Chapter 64 The Little Water God Displays His Power

The news brought by the scouts was like a bucket of ice water, almost extinguishing the flame of hope that had just been ignited in Yunmeng County.

The county government hall, which had just been slightly calmed by the children's laughter, was instantly enveloped in deathly silence.

"Say it again!" Mu Fang pressed his large hand on the geomantic map, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

The scout, covered in mud and water, trembled with fear: "General! The main channel of Mirror Lake is blocked! I saw it with my own eyes. A landslide has swept down huge trees and rocks, blocking the river channel at least three miles wide!"

"The water level upstream has risen alarmingly, and the riverbed downstream is almost exposed! The villagers on the riverbank say that in three days at most, no, maybe just two days, the water will flow back, and the entire Jiayu County, hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land, will be turned into a vast swamp!"

Jiayu County!

Chu Chongjin's face turned extremely ugly.

That was not only the fiefdom of Marquis Suiyuan Sikongming, but also the location of nearly 30% of the granaries of the Great Chu Kingdom!

If Jiayu County is flooded, it will not only mean that hundreds of thousands of people will be displaced, but also that the Great Chu Kingdom will face an unprecedented famine. At that time, refugees will rise up everywhere, the foundation of the country will be shaken, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"What a brilliant move by Sikong Ming! What a brilliant strategy to undermine our strength!" Chu Chongjin gritted his teeth.

This is by no means a natural disaster, but a man-made one! A long-planned, massive conspiracy aimed at shaking the fate of the nation!

“Your Highness, the governor of Jiayu County is a man of the Marquis of Suiyuan, so the people we sent can’t even enter the city. Now that the river is blocked, we’re completely trapped.” Yan Ziche’s face was tense as he quickly pointed out the current predicament.

Xiao Beichen slammed his fist on the table and roared, "They're trying to trap us, then drown the people of Jiayu County, and throw all this mudslinging on our heads!"

Mu Fang's eyes were icy as he scanned the map: "Three days to clear a three-mile-wide river blockage is simply impossible. The three thousand Xuanjia soldiers we have are warriors, not water engineers."

The atmosphere in the lobby was extremely tense. Everyone knew that this was a dead end.

Just then, a soft, sweet voice broke the silence.

"Father, what are you arguing about?"

Mu Yu had woken up sometime earlier and was rubbing her eyes as she groped her way out of the inner room. She was still wearing her pink little armor and clutching the rabbit plush toy in her arms.

"Little Fish, be good. Daddy is talking about serious business." Mu Fang immediately suppressed his murderous aura, quickly stepped forward and picked up his daughter, his voice so gentle it could melt your heart.

"But... I hear the water is angry." Mu Yu wrinkled her little nose and tilted her ear as if listening to something.

"Father, the water outside is making them feel terrible. Their bellies are stuffed with stones, and they're about to explode."

Chu Chongjin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately pushed the wheelchair forward: "Little Fish, can you 'hear' where the water is most uncomfortable?"

Mu Yu tilted her little head and listened attentively for a while, then stretched out her chubby little hand and pointed upstream on the geomantic map.

"There's a spot there, like something's stuck in my throat, it hurts and itches, I can't breathe!"

Mu Fang and Chu Chongjin exchanged a glance, both seeing resolve in each other's eyes.

Although it sounds unbelievable, they had witnessed Mu Yu's abilities more than once. The silting up of the palace's waterways and the piping in the canals—each time, she had provided advance warning.

"Xiao Beichen!" Mu ordered, "Gather five hundred elite soldiers, take all available tools, and we're heading to Mirror Lake River immediately!"

"yes!"

An hour later, at the blockage point of the Jinghu River.

The scene before them was even more shocking than the scouts had described.

The main channel of Mirror Lake, which had been rushing through the water, was abruptly cut off by a mountain that had broken in the middle and countless boulders and giant trees. The turbid river water gathered to form a barrier lake that was constantly expanding, and the water level was rising at a visible speed, emitting a muffled roar.

Several veteran river workers from Yunmeng County who had accompanied the army, having spent their entire lives working with water, turned pale with fright and shook their heads repeatedly upon seeing this scene.

"General, it's hopeless, there's no hope at all! A blockage of this scale would take even a god three days to clear! With our small force, it's like a drop in the ocean!"

"Yes, this is beyond human control. Let's get out of here quickly, or we won't be able to leave!"

Although the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army obeyed military orders without question, they could not hide their despair in the face of such overwhelming power.

Ignoring the discouraging words, Mu Fang held Mu Yu protectively in his arms and ordered in a deep voice, "Begin clearing! Start with the rubble on both sides!"

The soldiers immediately began their operation, but progress was extremely slow. Numerous boulders and trees were intertwined, and moving one could cause a chain reaction, with the slightest misstep potentially triggering a secondary collapse.

"Father, no, not there!" Mu Yu suddenly spoke up from his arms.

She squirmed in Mu Fang's arms and pointed to a huge, dark blue-green reef blocking the core.

"Dig there! Father! The water tells me that under that big rock are its teeth, which have already loosened! As long as we pull them out, its throat will be able to breathe again!"

Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing and gasped in shock.

The rock was as tall as a three-story building, firmly wedged in the center of the landslide, serving as the core support for the entire blockage.

The old river worker was frantic: "Young princess, you mustn't! That's the 'Dragon King Stone,' the very foundation of the entire blockage! If you touch it, the whole mountain will collapse, and we'll all be buried alive!"

"Yes, that stone looks solid, how could it be a weak point?"

Xiao Beichen didn't care about all that; he only trusted Mu Yu.

"I'll take men!" He drew his long sword and roared, "The entire battalion, follow me! Wherever the princess tells us to dig, that's where we'll dig!"

"Brother Beichen, be careful!" Mu Yu warned.

Xiao Beichen led over a hundred of his most valiant soldiers, securing themselves with ropes, and climbed to the base of the massive reef. Wielding pickaxes and chisels, they began to dig furiously at the spot Mu Yu had indicated.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sound of metal striking stone is crisp and piercing.

The veteran river workers were terrified and closed their eyes, unable to watch any longer.

However, a miracle occurred.

Less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to begin chiseling, a loud "crack" was heard, and a huge crack appeared on the stone surface that was struck!

Immediately afterwards, a jet of high-pressure water shot out from the gap, like a water dragon emerging from a cave!

"Boom!"

As a large amount of silt was washed away, the huge "Dragon King Stone" lost its support, made a loud noise, and rolled down, crashing into the pile of rocks below.

In an instant, it was as if dominoes had been knocked down.

The large blockage supported by the "Dragon King Stone" lost its balance, collapsed and slid down in large sections, and was swept downstream by the surging river.

The once impenetrable blockage was suddenly torn open with a huge gash!

The water level of the landslide dammed lake dropped at a visible rate, and the roaring river found an outlet, emitting a joyful roar.

Everyone was stunned.

The old river workers, who had just been so confident that there was no hope, gaped wide enough to fit an egg. They rubbed their eyes, unable to believe what they were seeing.

"This...this is impossible..."

Mu Yu didn't stop; her little hand kept pointing in the air.

"Brother Xiao Beichen! That crooked tree on the left! Pull it down! Its roots are tangled in a big chunk of mud!"

"Brother Yan Ziche, quickly tell those uncles that the red soil on the right is hollow underneath, with water swirling around inside. You can dig it through!"

"And there, there, it's like a big boil, it's so itchy, quickly pop it!"

At this moment, Mu Yu was like a general on the battlefield, and what she commanded was the entire river.

Yan Ziche became her personal "translator," carrying a large tin megaphone and running back and forth along the riverbank, transforming Mu Yu's childish babbling about "pain," "itch," and "wanting to roll around" into clear instructions, which were then conveyed to every soldier and laborer.

Efficiency is unprecedented.

The project, which was originally expected to take ten days to half a month to complete, progressed rapidly under Mu Yu's "divine guidance".

The morale of the soldiers and laborers was at an all-time high. They looked at the small figure in pink armor, blindfolded, with eyes filled with awe and fervor.

Finally, an elderly river worker with white hair could no longer contain himself. He threw down his tools, rushed to Mu Fang, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed heavily in the direction of Mu Yu.

"Thank God! Thank God!"

"This isn't a princess, it's a little water god sent by the River Goddess! A little water god sent to save the people of Jiangnan!"

His kneeling seemed to ignite a fuse.

All the laborers present, and even some soldiers of the Xuanjia Army, spontaneously knelt down.

"Greetings, Little Water God!"

"May the Little Water God live a thousand years!"

The roaring sound, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing, echoed through the valley, drowning out the roar of the river.

Mu Fang held his daughter, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Meanwhile, in Mu Yu's sea of ​​consciousness, the water level of the Pond of Blessings was rising wildly, the golden blessings almost overflowing. It turned out that dredging the waterways and saving countless people from floods and fires was a greater act of kindness than distributing ten thousand steamed buns!

Her little face had turned a little pale from concentrating for so long. She gave a delicate little yawn, leaned softly against Mu Fang's chest, and mumbled, "Daddy, I'm sleepy... I want to eat sweet cake..."