C106 (2/2)
Yue Huaiyin and the people around him all looked over, some of them were pointing at the Ling Xiao Inn far away, the water from the Baisha River had already flooded, but the water that was rushing over seemed to have avoided the Ling Xiao Inn, as though that building was surrounded by some kind of barrier.
Everyone at the top of the mountain could see it, and Yue Huaiyin just so happened to be inside, helplessly watching the Ling Xiao Inn stand unmoving in the midst of the flood.
She no longer doubted her own thoughts. There must be something strange within the Ling Xiao Inn, there must be something inside the Divine Spirit and Ghost Town. Perhaps, Mu Xiaowan was a demon.
In fact, it wasn't just the citizens who were dumbfounded. Ling Chaofeng and Xiaowan, Aunt Zhang and the others were all dumbfounded.
With Susu's pile of snowmen as the boundary, their inn seemed to have erected an invisible barrier around them. The flood rushed over ferociously, but not a single drop of water could enter the store.
Xiaowan watched on dumbfoundedly. She was trying her best to recall the joke she made with Susu that day, to ask the snowman to take care of their house. Had she held up her right hand?
”Susu's home must be flooded as well. I wonder if they escaped all the way up the mountain.” Aunt Zhang could not be surprised at the situation in front of him, and anxiously said, ”How great is this, Da Qing will take care of three women by himself, is that alright?”
At this time, a small boat with Baisha River Pier was washed over, and the Uncle Biao said, ”I'll take the boat and take a look.”
The Aunt Zhang said nervously, ”But water is so urgent, how are you going to come back?”
Uncle Biao said, ”If you can't come back, when I see them, I will hide with them on the mountain. After the water recedes, the rain will stop.”
Ling Chaofeng stepped forward and said, ”I'll go, Uncle Biao, you stay here.”
Uncle Biao said, ”No way, Xiaowan has a big stomach. If there's anything you need, you can naturally take care of it. ”I know how to swim, even if the boat capsized, I wouldn't drown.”
With that, Uncle Biao jumped onto the boat. The water was very tight and he was dragged tightly by the boat. The moment he boarded the boat, he was instantly flushed out.
Aunt Zhang held her heart as she watched her husband leave. She quickly ran back upstairs to check on him.
Ling Chaofeng stood in front of the store and looked at the mystical barrier like scenery. He, who did not believe in ghosts and gods, suddenly had a strange thought.
In the past year, there had been many strange things in the inn. Many unfathomable things had become inexplicably easy to deal with. No matter how hard he tried to investigate, he couldn't find the reason …
He subconsciously turned around and walked upstairs to the third floor. The bedroom door was ajar and she saw Xiaowan kneeling under the window with her stomach hanging out, as if she was making a silent wish to the overcast sky.
This was not the first time Ling Chaofeng saw the Xiaowan making a wish to the heavens. Making a wish was a normal thing, the Xiaowan was always pious and devout, but what made him surprised was, it was as if his wife's every wish would always come true.
Just as he was looking at the Xiaowan, the sound of the rain outside the house became softer and softer. The overcast sky started to brighten and a ray of sunlight shone through the clouds, as if it was the hope of life.
In the blink of an eye, the rainstorm stopped and the river slowly retreated. Ling Chaofeng walked to the window to take a look, the ground in the distance had begun to reveal itself, Uncle Biao's boat had stopped halfway, he was able to stand up and walk normally.
Xiaowan struggled to get up from the ground. Ling Chaofeng supported her and looked deeply into her eyes, while she looked curiously at the scene outside, and said happily: ”The water has retreated, Hubby, the water has retreated.”
Ling Chaofeng was in a daze, wanting to see something from Xiaowan's eyes. However, even though her eyes were so clear, as if they could see the bottom of his heart, he could not see anything.
Xiaowan was purely happy that the rain had stopped and she had retreated. Or perhaps, she was happy that her wish had been fulfilled.
Ling Chaofeng blamed himself. What was he thinking, thinking about the Xiaowan?
After the disaster, the villagers all went down the mountain to return home. Although their homes showed signs of being soaked in water, and the houses were not damaged, it was not too bad.
Many people went to see what was happening in the fields. Although there were no more crops to be planted in the middle of the month, the soil had not been washed away, the fields had not been turned into swamps, and there would still be crops to be planted in the next year.
However, the yamen was a complete mess. Just as he sat down to catch his breath, someone came to report and told him that Ling Xiao Inn was the only thing that survived the flood. It was as if a demonic art had created a world in the midst of a flood.
”Really?” The county magistrate frowned.
”Many villagers saw it.” ”It's just a legend.”
The county magistrate stroked his beard, and snorted. ”This Ling Xiao Inn, is truly strange.”
On the other hand, on the day that their Baisha County suffered from a water calamity and quickly escaped from danger, news had spread throughout the imperial capital that the Empress had successfully given birth to a princess and that the mother and daughter were safe and sound.
A few days later, his Baisha County was sent to the imperial city due to the snowstorm and the water calamity. The emperor had seen this and found out that the day his daughter was born was the day his Baisha County would escape danger.