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Chapter 107 Timely Rain

Following Suiyun's gaze, Yunying also saw the lush green mountains not far away.

At that moment, her heart sank.

This is not modern times.

The Chongqing 819 fire, despite the immense manpower, material resources, and financial investment involved, still took a week to extinguish.

Thinking back to the bushfires that occurred in Australia in the same year, it took a full six months to bring the fires under control.

That's modern society!
It is a modern society with helicopters, dry ice, and fire extinguishers. It can also gather a large number of living forces in a short period of time.

But this is ancient times, under the jurisdiction of Lingnan Prefecture, a place with a vast territory and sparse population!

There's no dry ice, no fire extinguishers, and hardly anyone around!
If this wildfire starts, it might burn everything to the ground before it can be completely stopped.

Yunying trembled all over, her pupils contracting repeatedly.

She was thinking about how to put out the fire.

But, there is no way!
She has no choice!
Never before had Yunying felt so powerless!
She felt so powerless that she even began to hate herself!
If only she really had magic powers, if only she really was the Queen Mother of the West.

Then she could use her great supernatural powers to extinguish the raging flames in an instant.

But, she is not!

She won't!
"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Three loud bangs exploded in my ears.

Yunying, almost numb, turned to look at Sui'er, who kept tugging at her.

"Sui'er, has the mountain collapsed?"

"No landslide! Girl, it's thundering! It's going to rain heavily!"

"rain?"

Yunying's pupils gradually contracted, and she couldn't help but look up at the sky above.

The sky gradually darkened, and the sun, which had peeked out a little earlier, hid behind the clouds again.

A thick layer of dark clouds quickly filled the sky overhead, swirling and rolling in layers, giving one the feeling that the end of the world was coming.

This weather suggests that the biggest rainstorm in history is about to hit.

Looking around, everyone had stopped.

They also looked up at the sky, murmuring, "God bless us!"

"Thank God!"

"Is it going to rain? Our Wutou Mountain has been saved."

Yunying looked at Suiyun again, and the solemnity on Suiyun's face gradually dissipated.

He looked relaxed, and the corners of his mouth even curled up slightly.

Clearly, even he felt that the rain came at the right time.

Finally, it was proven that all of this was true, and Yunying suddenly broke into a big smile.

"It's raining!" she said. "It's going to be a downpour!"

"Crack!"

"Boom!"

The torrential rain came down suddenly, as if someone had punched a hole in the sky. The rain didn't gradually increase in intensity; instead, it poured down in a downpour.

The exclamations of Sui'er and Liu'er rang in my ears; they sounded like screams, yet also like laughter.

Along with the surrounding people, they also made all sorts of strange noises.

But Yunying couldn't hear any of these sounds.

She stared intently at the burning tea trees, watching the raging fires gradually diminish until they emitted black smoke and were finally extinguished by the torrential rain.

"Ah, the fire is out! The fire is out!"

"Thank God! Thank God!"

Sui Yun walked up to Yun Ying's side without anyone noticing and said something loudly.

But it was too noisy around, with voices, thunder, and the crackling of lightning.

Yunying shouted to Suiyun, "I can't hear what you're saying!"

Sui Yun said, "Hurry down the mountain, it's too dangerous here!"

Danger?

Correct!
On rainy days like this, especially with lightning and thunder, people standing on high places are very likely to be struck by lightning.

If it gets struck by lightning, then everything will be over.

Yunying quickly gestured for Suiyun to "go back," and Suiyun immediately picked her up and ran down the mountain.

As soon as they made a commotion, the onlookers came to their senses.

In an instant, everyone realized the danger of the place. No one dared to watch the spectacle anymore; instead, they tucked their tails between their legs and hurriedly fled down the mountain.

Sui'er and Liu'er naturally followed closely behind Yun Ying. Fortunately, the two maids were both tough. Although they fell several times on the way down the mountain, they escaped unharmed and successfully met up with Yun Ying at a house at the foot of the mountain.

It was quite a coincidence that Yunying and the others were currently staying at Changshun's house.

Unlike the tea plantation, which was purchased by Yunying, this house was unwanted and has been sitting here gathering dust.

Yunying looked around the house. It was a very ordinary farmhouse, but it was quite large and all the houses were made of blue bricks and tiles. It was definitely unique in the village.

But because it was too big and the construction cost was too high, ordinary people couldn't afford it, so it remained vacant.

Seeing that Yunying still had the leisure to look around, Suiyun said to her, "You should go inside and change your clothes. You've been caught in the rain, don't catch a cold."

Sui'er and Liu'er also said, "This is the mistress's room. We've seen it; there are a few sets of clothes inside. They're just very worn out, so please don't mind them, young lady."

"No, I don't mind, achoo!"

Sui'er and Liu'er's expressions changed, and they quickly helped Yunying into the room to change her clothes.

Now, not only is Sui'er increasingly convinced that the girl is the Queen Mother of the West descended to earth, but even Liu'er feels that there is some possibility to it.

Look, Yunying not only bears a resemblance to the Queen Mother of the West in appearance, but at a crucial moment, the heavens also sent down a torrential rain to protect her tea mountain.

Just imagine, without this rain, the wildfire would have spread everywhere, burning the surrounding villages to the ground.

The man who set the fire will be punished, but Yunying, as the owner of the tea plantation, will also be implicated.

However, the reality was that just when everyone thought they had reached a dead end, a rainstorm came out of nowhere.

It's so obvious, no one would believe that Yunying has no connection with the heavens!
The two maids were acting strangely, and while Yunying went to change her clothes, they huddled together and whispered among themselves.

Thus, the fact that Yunying was the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the West became even more deeply ingrained in their hearts.

When Yunying came out after changing her clothes, she noticed that the two maids were even more respectful to her.

She wasn't thinking about anything else, of course; she was only focused on feeling uncomfortable.

The clothes she is wearing now are ones that someone else has worn.

Not only were the clothes tattered and torn, but they also had a strange smell. Furthermore, the clothes didn't fit properly; they were too loose for Yunying, forcing her to constantly adjust the neckline to avoid exposing herself. Liu'er and Sui'er also came out after changing their clothes.

Their clothes were much the same as Yunying's, both very worn and dirty.

But that's all we can do; it's better than wearing wet clothes.

After changing their clothes, the three of them, master and servant, went out together and saw Sui Yun standing in the corridor not far away.

Sui Yun also changed his clothes; those clothes must have been Chang Shun's. Chang Shun was short and stocky, while Sui Yun was particularly tall and slender. When Sui Yun wore those clothes, they exposed his ankles.

Upon seeing this, Yunying and the other two couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Sui Yun rarely showed an embarrassed expression; even the roots of her ears turned red.

He coughed lightly and said to Yunying, "We don't know when the downpour will stop, so let's rest here for a while. Are you hungry? If so, I'll go to the neighbor's to buy some food."

Yunying touched her empty stomach; she was indeed quite hungry.

Like Sui'er and Liu'er, they didn't enjoy their meals properly these past few days.

The three exchanged glances and decided, "Alright, let Suiyun go buy the food."

Suiyun found an oil-paper umbrella from somewhere, opened it, and went out. Before leaving, he said, "I'll close the gate to prevent anything from coming down from the mountain. Also, I'll go to the neighbors' house and ask them to make some food and bring it over. If anything happens here, just shout for me, and I'll come right away."

The three nodded naturally.

And so they departed with the clouds.

Fortunately, no one broke in while he was away. So the three of them stood in the corridor watching the rain and wondering when it would stop.

As they talked, they somehow ended up saying that Yunying had a certain divine quality.

Yunying scoffed at this claim.

Sui'er said, "It's raining."

Liu'er said, "The torrential rain extinguished the mountain fire."

"The torrential rain also saved the girl's tea plantation."

"The surrounding mountains and farmland were also spared."

"If the fire had broken out elsewhere, the rain might not have come."

The two maids spoke back and forth, seemingly determined to put an end to the matter.

Yunying sneezed as she quickly stopped them, "It's one thing for others to talk nonsense, but you two shouldn't follow suit. The Queen Mother of the West? Have you ever seen the Queen Mother of the West sneeze?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another loud sneeze erupted.

Sui'er and Liu'er couldn't bother arguing with Yunying anymore; they were anxiously surrounding her, asking, "Miss, have you caught a cold?"

"Please don't get a fever."

"I don't know if there's any ginger or firewood in the kitchen. I'll go see if I can make a bowl of ginger soup for the girl to warm her up."

There was no ginger, of course, and the few pieces of firewood that were available were not enough to boil a ladle of water.

Fortunately, Sui Yunduan brought over a pot of soup noodles at that moment. Yunying quickly drank a bowl of soup noodles, hoping to sweat it out and drive away the cold.

She did sweat, but a gust of cold wind made her sneeze.

Yunying had a bad feeling; she felt that she was not far from getting too hot.

Yunying paced anxiously on the ground for a moment. She wanted to go back to the county town right now, but that was clearly impossible. After all, although the rain outside had lessened somewhat, it was still within the range of heavy rain. Going back to the town at this time... she probably wouldn't be able to.

After all, their carriage was still in Xiwangmu Niangniang Village. Traveling back and forth would be too much for her, let alone someone as physically strong as Suiyun.

With no other option, Yunying could only continue to stay indoors.

But the bedding in the house had long been stolen, and apart from a few tattered clothes, there was nothing else in the house.

Finally, having no other choice, Suiyun chopped down a door and lit it into a campfire, where the group gathered in a room to warm themselves by the fire.

As darkness fell, the rain finally subsided a bit.

Suiyun remained vigilant about any movement outside, getting up frequently to check on things.

Yunying asked him what he was worried about, and Suiyun said, "The rain has been going on for too long and it's been raining heavily. I'm afraid there will be landslides and mudslides."

Yun Ying's brow twitched. "It shouldn't be that bad, right?"

"It wasn't like that before, but it's hard to say now." After all, Second Master had people clear land at the beginning of the year, and by the time the early rice was harvested, several thousand acres of wasteland had been cleared throughout the county.

Land reclamation causes significant damage to vegetation, and if crops are not replanted in time, the soft soil, after being washed away by torrential rain, could very well lead to mudslides.

Upon hearing this, Yunying's heart leaped into her throat.

She couldn't help but think of the terraced fields she had built.

To date, several terraced fields have been built, and dry rice has been planted on them.

But as I said before, the rice hasn't grown yet and lacks root systems to firmly hold onto the soil of the terraced fields. Will this torrential rain destroy her terraced fields?
Yunying was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she couldn't sleep at all.

She sighed repeatedly, then suddenly felt hot and then cold. Then, Yunying belatedly realized that she had a fever.

When Yunying realized this problem, Sui'er also realized it.

She touched Yunying's head, then touched the head of the sleeping Liu'er, and finally came to a conclusion: not only did Yunying have a fever, but Liu'er also had a fever. Moreover, Liu'er's fever was more severe; she had even fainted from the fever.

Yunying lost her purse when she came to Wutou Mountain.

The purse itself wasn't worth much, but it contained several medicine bottles—things that could save lives. Yunying was truly heartbroken to lose it.

Fortunately, she had lost the medicine in her purse, but Suiyun still had quite a lot on her.

In the end, Yunying and Liu'er each swallowed a pill to cure their fever, and then they leaned against each other and fell asleep, half asleep.

Yunying naturally didn't sleep well that night. She either dreamed of a mudslide and being buried in the mud because she was too slow to run; or she dreamed of an earthquake and being unable to stand steadily.

Later, Yunying was awakened by Sui'er, who told her to drink some hot water and take a hot medicine. Only then did Yunying realize that what she had just experienced was all a dream.

After drinking water and taking her medicine, Yunying fell asleep again.

I slept soundly until dawn.

When Yunying woke up, her fever had subsided, and apart from a stuffy nose caused by a cold, she had no other discomfort.

The wet clothes she had taken off yesterday had been washed and dried. Yunying put on her clean clothes and felt fully revitalized.

She looked at Liu'er, who was also in great spirits, and said to Liu'er, "It's good that your fever has gone down, otherwise I would have had to stay here by myself today."

"Are you going to the tea plantation, young lady?"

"Let's go, let's set off now."

Yunying was full of vigor and high spirits.

However, before she could finish speaking, Sui Yun said, "The rain only stopped at midnight last night. After such a long rain, the water at the foot of the tea mountain is up to an adult's waist. Even if you get to the foot of the mountain, you won't be able to climb it."

Yunying's face immediately fell. "But I only asked Second Master for three days off, and I have to be back by this afternoon at the latest. If I can't go to the tea mountain now, wouldn't this trip have been for nothing?"

Sui Yun glanced at her and said, "You don't need to be so troubled."

Yunying asked in bewilderment, "Why?"

"Because I sent a message to Second Master last night, if nothing goes wrong, Second Master should be on his way to Wutou Mountain now. Since Second Master is here, you can stay here for a few more days."

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