Soon the group of people came to the dam, and the middle-aged man in the lead asked, "May I ask who is in charge? Is Young Marquis Gu here?"
Liu Ziqi saw that the people behind this group of people were all wearing short brown clothes, and he said, "I am Gu Yun, he is on the embankment."
The middle-aged man stepped forward and said, "I am Pang Kuan, the county magistrate of Zhecheng, which is located downstream of the Xiangyuan River. I heard that the young marquis was leading the people to build a dike, so I and the people of Zhecheng came to help. I brought an iron chain with me. Do you think it can be used?"
Someone in the crowd behind him pushed a cart forward. Liu Ziqi looked at the iron chain on the cart and said with joy, "It will be useful. You came just in time."
Without bothering to talk to the county magistrate of Zhecheng, Liu Ziqi hurriedly had the cart pushed toward the embankment and shouted to Gu Yun, "There's an iron chain. Gu Yun, quickly change the rope."
The people who came from Zhecheng came forward and helped lift the iron chain onto the dam.
Gu Yun was overjoyed to see Tiesuo, and shouted to Seventeen under the water, "Seventeen, you come up first!"
Seventeen, who had already sunk to the bottom of the water, could only hear the sound of water and could not hear the sounds on the shore clearly. He grabbed the iron stake, tied the rope tightly to the stake, tied a knot, and then swam upwards.
Everyone felt the rope in their hands loosen and hurriedly pulled it hard.
Seventeen quickly floated to the surface. Gu Yun was afraid that he would become exhausted if he stayed in the water for too long, so he pulled him onto the embankment with great force.
Seventeen climbed up the embankment and knelt on the ground, gasping for breath. His hands and feet had become a little stiff after soaking in the cold water for too long.
"Shiqi, go back to the river bank first." Gu Yun said to him.
Seventeen shook his head and refused to leave. He was Gu Yun's subordinate, and it was his duty to die for his master. No matter what, he could not let his master Gu Yun put himself in danger.
"Let me do it, young marquis. I'll go down and tie the iron chain. I'm a good swimmer!" said a man from Zhecheng.
Gu Yun looked at him and saw that he was strong and sturdy. He nodded and said, "Okay, come here and tie the rope around your waist. Tie it tightly. We will never let go of the rope."
The man nodded and smiled, "I am a good swimmer. I live by the Xiangyuan River downstream and fish in the water all year round."
As the man spoke, he quickly tied the rope around his waist and tied several knots.
Seeing this, Seventeen walked away from the embankment and went up the river bank.
"I'm going into the water!" After saying that, the man dived into the water.
Gu Yun and his companions grabbed the rope tightly, and saw the man floundering in the water twice, emerging from the water, and shouting to the people on the embankment, "Hand down the chain."
Seeing that this man was indeed an excellent swimmer and was much more relaxed than Seventeen and the previous men who went into the water, Gu Yun and others hurriedly pushed the iron chain slowly along the embankment into the water.
The man grabbed the two chains, took a deep breath, and dived to the bottom of the water.
Gu Yun directed the people on the dam to loosen the two chains and the rope at the same time.
The man's figure could no longer be seen on the water, only the sound of splashing waves.
After waiting for about one third of an incense stick of time, the rope in their hands loosened and everyone hurriedly pulled it back.
Soon the man floated to the surface, took a breath, grabbed another chain and swam forward a little, then dived into the water again. After a while, he floated to the surface again and shouted to Gu Yun and others on the embankment, "I have locked both chains to the iron stakes, you can pull me up!"
A smile appeared on Gu Yun's face, and everyone worked together to pull the man onto the embankment.
"Take a rest first before going into the water." The other end of the chain had to be locked with an iron stake. Gu Yun was afraid that the man would be exhausted, so he spoke out.
The man waved his hand, "It's okay, I'm not tired."
The sandbags on the dam showed signs of being washed crooked again, so Gu Yun hurriedly asked people to straighten the sandbags that were washed crooked by the water flow and block the gaps.
He did not stop the man. The water level here was not that high and the current was slower. He checked the rope around the man's waist and made sure it was tied firmly before signaling the man to get into the water.
The man jumped down. The water flow on this side had almost no effect on him. The man directly signaled Gu Yun and the others to continue the chain.
The man holding the chain dived into the water again, stretched the chain straight under the water, and then locked it to the iron stake.
He surfaced, grabbed another chain, and continued to dive.
After tying the iron chain, the man floated to the surface. Everyone worked hard to pull the man onto the embankment. Just when the man was about to be pulled up, the rope around his waist suddenly broke. Gu Yun quickly grabbed the man's collar and used all his strength to throw him onto the embankment.
The man wiped the water off his face and smiled at Gu Yun, "You scared me to death!"
Gu Yun also laughed, "You are such a good swimmer, you will be fine even if you fall."
The man touched his head and said, "I'm not afraid of falling into the water, I'm just saying that you almost scared me to death when you threw me!"
When the people on the embankment heard what he said, they all laughed.
After reinforcing the two iron chains, the embankment made of sandbags became much stronger, and a group of people went up to the river bank.
The sky in the east was already turning pale and dawn was approaching. Gu Yun didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the rain seemed to have subsided.
After he reached the riverbank, Pang Kuan, the Magistrate of Zhecheng County, stepped forward and said, "This humble official greets the young marquis."
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