Chapter 234 Successfully Blocked the Wildfire
About five miles to the east, the temperature of the soil suddenly rose.
The soil in the north is hotter.
In other words, the wildfire was burning from the northeast.
And it took a lot of time.
Judging from the current wind direction, it will spread over in less than a quarter of an hour.
The reason why Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang did not notice the forest fire was because the mountain they were on was relatively low and their vision was blocked.
Ye Chutang knew that leaving was urgent.
She said to the two elders of the Qi family: "Don't take anything, leave quickly!"
After saying that, she stood up, helped Madam Qi up, and took her out of the valley.
The National Protection Army who were drawing water from the spring immediately obeyed the order and left.
They were highly skilled in martial arts and helped the Qi family and Qi Qingyu's family of four to leave.
Mr. Qi asked worriedly, "Is Yan Zhou okay?"
In the face of natural disasters, humans are too insignificant.
Ye Chutang said affirmatively: "Azhou is just going to investigate the situation and will not take any risks."
"That's good. A wildfire in this weather would be terrible!"
It is noon now, and the high temperature helps fuel combustion.
"First understand the situation, then find a way to solve the wildfire."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he quickened his pace.
She quickly caught up with the four members of the Ye family who were fleeing in panic.
Ye Jingchuan was originally skeptical about the forest fire, thinking that the previous conversation had been overheard and that Qi Yanzhou had deliberately scared them.
After all, it's too much of a coincidence.
When he saw Ye Chutang’s hurried steps, he was sure that the wildfire was real.
"Tang'er..."
He originally wanted to ask Ye Chutang for some information, but Ye Chutang didn't even look at him and walked past him.
The National Protection Army gradually surpassed the Ye family and left.
This frightened the Ye family so much that they ran and walked, fearing that they would be left behind and die in the sea of fire.
The terrain in the valley was very rugged and Old Madam Ye could not walk fast.
In her anxiety, she sprained her ankle and knocked Ye Siyin, who was walking in front of her, to the ground.
Ye Siyin's stomach happened to hit the vomited stone, and she screamed in pain.
Aunt Jiang was frightened and quickly helped her up.
"Yin'er, are you okay?"
Ye Siyin had a severe stomachache and hunched over to relieve the pain.
"Mom, my stomach aches. Will the baby be okay?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Lady Ye saw blood staining Ye Siyin's light-colored cloth skirt red.
"Blood, there is blood, is it a miscarriage?"
As soon as the word "miscarriage" came out, Aunt Jiang was so angry that she slapped Old Madam Ye.
"It's all because of you, old fool! Yin'er is going to be killed by you!"
Old Madam Ye did not like Ye Siyin who did not love herself, and slapped Aunt Jiang in return.
"You little bitch, it's just right that the child is gone!"
When Ye Jingchuan heard this, he was so angry that he almost choked.
“Mom, don’t talk nonsense, this child is very important to the Ye family!”
After saying that, he picked up Ye Siyin and walked forward quickly.
"Jiang, go to Tang'er and ask her to save Yin'er's child."
Aunt Jiang ran away.
After falling three times, he finally ran out of the valley and caught up with Ye Chutang who was about to leave, panting.
She plopped down on her knees.
"Madam Qi, Yin'er accidentally fell and is showing signs of miscarriage. Please save the child. No matter how much you hate the Ye family, the child is innocent."
Ye Chutang would naturally not repay evil with kindness.
"Life and death are determined by fate."
After saying that, she looked towards the northeast where thick smoke was billowing, and said to the Qi family, "The wildfire is coming soon, let's go quickly."
Before she could finish her words, her legs were hugged by Aunt Jiang.
"You can't...ah..."
After Ye Chutang kicked Aunt Jiang away, he looked at Han Chong and said, "Leave me a horse. I want to stay and wait for Ah Zhou."
Zhao Meng gave Qi Yanzhou a few war horses, which came in handy.
"Mrs. Qi, you go first. I'll wait."
"I can ride a horse with Azhou, can you?"
Han Chong was speechless, but he didn't dare to leave Ye Chutang here alone.
If anything happened to her, Qi Yanzhou would definitely go crazy.
"I'll leave an extra horse to accompany Madam Qi while she waits for Master Qi."
"I need to use the toilet. It's inconvenient for you to stay."
Han Chong: “…”
He knew it was Ye Chutang's excuse, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to leave with the exiled team.
As for the Ye family members who had not yet arrived, they would either be burned to death or follow the team back.
Either way, there's no escape.
After Ye Chutang and the other exiles left, they entered the woods.
She was not going to look for Qi Yanzhou, but to see how the wildfire was burning.
Only by knowing the area and the speed of spread can we accurately create an isolation zone to prevent the fire from spreading.
So she used teleportation to the edge of the wildfire.
Ran a long circle along the burning forest.
A total of four hills were burned.
The area is neither big nor small.
She can use her earth-based abilities to quickly create isolation zones to prevent the fire from spreading.
But doing so would not only cost her more than 10,000 merit points, but she would also not gain any benefits.
She won't do business at a loss.
Ye Chutang looked at the smoke getting closer and closer and teleported back to the woods near the entrance of the valley.
Coming out of the woods, I could already feel the warmth of the wind.
The horse tied to the tree stamped its hooves restlessly and neighed softly.
Looking towards the hillside, you can still see the backs of the four members of the Ye family.
"Azhou!"
Ye Chutang shouted, but it was Sun Chu who responded to her.
"Mrs. Qi, where are you?"
"The entrance to the valley."
Sun Chu walked on the leaves above the woods and soon landed in front of Ye Chutang.
"Is there any water? Give me a drink."
Ye Chutang carried a water bag with him, which was filled with spiritual spring water.
She handed the water bag to the sweaty Sun Chu and asked, "Where did you go? How did you find out about the wildfire?"
Sun Chu raised the water bag high, and the spiritual spring water was crystal clear under the sunlight and entered the mouth through the air.
After he finished drinking the water, he returned the water bag to Ye Chutang.
"This water is so sweet. I feel full of energy after drinking it. Is it spring water?"
Ye Chutang followed Sun Chu's words and said, "Well, this water is taken from the spring in the valley."
Sun Chu did not doubt him and answered Ye Chutang's previous question.
"I went north to hunt game and found many birds flying south. I continued to go north but not far when I felt a wave of heat. I felt something was wrong, so I followed the heat out of the forest."
When he came out of the woods, he was facing a col.
The hot wind rolled in, making the leaves of the trees in the valley droop down, and there was a faint smell of smoke in the wind.
Look up.
Although the view was obstructed and the thick smoke could not be seen, the air could be seen being distorted by the heat.
When Sun Chu learned that there was a forest fire, he immediately went back to report the news.
After reporting the incident, he went to see how big the fire was and whether he could stop the spread.
As a result, the wildfire burned from the northeast at a very fast speed. The fire was so fierce that it was impossible to get close.
When he was walking back, he met Qi Yanzhou.
Qi Yanzhou had a detailed map of each state and county, and used the charcoal pencil he carried with him to draw the isolation zone in the downwind direction.
Ask him to come back with the map and arrange for cutting down trees and putting out the fire.
"Madam Qi, Master Qi said that we don't know when the wildfire can be put out. We can't move forward for the time being. Let you decide whether to retreat to Dayang Town and stay there for a few more days."
After listening to this, Ye Chutang made a decision immediately.
"Don't retreat. Find a safe valley to stay in later."
If you want to do good things, you have to do them openly and let people know about it.
If they retreated back to Dayang Town, people who didn't know would think they were afraid of death and were trying to avoid disaster.
Sun Chu had no objection, "Okay, let's go meet up with Lord Han first."
Ye Chutang rides a horse and Sun Chu uses Qinggong.
The two of them quickly overtook the four people from the Ye family and reached the top of the slope where the view was the best.
Han Chong looked worried when he saw that Qi Yanzhou had not returned.
"Master Qi hasn't come back for so long, shall I take someone to look for him?"
Sun Chu waved his hand, "No need."
After saying that, he took out a map from his arms and spread it flat on the hot ground.
He pointed to the black line drawn with charcoal pencil and said, "Master Han, Master Qi has visited the area near the fire. This is the isolation zone he drew. Keep it in mind and quickly go cut down trees to stop the fire from spreading."
A line from southwest to northeast is about five miles long.
The wind is from the east starting today. As long as a north-south isolation zone is built, the speed of the fire spread can be slowed down.
This way, there will be more time to build isolation zones in other directions.
After Han Chong responded to Sun Chu, he memorized the terrain of the nearby mountains.
It is not an easy task for a hundred people to cut out a buffer zone that is five miles long and ten feet wide.
Whether you can do it or not, you have to try it.
"Fortunately, there are no villages near the wildfire."
After Han Chong finished speaking, he immediately assigned his men the task of cutting down trees.
"Remember the terrain and your mission scope, but put your own life first. Do you understand?"
What this means is that if the fire is too fierce, evacuate to a safe area first and then find a solution.
"I obey your command!"
The deafening sound makes people feel excited.
"Take all the water bags with you. Those who are assigned to go far away will ride away on horseback, and the rest will move forward with light skills."
"Yes, sir!"
Ye Chutang said to the National Protection Army: "There are many fruits on the carts. Take as many as you can. They can not only quench your thirst, but also fill your stomach."
Han Chong didn't hesitate and asked his men to bring some fruits and dry food.
Only with strength can you get the job done well.
The people of Dayang Town donated three or two cartloads of food, half of which were fruits.
Each soldier of the National Protection Army took some and then left quickly.
Sun Chu still had a mission to complete, so he left a horse for himself.
Han Chong looked at Wu Chenggang.
"Keep an eye on everyone. If anyone tries to escape, kill them on the spot!"
"Yes, Lord Han."
After getting Wu Chenggang's guarantee, Han Chong took the water bag and fruit and quickly went down the hillside.
After Sun Chu wolfed down an apple, he looked at Ye Chutang.
"Madam Qi, I have to go to Dayang Town and Lai County to ask the people and the garrison to help put out the fire."
"Wait a moment."
Ye Chutang called out to Sun Chu who was climbing onto his horse and extended his hand to him.
"Give me the map."
Sun Chu took out a map from his arms and handed it to Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang circled the area of the wildfire with charcoal pencil, and then estimated the location of the isolation zone based on the speed of burning without wind, the direction of the mountain range, and the time it would take Sun Chu to find someone. He also marked it after drawing it.
"Assign the civilians and garrisons according to the map and tell them to be safe."
Sun Chu looked at Ye Chutang in shock, "How do you know the area of the wildfire?"
As soon as he asked the question, the words "ghost thief" appeared in his mind.
"No need to answer, I get it."
"drive!"
He whipped his horse whip and galloped towards Dayang Town.
Wu Chenggang came to Ye Chutang and asked respectfully, "Madam Qi, there are few trees on the top of this slope, it's not suitable for resting, and there's no water. How about changing to another place?"
Ye Chutang nodded and said, "Over the mountain ahead, there is a river, which is a tributary of the big river near Dayang Town. You can go and take a look."
It's dry everywhere now, and she can't guarantee that there will be water in the river.
However, natural rivers usually have large pits washed out by water, or are connected to underground rivers, so the probability of having water is very high.
Wu Chenggang had no objection, "I'll listen to Madam Qi."
After saying that, he looked at the cart.
"Madam Qi, the horses have been ridden away and can't pull the cart. What should we do with these things?"
When leaving Dayang Town, Zhao Meng not only gave a war horse to Qi Yanzhou, but also replaced the donkey pulling the cart with a horse.
But they were all ridden away by the National Protection Army to put out the fire.
Ye Chutang said, "Azhou and the others will be back before dark, so we can just take some food and daily necessities with us for the time being, and then leave two people to look after the things."
This idea is good, but Wu Chenggang looks worried.
"Madam Qi, there aren't many guards left. If we leave two more behind, I'm worried something might go wrong."
The people from the Qi family will definitely not run away, but the same cannot be said for the Zhao, Ye and Chen families.
The total number of people from the three families was nearly twenty. If they were dispersed, he was worried that he would not be able to keep an eye on them.
"Don't worry, no one can escape."
Wu Chenggang knew that Ye Chutang was skilled in martial arts, so he nodded.
"Okay, let's arrange it this way."
Just as he finished speaking, the four members of the Ye family finally climbed to the top of the slope.
Ye Siyin's dress was stained with large patches of blood.
When Zhu Rong saw this, she turned pale with fright and rushed over immediately.
"Yin'er, what's wrong with you?"
Ye Jingchuan carried Ye Siyin all the way up the hill and was almost dead from exhaustion.
He quickly put the person gently on the ground, breathing heavily.
It felt like a stick was stirring in Ye Siyin's stomach. The pain made her face turn pale, her whole body was covered in sweat, and she couldn't utter a word.
Aunt Jiang answered for Ye Siyin.
"Yin'er was pushed to the ground by her mother-in-law, and her stomach hit the stone. She was showing signs of miscarriage."
Halfway through her words, she looked at Ye Chutang with resentment.
"Madam Qi was there at the time, but as a doctor, she just watched him die without trying to save him!"
When Ye Chutang heard this, he looked at Aunt Jiang with sharp eyes.
Just as she was about to speak, Old Madam Qi rushed to say, "Your Ye family killed Atang's mother and brother. Why would she save a bastard?"
The old lady was a respectable person, and it was the first time she said such harsh words to her unborn child.
But she felt that she had done nothing wrong, because both the Ye family and the Zhao family were scum!
Aunt Xu quickly agreed, "If it were me, not only would I not save you, I would also give you a bowl of Luozi soup!"
Who stipulates that doctors must save lives?
Even if we have to save someone, we should save someone who is worth saving!
Aunt Jiang was so angry that her eyes fell on Ye Chutang's belly and she cursed without thinking: "As a doctor, you are so vicious. Sooner or later, it will come back to haunt you. You don't deserve to be healthy in this life..."
Before she could utter the word "child", Ye Chutang pulled out the hairpin on her head, poked Aunt Jiang's cheek, and stopped her from saying anything else.
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