Chapter 782: The only thing that can make the villains wake up is the iron-blooded power

On the fifth day after Hao Liang and others were executed, Xu Yu, who was far away in Nanyun, received the news that all the bandits had been executed.

Upon learning about the circumstances in which these people died, Chen Jing'an, lying in the mud, curled his fingers and said cryptically, "You've finally found your conscience when you're about to die."

"If we take out the conscience we've discovered and weigh it, should we count it by pound or ounce?"

Evil people are evil people.

For those who have committed many evil deeds, there is no such thing as turning over a new leaf and becoming a new person.

If a little conscience before death can change everything, then what does it matter if those who die because of these people's uncontrollable greed matter?

The so-called awakening of conscience is nothing more than the loser's fear of death.

If the tip of the knife had not been approaching his neck, the bandits would still be as rampant as before.

Those who had their homes and lives destroyed by the floods will never remember their despair in their lifetime, nor will they ever have a moment of self-reflection.

Xu Yu threw the secret letter into the fire and said indifferently, "Awakening is the slander of the weak when defeat is inevitable."

"The only thing that can truly make evildoers wake up is the iron-blooded power."

Without a strong enough hand, the villains will never wake up and ordinary people will be treated as worthless.

Chen Jing'an's eyelids twitched, revealing a subtle smile. He sighed and said, "It would be better to die."

"The only good villains are the ones who have died out."

"The Ningnan Dam is in a critical location. We must not make any mistakes, otherwise..."

"We've been going around in circles for nothing."

Since there were concerns about floods, the dams were safe and sound and blocked most of the huge floods. They were busy blocking the water and fighting the floods day and night.

If anything goes wrong with the dam upstream, all the hard work of these days will be in vain.

Xu Yu hummed and said, "We have finally managed to establish a temporary stability, so of course there won't be any problems."

"Didn't that half-immortal calculate it yesterday? This level is a close call, we can pass it without any danger."

Chen Jing'an couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and even Yuan Cai, who had just pushed the door open, couldn't help but look amused.

Yuancai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Half-immortal?"

Xu Yu said nonsense with a serious face: "Yes, Banxian'er."

Or it was the down-and-out half-immortal that Sang Yanyou fished out of the water.

No one knew where the old man was from. He probably didn't have time to count with his fingers when he went out to escape. He hastily found a large bathtub and threw himself into the water, using the bathtub as a boat to start his escape in the wind and rain.

When Sang Yanyou picked up the person, he was almost soaked in the bathtub. Holding a black steamed bun that had been soaked several times bigger, he looked up to the sky and sighed with tears in his eyes, "This is fate."

After Sang Yanyou hooked the man out of the bathtub, it was said that he had not even caught his breath yet, but he drank several large bowls of hot soup with trembling hands and ate eight steamed buns and three pies in one breath.

If someone hadn't stopped him from eating too much, he would probably have been able to eat more.

Yuancai looked strange and didn't respond. He sat down beside the charcoal basin and wrung the water off his clothes.

Chen Jing'an used his heels to push his heavy body against the ground, making some space for Yuan Cai to wring the water. He taunted Xu Yu with a frown, "Are you kidding me, young master?"

"I don't think even your Yuanbao would believe what this charlatan says, so how could you believe it?"

Chen Jing'an kicked Xu Yu with his foot and said sarcastically, "I was just joking, do you take it seriously?"

"Why not take it seriously?"

Xu Yu kicked back unwillingly, saying lazily, "The rain has subsided these past few days, and the waves that surged at night have subsided. Isn't this a close call?"

"Besides, it's good talk, so there's no harm in listening to it."

They just listen to this kind of nonsense which is three parts guesswork and nine parts falsehood as a joke, but it has a different effect on other people's ears.

The people really believe this.

At a time when people's hearts were unstable, Xu Yu had no objection to the emergence of such a mascot that said auspicious words.

Chen Jing'an said anxiously, "What if this half-immortal says we can't survive this catastrophe and can only huddle together and wait to be soaked to death? What are you going to do?"

Xu Yu's face, which had been amiable and cheerful just a moment ago, immediately flashed with murderous intent. He said with a savage tone, "This is a spy sent by the enemy to shake people's morale. Take him out and execute him."

Chen Jingan: “…”

Yuan Cai's peaceful demeanor faltered for a moment. He looked at Xu Yu speechlessly and said seriously, "The enemy hasn't sent out spies of this type yet. Don't worry."

Chen Jingan couldn't bear it anymore and burst out laughing.

Yuancai couldn't help laughing after trying for a long time.

Xu Yu's face twitched for a moment, and he looked down at his fingertips, which were swollen and white from being soaked by the rain, and said with a muffled smile, "This is good."

"There are more scammers trying to fool the timid ones. Let's just keep doing what we need to do."

"Besides, it's a fact that we escaped danger, and it's not just based on his empty words."

The heavy rain still didn't stop.

However, during this period, the drainage channels in the city have been completely dug, deep and crisscrossed, and the accumulated water in the city is no longer a hidden danger.

The most dangerous ferry crossing has a sand wall stretching for hundreds of miles, and behind the sand wall there are countless huge rocks and heavy objects for protection.

The huge waves surging on the river surface were like a poisonous snake clamped in the claws of an eagle, and could not cause much wind and waves.

The dike crossing was still being reinforced, and although there were murmurs of alarm in the city, nothing serious had gone wrong in the crowded area.

No worries about food and drink, no worries about clothing.

Now all we have to do is wait for the rain to stop and the water level to recede, and everything will not be in vain.

After working day and night for too long, everyone present was exhausted.

Xu Yu had fallen asleep leaning against the dirty sandbag while he was talking. Chen Jing'an was still lying on the ground with his head in his hands. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Yuan Cai with a playful smile: "Yuan, this matter is over now. What are your plans?"

Yuancai pursed his lips and said nothing.

Chen Jingan said angrily, "Can you please stand up a little?"

"The report on the flood in Jiangnan was sent out a long time ago, right? Kyoto has been busy with the construction of the palace, and not a penny has been sent here. And you still can't see it?"

"Why are you so stubborn?"

Yuancai is a good person in every aspect, except that his personality is very worrying.

Chen Jing'an couldn't bear to see someone who had once stood shoulder to shoulder with him turn around and seek death, so she said earnestly, "Just listen to my advice. Isn't it better to live peacefully?"

"Besides, even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about the soldiers under your command, right?"

During the flood fighting period, the people Yuancai brought did not hold back at all and tried their best regardless of the risks.

Such a man is always a good soldier with iron blood and tough bones no matter where he is. It is not worth it to send him to die in vain.

Even if Xu Yu did not kill him, what about Emperor Yongshun?

Emperor Yongshun probably already knew about Yuan Cai and Xu Yu's joint efforts to fight the flood. If they were held accountable, no one would survive!

Chen Jing'an really wanted to recruit Jiang Yubai, and he was about to say something, but Yuancai blurted out, "I have a decisive battle with the General of the Cavalry, and I will not get involved."

In other words, Yuancai does not intend to drag anyone down for his own selfish reasons.

Nor does it refer to a large-scale decisive battle between the two armies.

Chen Jing'an's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he said meaningfully: "If you say so..."

"Then I won't try to persuade you anymore. Go ahead and fight."

Anyway, Xu Yu is more resilient than he looks.

In a one-on-one duel...

Even if he was beaten, Xu Yu could bear it!