C31

Just like a few days ago, she had braided her head of black hair into a ponytail and hung it in front of her. Her face was covered in makeup, but her skin was exceptionally clear.

Her eyes were as clear as spring, clearly reflecting the appearance of a person. Under her delicate and exquisite nose, a pair of cherry lips was like the most tender petals of spring, tinged with a faint pink color.

She was only wearing an ordinary green dress, but her demeanor was graceful and elegant. In the midst of the mud and mud, she was like a small green lotus.

When Gu Jinzhu saw that it was a young man in his twenties, she hurriedly took a step back and lowered her eyes to thank him in a soft voice.

The man was dressed extravagantly. He was dressed in a blue and white silk robe with a gold crown on his head, and his face was handsome. He held a plastered fan in his hand, and his peach blossom eyes were slanted upwards with a trace of unspeakable frivolity and malice.

The man kept sizing her up. His eyes were frivolous and presumptuous. Angry, Gu Jinzhu turned around and was about to leave when one of his followers walked up to her and stopped her.

Gu Jinzhu was startled. Yun Xiang and Biwan were also shocked. They quickly walked over and stood in front of her.

The man waved his fan as his lips curled up into a smile, revealing a touch of gentleness. He smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand miss, I don't have any ill intentions.

He glanced to the side, and at once one of his attendants came up and whispered the old man's story.

The man squinted his eyes and scolded lightly, "What do I think it is? Go and tell Sima Qing to accept this grandpa and grandpa duo. There's no need to work, just work and food is enough."

The attendant replied and walked towards the registration area. Soon, a group of consuls came over, their faces full of flattery. They were going to kneel down and greet the man from far away.

The man waved his hand and said to them, "There's no need to be so polite when travelling."

The Consul hastily said, "Yes," and personally took the Old Ancestor and his grandson to arrange matters for them.

The old man was overjoyed. He knelt down and kowtowed to the man, calling him "benefactor" before thanking Gu Jinzhu.

Gu Jinzhu knew that Sima Qing was a Prefect and his status was extraordinary for being able to command the government with a single word. She didn't want to cause trouble so she hesitated before going over to thank the man.

The man waved his hand and was about to say something when someone beside him came over and whispered something into his ear. The man's expression changed and he said to Gu Jinzhu, "I have urgent matters. Please do as I say, Miss."

With that, he left with his followers.

Gu Jinzhu heaved a sigh of relief, but she was afraid that there would be more trouble, so she brought Yun Xiang and Biwan back in a hurry.

However, she didn't know that when she turned around, the man turned around and looked at her slim back. He seemed to be moved and called a servant. "Follow her and see which girl she is from."

For the next few days, Gu Jinzhu stayed at home until the Zhe River flooded again.

The continuous rain from the past few days had made the situation worse. The waters of the lake had risen again and again, and the dike had yet to be built. It seemed that the dike would be broken again soon.

The weather outside was overcast and the rain kept falling. From time to time, shouts of panic could be heard as people fled.

Biwan hurriedly ran in from the outside, her face pale from fright, and said anxiously, "Miss, there's news outside saying that the dam is in danger and might not be able to be stopped. Once the dam is broken, the city will be flooded again."

"What?" Yun Xiang stood up, one of her hands shaking as she turned around to pack her bag. "Miss, let's hurry up and leave. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late."

Gu Jinzhu's heart skipped a beat. She didn't dare imagine that the situation would worsen to such an extent in just two days! However, it had already been flooded once before the big picture, so it wasn't impossible for it to be flooded again.

The two girls quickly packed their things. The people that Gu Yiqing left behind to guard the yard also hurried in and advised them to leave.

When Gu Yiqing didn't come back, she couldn't help but ask, "Where's San Ye?"

The two servants hesitated for a moment, then an elder said, "Lord Third is still at the dam, he wants us to send Miss away first."

"On the dam?" Gu Jinzhu sucked in a breath of cold air. What was going on on on the dam now? She could imagine that Gu Yiqing didn't want to live anymore, so what was he doing there at this time?!

The two girls didn't wait for her to make a decision before quickly pulling her out. Yun Xiang advised, "Miss, let's go first. If we stay here, we can only give San Ye more trouble …"

Gu Jinzhu felt her heart beat very fast, and her hands and feet were trembling. When the servant drove the horse carriage out, the three of them got on the horse carriage. Before they could leave the yard, more than ten masked men in black clothing jumped down from the wall and surrounded them.

The expression of the two servants who were driving the carriage changed. One of them rushed forward with a saber and clashed with the man in black. The other lashed out with his whip at the horse's butt.

The carriage swayed from side to side as Gu Jinzhu slammed her head against the wall of the carriage. Her eyes shone like the stars as she rushed over and asked anxiously, "Miss, are you alright?"

Gu Jinzhu shook her head. Before she could say anything, the sound of swords clashing could be heard from outside. The two servants fearlessly stopped the men in black and drove the carriage away.

No one drove the car away. The car was like a headless fly. It only took a few steps for it to land heavily on a big rock.

The carriage swayed from the impact, and Gu Jinzhu pulled Yun Xiang and Biwan down from the carriage.

After being caught, some of the men in black rushed over. Gu Jinzhu made a quick decision. "Run back to the dam!"

No one knew better than her that Gu Yiqing was the only one who could save them.

The three of them ran back as fast as they could. Luckily, there were too many refugees on the way, so they all ran out of the city. Only the three of them went upstream and mixed into the crowd, making it difficult for the black-clothed man to make a move.

The two servants were fighting with their lives on the line. The two servants were fighting with their lives on the line. The two servants were fighting with their lives on the line.

Gu Jinzhu and the other two sneaked around, but after a short while, they were washed away by the refugees.

Gu Jinzhu could no longer care about anything else as she ran for her life towards the dike, completely putting aside the matter of the dike breaking into the back of her mind.

After a while she ran until she couldn't breathe. She lost a shoe in the chaos, and her hair was loose. Sweat dripped down her forehead and covered her eyes. She had never been so bedraggled in her life.

From far away, she could see countless workers carrying sandbags on their bare backs, hurrying back and forth. It was raining heavily and they were blocking her sight, but she could see that on the highest point of the shore, there was a man dressed in blue, leading people to build the dike.

Although she couldn't see that person's face clearly, she knew instinctively that it was Gu Yiqing. She ran towards that direction with all her might.

The raging river churned. The water surged up to a height of over ten feet. Borrowing the momentum of the wind, the water swirled over with a whistling sound.

Many of the surrounding refugees panicked and shouted. Gu Yiqing led his men to stabilize the scene like a rock.

The soldier on guard showed no mercy as he threw down the sandbag and secretly fled. He waved the saber in his hand, and a head flew into the sky.