The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 248 Paying Life

Xiao Bao is so young, so well-behaved and sensible. They had already rescued him, but he still...

It's still gone.

Wu Zongyu approached and gently patted his shoulder: "Fugui, this matter is not our fault, but the fault of those ignorant villagers..."

He knew that this sounded like he was shirking responsibility, but it was the truth, wasn't it?

How could he not blame himself?

But instead of blaming yourself and getting caught up in internal conflicts, you might as well go crazy and drive others crazy.

They weren't the culprits who killed Xiaobao. Instead of letting emotions get the better of them, they should think about how to prevent similar things from happening in the future.

Fu Gui suddenly understood and stood up abruptly.

Wu Zongyu grabbed him: "Where are you going?"

"I'll kill them!"

Wu Zongyu: There's no need to be so crazy.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly urged him to calm down.

Fu Gui didn't want his emotions to affect his business, so he didn't make a scene for long and returned to his silent and reliable demeanor.

Xiao Zhu sat there, hugging her knees, staring blankly. "Great-grandmother, is Xiao Bao dead?"

"Um……"

"I should stay here..."

Xiao Zhu was like a little shadow following Lord Wu. When Xiao Bao got into trouble, she left with Lord Wu.

You can see him for a while, but you can't see him forever.

Xiaozhu disagreed with her great-grandmother's words, even though her great-grandmother often took pride in living a long life.

But Xiaozhu felt that living a long time doesn't necessarily mean knowing more.

Some of what she said seemed completely illogical to her.

She didn't refute, but just stared blankly with her head down.

"Did you... hear that sound?"

"Is there a monster...?"

"The sound of water, the sound of waves... the sea overflows! It's the sea overflowing!"

Wu Zongyu closed his eyes; everything matched what the princess had said.

"Quick! Gather together! Get to higher ground!"

They huddled together like ants caught in a wildfire.

The darkness brought great terror. Without the light of day, no one could guess what they would encounter next, nor did they know how high the waves they would face.

"My fields..."

"my house!"

"My third maternal grandfather! They didn't go up the mountain!"

Although they couldn't see it, they could still guess what was happening down the mountain.

Listening to the raging sound of the water, they felt completely lost.

Even if this disaster doesn't take their lives, it will take away the wealth and fortune they've built up over generations.

"There's water!"

The usually calm sea was like a giant beast awakening, so hungry that it wanted to devour everything in sight.

The waves crashed against the cliffs, carrying away the muddy soil and loose sand from the surface.

They felt themselves enveloped by water, and the place where they could find shelter was getting smaller and smaller.

If the wave had been any higher, they might have been swept into the water, and they might have... died.

A great fear gripped them, and those with loved ones nearby quickly held each other's hands tightly.

At this moment, they were unexpectedly quiet.

The torch was extinguished by the splashing seawater, and Wu Zongyu tried several times to relight it but failed.

In the darkness, the sound of water was mixed with a few "plop" sounds of splashing, but this noise did not attract anyone's attention.

They only thought it was a rolling stone falling.

Time seemed to drag on endlessly; the sea surged in with overwhelming force, yet receded with a gentle melody.

Some people were eager to go down the mountain to take stock of their losses, but Wu Zongyu and Fugui tried their best to dissuade them.

Gradually, dawn broke.

They could see the blurry outline of the valley below.

Fu Gui searched around but couldn't find Xiao Bao, and even his body was gone.

However, he appeared very calm, a stark contrast to his guilty and pained demeanor yesterday.

Although Wu Zongyu found it a bit strange, he was in a hurry to count the number of people and didn't pay much attention to it.

Only after counting did he realize something was wrong.

All those who pressured Xiaobao yesterday have disappeared without a trace.

Wu Zongyu suddenly looked at Fugui.

Fu Gui remained calm and bent his knees in preparation to kneel down.

Xiao Zhu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and tugged at Fu Gui's hand.

Wu Zongyu withdrew his gaze with a headache and, as usual, reassured the people.

Then he pulled Fugui aside.

Xiao Zhu called out, "Sir, the pine trees over there!"

She stepped forward and pulled Wu Zongyu and Fugui to another place: "You two talk here."

Little Pearl stopped getting involved, picked up a few dry branches from the ground, and ran back to her great-grandmother's side.

Her great-grandmother tapped her on the head, but said nothing.

Actually, Little Pearl has good eyesight; she witnessed everything last night.

She asked her great-grandmother if she had seen it.

The great-grandmother neither confirmed nor denied it, but simply said slowly, "Don't meddle in other people's business."

Xiao Zhu knew she must have seen it.

That's not right either. My great-grandmother's eyesight wasn't good. She might not have seen it, but she must have sensed something.

What about Xiao Bao? Did his great-grandmother see Xiao Bao jump off the cliff?

Fu Gui knew what Wu Zongyu wanted to ask, and he stubbornly said, "That's right! It really was me..."

Wu Zongyu interrupted him: "Idiot!"

Seeing Fugui's reckless and self-destructive attitude, he really wanted to give him a beating.

"I thought you were an honest man, but I never expected you to be a killing machine! What do you think of the law? What do you think of my official robes?"

The most important question is whether he should arrest him or not?

Fu Gui clenched his fists and stubbornly said, "This kind of thing has happened many times before, hasn't it? How many times has the law been enforced? How many times has the law failed to be enforced? Sir, do you know what they're saying now? They're saying that the people in that village caused trouble because of the natural disaster, but they were retaliated against by the natural disaster! Sir, isn't that satisfying?"

Wu Zongyu frowned: "If the law is imperfect, then it will be improved gradually. The areas that the law cannot cover now will eventually change..."

"What about those who died unjustly?" Fu Gui took two steps back. "My lord, I have no regrets."

"You are stubborn!"

“Sir, you are a good official. I know I shouldn’t put you in a difficult position, but I won’t be able to live in peace if I don’t do something!”

"They are demons, and I send them to their deaths, so I am a demon too..."

"Wealth and honor!" Wu Zongyu had a bad feeling and couldn't help but take a step forward.

Fu Gui smiled and shook his head: "My lord, you don't need to interrupt me. Your official robes are clean and pure. You don't need to get them stained because of me. You don't need to blame yourself or make things difficult for yourself. I will give you an explanation."

"Fugui! Don't do anything foolish!"

"My lord, I will pay with my life."

Wu Zongyu caught up with Fugui, but it was too late.

He leaped into the air and quickly disappeared from Wu Zongyu's sight.

Wu Zongyu lunged forward, but couldn't even grab the hem of his clothes.

He cried out, and tears streamed down his face as they fell to the ground.

"Sir, he's not dead."

With teary eyes, Wu Zongyu looked at the little girl who had somehow appeared behind him: "How could she not die after falling from such a height?"

"There's a flat area down there, but Uncle Fugui twisted his ankle, it must hurt quite a bit."

Xiao Zhu peeked out and saw Fu Gui sitting on the flat ground, looking up at them with a somewhat confused expression.