The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune

Chapter 55: Chapter 53: The Warning of Heavenly Thunder Chapter 55: Chapter 53: The Warning of Heavenly Thunder In the spacious and comfortable carriage, Ruo Xuan was like a water plant just fished out of water, constantly dripping. She used a cloth to wipe herself, but no matter how much she wiped, she couldn’t get dry.

Xuanyuan Que watched her flustered attempts with no success, just like a little flower ravaged by a storm. He set up a soundproof barrier and said indifferently, “Use a spell to dry your clothes.”

Ruo Xuan, “I don’t have enough spiritual power.”

Seeing Xuanyuan Que’s cold and handsome face, she quickly added another sentence, “Those people were just too awful, I couldn’t help myself.”

If only she’d known, she would have informed the Heavenly Dao to take care of them. That wouldn’t require too much spiritual power.

Indeed, acting on impulse feels great for a moment!

Now she was almost frozen to death!

The Immortal Technique she had just used was offensive in nature and required a lot of spiritual power to blast so many people away.

But drying clothes also needed a fair amount of spiritual power.

Xuanyuan Que didn’t say anything. Those people indeed deserved to die!

He reached out and pinched the collar of her dress at the back of her neck.

Ruo Xuan felt a warmth flowing through her clothes. The clothes on her body were instantly dry. The outer layer was still damp, but the inside was dry, not feeling the slightest bit wet, and even her shoes and socks were dry!

It was so comfortable. She kicked her little legs and said sweetly, “Thank you, Brother Xuanyuan.”

Xuanyuan Que withdrew his hand and cautioned, “You can’t dry all your clothes completely, it wouldn’t be easy to explain. Don’t slip up and say anything.”

Ruo Xuan nodded her little head, “Okay.”

“Spread your hand.”

Ruo Xuan spread her little hand.

The palm of her hand had lost a layer of skin from the fall, revealing the raw, blood-red flesh underneath.

Flowers are naturally delicate and easily damaged by even a minor touch, and this trait was obviously inherited by her mortal body as well.

Xuanyuan Que extended two fingers and placed them on her wound.

Ruo Xuan saw a faint golden light flowing from his fingertips, covering her wound. It stopped hurting immediately, and she could see it healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Warm and sunny, it felt so comfortable.

Xuanyuan Que didn’t completely heal the wound but almost did. He left only a layer of broken transparent skin that neither bled nor hurt.

“Do you have injuries anywhere else?” Xuanyuan Que asked.

Ruo Xuan shook her little head, “No more, thank you, Brother Xuanyuan.”

The Divine Lord Xuanyuan was really kind!

Xuanyuan Que didn’t bother with her anymore, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate to restore his nearly depleted spiritual power.

The mountain road was rugged, and the carriage gently swayed. Ruo Xuan couldn’t help but push open the small window to take a peek outside.

Looking down from afar, the rain was misty, and the water in the Xishui River was almost reaching the top of the dike.

Many low-lying areas had been flooded.

She also saw figures moving back and forth on the dike, carrying sandbags.

Many villagers, with big and small packages, were running towards higher ground.

Only after she became a mortal did she realize how insignificant humans were before the power of nature.

She better start cultivating too!

Ruo Xuan was about to close the window to prevent the rain from drifting in when suddenly, lightning struck from the distant sky, “crack” a tree was hit by thunder, followed by a thunderous roar.

One tree burst into flames, its branches falling down,
Ruo Xuan got a scare and immediately jumped away from the window, sitting next to Xuanyuan Que, clutching his sleeve, “That thunder wouldn’t be coming for me, would it?”

She now had no Spiritual Power, no cultivation at all; how could she withstand the punishment of the heavenly thunder?

Xuanyuan Que opened his eyes. He had intended to scare her, to teach her a lesson, but seeing her wide, wet eyes full of panic, he said, “No, those people have karma with the Ruo Family, they already owe your family a life.”

Ruo Xuan, upon hearing this, patted her little heart, but still felt a bit scared, “Then why was there heavenly thunder?”

Xuanyuan Que stretched out his hand to close the carriage window, while glancing in a certain direction. Under the sky oppressed by dark clouds, the black fog had grown larger than the day before.

“This is a warning for someone.”

Ruo Xuan heard this and thought the warning was for herself.

Feeling a bit indignant, she couldn’t help but say, “This old man of the Heavenly Dao is too domineering! Clearly, he’s punishing the bad people, so why is he the only one allowed to teach people a lesson and not me dealing with them? If those people hit me, must I just let them hit me and not fight back?”

Xuanyuan Que, thinking of her injured hand, said, “You can learn the martial arts of mortals; it’s permissible to use mortal martial arts to deal with those who bully you, just don’t use Immortal Technique.”

Ruo Xuan’s eyes lit up, “Then I want to learn martial arts!”

Xuanyuan Que thought of the Master and martial arts instructor his grandmother had planned to hire for him.

He originally did not want to learn, but since she couldn’t hide her abilities and acted on her whims, he decided, let her learn with him when the time comes.

Lest one day she surprises everyone again and is deemed a demon.

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Madam Xuanyuan had already ordered ginger tea to be prepared along with refreshments, waiting for their arrival.

The moment Ruo Xuan jumped out of the carriage, she sweetly called out, “Grandma Xuanyuan, Aunt Yuhua, I’m here!”

“My goodness, Xuanbao has finally come, I was so worried! How come your clothes are wet? Yuhua, quickly take Xuanbao down for a bath and to change clothes.” Madam Xuanyuan picked up Ruo Xuan, noticed her wet clothing, and hurriedly handed her over to the waiting maid.

Aunt Yuhua quickly took Xuanbao down.

Granny Lei, along with her daughter-in-law and grandchildren, paid their respects to Madam Xuanyuan, then said, “We’ve all come, and I’m afraid we’re intruding too much!”

“What are you talking about, sister-in-law Ruo? You’re being too polite! Haven’t I also been eating and drinking at your home every day?” Madam Xuanyuan saw that everyone’s clothes were wet and hurriedly said, “First go and soak in a hot bath, change your clothes. I’ve had everything prepared. It’s just that the manor isn’t large, and there aren’t enough rooms. I’m afraid the Ruo Hang brothers will have to share one room.”

A round of courteous conversation ensued and the Ruo Family followed the maids to go bathe and change their clothes.

By nightfall, the Ruo brothers had been picked up by people sent by the old shopkeeper, and Ruo Shui also returned from the city. Ruo Chuan couldn’t come back because the city also had floodwaters, and he needed to stay at the medical hall to help move medicines.

Granny Lei, not seeing the third son, asked, “Where’s the third one?”

Ruo Chuan dodged the question, “Third brother is helping to carry rice back, he’ll be back in a while.”

Granny Lei understood what was happening as soon as she heard it; he was helping Zhen Yi, right? Her face turned green with anger, but since she was at someone else’s residence, she couldn’t make a scene.

“You all should hurry and wash up, change your clothes. Shortly, we still need to pay our respects to Madam Xuanyuan.”

After the brothers had bathed and changed, they specifically went to pay their respects to Madam Xuanyuan, tell her about the situation with Xishui River and the villages at the foot of the mountain, and then went to rest. They had to keep watch on the river embankment tonight around 11 PM to 1 AM.

As Ruo Shui lay in bed, Madam Liu finally had the chance to ask, “How is my father?”

“Dad is fine, my brother-in-law has already taken him to their home. I wanted to bring him to ours, but with the heavy rain, he didn’t want to bother. My brother-in-law’s place has higher ground, he should be safe there. Lower areas in the city already have standing water, I saw many people’s houses that have been flooded. The Academy too has been soaked in places; I came back so late because I was helping to move the books in the library to higher ground.”

Having said this, Ruo Shui fell asleep, too exhausted!

The rain continued all night, and by the time it grew light the next day, it had stopped, but the sky remained dark and gloomy.

Looking down from above, the water level of Xishui River was already as high as it could get, as if a single wave could spill the water over.

All the houses in Xishui Village were submerged by the flood, fortunately not too deeply, seeming to just reach the lower leg level, but it was impossible to live there.

They could only continue to stay in the manor.

Xuanyuan Que glanced at the distant sky, then said to the old shopkeeper, “Prepare the carriage, we’re going to the General Residence to mourn.”

The official road was on higher ground, which was perfect since the road down from the mountain was not flooded and could still be traversed.