Chapter 94
After talking to Luo Tingyun, as they expected, the news about Qingxi City soon spread to Tianyun Sword Sect.
He Jian also told everyone the news immediately. There was a task on the task list, so Nan Xi and Luo Tingyun went to get it together.
Because time was urgent, the deadline for this mission was also very short, only a few hours in total. When the time came, a group of Tianyun Sword Sect disciples who had accepted the mission went together.
Originally, all the disciples should have been dispatched together this time, but everyone knew the plot and knew that the current situation was not optimistic.
Soon, Qingxi City will not be the only place that needs support.
So Nan Xi and Luo Tingyun led the team.
This time, He Jian had the rare opportunity to watch the entire registration process. After they left, he looked at Li Yunzheng and said, "Tingyun and Xi'er have a very good relationship."
Li Yunzheng thought for a moment after hearing this.
"Indeed, we are inseparable."
He Jian didn't say anything and looked in the direction they left.
…
There were quite a few disciples from the Tianyun Sword Sect who went out on this trip, about seventy or eighty people, plus the supplies and tools that needed to be transported, so a fairly large flying boat was used. There were less than ten such flying boats in the sect, but I think it would be enough to deal with this natural disaster.
After all, there is more than one major sect in this world, the Tianyun Sword Sect.
When the flying boat flew over Qingxi City, looking from afar, the water in the lake was ripping, and soon a wave of water would rush out and fall down.
It's like a large container that is clearly full but water is still flowing into it.
Nan Xi took a look and let out a breath.
The lake is very big. When you look at it from above, you can feel that the size of Qingxi City is not big enough compared to the lake.
When they arrived at the place, the flying boat began to descend.
When we arrived at Qingxi City, the streets were empty, but people were still walking out one after another. The cities in the cultivation world have a high degree of freedom, and the guarding forces are not as strong as those of modern cities.
A few masters from the City Lord's Mansion can often suppress everyone in the city, but no matter how powerful the masters are, they are not enough when encountering such a thing.
They were unable to forcibly expel people from Clear Creek.
But everyone has his own destiny, and now almost all the staff in the City Lord's Mansion are working hard to maintain this dam.
After getting off the flying boat, because of previous instructions, most of the disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect spontaneously went to help the departing independent cultivators move.
Nan Xi did not stay in the city for long, and quickly headed to the dike with Luo Tingyun.
It's the same old saying. The natural disasters in the world of cultivation are different from the world she was in before. Even if this time the water was just overflowing and about to burst the dam, Nan Xi still felt the suffocating pressure when it came.
Several experts from the City Lord's Mansion were still holding out here, and their expressions were not ugly, but everyone knew that they were holding out only to force the people in the city to evacuate as quickly as possible.
They can't and will not stay here forever.
The rain was still falling, and there was no sign of relief. Even if the dam did not burst, the water in the lake would sooner or later continue to flow down like the water in the container until it filled up Qingxi City.
The people of Qingxi City had no choice but to evacuate.
Apart from a few people with high cultivation who were still holding on, there were also some people gathered here in twos and threes, seemingly discussing something, including Qi Qian.
There is also an old acquaintance, Ji Huizhou.
Nan Xi glanced at Luo Tingyun, and the two of them walked forward together. Once they entered, they could hear their conversation, which could be roughly divided into two factions.
"Let us hold it up while the formation commander reinforces the dike." Ji Huizhou frowned when he said this. He glanced at the dike not far away and was obviously in a very heavy mood.
"Even if we can't stop the water from flowing down, at least we can't prevent the dam from bursting. If it does, Qingxi City will be completely destroyed."
Qi Qian's faction said: "Even if it is reinforced, Qingxi City cannot be saved now. Once the water floods the entire Qingxi City, even if the natural disaster is over, Qingxi City will no longer exist."
"But who can be sure that Qingxi City will be flooded? Qi Qian, are you sure?"
Apparently they had been arguing for a while. Ji Huizhou's expression was clearly filled with anger, and he was pointing his finger at Qi Qian.
"Don't you think it's just a city? Once the people in the city leave, it doesn't matter whether it's destroyed or not." Ji Huizhou suppressed his voice and anger, "But do you know how many people's homes are here? Do you think anyone can survive anywhere? Meaning, feelings, these things are not important?"
Nan Xi and Luo Tingyun did not interrupt at the first moment, but just listened from the side.
Reinforcing the dam is not a difficult feat. Now there are several people in the Spirit Transformation Stage supporting it. For them, propping up the dam is not a particularly strenuous task.
But if it were the Yuanying period or even the Jindan period, it would be quite tiring.
If you fail to hold on by accident, you might get implicated.
But in the final analysis, reinforcing the dam is not a difficult feat. People like Qi Qian don't know how important a city is to the people who stay there, but there are still many people who know.
What's more, buying a house in the world of cultivation is not free of cost. For most people, a house in the city costs half of their wealth.
In terms of economic value, a city cannot be completely worthless and can't be easily abandoned, so in the end, Ji Huizhou's side still had the upper hand.
Among the three powerful gods, there is one who is a formation master, and there is another who can be said to be a person similar to an engineer. If they want to move, that person will not be able to support the dam together.
There are three Yuanying stage masters present, and the remaining six are all in the Jindan stage, who will fill the vacancies left by these incarnation masters.
When the meeting was over and the group dispersed, Nan Xi saw clearly that Qi Qian's gaze was directed at Ji Huizhou, who had turned his back to him. It was a look that was different from his usual cold and indifferent look.
Others might not understand, but Nan Xi knew Qi Qian too well.
This brief glance made Nan Xi feel that Qi Qian and Ji Huizhou had been harboring grudges against each other for a long time.
Nan Xi frowned again.
She vaguely remembered a plot that she had almost forgotten, a plot that had almost nothing to do with her.
But before she could think about it, Qi Qian and Ji Huizhou noticed Nan Xi and Luo Tingyun at the same time, and then walked towards them almost at the same time.
Ji Huizhou spoke first, "As expected, you guys are here too."
"We are here to help." Nan Xi nodded, then looked at the dam again and said, "It seems we are here at the right time."
"Now that you're here, we can relax a little bit."
These words were said by Qi Qian. In front of Luo Tingyun, his attitude towards Nan Xi did not seem intimate. He was just the same as usual.
Nan Xi and Qi Qian looked at each other, then flew down the dam as if they had completed their mission. Out of the corner of their eyes they saw Luo Tingyun quickly catching up, and he smiled at Nan Xi.
After that, he pointed out the positions that each person needed to be responsible for. To the left of Nan Xi was Qi Qian, and to the right was Luo Tingyun.
Of course, the distance they could see could be considered far.
When people come to the embankment of the big lake, even if they have cultivated to the Jindan stage or Yuanying stage, they still seem insignificant at this moment. Nan Xi looked up and saw that the mountain here was so high that it was almost endless.
But her spiritual power must spread from her eyes until it can touch those around her, that is, the spiritual power of Luo Tingyun and Qi Qian, and then stabilize the dam.
Nan Xi exhaled again and placed his hand on the cold and damp stone wall.
Because she had to use all her spiritual power, the layer of spiritual power that she had attached to her body to protect her from the rain quickly disappeared. In just a moment, the water left on the stone wall stained her hands.
The rain soaked her too.
Using any magic weapon to block the rain at this moment would waste spiritual energy. Not only her, but everyone else became a drowned chicken in an instant.
Nan Xi looked to the other side and found that the other side of Qi Qian was Ji Huizhou.
Seeing this scene, Nan Xi couldn't help but frowning again.
Seeing that everyone was ready, the two Jindan stage monks withdrew their spiritual power from the embankment. In just a moment, Nan Xi felt the pressure so heavy that it could crush a person into meat paste.
This is not the pressure from the output of spiritual power, but the pressure from the water sinking downwards.
The dam could no longer hold up, so they used their spiritual power to concentrate the pressure of the water on themselves, using human power to fight against nature.
Fortunately, it wasn't so heavy that it could overwhelm her. Nan Xi remained silent and just focused a little more.
Just as Luo Tingyun was getting used to the pressure, he heard Nan Xi's voice, or to be more precise, her inner voice.
[There is a plot here, but I'm a little unsure how it happens.]
In the plot, the dam in Qingxi City burst, and at that time the city was still organizing people to evacuate. It was not as deserted as it is now, or it could be said to be extremely lively.
Because there were so many people, there was no dispute as before about whether to reinforce the dike. There might have been some quarrels, but they were only conflicts between Qi Qian and Ji Huizhou.
Then there was little debate about the choice to reinforce the dam.
The children of noble families or disciples of sects who came to support from the surrounding areas were almost doubled as they helped move things, while those with higher cultivation levels were just like they were now, coming to the front and supporting the embankment.
But the plot here is actually a small plot. There is no embarrassing scene for Nan Xi. She is just like a bystander, and suddenly the dam can no longer be held.
Suddenly the dam broke, and even though everyone tried their best, the flood still claimed the lives of half the people.
Then Ji Huizhou rushed towards Qi Qian and they had a fight. Ji Huizhou lost and became possessed by a demon. He said that he and Qi Qian would be irreconcilable from then on.
When Nan Xi thought back to this moment, her brows furrowed even deeper.
She and Ji Huizhou were not very familiar with each other, but they were friends with whom she could talk. She did not know Ji Huizhou's inner demons, but at least she knew what kind of person he was.
Later, everyone said that it was Ji Huizhou who made a mistake and caused the deaths of many people, so it was hard to accept and that's why it ended up like that.
But up to now, Nan Xi still holds a skeptical attitude towards the plot.
"Senior sister."
Nan Xi was stunned when she heard Luo Tingyun's voice suddenly. After she came to her senses, she realized that it was telepathy. She didn't look in Luo Tingyun's direction but just messaged back.
"What's wrong?"
Transmitting sound into the ears does not waste spiritual power, it just requires the use of consciousness. The pressure of holding up this dam is very high, and after a long time, you will feel painful and tired, but these are only physical feelings. Mentally, you will feel much better, and transmitting sound does not affect anything.
Luo Tingyun asked: "Are you tired, Senior Sister?"
"It's fine." Nan Xi answered truthfully. Before she could say anything more, another voice came from Luo Tingyun's side, "If there is anything wrong, please tell me, Senior Sister."
I don’t know why Luo Tingyun suddenly said this, but Nan Xi almost looked at Qi Qian and Ji Huizhou at this moment.
But from the expression, it is difficult to sense any undercurrent.
She just thought that if the dam broke at this moment, although the losses would be huge, it would be better than in the plot, at least no one would die.
Nan Xi has already done her best to support the current side. If something goes wrong with Ji Huizhou or Qi Qian, she can try to support it, but the hope is slim as well.
She hasn't reached that level of magical powers yet.
While Nan Xi was thinking, she clearly felt the stone wall under her hands shaking, and then the pressure became heavier.
Her heart sank immediately, but before she could do anything to deal with the accident, the vibration stopped and the sinking pressure returned to its previous level.
Everyone looked towards Ji Huizhou.
The two people who were making the alms asked, "What's going on? Can you still hold on?"
Ji Huizhou gritted his teeth and said, "I'll tell you later."
At this point they had already held out for an hour, and the formation was at a critical moment, but fortunately the shock just now had little effect. Nan Xixin was still nervous, and just then she remembered what Luo Tingyun had said.
"I'm fine, just take care of yourself, Junior Sister."
Luo Tingyun did not reply, and then heard Nan Xi's inner voice, "Although I really want Junior Sister to pay attention to Qi Qian...what happened just now? But looking at the situation, did Ji Huizhou hold on this time? 】
Without any clues, Nan Xi's thinking was doomed to be fruitless.
Until the pain caused by the pressure became numb, the stone wall in front of him was finally covered with the light of the formation, and the voices of two monks in the God Transformation Stage came from behind.
"alright."
It was at this moment that Nan Xi felt the pressure she was bearing receding like the tide. She looked up and tentatively retracted her strength.
The dam is stable and there is no scene of dam breach as described in the plot.
She then felt relieved, shook her hands, and felt a little weak.
Just when I relaxed and had no thoughts, a shadow suddenly came from above my head and my body suddenly felt warm.
Nan Xi was slightly stunned, turned around to look at Luo Tingyun who was holding an umbrella to protect her from the rain, and looked at her clothes and hair that had been dried by Luo Tingyun's spiritual power.
Although no words were spoken, this action still made Nan Xi feel a different kind of intimacy than before.
But she just smiled at Luo Tingyun.
"Thank you, Junior Sister."
It was at this moment that she completely relaxed.
"Bang!"
Nan Xi was startled by the sudden sound and the surge, and she looked sharply in the direction of the sound.
Qi Qian had been pushed back dozens of steps by the impact of the wave, and the surging spiritual power in Ji Huizhou's hand continued to move towards Qi Qian.
In a deep voice, "What did you just do to me?"
Nan Xi frowned, thinking about the plot, and wanted to step forward to stop the fight, but her wrist was pulled by Luo Tingyun.
Looking back, I saw Luo Tingyun shaking his head slightly and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, let's take a look first."
His voice was very calm, yet gentle, and it was a very intimate tone. Nan Xi stopped moving instantly and just looked in the direction of Ji Huizhou.
Qi Qian said nothing, but just raised his sword and went forward to meet him.
A fight ensued. The two Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators protected the dam, but failed to stop the fight between the two men.
This is how the world of cultivation is. People never easily get involved in other people's karma. They will judge right and wrong in their own hearts.
Nan Xi was completely confused by now, but as she watched the two men fighting so fiercely that even the water in the lake was affected and became more turbulent, she inexplicably calmed down.
Nan Xi asked Luo Tingyun, "Junior sister, are you tired?"
Luo Tingyun was still holding an umbrella in his hand. Hearing this, he looked at Nan Xi and said, "Not bad."
Nan Xi leaned her head back.
Feeling Nan Xi's back pressing against him, Luo Tingyun subconsciously tensed up his body, and then he heard Nan Xi's somewhat lazy voice.
"Then let me lean on you for a while."
Luo Tingyun stood there, watching the fight between Ji Huizhou and Qi Qian. He did not avoid it, nor did he take any other action. He just let Nan Xi lean on him.
After a while, his voice finally came out softly.
"good."
Someone glanced over here, but then looked away calmly and continued to stare at the two people fighting.
Ji Huizhou and Qi Qian have different approaches. Ji Huizhou is a magic cultivator, and Qi Qian is a sword cultivator. At the same level, sword cultivators always have the upper hand, but right now the two were fighting so closely that it was unclear who was at a disadvantage.
Nan Xi didn't look at it indifferently.
She planned to interrupt the fight after Ji Huizhou fell into a disadvantageous position.
She said that she would not interfere with the cause and effect of others, but she and Qi Qian already had a cause and effect, and others did not know that Ji Huizhou would be possessed by a demon in the future. If they knew, they would have tried to stop it.
She was a friend of Ji Huizhou, so it was impossible for her to just stand by and watch.
As for what will happen to the system in the future and whether to punish her, it is not something Nan Xi considers.
Luo Tingyun listened to Nan Xi's inner thoughts, which came out calmly one by one, and finally got rid of his nervous mood. He lowered his eyes slightly and looked at Nan Xi's black hair.
His senior sister always thinks so much.
"Bang!"
There was another loud collision. In the rain, all around was water vapor from the fight, which obstructed the vision. No one could see clearly what had just happened.
The two Spiritual Transformation Stage cultivators glanced at the embankment behind them and shouted in dissatisfaction, "Pay attention. If the formation is affected, it will not be your responsibility alone."
No one responded to him.
Nan Xi looked at the blurry figure in the mist and felt something was wrong. She squinted her eyes and stood up straight again.
The sounds of fighting seemed to stop for a while, and then Nan Xi heard the sound of flesh colliding again, the kind of sound of fists hitting flesh.
The silhouette of the person in the mist became clear again. Nan Xi saw the sword falling to the ground. In the blink of an eye, Ji Huizhou punched Qi Qian in the face again.
Qi Qian was knocked to the ground.
Ji Huizhou seemed to take a few deep breaths before he finally stood up and looked at Qi Qian who had stood up and taken the sword back in his hand.
From a high position, "You lose."
Qi Qian said nothing, and the sword in his hand flickered again. However, Nan Xi's eyes flashed, and she quickly rushed forward, grabbed Qi Qian's arm, with a worried look on her face.
"Ah-Chun, are you okay?"
She was pulling Qi Qian's right arm. Qi Qian paused, looked at Nan Xi, and then saw Luo Tingyun following behind Nan Xi, then he completely withdrew his strength.
Then he shook his head slightly, "Not bad."
But he looked at Ji Huizhou and never said anything like "I lost."
Ji Huizhou's gaze fell on Nan Xi, and he seemed to sense something, his eyes flashed slightly.
But he said nothing, and ignored the wounds that were bleeding. He turned to look at Qi Qian and said, "You should still remember me, Qi Qian."
Qi Qian frowned, "I don't know what you are talking about. Besides, I will not let you off this time for attacking me without any reason."
"Oh."
Ji Huizhou sneered, "You can fool other people, but don't fool yourself."
"You know what you did."
Nan Xi stared at Ji Huizhou, very confused, [Huh? What happened? What did you do? Just tell me, don't play dumb, can't you just tell the world who are the criminals of Qi Qian? ]
She was extremely anxious and wished she could dive into Ji Huizhou's mind to see what was going on.
But in reality, she could only show some concern to Qi Qian.
But Ji Huizhou only said one last sentence, "I won't let you go."
Then he turned and left.
[Brother, don't leave yet! You can talk to me behind my back later!]
Luo Tingyun looked at the anxiety that was about to appear on Nan Xi's face, and for some reason he wanted to laugh, but he just said to Nan Xi through voice transmission: "Senior Sister, I'll go take a look first."
Nan Xi glanced at Luo Tingyun and agreed without saying anything.
He also quietly reminded Luo Tingyun, although he said it in his heart, "Junior sister, please ask more clearly."
What responded to her was Luo Tingyun’s flying back.
Nan Xi looked at Qi Qian and resisted the urge to throw him away. Although the reality did not match the plot, her lines and actions that showed her concern for others remained unchanged.
Qingxi City is still habitable now, so the group returned to Qingxi City first.
In less than half a day, Qingxi City looked more like a deserted city. The group sat down in the City Lord's Mansion and took a short rest.
Luo Tingyun also caught up with the Jihui Boat. When there was no one around, the coldness on his face faded away. When he saw Luo Tingyun, there was even some surprise on his face.
"you……"
"My senior sister asked me to come." Luo Tingyun said without wasting any words.
Then Ji Huizhou was stunned again, and it took him a while to react, as if he was dazed.
"When Nan Xi came out just now, I was wondering if she was deliberately blocking Qi Qian. Now that you've come out, I don't have to guess anymore."
Ji Huizhou is a genius, and naturally he is not stupid. He can sense that something is wrong with Nan Xi's attitude after a little thought. But looking at Luo Tingyun, he feels that there is no need to ask, as there may be some hidden secret.
But Ji Huizhou understood the purpose of Luo Tingyun coming to see him, besides caring about him, after a little thought, and then he was stunned for a while as if in a daze.
"Although I don't know exactly where you stand, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
Ji Huizhou lowered his eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and then said: "Qi Qian and I should have known each other when we were in our teens, but we were never close and we hardly ever spoke."
Although Ji Huizhou's background was not bad, he was not from a particularly powerful and famous family like Mo Qian.
The city where he was born is the same as Qi Qian. Qi Qian is just an ordinary family, just like the millions of families in Qingxi City.
But the difference is that Qi Qian is a well-known genius in that film.
It is not uncommon for a couple with ordinary talents to give birth to a genius, but such a child will naturally be praised in such an environment.
Qi Qian's talent is even better than that of ordinary geniuses. Naturally, the environment that Qi Qian can access is different from that of the people around him.
Many of the local noble families pay attention to him and seem to want to support him.
That's why Qi Qian was able to play with children from aristocratic families. It was in such an environment that Ji Huizhou got to know Qi Qian.
Qi Qian was extremely arrogant, which might be due to the fact that he had been praising others since he was a child. Ji Huizhou was somewhat disgusted by such undisguised arrogance, so he did not have much contact with Qi Qian.
But in that circle, the people that both sides know are pretty much the same.
"I... have a childhood sweetheart who likes Qi Qian very much."
Ji Huizhou seemed a little embarrassed when he said this, but the way he pronounced the second half of the sentence and his expression changed showed that there was another hidden secret.
"It's very strange. Qi Qian is obviously arrogant and cold, and even doesn't take people seriously most of the time, but he is very popular with girls, especially those with good family backgrounds."
Such arrogance and indifference were not directed at Ji Huizhou, but he could see it.
Anyone who is not as good as Qiqian and cannot help Qiqian will not have further development in the future, and Qiqian's indifference becomes particularly obvious.
But because he was always like this, not many people noticed.
Ji Huizhou did not mention the name of his childhood sweetheart, or perhaps there was no need to mention it. He said: "From the moment she started to like Shangqiqian, it was unstoppable, from liking to giving, and then to the rest..."
He raised his head and glanced at Luo Tingyun.
"Later, she treated Qi Qian like a madman, just like your senior sister did."
Luo Tingyun's hands suddenly tightened. He stared at Ji Huizhou, wanting to refute but unable to say anything.
Obviously, he couldn't tell Ji Huizhou about the system, the plot, and the real situation of his senior sister, so Luo Tingyun could only remain silent, and Ji Huizhou wiped his face again.
He didn't use his spiritual power, and the rain flowed down his face freely.
"To be honest, you can probably tell that I like her a lot. My family has even discussed a future marriage with her becoming my fiancée. She wasn't opposed to it at first, but everything changed after Qi Mi appeared."
The woman was so obsessed with Qi Qian that her family naturally no longer talked about arranged marriages. Ji Huizhou's youthful admiration for him was also slowly buried in his heart.
"You are from a noble family, so you should know that we have a lot to learn. A family in a big city can also control a lot of resources."
When he said this, Ji Huizhou's eyes involuntarily froze again.
Qi Qian is talented and can help the family, so he is naturally qualified to enjoy some resources, but resources do not mean there is no danger, especially in secret realms, or places where they are going to train together.
"Then something unexpected happened." Ji Huizhou's voice was distorted by his speech, or perhaps by his emotions, or perhaps by something else. "We were all separated, and I was almost on my own to deal with the danger. I was still thinking about looking for her. Even if we had a previous relationship, I still had a way to find her."
Ji Huizhou's eyes gradually deepened, as if he was lost in memories.
A group of people who were only in the alchemy stage or foundation building stage were still very immature. He was also immature at that time. In a place full of dangers, he still moved forward carefully and cautiously.
He found the person he was looking for, but when he saw her, the girl's leg had been torn off by the spirit beast.
There was blood of that person all around.
Ji Huizhou still remembered that his blood was flowing backwards at that time. His body was stiff due to the extreme surge of emotions, but he still rushed forward regardless of everything. However, the girl was looking in the other direction, her hands were facing one side, begging desperately.
"Ah-Chuan, save me, save me..."
Ji Huizhou ran to the front and saw Qi Qian, who looked a little panicked, but Qi Qian just retreated.
By the time Ji Huizhou's attack hit the spirit beast, half of the girl's body had been bitten off, and her eyes became empty, as if she was in despair.
"I didn't save her... I couldn't save her, I didn't even save her body."
Ji Huizhou took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress the trembling in his voice. When he looked up at Luo Tingyun, hatred was in his eyes. "I have seen many times that Qi Qian would take advantage of people, would take her efforts for granted, and would push people away when they encountered danger."
Even the girl's last words before she died were, why didn't A-Chuan save her.
Ji Huizhou was stronger than Qi Qian at that time, so he knew clearly that if Qi Qian was willing to fight, they could at least hold on until he arrived, or the two of them could run away together, as the girl had a good teleportation talisman.
"I have no evidence." Ji Huizhou looked up at Luo Tingyun, "Just like just now, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my body, and the output of spiritual power was interrupted."
"I know he did a lot of things, but I have no proof."
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