Chapter 067 Everything is Gone
As they ran, the water in the stream kept rising, but how could people outrun the flood? They saw that the water would soon be level with the road surface.
There was a loud bang, and a large section of the road collapsed at the place they had just passed, not far behind the carriage, and the soil was instantly swallowed up by the flood in the stream.
Because the carriage was too heavy, and the road was slippery due to the rain, the horse's hooves kept slipping, so it could not run fast at all and had already distanced itself from the runner.
"Get out of the carriage!" he shouted as he ran.
Only then did everyone notice that the soil behind the carriage had begun to crack.
Chen Hetong, the driver, was unwilling to leave. He whipped the horse hard, wanting it to run towards the foot of the mountain.
Chen Hetong looked back and saw that Zuo Sheng had already jumped out of the car behind him, and the rear end of the car was hanging in the air.
"Brother Chen! Come down quickly!" Zuo Sheng shouted.
Chen Hetong's cart was filled with food, and he wanted to salvage some more.
"Hetong! Run! Don't want the things anymore!" Jiang Yi saw the situation and knew that the things could not be saved, so he shouted.
Chen Hetong persisted for a while, but seeing that it was no use, he could only use lightness skills to escape.
Everyone's rations, personal belongings, and cooking utensils fell into the stream.
"Go up the mountain!" Someone shouted.
There happened to be a gentle slope, so everyone ran up the mountain together.
A valley can already be seen on the slope.
Finally, they arrived at the valley without any danger.
This side is a rocky mountain, which looks safe.
There are several depressions on the mountain, of varying sizes and less than two meters deep, so there is no problem in resting.
Jiang Yi counted the number of people and found that everyone was there.
However, the escorts are now even worse off than the prisoners. The prisoners have to carry their own luggage on their backs, which may be wet, but they are still there. The escorts' belongings are all in the carriage, and now they have nothing.
Jiang Yi said to everyone, "Let's wait here for a few days. The people from Xuansheng and Xuanping should be here soon. We can live off the land and never starve."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The Mo family's belongings were wrapped in oilcloth and distributed among each person to be carried on their backs. They were not left behind when they crossed the mountain just now, so they became the only food for the entire team.
Feng Aoqing and Mo Beiyuan occupied a concave area. Since there was still enough space for them and four female prisoners, they left the largest area for other prisoners.
The second family chose not to be with anyone. The family chose a small recess and stayed aside.
Mo Beiyuan quickly divided the work to make his shelter more comfortable.
The women spread the mats on the floor, while the men went to collect firewood and started a fire to dry the clothes.
Feng Aoqing saw Mo Beiyuan busy in the rain, picking out long and straight branches. After bringing them back, he asked Feng Aoqing for a rope and tied them up in front of the cave to make a rack.
He found a suitable place on the side of the cave and hung an unused oilcloth on it.
"It's for you to change clothes. After you're done, carry them to the fire and dry them." Mo Beiyuan smiled gently.
"Your hands-on ability is pretty good!" Feng Aoqing tried it and found it quite steady.
After making the arrangements, Mo Beiyuan pulled Feng Aoqing out of the cave.
"I'm going to check out the place where the mountain collapsed that Mingyuan mentioned. I'll be back soon. You and Young Master An, please be careful. I'm afraid the people over there might make trouble just for a bite of food."
"What if something really goes wrong?"
"Then give them all the food. If they attack again, kill them. Don't be afraid, I will take care of it." Mo Beiyuan held her hand tightly at this moment.
"Then why did you go there? It's too dangerous!" Feng Aoqing pulled back her hand.
"I'm not afraid of walking up the mountain, it just takes a little longer." Mo Beiyuan was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned back.
"Take one of the 'Feitianyao' you collected from the Lan family last time and put it somewhere handy. If anything happens, just release it and I'll rush back."
"Uh...what does it look like?" Feng Aoqing had no idea what he was talking about.
"The box it came in was smaller, this size. The name was written on the seal. It was a bamboo tube the length of a finger. It's not afraid of water."
Mo Beiyuan described it patiently until Feng Aoqing nodded and showed him two in his hand, only then did he feel relieved.
"Take one. If anything happens, send one too. I'll bring people to rescue you." Feng Aoqing stuffed one into his hand.
"Can you please hope for me to be well?"
"Well, may the long-lived Master Mo go quickly! Otherwise it will be dark."
Her smile disappeared the moment Mo Beiyuan turned around.
"Second brother! Let's go!"
After Mo Beiyuan walked away, Feng Aoqing called Mo Nanzhou and left as well.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
"Just follow along, there's no need for so much nonsense."
Feng Aoqing walked to where Jiang Yi and the male prisoners were and asked Jiang Yi how many people he wanted.
When I walked over, I saw that Jiang Yi had strung them all together with a long rope like beads.
"Oh, if you want people, just call a few reliable ones. There are mountains outside. They will run away after going out to pee. It's too lazy to catch them." Jiang Yi replied.
Well, it’s death anyway, so I’m afraid some people will take the risk.
Jiang Yi knew that she must be trying to find a way to get food, so he didn't ask any further questions and released Yu Tiannan and others who were familiar with them.
Feng Aoqing led a few people to a slope at the edge of the valley, which was covered with bamboo.
A few people stood there stupidly, each of them holding an axe in their hands.
"Chop them down and push them into the valley. You don't have to move them. Just chop a dozen or so."
"Okay!" several people responded.
They started chopping, and Feng Aoqing took Mo Nanzhou to stand on the slope and watch.
"If someone or a wild beast goes down the valley, where will they go?" Feng Aoqing asked.
"How could I understand this? I just..."
"If it's a matter of life and death, don't pretend with me here!"
"I...I...where did I expose?" Mo Nanzhou swallowed.
"Who has nothing better to do than stargazing? You're not three years old and shouldn't be carefree! Not only do you look at the stars, but you also look down and count on your fingers."
"Uh...I thought my brother told you."
"I'm not close enough to him to tell me your secret."
"Then my brother, I wonder if you know?"
"Since you have figured it out, why don't you tell us? Even if you don't tell us, you have to tell him!" Feng Aoqing slapped him hard on the back.
"I can't predict everything. I only know there will be floods, but I don't know if the mountain will collapse. I don't think...it will collapse..."
"Hurry up! Show us your true abilities! If Xingbao and Yuebao get hurt, I won't let you off!"
"Water follows the shape of the mountains, and the shady land..."
"Get to the point! Where will it come down from!"
"This is the area where we are standing, and that area as well."
In a blink of an eye, Feng Aoqing was holding a bunch of bells strung together with black ropes in her hand.
"How do you have this! This is what my master left for me!"
"Then hurry up if you can use it."
"When did you enter my bedroom? That's why you lied to me. You didn't see me looking at the stars, you saw the treasure in my room!"
"Hahaha! Not too stupid!" Feng Aoqing laughed.
He was weak since childhood and could not learn martial arts, but he could read a hundred volumes at the age of three. The old general sent him to an old immortal in the capital to be an apprentice, to learn the art of assisting the country.
Only the old general and Mo Beiyuan knew about this.
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