Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Bad News
The addition of stones multiplied the impact of the flood. Whenever the flood waters pass, houses and people are submerged, washed away, or hit by the stones. The murky water was tinged with red color as more villagers were injured by rocks or building debris.

Seeing this, Chi Xiyou clenched his hands and looked helplessly at the scene below. For Shi Qingyang and others, this scene was too bloody and unbearable. The three of them turned their heads to the side and closed their eyes, not daring to look at the people down there.

The four of them stayed on the thick branches for more than fifteen minutes before the strong current gradually slowed down. When Huang Yuhe could no longer hear the victim’s screams, he opened his eyes and looked down bravely.

When he saw the destruction below, he shuddered and almost fell. Fortunately, Chi Xiyou reacted quickly and caught him before he fell.

Huang Yuhe grabbed Chi Xiyou’s arm and said tremblingly, “Xiyou, we’d better go back and inform the village chief. If the rain continues, we may need to leave our village.”

Chi Xiyou looked at the destroyed villages and fell into deep thought. After a moment of silence, he said, “Hold on to me.”

As soon as Chi Xiyou said this, Huang Yuhe grabbed his arm, and the other two grabbed his other arm. Chi Xiyou immediately activated his lightness skill and jumped down from the high branch. When they landed on the ground, Huang Yuhe stood up and looked back. As far as the eye can see, there is only a vast expanse of water.

Sensing that his mood was a little gloomy, Chi Xiyou patted him on the shoulder and said, “Let’s go.”

When the four of them returned to Yunshan Village with heavy hearts, Tang Sanniu had already gathered the villagers at the village hall. He stood in front of the anxious villagers and said, “Everyone, if the water levels continue to rise, we may need to evacuate.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers began to discuss in panic.

“What? Evacuate? Where can we go after leaving the village?” An old woman asked in fear.

A woman looked at her husband and asked anxiously, “What should we do now, Fujun? Can we really survive this disaster?”

The man standing next to her reached out to hold her hand and said, “We will be fine. Don’t worry, Niang Zi. I will protect you.”

Seeing the panic among the villagers, Tang Sanniu raised his hands and said, “Everyone, calm down. Please listen to me first.”

After he repeated this sentence several times, the villagers finally calmed down and looked at him.

Tang Sanniu breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, “Although I said we might need to evacuate, the decision-making power is still left to you. It’s entirely your decision to leave or not.”

After a moment of silence, he continued, “More than an hour ago, two more villages were flooded. However, our village is located at the highest point at the foot of Yun Mountain, so there should be no danger for the time being.”

As soon as he said this, the villagers whispered in low voices. Duan Yixin stood next to Chi Xinru in the last row, frowning slightly.

Chi Xinru saw her frowning and asked in a low voice, “Xin Xin, what’s wrong?”

Duan Yixin raised her eyes to look at Chi Xinru and shook her head, “It’s nothing. I just have a feeling that I missed something.”

Chi Xinru sighed and said, “Don’t worry too much. The Village Chief is right. Our village has the highest terrain, so we should be fine.”

Hearing Chi Xinru’s confident words, Duan Yixin nodded, but the frown on her face did not disappear. While the two were talking, a villager asked, “Village Chief, can you tell us about the situation outside?”

Tang Sanniu was silent for a moment and replied, “The lower-lying villages have been flooded, and the roads have also been flooded. In this case, we can’t go anywhere until the water recedes.”

“What about food? We don’t have much food at home now.” Another villager suddenly asked.

Tang Sanniu shook his head and said, “We can only limit our food and try to be frugal.”

As soon as these words came out, the villagers panicked again. Since bandits attacked their village, they have only eaten once a day. Could it be that they could only eat once every two days now?

Seeing that the villagers were getting anxious, a village elder asked, “Village Chief, what about the village’s granary? We should still have some reserved grain, right?”

Tang Sanniu shook his head again and said, “When the bandits attacked our village, they took away everything. The village’s granary is now empty.”

As soon as he said this, everyone fell into silence. Although they can survive the flood, they will also starve to death. Just when a heavy atmosphere enveloped the village hall, the door suddenly opened from the outside. Everyone turned to look at the person who opened the door and saw Chi Xiyou and his friends coming in.

Seeing that her son had returned safely, Madam Chi quickly walked to Chi Xiyou and looked him up and down. After making sure he was fine, Madam Chi wiped the water from her son’s face and asked with concern, “Why are you only coming back now?”

Chi Xiyou gently patted his mother’s hand and said, “Mother, I’m fine.”

Looking at his gloomy expression, Madam Chi wanted to ask again, but Chi Junheng held her hand and said, “We will talk about it later when we get home.”

Seeing everyone staring at them, Madam Chi had no choice but to let go of Chi Xiyou’s hand. Chi Xiyou shook his head at his father, then looked at Tang Sanniu and said, “Village Chief, we bring bad news. The river embankment has burst, destroying three more villages.”

As soon as these words came out, the villagers gasped.