Chapter 340
"They want to use the excuse of disaster to seize our Yuzhou territory. My father told me last night. The boundaries of the area along the Linfen River are unclear, and Wuheng is a newly established prefecture with unclear management. If they really covet it, it will be a loss for my father and Wuheng! My father's spirit in heaven will never rest in peace!"
"And those prisoners actually watched my father die in front of them, and no one stepped forward to stop it! Poison them all!"
"Master, think twice. Those prisoners are not on death row. Their crimes don't deserve the death penalty. If they die of poisoning in prison, it might give people a reason to criticize them. Will..."
However, before this person could finish his words, he was kicked away by the young master of the He family.
"My father is dead, and they are his people. They should be buried with him!"
"What's there to be afraid of just a few lives?! Blame them for not protecting my father." He gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing like a cold knife, his face full of resentment.
But when he led a large group of people to the village on the bank of the Linfen River, he found that the village had been deserted without anyone noticing.
He stood in the middle of the room in shock, unable to believe it.
"What's going on? Where are the people? Where are they? Why are they all gone?"
"Father hasn't given the order yet, and hasn't let them leave yet. How could they leave so easily?!"
The guard beside him said boldly: "Sir, perhaps these people listened to the Taoist priest and were worried that this place would be flooded by the Linfen River, so they fled overnight."
The young master of the He family angrily slapped him in the face!
"You're useless! You can't even stop me! How can I let them do what they want?"
"And how could so many people just leave like that based on a few words from the Taoist priest? Search it thoroughly! It's such a big village, I don't believe everyone has left!"
The facts were just as they expected. There were still a few families in the village who had too much luggage and it took them a long time to pack, so they still hadn't finished packing yet.
At this moment, he was taken to the presence of the young master of the He family by the officials.
Seeing that they were eager to leave home, the young master of the He family felt like he had betrayed his father. He punched the people in the face several times and roared.
"This is your home. How can you just leave like that based on a few rumors spread by that Taoist priest?!"
"Don't you trust my father?"
"My father was killed to protect this land! Don't even think about leaving. If anyone wants to leave, I will make him be buried with my father!"
After saying this, he drew his sword and without hesitation slashed at the child beside him. He severed the child's arm, causing blood to spurt out, frightening the people so much that they trembled in fear and wailed everywhere.
Therefore, he honestly explained why everyone left the village overnight.
"Sir, we don't want to leave either, but...but two days ago someone gave us a large sum of money and told us to leave. If we leave, we will get all the dozens of taels of silver, and also a lot of dry food for us to keep going."
"What?"
The He family's young master kicked over angrily, "Ridiculous! There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Are you agreeing to this offer if the money is real? And you haven't even considered why they bribed you to leave for no reason! You idiots!"
After saying this, he pulled the guard beside him and said, "With so many people leaving, if there are no civilians living here, who knows if the prefect Wu Heng will find someone to take over these lands!"
"My father's affairs are still unfinished, so naturally I have to keep vigil for him! So, you should find some city dwellers to live here. We cannot let anyone else occupy this land!"
Since the people had been sent away, he would bring more people over. He didn't believe that with only people here, the other party would dare to occupy the place by force.
At this moment, a villager dared to speak out: "Master, we saw that the water level of the Linfen River has risen wildly today! We can't live here anymore, we should leave quickly."
"You still have the right to speak? Shut up! Take him to jail!"
The young master of the He family slapped him in the face, blocking his mouth.
She ignored what he said and was filled with grief and anger.
As for the others, they dared not say anything more, for fear of getting into trouble.
Just as they were transferring the people in the city to this place, Ruan Mian on the other side saw the rain getting heavier and heavier, and realized that the situation was more serious than he had imagined.
While no one was paying attention, she summoned a space spirit beast to inquire and learned that the flood was about to arrive, several days earlier than expected.
After hearing the news, she immediately urged Lord Lin, "Lord, I'll have Yun Xiu accompany you back to Wu Heng as fast as possible. The flood is coming, and everyone in Wu Heng City needs to be evacuated immediately."
"Longchang Mountain is high. If those people have nowhere to go for the time being, they can go to my village to take shelter for a few days. I have to stay here and evacuate everyone here as soon as possible."
"Madam Ruan, although you have evacuated many people, you are only one person. How can you..."
"Don't worry, sir. I'm not alone here. I have colleagues. The lives of our compatriots are more important right now! We can't afford to delay! You are the father and mother of Wu Heng, and you need to keep the situation under control."
The situation was urgent and the two had no time to be humble and say more.
After Yun Xiu received the task from Ruan Mian, he drove Lord Lin to Wu Heng as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, many people have been evacuated from the banks of the Linfen River in Yuzhou.
At that time, she used a large amount of silver and money in the space to trade with them in the most direct way.
Those people were already trapped by rumors, and now there are kind-hearted people using real silver and dry food to allow them to leave, so no one feels that they have lost out.
So I left overnight.
But Ruan Mian hadn't thought of this. She was still thinking of going to the bank of Linfen River and taking the last few families away.
When she arrived there, she saw that the flood had already submerged the village, and all the people in the city who had been transferred there overnight were washed away by the flood!
It seemed that the water was about to spread to Yuzhou City.
At this moment, the rain was pouring down, and the situation proved that Ruan Mian, the Taoist priest, had said that the people in the city began to flee. Seeing this, Ruan Mian immediately thought of the dam on the Linfen River.
She immediately put on the jade bracelet, summoned the white tiger, walked through the forest and waded through the water, and arrived at the dam via the fastest route.
The dam that was supposed to divert the floodwaters was destroyed by the He family's son without hesitation! The raging floodwaters rushed all the way to Wuheng.
For his own selfish reasons, he ignored the tens of thousands of civilians downstream, and did not know that the dam built many years ago had already conflicted with the current construction of Yuzhou City.
Not only did it fail to alleviate the flood in Yuzhou, but it also accelerated the speed of the flooding and the disaster in Wuheng!
Ruan Mian didn't care about the present and went to Wu Heng immediately.
No matter how fast she ran, she could not catch up with the speed of the surging flood.
When she rushed to Wuheng, she found that the village near the Linfen River was submerged in floods.
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