C53 (1/2)

Ruo Lan frowned, handed the basket to Li Qianqiu, and hurried to help the children to their feet.

The group of people hid under a dilapidated latrine. They wanted to wait for the rain to stop, but after waiting for six hours, the sky was about to turn dark, and the rain did not stop either.

A woodcutter looked up at the sky and sighed. ”Today is the day of the emperor's grand wedding. Noon is the auspicious day, so why is it raining all of a sudden?”

One of the aunties at the side hurriedly echoed, ”That is to say, this is really strange. I say, you must have suffered from the wrath of the heavens …”

”Shh …” Keep your voice down, don't speak nonsense. Even if you spread to the palace, you will need to behead them! ”

The aunt smiled without a care. ”What are you afraid of? The palace is thousands of miles away from ours!”

The woodcutter nodded. ”True.” ”There's been a rumour recently that the empress our emperor is marrying is a deceitful man, and even more so a beauty that will bring disaster upon the nation and the people …”

”Tsk, looks like the rumors are true …”

Ruo Lan stood to the side, simply treating the wounds of the fallen children. Hearing these words, she couldn't help but sneer.

Hmph, what do you mean by 'bewitching disaster', 'punishment from the heavens'? Woman, why is your fate so tragic?

She thought of that bitter empress, the daughter of an ordinary family, reunited with her parents. In the end, the emperor gave her an imperial edict and she was forced to enter the palace.

Once he entered the palace, he would no longer be able to see his loved ones. What was the difference between a palace compound and a luxurious cage?

Yet, people still said that her beauty was a calamity. Could it be that she wanted to marry the Emperor herself?

People always seemed to blame a woman for what had happened. If it was the wrath of the heavens, it was only punishing the Emperor.

The sky had already darkened, but the rain was getting heavier. A few people tried to break out of the rain, but they had to retreat before reaching a distance of three meters.

The rain was truly too heavy, and it was accompanied by a strong wind. Once a person walked out, they could not even open their eyes, and could not see the road, let alone return home in a specific direction.

”What should we do? ”My family's old man is still waiting for me to go back home and cook, he didn't even cook lunch …” the aunt said anxiously.

”Yeah, when will it stop raining?”

”Look, it's snowing!” A child pointed outside and shouted.

Ruo Lan's gaze followed the direction of the child's fingertips. Sure enough, it was obviously August, but there was actually a heavy snowfall outside!

Half of the state's land was by the sea, and the other half depended on the mountains. It was basically hot all year round, and it would only snow in the winter in January.

August was still a hot summer day, so why was it snowing all of a sudden?

Several of the aunties chattered on in a loud voice, ”Look, this is indeed a warning from the heavens!” The rumors are true. This Queen will bring misfortune to the Ran Kingdom! ”

The rumors stopped at the wise, but the fools were the fastest way to spread them.

In this world, there were many, but not many, smart people.

Most of them were fools. If they had heard the rumors and were born with a few more phenomena, they would rather believe things that were illusory and blame people for it than think about the logic behind it.

It was as if they could achieve peace if only this was the case.

The snow started to fall harder and harder. In the end, no one had the energy to complain anymore. Everyone was shivering from the cold.

When Ruo Lan discovered that two of the children had fainted due to the cold, she looked at the others and saw that their lips were also blackened. They all had symptoms of a fever. She could not help but feel anxious.

She was diligently cultivating the divine arts her mother had taught her day and night. She was not afraid of the wind or the snow, nor did she feel the cold. However, what should she do with these people?

After exchanging a glance with Li Qianqiu, Li Qianqiu nodded and smiled slyly, ”Your Eminence only ordered me to protect you. As for whether or not you want to protect others, I don't care.”

Ruo Lan knew what she had done was too shocking. However, it was not something that could be judged by common sense.

Clapping her hands, Ruo Lan attracted everyone's attention. She softly said, ”Everyone, listen to me. It's snowing heavily. If we continue to stay here, we will definitely freeze to death.”

”Nonsense!” What can you do? ” The woodcutter was shivering and his voice was slurred.

Ruo Lan smiled. ”I don't know where you all live, but it's too troublesome to send each of you home. Why don't you all follow me home first, and then when the snow stops tomorrow?”

”Miss, can you find your way home under such a heavy snowfall?” The aunt was curled up on the ground, rubbing her hands together and puffing, her eyes shining, looking at her as if she were her savior.

This made it even more impossible for Ruo Lan to ignore him. She remembered that her mother had once said that the stronger a person was, the greater their responsibilities would be.

If he had the ability to help others, how could he help others?

”I will bring everyone back to the city later. Everyone, don't be afraid. Now listen to me. Everyone, stand up and hold hands as we fly around the city. Is that alright?”

”Fly?”

”Are you sure you can do it …”

”Is this girl lying?”

Li Qianqiu smiled. Holding two children in each hand, he and the child slowly left the ground and flew a few meters before returning.

Everyone was shocked.

From shock to depression to excitement to happiness, only a few seconds had passed.

Instantly, everyone boiled up and quickly stood up, holding hands as they formed a circle.

Ruo Lan and Li Qianqiu flew side by side. Although she was already very familiar with her flying skills, this was her first time flying with someone, so she was still a bit nervous.

The little fox transmitted a message to her, ”Don't be afraid, you can do it. These mortals have almost no weight. And I can carry them all by myself. You just have to fly as usual. ”

Ruo Lan took a pill to calm herself down. Then, she smiled, pulled everyone to her side and soared into the sky.

At that moment, if only someone could see …