Underworld entries, starting with ghost stories.

Chapter 94 Studying Medicine Can't Save the People of the Sui Dynasty

That night, the villagers who had escaped from Erxianzhuang were desperately searching for any help they could find.

Although Shan Xiongxin has many friends, firstly, they have only recently moved here from Taiyuan and have not yet established connections with various people here; secondly, there is simply too little time to find more people.

The next day, Dou Xianniang and Shan Ailian, along with half of the group, disguised themselves as woodcutters and charcoal makers and used various means to sneak into the county town. They finally met up at Caishikou around noon.

On the mountainside outside the city gate, Luo Zhuluan held her spiritual sword, performing the Yu Step, and casting spells to summon wind and rain.

Although it is a magical technique, the wind and rain do not appear out of thin air.

Fortunately, this place is close to the Yellow River, and the air is filled with moisture.

At the foot of the mountain, Uncle Cheng and the other half of the group hid in the forest.

"Is it really going to be a torrential downpour later?" one of them asked doubtfully. "Ah Cheng, is that Master Wu guy just playing tricks on us?"

Uncle Cheng also looked up at the cloudless sky.

It's almost noon, but there's no sign of rain in the sky.

Forget about torrential rain, there wasn't even a sun shower.

"Don't doubt it!" Uncle Cheng said fiercely, "He's Miss Dou's strategist. If he says there's going to be a torrential downpour, then there definitely will be. Even if there isn't, it's not intentional."

Another person, his scalp tingling, said, "If it weren't for the torrential rain, even if we managed to rescue people—women and children alike—there would be no way to escape if the soldiers chased after us."

"Wouldn't that mean all our efforts would have been for nothing?"

Uncle Cheng said helplessly, "Then what do you suggest we do? What do you suggest we do? We can't just do nothing, can we?"

"If we listen to him and can't save anyone, there's nothing we can do. We'll still have to give the manor lord an explanation later. Are we really just going to do nothing and leave like this?"

As they were talking, someone called out, "The wind is picking up."

Before long, a strong wind swept through, as if a large number of dark clouds were being driven by the wind and swept over. Soon, the sky above the county town gate was covered with dark clouds.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"Is there really a torrential downpour?" someone asked, raising their hand.

With a whoosh, a large amount of rainwater fell onto his hands, turning everything into a white mist that submerged everyone.

"Holy crap, is this Rain Demon Sect some kind of sorcery?"

"Isn't this even more amazing than Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind? Incredible!"

The crowd was either overjoyed or felt their scalp tingle.

Hastily following Master Wu's instructions, they divided the group into three teams of about twenty people each and pushed the carts out.

Meanwhile, in the county town, Dou Xianniang and Shan Ailian, along with more than fifty people, robbed the elderly, women, and children of the Shan family at the vegetable market and rushed towards the city gate.

Behind her, the county soldiers had begun to mobilize their troops. Dou Xianniang rode back and, relying on her own martial prowess, fought her way through, temporarily forcing the county soldiers to retreat.

Then he turned his horse and chased after them, protecting everyone.

Just as the city gate was in sight, a sudden storm came crashing down on us.

Dou Xianniang was shocked. Did Luo Zhuluan really have such power to summon wind and rain?

No wonder Qing-ge'er was willing to sacrifice his looks to abduct her from the Luo family.

This ability to summon wind and rain, when used on the battlefield, can be a decisive opportunity for victory when necessary.

Ahead, Shan Ailian, wielding two swords, led her men out of the city gate.

The servants of the Shan family were equally surprised to see that Miss Ailian was so capable.

Miss Ailian went to Hebei and suddenly, as if enlightened, learned a whole set of skills.

The soldiers at the city gate had no time to do anything and couldn't stop them.

Immediately following, in the torrential rain, three convoys of vehicles arrived and placed the Shan family members into one of them.

Dan Ailian protected this branch, using illusion magic to conceal their whereabouts in the torrential rain.

The other two groups, however, fled in different directions right in front of their pursuers.

The officers and soldiers, unsure which route was the real one, split into two groups and chased after the enemy in two directions amidst the torrential rain, only to find that both vehicles were empty.

Dou Xianniang blocked the soldiers for a moment, but seeing that the number of soldiers was increasing, she went in another direction.

Wu Qing held up an umbrella and stood on the mountainside.

The heavy rain was blowing from the city gates into the city, but the rain wasn't too heavy on his side.

With such heavy rain, it would normally be impossible to see clearly from the direction of the city gate.

However, he didn't need to see it clearly; he only needed to look at the moving entries to know that his plan had succeeded.

Before the young lady and Ailian made their move, no one came to rescue the Shan family members.

Does this mean that if I hadn't come here today, all the women and children of the Shan family, except for Ailian, would have died here?

Why did this happen? He pondered deeply.

Could it be that, in the original story, those thirty or forty people who gathered at Wagangzhai simply let their families all die without making any arrangements?

It's impossible that some people's families go to rescue others while others' families don't, right?

"Husband?" Luo Zhuluan came to his side.

Although she could command the wind and rain, she couldn't see what was happening on the other side of the city gate.

"It's alright!" Wu Qing turned around and used the umbrella to shield her as well.

However, Luo Zhuluan originally possessed the ability to control water, so this little bit of rain didn't fall on her at all.

Luo Zhuluan raised her delicate hand and gently stroked his furrowed brow: "Husband, is something troubling you?"

"It's nothing!" Wu Qing laughed. "There were a few things I couldn't quite figure out, but thankfully it didn't cause any irreparable regret."

"This time, we really owe you a lot. Without you, the situation would have been much more difficult to handle in such an emergency."

"I am happy to be able to help my husband and sister."

Luo Zhuwan looked up and quietly watched him from under the umbrella.

Wu Qing threw away the umbrella and hugged her in the drizzle.

The raindrops fell, then automatically parted around them, swirling into a spray of water.

Luo Zhuluan nestled in his arms, holding him tightly.

Wu Qing hugged her arm and then his hand moved down her lower back, caressing her peach-like, exquisite spot.

"My husband was a doctor in his previous life!" Luo Zhuluan asked. "Have you ever thought about opening a clinic here? With your skills, you would surely become one of the most renowned doctors in the world very soon."

Wu Qing shook his head: "The people are suffering terribly and living in misery! Studying medicine cannot save the people of the Sui Dynasty."

"My husband is still so kind-hearted." Luo Zhuluan tiptoed and brought her rosy cherry lips closer to him.

Wu Qing then lowered his head and kissed her lips.

In the wind and rain, the two shared a passionate kiss, reluctant to part.

They only separated when the uncontrolled downpour slowly subsided, looked at each other, and smiled.

"Let's go!" Wu Qing took her hand. "It's time to meet up with the others."

"Mmm!" Luo Zhuluan leaned her delicate body against his arm, as if it would be good to stay close to him for a little longer.

Wu Qing smiled and put his arm around her as they walked down the mountain.

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