After midnight

An Yan lowered the hanging window and followed the people beside him into the Xindu Building.

In the bright hall ahead, there walked a figure that An Yan was very familiar with.

"Su Zi Ling!"

Su Ziling turned his head when he heard the voice, and his eyes lit up when he saw An Yan. He ignored the man next to him who was also wearing a dark blue coat and ran over and whispered in An Yan's ear, "I knew you would come. What do you think Fang Hao wants us to do?"

An Yan shook his head, and the two of them walked up the ladder together and turned into Fang Hao's office.

"Here you are, sit down."

Fang Hao stood up from the chair behind his desk and sat on the black leather sofa in front to meet the guest.

"Here are the newspapers from Los Angeles over the past three days. Take a look."

There were three newspapers spread out on the table, and the weather forecast sections on the front of the newspapers were all circled in pencil, without exception. No. 5 9c-21c, northeast wind 3-4, cloudy. No. 6 11c-25c, northeast wind 2-3, sunny. No. 7 9c-22c, northeast wind 3-4, cloudy. Su Ziling looked at it carefully and said, "What's wrong? Isn't the weather pretty good, except that it's a little warmer than here."

"Yes, but Los Angeles has had heavy rain for three consecutive days and it was a sun shower. But what's even more strange is that it's only raining in Los Angeles, and there's no rain at all around the city."

"It seems that Uncle Fang has already conducted a preliminary investigation." An Yan said.

"Of course, Luo City is no different from other cities. It is a big city in the south of our country, and there are dozens of towns downstream. Once a flood disaster occurs in Luo City, the consequences will be disastrous. An Yan, this is your mission as the 'Son of God', not to mention that there are people with the same abilities as you now, I am worried."

"I understand, Uncle Fang. Su Ziling and I will set off immediately."

"Wait a minute, take someone else with you. Wang Changze, go and call that person." Fang Hao stretched his neck and shouted to the outside, but did not notice the flash of astonishment on Su Ziling's face.

Wang Changze responded from outside, and soon after, the door opened. An Yan and Su Ziling both knew the man who came in from outside. Shangguan Can nodded to Fang Hao and stood in front of them with a calm face.

"Shangguan Can's ability is sand, and Su Ziling's ability is fire. An Yan, the matter of Luocheng is in your hands. You must find out the reason for the abnormal weather. After you arrive at Sand City, I will send someone to transfer you there."

An Yan nodded solemnly.

After leaving Fang Hao's office, Su Ziling looked around but didn't see Wang Changze, so he turned to ask Shangguan Can: "Shangguan Can, how could you..."

"Yun Qi's death requires an explanation for Yun Shuang and me." Shangguan Can forced a smile, "Okay, see you at the window in half an hour."

"Alas, it seems that I have to entrust Xiao Su to Sister Wuying for the time being. It's really troublesome for them. My brother has been so busy since he came back from Xidu that I can't find him. By the way, An Yan, how soon can we get to Luocheng?"

"night."

"Well, if those people are really behind this, it will definitely rain in Los Angeles today. I have to bring two umbrellas home."

"Ah."

Su Ziling asked a question and An Yan answered it. Su Ziling was not surprised by An Yan's attitude, because since Shangguan Can appeared, An Yan's mood had obviously dropped a lot. He said something random to ease An Yan's mood, but after thinking about it, he stopped talking and returned home with An Yan in silence.

After packing his bags, he left a letter for Xiao Su. When the two were about to leave, Yin appeared.

"Do you need help? I'll give you a ride. Anyan, can you let Wu go with you?"

"I'm worried about Xindu." An Yan shook his head.

"Okay." Yin compromised, "They are more cunning than you think. We almost ran into them in Xidu last time. In short, they are very dangerous, you have to be careful. Zi Ling, don't fall behind."

"I won't." Su Ziling looked at An Yan carefully and protested.

"Don't worry, Yin, I won't let anything happen to anyone." An Yan said firmly. This was a promise to Yin.

An Yan and Su Ziling set out at about noon, and after arriving in Sand City by Xuanchuang, they rushed to Luo City without stopping, and finally they arrived before midnight. At this time, it was still raining in Luo City, with a drizzle of rain floating in the air, and the streets were empty.

"It looks like it's been raining all day, and it's only now getting a little lighter," Shangguan Can said. The streets of Los Angeles were reflecting bright light, and there were puddles of water everywhere. When they stepped on them, the water covered the soles of their shoes.

Not long after walking on the deserted street, the street lights suddenly went out, and the whole city fell into darkness. Su Ziling blinked and began to search for a flashlight in his backpack. "Is it time?"

"Well, it's already eleven o'clock." He was still searching, and the flashlight was turned on in Shangguan Can's hand.

"The rain seems to have stopped." An Yan said as he put away his umbrella.

"It seems to have stopped." Su Ziling took out the flashlight and put away the umbrella. He could no longer see the rain falling from the sky.

"It stopped when the lights were turned off," Shangguan Can added.

"Isn't it just right?" Su Ziling said quickly. He was not questioning what Shangguan Can said, but the timing of the rain stopping was just too coincidental. Shangguan Can nodded in affirmation.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. It's too late and we need to find a place to stay." An Yan said.

The next morning, An Yan struggled to get out of bed and walked to the bare courtyard of the inn. It was 5:50 in the morning, and it hadn't rained outside yet. When he arrived, Shangguan Can was already standing next to a holly tree.

"An Yan, look, there is light."

An Yan looked up and saw a thin light faintly emerging from the clouds in the east. The sun was about to rise from there.

"Hey? Are you all here?" Su Ziling's voice came from the corridor. He walked through the corridor and came to the courtyard. This courtyard was the only open-air place in this ancient inn. There was a tree of Albizia albizzia and a few holly trees planted in the courtyard. Under the holly trees were withered white orchids all over the ground.

Su Ziling walked to the round stool placed in the middle. The gray round stool was washed clean by the rain.

"It seems that we are all waiting to verify the same thing." Shangguan Can said with a smile.

Soon, at exactly six o'clock, the rain suddenly began to fall from the sky. At this time, they could even see the glimmer of the sun in the morning. As soon as the rain started, the three of them quickly hid under the eaves of the corridor to avoid the rain. An Yan patted his clothes that were wet by a small amount of rain and said, "If you want to draw a conclusion, you have to do one more thing."

Su Ziling met An Yan's gaze, nodded and took action.

The flames quickly burst out of the eaves, white smoke rose, and for a moment the fire and the rain formed a stalemate. Then, in less than three seconds, with a crash, the stable fire was completely extinguished by the heavy rain.

"The rain just now...is it only the rain falling in this courtyard that has suddenly become much heavier? Am I seeing right?" Shangguan Can widened his eyes and rolled his eyeballs back and forth. At this moment, the rain suddenly slowed down.

"You read that right. It's impossible for a natural heavy rainfall to be like what happened just now."

"But this is too abnormal... Los Angeles is so big, from six in the morning to eleven at night, more than ten hours. Anyan, I was mentally prepared before I came, but this is too abnormal." Shangguan Can panicked and hugged his head to seek Anyan's opinion.

Shangguan Can had cleared up his resentment towards An Yan when he arrived at Xindu Xuanchuang Station yesterday. It was not his fault. After all, when Zhao Yunqi died, he would not have thought that Zhao Yunqi was killed because he discovered that water ability could be copied. So, after that incident, when he first met An Yan at Xindu Building, his attitude was inevitably a little malicious.

But now, when the mission was about to begin, Shangguan Can naturally put aside his bad mood. After all, what he said was true. He wanted to move forward and give Yun Shuang an explanation.

"Rather than worrying about these things, it's better to think of a way to catch them now."

"They?" Shangguan Can asked.

"Like you said just now, such a horrific thing cannot be accomplished by one person. Such a large-scale heavy rainfall must be somewhere high and extremely hidden."

"Luoshen Mountain. An Yan, I studied the map when I came here. Luoshen Mountain is a southeast-facing mountain range. Luocheng got its name because it originated at the foot of the mountain. Not only Luocheng, but also the Luoshen River that eventually flows into the sea also originates from Luoshen Mountain." Speaking of this, Su Ziling spoke leisurely.

"But Luoshen Mountain is very large, and it may take some time to find them." Shangguan Can was thinking about where to start.

"So, eat early and work early, let's go." After saying this, An Yan turned back from the corridor.

The cement road outside the inn was already filled with water of varying depths, not to mention the plain dirt roads that had long been muddy and impossible to walk on. An Yan and his companions were in a state of disarray as they trudged to the foot of Mount Luoshen, holding black umbrellas and wearing black rubber shoes.

"It's raining so hard... An Yan, I think we should look for them separately." Su Ziling said.

An Yan nodded, "Okay, but once you two find them, you must inform me immediately and don't do it on your own. Also, get down the mountain on time at 5 pm. It's not safe when it's too dark. You have to remember that we are here to stop the rain, not to die."

When An Yan rarely showed his pressure, Su Ziling looked at his cold eyes and nodded blankly. It was not until he found a small path and walked away that he realized what An Yan was thinking. Su Ziling tutted in dissatisfaction and continued to look for it. He must find it earlier than An Yan and Shangguan Can. Because if An Yan found it first, he would never inform him and Shangguan Can.

Halfway up Mount Luoshen, the rain had almost stopped. An Yan put away his umbrella, waded through the bushes in front and came to a relatively open road. From here, An Yan could clearly see that it was still raining in Luocheng.

It seems that what Su Ziling said was right, someone is doing something wrong on Luoshen Mountain.

Two hours later, An Yan reached the top from the middle of the mountain. As the Son of God, he would not rely on luck. He just needed to put in a little more effort. He must find them before Su Ziling and Shangguan Can.

An Yan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, stretched out his hands and began to test with pure power.

Five minutes later, he opened his eyes and left the area.

There was no result for two consecutive days.

On the morning of the fourth day, Shangguan Can stopped An Yan. "An Yan, Uncle Fang contacted me last night and said that some areas downstream have been flooded. Many people have to evacuate urgently and cannot take care of their houses and crops. If Luocheng opens the sluice gates to release water again tonight, the situation will be even worse. If it continues like this, I'm afraid Luocheng will be flooded soon."

An Yan listened carefully and then broke free from Shangguan Can's hand. Without saying a word, he held up his black umbrella and turned into the rain, heading towards Mount Luoshen. Su Ziling chased after him, stepping on the puddles and making a loud clacking sound.

Su Ziling chased An Yan to the foot of the mountain. Seeing that he did not take the usual way up the mountain today, he was shocked and ran up to grab him. Su Ziling grabbed An Yan's hand and couldn't help shivering. In the place where the umbrella didn't cover, the rain hit the hands of the two people wantonly, and An Yan's fingers were extremely cold.

"What's wrong? Didn't we agree to look for it separately?" An Yan asked calmly.

Su Ziling slowly let go of his hand, "An Yan, if you find someone, let me know."

"Okay, I promise you." After saying that, An Yan walked up the mountain along the path. Su Ziling stood there, the heavy rain hitting the umbrella, making a rustling sound.

"Su Ziling, why are you standing there? Why don't you hurry up and go up the mountain?"

"Shh!" Su Ziling put his index finger to his mouth and made a shushing gesture to Shangguan Can, "Let's go, let's catch up with An Yan."

"Why are you chasing him?"

"Believe me, An Yan will be able to find them today."

Shangguan Can looked at the road made of cement and blue bricks, then looked at Su Ziling who was walking a few meters away on the muddy path, and followed him with a suspicious look on his face.

"What is he doing?" Shangguan Can asked. At this time, they had followed him to the middle of the mountain. The rain had stopped. Shangguan Can put away his umbrella and squatted with Su Ziling in the half-meter-high grass. He saw An Yan stop and release pure energy with both hands in the dense woods, then put it away after a while and moved to another place to repeat the action.

"Looking for someone."

"If he could really find someone this way, we would have been exposed as fools long ago."

Su Ziling was stunned for a moment. Yes, An Yan must have discovered them a long time ago.

"It's okay. An Yan didn't say anything. Let's just follow him. I'm sure An Yan will find them soon."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." As soon as Shangguan Can finished speaking, An Yan set off again.

Su Ziling and Shangguan Can continued to follow An Yan deeper and deeper. Finally, at around three o'clock in the afternoon, An Yan walked quickly in one direction without looking back. He climbed to the back of the mountain, where there was a thin mist.

At this time, in Jiudu City, far away from Luocheng, Song Nan was questioning the whereabouts of Lingyi Song Yu.