I woke up suddenly and sat up abruptly, with sweat all over my forehead, neck and back.

My pajamas were soaked with sweat and stuck to my body. My hair was wet and stuck to my scalp, looking a little messy.

My heart was still beating wildly and my breathing was rapid, as if I had just experienced a fierce battle.

Sweat slid down his cheeks and dripped onto the sheets, forming a small wet mark.

I wiped the sweat off my forehead with my hand, trying to calm myself down. The room was filled with the smell of sweat and was a little stuffy.

I took a deep breath, felt the tranquility of the moment, and tried to calm myself down.

"Uncle Huang, I'll get up right away." I said to Uncle Huang outside.

My heartbeat gradually returned to normal and my breathing became steady, but the sweat on my body still made me feel uncomfortable, so I decided to take a shower to wash away the fear and sweat of the night.

"Feng girl, hurry up and get up. There's news saying that the dam in An County has burst. The flood has submerged the entire county and many people have died."

Uncle Huang's voice came again, and I took a deep breath.

My heart was torn with such pain that I didn't care about my embarrassment and suddenly opened the door and asked.

"Uncle Huang, what are you talking about? The dam broke. How could that happen? Aren't we always trying to rescue people?"

The small black and white TV was in Uncle Huang's room. I didn't even have time to look at Uncle Huang before I rushed to the room opposite.

The news was reporting some of the real-time events surrounding the dam breach in An County last night.

1998年8月7日凌晨0点45分,安县孟溪大垸发生决堤。

At that time, the Yangtze River basin was hit by continuous heavy rains, the water level of the river continued to rise, and the Mengxi Dike in An County was soaked in high water for a long time. The embankment could not bear the burden and eventually collapsed.

After the dam broke, floods rushed in, submerged office buildings, schools, and houses, destroyed fertile fields, and caused heavy losses of people's lives and property.

The scenes on TV were horrifying and horrific. As I watched, my vision gradually became blurred. I was overwhelmed with grief and sobbed quietly.

It was clearly a natural disaster, but when I thought about the dream I had last night, I felt that all of this was caused by me, and I was powerless to do anything. The sadness permeated my whole body.

I don't want to watch any more. The more I watch, the more my heart hurts, so much so that I can't breathe.

I ran to the bathroom in the backyard and began to wash my whole body with water over and over again.

When I put on my clothes and walked out of the bathroom, Uncle Huang was standing at the door. He looked at me with a complicated and caring look.

"Feng girl, I made you some rice tea, have some, and then I'll tell you something. It's time to tell you something."

I looked at him with my lifeless and bloodshot eyes, with confusion. I stared at him for a long time without saying a word, and silently followed him to the dining room.

"Uncle Huang, go ahead!" I scooped up a spoonful of rice tea and asked without putting it into my mouth.

It's time for me to know some things, about me, about Long Mo, about grandma, about Uncle Huang, and about everything that happens around me.

"Eat something first. You are so weak. I'm afraid your small body can't bear what I'm going to say later." Uncle Huang also raised a bowl of rice tea and put it into his mouth.

I had no choice but to put the spoonful of rice tea into my mouth. Uncle Huang deliberately kept my appetite whetted and forced me to swallow the whole bowl of rice tea.

Today's bowl of rice tea no longer has the sweetness of the past. When I put it in my mouth, I felt endless bitterness. I gritted my teeth and swallowed it bit by bit.

Finally, after the meal, Uncle Huang slowly cleaned up the dishes and carried two chairs to the backyard.

We sat down facing the direction of Heilongtan. He and I looked towards the direction of Heilongtan and listened to his story.

"Feng girl, that Black Dragon Pond exists because of you."

"500 years ago, I met Boss Long. At that time, in order to save you, he did his best to set up this pond. His purpose was to protect you and this land."

"Last night, in order to save you, he diverted the flood to An County, dissipating all his more than a thousand years of cultivation."

I stared fixedly in the direction of Black Dragon Pond, my heart surging with emotion but my eyes dull and lifeless.

So, that's how it was. The flood caused by the flower dragon should have swept across Jiangcheng and submerged the Huangjia Village where I was and several surrounding villages.

In order to save me, Long Mo changed the direction of the water and rushed to An County.

But no matter what, no matter which direction it went, it caused endless harm. So many people died, so many lives. How can I bear it?

"Then, Long Mo, how is Long Mo now?" I was shocked. He, he has dispersed all his cultivation and gone against the will of heaven. Will it bring him a catastrophe?

My heart ached again, for him and for those people and lives that died in the flood.

I don't want to listen any more. The story is long, and the time is short. I can't do anything to save those who have gone. But how is he? Will he come back to me?

"He, he will come back, but?" Uncle Huang hesitated to speak.

"But what?" I couldn't wait to know the result, my voice was hoarse and trembling.

"But, maybe, maybe, I don't know, it depends on the situation. Let's go back to the city, he should be in the city." Uncle Huang continued.

I didn't have time to think about it, didn't even pack my things, and didn't want to listen to Uncle Huang's story anymore. I hurried to the town and said hello to Mayor Wang.

It took more than five hours to get back to the villa.

Before Uncle Huang's car stopped, I rushed down and went straight to Long Mo's room. When I opened the door, I saw there was nothing there.

I ran to my room in a daze and saw Long Mo lying quietly on the bed.

He still had handsome features, fair skin, and a face that was so good-looking that people would fall in love with it at first sight. His eyes were closed and his expression was calm, as if he was sleeping.

He lay quietly, without any movement, with only his weak breathing proving his life sign.

The sunlight shone on him through the window, but could not awaken his consciousness.

"Long Mo, Long Mo, Long Mo..." My voice gradually grew louder as I called out, but he didn't respond at all.

Uncle Huang also walked in. The moment I saw Uncle Huang, my eyes turned bloodshot and I yelled at him.

"Uncle Huang, tell me, what's going on with him?"

I suddenly stood up from the bed, grabbed Uncle Huang's shoulders with both hands and shook him violently.

Uncle Huang’s small body was almost broken by me, and he pleaded in a low voice.

"Feng girl, Feng girl, please let me go!"

"Tell me quickly, what's going on?" I finally let him go and became hysterical.

"He has become a mortal now. As for when he will wake up, it depends on his luck." Uncle Huang's eyes were also full of sadness.

I collapsed to the ground and tears burst out.

Why, why is it so? I don’t need him to have supernatural powers, I don’t need him to be a god-like existence, I don’t need him to have cultivation. It doesn’t matter if he is a mortal. I am also a mortal. As long as he is by my side, can open his eyes, and call me Feng'er with his lips slightly raised, it is enough.

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