For several days, the surface of Chongdu City continued to be calm as always, except for the Jing family's dart team outside the city that day, there was nothing abnormal; The construction site by the water was also under construction as always, and no one noticed that the stone piled up next to the construction site and covered with oilcloth had been replaced with a looser white stone. Only a few people have noticed that the embankment, which was originally built during the day, is now busy at night.

In the middle of the night, a thunderclap exploded over Chongdu City, and there was already a feeling of heat in the air, and the rainy season of the year was about to come again. The entire Xi Mansion was quiet, only two lights were still lit in the Begonia Courtyard.

Xi Yan has never gone out to meet Qi An since he went home that day. After this incident, he also deeply felt the truth of drinking and making mistakes, so in addition to going to the court all day long, Xi Yan stayed in the Begonia Courtyard to abide by the rules and cultivate his self-cultivation.

"You must remember what you have just explained, and when you get to the water, you must see the right time, and you can't act at will."

Xi Yan told Xi Yun over and over again, and it wasn't until Xi Yun repeated all the details word for word that he was relieved.

"You must take this away," Xi Yan took out a letter from the table and cautiously handed it to Xi Yun.

Xi Yun lowered his eyes and saw that although there were only a few words on the envelope, the handwriting was the kind that Xi Yan had practiced hard a few days ago, and he thought his writing was ugly at that time...... But after Xi Yun saw the signature on the envelope, all the doubts in his heart instantly dissipated.

"Don't worry, this matter will be handled by your subordinates." Xi Yun properly put the letter in his arms and continued, "Yu Xiao is also already on his way to the water, do I want to connect with him?" ”

"No," Xi Yan said after thinking for a moment, "What you do is irrelevant, if there is no accident, it's better not to see it." After you finish your work, you will go back to Chongdu first, and he will stay in the water to deal with the aftermath. ”

"Yes."

"Go ahead, be careful." Xi Yan patted Xi Yun on the shoulder, although his tone was calm, Xi Yun still felt the encouragement in his eyes.

It was already dawn, Xi Yun was packing up, the rainy season had arrived, and he left Chongdu again according to Xi Yan's instructions to complete the charged blow to Xi Qing.

Xi Yun's responsibility is very heavy, and there is no room for mistakes. Even Xi Yan, who has always been calm, is inevitably a little apprehensive in his heart. It's not that he doesn't want to go in person, but it's hard to get out of the affairs of the DPRK and China, and this matter is ...... The only person he can trust with confidence is Xi Yun.

Xi Yun checked his outfit one last time, recalled Xi Yan's words in his mind, and after confirming that it was correct, he came to the stable alone, untied a horse and quietly went out of the house to the side door.

He has followed Xi Yan for many years, and he and Xi Yan can be regarded as living and dying together. His grandfather and father all served the Xi family, and when his father's generation came, the Xi family remembered that he had been loyal for many years and had made a lot of contributions, so he specially exempted him from the status of a domestic slave, gave him the surname Xi, and raised him as a retainer.

Because of this, Xi Yun has studied with Xi Yan since he was a child, practiced martial arts together, and grew up together. Although Xi Yun is Xi Yan's guard, the relationship between the two has long been as close as brothers, and in the three years in Lingjiang, the two have shared weal and woe, resolving many crises large and small.

Although he sometimes doesn't understand Xi Yan's approach, sometimes he also feels that Xi Yan is too ruthless...... But think about which of the major families over the years is not like this? If you have a heart of kindness that you shouldn't have, then it's not just your future that you will be ruined...... With Xi Qing to this point, Xi Yan probably has no other choice in his heart.

Just as Xi Yun was thinking like this, the gate of Chongdu City had been opened. Dongfang Xiaoxiao, unlike the last battle of more than ten people, this time Xi Yun only had one person and one horse, galloping south.

The water is south of Chongdu, and the rainy season always comes earlier than Chongdu.

It stands to reason that it has begun to rain in Chongdu City, and the water level should also start to rise...... But this year is very strange, Xi Yun has been coming to the water for three or five days, and there is still no rain in the sky, even if he occasionally feels hot and humid, there are only a few muffled thunders in the sky, at most a few raindrops. As for the water level in the river, it has not risen at all.

Xi Yun was a little irritable in his heart, but he couldn't be in a hurry when it rained, and no matter how anxious his heart was, he could only wait patiently.

Ever since he came to the city, Xi Yun has been dormant in a separate garden around the official residence of the Ministry of Industry. Looking up at the cloudless sky, the scorching light directly shone on the ground, Xi Yun was sweating and his heart was also full of worry.

In the tea shed outside the city, several discounted shirtless people are drinking cold water, they are all requisitioned by the government to build an embankment, although the weather is hot now, but there is a government stipulated that the construction period is stuck, no one dares to stop work and rest without authorization, even at night, there are a few people busy on the construction site.

Summer afternoons are usually very hot, but on this day, the air feels slightly moist. Xi Yun raised his eyes and looked out of the city, the thick cumulonimbus clouds were slowly pressing towards the city, the wind and clouds between the sky and the earth gradually rose, and the light gradually became dim.

The first drop of rain fell as if a horn was blown, and then countless raindrops fell to the ground. It's just a little bit of work, and the sky is raining heavily and the rainy season is flooding...... It's still here after all.

The heavy rain in the water seemed to be uncontrollable, and the water level of the river continued to rise for several days.

If such heavy rain had been encountered in previous years, the government and the people would have been alarmed. But this year, a new embankment was built, and there was a solid embankment to block it, and everyone was very relaxed in their hearts, and they were grateful for the kindness of the government.

Although the water level is rising, it is still a little short of the embankment where the guards poured alum oil. It rained heavily again overnight, and the water level finally rose to a position close to the river embankment.

The heavy rain for several days made it impossible to start the water harvesting project, and naturally there were not many people left on the embankment.

The water level was rising by a centimeter, but everyone on the shore felt that a new levee was blocking it, and they thought they were safe, so they all took naps in makeshift grass huts.

Suddenly, accompanied by the sound of rain, there was a sound of the ground cracking, and the ground under everyone's feet began to shake slightly.

"Is it moving!?"

Before the words fell, a huge opening opened in the riverbank with a "bang". The turbid river carried the mud and sand and instantly swallowed the riverbank, and the people resting on the bank were panicked and wanted to flee to the high place, but before they could get up, they were swept into the bottomless river by the rushing flood.

The rumbling sound of the river breaking the embankment was also felt in the city of Shuishui, which was not far away. Several officials hurried outside the house and sent people out of the city to investigate.