Fulu Rubik's Cube

Chapter 839 Fire

night.

Lower Bay Tribe.

At night, the five peaks of Xiawan are silent, except for the people on duty, most of the people have fallen asleep.

Wisps of faint blue smoke curled up from the chimneys of the houses.

In a wooden house, the orange flame in the fireplace burns the dead wood with thick wrists, and sparks burst out from time to time, making a 'beep' sound.

Next to the fireplace, more than [-] Xiawan people were sleeping.

The snoring sounded like thunder, one after another.

These enslaved clansmen never dreamed that one day they would be able to lie in a warm room and sleep in the cold winter.

Although there are some teenagers who frequently remind them to prevent fire at night every day and arrange people to watch the night.

In the first few days, some people still obeyed this rule, but after a few days, the warm environment was so comfortable that this rule was forgotten.

At this time, the noses and temples of several clansmen who were closer to the fireplace were faintly stained with sweat. One of them couldn't help kicking in his sleep, and kicked the animal skin covering his body to the fireplace.

A few minutes later, a piece of dry wood in the fireplace cracked and shrank as it burned.

"Ba ba~!"

A dozen or so sparks burst out from the dry wood, and some of them landed on the animal skin by coincidence.

After a while, a trace of smoke floated from the animal skin.

And because too many people gathered in the house, the smell was mixed. Although a few people raised their noses in their sleep, they just muttered a few words in a daze, then turned over and continued to sleep.

"Whoo~"

After a few breaths, a flame burned from the animal skin.

A clansman was sleeping soundly, but he faintly felt that his legs were getting hotter and hotter, until there was a burning pain in his brain, he instinctively flicked his legs, and the whole person woke up.

"Cough cough~cough cough~~!"

Before he opened his eyes, he felt as if he had inhaled smoke in his throat, which made him cough repeatedly.

But when he opened his eyes, he found that the room was filled with gray-white smoke.

Feeling a flash of fire not far away, looking up, I saw a burning animal skin on the pile of firewood in the corner, which had already ignited the dry firewood.

At this time, the dozen or so people beside him were also woken up one by one, coughing non-stop.

The clansman who woke up first didn't have time to think about anything else, he jumped up and went to the pyre, grabbed the burning animal skin and threw it aside.

But he moved too much, and directly set off the burning pyre below.

"Crash~!"

Sparks flew all over the sky, directly igniting the smoke that filled the air.

"Boom~~"

An orange-red flame appeared in the room, and instantly enveloped the entire house.

"Ah~ah~!"

Dozens of people were ignited by the raging flames, making miserable cries.

The silent night was broken by the explosion of flames and the screams of the crowd.

The clansmen in the other houses were awakened, one by one rushed out with their weapons in spite of the cold wind.

But what I saw was a house burning in raging flames. Through the gaps in the wooden house, I could faintly see a few burning figures screaming and rushing in the flames.

"Bang~"

The simple wooden window was smashed, and a fire shadow fell out, screaming and rolling on the ground.

The neighbors around hurried forward to help, but they looked at the weapons in their hands, but they didn't know what to do.

A clansman who had awakened the supernatural power of the water element clasped his hands in front of him, and a stream of water gathered in his palms in an instant, and then fell on that person.

"Chichi~!"

A puff of white smoke rose, and the flames on the man's body were extinguished immediately.

Before the person could breathe a sigh of relief, someone yelled in fear:
"Look! The fire is burning."

Everyone who heard the sound quickly looked up, only to see that the burning house had been completely engulfed by flames.

To everyone's horror, countless flames had begun to spread to other houses, and several adjacent wooden houses were ignited in the blink of an eye.

At this time, several clansmen who had awakened the supernatural powers of the water system summoned water, frost, and hail, and cast them on the burning house.

But it was a drop in the bucket, instead of suppressing the fire, it caused the flames to fly all over the sky in bursts.

All the houses are covered with sparks, and traces of green smoke rise from the thatch of the roof.

Shi Xiong was on duty today, and after seeing the fire here, he led people to come from a distance, but when he got closer, several houses had already been set ablaze.

Turning his eyes slightly, the first thing he saw were countless houses lined up around him.

Once the fire spreads, how many of these thousands of newly built houses will remain, and how many of these hundreds of thousands of people will survive.

'Om--! '

At this moment, his brain seemed to explode.

"Quickly put out the fire!"

Shi Xiong let out a terrified cry.

After receiving the order from him, the group of clansmen couldn't care less, and they shot randomly regardless of whether they had exhausted all kinds of magical powers.

Water mist, strong wind, flying stones.
Everyone's intentions were good, but such reckless actions brought about even greater disasters.

The wind helps the fire, and the fire borrows the power of the wind!
In the blink of an eye, dozens of houses around were ignited by sparks flying all over the sky.

The houses were gradually burning, looking away, there were other houses spread by the flames, and the eyes of everyone showed despair.

"Clang—!"

The weapon in the hands of a clansman fell to the ground.

'It's over! '

This is the only thought in the hearts of all the people surrounded by flames at this moment.

When Shi Xiong was feeling desperate, he suddenly saw a golden-red figure flying in the distance.

Looking intently, it was the little girl who was dazed every day next to Zhang Ke.

At this time, Vientiane no longer had the usual loose and loose appearance, and a pair of lychee-like eyes stared round.

She flew to the fire scene and stopped in mid-air, curled her right hand in front of her mouth and raised her head to inhale through her mouth.

"Hiss~~!"

In the next second, Shi Xiong saw the blazing flame burst into flames, and then it turned into a stream of flames and threw it into Vientiane's mouth like a 'dragon sucking water'.

Immediately afterwards, Vientiane's head shook left and right a few times, and the burning flames of all the houses below turned into streams of flames and flew up.

Suddenly, Shi Xiong saw a beautiful firebird with a golden crown and colorful feathers condensing behind Vientiane.

'Hi~! '

With the last ray of flame thrown into her mouth, Wanxiang couldn't help hiccupping, a trace of sparks burst out from her mouth, and she quickly reached out to cover her mouth.

Seeing that no more flames appeared below, Wanxiang yawned, shook his shoulders, and flew away in a golden-red streamer.

Vientiane only lasted a dozen or so seconds from coming to going, but all the burning houses below had no more sparks.

If it wasn't for the charred blackness of many houses and the billowing green smoke, Shi Xiong would think that the burning flames just now were just a dream.

Shi Xiong looked around dully, and when he looked into his eyes, there was panic and uncertainty on his face.

"咵咵~咵咵~"

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and the members of the Xiawan tribe headed by Yanhong Cang came forward.

"what happened?"

Flaming Red Silkworm asked solemnly looking at the scorched ruins all around.

Shi Xiong stared blankly at the house that was constantly emitting green smoke, and said after a long while:
"It must be the clansmen in the house who accidentally ignited the dry wood in the house!"

This is his guess based on some clues.

Flame Red Silkworm and the others relaxed their nervous expressions slightly, as long as there were no monsters to haunt them.

But then the flame red silkworm frowned and said:
"How could this be?"

The Fire Snake awakened the supernatural power of the fire element, and without saying a word, entered the house that was burning at the beginning and circled around.

After coming out, he whispered to the flame red silkworm:

"It was indeed an accident. It seems that the flames in the fireplace ignited the pyre, and the clansman did not find out in time in their sleep, which caused this consequence."

At this time, several people approached the steep mountains that had been explored nearby.

"Patriarch, 46 people were burned to death, and nearly a hundred people were blinded by the smoke."

The flame red silkworm's heart contracted violently.

So many people have been hurt in a short period of time. In the past, this was equivalent to [-]% of the clan's population.

At this time, Shi Xiong's mind flashed from time to time the scene when Vientiane closed the flames just now, and he couldn't help sighing:

"Hey! If Wanxiang hadn't helped collect the fire, once the fire spread, I don't know how many people would die in the fire today."

Everyone silently looked at the ruins surrounded by green smoke.

I don't know what kind of tricks Vientiane has used, even though the green smoke is curling up and the north wind is howling, there is no spark in those burnt houses.

"Ah! I didn't expect that a little spark could cause such a big disaster. We must learn from this terrible disaster."

Under the command of Shan Qiao, hundreds of clansmen were summoned to collect the clansmen who had been burnt into coke one by one.

In the next few days, these dozens of charred corpses and those tribesmen whose eyes were smoky were led by the tribe to every corner of the tribe under the order of Flame Red Silkworm.

The scorched corpse shrunk to half, twisted, curled up, and ferocious. Its terrifying shape made all the people who saw it shudder.

When they learned that the fire broke out because there was no guard at night, almost all the clansmen broke out in a cold sweat.

This sort of thing happened in almost every house.

If there were no examples from the dozens of people in front of me, would the same thing happen to me one day?

After being frightened by this, half of the people did not dare to light a fire in the fireplace at night for a short period of time. Even in the daytime, once no one was in the house, they would extinguish the fire in the fireplace.

learn from mistakes!
No one dared to ignore the fire prevention regulations that many teenagers had told many clansmen.

That night, in a cave in Qianfeng.

Flame Red Silkworm, Feng Jiushu and other dozens of high-level officials from Xiawan gathered together. Surprisingly, Zhang Ke was not among them, and he was not in the Zhongfeng Great Cave.

What they are going to discuss today is the fire that happened a few days ago.

Shi Xiong first described in detail what he saw, including when the fire was discovered, how the house was ignited, and how the Vientiane contained the flames, all of which were described one by one.

After a brief silence, Feng Jiushu suddenly said:

"Vientiane can fly, and can also gather flames, so why didn't she find the house on fire in the first place?"

They have all awakened their supernatural powers, and they know that once they awaken a certain supernatural power, they will be able to sense it immediately after encountering a relevant situation.

For example, people who are good at supernatural powers such as water and fire can immediately detect the restlessness of water and fire elements nearby.

And since Vientiane is able to collect all the terrible flames, it means that its control over the flames is far beyond that of ordinary people, so it should have discovered the fire earlier, instead of waiting for the fire to burn before coming to put out the fire.

The question Feng Jiushu raised at this moment is actually the doubt in the hearts of other people.

It was precisely because of the suspicion of Zhang Ke that Zhang Ke was not notified of today's gathering, and it was not held in the Zhongfeng Great Cave.

As the oldest person in the clan, Bu Chan also has the deepest understanding of celestial phenomena.

Seeing everyone's incomprehensible expressions, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"Alas! This is a lesson taught to us by a Ruyi layman!

You can't even see this, can you? "

Shan Qiao was the youngest among dozens of people, and he was also the one who admired Zhang Ke the most. In his heart, Zhang Ke was like a god.

Hearing Bu Chan's words, he couldn't help retorting:
"Elder, why did you say that, maybe the layman was just sleeping and didn't notice the fire.

And later on, Vientiane came to fight the fire and it must have been sent by lay Buddhists. If we say this, we are not respectful enough for lay Buddhists. "

The fire snake opened the mouth and said:

"The layman is supernatural, and he can hide nothing from the tribe's troubles. How could he not have noticed the big fire that night."

"This"

Shan Qiao couldn't help being speechless, in fact, he also had doubts in his heart, but he just didn't want to think in this direction.

Feng Jiushu pondered for a moment, then said slowly:
"If I say that the layman's move is good intentions, I don't know if you will believe it or not."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was stunned, only Bu Chan nodded slightly.

The eyes of the flame red silkworm were fixed on Feng Jiushu's face.

"Why?"

Feng Jiushu frowned, and the somewhat chaotic thoughts in his mind were gradually straightened out. He was also inspired by Bu Chan's words before he suddenly came up with this idea.

After a while, Feng Jiushu said:

"I remember that after the house was built, the layman ordered Shan Qiao to warn the people how to prevent fire every day, right?"

He turned his head to look at Shan Qiao, Shan Qiao replied:
"That's right, I asked the teenagers in the clan to recite the six fire prevention regulations to the clan members every day, but no one seems to care."

Speaking of this, Shan Qiao's thoughts changed, and he couldn't help blurting out:
"Could it be that the layman turned a blind eye to the fire because he saw that his tribe didn't take his words seriously?"

Feng Jiushu shook his head and said:
"What kind of person is a layman, how can he care about what you and I think, according to my speculation"

After a short pause, he said word by word:
"The laity wants us to experience the terrible harm that the fire will bring to us, so as to force us to pay attention to fire prevention from our hearts."

Feng Jiushu's words chilled everyone's hearts.

Could it be that to achieve this purpose, Zhang Ke would just sit back and watch dozens of casualties and ignore them, but is this true?

At this moment, another member of the tribe, Bai Su, suddenly understood the meaning of Feng Jiushu's words, and couldn't help but say:

"You mean that the layman deliberately delayed the rescue in order to let us see the horror of the fire?"

"Ok!"

"No way! Layman doesn't look like such a cruel person!"

Feng Li sneered and said:

"Hmph! How can people from outside the realm have the same heart and mind as us, and how can he care about your life and my life, has he forgotten their purpose here?"

This is the first Xiawan tribe to publicly express their dissatisfaction with Zhang Ke.

As for why, everyone present knew it clearly.

Shan Qiao straightened his eyes and muttered to himself:

"No, no, a layman will not be such a person."

Feng Jiushu ignored Fengli's words of resentment, but said sternly to the mountain:

"Shan Qiao, as I said, the layman's move is a good intention."

Seeing Shan Qiao's sluggish gaze turn around, he continued:
"I remember that day when I first met the layman, there was a little girl named Wanxiang beside him.

I later learned that this girl had never been around for some time in the past.

Then why did the layman introduce this girl to everyone?
I remember the layman said something at that time."

Shi Xiong and the others were slightly taken aback, secretly recalling the situation when Vientiane appeared that time.

Feng Jiushu continued:

"The layman said: Her name is Wanxiang, and everyone will need her help in some places in the future.

I don't know if you guys still remember this sentence? "

Following Feng Jiushu's reminder, Shan Qiao suddenly remembered, and shouted:
"That's right, that's what the layman said."

Feng Jiushu gave an 'hmm', and then said:
"Since that day, Vientiane has wandered around the tribe every day.

I know that many people in the clan are speculating about the relationship between this little girl and the layman, and even whispered some very ugly words.

Hehe, talking about other people, even I secretly wondered how the layman would send a confused girl to help.

But"

While Feng Jiushu was talking, his expression became solemn.

"However, that day it was this little girl who easily contained the burning fire, so it can be seen that this little girl is definitely not simple.

Think about what the lay master once said.

Was this little girl named Wanxiang sent here because the layman expected a fire in the tribe? "

As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts couldn't help being shocked.

Shan Qiao stammered and said:

"Are you saying that the layman predicted the fire in advance, or..."

At this moment, a terrible idea suddenly appeared in his heart, and he could no longer continue talking.

But the meaning of his words was guessed by everyone, and everyone couldn't help but change their faces.

Feng Jiushu thought for a moment, shook his head and said:

"This fire should not be caused by the layman. I guess that the layman may have encountered similar things and guessed that there will be a fire, so he specially sent a servant who is good at controlling flames to help."

After a short pause, Feng Jiushu said again:

"The fire prevention regulations passed down by lay Buddhists remind us to be vigilant against fires, but no one, including me, takes this matter seriously.

So after the fire broke out this time, he didn't put out the fire immediately, but let Vientiane put out the fire after we fully understood the terrible consequences of the fire's spread.

This time, the clansmen have witnessed the horror of the fire with their lives. I think we will never slack off about it in the future.

I think this is what the layman really thinks. "

After some analysis, everyone agreed with Feng Jiushu's statement.

After a while of silence, Shi Xiong sighed and said:

"But isn't this lesson too scary? That's dozens of lives!"

At this time, Bu Chan spoke leisurely.

"Hehe, if there is no lesson from this time, have you ever thought about other consequences.

If a fire breaks out but there is no Vientiane to rescue, how many people will die in the fire?
How much of those hard-earned houses will remain?
If you haven't experienced the bite of a wild beast, how can you understand how painful the wound torn by the wild beast is.

I think this is a good thing, and those dozens of clansmen should be the price we paid for this lesson! "

This explanation can be regarded as unraveling the dissatisfaction with Zhang Ke in the hearts of the people, but after all, there is a grudge.

Flame Red Silkworm looked at the crowd with complex expressions, and said in a deep voice:
"This is the end of this matter, and no one is allowed to spread it to the outside world."

Then she looked at Fengli and said in a stern tone:

"Fengli, I know that you are dissatisfied because the layman doesn't like you, but if you dare to spread the matter and stir up trouble, I will personally kill all your relatives, understand?"

Fengli's face turned pale, and he muttered:

"Fengli understands!"

The flame red silkworm then said to everyone:

"The layman likes to be quiet, and he told me that day that he wanted to retreat and deduce the method of cultivation for the tribe.

I have seen a layman retreat, in order not to be disturbed by the outside world, he will isolate the inside and outside.

So we have no way of knowing what the situation is, and what we said before is just speculation.

However, please bear in mind one thing, the tens of thousands of people in the clan did not starve to death or freeze to death because of the help of lay Buddhists.

Everyone in the Xiawan Tribe, including us and Feng Jiushu, has been rescued by lay Buddhists to survive until now.

I hope everyone can really understand this. "

The hearts of everyone present were shocked, and the trace of dissatisfaction in their hearts gradually dissipated.

Yes, without Layman Ruyi, the people of the Xiawan tribe would have already died under the attack of tiger swallowtail bees.

And Feng Jiushu and other 10 people may still be enslaved by the "Heavenly Demon" at this moment, lingering on their last breath.

In the final analysis, the occurrence of this fire was caused by the tribe itself, and had nothing to do with Ruyi layman.

And if it weren't for Wanxiang's help, I'm afraid I would have been buried in the flames now, so how could I have the right to blame others.

The current life of having enough food, warm clothes, and comfortable living all comes from the help of Lay Ruyi.

But even so, when something happened, everyone still couldn't help feeling resentful towards Zhang Ke.

Desires are hard to fill, self-righteous, and they are always talking about the human race.

(End of this chapter)