The ancestor is here, she is here with space

Wu Jinjie quickly explained: "Sir, this carriage was specially prepared because my mother is old and frail and cannot bear the hardship of a long journey. We were very careful along the way and did not dare to overstep the line."

"Mother?" The officer looked at Wu Jinjie.

Aunt Bai immediately came out from behind Lin Congyun and acted like Wu Jinjie's old mother, "Son! I feel a little uncomfortable. Help me get on the carriage."

Lin Congyun looked at Aunt Bai who immediately got into the mood, and the corners of his mouth twitched. What a veteran actress!

The officer looked Madam Bai up and down and saw that her hair was gray, her face was pale, and she walked tremblingly. Only then did he believe what Wu Jinjie said.

The exile team only set off again after the officials had completed their inspection.

Afterwards, the officials rode their horses in front to lead the way, and the carriages followed closely behind. The group set off in a mighty procession.

In the carriage, Lin Congyun looked at Aunt Bai and said with a smile, "Aunt, your acting skills are really good. You even fooled the police."

"Of course." Nanny Bai smiled proudly, "Grandfather, have you forgotten that I like the opera troupe invited by the mansion the most? In the past, when I had nothing to do, I always liked to watch them perform, and sometimes I would learn a few moves from them."

"Yes!" After hearing this, Lin Congyun raised his head and looked into the distance, "The old days were really..."

Before Lin Congyun could finish his words, the carriage suddenly jolted, followed by a loud "bang" and the entire carriage shook violently.

"What's going on?" Lin Congyun and Nanny Bai exclaimed at the same time. The two supported each other and managed to keep their bodies steady.

There was a noise outside the carriage, the officers were shouting loudly, and the exile team suddenly became chaotic.

At this moment, the carriage curtain was opened, and Wu Jinjie came in sweating profusely, "Ancestor, it's bad, we encountered a mountain torrent, the road ahead was washed away, and the officials are discussing what to do."

"Flash flood?" Lin Congyun and Nanny Bai looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became tense.

Lin Congyun narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "How big is the flash flood? Can our team bypass it?"

Wu Jinjie is usually a calm and composed person, but at this moment he couldn't help but raise his hand and gently wipe away the fine beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

He took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound steady. "Grandfather, this mountain torrent is extremely fierce. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to circumvent it. The officials are urgently discussing countermeasures to see if they need to stop temporarily and continue their journey after the mountain torrent recedes."

"Stop?" There was a hint of helplessness in Lin Congyun's voice.

They had just set out from Changhan County and encountered such a natural disaster. The journey was too bumpy.

Besides, although it didn’t snow today, it just started to rain. How come there was a flash flood ahead?

"Forget it, let's take a look at the situation first." Lin Congyun sighed, and then asked, "Can our supplies and carriages be safely transferred to a higher place?"

Wu Jinjie nodded: "We have already arranged for someone to do it, don't worry, old ancestor. But we don't know when this mountain torrent will recede, and our team must be prepared to deal with it."

Lin Congyun nodded slightly. He knew that Wu Jinjie was a careful and thoughtful person. Since everything had been arranged, there shouldn't be any problems.

However, this sudden mountain flood really makes people feel uneasy.

Outside the carriage, the wind was howling, mixed with the roar of mountain torrents, as if it was going to swallow up the entire world.

Suddenly, the carriage shook violently again, and everyone in the carriage was startled.

"Hurry, get out of the car!" Wu Jinjie shouted loudly.

Lin Congyun had just steadied himself when he heard Wu Jinjie's exclamation.

Her heart tightened and she looked up quickly, only to see a big tree next to the carriage swaying as if it would fall down at any time.

"Hurry, hurry and get out of the way!" Lin Congyun didn't care about anything else and shouted loudly, while pulling his daughters and daughters-in-law around him and quickly jumping off the carriage.

As soon as they stood firm, the big tree fell down with a loud bang, and the huge noise shook the whole ground.

"That was a close call!" Lin Congyun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and felt extremely relieved.

She turned to look at Wu Jinjie, only to see that this usually calm and experienced butler now looked pale, obviously frightened by this sudden change.

I don't know if it was good luck or bad luck, but the fallen tree did not hit the carriage, but the two horses pulling it were hit by the tree.

Lin Congyun looked at the two horses dying under the crush of the tree and felt sad.

"Hurry, see if there is any hope!" Wu Jinjie was the first to come to his senses, and hurriedly called for the guards around him to go forward and check.

However, the two horses were already dead, apparently killed on the spot after being hit by the tree.

"Ancestor, what should we do?" Wu Jinjie also seemed a little at a loss. He had never encountered such a difficult situation.

The trees were swaying, and the rain was getting heavier. Lin Congyun said quickly, "We have to find a safe place to take shelter as soon as possible."

She scanned the surrounding terrain and finally pointed to a location halfway up the mountain: "Go there, go to the higher ground first."

Wu Jinjie nodded and quickly called everyone to rush towards the middle of the mountain.

The rain became heavier and heavier, as if it was going to drown the whole world in this endless rain.

They were all dodging the rain in a panic and moving forward with difficulty.

Even the officials and other exiles followed Lin Congyun and his group.

The mountain road was muddy and difficult to walk on in the rain, and every step seemed to require more effort than usual.

"Everyone hold on, we will soon find a place to shelter from the rain." Lin Congyun encouraged everyone loudly. Although her voice was drowned out by the sound of wind and rain, it aroused hope in everyone's hearts.

At this moment, Lin Congyun suddenly stopped and pointed to a mountain wall in front of her. She said with a hint of excitement: "Look, there is a cave there!"

When everyone heard this, they were immediately cheered up, as if they had found a life-saving straw. They quickly quickened their pace and rushed towards the cave.

The entrance to the cave is blocked by dense bushes and is difficult to find without careful observation.

But they couldn't care less about that at the moment. They just wanted to get into the cave as soon as possible to avoid the storm.

When they finally entered the cave, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the cave is dark and damp, it can at least shelter you from the wind and rain.

They put down their bags one after another, sat on the stone walls in the cave, and began to breathe and recover their strength.

The officers began to count the number of people to confirm that no one was lost in the recent rainstorm.