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The great hall was bustling with noise and excitement. The family of Plains Villa was gathered there as they drank tea, chatted, and paced back and forth in the great hall. Anxiety was written all over their faces.

"How do you think God can torture people like this? A good harvest was ruined by a big rain like this. " Lady Shen sat on a chair and said with a worried expression.

"That's right, how can we live?" Lady Piao, who was sitting at the side, chimed in.

Shen Bi Ru sat there without uttering a word. She quietly listened to the rain outside and the complaints coming from the house. Her face was anxious and her eyebrows were furrowed. Her beautiful face was filled with worry.

At this moment, she wasn't thinking about those homeless people who were left hungry in the rain. She was thinking about the man who didn't come home, his future reliance, and her future home, Pu Mingjie. His heart felt like it was hanging in the middle of the sky under the heavy rain. There was no landing, and the rain kept falling, making them feel uneasy.

"Where do you think Jell is now?" Madam Shen's face was filled with worry as she said, "The Yangtze River has been flooded completely. It's really worrisome."

"Elder sister, don't worry, nothing will happen to Mingjie." Lady Shen comforted her, "From time to time, I would glance at Shen Bi Ru, who is sitting beside me.

Pu Yishan paced back and forth in the hall with an anxious expression on his face.

"Manor Lord." A voice came from outside the door and a person immediately rushed into the hall. It was An Lai.

"An Lai, how was it outside?" Pu Yishan anxiously asked An Lai.

"The entire village was washed away by the flood. Not a single moment remained. Many villages were also washed away by the flood. The villagers were either dead or wounded, or the survivors were homeless. Those officials also ran away." An Lai panted.

"The people's parents are truly outrageous." Pu Yishan angrily said, "Has our Plains Villa sent out the food to the affected villagers?"

"According to the manor lord's arrangements, all of them have been sent out." An Lai said.

"This Mingjie isn't here, neither is Pang You." Pu Yishan said anxiously.

After An Lai explained the situation outside, everyone in the hall became even more worried. However, when they heard that Plains Villa had sent provisions to relieve the villagers who had suffered from the disaster, everyone felt somewhat comforted and relieved.

"An Lai, come with me to the study." Pu Yishan said to An Lai. The two of them left the hall.

"Ping`er, go give Madam Chen and Lady Shen their clothes. The hall is cold now, even the rain is heavy outside and it's hard to leave." Madam Shen said to Shen Bi'er who was standing beside Shen Bi Ru.

"What about you, madam?" Ping-er asked carefully.

"I'll go inside and get it myself. You go get it for them first." She stood up and left.

"It's been raining heavily for the past few days. You have to bring the prepared food out on time. When the rain stops, prepare the silver taels and we'll go distribute it." Pu Yishan's face no longer had the anxious expression he had in the hall.

"The silver taels have been prepared. We are waiting for the heavy rain to stop." An Lai said.

An Lai was a little worried. "With so many civilians suffering, are we ?" He did not continue to stammer.

Pu Yishan's normally benevolent and respectful face became somewhat hard to accept. Even though it was scary, that look on his face seemed to burn away all hope within people. "There is no such thing as an insane person who doesn't become a Buddha."

"The current dynasty just so happens not to care about the lives of the citizens for the sake of their own safety. Perhaps the master is saving the citizens in the midst of fire and water." The worry on An Lai's face had disappeared. He had a terrible desire to conquer everything. Perhaps in their hearts, the world that had almost collapsed into madness was the world that could truly be settled. Even though the people who were suffering were homeless now, he was sure that he could give them everything.

"The world will belong to us, the Pu family. In this sinful world, only the Pu family can provide peace for our people." Pu Yishan looked at the picture of a vulture swaying in the wind on the wall and said slowly.

"Then what about the Young Manor Lord?" An Lai asked. "The situation outside is already like this. We can't get news of Chang'an."

"The house is flooded outside, who wouldn't miss it?" Only this kind of kinship could soften the terrifying expression on Pu Yishan's face.

The rain outside was still pouring down.

After a long silence, Pu Yishan sighed and said, "All that I have done is to let Mingjie down."

"The Young Manor Lord understands in his heart. It is naturally worth it for him to have suffered so much outside." An Lai said.

"Don't let a fifth person know about these things. Our plan has already been completed. If we were to get into trouble, it will affect the overall situation." Pu Yishan whispered to An Lai.

Amidst the heavy rain, there was suddenly a loud noise coming from outside the study. Pu Yishan and An Lai seemed to realize something and quickly went to the study room to take a look. In the left corridor, a man dressed in white turned around the corner in a panic.

"It's her." Pu Yishan mumbled to himself.

"Could Lady Shen have heard our words?" An Lai asked worriedly.

"Let's go take a look." The two of them closed the door of the study and headed for the main hall.

Shen Bi Ru and Madam Pu had already put on the clothes that Ping-er had brought over, while Madam Shen stood there with her arms folded across her chest, unmoving. Her mind was preoccupied. She pretended to smile when she saw the crowd before putting on the clothes and sitting down. When Pu Yishan and An Lai walked into the great hall, their faces no longer had the unfathomable expression that they had in the study, but instead revealed a friendly smile once again. Pu Yishan walked to the side of Lady Pu and looked at Lady Shen who was sitting there, but when he saw that Lady Shen had immediately avoided his sight, he sat down next to her and An Lai lowered her head as if nothing had happened.

Shen Bi Ru, who was sitting beside her mother, noticed the change that had occurred to her after she left the room. "Mother, what's wrong?" "Are you not feeling well?"

"Oh, oh, it's fine." Although Madam Chen's heart was filled with sharp daggers, she calmly said, "I'm worried about the rain outside. When will it stop?"

"Madam Chen, the rain is about to stop. Don't worry." An Lai who was standing aside replied.