Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 19: Sudden Flood
Ye Wanqing said seriously, "If Chu Anlan can successfully resolve the incident in Yinxu County, his name will be recorded in the book of merit. I am the fiancée of a meritorious official, and the Ye family will naturally be honored. But if he is extremely unlucky and unfortunately dies in Yinxu County, then it will be natural for me to be betrothed to Lu Jilian."

"What!" Ye Chenxi was shocked!

After a long while, he said with chattering teeth: "What if...what if An Lan is unfortunately killed, sister, what...will you do?"

Ye Wanqing looked calm as if she would not change color even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of her, and said calmly: "Even if An Lan dies, I will not live alone!"

The carriage galloped like an arrow shot from a bow.

Halfway through the journey, there was a sudden rumble of thunder in the sky, followed by heavy rain.

The raindrops falling from the sky were continuous like lines, as if there were countless thin water-colored lines dragging from the sky to the ground.

Ye Wanqing went ashore with his servants. The horse-drawn carriage carrying boxes and cages fell to the end of the team and was immersed in the river water downstream.

The water was rushing and turbulent, and with the increasing rain intensity, the water level rose rapidly and would soon reach the knees.

In the night sky, which was covered with dark clouds, there was only the lightning-like evil dragon stirring up the sky, rumbling and deafening.

The horse pulling the cart was so frightened that before anyone could react, it galloped away with the cart full of things and disappeared in an instant without a trace.

The situation suddenly got out of control and turned into a mess.

The maids were extremely frightened and trembling, not knowing what to do.

Yingxiang and Qianxi were relatively calm. They each held an umbrella and went to look for the young master and young lady. The wind was howling and soon the oil paper on the umbrella was blown away, leaving only a hollow bamboo frame.

The rain was so heavy that everyone was soaked. No one was spared.

Ye Chenxi hid in the carriage, his palms sweating and his scalp numbing.

After calming down, he leaned out and asked his followers: "Where is Commander Chao?"

The attendant wiped a handful of dirty water on his face, which was not sure whether it was sweat or rain, and came over and said, "Master, one of our carriages has been washed away. Commander Chao, take people to chase it and see if we can get it back."

"The rain is heavy and the light is dim. Where are they going to find it?" Ye Chenxi frowned.

The follower shook his head in confusion.

Ye Wanqing couldn't sit still anymore, so she leaned half of her body out of the window and looked downstream.

The rushing flood carried with it a large amount of debris, mud, sand, stones and boulders, among which were also living things brought down from the mountains.

She had lived two lifetimes and had never seen such a scene.

Not scared? Of course you are lying!

Ye Wanqing braved the heavy rain and ordered the messenger: "Instruct everyone to move to a high and open area immediately. Also, call Commander Chao back as soon as possible."

The attendant wiped his face and answered loudly: "Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared in the rain.

The carriage moved forward in the rain.

After about a quarter of an hour, we finally found a relatively spacious flat area.

Under the illumination of jagged streaks of lightning, the torrent below the mountain was like a ferocious beast, surging into the depths of the night with the force of swallowing the mountain.

Everyone had an expression of relief at having survived the disaster.

When Commander Chao led his men back, the rain had weakened a lot.

He was dressed in tattered clothes, and he knelt on one knee to apologize: "I am incompetent and failed to find the missing carriage."

"What was lost?" Ye Chenxi asked.

Commander Chao replied, "Master, what was lost was the young lady's change of clothes."

"Clothes?" Ye Chenxi turned around and glanced at Ye Wanqing: "Sister, your clothes were washed away by the flood."

Commander Chao knelt down and looked at the carriage.

The curtain was lifted from the inside, revealing a gentle and beautiful face: "Are you willing to die for the sake of clothes?"

The young guard was stunned.

Ye Wanqing had no expression on her face, but her tone was gentle: "In your eyes, the lives of all of us, including your own, are not as important as a cart of clothes?"

"No..." Commander Chao blushed at the question, "I tried to get the luggage because I saw that they had already protected the young lady and the second young master! I am guilty, please punish me, young lady and young master!"

After all, it's just youth and recklessness.

Ye Wanqing didn't want to embarrass him any more: "No matter how we interact, life is more important than material possessions. If you lose your clothes, you can still make new ones, but if you lose your life, you will have nothing. If you die here tonight, what will happen to your parents, wife and children? Don't be so impulsive in the future."

After saying this, he lowered the curtains. Commander Chao sat in the rain, motionless and in a daze.

Due to a sudden flood, several carriages were destroyed, and the journey that was supposed to take a day and a half ended up taking three days!

……

In Yinxu County, the sun is shining brightly.

It was extremely hot and stuffy inside the carriage.

Ye Chenxi put his legs on the shaft to enjoy the breeze: "It's been exposed to the sun like this, the official road is cracked, it won't flood, right?"

Ye Wanqing looked outside.

The sky is clear and the sun is scorching.

It was already autumn, but she didn't notice any autumn feeling at all.

In the previous life, the entire Yinxu County was flooded and no one survived.

In order to comfort the relatives and friends of the victims who were scattered in foreign lands, the imperial court sent people to erect a huge nameless stone tablet at the boundary monument of Yinxu.

It is said that more and more names are engraved on the stone tablet.

I wonder if "Chu Anlan" is engraved on it?
Ye Wanqing withdrew his gaze and ordered Commander Chao to continue on his way!
at dusk.

The leading horse ran for a while, then gradually slowed down, and would either sniff around or simply stop to kick and dig a hole.

Commander Chao made a gesture and the entire team stopped.

As sunset approached, dark clouds rolled in and gathered, and sunlight poured in through the gaps in the clouds.

The rolling green hills seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light, a beauty that Ye Wanqing, who grew up in Jindu, had never seen before.

Ye Chenxi was full of praise: "Isn't this a painting of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains?"

After saying that, he pointed to the foot of the most majestic and verdant mountain and said, "Girl! I see it!"

Ye Wanqing looked in the direction he pointed.

She finally got to see the burial place of Chu Anlan in his previous life.

The mountains are verdant and surrounded by clouds and water.

At dusk, a large number of birds fly out bathing in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Stunning beauty, yet vaguely ominous.

Ye Chenxi stood on the official road, rubbing his arm through his robe: "Why do I feel that this beautiful scenery is weird?"

"These animals are more likely to sense danger than humans." Ye Wanqing pinched her fingers into her palms: "The mountain is about to collapse."

When Ye Chenxi heard this, he became anxious: "Then what should we do?"

"Miss, Young Master, we can't go any further!" Commander Chao stepped forward.

It is indeed impossible to move forward.

Ye Wanqing immediately arranged: "The team will rest here. Commander Chao, you will send out three teams. One team will investigate the terrain here, one team will go look for the second young master, and the other team... must find the son of Prince Dun."

Commander Chao bowed and said, "I obey your orders."

Looking at Ye Wanqing who was giving orders with such confidence, Ye Chenxi couldn't help but scratch his head with a puzzled look on his face.

Why does he feel that the girl has changed so much in recent days?
Become more cheerful, straightforward, calm and independent!
……

Night falls quietly.

This was accompanied by heavy rain.

The towering green mountains that had been exposed to the scorching sun for many days were quietly torn into a hole during the rainy night, and the hole became bigger and bigger.

"Boom..."

The rolling green hills shook at the sound of thunder.

Outside the carriage, screams came one after another——

"Collapsed!"

“The mountain collapsed!”

(End of this chapter)