Chapter 59: A new character, Mr. Yu
The carriage sped through the forest. Park Qinghe looked at the trees around him and asked with his head tilted.
"Do you really have a solution to the flood problem in the south?"
Qin Yuqing looked at the map and recalled the geography knowledge she had learned in modern times. When Pu Qinghe asked her for the third time, she sighed, threw the map aside, leaned back, closed her eyes, and said in a bad tone.
"No, I'm not a god."
Pu Qinghe was amused by Qin Yu's arrogant and nagging voice. "If you have no other ideas, what's the point of going to Lingjun and Cangzhou?"
"If I hadn't visited Cangzhou and Lingjun to see for myself and understand the fundamental problems of the Chan and Luo rivers, how could I have managed the floods?" Qin Yuqing sighed. "I've always said I'm not a god, so don't think too highly of me."
"So there is no good news at all?" Park Qinghe knew that Qin Yuqing never did anything without planning, but this was the first time he heard her speak in this tone. Park Qinghe felt relieved and happy in his heart.
Finally, I am no longer holding on alone. Qin Yuqing, I can finally trust others besides Lu Jingchuan.
"That's still there." Qin Yuqing touched her forehead with her fingers. The thing that the mountain god put into her body seemed to have perfectly merged with her body. She did not feel any discomfort or strangeness.
"Control of the snow-capped mountains has returned to the hands of the mountain gods. Without strange avalanches, there will be no unseasonable snow water flowing into the Chan and Luo rivers."
"So what?" Park Qinghe asked in confusion.
"So, at least there won't be any melting snow on the mountains, exacerbating the flood problem." Qin Yuqing's mind was empty, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind. He continued optimistically, "Do you think it's likely that I can trick the mountain god into helping me solve the flood problem in one go?"
After she finished speaking, she couldn't help laughing out loud.
Chun Tao was silent. She moved to Qin Yuqing's side and silently reached out to rub Qin Yuqing's temples.
Park Qinghe was shocked: "Why don't you listen to what you are saying!"
Only the little deer was still mumbling unconsciously in his sleep: "I think it's okay. After all, it's the princess's request. The mountain god won't refuse."
Qin Yuqing rubbed the deer's face with amusement. The deer was not sleeping comfortably. He hummed softly and found a comfortable position to continue sleeping.
"You see, only the deer supports me."
Park Qinghe and Chuntao are silent: When people are speechless, they will really be silent.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Qin Yuqing put away her joking expression and said seriously, "I asked the mountain god about the flood problem in Cangzhou and Lingjun, and asked him if he could help solve it."
"What does the mountain god say? If he takes action, there is no need for us to go to great lengths." Park Qinghe asked with some excitement.
His situation was different from Qin Yuqing's. After the Pu family was wiped out, he became homeless and wandered around Dayin. He had also experienced the flood problems of the Chan River and the Luo River, so he naturally knew how dangerous they were.
If possible, he didn't want to put everyone in danger.
"Unfortunately, that's not possible." Qin Yuqing stretched out her finger and shook it, recalling the mountain god's words. "The mountain god meant that the floods in Cangzhou and Lingjun were man-made and natural, and it wasn't to the point where he could take action to resolve them."
"I don't resolve matters within the laws of heaven." Qin Yuqing imitated the mountain god's words, holding his chin and continuing, "This is also good news. If a situation like Yu Bingyan happens again, there will be no solution."
Park Qinghe didn't say anything else. He actually understood that the mountain god would definitely not take action. Although he was not a god, he still knew some rules after reading so many novels.
Gods are not allowed to interfere in what happens in the mortal world unless it involves the laws of heaven.
"Well, let's make the best of it." Qin Yuqing sensed that morale was a little low, so he said to cheer them up, "Besides, maybe the situation in Cangzhou and Lingjun isn't as serious as we thought?"
Unfortunately, Qin Yuqing's optimistic thoughts did not last long. When she was standing on a high place and looking at Ling County, which was almost submerged in water, she fell silent.
Every street and alley in Ling County is filled with yellow muddy water. If the weather had not been good in recent days, the water from the Chan River and Luo River would not have continued to flow into Ling County, so the water in some higher streets would not be very deep.
"How could it be so serious?" Pu Qinghe was even more shocked than Qin Yuqing. In his impression, although Ling County had flood problems, the city had never been flooded.
"It wasn't like this when I went here three years ago. How could it be like this?"
"Three years is enough time to change a place. Standing here won't solve anything." Qin Yuqing waved his hand. They parked the carriage on a high place, and the group walked around the water to the gate of Ling County.
The water had spread to Qin Yuqing's calves. Many people gathered at the door, holding wooden sticks in their skinny hands and talking non-stop.
"Let us out! Ling County is no longer suitable for human habitation!"
The soldiers were blocking the door. They were actually not much healthier than these people. The armor was hanging on these people, and their bodies did not even look as strong as these people who were making trouble.
These soldiers only stopped the civilians and did not draw their weapons to hurt them. There was pain and helplessness in their eyes.
"Everything is for the sake of Great Yin. All of you, including us, must not leave Ling County."
"Why! Ling County can no longer survive! Why don't you let us find a new way out!" The leader continued to clamor.
The soldiers exchanged glances, then knelt down before the people. They pleaded humbly, "We don't want to embarrass you, but Lord Shen has given his orders, and we have no choice but to follow his wishes."
"Besides, Mr. Yu is still in the city, still trying to find a solution for you."
The people looked at each other in bewilderment, and some of those in the back became shaken when they heard "Lord Shen".
"Yes, Lord Shen did this for us, eh."
"If we do this, will we be sorry to Lord Shen?"
The leader heard the people retreating, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and then he spoke loudly.
"Master Shen's kindness will never be forgotten, but now our lives are at stake. You can't just deny us a chance to survive!"
When the people behind him heard his words, their eyes gradually became firm. They raised the wooden sticks in their hands again and spoke to Lord Shen's subordinates.
"Give us a way out!"
The soldiers remained kneeling, motionless. Their withered, sunken faces looked at the people with a resigned look: "If that is the case, then please step over our corpses. We have done Lord Shen a favor, and we must follow his wishes."
"Lord Shen has told us that weapons should not be used against civilians, so please step over our corpses!"
The people were shaken. They were not cold-blooded and heartless people. Seeing this scene, everyone began to hesitate again.
"Everyone, listen to me!" The leader took a deep breath and spoke again, "If Ling County is in imminent danger, if we remain in the city, we will sooner or later be swallowed by the flood. Think about your loved ones. Who here doesn't have elderly parents and young children?"
"To put it bluntly, we are also trying to save our own lives. What's wrong with that?"
"That's right, yes, we are just trying to survive."
There was deep despair in the soldiers' eyes. They closed their eyes but stood straight. They obeyed Lord Shen's words, but could not harm the people.
"What are you doing?" Qin Yuqing walked forward, his sharp eyes swept across the crowd, finally fixing on the leader.
Qin Yuqing walked forward, looked at the leading soldier, and asked, "What happened here?"
The leading soldier looked at the attire of Qin Yuqing and her group. When he saw Qin Yuqing's face clearly, he saluted in fear and said, "I didn't know that Her Highness the Sixth Princess would come to visit. You humble servants pay your respects to Her Highness the Sixth Princess."
The crowd of people listened to the soldiers' words and began to whisper.
"Is this the Sixth Princess?"
"The Sixth Princess is here to save us, right?"
"The Emperor didn't give up on us. He sent the Sixth Princess to rescue us, didn't he?"
Qin Yuqing was about to help the kneeling soldiers up, but they all moved back. However, with a happy tone, he said, "Mr. Yu is right. The Sixth Princess will definitely come to save Ling County."
Qin Yuqing frowned. Who was Mr. Yu? He wasn't even mentioned in the original novel. Why was he so sure he'd come to Ling County? What was his relationship with Yu Bingyan?
"You get up first. What exactly happened? Why are you stopping the people from leaving the city?" Qin Yuqing asked gently, but his eyes were always on the leader. Seeing him retreating behind the crowd little by little with an extremely panicked look on his face, Qin Yuqing's lips curled up slightly.
"Do it." The moment Qin Yuqing's voice fell, Pu Qinghe and Chuntao came out from the dark, grabbed the leader and pinned him to the ground.
"Let me go! Sixth Princess, why are you arresting me?" The leader was very emotional. He looked at the panicked people beside him, turned his eyes and started shouting.
"Everyone, please don't forget that the Sixth Princess is a demon, a demon who brought chaos to the court. How could she come to Ling County with good intentions? In my opinion, what happened in Ling County is the punishment of the gods on the Great Yin! It's all because of the Sixth Princess, Qin Yuqing!"
The people are the most easily swayed by the wind. Although they may find it incredible, once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will begin to spread with the slightest disturbance.
Qin Yuqing yawned, her expression filled with boredom. She said speechlessly, "Isn't your news a little behind?"
The leader roared at Qin Yuqing with bloodshot eyes, "Witch! What else can you say at this moment?"
Qin Yuqing looked at the soldiers beside her and asked curiously, "What do you think?"
The soldier clasped his hands together and stood at a distance from Qin Yuqing, saying, "We trust the Sixth Princess, because Lord Shen and Mr. Yu wouldn't be wrong."
This was a bit unexpected. Qin Yuqing raised his eyebrows. It seemed that he was going to visit Mr. Yu.
"Xiaolu, did you bring the things that you asked your brother to prepare for you?" Qin Yuqing turned her head and asked Xiaolu.
"I brought it." After what happened in Yanyun City, Xiaolu's dependence on Qin Yuqing became much deeper. She took off a jade pendant from her neck, a golden light flashed in her eyes, and a sentence appeared in the air.
"Seeing this oracle is like seeing the imperial teacher." Xiaolu put away her smile, and a coldness that was inconsistent with her age appeared on her face. She looked a bit like Qin Yuqing.
"I am a goddess. I swear as a goddess that the Sixth Princess Qin Yuqing is not a demon. If I tell a lie, I will willingly bear the punishment of heavenly thunder."
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