Chapter 329: Determined to be together
As if noting her anxiety, Gu Yanchen explained.
"The Wumen Dam is only ten kilometers away from Silver Moon City, and the Blackwater River is downstream. Once the dam breaks and the water from the Blackwater River is added, if we are unlucky and it rains again, the whole city will probably be flooded..."
Gu Yanchen lowered his voice very low, and Shan Qi and others turned their heads away intentionally, so they did not hear the conversation between the two people clearly.
Ran Qingxuan originally held on to her luck, thinking that it wouldn't be the first city, but she didn't expect that reality would give her a big blow.
"If we hurry up and get away from the dam, we might be safe for a while. If things really turn out as you said, we can only go back to treat them..."
Gu Yanchen actually didn't want Ran Qingxuan to take risks. After all, this was not her responsibility.
But if they managed to escape, but there were helpless people wailing and complaining behind them, even Gu Yanchen would not turn around and leave.
"No matter what, we must fight hard and try to minimize the casualties!"
There was a flash of worry in both of their eyes, but Gu Yanchen was more worried about Kuang Ze, who was escorting their parents and relatives.
"Yiping, you must hurry up and catch up with Kuang Ze and Zhuo Yong, prepare enough supplies and take everyone away from the Wumen Dam..."
After thinking for a few seconds, Gu Yanchen continued, "I remember that the highest mountain is Bai Niao Mountain, one kilometer away from the dam. You take your men up there and wait there. Don't come down before we arrive."
Although Wei Yiping felt a little strange, he still followed Gu Yanchen's instructions and left immediately to do it.
But the next second Ran Qingxuan stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, I'll get you something."
"Yes." Wei Yiping stopped and waited.
In just three to five minutes, Ran Qingxuan took out a military backpack from a place where neither they nor the officers could see.
The extra tents prepared before came in handy at this time. Ran Qingxuan put seven or eight tents in there, which occupied most of the space. After thinking about it, he put enough thermal blankets and fast-burning carbon in there.
After all, it is humid in the mountains and it may rain. If the wood cannot be lit and there is no charcoal fire for heating, the elderly will not be able to survive the night.
"There are tents and thermal blankets in here. Older people can use them to keep the temperature down when they sleep at night. There is also a bag filled with quick-burning charcoal. Just light it with a fire starter and throw it into the basin, then add the charcoal."
Wei Yiping quickly turned his eyes away when he took the backpack, and the others kept their lips slightly open for a long time without coming back to their senses.
"Do you understand how to use it?"
"Oh...I understand...I understand ma'am."
The fire at the corner did not shine to where they were. In order to explain clearly, Ran Qingxuan took an oil lamp. Under the light of the fire, several people could see Ran Qingxuan's appearance clearly.
The bright eyes made people's hearts tremble. Wei Yiping, who was looking at them without knowing it, quickly lowered his head, and after taking the backpack, he didn't know where to put it.
Gu Yanchen looked a little unfriendly, and quickly pulled the person to his side to block him: "You understand, why don't you go quickly."
"Yes..." Wei Yiping turned around and ran away. His tall and thin figure and the huge backpack looked so funny.
The rest of Shan Qi and others quickly looked away, fearing that they would lose their eyesight in the next second.
Ran Qingxuan showed a speechless expression and reminded Wei Yiping who had not yet walked far.
"There are 100 taels in it. Don't be stingy with the food and be sure to buy some extra."
"Yes, ma'am!"
Looking at their brothers' embarrassing appearance, Shan Qi and others pinched their thighs to stop themselves from laughing.
Gu Yanchen didn't care. He looked at them and asked, "My current identity is an exiled prisoner. I will be free only after I get a new identity with the official seal of Dazixi County. It's not appropriate for you to appear in the team with me. We can just meet outside Yinyue City in Cangzhou."
"Sixth Master, you don't need to worry about this. We will follow the team from now on to protect the safety of you and the old lady." Xiong Jiang and his men were looking for Gu Yanchen, so they would not leave no matter what was said.
Considering that they had just been attacked by an assassin, the battle was already over by the time An Yi and the others got the news and rushed over.
Maybe we could let Shan Qi and the others dress up as escorts or merchants and follow behind, so that if anything goes wrong again, they can come and help quickly.
"That's fine too. You can just follow the team from a distance tomorrow."
"But..." Gu Yanchen said as he looked at the attire of several people with a strange expression on his face, and suddenly thought of something.
"Recently, there have been bandits in towns along the way in Cangzhou. Could they be talking about you guys?"
After that, several people nodded awkwardly, but quickly explained their behavior.
"Sixth Master, we do this for a reason. After all, the area around Cangzhou is so large, and there are many landlords who exploit the people. We only rob those who are really problematic..."
"Since we are going to wait anyway, we might as well make some substantial contributions to the people."
The few of them had been doing nothing for quite a long time. If they were not afraid of going too far and causing an irreversible situation, the damage to these places recently would probably not be as simple as talk.
Gu Yanchen was also a little helpless. He didn't expect that it was really them.
"You guys are enough. I heard that you not only robbed the rich to help the poor, but also took some inexplicable things from inns along the way. Not only did you scare the merchants around you away from doing business, but the inn owners were also very nervous, fearing that they would not be able to continue their business."
"No, I just can't understand what you guys are thinking. If you need pots and pans, why don't you just go buy them? Why do you steal them along the way?"
As soon as Gu Yanchen finished speaking, Shan Qi and others' faces turned red like monkey butts.
"I thought it would be troublesome to buy it and bring it back, so I just thought it would be a convenient thing to do, and I never thought it would lead to the current scary situation."
"Hey, let's not do this kind of thing again once we've settled down, lest we get caught and make a fool of ourselves."
"It's getting late. You guys should go back and rest. You can discuss how to catch up tomorrow."
"Yes!" Shan Qi and others had no objection. Before leaving, they even got a few tents left by Ran Qingxuan.
After Gu Yanchen left, they cheered excitedly on the spot.
Bu Wei didn't say anything when he saw the two men coming back. After making sure that the matter would not get out of hand, he just took a rest and continued his patrol as usual.
Before going to bed, Ran Qingxuan saw Gu Yanchen go out for half a minute, and he didn't know what he did.
"Where have you been?"
"I didn't do anything, go to sleep!" The expression clearly showed that he had done something.
There was a hint of strangeness on her face, but she still lay down obediently, closed her eyes and rested. Unexpectedly, she soon got the answer.
In the second half of the night, Ran Qingxuan noticed that the person beside him suddenly stood up, and he also stood up and asked, "Is there an assassin?"
"You're awake, so let's sneak out for a while, there's something interesting to watch!"
When Ran Qingxuan heard that there was something to watch, he instantly became excited. He quickly dressed himself and followed Gu Yanchen out of the tent quietly.
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