Chapter 203, The Barrier Breaks
Li Mu and his son Li Jian looked at the water falling from the sky with solemn expressions, but they didn't expect He Niannian to say that it was true, but they didn't expect the rising water to come like this.
Now that the rising water that the other party said has happened, they can only watch, and the only thing they can do is to pray that the mountain temple can protect them.
Soon the water covered the town, and the water level rose rapidly.
Li Mu stood on the roof, his hands nervously clenched into fists, and watched intently as the water gradually submerged the low-lying houses, and then spread towards the mountain temple.
When the water reached the entrance of the temple, it seemed to encounter a barrier, and it was impossible to enter at all, so the turbid water had to flow around, and finally surrounded the entire mountain temple in the middle.
"Thank goodness." Li Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief, folded his hands, at this moment he was very grateful to the mountain god, and even more grateful to He Niannian who had taken a step in advance, he walked down the ladder from the roof.
Thinking of Xiao He, I don't know if she has been outside the town, I think it should be no problem, and the other party is not a simple person at first glance.
When everyone learned that the water could not enter the mountain temple, they cheered loudly one by one, rejoicing, thanking God for not giving up on them, and thanking the mountain god for his protection.
At the same time, they also thanked the town mayor Li Mu for his foresight, which gave them a place to live, otherwise they would not be able to escape when the flood came.
"Lao Li, you are really good, how do you know that you want to send water?" A staff member of the same town government looked at Li Mu with emotion, and his eyes were puzzled.
He asked a lot of people, and everyone looked at the person standing on the ladder, hoping that he could give everyone an answer.
Li Mu looked at the hundreds of people below, looked at the curiosity in their eyes, smiled bitterly, and waved his hand, "How can I have this ability, it's all from?"
"My father told me that he dreamed of the mountain god last night." Li Jian, who was on the side, interrupted what his father was about to say.
Li Mu looked at his son and frowned disapprovingly, this matter was Xiao He's credit, how could he take it on himself.
Li Jian ignored his father's reproachful gaze and continued, "The mountain god gave my father a dream, saying that there would be a big flood this afternoon, and that the mountain temple could give everyone shelter. ”
"So that's the case, it was the mountain god who saved us, and it was the mayor who saved everyone." Someone shouted below.
"Thank you, Lord Mountain, thank you, Mayor Town."
The people below began to repeat these words, and at this moment, Li Mu's prestige reached an unprecedented height, and everyone present was thanking him for saving his life.
Li Mu withdrew his son's arm dissatisfied, and scolded him in a low voice, "What are you doing here?" Didn't I tell you everything? ”
"Dad, at this time, it is easy to manage by uniting people's hearts, in case someone disobeys discipline, it is easy to have an accident." Li Jian said with a smile, with a pair of shrewd eyes on his honest face.
Li Mu stared at his son, his heart was not calm, it was such a choice, his face and eyes flashed with struggle, knowing that this was not right, but what his son said was also very reasonable, what should I do?
"Dad, what are you hesitating about, you look at everyone's expressions, look at the water outside, shouldn't we work together to fight the big water outside at this time, so that everyone is safe and sound?" Li Jian knows very well how to persuade his father to be the most effective.
Moreover, he has done it not once or twice, and every time he can catch what the old man really cares about.
Sure enough, Li Mu looked at the scene outside, the water was already three meters high, most of the houses were flooded, only the roofs were left, and the people in the courtyard no longer had the initial panic, he hesitated.
Let's do this first, when the water recedes, let's make it clear to everyone, Li Mu sighed, looked at the water outside and stopped talking.
Li Jian glanced at his father and knew that this would be the result, so he dared to interrupt his father and change what he was about to say.
By half past five, the water was already more than four meters high, and they stood at the top of the wall, on the roof, and what they saw was a patch of water, and the roof was no longer visible, only trees could rise.
At this time, everyone no longer had the initial fear and happiness, but thought about their home, and the things at home, livestock, and poultry were gone.
Only when their lives are worry-free, they will begin to worry about things outside their bodies, and those who have taken valuables feel that they are lucky, and they listen to the mayor's words, and those who don't take it complain in their hearts that the mayor does not speak clearly, causing them to lose so much.
Then one by two, the whining gradually rose.
"Since the mayor knew in advance, why didn't he say anything, so I didn't bring anything." The old man who came empty-handed complained.
"Me too, I only brought some money, I knew that there would be water, I would definitely bring more things, and food, what are we going to eat." Another elderly woman frowned.
Everyone, you and I are all complaining and dissatisfied, and gradually the mood is driven, and then someone looks up at Li Mu, the mayor of the town who is leaning against the wall, with a look of complaint on his face.
"Mayor Town, why didn't you explain it before, everyone didn't bring a lot of things here, and there was food, how can we live in this water?" A man in his forties acted as a representative to raise everyone's grievances.
Li Mu, who was looking up at the sky, turned his head and looked at the villagers below, they all had questions on their faces and had to explain.
"Folks, look at the current situation, the mountain temple is so big, people are next to each other, on the roof, on the tree, on the wall, where people can stand, they are all standing, so they can barely load everyone, if you bring food, or packages, then what should people do?"
"When the time comes, are you willing to ask everyone to give up the package or things they brought with you? It's better not to say it at the beginning, I just remind you that no matter how much you bring, it's fate, and as long as you live, it's more important than anything else. ”
After a few words, some people's minds began to clear up, yes, people can't pretend, do they still think about those things outside their bodies?
Gradually, the doubts were gone, although some people were still unhappy, but the big guys didn't ask, and they had to shut up sullenly.
Li Mu smiled bitterly in his heart, he didn't believe what Xiao He said very much, otherwise how could he forget to bring food, if the water didn't recede overnight, what would so many people eat?
If he was trapped for three days, they would have confessed, and they could only say that he did not think about it comprehensively at first, or rather, he did not think that the matter would be so serious, thinking that the water would soon recede.
"Dad," Li Jian leaned closer to his father and shouted in a low voice, "When I went home, I asked Xiaobao and his mother to bring some food, and I also talked to the big guys." ”
Li Mu glanced at his son with relief, and felt that he was still thoughtful, it seemed that he was old, and it was time to give way, after this incident, he should consider letting his son take over.
Because the sky was covered with dark clouds, the sky had already darkened, and while everyone was waiting for the water to subside, a strong wind blew outside, and then the water was blown up, forming a huge wave towards the mountain temple.
"Ah," the people on the walls, the trees, and the rooftops shouted in fright when they saw the huge waves rushing towards them, and subconsciously shrunk their necks and covered their eyes. The timid one fell straight down the wall, but fortunately there were many people down there, so they were caught.
The huge wave rushed over, and when it reached the top of the mountain temple, it was intercepted by an invisible barrier, like a basin of water splashed on the glass, directly blocking back.
"Whew, it's so hanging." The villagers patted their chests in fear and breathed a sigh of relief.
"God of the Mountain."
There are also those who are timid, who come down directly from a high place, and those who are bold and like excitement, so they run up.
A huge wave was blocked back, and the wind outside was blowing wantonly again, and one after another huge waves rushed towards the mountain temple from all directions, but they were all blocked back by an invisible barrier.
Some people who feel that it is very safe to watch the excitement now, and the elderly people think more, they don't understand which way the gods and dragon kings of Canglong Town have offended? Why punish them, now the flood surrounds the entire mountain temple, with the momentum of breaking the barrier and drowning them all.
Li Mu belonged to the category that thought more, he looked solemnly as waves of water turned into huge waves and rushed towards them, tired, and he felt that he would not give up until he reached his goal.
Now he regrets letting everyone drive Xiao He away, if Xiao He is still there, he can at least ask the origin of this hair lotion, what is the reason for it, and they can prescribe the right medicine.
Now that the person is gone, he can't understand the reason, and he doesn't know when the water will recede, so he can only stay in the mountain temple and be at a loss.
After some more time, the sky darkened completely, and the entire space was dyed a dark green with the water that was gradually turning green. Li Mu looked at his watch, it was already six o'clock, and the water still showed no sign of receding, it seemed that they were going to stay here for one night.
Just as he was thinking about what to say to the big guy, suddenly, his ears moved and he looked at his upper left in confusion.
There are many other people who have the same action as him.
"What's the matter, I want to hear a click."
"I heard it too, and I thought I was hallucinating."
"Looks like we've all heard, that direction."
The big guys all pointed to the same position, and now no one doubted that they were hallucinating, after all, one or two auditory hallucinations, it was impossible for everyone to have auditory hallucinations.
"How do I feel like something cracking?"
"It can't be the barrier outside, right?"
A question that made everyone's hearts rise, wouldn't it be true? Couldn't the mountain temple stop the water outside?
Then the monstrous waves struck again, this time everyone heard a more crisp "click", it was still the same position, this time, they all saw a crack in the air.
Their suspicion was confirmed, that the barrier that sheltered them was really going to break.
"What to do? It's really the barrier that protects us from the outside that has a problem. ”
"We're not going to be all here, are we?"
"Mayor Mare, think of a way."
"Yes, aren't you able to communicate with the mountain god? Ask him what we can do to get through this. ”
In the face of the threat to life, no matter who it is, they all want to live, and the people below are panicking, and some people put their hope on the town mayor Li Mu.
"Yes, Mayor Mare, you quickly ask, what the hell are we going to do?"
Seeing Li Mu on the ladder, everyone seemed to be grasping a life-saving straw, and they all looked up at him, hoping that he could give a way out.
Li Mu was helpless and uneasy in his heart, but he still had to show a calm look on his face, because he was the mayor of the town, he couldn't mess around, but what could he do, he didn't know anything, and what he dreamed of the mountain god was all fake.
Li Jian didn't expect to come to this point, he knew that he hadn't incited everyone to drive that He Niannian out at the beginning, he hammered his palm with some regret, and he couldn't imagine that the mountain temple was about to be unstoppable.
He also began to get anxious, looking at his father expectantly, hoping that he could give a way.
Just when Li Mu was frowning and thinking of a way, another huge wave hit him, and this time all the forces on the opposite side were concentrated on the place where the problem occurred.
A huge wave was blocked, and another wave of huge waves slapped head-on, wave after wave, everyone looked in the air, the invisible crack was getting bigger and bigger, and all of them showed a look of horror on their faces, feeling hopeless and helpless.
The sound of "click, click" came and went, and finally the crack extended and widened, and the barrier in front of the temple gate could not resist the attack of the huge wave and shattered.
There was no barrier in front of the temple gate, and the huge waves behind directly crossed the temple gate and rushed towards the people in the courtyard.
"Ah," the people in the courtyard cried out in terror, and they all dragged each other to the people next to them, and the timid ones had closed their eyes, waiting for the flood to come.
"Huh, fairy?" I don't know who shouted in surprise.
Everyone who was waiting for fate to come opened their eyes one after another and looked into the air.
I saw a man dressed in ancient costume, standing in mid-air, with a bright black chain in his hand, and the chain was long and horizontal in front of the temple gate, blocking the huge waves from the outside.
The man was the unlucky ghost, and the law enforcement spear in his hand turned into a silver-white dragon, the dragon was flying in the air, and on the back of the dragon was He Niannian, who was driven out by everyone, and the meow on her shoulder.
"The gods have come to our rescue."
"It's the mountain god who has appeared, and we are saved."
The crowd cheered in unison, seeing hope again. At this time, no one noticed that the people on the silver dragon all regarded the unlucky ghosts as mountain gods to save them.
The unlucky ghost ignored the excited people below, but looked at the dark green water confronting the soul chain with a serious expression.
The huge wave slowly fell, and two figures appeared on the surface of the water, and the figures slowly condensed, one large and one small.
The big one is the female ghost of Mishui River who is dressed in white, and the small one next to her, to the position of her waist, can't see her appearance clearly, her soul is like a soft candy, and her body changes from time to time.
"Spirit?" The unlucky ghost's pupils shrank slightly, but he didn't expect to encounter a spirit monster.
If they are the nemesis of ghosts, then there is one kind of ghost that is excluded, that is, a kind of spirit that is out of the scope of ghosts, the ghost spirit, the highest level is the ghost, and the lowest level is the ghost.
Generally, when encountering this kind of spirit, they will not deliberately be enemies of each other, and the form of the spirit does not have its own consciousness, but only relies on instinct, or is manipulated by others to do things.