For a moment, the villagers were in a stalemate.
No one was in the mood to care about the blazing fire, they were all busy arguing.
Lu Yunxi hid in the woods and watched this scene, twitching his eyes.
Fortunately, Shunhai's plan was aided by her protective shield. Before the action began, she had already covered the entire interior of the mental hospital with a protective shield. The fire would at most burn through the outer walls, but it wouldn't harm anyone inside. She also placed another layer of shield around the outside of the mental hospital, a double layer of shields to contain the flames and prevent them from spreading into the forest.
Otherwise, if we really have to wait for people outside to save us, not only will the people inside not survive, but even the people outside will probably be burned to death by the increasingly big fire!
The people in the village quarreled louder and louder, and in the end, they even started fighting.
"Your Liu family has many sons, eight in total. It wouldn't be tiring for them to take turns. You should let your sons fetch water!"
"Some of your family members can run fast! Why don't you let some of your family members help carry water?!"
"No way! Why should their family members stay here and we have to go back?!"
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Looking at the villagers making a fuss, the village chief frowned.
"Alright! Stop arguing!" The veins on his forehead throbbed for a moment before he roared, "If you don't want to go, just stay here and follow the two adults guarding the gate to pray for the people inside."
After saying that, he dusted himself off and, imitating the two guards at the door, sat cross-legged on the ground with a look of compassion on his face, praying silently.
Seeing this, the villagers didn't want to continue arguing, so they just followed their example and sat down cross-legged.
At the entrance of the mental hospital, dozens of people sat in a row, with their hands clasped together and praying.
If there wasn't a huge fire burning across the street, anyone seeing this scene would think they were very pious.
Lu Yunxi ignored these people and listened to the noise inside.
She had made an agreement with Shunhai long ago. If they really encountered an unsolvable problem, they would ring the bell she gave them, and she would rush in to save them.
However, after such a long time, there was no sound of the bell. The situation inside should still be under Shunhai's control. She thought for a while and then found a tree branch to sleep on.
The situation in the house was exactly as she imagined.
The patrolling guards moved the water from all the rooms and poured it out vigorously.
When the water was almost used up, the fire at the door became much smaller.
They successfully created a way out for themselves!
As long as they crossed the narrow, ankle-high line of fire in front of them, they could successfully leave the house surrounded by fire!
Seeing this, everyone became excited and rushed out.
"Let me out first! My father is the local county magistrate!" one of them yelled.
When the others heard this, they also revealed their identities with a sneer.
"Oh! He's just a small county magistrate. My third uncle is the governor of Green State!"
"The prefect is indeed powerful, but you all have relatives in office! I am different! I am the official myself!"
A group of people were arguing with each other and no one was willing to give in.
Shunhai twitched his eyes, winked at the people around him, and rushed forward to control the guests and staff.
"Hurry! Knock them out and take them out! Let the girl and the old man go out first, and the others follow!" Shunhai yelled, watching the people in front rush out one after another.
Outside, the gate guards and villagers sitting cross-legged outside were shocked at first, and then their faces lit up with joy as they watched people rush out one after another.
The village chief laughed: "Haha! Sure enough, the method I thought of is effective! Let's pray more!"
As he spoke, he sat upright again, closed his eyes, and prayed silently.
The person who rushed out: !!
They looked at the group of people blocking the door in silence, their faces somewhat distorted.
Good job!
Even if you want to pray, don't block the door!
Not long after they rushed out, they encountered this group of people blocking the way. It was because of the thick smoke inside and the constant tears that they didn't see it.
It's unbearable to see someone blocking the door as soon as I come out!
They forcibly moved the person blocking the door away.
Lu Yunxi opened his eyes, sat on a tree branch, and watched the crowd rush out of the house. He didn't feel at ease until he was sure that there was no one left in the house.
A terrible fire ended here.
The fire burned fiercely. Although it did not spread to the side, the flames were very high and dyed a large area of the sky red.
This matter is too big to be concealed.
Officials came to investigate the matter thoroughly. All officials who had secretly visited the area were investigated, and the hospital director and doctors were even sent to remote areas to repair the city wall. However, most of the staff were unaware of this private secret and were later arrested and imprisoned, but they were not punished.
There were also many smart people among those who were captured. They shouted loudly: "Someone must have framed us! Otherwise, such a big fire would have burned through the forest! How could it only burn this one house?!"
Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to them.
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"Thank you so much for this time, Miss Lu. If you need anything, you can bring this jade pendant to Haiji to find me. There are Haiji stores all over the country. When the store owner sees this jade pendant, he will do his best to help you." Shunhai held a box with a jade pendant in it and handed it to her with both hands.
Lu Yunxi took the jade pendant with a smile, said goodbye to Shunhai and his sister, and then embarked on a journey of training again.
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