Leng Ji stood there like an old monk in meditation, as if he had a premonition that the man in black would come to find him, or perhaps he was deliberately waiting for the other party to arrive.

The man in black approached step by step. There was a lot of tension between the two men. They stared at each other and looked like two fighting roosters, each waiting for the other to make the first move.

The man in black had a look of disdain on his face and stretched out his hand, meaning that he wanted Leng Ji to hand over the things obediently.

Leng Ji slowly raised his hand, and the blueprint in his hand was exactly the water conservancy project blueprint. He was about to hand it over, but he hesitated again and retracted his hand.

Unexpectedly, the man in black was faster than him and snatched it away. Leng Ji's reaction was not slow either, he immediately reached out to grab it, but unfortunately the man turned around flexibly and the blueprint was stuffed into his arms.

Leng Ji's face darkened, but he didn't say anything. The man in black snorted with pride when he saw that he had got the things, and prepared to leave. Leng Ji pondered for a long time, but couldn't help asking: "What do you want to do with this water conservancy project map? Do you want to sabotage it?"

The man in black turned around and said arrogantly, "What's the use of this map? Go ask Miss Jingshu. Also, since you have joined Miss Jingshu, you must do your job well and don't play tricks on me."

Leng Ji was speechless and could only watch the man in black disappear into the night. He was very depressed and couldn't figure out what was going on.

When he returned to his residence in a daze, Leng Feng was already waiting there, as if he had come to stop him.

"Leng Ji, where have you been so late at night? Are you going to have a secret date with some girl again?" Leng Feng asked jokingly.

Leng Ji was stunned by the question and wanted to attack reflexively, but when he saw that it was Leng Feng, he quickly retracted his move and touched his nose awkwardly: "Hey, why don't you rest so late? Have you finished your work?"

"You haven't slept yet, have you? I didn't see you when I came down the mountain. Where are you going now?"

Leng Ji hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer, and finally had to bite the bullet and said, "I... I'll go and look after the master and mistress."

Leng Feng couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Oh, you are quite loyal! But, I just came back from there, why didn't I see you?"

Leng Ji scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Maybe... maybe the master and mistress's place is more hidden, so you didn't notice it."

Leng Feng did not continue to ask, but changed the subject: "Come to think of it, I just came back from the master's place, and the master mentioned you specifically."

Leng Ji was moved when he heard this, but he pretended to be calm and asked, "What did the master mention about me?"

Leng Feng chuckled: "The master said that Leng Ji is his most proud guard. If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely find a good future for you."

Leng Ji felt warm in his heart, but he refused to admit it: "Master, you really flatter me too much. I am only doing my job, and I am not worthy of your attention."

Leng Feng ignored this "modest" guy and recalled to himself: "I remember when we were training, the captain of the guards repeatedly emphasized that the first priority of a guard is not to betray. After so many years, there are only three of us left in that group of guards. It's incredible to think about it."

Leng Ji listened to Leng Feng's words, and his expression gradually became serious. He looked at the night sky, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

The next morning, the guards and officials came to Ling Chenyu to ask whether the water conservancy project would continue to be built. Ling Chenyu glanced at everyone mysteriously, and found that Leng Ji was not there, so he said, "Wait a little longer."

Not long after, Leng Feng came running over, panting and saying, "Master, Leng Ji is kneeling at the place where the canal construction started, and he said he has something to report."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, completely confused, wondering what the hell was going on.

Ling Chenyu straightened his clothes, stood up, sighed and said: "Yaoyao, it's up to you to clean up this mess from now on."

Liu Yaoyao agreed without hesitation: "In that case, let's go and watch this good show together."

A large group of people rushed to the site where the groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday, just like they were going to a market. When they arrived, they saw eight old men gathered together, sighing and groaning, with regret written all over their faces.

Ling Chenyu and his team came over like a gust of wind.

Leng Ji had sharp eyes. As soon as he saw him, he immediately kowtowed to him continuously, his head pounding like garlic, "dong dong dong" non-stop.

He was shirtless, with a bramble on his back. The weather in early February was still a little chilly, and he was shivering with cold. He looked extremely miserable. If you didn't know him, you would have thought he was performing some ancient atonement ritual.

Ling Chenyu frowned and asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"

Leng Ji secretly glanced at the officials beside him, stiffened his neck, and blurted out the lines he had rehearsed thousands of times in his mind: "Master, it's my fault. The human bones and bloody words in there were all buried by me in advance. There is no such thing as heaven's punishment. I am sorry to the master and the mistress."

Ling Chenyu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? How many bones and stone tablets did you bury?"

Leng Ji explained everything in detail: "There are 31 in total, all within a three-meter radius of where you dug yesterday, Master."

Ling Chenyu waved his hand, and someone immediately went over to dig at the place Leng Ji said. After a while, they found the stone tablet, bones and blood under the soil.

Liu Yaoyao asked curiously: "Where did you get these things?"

Leng Ji confessed honestly: "I picked up the bones at the foot of the mountain, I obtained the blood by slaughtering animals, and I carved the stone tablet in advance."

Ling Chenyu nodded and said, "Okay, you should be honest. Now everyone knows that this is man-made, not a punishment from heaven, right?"

Several old men nodded repeatedly, wiping away their tears. They knelt down in front of Ling Chenyu and the others, still muttering, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Liu Yaoyao hurried forward to help: "Dear elders, you can't do this, you can't do this. Aren't you going to embarrass us young people by doing this?"

Ling Chenyu waved his hand and said proudly: "Okay, now that the misunderstandings have been resolved, let's get started!"

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and the atmosphere became relaxed. It seemed that this heavenly punishment incident was just a misunderstanding, and everyone could continue to work with peace of mind.

Next, everyone immediately started working on the first water conservancy project. With Ling Chenyu's wise leadership and everyone's concerted efforts, the project went exceptionally smoothly. After a few days, the water conservancy project was completed, and everyone cheered, as if they saw the hope of a good harvest in the future.

【Good night, see you tomorrow】

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