Chapter 195 Heavy Rain and Landslide
The queen took her son's hand, looked left and right, and asked a series of questions.
Murong Zhen only heard that his mother was ill and had to stay in Ciguang Temple for a long time to recuperate.
Things happened a little suddenly and he was confused.
While feeling doubtful, I actually breathed a sigh of relief.
The Queen Mother would ask about his studies and health every day, no matter how small the matter was. If there was even the slightest flaw, the Queen Mother would point it out.
His mother left the palace to recuperate. Although he missed her sometimes, he felt much more relaxed every day, as if a huge mountain pressing on his head had been removed.
He mentioned to his father that he wanted to visit his mother, but his father's face turned very ugly and he did not allow him to come, saying that it would spread his illness.
Later, the Empress Dowager came forward and took him to Ciguang Temple to pray for blessings. Although the Emperor's father was not very happy, he still let him come.
Murong Zhen said, "I am fine. How is your mother?"
"Mother... Mother is doing fine here," the Queen said, tears about to fall from her eyes. "Zhen'er, you must strive to be good enough to earn your father's favor, so that you can..."
"Queen, please don't be disrespectful in front of the younger generation." The Queen Mother sitting next to her said slowly.
The empress dowager came to the temple in plain clothes, with a simple bun on her head and no hairpins or jewelry.
She still held a string of jade prayer beads in her hand, and the translucent green beads rolled across her fingertips.
"My aunt reminded me of that." After being reminded by the Queen Mother, the Queen held back her tears and dared not say anything more.
"Your Majesty, I have obtained the amulet from Master Mingdeng." A personal maid came in holding a brocade box.
The brocade box was opened, and inside was a peace amulet, which was very similar to the one the queen had received before.
"Zhen'er, come here, your mother will tie a peace amulet on you." The queen tied the peace amulet around Murong Zhen's waist.
"The Queen Mother is not in the palace, so you need to be careful. This amulet has the effect of warding off disasters and praying for blessings. Wear it day and night."
The queen thought about what she had done and did not regret it, but she was worried that if she left the palace, someone would attack Murong Zhen.
Unfortunately, she is confined here day and night, and the emperor will not let her reach into the palace again.
She then asked Master Mingdeng for another amulet and asked Murong Zhen to wear it.
Murong Zhen touched the amulet and felt a round bead inside.
The queen repeatedly reminded him not to leave the amulet with him, and only felt relieved when Murong Zhen agreed again and again.
The three continued talking.
The shadow cast by the west window pane on the ground grew longer and longer.
"It's almost time, we should go back." The Queen Mother stood up and left with Murong Zhen.
The queen watched her son leave reluctantly and said, "I hope you will take more care of Zhen'er. Zhen'er is still young and doesn't understand many things."
The Queen Mother glanced at the Queen coldly:
"Zhen'er is doing well in the palace, don't worry. You just need to take care of yourself here and don't worry me anymore."
The Queen lowered her head and said, "Yes, Aunt."
The queen saw them off to the gate of the courtyard, and then she could only watch the backs of the two generations of grandparents and grandchildren as they walked away.
The Queen Mother and Murong Zhen passed by a small courtyard and saw two fat monks, one big and one small, at the gate of the courtyard.
The two monks seemed to want to collect the peach flesh drying on the ground before sunset.
"Amitabha." The two monks clasped their hands together in front of their chests when they saw the distinguished guest passing by.
The Queen Mother and Murong Zhen both glanced over here unconsciously.
It was the first time Murong Zhen saw someone cut peaches into slices and spread them out to dry.
It was rare for the Queen Mother to see such a fat monk.
He is so fat that you can’t tell whether his facial features are beautiful or ugly, or whether they have any unique features.
"Is this Master Mingdeng?" The Queen Mother had heard the Queen describe Master Mingdeng's appearance.
He is just fat, so fat that you can see it at a glance.
"It is me," Master Mingdeng replied.
The Queen Mother twisted her jade Buddhist beads and said, "I have heard that Master Mingdeng is well versed in the Buddhist teachings. I will come again another day to ask for your guidance."
Master Mingdeng said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Amitabha, well done, well done."
He lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on the hem of Murong Zhen's clothes, and saw that Murong Zhen had a peace amulet tied around his waist.
It was the one he gave to the palace maid today.
The Queen Mother and Murong Zhen left.
Master Mingdeng and Wuzhen continued to pick up the peach flesh that was drying on the ground.
The sun was setting, and the summer clouds were as red as blood.
The blood-red glow gave the peach flesh a crimson hue.
Under the eaves, the little spider crawled up and down, slowly weaving a web.
…………
It's getting dark.
Dark clouds gathered and pressed heavily towards the Black Bandit Mountain.
The weather in summer is changeable.
When Mi Po's army set out, the sky was still bright, but when they were about to reach Heishan Township, the sky suddenly became overcast.
Ana Luo looked at the increasingly thick clouds and ordered his lieutenant:
"Speed up."
Half a month has passed since the last defeat in the battle.
The wound on Analo's left abdomen has not healed completely yet, and it still hurts a little when he presses it with his hand.
But he couldn't wait.
The army led by Yuan Chi has arrived in Lingnan.
Ana Luo knew that they had almost no chance of winning against Dayu's 80,000-strong army.
They were going to evacuate, but before that, he wanted to attack one last time.
His team had suffered heavy casualties, so this time, he brought all the men, horses, and elephants with him to fight.
This time, Mi Po's army changed its formation and strategy.
This time they arranged the cavalry formation in the front, the elephant formation in the second, and the infantry in the end.
The Mi Po people thought that riding a horse could help them flexibly dodge the huge rocks thrown down from the top of the mountain and quickly rush through the checkpoints.
After the hurled stones were used up, the elephant formation rushed forward and knocked away the boulders blocking the checkpoint, then broke up the enemy's formation and cleared the way for the main infantry force behind them.
Ana Luo and several lieutenants planned for a long time.
They led and commanded the cavalry formation, elephant formation and infantry formation respectively.
Anaro was leading the cavalry in the front. When the Mipo people fought, the leader always charged into the front to boost morale.
As he planned, Una felt a wave of unease.
At this moment, Una was riding in the elephant formation, looking at the figure of Ana Luo on horseback in front of him. A saying of Dayu suddenly emerged in his mind:
Man proposes, God disposes.
On the other side, Heishan Township was also prepared.
After learning that Mi Po's army had returned, everyone was on high alert.
As Mi Po's army entered the canyon again, catapults, poison powder, fireballs, Black Mountain Guards, Boy Scouts... were all in place.
They stood on the top of the mountain and looked up to see the dark clouds so low that they seemed within reach.
The air is hot and stuffy.
There was not a breath of wind.
Beads of sweat kept coming out of everyone's body, soaking their breathable cotton shirts.
"They're coming in!"
Ana Luo rode his horse and led his men into the canyon at high speed.
Huge rocks rolled down.
Dust flew across the canyon.
The sky suddenly became as dark as night.
A bright bolt of lightning struck, instantly illuminating the entire canyon.
Deafening thunder roared, as if millions of huge rocks were rolling in the air.
Heavy rain poured down.
Su Zhizhi stood on the top of the mountain, feeling the pouring rain pouring down from above her head.
It’s raining very heavily.
As far as she could remember, this was the first time she had seen such a heavy rainstorm.
The rain flowed down the hillside, carving countless gullies in the mud, and the scene below the canyon was shrouded in a gray curtain of rain.
Su Zhizhi frowned while holding the slingshot: "It's hard to see clearly when it rains."
Xue Che wiped the rain off his face and said, "We can't see clearly, and neither can they."
The sudden rainstorm and fog obscured everyone's vision.
The poison prepared by Hua Erniang and Doctor Yu could not be thrown away.
The fireball was extinguished by the rain.
Ana Luo led the cavalry into the checkpoint and fought.
He laughed out loud. This was simply heaven helping him. It was the snake god Mijia appearing.
When Ana Luo laughed, the people on the mountain suddenly heard a strange sound, which seemed to come from underground.
Gu——gu——
A Bao was startled and flew up suddenly. He circled around with a hiss, then flew to Su Zhizhi, grabbed her clothes with his claws and pulled her hard.
"Abao, where are you taking me?"
"We are at war, we can't run..."
Before Su Zhizhi finished speaking, she heard another noise.
Click!
On the hillside, a pine tree, as thick as a bowl, leaned forward, its roots protruding from the soil, stirring up a large amount of mud. Small stones rolled down and crashed into the valley floor.
At the checkpoint, Bai Xun, who was accepting the challenge, suddenly shouted:
"Hurry! The landslide!"
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