An Yi used his lightness skill to rush towards the city gate, while Mu Qing turned around and returned to the opposite mountain forest.
Gu Zuo and Duan Yang, along with their group, each led a team to arrange the relocation of villagers in the downstream villages of the Changhe River.
Along the evacuation route, the low-lying areas were flooded to waist height. The rural paths were already slippery and muddy, and the heavy rain further obscured visibility. Although the villagers were very cooperative, they still had a hard time moving forward, and people kept falling down, making the progress very slow.
Mu Qing dispersed the wood energy to check the transfer status.
Xiahe Village
Upon seeing this, the village chief of Xiahe Village ordered the arriving soldiers and able-bodied men in the village to take the children and women away first, and then move them. The villagers would follow behind, going as far as they could.
Upon hearing this, the elderly villagers readily made way for them.
A group of young people wiped away their tears and left with their wives and children, trying to quicken their pace so they could get their wives and children to safety as soon as possible and then return to take care of the elderly.
It wasn't just Xiahe Village; the same was true for Yangliu Village, Dongjia Village, and others below. Mu Qing was deeply moved when he saw this.
As evening approached and the rain intensified, threatening to collapse the dam at any moment, Mu Qing hesitated briefly before deciding to take a gamble. Although he felt insignificant in the face of natural disaster, he had to try his best. After all, he couldn't bear to watch so many people be swept away by the river before his eyes, leaving their fate to chance.
He channeled his wood energy to establish a connection with the surrounding mountains, forests, and vegetation. The energy spread down the dam, and Mu Qing mobilized all the wood energy in his body. The energy gathered into threads that spread out from him, gently covering and binding the fleeing people and animals he encountered along the way, and sending them to safety.
The elderly villagers, including the village chief of Xiahe Village, were too exhausted to walk any further and had resigned themselves to their fate. Unexpectedly, they were brought to the side of the villagers who had just arrived at a safe place. The villagers looked bewildered and had no idea what had happened.
A group of people wept with joy.
More and more people were brought over, and only then did everyone realize that a golden thread had brought them from the horizon. Ignoring the mud on the ground, they all knelt down and paid their respects.
Murong Yu watched this scene with a mixture of pride and lingering worry. Suppressing his concerns, he turned to handle the arrangements.
Green Mountain Forest
Many animals from the lower reaches of Qingshan Cliff were gradually transported to a large cave in the upper reaches of Qingshan Forest. These included black bears, wild rabbits, pheasants, and even bamboo rats, among other diverse species.
The black bear looked down at the rabbit at its feet, and seeing the rabbit trembling and afraid to look at it, silently looked away. The animals remained gathered together, quiet and still, the scene both eerie and strangely harmonious.
A tiger cub, playing by the riverbank in Xiahe Village, fell into the river and was swept downstream. A large tiger relentlessly chased after it from the riverbank.
The golden thread covered the tiger cub, and before the adult tiger could react, the golden thread brought the tiger cub to its side, then encircled it and carried it together to a large cave in the green forest high upstream.
Seeing the two tigers, one big and one small, suddenly appear, the other animals all looked over nervously. The big tiger patted the little tiger's head a few times with its paw, seemingly disciplining the little tiger for being disobedient.
The little tiger was also frightened, and it whimpered as it approached the big tiger for comfort, howling softly.
The big tiger licked the little tiger's fur, then led the little tiger to the edge of the cave to lie down and continue licking its fur.
Seeing that the tiger had no intention of harming them, the group of small animals found places to rest. The little tiger looked at the animals that were being brought over one after another by the golden thread, its eyes full of wonder.
It chased the golden thread through the cave, but each time the thread disappeared before it could reach it. Undeterred, it continued its relentless pursuit throughout the cave. Finally, the tiger couldn't bear to watch any longer and pinned it under its paws, finally calming it down.
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