4866

Chapter 4866: 5.0618 Human Nature

She silently waved her hand, smoothing out the Demonic Eye's glow, and then fell into deep thought for a long time.

In the evening, a light rain began to fall on the island, drizzling incessantly.

People who had been preparing to light fires and cook soup outside were also driven back to their tents by the rain.

The Qin Mansion had fewer and fewer food supplies to distribute, likely because resources were limited and they needed to prioritize feeding their own people first.

Knowing this situation, Qiao Mu decisively took out some dry rations from her storage talisman and sent people to distribute them to Sister Yang, her son, and others, hoping they wouldn't have to fill their stomachs with wild grass.

However, not long after, two Qin Mansion guards who had delivered the food returned, their faces bearing red slap marks, looking extremely angry.

Qiao Mu was momentarily stunned.

Having spent these past few days together, Sister Yang and the other women were all gentle and sensible people. How could they possibly strike a Qin Mansion guard?

"Miss, please go out and see, these people are fighting over food like mad."

Just as the little poker face was about to step out, the tent flap was suddenly lifted, and Young Master Qin Da walked in quickly.

Seeing her, he couldn't help but sigh. "Qiao Qiao, was it your dry rations?"

Qiao Mu nodded, puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"Don't you know? The Dou family, Duan family, and several other large aristocratic families rescued hundreds of fishermen when they passed by a seaside village. They brought them all here."

"Due to scarce resources, many fishermen haven't eaten for a day or two," Young Master Qin Da said helplessly. "When you suddenly gave so many dry rations to Sister Yang and them, it naturally made others envious."

"Someone dared to snatch what I gave," the little Crown Princess's voice was utterly cold. "Since ancient times, no one has ever been able to snatch anything from Qiao Mu."

Young Master Qin Da knew her protective nature best.

From their interactions these past few days, it was clear the little poker face had included Sister Yang and the other women and children within her protective sphere.

Moreover, with the little poker face's tough exterior and soft heart, if she knew that so many more refugees had arrived on the island, she would certainly open her purse generously and consider it her duty.

But now, the problem was that these foolish fishermen actually laid hands on the food in the hands of Sister Yang and the other women.

They not only hit the guards but also injured Sister Yang and the other common women.

Qiao Mu opened a paper umbrella and stepped out of the tent, seeing a tangled mess of people fighting not far away.

Her eyes held no joy or sorrow; she just watched coldly for a long time.

Others didn't know what she was thinking, but she herself knew best.

Qiao Mu seemed to see her previous life.

When she and Captain Gao's training squad went out on missions, they not only had to guard against alien creatures that would pop up from time to time, but even more so... they had to guard against people, and the unpredictable changes in human nature.

"Qiao Qiao?" Young Master Qin Da called out to her softly when he saw her愣 there for a long time without speaking.

Qiao Mu suddenly snapped back to reality, saying expressionlessly, "Separate these people."

The Qin Mansion guards, receiving instructions from the Young Master, stepped forward and forcefully pulled apart the fishermen rolling in the mud. Some of the fiercer ones were met with a few punches, knocking them to the ground.

It wasn't that they couldn't beat these aggressive fishermen; it was simply that they hadn't received the Young Master's orders to act before.

The chaotic scene was brought under control by the Qin Mansion guards within minutes.

They shoved the most aggressive fishermen forward, barking, "Behave yourselves."

One of the physically very strong fishermen roared and yelled, "What are you doing?"