[Fleeing famine + Farming + Metaphysics + Beloved by her whole family + Cute kid + Infrastructure building]
The mighty Luo Jiang of the mystic arts opens her eyes to find she has become a little princess of a fallen dynasty, fleeing for her life from the start.
Her so-called father is the deposed emperor, a refined scholar who is useless at everything.
Her so-called mother is the former empress, a delicate flower of the inner palace who can neither carry a shoulder pole nor lift a hand to help.
Her so-called brother is the former crown prince, well-read but crippled by a broken leg.
Worse still, enemy troops are on their heels, and an unknown wilderness stretches ahead.
With her whole family on the verge of starving to death, Luo Jiang has no choice but to return to her old trade and pick up her turtle shell and copper coins.
“Sir, there’s a green glow above your head. You’re sure to face a bloody disaster soon. Ten coins for a reading to ward off misfortune!”
“Ma’am, the cow you lost is in a ravine three miles to the southwest. Two catties of rice will do!”
By telling fortunes, she somehow manages to keep her “useless” family alive.
Later, she builds a city on wasteland and digs canals to bring in water. People from across the realm flock to her secluded utopia.
One day, the enemy emperor arrives incognito and finds Luo Jiang in the fields, hands on her hips as she gives orders.
“Little fortune-teller, tell me how long I’ll sit on my throne.”
Luo Jiang rolls her eyes. “Your realm? Sorry, it’ll be mine before long.”
The enemy emperor: “...?”
He turns around to see her “useless” father sharpening his knives, her “helpless” mother drawing a bow, and her “crippled” brother directing thousands of troops from his wheelchair...
