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Inside an exquisitely carved, crystal-clear jade box lay a massive brown… mushroom?
Calling it a mushroom didn’t feel quite right—it was firm and brittle, with faint golden patterns similar to those of a lingzhi.
Calling it a lingzhi didn’t seem accurate either.
This thing was several times larger than an average lingzhi. Its cap wasn’t the typical oval shape but spread out irregularly in one direction. The edges even refracted a rainbow-like glow.
Its shape… somewhat resembled a phoenix’s tail feather.
Sheng Nanxi searched her memory for a long time but couldn’t figure out what exactly it was.
However, her instincts told her that anything King Qin valued and safeguarded so meticulously had to be incredibly precious.
Without hesitation, she stashed the giant mushroom—box and all—into her storage space.
One by one, she continued flipping through the small boxes in the hidden compartment.
Jade Spirit Ginseng, Vermilion Fruit, Purple Gold Grass, Golden Thread Orchid, Mystic Ice Lotus…
All of them were extremely rare medicinal herbs, yet they were only stored in wooden boxes. Unlike that massive mushroom, which occupied an entire compartment and was specially kept in a large jade box.
With swift and practiced movements, Sheng Nanxi cleared out all the herbs from the secret compartment before moving on to the grand kitchen’s warehouse.
If Sheng Nanxi’s personal kitchen was all about refinement and the best quality ingredients, then the grand kitchen of the estate was all about quantity!
King Qin’s estate housed hundreds of people, including concubines, stewards, guards, maids, and servants. To feed them all, the kitchen storage was always stocked with an enormous supply of food.
The moment Sheng Nanxi teleported into the warehouse, she was hit with the rich aroma of stored grain. Bundles upon bundles of food were piled up like towering mountains before her.
With her tiny frame, even if she craned her neck to its fullest, she couldn’t see the top of those grain mountains!
Like a weasel sneaking into a henhouse, she grinned from ear to ear. Without wasting a second, she pulled out her electric skateboard, zipping through the storage room as she joyfully embarked on a “zero-dollar shopping spree.”
Her energy was still too weak to store everything at once, and anything too far from her was out of reach.
So, she had to do it bit by bit.
A thousand pounds of rice—collected!
Six hundred pounds of wheat—collected!
Hundreds of pounds of corn, soybeans, and mung beans—collected!
Over a hundred pounds of vegetables, dried mushrooms, black fungus, and seaweed—collected!
Hundreds of pounds of chicken, duck, fish, pork, beef, and lamb from the ice cellar—collected!
Dozens of pounds of fresh fruit—collected!
Dozens of pounds of salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, and Sichuan peppercorns—collected!
Dozens of pounds of newly tributed tea from this year—collected!
Hundreds of aged wine jars from the wine cellar—collected!
She even took all the kitchenware—hundreds of pots, pans, bowls, and plates, along with the storage cabinets!
“Ah?! Who’s there?! Who dares to take advantage of this young master?!”
Sheng Nanxi, lost in the habit of looting, was about to store another large bag when her hands suddenly felt something soft and bouncy.
Startled, she looked down—turns out, she had grabbed a kitchen servant who had snuck in to steal food in the dark!
Taking advantage of the unlit kitchen, where the other party couldn’t see her clearly, Sheng Nanxi swiftly scattered some knockout powder.
Then, she snatched the three steamed buns from the servant’s hands, tossed him into a corner, and—without skipping a beat—swept up the remaining kitchen supplies into her storage space!
From storerooms to hidden chambers, from rat holes to dog dens, and even bird nests—nothing in the estate was spared.
As long as it was useful or could fetch a decent price, it all went into her storage space.
But as she continued, she felt like something was missing.
After a moment of thought, she smacked her forehead and teleported several times in a row, finally arriving at a small warehouse in the southwestern corner of the estate.
This warehouse was specifically used to store charcoal.
According to the novel’s description, the Southern Qi Kingdom was about to experience an unprecedented extreme cold wave. Not only Southern Qi, but several neighboring smaller countries would also be affected.
The entire region would become uninhabitable!
Further north, although the temperatures dropped even more, there was a secluded valley near the Northern Border of Southern Qi that very few people knew about.
Due to its unique terrain, the valley remained untouched by the cold wave. Instead, because of the frost from the previous year, the crops for the following season grew plumper than ever, and the water-fed vegetables became exceptionally sweet and abundant.
It was a perfect place to live!
So, let the court officials and the royal family continue their political games!
By the time the entire Southern Qi region was frozen over and those people couldn’t even step outside their doors, things would get even more interesting.
As for Sheng Nanxi, she had no interest in meddling with the adults’ scheming. She planned to take her family—and the entire capital’s supplies—and live a luxurious, carefree life in that legendary paradise!
With a flick of her wrist, she swiftly stored away several thousand pounds of charcoal, bamboo charcoal, and silver-thread charcoal from the warehouse.
She even cleared out the neighboring storage room, taking everything from hand warmers to charcoal braziers, fire stoves, and tongs.
Although her stamina was gradually recovering as she hoarded supplies, emptying all the estate’s storerooms had taken a serious toll on her. She felt dizzy and weak.
Pale-faced, Sheng Nanxi slumped against the warehouse wall, hugging a water jug twice the size of her face. She took several big gulps of spirit spring water before finally feeling a bit revitalized.
Crossing her tiny arms, she stared at the brightly lit main hall of King Qin’s estate, deep in thought.
In this novel’s setting, the Southern Qi Kingdom had no curfew, meaning that tonight’s flower appreciation banquet in the main hall would likely continue until late.
Although she was tempted to empty the main hall’s treasures, there were too many people around, making it too risky.
Instead, why not take advantage of the fact that all the court officials and their families were gathered in the main hall and raid their mansions first?
By the time she had looted the entire capital, the banquet would be ending. Then, when no one was paying attention, she could swoop in and clear out the main hall!
At this thought, Sheng Nanxi’s big, sparkling eyes gleamed with excitement. She immediately shouted in her mind:
“Goudan! Print me a list of all the corrupt officials in the capital!”
“On it, Xi-jie~”
Goudan’s voice was so overly enthusiastic that it practically spiraled in eighteen different directions.
The moment it finished speaking, a scroll materialized in Sheng Nanxi’s chubby little hands.
As soon as she unfurled it, the scroll slipped from her grasp, rolling all the way to her feet—then kept rolling another few dozen centimeters before stopping!
Sheng Nanxi: !!!
Staring at the nearly one-meter-long list, her little mouth formed an “O” of shock.
【I told you to print a list of corrupt officials! Did you just print me a list of every official in the kingdom?!】
Goudan: 【Xi-jie~ This is the refined, fully comprehensive list of corrupt officials that I generated using an advanced cross-referenced search of the entire novel!】
【Besides, I don’t think you should stop at corrupt officials. What about those who have blood on their hands, those who bully the weak, or those who abuse their power for personal revenge? Shouldn’t they all be dealt with too?!】
Sheng Nanxi: …
No wonder, according to the original novel, Southern Qi was hit with divine punishment a month later, suffering endless disasters until it was ultimately wiped out.
A government filled with thousands of parasites—if heaven didn’t punish it, that would be the real injustice!
But before the heavens could take action, Sheng Nanxi didn’t mind getting her hands dirty and giving the entire court a well-deserved lesson.
She and Goudan cackled maniacally in their hearts:
【Kekekeke! Lost treasures trapped in a den of thieves~ Xi-jie is here to rescue you all!】