Chapter 176 was washed away
It's unclear whether Xu Rui was also fooled by the others, as he covered his forehead and acted like a quail for a long time.
Only after all four women opened their eyes did he ask, "Who instigated you to harm me?"
Having just experienced death, the group had lost their earlier courage and huddled together, their faces filled with terror.
The little boy had long since run away in fright.
Seeing that they remained silent, Xu Rui's eyes turned cold.
"I'll let it slide since you've lost your families, but if you remain stubborn, don't blame me for going to the village to arrest your family members. Someone will know!"
“We have no family left! They’re all dead!” shouted the woman who jumped into the river first.
Xu Rui's voice was hoarse and ruthless: "Are all your clansmen gone too?"
The four of them stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
But he still gritted his teeth and remained silent.
"How silly," Lu Qingqing said.
“That man was just using you, yet you are still covering for him, even at the cost of implicating your clansmen.”
"Even tofu has brains, but you guys really don't."
Think about it carefully. If the magistrate's son were a villain, why would he have bothered to rescue you?
Yes, why did he save them?
They all wanted to drag him down with them.
"Impossible... He wouldn't lie..."
"Who is he?! What did he say to you?" Fu Lengli shouted.
The women shrank their heads.
"No one, no one told us. We came on our own. You killed our man!"
"Don't think we don't understand the law. The magistrate's son has no official position or post, so it doesn't count as murdering an official, and it doesn't involve his clansmen!"
Someone must have been guiding her behind the scenes; how could an ordinary village woman know such detailed laws?
Xu Rui's lips curled even colder: "Then do you know that this breach wasn't due to a failure to repair the dike, but rather because someone deliberately sabotaged it?"
I suspect that you colluded with saboteurs to destroy the irrigation canals, harm the people, and cause the flooding of three villages. This is a crime that has brought disaster to the country!
Do you think your entire clan can escape?
Fu Leng, take your men back to the village and imprison these people and their entire families!
"Yes, young master!"
"No, no! We say, yes, it was Mr. Zhao who said it!"
The woman turned pale and finally collapsed to the ground, begging for mercy.
“Mr. Zhao said that we men wouldn’t have died otherwise, but you ordered them to go into the water to explore the cave, even though they’re not good swimmers, you couldn’t bear to let your men go into the water…”
Xu Rui: "Not just one, who else?"
The nearly 100-mile-long Cuilan River is fragmented and scattered, indicating that it was not built by one person.
"We don't know, we don't know!"
"Fu Leng! Cheng Zhou! Take men and investigate. Don't let a single one escape!"
These are the malignant tumors that harm the people!
Fu Leng and Gu Chengzhou immediately took the four women away.
Lu Qingqing looked around and saw that apart from Xu Rui and the few people he brought, there were no injured civilians.
"What did Fu Leng bring you here for? The danger here hasn't subsided yet, you should leave immediately," Xu Rui said.
"Do you want to rest for a bit? Your voice is really hoarse."
Lu Qingqing handed him the water gourd.
That was taken from her. Lu Yun also had one on her back, so this was the one she drank from.
Xu Rui stared at the gourd's mouth and couldn't help but swallow.
Suddenly I felt very hot.
After all this commotion these past two days, it might really start getting hot.
"I'm not hungry."
Lu Qingqing paused for a moment, then put away the water bottle and took out an egg from her pocket.
"Okay, I know you're hungry."
Xu Rui wanted to plunge into the river!
His brain always failed him in front of Lu Qingqing.
Especially after that encounter between the two of them, he felt uneasy all over.
I'm afraid people will see!
But somehow, people are watching.
Lu Yun stared at him, her gaze seemingly piercing through his mask.
"You should leave now, don't linger here."
Lu Yun: They called them over, then chased them away. This master and servant are just playing with them!
But before he could complain, as if to confirm Xu Rui's words, the sound of a gong came from ahead.
"The dam is breaching! Run up the mountain!"
All that could be heard was a booming sound, and the surging floodwaters, accompanied by stones and tree branches, chased after a group of people, rushing towards them menacingly.
Is Xu Rui's mouth blessed?! What a foul mouth!
What terrible luck!
In the blink of an eye, Lu Qingqing and Lu Yun grabbed each other's hands and ran towards the nearby mountains and forests.
In the blink of an eye, Hong Lang was already in front of her, and Lu Qingqing's arm was grabbed from behind.
"Hold onto my waist!"
The man shouted loudly as the waves roared.
Lu Qingqing hugged Lu Yun's waist tightly.
oh?
This guy has a nice waist too.
Then, her body was lifted into the air.
The filthy water churned over my feet.
It's a mix of live and dead fish!
Lu Qingqing finally realized that she wasn't hugging Lu Yun.
Looking up, they saw Xu Rui holding onto a thick tree trunk with both hands, suspending the two of them in mid-air.
How could this be! She clearly grabbed Lu Yun!
"Hey bro—"
"He's alright, he's over there!"
Lu Qingqing peeked out and saw Lu Yun and several guards hanging from a tree not far away.
The brother and sister exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief after their lingering fear.
"Don't we look like hanged ghosts now?"
Xu Rui, who was about to say "Don't be afraid," was speechless.
"What do we do now? I can't hold on much longer," Lu Qingqing said again.
"Maybe I should jump down. There's a rock over there that should stop me."
“No, women shouldn’t soak in water,” Xu Rui said, moving his hands slightly.
A drop of blood fell on Lu Qingqing's face.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"It's okay. Hold on tight, I'll climb up, let's climb the tree."
"You're alright, did you just grab a thorn?"
They grabbed a locust tree, so they must have grabbed a branch or leaf, which had thorns.
"Hang in there a little longer. The people ahead of us are carrying sandbags, so they must already be blocking the way."
As Xu Rui spoke, he slightly raised his body, trying to reach a branch above. The veins on his forehead and neck bulged as if they were about to burst.
"Don't persist!"
Lu Qingqing let go of her hand without any warning.
She wasn't a weak woman who could only be saved by others, and she didn't like being a burden to others.
It's strange, he'd rather let his hands bleed profusely than let her soak in water.
It's so hot, let's go for a soak.
You won't die.
You can also catch fish.
If you're lucky, you might even catch a turtle!
"Qingqing—"
"Little sister—"
With several screams, Lu Qingqing fell into the water, and a huge impact instantly swept her away.
She held her breath and aimed at the large rock.
Great, she successfully caught the rock, but her chest and abdomen hurt a lot from the impact.
My back also hurts.
Countless grains of sand were hitting her back.
The clothes were about to fall apart.
She's going to go naked!
Suddenly, two arms braced against the rocks beside her face, and a body pressed against her back.
The friction from the gravel behind disappeared.
Lu Qingqing knew who it was without even looking.
Only he has such a skeleton.
"Little sister, little..."
At the same time, a group of people rushed past from the side.
It's just a bunch of people.
The young man, with four guards, grabbed him from the front and back, strung together like they were rafting, and rushed past.
Lu Yun reached out to Lu Qingqing as if to grab her, but couldn't reach her.
They all jumped down after seeing Lu Qingqing jump down!
"Brother, don't worry about me, take care of yourself—" Lu Qingqing shouted with all her might.
The figures of the group had already disappeared.
"What's ahead? Where will they be swept away?"
"Don't worry, the water level will decrease, and they should be able to save themselves along the way."
With guards around, Lu Yun will be fine.
Yes, you're bound to get hurt.
Lu Qingqing shuddered.
She was wrong.
The water isn't hot at all; it's quite cool.
Then, her hand felt itchy, and a large leech crawled onto it!
"..."
Can't I just sit on a crab?
Everything else was washed away, but this stuff won't be washed away!
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