The prince is very cruel

"Let's leave first." Guan Ning looked around and said.

"it is good."

"..."

Since both sides of the Fengdu River were inhabited by people from the five major families, and the inns were no exception, Guan Ning could only choose to hide in a remote and abandoned temple.

There were cobwebs everywhere and no one had been here for many years. The head of the Buddha statue had been chopped off by people from the five major families. But fortunately, Guan Ning found some worn-out clothes here, which were just enough to replace his wet clothes.

"I just dived down and found gold." Guan Ning said.

"Then should we contact Nie Nan's people as soon as possible?" Lou Xinyue suggested.

Guan Ning shook his head. "The original plan is no longer viable. The gold under the riverbed has been tied together by the Hua family with chains and weights. There's no way to steal it. Any attempt to salvage it would inevitably alert the Hua family."

Lou Xinyue frowned: "What should we do then?"

Guan Ning also had a headache. There was definitely not enough manpower. The Hua family had been alarmed, and even the people in Bashan could not leave. He did not want any casualties.

If human power is not enough, then what power can we have?

Thinking of this, Guan Ning suddenly had an idea and looked at Hua Wuque beside him.

Hua Wu Que shuddered and took three steps back: "Why are you looking at me? I've cooperated with everything you asked me to do. If you can't do anything about this, then I can't do anything either."

"As soon as I show my head, I will definitely be arrested. It will be a life worse than death!" he said anxiously.

Guan Ning's expression was calm as he suddenly asked, "Where is the source of the upper reaches of the Fengdu River?"

Hua Wu Que was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment: "This is far. The Fengdu River flows around the Qintu Mountains. If you really count it, it is a tributary of the water from the Tianshan Mountains in the north."

"So far?" Guan Ning muttered, "Are there any dams built in this area?"

"A dam? Why do you ask?"

"Just answer!" Guan Ning glared.

Hua Wu Que quickly said, "Yes, yes!"

"There's a forest farm upstream of the Fengdu River. There's a Linjia Dam there. I heard it was built to prevent floods caused by heavy rains."

Hearing this, Guan Ning's eyes lit up.

"Is it far?"

"It's not far, at most half a day's journey from here, but that's the territory under the jurisdiction of the Linghu family. The water at the dam is cleaner than downstream. People from the five major families use the water there, so there are a lot of people watching."

"Why are you asking this?" Hua Wuque was curious.

Lou Xinyue seemed to have a vague guess, and she opened her red lips slightly: "You don't want to wash it with water, do you?"

"Right." Guan Ning blurted out with a strong voice: "Since human power is not enough, let's use the power of God!"

boom!

Hua Wuque was shocked and felt crazy.

Exclaimed: "How is this possible!"

"That dam is fifty meters wide and several meters thick. It's been there since I was born, and it's standing strong. How can we make it collapse?"

"Once we're discovered, it's over."

"Unless, unless you can get the imperial army to come over!"

Guan Ning shook his head: "There is no army."

"If it can't be destroyed by human power, we can open the gate."

"Open the floodgates? That's even more impossible. Linjiaba is under the personal command of the second master of the Linghu family. There are about three hundred people from the Linghu family entrenched there." Hua Wuque seemed very discouraged.

Guan Ning's eyes were firm: "No matter what, we have to try it to know."

"Do you know this Second Master of the Linghu Family?"

Hua Wu Que looked embarrassed, but he had to say, "I'm not very clear about this. I only know that this Second Master has a strange personality and rarely appears with other people from the Linghu family."

"He has a daughter, about ten years old, who he brings with him every day."

"That's right!" His eyes lit up when he said this: "We can just go all out and arrest his little daughter and force him to open the floodgates!"

Guan Ning and Lou Xinyue both glanced at him. Kidnapping an innocent little girl was such a shameless method.

Hua Wu Que was embarrassed: "Well, then what do you want to do?"

Guan Ning did not answer, but asked again: "Do you think it is possible to win over the Second Master of the Linghu family?"

"I don't know about that. He lives a secluded life and is quite mysterious. I have never met him. I only heard about him from the top leaders of the Hua family." Hua Wuque said.

Guan Ning was silent for a while and finally made up his mind.

"By all means, give it a try."

"This is the only way to take the gold. Let's rest here tonight. Tomorrow morning, we'll go to Linjiaba."

Lou Xinyue said decisively: "Okay."

Hua Wu Que seemed cautious: "Just go over like this?"

"Will it be too dangerous?"

"If you are afraid of death, you can stay here." Guan Ning smiled playfully.

Hua Wu Que's face instantly turned the color of liver, and he forced a smile: "Forget it, since we are all doing this together, I'll go with you."

"..."

It was a quiet night. Apart from the sound of dripping water, no one approached the ruined temple.

This was already the fourth day they had been delayed at Fengdu River. Guan Ning and his three companions took a detour to Linchangba before daybreak.

Because Hua Wuque was there, he was very familiar with the place, so the journey was extremely safe and all the checkpoints were avoided.

This is a dense forest. Although there are many signs of deforestation, it seems too insignificant compared to the industrial destruction in later generations. The green mountains and clear waters have not changed at all.

"Do you see it?"

"That's the dam." Hua Wuque whispered and swallowed hard.

Guan Ning crouched down and looked through the branches. He saw a dam hanging over the Fengdu River. Most of the water upstream was blocked, resulting in less than three-tenths of the water actually flowing.

Otherwise, the water level of the entire Fengdu River will rise by at least several meters, and both banks will be flooded.

The dam is about 20 meters wide and one meter thick. It is made of mud, sand and stones. It is like a miniature city wall and is indestructible.