This is their home, the result of the hard work of several generations. However, human power is so weak in the face of natural and man-made disasters, like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Such a serious fire is impossible to put out with manpower alone unless there is a heavy rain now to put out the fire with the power of thunder.
Some people started to kowtow, some beat their chests and feet, some could not bear to look directly at it, and some prayed to the Bodhisattva for protection and prayed for a miracle to happen...
However, the night sky was calm, with no thunder, no lightning, and no rain.
The howling wind and the blazing fire seemed to mock their overestimation of their own abilities.
Despair and depression weighed heavily on everyone's hearts. They felt like they were in an ice cellar, feeling chilled from body to mind, and were powerless to fight the fire anymore.
The ferocious fire expanded its territory wantonly, and the heat waves rolled towards us. In the face of the crisis, people's tension and panic were infinitely magnified.
Suddenly, the blazing sea of fire stopped...
It was as if an invisible wall had fallen vertically from the sky, dividing the street into two parts, one side was a sea of fire, and the other side was the survivors of the world.
"Fire, has the fire stopped burning?" a plump middle-aged woman said in a trembling voice, pointing in the direction of the sea of fire with one hand and pulling her man with the other hand.
The east wind was still blowing strongly, and the huge flames had already engulfed the entire Danyang Prefecture Office. The fire was fierce, but it did not continue to spread outwards...
“That’s right.” The man nodded repeatedly, choked up a little, put his hands together, and said excitedly, “This is the Bodhisattva appearing!”
"Our house is saved?" The middle-aged woman was so excited that her voice was shaking.
Some people gathered in groups of three or four, hugging each other because they had survived the disaster.
In an alley not far away, a slender purple figure slowly walked out of the darkness, with a fluffy kitten squatting on its shoulder.
The girl's crystal black eyes were surprisingly bright under the firelight.
"call--"
Gu Yanfei let out a long breath and whispered in a voice that only she could hear: "That was a close call."
She placed her right hand on her chest, with her slender index and middle fingers together, and cotton-like ash floated down between the two fingers.
The calico kitten on her shoulder held a talisman in its mouth. It swung its fluffy tail and curled it around her slender neck. Then it kicked its hind legs and jumped onto the nearest sycamore tree as light as a swallow.
The treetops began to rustle and a few fallen leaves fell.
The kitten is small but very agile, jumping on the treetops, from one branch to another, climbing up...
It moved nimbly through the fire, and finally leaped onto the high wall outside the Danyang Prefecture Office, and stuck the talisman in its mouth on it.
In an instant, the sparks, dust, and everything else on the ground and walls around the government office shook violently.
The invisible wall seemed to have shrunk a bit, firmly suppressing the raging sea of fire within its encirclement.
The talisman on the wall burned into ashes in the blink of an eye, mixing with the surrounding charcoal and dust.
The kitten, having completed its mission, returned along the same route, and with a few light leaps, landed steadily on Gu Yanfei's left shoulder.
“Meow, meow!”
The kitten held its chin high and meowed several times to show off, with its tail almost raised to the sky.
Gu Yanfei perfunctorily touched the cat's back, still looking at the sea of fire in front of him, his gaze slowly condensing into a point.
This small world had too little spiritual energy, so she could only make up for it with quantity. She used all the talismans she had drawn recently and set up a talisman formation before she was able to control the fire.
She almost got herself killed...
The cherry lips were stained red with blood, as if they were stained with lip balm, so gorgeous that it was almost weird.
She took out a handkerchief from her waist and slowly wiped the corners of her mouth.
After spitting out blood, she clearly felt that her body became a lot more relaxed, and her meridians became unobstructed, as if her marrow was cleansed and her bones were sharpened.
Gu Yanfei blinked, her mind clear as a mirror: this is the merit that this small world gives back to her.
Even if there is no spiritual energy here, merit is fair to every living creature in every small world.
This is an immutable law.
The little kitten meowed happily, and its eyes narrowed in ecstasy. Its fur became visibly softer and smoother, as if it had been reborn.
It rubbed Gu Yanfei's neck contentedly and was in a good mood: Well, there is indeed "meat" to eat by following the boss!
Gu Yanfei looked up at the Danyang Prefecture Office engulfed in flames ahead and smiled.
As early as the day she returned to Danyang City, when she entered the city, she found dark clouds lingering above the city, which was an ominous sign. She then told the divination and calculated that Danyang City was about to suffer a great disaster.
And she would be the only chance to turn this disaster around, so she chose to stay.
Gu Yanfei raised her right hand and started counting with her fingers again. Her slender fingers danced flexibly, and this time, she was not hindered.
After a while, she happily withdrew her hand.
Originally, Danyang City would have been destroyed by the fire, with countless casualties and only one in ten would have survived. But now the disaster has been resolved! The master said that what they cultivate in the Tianwen Sect is merit.
She lost a little bit of her essence and blood, but gained great merit in return. It was worth it!
Gu Yanfei flicked his sleeves gracefully and turned to leave.
When he turned around, his eyes swept across the alley next to the Danyang Prefecture Office opposite. At the entrance of the alley stood a young man in a white cloak leisurely. It was Chu Yi.
Not far behind Chu Yi, Xiao Shi was holding the little girl and walking in another direction at a brisk pace, coaxing her, "Where is your home? Brother will take you to find your parents, okay..."
Xiao Shi didn't see Gu Yanfei, but Chu Yi saw her and looked at her from a distance with a smile on his face.
Their eyes met, and at that moment, time seemed to stop.
The Danyang Prefecture Office nearby was completely engulfed in flames, like a huge bonfire. The blazing flames cast a red halo around Chu Yi, making his features look like a painting.
A pair of eyes as bright as stars were calm and deep, gazing at her deeply.
He looked at her for a while, his Adam's apple moved up and down, as if he felt hot, and he casually adjusted the strings of his cloak. The firelight gently sprinkled on his neck, and vaguely a beautiful collarbone could be seen at the collar, with a graceful curve and a faint glow.
He smiled slightly, and Gu Yanfei also smiled brightly.
Then, she turned around without saying a word, without saying goodbye, and left without any reluctance.
Chu Yi watched Gu Yanfei quietly as she left, her figure gradually disappearing into the thick night.
Chu Yi withdrew his gaze until she disappeared from his sight and took out the red brocade bag from his sleeve again.
Only a few fingernail-sized pieces of ashes remained in the brocade bag.
Single player is so boring, meow meow meow.
(End of this chapter)
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