The master said not to judge people by their appearance

The moment the monster flood dragon appeared, it attracted everyone's attention.Although the people of Cangzhou didn't know where the monster dragon came from, they also realized that something was wrong from the blood rain that followed the monster dragon.

The monster dragon's blood-colored eyes looked down at the small crowd on the ground, with strong hatred, wherever its gaze swept, the crowd trembled uncontrollably.

Xie Yunlan looked up at the monstrous dragon that was causing trouble. He didn't need to ask Shen Fan, he realized that the situation had finally developed to the worst situation. The transformation of the demon form means the increase of power, and Yuan Shuo's demon incarnate It was a monstrous flood dragon, it obtained this power by relying on countless dead women and demon fetuses, and with the help of Luo Yong'an's resentment, the snake had reached the same level as Yuan Shuo.

Xie Yunlan's ear echoed Luo Yong'an's dying words.

"My resentment is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea!"

The monster dragon made of Luo Yong'an's resentment roared in the sky, bringing a torrential rain that overturned the whole city!

"Is there any way to stop it?!" Xie Yunlan said urgently.

"Yes." Shen Fan murmured.

Although it is also a monster flood dragon, the situation in Cangzhou is not exactly the same as that in Beijing. Yuan Shuo wants to cultivate a long-lived dragon with the power of inner demons. His magic power is constantly increasing through the killing array that surrounds the entire capital, but Luo Yongan is different. , he used his own life and blood to sacrifice the formation. As long as there are no casualties and the resentment cannot be replenished, there will be a day when the magic power of the monster dragon will be exhausted. At that time, even if Shen Fan does nothing, the rain will naturally stop .

But the question is precisely, will Jiang Di persist until that day?

Xie Yunlan's mood changed rapidly, the river had just crossed the warning line not long ago, and the embankment was newly built last year, so it should last for a while, he asked Shen Fan: "Can you speed up the magic power consumption of the monster dragon?"

"Yes, Soul Fire can burn out the resentment in the formation, but the resentment is too huge," Shen Fan estimated, "It will take one night at the shortest."

Overnight, that doesn't sound like a total impossibility.Xie Yunlan immediately said: "Then you break the formation here, and I will take people to reinforce the embankment..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud noise from outside the city, and the surging river water rushed towards the downstream town like a ferocious beast breaking out of its cage.

"The embankment has burst! Run!!"

Xie Yunlan heard a voice shouting, his expression changed suddenly, and he murmured: "How could it be so fast..."

The river embankment was clearly repaired last year, how could it be so fast? !

In the blink of an eye, Xie Yunlan thought of the rumor he heard from the merchants on the merchant ship that came to Cangzhou. The Jiangnan generation has established a customary rule, and if the silver taels used to repair embankments in a certain place reach [-]% of the original money, it can be called a blue sky master.

Luo Yong'an is not a corrupt official, but he came here for revenge. The money used to repair the embankment is probably not much. This seemingly majestic and sturdy river embankment is probably dilapidated inside, which is why it collapsed instantly in this heavy rain .

Those officers and soldiers who hadn't had time to evacuate screamed and ran to high places, but they were no match for the turbulent water of the river, and were swept away by the violent current in an instant.

Xie Yunlan looked at all this, but he was powerless to stop it. Human power was so small in front of the flood, even if there were thousands of troops, in front of this vast river, it would only take a moment to overthrow.

"It's too late." Shen Fan sighed.

Destiny finally gave the answer. The Cangjiang River broke its embankment, and everyone swallowed by the flood will fuel Yao Jiao's resentment. The rain will continue. In the end, hundreds of thousands of Cangzhou people will drown. This monstrous resentment turned into a dragon.

Once the inner demon takes the form of a dragon, it is a monster that can change the color of the world. Although Luo Yongan is dead, his obsession has already merged with the inner demon. The demon dragon will continue to make waves, and the rainstorm will eventually flood the entire world.

Just like what Shen Fan said at the beginning, every time the heart demon appears in this world, it will bring a catastrophe of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

"Is there nothing we can do..." Xie Yunlan murmured.

"No." Shen Fan told him clearly.

There was a moment of confusion on Xie Yunlan's face, but the next moment, a small cry came from his ears, which was hidden under the wind and rain, and he couldn't hear it clearly.

He turned around and looked at the city, and saw countless ant-like black spots under the huge monster dragon hovering in the sky, which were the people fleeing in panic.

In front of the gods and demons, people are like insignificant things like ants, and even this cry of dying is covered under the majesty of the wind and rain, making it impossible to hear clearly.

Xie Yunlan clenched her fingers tightly, and a flame of unwillingness suddenly ignited in her heart.

"No..." he said.

Shen Fan didn't hear clearly and turned to look at him.

"No!" he said again.

Shen Fan was startled, he looked at the soul fire that exploded suddenly in Xie Yunlan's soul, and he seemed to return to the scene of confronting Yuan Shuo in the capital. This is something he still can't understand, why mortals have such a fierce fire.

It's like he doesn't understand Xie Yunlan's actions at the moment.

"According to the original plan, you stay here to break the formation!" Xie Yunlan said while running down the tower.

"It's useless." Shen Fan said.

The river quickly rushed into the city, and the speed at which the soul fire burned the resentment was not as fast as the growth of the resentment, and the rain would only become heavier and heavier.

"Then give it a try!" Xie Yunlan turned to look at him, "Just break the formation and leave the rest to me!"

Shen Fan didn't respond.

"Shen Fan!" Xie Yunlan called out.

Shen Fan looked at him steadfastly, and finally responded: "Okay."

Xie Yunlan ran down the tower, just in time to meet Wang Tai who was rushing here, Wang Tai said anxiously: "Master, a monster dragon suddenly appeared in the sky!"

"I know." Xie Yunlan didn't have time to explain, just asked, "Where are the others?"

Wang Tai only followed two people, he said: "They are all evacuating the people, it's too chaotic."

After the monster flood dragon and the blood rain appeared, the panic suddenly intensified. People often lose their minds under the extreme fear. Coupled with the influence of the city full of resentment, even the guidance of officers and soldiers could not be appeased, and the situation became chaotic.

"I heard something coming from outside the city, so I rushed over to see if something happened to the river embankment?" Wang Tai and the others came from the city, and they didn't know the situation outside the city.

"The embankment has burst." Xie Yunlan said concisely.

The expressions of Wang Tai and others changed suddenly. Xie Yunlan continued without waiting for their reaction: "Let the common people continue to run to the mountains outside the city. Gather me to the north of the city and stop the river with me!"

He handed the gold medal arrow to Wang Tai: "If anyone disobeys the order and runs away, he will be dealt with as a deserter, and he will be killed!"

Wang Tai: "But..."

Yuan Shuo gave Xie Yunlan the right to act cheaply, but to mobilize all the officers and soldiers in the city, even those officials who only work as civilians, it is not their responsibility to control the water. If they kill people because of this, they will probably cause criticism afterwards, and even be criticized by His Majesty. condemn.

"All the consequences will be borne by me alone!" Xie Yunlan understood Wang Tai's concerns, but he couldn't care less, and shouted, "Go!"

"Yes!" Wang Tai immediately turned around and ran back.

The river water had already flowed into the city, but in a short while, it covered the ankles, the shoes, socks and clothes were all soaked, and the blood rain was non-stop. Wang Tai and his party didn't even have time to wipe the rain on their faces. Run around the city quickly, spreading the news to all parties.

The nearby officers and soldiers came to the north of the city first, the number was less than one hundred, Xie Yunlan did not wait, he ran out of the city with this manpower first, to rescue those who were washed away by the flood earlier.

Standing on the tower, Shen Fan looked at the crowd below running like ants, while the river water was like a giant beast, just a beard and hair, which would be fatal to a fragile mortal.

But mortals did not retreat in panic, but went up against the flood. Xie Yunlan and his party came to the vicinity of the embankment. He asked an officer and soldier who had just been fished out of the water and was stationed here: "What's the situation with the embankment now? How much damage?"

The officers and soldiers said: "The breach of the dike is in the southern section! It is the place where the breach occurred last time!"

Xie Yunlan found a high place and looked down. Sure enough, as the officer and soldier said, there is a breach in the south section, and the river water is overflowing from the breach, and the other sections of the embankment are temporarily unobstructed.

Xie Yunlan observed it, the breach was about a few feet wide, not too big, he had ordered Xu Xin to prepare a lot of sand, earth and stones to stabilize the embankment, although Luo Yong'an would not do these things with all his heart, but he would After all, it was done. Right now, the sand and stones were piled up on a high ground in the north of the city. Xie Yunlan immediately called his officers and soldiers to pick up the sand and stones and try to repair the gap.

He rolled up his cuffs and took the lead, ignoring the ferocious current, he was the first to rush to the breach with a sandbag on his shoulders, and after throwing the sandbag into the river, the next officer and soldier who followed him handed over the sandbag in his hand, Everyone lined up in a long line, passing each other, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

More people joined in. They were the officers and soldiers assembled by Wang Tai from the city. There were several more lines in the long line, and the speed of filling sand and throwing stones was accelerating. Slowly, a high wall made of bricks and stones appeared at the breach. The overflowing water also slowed down a bit, but it was too late to be happy. The next moment, the rain above the river embankment suddenly intensified, and the river surged. In an instant, the high wall that everyone had piled up for a long time collapsed, and the river water rushed out of the breach again. more turbulent.

Xie Yunlan turned her head as if feeling something, and was facing the scarlet animal eyes staring at this place.

The monster flood roared at him in the sky like thunder, as if saying:

"Come on!"

The same sound also echoed in Shen Fan's ears. Shen Fan looked up at the sky, the body of the monster dragon was looming among the clouds, and under the overwhelming resentment, the candle in his hand was suppressed until only a weak flame remained.

Soul fire is the nemesis of all evil spirits, but at the same time, evil spirits can also restrain soul fire.The relationship of restraint is relative, just like water and fire, when the fire is strong, the water is weak, and when the water is strong, the fire is weak.

Now is the situation where the soul fire has been restrained. It has not been extinguished, but it can only burn slowly at an extremely slow speed, consuming a little resentment that is insignificant to the monster dragon.

Blood rained down, and the river was surging.

"Master Xie, it won't work if it goes on like this, it can't be blocked!" An official on the river embankment shouted at Xie Yunlan.

Xie Yunlan also knew that it couldn't be done, not only the monster flood dragon would hinder them, but the rain continued and the water rose higher and higher to block the gap, so how could the river embankment hold up in time?

Xie Yunlan has been fighting in the northern part of the Great Wall all year round, and he has no knowledge of water conservancy, so he couldn't think of a good solution for a while. Fortunately, some officials in Cangzhou still understand water conservancy, and said at this moment: "Master Xie, how about releasing the flood?"

"Flood discharge?" Xie Yunlan was reminded like this, and immediately realized that this is the best way at the moment. Blocking is worse than dredging. As long as the flow of the flood can be changed and Cangzhou City can be avoided, casualties can be greatly reduced.

He immediately walked up to the official and asked, "Is there anyone living there?"

What he was pointing at was a stretch of fields that stretched for thousands of miles. The area around Cangzhou City was the most open.

The official knew what he wanted to do as soon as he heard it, and quickly said: "Master Xie, absolutely not, but that is the land of the Luo family!"

"Whose family?" The rain was so loud that Xie Yunlan couldn't hear it clearly.

"The Luo family!" the official shouted.

"Luo's family?" Xie Yunlan almost laughed. He reached out his hand to wipe the rainwater dripping down his hair, and ordered, "Just vent it over there!"

The officers and soldiers began to dig ditches for water diversion. Although Xie Yunlan had dispatched all the officers, soldiers and government officials in the city, digging a channel that could change the flow of the river was not an easy project. Dig for a few days.

Although the method of flood relief is good, it may not be in time, but Xie Yunlan decided to give it a try.

They had limited manpower, and they didn't even have enough tools. Xie Yunlan first used the official knife to top it, but the efficiency of digging the canal with the official knife was too low. At the same time, he sent a group of people back to the city to borrow some shovels and shovels from the people's homes.

When the officers and soldiers returned to the city, the river had flooded to the waist and abdomen, and some people had retreated to the heights outside the city, but there was still a considerable part that could not retreat in time, so they had to climb up to the roof with the whole family and take refuge temporarily.

The officers and soldiers waded over and shouted at the crowd on the roof: "Who has a shovel and a shovel!"

No one responded, and the people were too busy to take care of themselves. They hid on the roof to avoid being flooded for a while, but at the same time, they were also exposed to the wind and rain, shivering with cold.

The officers and soldiers yelled for a long time before there was finally a response.

"My family has it!" A man in his thirties who hid on the roof with his wife and children said, "It's in the yard!"

"Let us use it!" The officers and soldiers walked towards the direction the man was pointing at.

"What do you want shovels and shovels for?" the man asked loudly as the wind and rain were too loud.

"Flood release!" The officers and soldiers also responded loudly.

Flood discharge... The man realized something, the embankment must have burst, although it was obvious, but because of the appearance of the monster dragon, the common people were not very clear about the situation, and thought that the flood was brought by the monster dragon.

He turned around and said something to his wife and children. His wife and son grabbed his sleeves together, as if trying to stop him. The man patted their hands, and then shouted to the officers and soldiers, "I'll help you!"

"Okay!" There was a need for manpower outside the city, and the officers and soldiers responded immediately.

The man jumped off the roof and joined the ranks of officers and soldiers. They continued to shout along the street, and people responded one after another. After asking their purpose, they shouted like the man before, "I'll help you!"

"I'm going to help too!"

"I also……"

The crowd seemed to be infected, and more and more people joined in. The howling cold rain could not quench the blood in people's hearts.

Even when the officers and soldiers passed by Caiyunfang, the girls of Caiyunfang stuck their heads out from the windows on the second floor and said: "We have some rain ponchos here, and there are still a few boats tied to the Yanshui River. You can take them." Use it!"

The officers and soldiers bowed their hands to these girls and said with a smile, "Thank you!"

When entering the city, there were no more than a dozen officers and soldiers wading through the water, but when they went out, they were rowing boats, and the number of them had multiplied several times. Xie Yunlan was stunned for a moment when he saw the battle, and then let out his voice Laughed: "Well done!"

The newly added crowd and tools have greatly improved their efficiency in digging ditches. There are also people who have heard the news and are on the road. They gather like ants to fight against the storm.

Shen Fan looked down at all this from the top of the city tower. He closed his eyes and opened them again. What was reflected in his eyes was completely changed. In the dark world made up of resentment, he saw flames one after another.

It was such a weak, tiny flame.

Even though the soul fire in his hand has weakened to this point, it is still many times stronger than those of these mortals.

But these tiny flames are gathering, towards the place where the wind and rain are the strongest.

Just like rivers converging into the sea, when these countless tiny flames gather together, they are actually also in that side of the world, tearing apart the shady curtain of resentment and becoming a light spot that cannot be ignored.

The monster dragon roared in the air, it did not allow mortals to destroy its plan, it mobilized its resentment, gathered above the river embankment, and the huge resentment poured down together with the torrential rain.

The water level rose several inches in an instant, and it was about to drown the people who were digging the canal below, and the black resentment also covered the flames gathered by the crowd, as if it was about to swallow it in the next moment.

But the offensive of resentment suddenly stagnated, and it felt a resistance coming from the tower in the distance.

Shen Fan raised his right hand, holding the soul fire that was gradually rising.Perhaps it was because the soul fires of the people outside the city resisted part of the pressure of the monster dragon's resentment for him, so his soul fire was rekindled at this moment.

Yaojiao turned its head and looked back at Shen Fan who was standing alone on the tower.

"Why struggle?"

It said to Shen Fan alone, and in the ears of Xie Yunlan and others, it was a huge roar, rumbling like thunder.

"You are doomed to fail." Yao Jiao laughed.

Shen Fan didn't refute, he just looked at the crowd outside the city, at the most intense soul fire in the crowd.

"I promised him." Shen Fan met the sky's scarlet eyes with malicious intentions, and said in a deep voice, "Just give it a try."

"It's useless!" the monster dragon sneered, its huge body was swimming in the air, it came above Shen Fan, mobilizing the resentment of the whole city, to extinguish the hindering soul fire.

A hole was torn open in the sky, and the heavy rain was wrapped in resentment, just like the Milky Way poured over, forming a huge water column with a thickness of one hundred feet in the air, pressing down on Shen Fan brazenly.

Shen Fan didn't dodge or dodge, he held up the soul fire, the fire seemed to have received some help, and at this moment it suddenly exploded.

The lingering torrential rain in Cangzhou City comes from resentment, and at the same time, there is also the dragon power being used.The formation that transforms dragon power is under Shen Fan's feet, and the broken dragon horn is also buried under the tower. Monster flood dragons can use this dragon power to call for rain, but this power can also be used by Shen Fan, not even Need any formation transformation, this power should belong to him.

The flames that suddenly exploded along the resentment in the wind and rain spread to the sky, just like a blooming lotus, the petals formed by the flames firmly blocked the attack of the wind and rain, supporting the precarious world.

The crowd exclaimed, shocked by the scorching fire, Xie Yunlan was also attracted, he looked at Shen Fan on the tower who was holding up the wind and rain with one hand, at this moment, all his mind was covered by the white Photographed by the figure, I will never forget it in this life.

He forced himself to look away, and shouted to everyone: "Hurry up!"

Everyone came back to their senses one after another, braved the wind and rain above their heads, and desperately dug the sludge in the ditch.

They were covered in dirt, and that was Xie Yunlan, who was covered in mud at the moment, and couldn't even tell who was who.But no matter who it is, at this moment, under the torrential wind and rain, like an ant, it uses all the strength in its body to do an almost impossible thing.

In this world, there are many impossible things for human beings, but the Great Wall still rises from the ground, and the Qianli River Embankment stands towering in the Taotao River. It is impossible for human beings, but it will always be possible.

The rain began to weaken, and after a long stalemate, the monster dragon was horrified to find that there was not much resentment left, and this city, which was supposed to be insignificant and vulnerable to a single blow, was able to resist the gust of wind with the efforts of countless mortals. Showers.

As the last shovel was dug down, water seeped from the connected part of the ditch, and Xie Yunlan hurriedly shouted: "Climb up!"

Everyone quickly climbed up the ditch with hands and feet. Those who climbed up first turned around and pulled the people behind. They helped one by one. After pulling everyone up, the river water completely washed away the last layer of soil.

A mighty water dragon turned its direction on the ground, the crowd shouted excitedly on the shore, and the monster dragon roared unwillingly, but in the end, the last bit of resentment was burned by the fire, and its huge dragon body dissipated into the sky.

As the clouds melt away and the rain comes, there is light breaking through the clouds, and the rising sun dispels the rain clouds that have lingered for many days. Under the warm sunlight, everyone is lying on the ground, even Xie Yunlan, who is too tired to stand up at this moment .

In the distance, someone walked towards Chen Hui. He was dressed in clean white clothes, which was incompatible with the muddy appearance of the people on the ground, like a fairy who came down from the clouds.

Shen Fan walked up to Xie Yunlan, lowered his eyes slightly, and looked down at him.

Xie Yunlan also looked at Shen Fan, obviously Shen Fan was standing in front of him, but he still felt a sense of distance at this moment, like the boundary between God and man.

He stared at Shen Fan for a moment, many thoughts flashed in his heart, he suddenly stretched out his hand towards Shen Fan, as if wanting Shen Fan to pull him up.

Shen Fan looked at the muddy hand and hesitated for a moment, and finally stretched out his hand to hold the other person. Before he could pull him hard, Xie Yunlan suddenly pulled hard, caught off guard, and Shen Fan was brought to the ground.

Just after the heavy rain, the ground was covered with silt. This fall, his white robe was covered with dust for the first time.

Xie Yunlan still didn't think it was enough, so she wiped Shen Fan's cheek with her dirty hands, and then laughed out loud at the other's messy cat-like appearance.

The crowd next to him was also laughing, sharing the joy of the rest of his life.

Only Shen Fan remained expressionless, looking at himself covered in mud, he seemed angry.

Xie Yunlan wiped his face again, and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, I'll clean it up for you later!"

Shen Fan looked at him for a moment, and reluctantly agreed.