Nine hundred miles away, Yunmengze is surrounded by mist and heavy rain.
On the north side of Yuenv Gorge, a dam called Di Gong Gate was crowded with people. At this moment, there was a sound of joy, which briefly drowned out the sound of rain.
"Blocked!"
I don’t know who yelled out first, and the crowd on the dam became excited.
"That's great, Tan Lang!" Ye Weila happily hugged Ouyang Rong's waist regardless of her own safety.
Ouyang Rong was stunned for a while, looked around, then turned around to order the villagers to evacuate the dam.
It seemed to be in response to the cheers of everyone on the dam.
Rumble——!
A loud noise slowly came from the gate and dam, like a giant wild beast moving slowly.
The original joyful sound in the crowd suddenly dropped by half a beat.
Ouyang Rong, Ye Weilai, Liu Ashan and others who were about to turn around were also stunned.
Everyone looked back.
This loud noise did not come from thunder in the sky.
But...it comes from Yunmeng Daze, which is filled with mist and heavy rain right in front.
"This is?"
Ouyang Rong looked at the lake where the fog had not changed, and suddenly felt something bad.
"Not good, Ming Mansion, the heavy rain continues, but not far away there is a mountain collapse, mud and rocks flow into the water, the scale of the sound is definitely not small, not as bad as before."
He Changli hurriedly explained to Ouyang Rong, who was frowning:
"Just now, the gate dam was hit by hard objects such as trees and rocks carried by the big waves, and cracks appeared. It was also like this. There was an abnormal sound in the fog, and then a roaring wave hit the gate..."
He Changli's words stopped abruptly before he finished speaking, because needless to say, the angry wave had already arrived.
Before Ouyang Rong and others could react, they saw the fog on the lake in front of them suddenly dissipate and be blown away by a roaring wave from the lake below.
The aftermath of the loud noise of mud and rocks flowing into the water not far away is coming!
On the dam, before the thoughts in most people's minds had finished, they saw a huge roar rolling up thousands of pieces of earth, trees and other debris, heading towards everyone.
"Kneel down and evade!"
Ouyang Rong immediately pressed the white-haired maid's head and turned around to yell.
The first raging wave hit the Dee Gong Gate which had just stabilized.
boom--!
The main body of the tide-proof dam of Dickong Gate shook slightly as if an earthquake had occurred.
Many people on the gate staggered and fell to the ground.
Ouyang Rong, who pressed down Ye Weilai's head with his big hand and lay down to evade with him, could only feel the dam beneath him trembling under the pounding of the huge waves.
Above his head, there were broken pieces of water falling down like a heavy rain.
There is an endless stream, like a goddess scattering flowers.
The debris smashed and splashed by the first wave of raging waves flew all over the sky. For a while, no one dared to turn around and look up. They all bent down or threw themselves on the ground, letting it hit their bodies and feet...
Finally, after three consecutive waves.
The angry waves subsided and the big waves receded.
The stirred mist on the lake in the distance returned to its original state again.
On the dam, there was a pile of debris and puddles at the feet of the crowd. Ouyang Rong and the crowd slowly raised their heads.
"Check to see if anyone is injured, retreat, retreat first..."
Ouyang Rong lowered his head to ensure that the white-haired maid in his arms was not injured, stumbled to his feet, and greeted his subordinates.
Fortunately, the dam was built quite high, and the splashing water and debris did not cause much damage.
Apart from a few wails here and there, the crowd was mostly okay.
However, compared with the jubilant atmosphere just now.
The atmosphere on the gate was eerily quiet at the moment.
The people who reacted looked at each other and fell silent inexplicably.
At this time, Liu Ashan suddenly shouted:
"Master! Look below!"
Ouyang Rong was stunned and looked down with everyone.
Below the dam, the "semi-circular" pipe swell, which was originally surrounded by wooden piles and fishing nets, was in a state of ruin and chaos.
The sandbags and heavy objects originally used to fill the water were scattered by the previous waves.
At this moment, "gulu gulu" churning water splashed violently out of the water.
The piping problem turned out to be even worse than it was initially.
As the crowd's eyes moved upward, more desperate scenes came into view one after another.
There are cracks all over the wall of the gate and dam below.
It is no longer limited to the water surface, some cracks even extend all the way to everyone's feet.
Click——click——
There was a faint sound of breaking.
It fell on the ears of Ouyang Rong, the people's brave team, the officials, the villagers and other people on the dam.
Like the whisper of a nightmare ghost.
Everyone's efforts all night were easily wiped out by the natural power of these two big waves.
But everyone at the gate had nothing on hand.
There are no more sandbags, gravel or other heavy materials, so the pipe surge can be filled.
On the field, it seemed like a death knell was starting to toll.
"It's... it's over."
Someone in the crowd murmured.
However this is just the beginning.
Fear hung in the heavy air.
Finally, break out.
On the dam, the crowd in the heavy rain felt like it was exploding.
There was a panicked voice: "Run...run!"
"Mingfu, it's time for us to withdraw. We have tried our best and there is nothing left to fill in..."
"Mingfu, evacuate. We can't hesitate any longer. Even if we are unwilling, we still have to worry about our fellow villagers. We have to evacuate them to Caifeng Mountain in Longbei Mountain. Let's evacuate..."
There are also questions: "What about the folks in Longcheng County in the rear?"
There were also arguments: "What should we do? What else can we do? We can't hold on anymore. The gate is about to collapse. How much can we live now? Don't be stubborn. Besides, Diao County Cheng and Yan Captou in the rear have already evacuated." Are the people there?"
"Yes, we still have backup preparations. It's going to rain and my mother is getting married. This is a natural disaster and cannot be stopped. Lord Mingfu, let's retreat to the top of the mountain. There is no need to stay at the front... "
There was also the voice of the white-haired maid that Ouyang Rong was familiar with:
"Tanlang, what's wrong with you? Why are your hands so cold? Tanlang, should we leave? The sluice gate under our feet started to tremble, and it seemed unstable...
"Tanlang, please accept me as a slave. Are you feeling unwell? Why don't you speak..."
The overwhelming sound came again.
Ouyang Rong's eyes were in a trance.
Everyone was talking at once, and countless opinions gathered from all directions. Ouyang Rong seemed to have fallen into water, his five senses were blocked, and his thoughts became thick and slow.
Only as a team leader and truly being involved can we understand the chaos of the team in the face of such a disaster.
Only a heart that has been tempered for a long time can be as solid as a rock in the face of this chaos.
But Ouyang Rong has not yet been trained to be so steely.
There will also be moments of vacillation.
"Just...escape."
The young county magistrate looked at the crack, lowered his head and murmured, letting Ye Weilai's warm and smooth hands grasp the hands hanging down on his sides.
"Ah..." Behind him, a woman seemed to be approaching, holding the corner of his clothes and making a soft sound.
Ouyang Rong, who was lost in thought, did not look back, nor did he care to look.
At this moment, everyone on the gate was looking at the silent back of a young county magistrate at the front.
As if he had developed some kind of inertia, Ouyang Rong did not move his back and did not give precise orders. For a while, most of the crowd did not dare to take a step ahead, even if they were ants on the hot pot.
But no matter how united the team is, there will still be heavy pressure, which will be gathered and conveyed to the front.
"Master, it's too late. We have to make a decision. Master, give the order!"
Liu Ashan and the men from the People's Liberation Army gathered around him and said worriedly, as if they were ready to take the young county magistrate away by force at any time.
Ouyang Rong took a deep breath, looked up at them, and opened his mouth to speak.
But at this time, somewhere in the crowd behind him, someone had already begun to collapse.
"It's the Dragon King! It's the underwater Dragon King who's hitting the gate!
"The floodgate will definitely collapse. None of you can save it, not even the county magistrate! It's like this, it must be like this!"
The speaker was a priest of the Dragon King Temple dressed in a temple costume. He was about thirty or forty years old, with colorful mysterious paint on his face. He was pointing at the crack under the dam and roaring hysterically at the surrounding crowd.
There were several fellow priests beside him, but at this time they seemed to be frightened by the middle-aged priests and fell to the ground.
These Dragon King Temple priests were previously assigned to the Civil War Corps by Ouyang Rong to undergo labor reform. Until now, some of them seemed to be the first to go crazy.
"This is the Dragon King. It is the Dragon King's warning. You are not sincere. The Dragon King has finally shown his power. This is divine punishment. You cannot escape it. The Dragon King will send another flood and destroy the county. You all will not be able to escape!"
The whole place was silent, with only the sound of rain and the sound of the middle-aged priest kneeling on his knees and roaring. Everyone turned their attention, including Ouyang Rong.
"Hurry up, why don't you kneel down quickly and ask the Dragon King to forgive me and stay alive..."
The middle-aged priest poked everyone in the audience with his finger, his expression collapsed and he yelled crazily.
The whole place was suddenly panicked, and everyone in the crowd who was pointed at by him took a step back.
A strange scene was taking place on the dam where the heavy rain had released.
Ouyang Rong closed his eyes: "You're crazy, take me away."
Liu Ashan and several men from the People's Liberation Army immediately stepped forward.
However, before they could get close, the middle-aged priest jumped up and waved his arms to arrest them, threatening them:
"Whoever dares to touch me is not afraid of the Dragon King's punishment! If you don't kneel down and beg for mercy, the Dragon King will definitely let you die without a burial place! And you!"
The middle-aged priest changed the topic, poked his finger in Ouyang Rong's direction, and said sternly:
"It's you, Ouyang Lianghan, it's you, you are the culprit! You are the culprit who offended the Dragon King! The Dragon King shows off his power and hits the gate, just to take your life! The culprit deserves to be punished!
"Ouyang Lianghan, if you dare to build a sluice to control the flood under the Dragon King's nose, the Dragon King will definitely kill you with no body intact! This flood that swept through Dragon City was caused by you! You will not die a good death!
"You stupid people, why are you still stupid? Throw Ouyang Lianghan into the water and sacrifice him to the Dragon King. The culprit must be punished!"
Ouyang Rong opened his eyes at this time, looked at the middle-aged priest calmly, and looked up and down.
Liu Ashan frowned and led several men to rush in quickly, knocking the middle-aged priest to the ground and restraining him immediately.
"Let me go, what are you doing? You dare to touch me. Aren't you afraid of being punished like Ouyang Lianghan? Do you want to be an accomplice? You lackeys, how dare you offend the Dragon King and work with this dog official to deceive the people of Longcheng County. They...wuwuwu...wuwuwu."
The middle-aged priest's expression was hysterical. He struggled and his mouth was blocked.
The crowd around was silent, and there was only the sound of rain on the field.
"Wait, let him speak." Ouyang Rong looked at the silent crowd on both sides and suddenly spoke.
"Master..." Liu Ashan hesitated.
"Let him say it, no need to block it."
Ouyang Rong shook his head, and Liu Ashan and others had no choice but to obey the order and let go of the gagging hand.
Ouyang Rong asked softly to the grinning middle-aged priest: "Did someone teach you to say that?"
The middle-aged priest looked ferocious:
"What taught me to say that? Isn't it self-evident! The Dragon King's wrath has been revealed before your eyes. Folks, open your eyes and take a look! What has this scourge done since he took office? Zheyi Canal, Di Gongzha, etc. If a person is not against the Dragon King, who will he kill if the Dragon King doesn't punish him?
"This flood was caused by the Dragon King in the water coming down to punish him! It's a pity that everyone suffered along with him, but he still pretended to take the lead in blocking the water. Can the Dragon King be stopped?!"
The middle-aged priest became more and more fluent as he spoke. At this moment, he actually stood up and pointed his finger at Ouyang Rong, then suddenly pointed at Ye Weila next to him:
"On the day he took office, he fell into the river and drowned. This was Lord Dragon King's warning. Unexpectedly, this guy, who couldn't even swim, escaped by chance, but he didn't know how to change his ways, and he offended Lord Dragon King even more...
"Also! Folks, please look at the white-haired woman next to him. This is proof!
"The Dragon King was merciful and spared his life. However, he showed no remorse and was greedy and bold. He stole a white-haired dragon girl from the Dragon Palace and imprisoned her at home!
"It made the Dragon King so angry that it rained heavily, hit the floodgates, and then flooded Dragon City...
"Everything happened because of him. Fellow villagers, don't be deceived by this man anymore. Return when you have lost your way. Go and catch Ouyang Lianghan, throw him into the water, sacrifice to the Dragon King, and then kill this white-haired girl. They also threw themselves into the water together to return the Dragon Palace and appease the Dragon King's anger...
"The chief culprit shall be punished!"
The roaring words of the middle-aged priest, whose face was covered with paint and who was wearing colorful clothes, caused the atmosphere in the whole place to fall into an eerie silence.
Seeing this, several Dragon King Temple priests around seemed to have plucked up some courage, waving flags and shouting:
"Ouyang Lianghan! The culprit must be punished!"
"The chief culprit shall be punished!"
For a moment, the only sounds on the silent dam were their voices.
"Huang Miao!" Ye Weilai's face was filled with indignation.
But immediately, the white-haired girl felt countless eyes quietly coming from all around, towards her and the silent master beside her.
Ye Weilai trembled all over, her wet silver-white hair stuck to her cheeks. She stood in front of Ouyang Rong regardless of her body, opened her hands, and her blue eyes widened:
"You are a slanderer, but my Tan Lang has always been at the forefront to save the people! You have such a vicious heart!"
Ye Weilai shouted from left to right: "Fellows and fellow villagers, don't be deceived by evil words. Tan Lang is not guilty, and the slave is not a white-haired dragon girl. The slave is bleeding with human blood. You can prove it by cutting your wrist..."
The middle-aged priest sneered: "Speaking for Ouyang Lianghan like this, do you really want to stay in the world? Get down quickly, don't bring trouble to everyone."
Ye Weilai's face turned red: "You..."
However, before she finished speaking, her expression froze.
Also stunned were the surrounding crowd and the middle-aged priest. The latter looked at the young magistrate who suddenly walked over and couldn't help but back away frequently and said in a panic:
"What...what did you...uh..."
The middle-aged priest had a lump in his throat.
It's really stuck.
Ouyang Rong walked over with a calm face, pressed the middle-aged priest's head with his big hand, pulled out the skirt knife from his waist, and neatly cut off a head.
In the rainstorm, he raised the bloody head in his hand, motioned to the audience, and threatened:
"Those who deceive people's hearts should be killed!"
After finishing his words, and without waiting for anyone to react, Ouyang Rong threw the head with wide-eyed eyes into the water, then raised his foot and kicked the bloody headless corpse in front of him off the gate and into the water.
Ouyang Rong faced the silent villagers on the field and said calmly:
"There is no Dragon King. Even if there is, there is no need for him to come. I will go and meet him."
He tilted his head and whispered to Liu Ashan, He Changli and other men:
"There is no need to withdraw. Who said you are empty-handed? Who said there is nothing to block the pipe?"
Ouyang Rong took off the knife and stuffed it into the arms of the white-haired maid. He turned around, walked to the edge of the dam without looking back, and jumped off alone.
"thump!"
Amidst the silence and the sound of falling water, the faces of the remaining people on the dam were stunned.
Everyone swarmed to the edge of the dam, stared down, and saw the young county magistrate floating in the turbulent waves. His face was pale, and his frail body was trying to block the gap in the pipe.
He can actually swim.
Among the crowd at the gate, there were those who had been swayed by doubts and bowed their heads in shame.
Other rumors and slanders will naturally be defeated without attack.
"Where is the Dragon King?"
Ye Weilai held the knife in both hands and turned around to question. Everyone who had been silent before looked ashamed and avoided looking.
Liu Ashan walked out without saying a word and jumped down.
At the gate and dam, the crowd gathered by the militiamen, officials, and villagers was silent for a moment.
Men came out one after another and jumped into the water one by one.
For a while, there was a constant sound of water falling on Digong Gate.
(End of chapter)
