A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 752 - 699: No Such Thing_2

Once the scholar’s wife spoke, others chimed in, "Indeed! Benefactors, are you and the little benefactor immortals?"

"Benefactors! Can you and the little benefactor perform a miracle and fill in this sea? That way, there won’t be any more natural disasters from above, constantly destroying our homes and making us poorer and poorer," a few people, about the same age as the scholar’s wife, quickly added.

Xiaosuisui covered her face tightly with both hands, rolling her eyes at Yun Kuo. This cousin, honestly! He knows most of these people aren’t very bright, yet he still goes out of his way to cause trouble for me! 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Ironically, when Yun Kuo saw her resentful look, he didn’t reflect on his actions but instead continued to fan the flames. "Stop dreaming about immortals. All those stories about immortals are just fiction from books. The truth is, this little benefactor of yours! Her identity isn’t ordinary. If there’s anything you need, feel free to tell her. For instance, if you want to rebuild your homes, leave the Yunhang Coast, and find a safer place to start over... Talk to her about these things. As long as she agrees, nothing is impossible!"

Yun Kuo’s words left Xiaosuisui bewildered. She couldn’t help but widen her eyes and look at Yun Kuo. "Uncle Yun Kuo, you..."

Yun Kuo winked at her emphatically. Xiaosuisui also blinked in return, and it took her a while to comprehend what Yun Kuo meant.

"Oh... Uncle Yun Kuo is right. If you wish to relocate, I can reluctantly try to find a way to help you."

After hearing Yun Kuo and Xiaosuisui, Old Mrs. Niu hurriedly held Xiaosuisui in her arms, her eyes welling with tears as she blubbered, "Really? Little benefactor, can you truly help us find a way to relocate? Little benefactor, we don’t want to live on either side of the Yunhang Coast anymore! You must know, the Yunhang Coast has always been plagued by disasters since ancient times. We want to move, but no one cares about us, and they won’t give us a place to rebuild our homes!"

Xiaosuisui couldn’t help but blink, saying, "That’s not right! What I heard was that the imperial court intended for you to relocate to other places, but you were the ones who refused."

"Who said that? We’ve never heard of such a thing! Niu Da, have you heard of it?" Old Mrs. Niu asked her son, bewildered.

Uncle Niu furrowed his brow, thought hard, and then shook his head. "I have no recollection." He then turned his gaze towards the scholar’s wife. "Scholar’s wife, your husband serves in the Capital City. Has he ever mentioned this to you?"

The scholar’s wife shook her head forcefully, managing a bitter smile. "Since my husband left Yunhang for his post in the Capital City, he hasn’t sent a single letter or contacted me. Uncle Niu, you know this! How would I know about these things?"

Xiaosuisui blinked again, feeling that something was off about this situation. So she gestured with her hand, interrupting them. "Wait, something doesn’t feel right!"

Everyone stared at her and quickly asked, "What’s not right?"

Yun Kuo, who was beside her, interjected, "Everything is off!"

Yun Kuo knew very well why Xiaosuisui and her group had ended up on Yunzhou Island. Ji Youzhi had explained all the details to him a few days ago, just in case such a day came. So, when Xiaosuisui looked at him with a puzzled gaze, Yun Kuo spoke up. "Let me clarify this for everyone!"

Yun Kuo had been working day and night rescuing hundreds of people and finally wanted to rest. However, even though his body could take a break, his mind still had to keep working.

"How are you going to clarify?" everyone asked.

Yun Kuo pointed at Uncle Niu. "Uncle Niu, from the looks of it, you all desperately want a good place to relocate to and rebuild your homes, to live peaceful days. Is that correct?"

Uncle Niu hastily nodded, and the others followed suit. "Exactly, that’s our intention, but the government officials won’t allow us!"

Old Mrs. Niu then spoke up, taking over from Uncle Niu to explain, "They said that since our ancestors have always lived here on both sides of the Yunhang Coast, we must also live here. Even with the Great Han newly established, we shouldn’t dream of relocating to a better place!"

Yun Kuo then looked at Suisui. "If I’m not mistaken, the reason you all came here was because the Emperor of Great Han received reports that Yunhang County was struck by natural disasters. A tornado had destroyed the houses of residents on both sides of the Yunhang Coast, and the damage was severe. Hence the request for the imperial court to dispatch grain and funds for disaster relief, right?"

Xiaosuisui nodded. "Exactly! That’s what happened!"

The girl’s voice was bright and crisp, her answer straightforward and without hesitation.

"I also heard that many years ago, the Emperor of Great Han had ordered the residents on both sides of Yunhang Coast to migrate," Yun Kuo continued. "However, the disaster-stricken people of Yunhang were uncooperative. Apparently, the residents of Yunhang either beat up the Imperial Envoys or acted defiantly and shamelessly. No matter what the court’s people said or how they tried to persuade them, the residents of Yunhang Coast just refused to relocate. Is this correct?"

Xiaosuisui nodded. "Indeed! His Majesty, my foster father, felt that residents on both sides of Yunhang Coast suffer disasters every few years. This is not only a burden to the imperial court but also detrimental to the residents themselves! Therefore, he proposed that the residents on both sides of Yunhang Coast migrate elsewhere! But this was met with opposition from the ministers."

"What?" Yun Kuo looked at her in confusion.

Xiaosuisui understood his expression and began to explain. "Because this proposal was first raised when His Majesty, my foster father, had just ascended the throne. The imperial court sent Imperial Envoys several times to manage this matter, yet things turned out exactly as you just said, Uncle Yun Kuo. The Imperial Envoys were driven away each time by the residents on both sides of Yunhang Coast. They claimed that Yunhang Coast was their home, their roots, and they were unwilling to leave!"

"Impossible!" one of the villagers cried out. "There’s no such thing! Benefactor, who told you this?"