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Chapter 181. The Great Plague
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jianxin frowned and said:

"It's a long story..."

She had just gathered her thoughts and was about to tell Yin Ju about the underwater contaminated area when someone ran in from outside and shouted from outside the tent:

"Lord Yin, is Lord Yin here?"

Yin Ju picked up his thermos and went outside. A moment later, he lifted the tent flap and said to Zhang Qiuyue:
"Xiao Zhang, go over there and handle the situation. Stabilize it first. I'll be there in a bit."

The girl with the messy hair nodded, then ran out again, still covered in muddy clothes.

Yin Ju returned to his seat, and Jiang Jianxin turned his head and asked:

Is the situation in Haidu very bad?

She had heard before, when she was at the base, that the Cangjiang River had experienced a large-scale flood during its high-water season, and that natural disasters have always been difficult to deal with.

Yin Ju waved his hand and said:

"With me here, nothing will happen in Cangjiang. Something else just happened."

He looked at Jiang Jianxin and continued:

"Let me tell you what happened to you first—Cangjiang is acting a bit strange, and my sixth sense tells me it's related to you."

Jiang Jianxin chuckled dryly twice.

—Because this matter is actually related to her.

She recounted her experiences in the polluted water area to Yin Ju, but omitted the parts related to the fourth timeline.

After hearing the whole story, Yin Ju frowned and said:

"So, the sudden turmoil in the Cangjiang River is due to the destruction of the underwater pollution zone, causing a surge of energy?"

Jiang Jianxin nodded:

"It should be that I... uh, I uprooted the entire underwater pollution zone, and all the pollution monsters inside turned into swimming fish. There were a lot of them, and it must have been them that caused the river to be unstable."

Yin Ju rubbed his temples and sighed deeply:
"The water level of the Cangjiang River has now overflowed the dam. It is only thanks to my water wall that it is holding up. Otherwise, the whole city would have been submerged in water long ago."

Jiang Jianxin lightly tapped the bed with his fingertip and said:

"It's better to dredge than to block; haven't you considered directly digging a channel to release the floodwaters?"

"The river channel is narrow, and it is time-consuming and laborious to dig a canal manually."

Yin Ju shook his head.

"Even if I can control the water to flow into the sea, the water from upstream is continuous, and I can't just stay at the estuary as a gatekeeper forever."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked intently at Jiang Jianxin:

"But now that you're awake, things will be easier."

"?"

Jiang Jianxin leaned back alertly.

Yin Ju smiled as he held the thermos:
"Sword Master, you can cleave mountains and seas with a single sword strike, so splitting a few flood channels shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Jiang Jianxin hissed:
"Good heavens, I was wondering why you kept checking on me every few days to see if I was awake. Turns out you were waiting for me here."

The young-looking water management official blinked, finally revealing a hint of the cunning expected of someone his age:

"For important matters concerning the well-being of the people, we naturally want to involve you."

He conjured a wisp of steam from his fingertips, which traced a winding waterline in the air:
"You wield your sword to open up canals, and I'll guide all rivers into the sea. We're a match made in heaven for water management."

Since her friend needed help, Jiang Jianxin didn't refuse and readily agreed:

"Okay, but I'll have to wait until tomorrow. I need to recharge."

Having just come from a heavily polluted area, she needed to catch her breath. Yin Ju didn't urge her further, saying:

"Okay, come find me on the dam after you've rested, and we'll get to work."

After saying that, he took out his phone, opened the Ping An Forum, and began the real business of his trip:
"Your phone is waterlogged and unusable. Use my account to buy a new one on the Ping An forum. You can transfer the money to me later."

Jiang Jianxin took Yin Ju's phone and began to look through it.

The mobile phones on the Ping An Forum are incredibly diverse, with prices ranging from a few hundred gold coins to millions of gold coins.

Jiang Jianxin wanted to buy an expensive, high-spec phone. He was worried that Yin Ju's account wouldn't have enough money to buy it, but when he glanced at Yin Ju's account balance, he found a string of zeros after the "1".

It was only then that she belatedly realized that Yin Ju was also a renowned war tycoon and an elder of the War Alliance.

—As long as there is a war, the war faction will never lack money.

After a while, Jiang Jianxin selected a phone, paid for it using Yin Ju's account, and then, with a faint light, a brand new phone appeared in front of her.

She used her new phone to log into her own account and transfer the money back. Just as she was about to return Yin Ju's phone, she found that Yin Ju had already fallen asleep with his head tilted to the side.

The boy rested his chin on the rim of the thermos, the lid pressing a shallow mark into his pale cheek.

Thick eyelashes drooped down, casting two bluish-gray shadows under her eyes, and even her breathing was as light as a wisp of mist that might dissipate at any moment.

The continuous floods and out-of-control river channels eventually exhausted this water warfare giant.

The slightly oversized executive jacket hung loosely on his body, and his wrists, visible through the cuffs, were so thin that the knuckles were clearly visible.

His furrowed brows still betrayed his weariness, as if he were still thinking about the surging river outside the dike and the terrified disaster victims in his dreams.

Jiang Jianxin bent her elbow and bumped him lightly:
"Yin Ju, wake up! There are still things to deal with. Your subordinates are waiting for you to make decisions."

She had overheard the conversation outside the tent. Yin Ju had it tough, and so had the girl under him, covered in mud. If Yin Ju didn't go over, the girl would have to keep waiting for him—that wouldn't do.

The boy was jolted awake by her elbow.

His eyes still held a trace of sleepiness, but they instantly cleared.

"Oops!"

He jumped to his feet, nearly dropping his thermos:
"Thanks for reminding me—I need to get there right away."

He hurriedly stuffed his phone into his pocket, then suddenly stopped at the tent entrance, turned around, and flashed a bright smile:
"Elder Jiang, please rest well. Come and start digging the canal when you're ready."

Jiang Jianxin helplessly rubbed his forehead.

……

the other side.

Yin Ju lifted the curtain of the medical tent, and the stench that hit him made him frown slightly.

Dozens of patients lay sprawled inside the tent, their exposed skin covered in black pustules, their festering wounds oozing thick blood, and groans rising and falling.

"How is this going?"

Yin Ju, holding a thermos, asked calmly.

The subordinate, Xiao Zhang, frowned and said:
"This river riot is unusual. Those who get wet have contracted a strange disease, and their skin has started to ulcerate. Medical drugs are ineffective, so we can only seek help from people with healing abilities."

Yin Ju calmly took a sip of tea, then glanced at the two people standing in the corner of the tent:
"Who are these two?"

One of the tall women, dressed in a dark green cloak, stepped forward. Her eyes, behind her gold-rimmed glasses, were as calm as still water. She slightly cupped her hands and said:

"My name is Xia Qizhen, Guest Elder of Dream Pavilion, Chief Elder of the Song Family, a renowned healing family, and Strategist of the Light Faction."

She smiled slightly, adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses, and the gleam reflected from the lenses blurred the expression in her eyes.

"Having heard that Haidu is in trouble, I have come to help."

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