Chapter 1070 The Courtyard Wall Collapses

The matter was settled, and Shu Yu just hoped that the rain would stop soon. If it was still raining tomorrow, then the delay would continue.

Fortunately, the rain gradually subsided by evening and stopped as darkness fell.

However, in the middle of the night, the sound of rain pounding against the window started again.

Shu Yu sighed, turned over, and went back to sleep.

The next day, when she woke up, it was bright daylight and the sun had risen again. Shu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

When I opened the window, the street was already slowly becoming lively.

After tidying up, Ying Xi said, "Miss, please rest for a while. I'll go downstairs to buy breakfast and some dry food for the journey."

"Okay, go ahead."

After Yingxi left, Shuyu began to wash up and pack her bags.

Yingxi returned quickly, and the two had breakfast together before checking out and leaving.

Just as they stood up, a loud bang suddenly came from outside, accompanied by screams and the neighing of donkeys and horses, which startled the two of them.

"It sounds like...the sound is coming from the backyard." Ying Xi looked up, her eyes wide. "I'll go check it out."

"Let's go together." Her carriage was still tied up in the stable in the backyard.

The sounds just now included the neighing of donkeys and horses. Could something have happened to the horses?

The two grabbed their bundles and went out the door.

Their rooms were quite far apart, and it took them a while to reach the backyard after winding around.

By this time, a large crowd had gathered in the backyard, all pointing and gesturing at what was in front of them.

Shu Yu got closer and then she heard what they were saying.

"...The backyard wall, along with the area to the right of the stable, all collapsed."

"This courtyard hasn't been repaired in a long time. I reminded the innkeeper a few days ago that the courtyard wall seemed to be leaning a bit, but he didn't take it seriously. Yesterday, with such a heavy rain, the courtyard wall collapsed, damaging a lot of things, and we have to pay for everything." The person speaking was wearing the clothes from the inn's kitchen, so he must have been helping out in the kitchen.

"The other things are fine, anyway, the valuable and fragile items were all taken back to the guest's room. The most important thing is those animals. I just took a look, and it seems that a donkey, a mule, and two horses were damaged. The compensation for that will be quite a lot."

Shu Yu frowned, exchanged a glance with Ying Xi, and quickly squeezed into the crowd to the front.

The scene was a complete mess, quite a pitiful sight.

Several animals were being dragged out. The two horses were probably closest to the collapsed courtyard wall; one was seriously injured and the other was already dead.

The donkey was small and had probably huddled in a corner, so it was injured but not in mortal danger. Its owner was currently leading and comforting it, but it was so frightened that it was tilting its head back and braying loudly.

The mule's leg was hit, and it lay on the ground, its condition unknown. Its owner was frantic, trying to find a reliable veterinarian.

The remaining horses that were not injured were tied to the left side, and the stablemen in the stable were calming them down.

This included Shu Yu's white horse, which made Shu Yu breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Yingxi said in a low voice, "We arrived at the inn just after noon yesterday. There weren't many guests then, and there weren't many horses in the stables, so Dabai was tied up in the leftmost stall, which was a bit far from the collapsed courtyard wall. It should be fine."

I might be startled, but I don't know how serious the problem is.

(End of this chapter)