novelhk Chapter 1035 An Unexpected Turn of Events
Chapter 1035 An Unexpected Turn of Events
They were all surprised to see Lu Qingqing heading towards Nanji City against the flow of people.
One of the kind-hearted men called her over.
"Young man, don't go any further!"
You probably don't know, but the Longkou embankment in Yingjiang is about to collapse.
The flood will inundate all the cities downstream. You'd better hurry and come with us west to Changyang Mountain!
"Thank you for the reminder, brother. I'm going to Nanji City to look for someone!"
You should hurry west; there are many people heading west ahead.
"Going up the mountain earlier will allow us to find a better vantage point."
After Lu Qingqing finished speaking, she rode away.
The man who called out to her sighed upon seeing this.
What a pity for such a young lad!
He shook his head and continued driving the carriage forward.
On the other side, Shi Yingguang, Zhang Tongpan, Wu Tongzhi, and Zhen Xiaoren were crammed into a small carriage.
They sat facing each other in pairs.
Zhen Xiaoren felt extremely uncomfortable being stared at by three former political enemies.
Unfortunately, he was tightly bound at the moment, and no one knew how the kid who kidnapped him had tied him up.
The rope around his body tightened the more he moved, causing him excruciating pain.
He had just said a lot of nice things, trying to get Shi Yingguang, who was next to him, to loosen the rope.
But whether this guy really didn't know or was pretending not to know, the rope only got tighter after he pulled for a long time.
Zhen Xiaoren felt uncomfortable all over from being strangled by the rope and looked at Shi Yingguang.
"Lord Shi, this carriage is so small and stuffy. Why don't you open the curtain and let some air in?"
Upon hearing this, Judge Zhang nervously tugged at the rope binding him.
"Don't try anything funny. I'm telling you, the people who went to investigate haven't returned yet. Don't even think about escaping!"
Zhen Xiaoren was so angry at his words that his lips were trembling.
"How can I escape when I'm in this state?"
You, you…”
Seeing this, Shi Yingguang, who was standing next to him, was really afraid that he would be so angry that he would die on the way, so he quickly rolled up the curtain behind him.
At this time, the outside was full of people carrying large and small packages and dragging their families westward.
In fact, Shi Yingguang and Zhen Xiaoren negotiated for quite a while.
During this period, many residents of the city left.
Those on the road now are considered to have fallen behind.
Zhen Xiaoren peered out and saw that the road ahead was filled with people carrying heavy luggage.
Because of their heavy luggage, they couldn't move very fast.
This scene enraged him.
"What kind of time is this? These peasants are still carrying their tattered junk."
Look, they even brought that broken basket that's almost falling apart.
What's the point of carrying that thing? To start a fire?
After venting his frustrations, he craned his neck and shouted outside.
"Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu?"
"My lord, I'm here!"
Hearing the shouts, Zhen Wu, who had been following on horseback at the rear of the group, rode over under the supervision of Shi Tou.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
Zhen Xiaoren wanted to point to the peasants outside, but his hands and feet were tied.
He had no choice but to stick his head out and gesture with his chin toward the people in front of him.
“Those peasants ahead are walking slowly and blocking the way. You take your men forward and quickly clear a path!”
Just as Zhen Wu was about to leave, Shi Yingguang called him back.
"Clearing the road is fine, but the people must not be harmed!"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Wu looked at Zhen Xiaoren.
If we don't show some skill, those peasants might not give way.
If Zhen Xiaoren hadn't been tied up, he would have already gotten up and started beating people up.
But seeing the three people staring at him, he had no choice but to suppress his temper.
"Listen to him!"
Zhen Wu agreed and went back to gather a team of men to quickly clear the road.
During this time, Shi Tou sent several constables to keep an eye on them and prevent them from harming the people.
Upon seeing this, Zhen Wu spoke to his men.
Be tough with words when you're in action, but don't use a knife.
The soldiers rode forward on horseback, shouting loudly to order the people to clear the middle of the road.
Several constables following behind saw the people on both sides of the road struggling to push their heavy luggage.
I couldn't help but offer a few words of advice, telling them to throw away their heavier luggage and hurry on their way.
Some people listened to the advice, lost some less valuable items, and were able to travel faster afterward.
Some, no matter what others say, just can't bear to give up, and can only slowly fall behind.
After Zhen Wu and his men cleared a path, Shi Yingguang's group of carriages quickly passed by.
Following closely behind was a row of carriages carrying Zhen Xiaoren's less important belongings.
Even so, the sight of nearly twenty carriages lined up and moving forward still stunned many officials and commoners on the road.
After their carriage passed, other carriages that were originally forced to follow behind also quietly followed.
With Zhen Wu leading the soldiers ahead to clear the way, the carriage sped along.
Before long, we arrived at the Longkou Dam.
Upon arriving at this point, everyone's eyes turned towards the dam.
From the outside, the Longkou Dam appears to be normal.
Zhen Xiaoren looked at the dam and felt a little uneasy.
Could it be that Shi Yingguang conspired with these two guys to deliberately frame him?
That's not right either. Shi Yingguang is too rigid to bother so many people just to cheat him!
Just as they were pondering this, the carriage sped through the Longkou Dam.
At this moment, if someone stands on the bank of the Longkou Dam, they can feel the ground shaking noticeably.
Even after the carriage had gone several meters, Shi Yingguang was still peering back.
Just as he was about to pull his head back into the carriage, something unexpected happened.