However, the ceremony was not successfully held. I don't know if God was joking with them or what, but the night before the prescription was successfully studied and the ritual was ready to be held, the night when everyone thought everything was going to be fine, God ruthlessly poured cold water on them.

In the middle of the night, almost all the people of Hemen City heard the thunder that exploded their ears, and the lightning pierced the night sky, illuminating the night like day.

With the lightning and thunder came an unprecedented heavy rain, heavier than in the first half of the month. The heavy rain can no longer be described as pouring, Xu Huaigu saw the scene with his own eyes, and he preferred to use a waterfall as a metaphor.

The raindrops were so dense that they flowed in a line that fell from the sky at an unknown height. If you stretch out your hand, your palms will hurt.

Xu Huaigu and his party all woke up, looking at the heavy rain outside the window and dumbfounded. Chen Congming and Shen Hanguang also woke up, and they were also shocked.

If this rain falls unscrupulously like this, the city of Hemen will be paralyzed, because no one will be able to get out of their homes.

And what is more worrying than this is that the Xiejiangyan built not far from the upper reaches of the Luhua River, if the Xiejiangyan collapses and the Luhua River water pours in, then Hemen will be completely finished.

Chen Congming didn't expect things to suddenly take such a big turn. It stands to reason that the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the water god of the Luhua River have negotiated that it should not rain anymore, how can this be?

He was a little panicked and at a loss. Not long after, around dawn, someone from the government came to report that the bodies of the previous officials of the Ministry of Rites had been found near Xiejiangyan, and Chen Congming fell to the chair in shock, and he couldn't figure out how those officials died.

Could it be that the negotiation failed? That's not going to kill people. The day began gradually, but under the thick dark clouds, the sunlight was like a person drowning in water.

There was not much difference between day and night, and the raindrops smashed on the doors and windows, sending out

The sound of "dong dong" was like the neighing of war drums on the battlefield, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing. Thanks to the sturdy house of this Chen Mansion, if it is replaced with a house that has fallen into disrepair, it will definitely be washed away by the rain.

Thinking of this, Xu Huaigu immediately thought of Su Mulan and the others who lived in the dilapidated house, and worried, he took his sword and went into the rain to find them.

Huicheng saw Xu Huaigu suddenly running into the rain, and immediately shouted. It's just that the rain was too loud, and her voice was drowned out by the rain in an instant, and Xu Huaigu disappeared into the rain curtain in an instant.

Hui Cheng was in a hurry, and wanted to chase her, but Nengwu quickly grabbed her and persuaded: "It's too dangerous outside, you just stay in the house, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the master if something happens." Xu Huaigu plunged into the heavy rain, and almost instantly, his clothes were drenched.

The rain obscured his vision, and he could only see a few feet ahead, and farther away was a dark place. He followed his memories and hurried to the house.

He walked out into the street and looked around. As expected, several houses that were not strong enough were directly washed away by the heavy rain, and the ground was scattered with wood, and the people living in the houses could only stand in the heavy rain in a daze, homeless.

Xu Huaigu's compassionate eyes swept over and continued to move forward. Since midnight, the lightning and thunder have not stopped.

Thunder rumbled from the clouds to the ground one after another, like the roar of a wild beast, declaring war on the city.

Xu Huaigu quickened his pace, crossed another street, and when he reached the outskirts of the city, he saw the house from yesterday.

Fortunately, the house was still standing in place and had not collapsed. It's just that there seem to be a few black dots at the doorway fighting for something, and you can hear shouts and swearing, and there seems to be a little commotion.

When he got closer, he could hear the cries.

"Give me my baby back! Hurry up and give it back to me! Xu Huaigu immediately heard it, this familiar voice was Su Mulan's mother, and he hurriedly ran over.

"What you child, this is a dead man! Dead people who died of the plague! One of the officers and soldiers yelled at her angrily,

"It's a shame that you've been hiding for so many days, and your corpses stink! Do you know that the epidemic is so bad now, it is all infected by these sick people! We take such a big risk every day to come here to deal with the dead, it's good that you dare to hide it and not tell us! Aren't our efforts in vain? The woman was pushed by the officer and soldier, and she was already weak, but at this time she was pushed to the ground, knelt down, and cried heartbreakingly: "You are talking nonsense! My child just had a cold, and Lang Zhong said that he only needed to take two pills! Give me back my child, you wicked man! The officer and soldier were so angry that he was about to continue to scold, but another officer and soldier hurriedly persuaded him and whispered in his ear: "I heard from other people in the house that this woman is crazy, don't worry about her, quickly take the body away and bury it." It was raining strangely, so we hurried back after our errands. Under persuasion, the officer and soldier gave up with resentment on his face.

He grabbed the small futon in one hand and threw it into the pile of dead men in the carriage.

"You brute! Give me back my child! I don't know where the power came from, and the woman's face turned mad, and she sprang up from the ground at once.

Even the two officers and men had no idea that a thin woman could run so fast, and she ran to the carriage as if she were desperate, rummaging through the pile of dead men for the bedding, desperately trying to find her child.

The officer and soldier were startled for a moment, and then immediately rushed over and violently pulled her away, and the woman fell to the ground.

The torrential rain fell on her face like gravel, and she was so angry and anxious that her mind went blank, and she lost consciousness without swallowing a single breath.

"Mother! Mother! Su Mulan saw that her mother was silent, and she was so frightened that there was no blood on her thin face.

She hurriedly rushed to the woman's side, helped her up, and shouted in panic: "Mother! Mother! You have a word! But the woman just didn't answer her.

She shouted several more times, but there was still no response. At this time, the two officers and soldiers also began to panic a little, and the two of them got together and muttered something quietly.

She looked at the two officers and soldiers with resentment and cried, "You beat my mother to death!" Kill for your life! ”

"Boy, she brought it on herself." The officer and soldier were a little panicked, but they didn't let go.

"She obstructed official business, I just gently pulled her, how did I know that she was so weak and couldn't help it, and she died like this?" Another officer and soldier chimed in: "Son, this is really an accident. It stands to reason that you won't die if you fall, I think it's more likely that your mother is too angry, she can't swallow it in her heart, and she is angry and bloody, and people are just gone. You mourn a lot. Su Mulan cried like crazy in the rain: "Then why are you making my mother angry!" Why take my brother! My mother was killed by you! Woowoo...... Mother, mother, wake up quickly! ”

"Hey, no, you're being unreasonable. Your mother is crazy, you are not crazy, you know that your brother has died a long time ago, not only do you not say it, but you also help your mother hide it. If you had spoken up earlier and let us take him, there wouldn't be anything like this. You can't blame us for this, you are also responsible. "Yes, she has a responsibility, too.

But what could she do? Tell the officers and soldiers, let them take away their younger brother, and then let their mother die of sadness?

She couldn't. Now, she is finally the only one left in the world. A heavy rain washed the world clean, and people's conscience was washed away by the rain.

She stood up crying, looked at the two officers and soldiers, and said, "You killed my mother, and I have no hope of living, so just kill me together!" Come on, kill me, come on! ”

"It's over, another crazy one." One officer and soldier shook his head helplessly and said to the other,

"Let's go, it's really bad luck today. First it rained like it was going to kill someone, and then it really died. The two of us probably won't be able to go back on a bad job, and it's a question of whether this errand can be saved. ”

"Alas, this dirtiest and most tiring job was done by the brothers, and it was thankless, and they were unlucky! My family still has a big mouth to feed, and I don't have any errands to go to the street to beg for food? The officer and soldier who pulled the man walked up to Su Mulan and comforted him: "It is true that both of us are responsible for this incident, but it has already happened, and there is no way to undo it." In this way, as long as you don't report this matter to the government, the two of us will pool some money for you to make your mother's coffin fee, and you can leave a little for you to use later, how about it? ”

"Who wants your money!" Su Mulan cried into tears and scolded,

"Get out, get out! Stay away from my mother! The two officers and soldiers glanced at each other, and drove away in a somewhat stupid manner, leaving Su Mulan kneeling beside her mother's corpse, kneeling in the heavy rain, crying in the dark.

Xu Huaigu saw all this. But he never made a move, he quietly hid behind the rain curtain and watched the whole process silently.

In fact, the woman's death was also unexpected by Xu Huaigu, otherwise he would definitely have to save it.

The pull of the officer and soldier was not the reason for the woman's death, but because she was too angry and anxious in her heart, and her body was weak, so she died without swallowing a breath.

The two officers and soldiers were quite dutiful, and they were not bad in the face of Su Mulan, who had died of her mother, so Xu Huaigu did not stop the two.

Xu Huaigu quietly looked at Su Mulan, who was extremely distressed. The curtain has come down on this drama, and it is a complete tragedy, and no one is to blame, and no one is guilty.

But someone still needs to be responsible for the woman's death, Xu Huaigu looked at the sky. He opened an umbrella and walked over to Su Mulan, then squatted down to cover her from the rain.

Su Mulan, who was still crying, felt that someone was coming, and suddenly looked up and saw that it was Xu Huaigu. As if at last a reliable person had arrived, she threw herself on his shoulder, crying more violently.

With the last glimmer of hope, she begged weakly: "Brother Xu, you help me see my mother, is she still alive?" Maybe my mother just passed out, right? Xu Huaigu put his hand on her lips, felt her snort, empty, and sighed: "It's gone." Su Mulan didn't speak, she just kept crying, crying all the time.

Xu Huaigu comforted her and said, "It's not your fault, you did the right thing." Live well, you know, your mother must have hoped that you could live well. Su Mulan cried: "You said I was right, so who is wrong?" Is it my mother's fault, or is it the fault of those officers and soldiers? Xu Huaigu shook his head and said softly, "That's right." ”

"Why did things get to this point? How could my mother die! ”

"It's the day's fault."

"God? Woo woo...... "Su Mulan cried helplessly. Xu Huaigu has a point, everything should be said to be the fault of this rain, but when it rains, it falls, who can blame it?

Is it true to blame the sky? Does that make sense? Xu Huaigu held an umbrella for her, stretched out a hand to hug her, and gently ran his fingers through her rain-soaked hair, smoothing her wet hair in tufts and arranging it behind her shoulders.

He whispered, "I'll make God pay." ”