The county office opening its granaries to distribute grain naturally had nothing to do with Qiu Yan. With his little influence, he could not interfere with the government's affairs at all. But in the eyes of the city's people, ever since the disaster victims had entered the city, the authorities had ignored them completely, and not a single wealthy household had been willing to lend a hand, as though they meant to leave them to fend for themselves.
Yet today, Qiu Yan had set up porridge stalls and generously distributed rice porridge, only for the government to suddenly announce that it would open the granaries and release grain. It was easy for people to connect the two matters and assume Qiu Yan had played a part behind the scenes. Moreover, when the porridge was distributed that evening, yamen runners had even come forward to help, further confirming the rumor.
Not long after the government opened its granaries, several of the city's wealthy households also emerged one after another, each setting up porridge stalls and beginning to distribute porridge as well.
For a time, the entire city was filled with good deeds.
As the first person to distribute porridge, once the porridge at Qiu Yan's own stall had run out, he packed up and left. He returned with Liu Huai and the others to the newly purchased residence, where the whole family enjoyed a warm and cheerful dinner.
During the meal, an endless stream of People's Wishes gathered and merged into Qiu Yan's soul, passing to where his true self resided and transforming into Divine Power, strengthening his Incense Faith.
"If this can continue, it will not take long to raise my true self's Divine Rank!"
Though he thought so, he knew it was impossible. Today was the first day of