to the cave’s entrance, watching their figures disappear from her sight before turning back inside.

It was cold inside the cave with a damp chill in the July heat, as the temperature inside was ten degrees lower than outside.

Chilly mountain winds blew in through the holes, giving people goosebumps. Grandma Liu couldn’t help but sneeze.

“Grandma Liu, it’s cold inside the cave. Put on more clothes.”

Su Qingluo took out suitable clothes from the storage ring and dressed Little Prince in them.

“Sister Yu, how will we cook lunch?”

Having put on her clothes, Grandma Liu looked around the empty cave, feeling a bit worried.

“I’ll build a stove.”

Su Qingluo rolled up her sleeves, picked up a nearby stone, and carried it to a wind-sheltered corner, putting it against the wall.

“Let me do it.”

Grandma Liu realized the situation and quickly helped carry the stones. Although the cave lacked many things, it didn’t lack stones. There were small stones everywhere.

Together, they swiftly piled the stones into a stove, busily working away.

Little Prince and Grey Three happily joined in the commotion, picking up small stones and running back and forth to the stove, stuffing them into the gaps between stones for stability, and happily seeking credit from Sister.

“Xuan’er, you’re wonderful. You can help Sister with work now. You’re like a little grown-up.”

Su Qingluo was busy building the stove and had no time to praise him, so Grandma Liu chattered compliments, making the Little Prince blush with his bright, round eyes while he continued picking up stones more vigorously.

Using local materials, the building of the stove went smoothly. In less than an hour, Su Qingluo completed the first stove.

Taking into account the large number of people and food, she built two more stoves of the same size next to it.

One for boiling water and the other two for cooking, just like in her kitchen at home.

With the stoves in place, Grandma Liu fetched firewood, lit it, and began cooking.

Su Qingluo helped move the large pot onto the stove, fetched clean water, poured it into the pot, and began heating a pot of hot water so her rain-soaked family could drink a cup of warm water after their exhausting labors.

“Master, there’s trouble upstream. A sunken ship has damaged the embankment, and the river is breaking.”

Before Su Qingluo could catch her breath after boiling water, Little Kingfisher’s anxious voice suddenly came.

“What?!”

Su Qingluo’s breath hitched, and without time to explain, she bolted out of the cave.

Outside the cave, mountain winds howled, and torrential rains poured. The petite figure leaped down the mountain cliff like a soaring eagle and turned into a dazzling light, rushing toward the riverbank.

The raging floodwaters roared like voracious beasts, swallowing everything on both sides of the river, including trees, farmland, and houses. The low walls of courtyards collapsed with a crash.

“Ooh ooh ooh….”

Even though the people who had evacuated to the mountain cliff were prepared, they couldn’t help but shed tears of grief when they saw their homes destroyed.

Old people, women, and children sobbed quietly, covering their mouths, while men’s eyes welled up, desperately holding back their grief as they protected their families..