Chapter 066 The Mountain Collapsed
Not even two days later, the rain started again.
The stream is sandwiched between two mountains, and this terrain is most dangerous during rainy days.
Everyone's heart was in their throat, because at this time, they had already entered the mountain and there was a deep ravine on the right.
After crossing this mountain, you will reach the city of Yantai.
Mo Beiyuan was going to talk to Jiang Yi and send someone to explore the way.
Of course, this job was done by Wei Ze and Mo Mingyuan. One of them often walked around and was familiar with the terrain of the mountains, and the other was a scout with sharp eyes and ears.
"Watch the mountains above and the water below. First, be prepared for landslides and second, for ravine flooding." Mo Beiyuan instructed the two.
"We also need to look at the stones on the official road to see whether they were originally in the mud or were newly fallen. If there are any newly fallen ones, come back and report!" Feng Aoqing added.
This time, Feng Aoqing did not insist and sent the two babies into the car, fearing that they would be hit on the heads by falling rocks from the mountain.
I also looked around every three steps.
Mo Beiyuan walked to her side silently.
"It's useless to have high martial arts skills or internal strength. With the height of this mountain, a rock the size of an egg falling from it can smash your head directly." Feng Aoqing felt a shadow beside her, so she looked up at Mo Beiyuan and said.
"Can you please hope for me some good fortune?"
"I wish you a long life."
"Thank you very much, and I wish you a long life."
Feng Aoqing saw him being funny in a serious manner and also laughed so hard that she fell down.
As we were talking and laughing, the sky suddenly became overcast, and the rain that had just stopped not long ago started to fall again.
We walked until the afternoon, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier with no sign of stopping.
Mo Beiyuan felt it was too dangerous, so he asked Jiang Yi to find a place to rest and wait until the rain stopped tomorrow before leaving.
The escort, Ma Chengji, pointed to a bend ahead and said, "Boss, there's a valley over there that can shelter you from the rain. Why don't you rest there?"
"No! That's the river! With such heavy rain, the stream will soon be flooded..." Feng Aoqing stopped him.
"What do you know, a woman?!" Ma Chengji said angrily after being slapped in the face.
He was a good brother of Chen Kang and Wang Liangcai. Wang Liangcai was killed and Chen Kang was framed and imprisoned. Now he is the only one left in the team. He was furious when he saw Feng Aoqing and Mo Beiyuan.
"If you want to stay here, then stay. There are people downstream who will collect the bodies for you. It's terrible to be uneducated." Before Feng Aoqing could reply, Mo Beiyuan stepped forward to talk to them.
Wow, I learned this sentence too!
"There's no need to collect the bodies. The stream is full of rocks, and they would have been smashed and eaten by fish long ago. If they stayed here, the fish downstream would not dare to eat them." Feng Aoqing added.
"You guys!" Ma Chengji took a look at the turbid water in the stream and could only shut up.
Jiang Yi stepped forward to stop everyone from talking any further. He told everyone that he had walked this road several times. After turning the corner, there was a gentler slope and a few stone hollows. Although they were not deep, they could shelter from the rain.
So everyone moved forward one step at a time.
Feng Aoqing complained, "Tell me about you officials, you're always fighting here and occupying there, but has no one ever thought about repairing the official road? This is called an official road?!"
"I'm not anymore."
"That wasn't the case before? You've never taken this official road to Huiyong or Jixia before! How can you march on a road like this?"
After Feng Aoqing said this, Mo Beiyuan fell silent.
Only then did he remember that Duan Ya only repaired the official road along her team's route.
Logically, their fight for the throne had reduced casualties and military expenses to a minimum, and had not emptied the national treasury, so that the king would have money to spend after he succeeded to the throne and could carry out reforms that would benefit the country and the people.
But now, no new policies have been implemented.
Originally, Mo Beiyuan thought that they were afraid that the new emperor's throne was unstable, so they had not started yet, but now it seems that this is not the case.
She knew that there would be a flood, that the roads were difficult to travel, and that the grain production in Huanzhou was poor this season...but she did nothing.
"When we get to Hantian Valley, I'm going to pave the roads with stone slabs so we can walk without getting muddy! Then I'm going to open up the mountain roads and build a road from the valley to Yanguang, and become the master of the valley. Hahaha!"
Feng Aoqing's thoughts were on getting rich, but Mo Beiyuan thought much further ahead.
Just as Feng Aoqing was thinking about this, she slipped and in a panic she grabbed Mo Beiyuan who was beside her.
Mo Beiyuan was frowning and thinking about something. He was caught off guard and was about to be taken down. While trying to protect himself, he remembered his Qinggong skills. Just as he was about to take advantage of the momentum to stand up, Feng Aoqing stumbled again and pulled him down again.
He hadn't fallen to the ground yet, but Feng Aoqing was about to roll to the ground.
Mo Beiyuan saw the protruding rocks on the ground and could only roll down, holding her in his arms and protecting her head with his hands, while his own arms hit the stones on the road.
No one knew whether to laugh or help, and the scene was quite awkward for a while.
"Where's your Qinggong? Big brother!" Feng Aoqing asked while wiping the mud off his face.
"You...I..." Mo Beiyuan was at a loss for words.
An Jinge, who arrived first, came to help her. She had just seen Mo Beiyuan beside Feng Aoqing and thought that there would be no problem, but she didn't expect that they both fell.
"Master Mo was about to jump up, but you pulled him to the ground again. It's no wonder he did that." An Jinge said with a smile.
"Is that so?" Feng Aoqing probably understood and looked at Mo Beiyuan with a hint of apology.
They hadn't reached the destination yet, so the two of them could only continue walking covered in mud.
Fortunately, the rain was heavy, so Feng Aoqing kept walking with her face up, letting the rain wash away the mud on her face.
"You're walking with your face up, aren't you afraid of falling again?" Mo Beiyuan looked at her adorable appearance and asked with concern.
"Don't be afraid! There's Jin Ge, who's more reliable than you."
He didn't get angry, just watched. Suddenly, he shouted, "Hurry up! Get off the official road as soon as possible!"
Feng Aoqing listened to his urgent shouts and looked in the direction he was looking. It turned out that it was raining heavily at the moment. The rain in the stream had risen rapidly. Moreover, the flood from upstream was rushing in and soon filled the river.
"Hurry!" Jiang Yi rode his horse and led the way.
Everyone has started running.
Mo Beiyuan ran to the carriage and took the two children out. He held one in his arms and An Jinge took the other.
Mo Mingyuan and Wei Ze, who were in the distance, also came back from exploring the way ahead: "Follow us quickly! The mountain ahead has collapsed! We can't go any further!"
The thing I was most worried about happened.
Mo Mingyuan told everyone that he saw a small valley around the bend where they could rest temporarily because the road ahead was blocked.
The small valley he mentioned was the place Jiang Yi mentioned.
It was too dangerous on the road, so everyone followed Mo Mingyuan and Jiang Yi to the valley.
Mo Beiyuan called over a messenger arranged by He Wenzhang and asked him to notify the nearest city guard to send people to clear the official road after the mountain was safe.
Since this official road is not available, the only way to get from Yansheng to Yantai is to cross the mountains.
There is no road in the mountains, and ordinary people who are not familiar with the mountains will definitely not be able to pass through.
Moreover, this stream has flooded, and the city of Xuansheng may not be able to escape the flood. This road must be opened before food can be transported.
The man went to talk to Jiang Yi, and Jiang Yi had no objection. He also didn't want to cross the mountain. It would be best if the official road could be cleared.
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