Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 39: Sudden Change

Jing Yuan paused, what’s going on?

The Mixed Element Bell has failed?

He held the Mixed Element Bell repeatedly, checking it thoroughly, but there was still no reaction near Cheng Xiaoxiao.

He looked utterly incredulous, his demeanor now seemed very youthful, totally different from the composed Master Jing Yuan of a moment ago.

So this is his true nature, much like how he felt upon first entering the door.

Cheng Xiaoxiao now appeared fearless, her expression of disbelief made Jing Yuan’s heart skip a beat.

Indeed, next he heard the young girl say with a face full of admiration, "Master Jing Yuan is amazing, effortlessly dispelled the demon."

"Thank you so much, I don’t have anything dirty on me now, right?"

He knew it.

The little girl had ulterior motives.

Amazing, my foot, now he’s terribly embarrassed.

What did he say earlier, forget it, let’s pretend he didn’t say anything!

He adjusted his expression, grinning sheepishly, "A blessing befalls the fortunate ones; a little skill from me, and demons are not to be feared! That’s very good!"

Cheng Yong and Cheng Beiniu were both quite impressed by Master Jing Yuan’s skills. The master said it was hard to dispel, yet it was sorted out in an instant; truly, a man of true skill!

"Thank you, Master, for your help," they both offered thanks, "We will definitely donate more incense money, praying the Buddha protects you for many years."

Regarding their compliments, Jing Yuan felt somewhat guilty.

"No issues for the lady, that is good."

Cheng Xiaoxiao mocked from the side, Merely pretending!

Keep pretending!

No matter how well you pretend, sister has seen through you!

Facing Cheng Xiaoxiao’s blatant gaze, Jing Yuan was speechless; is this strange girl planning to trick him?

The thought just arose! 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The little girl spoke, "Master Jing Yuan, could you tell me if I’ll continue to have nightmares?"

Following, she expressed lingering fear, "Isn’t it strange? Once jolted awake, I can’t remember what I dreamt about, only blurred images—lots of water, just water everywhere, full of screams and cries for help."

She finished speaking, gazing at Jing Yuan with a face full of curiosity, while the other two also looked at Jing Yuan.

At this moment, Jing Yuan restrained his feigned profundity, his expression heavy. Hearing the girl’s words, he recalled the ominous sign his master foretold before leaving.

Dire calamity!

A wide-ranging catastrophe!

Could it be an impending natural disaster?

Having to pay serious attention, Jing Yuan asked Cheng Xiaoxiao a few more questions, but Cheng Xiaoxiao shooed them away with, "I don’t remember clearly."

Yet inwardly she thought, Goodness!

This half-baked fellow might know something after all!

Jing Yuan instructed the Little Monk to bring the divination plate, using Cheng Xiaoxiao’s birth date and time as supplementary, he began the divination.

Watching Jing Yuan play with the divination plate, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt stifled—could this fellow really have some skills?

It looks pretty legit.

Moments later, the divination results were still bad; naturally, his skills were limited, scarcely revealing trends, fate, calamity, but as for specific locations, times, human influence or destiny, he couldn’t discern.

Unwilling to give up, Jing Yuan later divined Cheng Yong’s and the guiding Little Monk’s fortunes, both came out bad.

He was greatly startled; previously, the master said fortune was distant, solutions were near.

Now with three people having ill omens, it means if only these two villagers were dire, it shows it’s within their area of activity; now with the Little Monk also having bad omens, it indicates it might spread here or even broader.

If the little girl’s dream was a premonition?

He dared not think; some great fortune holders might have premonitory dreams, but a little girl—what skills or fortune could she have?

He couldn’t see it, she seemed merely odd with a bit of cleverness.

But faced with what was ahead, how to handle it?

If it truly was a premonitory dream, lots of water might mean someone fell into the river and drowned, but even Little Monk’s in such a situation, general monks wouldn’t leave the temple, so drowning is highly unlikely.

Too many coincidences...

Unless!

Jing Yuan couldn’t stay calm, stood up!

Urgently asked, "Did the girl dream of lots of water, all water, and many people calling for help?"

Eh! This person got normal, not calling her lady benefactor?

Confusion aside, she calmly replied, "Yes, in the dream it was chaotic, all white and blurry, just water everywhere, lots of noisy sounds, including sharp cries for help."

More certain now of his guess, Jing Yuan muttered to himself, "Flooded village, humans and livestock drowned, only then would it be white and blurry, cries for help incessant!"

Once those words were out, the room was shocked!

What?

Did their ears malfunction?

Except for Cheng Xiaoxiao, all were in self-doubt, even Jing Yuan.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, "..."

Oh dear! Half-baked fellow isn’t half full, already overflowing?

Ridiculously spot-on, talent truly; even lacking real skill, she could go around bluffing and tricking.

The system teased, "Seems like more capable than the host! Even guessed it accurately."

"Good grief! Damn system, whose side are you on?"

"Facts are facts! Can’t win in appearance, background can’t compete, even IQ being crushed, tsk tsk!" the system sighed!

"Damn! Damn system that’s an attack on me personally, not doing this fair, don’t I look good? It’s just this body is too fragile, too young, once fully grown, given these features I’ll surely be a beauty, and what’s with the flimsy background, aren’t you my background? You can’t compare with Master Liao Ming?" Cheng Xiaoxiao retorted.

The system immediately responded, "How could that be, who am I—an omnipotent existence, ten Master Liao Mings can’t compare with me."

"Well then that’s the end of it!"

"Moreover, his little intelligence is just a blind cat stumbling upon a dead rat, can he compare with sister? If sister wasn’t smart, could she be chosen by you?"

"Indeed true!"

The system suddenly found the host’s words quite reasonable; turns out its taste was great.

Cheng Xiaoxiao chuckled, Ha, couldn’t even fool the system, sister wouldn’t need to carry on.

Having dealt with the system that viewed the scene, there’s also the real-world issue to handle.

Given the half-baked fellow was so effective, she needed to add fuel to the fire.

"So what Master Jing Yuan means is, my dream was of our village being flooded? Many people swept away by floodwater, hence calling for help?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao began to lead the pace...

"Then wouldn’t our farm also be flooded, would the houses collapse, is it our village, or the whole town, or even the county, the district also the same..."

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s voice grew softer, she was just making reasonable guesses, not revealing facts, yes! All conjecture, do you believe it? Anyway, she did.

Cheng Xiaoxiao poured out such a mass of guesses, leaving people present terrified.

In disbelief!

If true, consequences would be unimaginable.

Jing Yuan also muddled, this didn’t have evidence, even with evidence just a dream, couldn’t be taken seriously, yet if it was true?

He didn’t dare casually conclude, yes, find the master, the master would definitely be able to divine more accurately.

Thus said, "Girl’s words are all conjecture, we cannot panic, might just be heavy rain, dam breach, causing the downstream river to rise sharply and spread to the village possibly."

Cheng Yong and Cheng Beiniu had faces of agreeing with this.

Damn! This half-baked fellow persuaded you both with two sentences, turned out my lengthy performance was just a joke.

Never mind them, keep asking Jing Yuan, "Master’s words make sense, what if... say, what if more severe than you said, then what?"

Jing Yuan choked; this girl could refute well, isn’t he a master, shouldn’t a master have face?

Could only keep posing, suggested: "If unavoidable, could take preventive measures."