Chapter Ten: Deceiving Heaven

  After Ban Jin walked away, Cheng Jiaoniang stood under the corridor.

  To let a weak woman enter the master's courtyard on a dark night, and at a time when it is known that there are thieves inside, is how bold a thing.

  Relying on common sense and reasoning, with the prestige of the Cheng family, the thieves did not dare to act rashly. However, there are still many things in this world that happen beyond common sense and expectation.

  If it weren't for the fact that time was so pressing and she didn't want to miss this opportunity, who knows when there would be another chance, she also didn't want to take any risks.

  The night color is getting deeper and even the night wind seems to have stopped.

  The girl took the wine cup with a trembling hand and drank it in one gulp.

  Laughter echoed through the house.

  "Good sister, good sister." The host said with a smile and raised eyebrows.

  The man beside her bowed deeply.

  "Forgive me, Xie's daughter, forgive me," he said with a smile.

  The girl put down her wine glass.

  "I'm leaving." She said in a trembling voice, turning around to go.

  The man's face was somewhat anxious, desperately giving the host a signal with his eyes.

  It's easy to meet this little girl at this time, and after a few words of comfort, she has softened somewhat, how can I let her go easily.

  "Sister." The host stretched out his hand and pulled Xiao Tou's hair.

  The girl was so scared that her body trembled with fear.

  "Hey, are you cold?" The shop owner was startled by her reaction and asked, looking around outside, "It's quite hot today."

  "Whatever."

  "It's getting a bit chilly tonight." The man said hastily from the side, "The young lady is wearing thin clothes and must be cold."

  As he spoke, he hastily fetched a cushion and poured another cup of wine.

  "Sit down quickly and have some more wine to warm up." he said with a smile.

  A look of anger and hatred, the master's eyes narrowed, gritting his teeth in frustration, wanting to kick her out with one foot, but knowing he couldn't, instead holding onto her arm tightly.

  The girl's face turned pale.

  "I... I have to go back." she said.

  "What's the hurry to go back? It's still early." said the host with a smile.

  The girl couldn't help but bite her lip, wanting to say that sentence, can she say it now?

  She couldn't help but look out the door.

  "It's going to rain, I have to go back and see my wife." she said with a trembling voice.

  As soon as this was said, both the woman and the man were stunned for a moment, then they both burst out laughing.

  "It's raining somewhere, what a fine day..." The man laughed and his laughter had barely faded when a sudden clap of thunder boomed out, the night sky flashing with white light as if it had been torn apart.

  Two women inside the house screamed, and the man was stunned, feeling a loud rumble in his ears, it took a while to recover, and then heard the thunder rolling outside towards the sky.

  "My wife is most afraid of thunder, I have to go and see her quickly." The servant girl shouted, shaking off the master's hand and rushing out.

  The master also couldn't stop it and hurriedly shouted for the little boys to gather up the things that were drying outside.

  The big raindrops have started falling.

  Yahui ran back to the courtyard in one breath, feeling like her heart was going to jump out of her throat. She caught sight of Cheng Jiaoniang standing under the corridor.

  "My daughter." She burst into tears and rushed over, her heart filled with emotions that were hard to put into words.

  It's really raining! It's really raining! Heaven, this, this, can a woman summon the wind and rain?

  Cheng Jiaoniang stretched out her hand and blocked her way.

  "It's not over yet," she said.

  Ya Tou stopped crying and looked up at her, Jing Nang handed over the thing in her hand.

  Paper Kite

  "Daughter?" The maid asked in confusion.

  The thunder outside grew louder and louder, and the raindrops got bigger and bigger.

  "Now help me over there," said Cheng Jiaoniang.

  The girl took a sharp breath in, her eyes wide with surprise.

  "Girl, don't go." She grabbed Jingniang's hand and shouted.

  In case something happens, she can at least move freely and run around, but his wife is completely unable to resist.

  "You send me away and then make an excuse to leave." Ching Niang continued.

  The girl was completely stunned.

  "Don't talk, there's no time, the wind is about to rise. Now, listen to me, you don't need to think or ask questions, just remember what I'm going to say next and do exactly as I say, one sentence, one step, not a single mistake allowed." Jingniang didn't give her another chance to cry, pulling her arm and speaking word by word, "If we make one mistake, we'll die."

  The girl looked at her with a trembling body and tightly pursed lips.

  Ya Tou supported Cheng Jiao Niang as they walked into the courtyard when a strong gust of wind suddenly rose, and the thunder grew more frequent.

  "Miss Fairy, my mistress is afraid of thunderstorms, this one is too scary." The maid said in a trembling voice.

  Everyone in the house was stunned, looking incredulously at the returning servant girl, and to their surprise, that fool also came over.

  Under the dazzling light of thunder and lightning outside, the silly girl standing in the house became more and more alluring.

  "It's always like this on this mountain at this time, don't be afraid, it will pass soon." The hostess came back to her senses and hurriedly said, while also hurrying to invite them to sit down.

  Yātóu responded and helped Cheng Jiaoniang sit down on the mat, but before she sat herself, she thought of something.

  "Oh no, I forgot to close the window and door." She said, turning around and running out.

  Before Guan Zhu could finish his sentence, Xiaotong had already disappeared from sight.

  She wanted to get up, but was pulled back by the man.

  "Watch her tonight." He said in a low voice, his tone was low but didn't intentionally avoid.

  What's there to be afraid of for an idiot?

  The host was stunned for a moment and saw the man's line of sight, that dazed and confused gaze had been on the fool sitting quietly beside him from start to finish.

  "You!" She raised an eyebrow, "Didn't I say it's not possible now?"

  "It's all delivered to our doorstep, and it's still not enough? Am I not a man?" The man said irritably, pulling the woman, "On this stormy day, it's simply good luck given by heaven. If we don't take it, we'll be struck by lightning."

  He stood up and moved towards Cheng Jiaoniang.

  Jiang Nang also stood up at this time, and the man stopped in his tracks.

  The host was stunned, and the man stared blankly as the fool walked to the window, stretched out his hand and pushed it open with a bang. The strong wind mixed with rain poured in, blowing the bed curtains into disarray.

  "Hey, don't open the window!" The host hurriedly shouted.

  "It's fun." Jingniang turned around and said with a slight smile.

  Under the oil lamp, this smile almost made the man faint, he stretched out his hand and stopped the boss who was about to walk over.

  "Alright, it's fun, let's play then." He said with a trembling voice, and suddenly pushed away the master of the house, swallowed his saliva and moved to the side of Cheng Jiaoniang, and with a "pa" sound, he also pushed open the window beside him.

  Jiang Nang smiled again.

  "It's fun," she said.

  The man was overjoyed.

  "Then, shall I take my wife out for a stroll?" he said in a trembling voice.

  Jiang Nang looked at him and nodded.

  The man was so delighted that he almost flew up, looking around in all directions, and ran a few steps to the door, pushing it open with one hand.

  At this time, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and in a moment, the ground has already accumulated a lot of water.

  The host's clenched teeth.

  "Can't you all just calm down? It's pouring rain," she shouted. "Is this place even habitable?"

  The man was now tentatively reaching out to pull Jiangniang's hand, his whole body tense.

  "Don't let you stay, hurry up and get out, coax that little girl." He said in a low and depressed tone, while swallowing his saliva, his eyes fell on Cheng Jiaoniang's chest, stupid or not, where it should be long...

  The woman was so angry she could have kicked the man to death, and in her haste, her feet slipped on the wet ground and she almost fell.

  Two loud bangs accompanied by strong winds, two thick ropes slammed against the window and door, scaring the two people.

  "What a strong wind! It even blew down the ropes for repairing houses on the other side," said the woman.

  The man also looked out and saw that with the wind, two ropes were swaying back and forth, one of which had swung over the window and into the room.

  Jiang Nang raised her foot and walked out.

  "Hey, hey," the man suddenly came back to himself and hastily shouted, "Don't go out, it's raining and thundering."

  Jiang Nang had already taken several steps into the courtyard.

  The heavy rain poured down, and Cheng Jiaoniang was instantly soaked through. The rainwater drenched her to the point where she could hardly breathe.

  "Daughter!" A faint voice of Ya Tou came from the rain.

  "Come quickly." The host also heard it, and vaguely looked at the girl running over from outside the courtyard gate. He hurriedly shouted, "You all come in quickly, this heavy rain and thunder is not good for you to be out in."

  As soon as she finished saying this, a loud thunderclap shook the air, causing the house to tremble, the ground to shake, and her body to shudder.

  Body trembling?

  A loud crackling sound spread throughout the house, and the woman instinctively turned her head to see a fireball rising from the floor by the window.

  "What is this?" The hostess shrieked loudly.

  The man who was about to rush into the rain to pull back the little woman who had gotten soaked also subconsciously looked over.

  At this time, under the mountain, in the Da Xuan Miao Temple, screams also rang out.

  "Master, Master, look quickly! The Small Mysterious Tower has been struck by lightning!" Two Taoist nuns on night duty in the main hall looked at each other and screamed.

  On a rainy night, a bolt of lightning on the mountain seemed to come straight down from the sky and struck the roof of the Xiao Xuan Miao Temple.

  With a loud bang, the ball exploded, and with two puffs of smoke, the two people inside were already lying on the ground, their bodies charred black.

  A series of thunderclaps shook the air, and flames burst forth from the rooftops of the Taoist temple, shooting up into the sky. The paper kites that had been fluttering in the wind on the iron bars of the roof suddenly caught fire, fell to the ground, and merged with the burning buildings.

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