Xiao Luolan was extremely horrified. Dongxue grabbed the mistress's wrist tightly and led her to run away. Her face was tight and her steps were fast, but she couldn't stop the people in front of her from reacting, so people crowded around each other. They stepped on people and ran away screaming.
There were too many people, and the flood was chasing behind them like the god of death. The speed of the water flowing down made Dongxue bite her lower lip tightly.
Xiao Luolan was caught by Dongxue in the chaotic crowd, and she escaped in an orderly manner. She was breathing rapidly, and there was a cauldron of crying in her ears, which fiercely stimulated her eardrums. In her sight, the unfortunate person who collapsed People were trampled into a ball and quickly dragged into the flood.
Dongxue extended her fingers to her mouth and continuously made sharp whistles. This was the whistle used to contact the Ghost Slaughter Cavalry.
Unfortunately, it had little effect, because the sound of the flood had already covered everything.
A giant tree flowing down the torrent overturned everything that blocked it and hit the crowd. The giant tree was covered with people trying to save their lives. Dongxue ignored the pushing and pushing of others and squeezed in, struggling to let her mistress hug the tree tightly. Her whistle kept ringing, and it was so shrill that it shook the eardrums. After Xiao Luolan hugged her tightly, she quickly grabbed Dong Xue's other hand and asked her to hug the tree as well.
Dongxue's wrist was grasped by the cold and biting hands of the mistress, and she turned around to look.
Xiao Luolan was soaked in the water, her face was pale, her forehead was broken by something unknown, and blood flowed out. She was still holding Dong Xue's hand tightly. Just when she was about to speak, a big wave came from behind and the giant tree was hit. When they reached the water, the huge momentum of the water flow mixed with mud and rocks, and the wooden beams of the houses were all mixed with the big trees. As the water rolled, the giant trees were broken by the force. Xiao Luolan was caught off guard and was redirected by the giant trees. , unable to hold Dongxue's hand anymore, he was rolled forward by the flood.
In the turbid river water, Dongxue was so anxious that she searched for it in the river.
The rumbling sound of the torrent quickly attracted the attention of Qinghe Mountain. The huge flood bypassed the mountain and continued to run into the distance. Behind it, there was a ghost butcher riding in the water chasing the vague whistle.
Xiao Qingxue looked at the flood that was about to reach halfway up the mountain with a pale face. She looked blankly at the Xiao Mansion, which was submerged by the flood. Her voice was trembling and sharp, and she said to He Jin: "Prepare a boat for me quickly. I want a boat." !I want to go home!"
"Hurry up! Hurry up!" She shouted hoarsely, "My mother-in-law is still at home, I have to go and save her quickly!"
He Jin's face was extremely solemn. He raised his eyes and looked at the raging flood. The torrent was so strong that it swept everything.
In this case, even if there is a boat, it will be capsized immediately by the flood.
"Hurry up and save my mother-in-law!" Xiao Qingxue threw away Zhou Shiliu's hand and ran towards the flood. Zhou Shiliu's eyes turned red and he pulled her back, her handsome face looking particularly beautiful in the violent storm. He said angrily to the approaching Ghost Slaughter Cavalry.
"Save the princess at all costs!"
Chapter 257
The flood roared until dawn and then gradually subsided. It flowed quietly, carrying many debris, corpses, dead poultry, trees, rocks, and houses, swirling and drifting into the distance.
As the oar paddled through the turbid and smelly water, Zheng Yuxin looked at the floating corpses around her. Even though she was used to seeing dead people, she couldn't bear it. At the same time, the hope in her heart became increasingly slim. The flood started around midnight yesterday afternoon. The outbreak occurred at 6 o'clock in the morning of the next day, eight hours had passed since the princess disappeared. They did not dare to relax for a moment, but unfortunately, they found nothing.
This made her feel anxious, but it was a shame that the current washed away the mistress's aura, rendering her skills useless.
Zheng Yuxin glanced at the young lady sitting on the bow of the boat. Yesterday, the turbulent water calmed down a little, so the young lady took the boat to find the mistress. She first went to the place where the Xiao Mansion was. Every time she fished out a corpse, her face changed. It became extremely pale and bloodless, and she was trembling so hard that she didn't dare to look. She closed her eyes and asked who it was in a voice as thin as a mosquito's fly.
After answering no again and again, the little lady had the courage to open her eyes and search, until Dongxue told her that the mistress was on the street at that time. She impatiently grabbed the oar and headed to the main street. The ruins and ruins of the street It was a mess, and it was even harder to find it at night. The torches were lit all night long. The young lady searched very carefully, shouting loudly while searching. Her voice and the voices of other people looking for someone echoed on the turbid water.
One voice after another, hoarse.
At dawn, some survivors slowly appeared. The isosceles-high water level could not stop those people from wading through the water. They also shouted the names of their relatives and friends. Only a few people were lucky enough to find them, and most of them were still confused. They continued to search in fear. If they heard those bone-crushing cries, everyone's hearts would tremble slightly.
Then he continued shouting with little hope.
Xiao Qingxue has been around the bookstore area for a long time. Most of the people on Huaishu Street sell books, so there are a lot of books, wooden chairs, tabletops, and corpses floating on the water. Xiao Qingxue's eyes trembled, what if When encountering the floating corpse of a woman wearing a lavender dress, her hands and feet would still be involuntarily numb and trembling, and her body would be too stiff to move.
Fortunately, none of them are A Niang.
Xiao Qingxue got off the boat. Around her, the Ghost Killers spread out with her as the center. Everyone's face was tense, and the depressive and heavy atmosphere made people breathless.
Xiao Qinghe's eyes were slightly red. He was also looking for his aunt. Uneasiness and guilt almost overwhelmed him. After all, his aunt had an accident in Qinghe County. He looked at his grandfather in fear, his lips moved, but there was only a sound of breath.
Mistress Youzhou is missing, and the consequences of this incident are simply despairing.
How should Zhou Youzhou explain?
Except for a small number of the Ghost Slaughter Riders left behind to investigate the sudden flood, the rest were released by the Sixteenth Prince to look for the princess. But the more Xiao Qinghe searched, the more desperate he became!
Qinghe County is not big or small, so many people are searching intensively. If it is not there yet, it is very likely that my aunt has been washed away by the current. As for where she was washed away, the sky is so big, where should she go? Searching?
The water system on Jiangnan Road is extremely developed. After the Dongyue Dike breaks, it will most likely increase the flood control capabilities of other river embankments. Dike breaches will follow one after another. Even if other prefectures and counties are prepared, the floods will be terrible. Xiao Qinghe has been influenced by the river since he was a child, and it is something that cannot be resisted by human beings.
The county lieutenant of Qinghe County hurried over with his troops. He anxiously said to the gray-haired Duke Xiao: "Mr. Xiao, something bad happened. My men found Ming Fu's body, and he is suspected to have been murdered."
Xiao Jingshu suddenly turned to look at the county captain, and said a sentence as if squeezed out from his teeth, with a mixture of sadness and anger: "Where is the body?"
"It has been placed on the top of the mountain of the academy." The county captain spoke very quickly: "As you know, Mr. Shiliujiang gave an order for me to report any clues I find to him. I..."
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Xiao strode away with his face ashen. He knew that there would be no floods for no reason. Qinghe County pays great attention to flood prevention every year, so why did no one warn in advance? Why was Magistrate Shen killed?
"Some time ago, the flood control matter was taken over by the Prime Minister of Xun County. He also organized other people to participate in the embankment reinforcement, led by Mr. Xun Family. I suspect that this matter is related to them." The county captain said, he is now He didn't care whether he had wrongfully accused Xunxian Cheng. Anyway, they disappeared and he and his people never found them. Now that such a big thing happened, he had to give an explanation to the people above him. Besides, what he said was all the truth. Flood prevention This matter was indeed taken over by Xunxian Cheng. In short, it had nothing to do with him.
The top of the academy mountain.
Xiao Jingshu looked at Magistrate Shen. He was already dead. A large hole in his abdomen was swollen and white with blisters. Before he could speak, Xiao Jingshu started checking himself. After a while, he stood up: "The wound is very deep, and the blade of the knife is from the front." Passed through the abdomen, it seems that the person who did it was cruel and wanted to kill Mr. Shen."
"Go find the Xun family." On the side, Zhou Shiliu looked at the county captain, his eyes were bloodshot. He was sitting on the ground, with a table in front of him, letter paper spread on the table, and around him, there were people rubbing Crumpled letter paper was spread on the floor. The young man who was originally wearing bright clothes and angry horses now had a very gloomy expression.
Dongxue was sitting under a big tree, her injured arm was bandaged with white cloth. Blood streaks appeared on the cloth. She seemed unaware and her voice was hoarse: "The princess met Magistrate Shen in a restaurant in the afternoon, and they talked about it." When he left, County Magistrate Shen once said that he was going to visit Xun County Cheng."
After the county captain led his troops and left, Zhou Shiliu asked Gui Tuqi to go find the Xun family people. Not long after, he brought the Xun family concierge. Without torture, the Xun family concierge told everything he knew. , including, that day, the Xunxian Prime Minister and his son led a group of people to build an embankment upstream, and the county magistrate went to Xunxian County to bring wine...
After Zhou Shiliu heard this, his teeth clenched and his forehead veins jumped. He wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood, Xun family father and son! He should be executed imminently! No, he wants to fry it slowly in a pan to let him taste what hell is on earth!
Zhou Liu was so angry that he bled, and his whole body was trembling. He continued to write a letter to his uncle. The tip of his pen was stained with thick ink. As soon as he started writing, his pen became crooked. A bit of thick ink was stained on the white letter paper, and the words were incomplete. There was huge pressure. Ask him to throw all the pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table to the ground with a banging sound.
He stood up, breathing heavily, and his mind went blank. How should he write a letter to tell his uncle about this?
He couldn't write a single word at all. The great fear gripped his heart tightly and even made his teeth chatter. Even if he captured the Xun family and his son and cut them into pieces now, it still wouldn't be able to overcome the problem.
On the 16th, he dared not think about his aunt's current situation. A beautiful woman living abroad, with a noble status, weak strength, and a kind and gentle nature. Without the safety provided by her uncle, how could she survive in the cruel outside?
He didn't even dare to think about another terrible possibility.
On the 16th, he sat on the ground blankly. Such a big thing had happened. In fact, there was no need for him to write a letter, and his uncle would have known about it soon. He sat blankly for a while and continued to pick up the pen to write a letter.
Not long after writing, I saw my cousin coming over.
Her dress was dirty. This had never happened when her aunt was around. She always stood beside her aunt beautifully and proudly.
"Dongxue, did you remember it wrong?" Xiao Qingxue ran to Dongxue, her face was stained with tears, and she choked: "There is no grandma on Huaishu Street, right? Is it in other streets?" , maybe, maybe..." She held Dongxue's hand tightly and hoped: "Maybe you remembered wrongly, didn't my mother buy chestnuts? Maybe it's the street where chestnuts are sold?"
Dong Xue lowered her head, not daring to look or listen. The hand holding the sword turned white with force: "It was me who failed to protect the mistress."
It was impossible for her to redeem herself by death. After her mistress disappeared, she thought about killing herself to apologize, but Xiao Gong told her that she was the only one who last saw her mistress, and she trusted her the most, so her life should be left to her. The mistress is.
Xiao Qingxue stood up suddenly: "Then where is grandma?"
"I have asked Guituqi and the others to continue searching around Qinghe County." Zhou Shiliu said. The scope of their search is not limited to Qinghe County, especially the villages, towns and counties where the floods have roared. People will be sent to search.
Xiao Qingxue tried hard not to shed tears, but it was no use.
On the 16th, when he looked away, his jawline tightened, and he looked thinner and sharper.
In the afternoon, Xiao Qingxue was begged by Xia He to eat some food. She saw Tuoba Mu who was originally guarding Chuzhou. She didn't have any curiosity, surprise or joy. She was sitting on a stone by the river, with the rushing river water at her feet.
Tuoba Amu was standing behind Madam Xiao. He was the first to know about the embankment bursting in Qinghe County, because the noise of the embankment bursting was very loud, and Yuzhou was adjacent to Chuzhou, but when Tuoba Amu got to When he knew that his mistress had disappeared in this disaster, Tuoba Amu was stunned on the spot.
Can't believe this sad news.
Now, he stood behind Madam Xiao holding the knife, and could clearly see her red and swollen eyes and haggard cheeks. Tuoba Amu's heart throbbed, and he felt an uneasiness that came from nowhere.
Tuoba Mu tightened his grip on the handle of the knife and said with difficulty: "The mistress has her own destiny, we will definitely find her."
Xiao Qingxue looked down at the flooded river at her feet, her voice was very low, as if she was talking to herself, and also to the river: "It doesn't matter, if my mother is gone, I will go and accompany her."
In this world, they will always be together whether they live or die.
Her love and nostalgia for this world was just A-niang, and other people were insignificant to her.
Abba, Axiong, Amu, Agu, Shiliu, Fangyun, Jiujiu, Cui Langjun, Jiang Da, everyone she met, she could do without.
Tuoba Mu stopped breathing. At this moment, he had never felt that Mrs. Xiao was so far away from him.
Chapter 258 (Overhaul Completed)
A small village in Yizheng County is located beside the Caotou River. At this moment, a boat is tied to a remote shore and the river is turbulent.
The mud on the river beach nourishes the reeds on the shore. The lush reeds are blown down by the wind, and then straighten up again, like waves. October is the season when the reeds are mature. In the sky, reeds are flying, under the sunset. , the golden snow flew up, one after another.
After floating into the river, it seemed to be a layer of shroud covering the floating corpses that washed up to the river.
Xiao Yinzi's eyes were filled with frightened tears. She sat on the boat, with her father and elder brother in front of her. They were going down to the river to collect money from the corpses.
There might be something valuable on those dead people. Every time they picked up something valuable, the family would run away quickly. Originally, my father didn't want to do it, but they were going to Luoyang to join their uncle. If you don't have any money, how can you live there?
There was a pop.
Dad took the eldest brother into the water, and then skillfully turned over the body to examine it. The eldest brother carried a fish basket made of wicker on his back, and when he encountered good things, he would throw them into the fish basket.
Grandma was timid, so she only dared to fiddle with the bamboo pole. A hook was tied to the bamboo pole. Xiao Yinzi snuggled next to Grandma, watching Grandma hook a floating corpse over, and was so frightened that she crawled behind Grandma and got behind her. The second brother, who was two years older, screamed in fear and ran directly to the cabin.
"What's the use of you kid? Why don't you come out and help quickly!" Miao Cui was scared and angry. Her hand holding the bamboo pole kept shaking as she cursed at her second son.
"Xiao Jinzi is timid, so don't scold him." Yu Shitou said not far away.
Miao Cui stopped scolding her second son and scolded her wife instead. After scolding her, she closed her eyes and touched the body again, but couldn't find anything valuable. She unluckily let go of the bamboo pole and continued fishing. Xiao Yinzi kept covering her eyes and dared not look at it. , Fortunately, Aniang didn’t ask her to help.
"Xiao Yinzi, go to the shore and look for bird eggs." Miao Cui said to her little daughter, "I found them. I will make custard for you at noon."
After sending the small silver coins to the shore, the family continued to move forward to collect wealth.
Little Yinzi wandered around in the reeds, and there were already three eggs in the small basket slung on her arm. Wild ducks and pheasants often lay eggs on the reeds on the tidal flats, and now it was easier for her.
Pushing away the reeds with her little hands, Xiao Yinzi suddenly sneezed, and the reeds were scattered by her and flew to her head. The reeds stuck to her little hair, like velvet flowers.
She played with the reeds for a while, and when she was about to go back and call her second brother to play with her, she was not paying attention when she was stepped on by a tree trunk protruding diagonally. The basket also fell, and she quickly got up. After picking up the eggs, luckily they were not broken. Xiao Yinzi jumped up on the huge tree trunk. When she was almost at the end, she found a person, which shocked her.
Most of the tree trunk was in the reeds on the shore, and the other half was stranded on the water's edge. She was lying on the tree trunk on the bank of the water. Her dirty clothes could be vaguely purple, and her face could not be seen clearly, and she did not know whether she was dead or not. live.
Xiao Yinzi looked at her in fear and wanted to run away, but the more he looked at her, the more he felt that this man looked a bit like the nobleman who bought her herbal medicine.
She boldly placed the small basket on the ground, then walked closer and used her small hands to push away the hair and mud covering the woman's face. Unexpectedly, her hands were stained with blood. Xiao Yinzi's heart was beating loudly, and she held her hands in her hands. He washed her face with water, and then she looked surprised and excited.
He is really that noble man.
Xiao Yinzi touched the noble man's face. It was very cold. The wound on his forehead was white from the blisters. His eyes were tightly closed and his face was pale. Little Yinzi stretched out his little hand and put it under the noble man's nose. After a long time, he finally felt a heat.
She immediately returned the way she came, shouting for Aniang to come and save her.
Not long after, the woman was rescued in the boat.
After some troubles, Xiao Yinzi looked at the noble man who had changed his mother's clothes and was now lying on the only bed in the house. She was a little worried. She climbed onto the bed and carefully touched the wound on the back of the noble man's head. When I was changing clothes, the wound kept bleeding, which was really scary. Later, I used some ointment at home to apply it, and the bleeding stopped.
