The legend begins with becoming a white deer.

Everyone on the rooftop was stunned.

From Qi Ji's attack on the Black Scale Serpent to its escape, and then to Qi Ji's pursuit, only a few seconds passed.

Before they could say anything, a sound of water bursting came from afar.

"Boom—"

Many people craned their necks to look and were surprised to find that the floodwaters were turning a glaring red at a visible speed, followed by a white deer that was almost the size of a large horse leaping out of the water.

"not good!"

Someone cried out in alarm, thinking that Qi Ji was injured, and the others also expressed their concern.

"Oh dear, that was too impulsive. That snake was so big; the water was its territory. It was enough to just drive it away; we shouldn't have chased after it."

"I hope this white deer is alright. We need it to get out of here."

A sense of unease spread through the crowd, and everyone just stared at Qi Ji.

Qi Ji shook off the water droplets on his body and quickly ran back.

Only then did everyone realize with astonishment that Qi Ji had no wounds or even a trace of blood on his body. His snow-white fur was still clean and tidy, and his eyes were calm and indifferent, as if he had just taken a lap in the water.

"What...what is that?"

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed young man pointed to the water surface that had just been dyed red.

Following his pointing finger, everyone saw two huge black snake bodies slowly rising to the surface of the water, their cuts clean and smooth, with crimson blood still seeping out.

This is the same black-scaled serpent that was trying to devour people earlier!

But it is already dead.

He just...died like that?

The people on the rooftop were all staring blankly.

Everyone stared blankly at the two snake carcasses on the water not far away, and then at the calm and composed white deer standing in the flood.

This was a black-scaled snake nearly twenty meters long, and in a flooded environment, it was so easily cut in two by this white deer in such a short time.

What kind of terrifying strength is this?

A deep sense of awe arose in everyone's hearts, especially in the man who had almost been dragged into the water by the giant snake, who had now climbed onto the roof.

At this moment, he kowtowed three times to Qi Ji, his voice filled with excitement and reverence, saying, "Thank you so much, Immortal Deer, for saving my life! Thank you so much, Immortal Deer, for saving my life! You are my second parents!"

Qi Ji rolled his eyes at the human.

Rebirth parents... What kind of nonsense is that?

"Yo"

Qi Ji let out a clear deer cry, and pointed his deer hoof at the wooden pillars, conveying an undeniable sense of urgency.

The crowd suddenly realized what was happening and immediately suppressed their surprise and awe. They hurriedly and clumsily followed Qi Ji's previous demonstration, tightly binding the thick logs together.

Without the giant snake interfering, the subsequent operations went much more smoothly.

Just like when we were in Qinghe Town.

Qi Ji, holding onto one end of the hemp rope, dragged the tied-up raft behind him. A dozen people clung tightly to the wooden pillars, steadily moving forward in the flood.

The turbid floodwaters and surging waves could not hinder Qi Ji in the slightest. He made round and round trips, and in just one hour, he safely rescued all the surviving people in Wangchuan Town to the high hilltop.

As the last person stepped onto solid ground, a chorus of kneeling and worship echoed across the hillside.

"Thank you so much, Fairy Deer, for saving my life!"

"We will never forget the great kindness of the immortal deer!"

More than 130 people bowed in unison before Qi Ji. Rain soaked their hair and clothes.

Among the crowd, the burly man surnamed Zhou, who had first seen Qi Ji and immediately drawn his bow and shot an arrow at him without saying a word, was now blushing like a boiled shrimp. He lowered his head, looking at the bow and arrow in his hand that were still wet with rain, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He cursed himself for being incredibly stupid.

To mistake such a compassionate and savior of suffering beast for a wild animal causing trouble in town—if that arrow had actually hit its mark, he could never atone for his mistake even if he died ten times over.

Congratulations on obtaining Legendary Spirit Points! Legendary Spirit Points +2

[Current Legendary Spirit Points: 2/30]

The familiar system notification sounded in his mind, and Qi Ji's mood immediately improved.

Swishing its tail, ignoring the still-kneeling crowd, Qi Ji turned and leaped down the hill, heading towards the next town submerged by the flood.

Over the next two days.

Qi Ji traveled non-stop, visiting all eight towns and villages affected by the floods.

Everywhere people went, they were all utterly astonished when they saw a large white deer that could walk on water as if it were flat ground in a flood.

When they witness Qi Ji risking his life to rescue people time and time again, their shock turns into deep awe and gratitude.

Qi Ji's collection of [Legendary Spirit Points] proceeded exceptionally smoothly as a result.

Basically, every town can give him at least 1 Legendary Spirit Point.

The reason I say "basically" rather than "all" is because there is one town that is an exception.

It was a small town located at a very low altitude.

When Qi Ji arrived, the entire town had been completely submerged by the flood. There was no place to stay, not even the tallest rooftops were visible. Various debris and broken beams floated on the water, creating a deathly silence.

Those who were still alive either exhausted themselves and were swept away by the raging flood, or were carried to even more distant places and disappeared without a trace.

Qi Ji walked heavily through the floodwaters.

Occasionally, one or two bloated corpses floated on the water's surface, and an indescribable stench permeated the air.

"Oh dear, I'm late."

Qi Ji sighed inwardly, slowed his pace, and carefully sensed the life force around him, hoping to find even one survivor.

Just as he was about to leave.

A faint but clear cry of a baby suddenly came from not far away.

Qi Ji's ears twitched, and he immediately strode towards the direction from which the crying was coming.

After navigating around a few floating broken logs, he saw a small section of a dead branch protruding from the water, with a simple wooden basket hanging from the top of the branch.

Inside the basket, a baby wrapped in tattered swaddling clothes was crying loudly with its mouth open.

The baby's face was red from the cold, whether from hunger or cold, it was hard to tell. His cries were hoarse, but they revealed a tenacious will to live.

As for the baby's parents, they had long since disappeared in this merciless flood.

"This little guy is still alive?!"

Qi Ji leaned closer and carefully sensed it.

The baby's vital signs were stable, and apart from being a little weak, there were no external injuries. It seemed that the baby was starving.

"Hehe, you're such a lucky little guy, you didn't get sick in that cold, humid environment. It's a pity I didn't have any milk to feed you."

Qi Ji picked up the wooden basket by the handle with his mouth, trying to keep it steady, and then sped up towards the next human town.

Although the little one is not dead, the baby needs to be fed, and Qi Ji needs to find a kind family to settle the child in.

Perhaps we were just lucky.

In less than half an hour, Qi Ji could see the outline of a human town in the distance.

Although the town was also flooded, the water level was significantly lower, and most houses were only flooded up to the first floor. In theory, many people should have survived.

But Qi Ji's brows furrowed slightly.

"Um?"

He smelled a strong stench of blood wafting from the direction of the town.

At the same time, there were bursts of intense clashes of weapons and shouts of battle.

Qi Ji quickened his pace out of curiosity and approached the town.

He looked up and saw two groups of people fighting fiercely on the streets of the town.

The group of people were mostly shirtless, with fierce faces, and carrying all sorts of machetes and clubs. They looked like a group of robbers taking advantage of the chaos.

The other group wore relatively uniform leather armor and carried spears and longswords. Although they were outnumbered, their formation was well-organized, clearly indicating that they were a regular guard team.

Among the armored guards, one person's appearance surprised Qi Ji.

He happened to know this person.

This is one of the royal guards who showed their faces when they took Yuan Yao away from the mountains.

"Let me think, back then that girl seemed to call this person... Linqin."