It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 673 A moving scene

As the three long incense sticks were about to burn out, the people standing in the front row who had not left knelt there straight, chanting along with Yang Xianrong:
Clouds from the north are coming in thick and thick, while clouds from the west are roaring in.

Water flows into the river in the south, and there are nine gods in the east.

The true dragon king of the center saves all living beings.

Five dragons descended at the same time and floated to the capital.

Heavy rain fell from the sky, casting shadow over the Kunlun Mountains.

With the teachings of this sutra, I will be able to practice together forever.

At this time, Liu Yao also brought hundreds of soldiers to transport food and grass. He came to Yang Xianrong's side, and held her waist instead of Cui Xi to give her support.

Yang Xianrong lowered her eyes and recited in a low voice, once, twice, three times...

I watched the three long incense sticks burn to the end.

Those wealthy gentry and ministers such as Jin Zhun who fled in a hurry did not actually run far. They all stopped in an area they thought was safe, looked back at the situation here, and even secretly looked forward to what might happen.

However, nothing happened.

It should be said that after the three long incense sticks burned out, all the ashes fell into their respective baskets and mixed with the corn, and even the white smoke did not rise.

Yang Xianrong had finished reciting the scriptures that Xu Zhenren had taught her, and asked Liu Yao to respectfully offer three short incense sticks to the heavens and insert them into the large tripod on the incense table.

The green smoke rose up, forming three white straight lines.

There is no wind, but it is still hot.

After a moment of silence, Yang Xianrong took Liu Yao's hand and turned around, smiling and saying to the officials, common people and soldiers behind him: "The Dragon King, Jade Emperor and other gods have received our message of praying for rain, and it should rain soon. Now, with the donations of grain from the officials and kind people, everyone will have food soon."

Yuan Jianshuo and Zhang Heng promptly placed the signed silk documents on a golden tray, appearing extremely solemn.

The people didn't care about all that. When they heard that there was food to eat, they cheered naturally and knelt down again to thank Yang Xianrong and Liu Yao.

Those who were truly hungry, bringing their elderly and children with them, even came forward and knelt down to show their gratitude to the sheep for her good deed.

Yang Xianrong was also very moved and wanted to help them up. But Liu Yao refused and only asked Cui Xi and others to help. Those people cried so hard, and it must have been a very difficult time for them.

However, the wealthy merchants and officials were not happy, and even a little angry. They couldn't understand why they saw three baskets of saltpeter, and saw white smoke coming out of the saltpeter when the three long incense sticks were halfway burned. The situation was extremely urgent and would burn and explode at the touch of a button. How could it be possible that nothing happened?

What was even more infuriating was that they were deceived into signing the grain donation agreement. Now recalling the amount of donated grain, these people were secretly surprised. Not only did Jin Zhun donate more than half of his own grain, but everyone else also donated almost half. So, how did Yang Xianrong know their family background?

The group of people standing not far away looked at the woman with a beautiful smile. They felt a chill in their hearts and were not at all aware of the scorching weather.

Now no one could approach Yang Xianrong, because Liu Yao's "Yao" army had already taken control of the situation, and those who stayed with Yang Xianrong were all his confidants. According to Yang Xianrong's request, the red "Yao" army flag with a black background was inserted next to the incense and candle table. Liu Yao led them to kneel down and worship three times before standing up.

Yang Xianrong walked over and symbolically arranged the food that had been placed on the table before, then said in a loud voice: "Today's rain-praying ceremony is completed. The gods will surely send down a sweet rain to bless Chang'an!"

"Thank God!" everyone shouted again.

But at this moment, the "Yao" flag suddenly shook, and then there was a puff of dust in the air. At the same time, the red sun hanging high in the sky was actually blocked by a cloud.

No one cared about the strong wind blowing in their faces. They looked up in amazement and found that the sky had actually darkened and the wind was getting stronger and stronger.

Is it really going to rain?

Just when everyone was confused, Yang Xianrong whispered to Liu Yao to prepare the carriage quickly, and she had to go back and lie down for a while. Because now she not only had backache, but also had a slight stomachache.

This made her restless for most of the day, and combined with the previous preparations, she hadn't really rested for four or five days. Even if her body was still okay, the baby in her belly couldn't stand this kind of torture, and began to make a fuss in her belly.

Liu Yao was so anxious that he wanted to pick her up and put her in the carriage, but Yang Xianrong still gritted her teeth and held back, saying that she would maintain the elegance of a woman with a "phoenix fate". After getting on the carriage, Yang Xianrong lay on Liu Yao's body, her face becoming extremely pale.

Only now did Liu Yao realize that Yang Xianrong's whole body was already soaked, but the reason why there was no sweat on her face and her makeup was not smudged was because she had wrapped a circle of black cloth around her hairline, tightly around her head, blocking all the sweat.

At this time, she took off her hairband, which was already soaked and even dripping with water.

"Girl, drink some warm water." Cui Xi hurriedly climbed onto the carriage and gave her a water bag.

Liu Yao took the water bag and slowly poured it into Yang Xianrong's mouth.

Only at such a close distance did he see that Yang Xianrong's lips were already cracked and peeling. He felt extremely painful in his heart and said in a trembling voice, "Third sister, you have worked hard."

Yang Xianrong ignored him and just concentrated on drinking water, adjusting her breathing, and trying to calm herself down. She knew that only when she calmed down would the baby in her belly rest.

She was also very nervous just now, but when she saw the people crying like that, she was also a little agitated and couldn't control her emotions. In addition, the weather was too hot. Even if she was in good health, she really couldn't stand such torture.

"Or, let's go back to the camp first." Liu Yao said, "You can rest in the camp. There are too many people outside now, and it's very chaotic."

"Alright." Yang Xianrong nodded, "Let's go to my eldest brother's place."

"Okay." Liu Yao held her and adjusted a slightly more comfortable position. Cui Xi called Yuan Jianshuo and Zhang Heng over and drove the carriage directly into the camp.

It is Liu Yao's core area and is extremely safe.

In fact, at this time, Deputy General Guo Jin had already entered Chang'an City with the silk donation letter handed over by Yuan Jianshuo and a thousand soldiers, and went to ask them for food one by one.

Of course, at the same time, when Liu Yao carried Yang Xianrong into his elder brother Yang Xiankang's tent, a deafening thunder suddenly sounded outside, and in a blink of an eye, heavy rain fell.