The person in charge replied with a hidden needle: "Why bother to say it so clearly, we just know it." You were responsible for the construction of this embankment, and now it has only been three days after it was built, and it collapsed after the wind and rain......" He suddenly grinned, and continued with a knife hidden in his smile: "Of course, this must not be the eldest lady's poor supervision, it must be those craftsmen who cut corners. His meaningful gaze roamed over Jinyunlan's wet face.

Jin Yunlan shrugged off his lame hints. She pointed out the unusual crack in front of him, and said awe-inspiringly: "This is obviously a deliberate brute force to push down, not a shoddy system." If you don't believe me, you can call the elders of the clan to come and check for yourself to see if you can restore my innocence. She was about to ask for justice.

The person in charge panicked, thinking that she was just a little girl who didn't know the world, and when he encountered this incident, he was so scared that he had no master, and he wanted to scare her with a few words to pass the matter, and his sin of drinking and mistaking things could also be covered up. Who knew that she was calm and relaxed, and did not care about his stubble at all, but accused him with righteous words.

"It was rainy in the summer, although the weather was sunny the other day, but there was no rain. But this summer has not yet passed, and it is inevitable that the storm will suddenly hit. Since you are in charge of following up on the flood control work, the temporary embankment has only been built, and the key embankment sections will be sent to take turns to squat and guard, and the prevention of dangerous situations is the minimum. What's more, when the wind and rain fall, it is your responsibility to stay on the scene as soon as possible, observe the flood peak situation at any time and make corresponding countermeasures. Instead of getting drunk and waiting until the next morning, it's too late! ”

The person in charge was not convinced, and was lectured by a hairy girl in front of all his subordinates, but because of her identity, he had to give her a little thin face, so he replied with a face that was neither soft nor hard: "I don't have the ability to predict the future, how can I predict in advance that someone will do such a big rebellion." ”

Jin Yunlan was furious for a while, and her tone couldn't help but become stern, and she raised her voice: "Since you are leading this errand, you should fulfill your duties. I believe that if you are attentive and send people to pay attention to it at all times, you will not let the thieves take advantage of the loopholes. The thief did not dare to tear down the embankment while it was dark under strict supervision. Don't you know that this north-south canal is close to thousands of acres of fertile land. Once something goes wrong, will there still be food to be harvested in the whole of Los Angeles this year? Who will be responsible at that time, and you will be on duty? Or am I already on task? ”

The person in charge lowered his head stupidly, and did not say a word, his eyes red from the smell of wine were still turning around with bad intentions.

Jin Yunlan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart for the time being, and tried her best to tell him calmly: "I will report this matter truthfully and will not cover it up." With that, she quickly passed by him.

When the person in charge saw her go away, he became angry, tore off his hat, and slammed it into the water. He was fierce, and kept cursing in his mouth: "A yellow-haired girl dares to play official power in front of Lao Tzu." If it weren't for the patriarch being her father, who would take care of her. Phew, damn it, be a concubine for Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu won't even look at it......"

Before he could finish his swearing, he heard two "whoosh" sounds in the air, and two stones struck him on the back of the knee, causing him to bend his knees involuntarily, fall forward, and finally fall into the puddle with his hands and feet.

Apparently the mud and sand in the water had washed his dirty mouth well, otherwise his mouth would not have "gurgling" and spit out earth-colored blisters.

Seeing this, a group of subordinates gossiped and rushed forward to help.

A relieved chuckle came from behind the willow trees not far away, and a dark figure flashed like smoke in the morning light that broke through the clouds.

Li Yi returned home smoothly before the sky was completely bright.

He changed out of his soaked clothes, and Li Tang broke into the door. At that time, his upper body was not wearing an inch, and water droplets kept rolling down his shoulders.

Li Tang squinted, looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Where did you go last night?" ”

Li Yi shifted his gaze and looked at the dazzling morning light outside the window, "I didn't go anywhere, what's wrong?" ”

Li Tang turned his head to look at his wet shoes stained with mud and sand outside the door. The sky was clear last night, and if he hadn't gone out, how could he have this moist soil on his shoes. He shook his head helplessly, this younger brother never learned to lie, "Did you go down the mountain?" Went to help the eldest lady? Xiao Yu, when did you become so merciful, and you also took care of the idle affairs in Los Angeles? ”

Seeing that it was exposed, Li Yi no longer covered it up, but replied noncommittally: "It's just a private matter, and it has nothing to do with the two races." After he finished changing his clothes, he came to the door blocked by Li Tang, his face calm, "Get out of the way, I want to go out." ”

Li Tang was at a stalemate with him for a while, but he still turned around and made way for him. As he walked by, he grabbed his forearm again, stopped him and asked, "Gardenia, when did it happen?" ”

Li Yi glanced at the locked arm, his gaze moved up, and when he saw the other party's grim face, he couldn't help but lock his eyebrows, and asked slowly, "What do you mean?" ”

Li Tang asked insightfully: "When did you like her?" ”

"Nonsense." Li Yi broke free from his confinement, "I sincerely hope that you can spend some energy on cultivation, instead of worrying about these children all day long." ”

Li Tang replied solemnly: "Xiao Yu, although I am not as talented as you, I am your brother after all." Elder brother is like father, I am just doing my duty. You are the patriarch of the Li clan. No matter what the situation of the Lai family is, we will lead with you, and you should set an example. After he said this, he didn't give Li Yan a chance to reply, so he walked away with the basket.

Li Yan's clear eyes showed a little doubt.

"Inexplicable."

At the same time, Jin Yunlan immediately went back to report the matter to his father.

When the patriarch heard this, his face turned pale. However, from the father's point of view, he still praised his daughter's courage to take risks. But she can't help but wonder how she and the two of them built a simple embankment overnight without making a noise.

Jin Yunlan avoided this and only said that the heavens were merciful, the rain was not strong enough to be difficult, and he had also cultivated diligently these days, and his strength had also grown greatly, so he had such good results. From beginning to end, there was no mention of Li Yu's adventure to come to help.

The patriarch told her not to be too tight, and to be relaxed. He also said that the clan has praised her a lot recently, and even Zhao Ziyang, who was nitpicky and had eyes above the top, came to him and praised her for making great progress in her studies.

Jin Yunlan scratched her head weakly, opened the topic, and asked her father if he had any clue about this gangster who knocked down the embankment.

The patriarch didn't say a word, and his eyes, which had always been clear, were now dim, angry, worried, and more painful.

At first, Jin Yunlan only guessed that this person was coming for her, in order to ruin her reputation and hinder her path. But now that she has come back to her senses, this person's intentions are probably not so simple.

As soon as the north and south canals broke, it approached the lifeblood of Los Angeles. If you fight in the nest, the price to pay is inevitably too great. If you are not careful, the people of Los Angeles will also suffer.

Who is it that would do such a rebellious thing at the cost of losing both? Could it be that the Great Elder was secretly manipulating?

She asked the patriarch uncertainly, "Father, is it his own invitation that the Great Elder went out this time?" ”

The patriarch bowed his head and his brows moved slightly: "Do you suspect it's him?" But he's not in the city at the moment. ”

Jin Yunlan said worriedly: "I heard that the Great Elder prides himself on being strong, and he has always been dissatisfied with the fact that your father took the lead in ascending to the position of patriarch. Is it that he is trying to use this incident to destroy his father's achievements over the years, causing his father to lose the support of the people? ”

The patriarch resolutely denied: "Impossible, my brother will never do anything to endanger Los Angeles." Someone else must be behind it. I'll do my best to track it down, but there's little hope. ”

Jin Yunlan didn't give up, "The Great Elder's outing this time may be just a cover, and it is unknown if you deliberately let you and me take it lightly." ”

The patriarch's tone suddenly became stern: "Lan'er! He was my brother, and no one knew him better than I did. He is also your own uncle, you shouldn't speculate about your elders behind your back. ”

Seeing his resolute attitude, Jinyunlan couldn't help but sigh, and had nothing to say, so she casually found a reason and left her father's study.

Before returning to the house, when she passed by her mother's Jialan Courtyard, she met Jinyun in riding clothes and walked towards her with dignity and dignity. He didn't even say a word of greeting, and passed by her.

Jin Yunlan's heart trembled, pursed her lips, tried her best to pull out an arc, turned around, squeezed out an awkward smile, and stopped his indomitable pace, "Little worm, where are you going?" ”

Jin Yunchong didn't turn around, didn't even turn his head, just tilted his head slightly, squinted at her with the corner of his eye, and said coldly: "The autumn test is going to compete in riding and shooting, I just went to practice." I'm not more talented than my eldest sister. If you want to achieve something, you can only study hard. He didn't forget to sneer again.

"Do you still have to test riding and archery in the autumn test?" Jin Yunlan was shocked.

"Yes, this is the new competition project for teachers in the academy. A few days ago, the eldest sister was busy accumulating her reputation, so it was inevitable that she neglected the courses of the academy. He summed up all the hardships of Jinyunlan in the wind and rain a few days ago as her fame and reputation. Before leaving, he scoffed at this.

Jin Yunlan did not deeply speculate on the meaning of her brother's inferior words. Right now, she's been messed up with the new mounted archery program. Of all the martial arts, the worst thing for Forbidden Lan is riding and shooting. She doesn't have the art of horses, and she doesn't have superior eyesight. Let her bow on her back and get on the horse is undoubtedly a humanoid live target, and she is slaughtered.

Oh my God, that's bad news!

So when she got up in the morning, she also reminded her that she would inevitably be exposed and go to the empty mountain less, but in the evening, she still couldn't help but run up the empty mountain. And this time I went up crying.

The moment she saw Li Yi, she flew to him, grabbed his hand, and begged him for help with tears in her eyes, "Ah Yan, help me." ”

After listening to her tragic words, Li Yi reluctantly led her to a very remote place in the back mountain.