Deputy Captain Wang took a drag of his cigarette and nodded.
Gathering the villagers, they walked out of the village and headed towards Xujia Village. However, the road they had taken was now completely submerged. Xu Guoqiang led the group forward with difficulty, relying on their memories.
At that moment, someone in the crowd shouted in alarm, "The flood is here!"
Xu Guoqiang's heart skipped a beat. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw the raging floodwaters rushing towards them. He quickly shouted to everyone, "Hold hands and don't go alone!"
The force of the flood was so great that a single person would definitely be swept away.
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly did as instructed, but the flood came too fast, and many people were swept away before they could even hold onto those around them.
Xu Guoqiang, quick-witted and agile, pounced over, grabbed the person who was floating past him, and pulled him back.
Deputy Captain Wang and Xu Xiangyang also led the able-bodied men to rescue people in the surrounding areas.
Li Xiyue's heart pounded. It felt just like when the apocalypse first arrived. Faced with natural disasters, humanity was so small and fragile.
The floodwaters were growing larger and faster, and the water on the road had reached thigh-deep. Li Xiyue was helping an elderly person along as they struggled to move forward.
Fortunately, Xiaobai had already been put into the space when no one was paying attention, otherwise it would have become a real stray dog.
Liu Hongshao, holding the hand of a woman, followed behind Li Xiyue, her eyes fixed on Li Xiyue's slender figure, her gaze slowly turning venomous.
The next moment, jealousy took over and swallowed up reason. She let go of the woman's hand, pretended to fall, and pounced on Li Xiyue.
Li Xiyue was pushed hard from behind and fell forward. Fortunately, she released the old man in time, otherwise he would have fallen into the water with her.
Just then, a wave of water came and she was swept away by the flood.
Xu Liu Hongshao, who managed to calm herself down in time, was overjoyed. Great! The vixen was about to disappear!
"Oh, Liu Hongshao, why did you push Li Zhiqing into the flood?" Xu Lanhua, a woman who had been walking with Liu Hongshao, condemned.
She was from Xujia Village, but married into Wangjia Village, so she knew Liu Hongshao and had also heard of Li Xiyue's reputation.
Liu Hongshao feigned guilt, "I didn't mean to, I just lost my balance."
The elderly woman walking with Li Xiyue was a woman from Liujia Village who had married into Wangjia Village. She also knew Liu Hongshao, and Li Xiyue had treated her before, so she liked Li Xiyue very much.
Seeing Li Xiyue being swept away by the flood, she shouted anxiously to Liu Hongshao, "Hongshao, you pushed her into the water! Go and save her!"
Liu Hongshao shook her head awkwardly, "I can't swim."
At this point, all the able-bodied young men had gone off to rescue people, leaving only elderly people, children, and women nearby. None of them could swim, so they dared not rush to rescue anyone.
Just as Liu Hongshao thought her trick had succeeded, her ankle was suddenly grabbed by a hand, and she was pulled up forcefully, plunging into the water. "Help—"
Before her name could be called out, she was dragged into the water and sank to the bottom.
"How did Sweet Potato Girl get swept away by the flood too?" Grandma Liu asked in surprise.
Su Lanhua said, "She harmed others, so she got her comeuppance."
Liu Hongshao was held down in the water. She tried to speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, river water rushed into it.
The river water was murky and mixed with mud and sand, and she felt like her mouth was full of sand, which she couldn't vomit.
She had never felt so uncomfortable. She tried to struggle, but the person holding her down was too strong, and she couldn't break free at all. She was forced to drink water.
She didn't know how much water she had drunk, but her nose, throat, and ears were so painful that she couldn't feel them. Because she had been in the water for too long, her brain began to lack oxygen, and she became dizzy and her strength gradually dissipated.
Is she going to die? Someone, please save her! She's so young, she doesn't want to die.
Once Li Xiyue had vented her anger, she released the person in her arms.
Liu Hongshao lost her strength and was swept away by the raging flood.
Li Xiyue emerged from the water and glanced in the direction Liu Hongshao had gone. If she wanted to harm her, then let Liu Hongshao reap what she sowed.
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