Deng Chun glanced at Ronan but gave no specific answer, merely grinning. "In that case, Lieutenant Colonel must have experienced the Black Flood Season of 80 Year. I imagine it left a deep impression."
"Oh, it certainly did." Fris spoke honestly. That Black Flood Season had indeed been one of the most harrowing experiences since he enlisted.
Among those present, Ronan was hard to read, Mountain Lord did not care, Zhao Xi had already heard Fris boast about it several times, and Liu Fengming was about the same age as Fris. Even though he was currently in Huai City, he had at least heard of it.
Only Long Qi had been young at the time and far away in the north, completely unaware of it. He was the most curious. "What was so special about the Black Flood of 80 Year?"
Deng Chun put on another little act. "My godmother is a tour guide. Let her tell it."
What the hell did this have to do with a tour guide?
Though that was what they thought, Long Qi and the others mostly turned their gazes to Wen Huilan again. She did not seem offended. After a brief consideration, she actually followed Deng Chun's "suggestion" and began:
"Rather than saying the Black Flood of 80 Year was special, it would be more accurate to say that 80 Year itself was unusual. That year, both the Western Plateau Region and the South-Central Volcanic Zone entered the Bleeding Season, and it lasted especially long. From February through August, it barely let up.
"There were problems upstream, so Lake City could hardly escape unscathed. By May, the first wave of floods had broken through Gorge Pass and surged into the Upper River waters. The Black Flood began then, nearly a month earlier than usual,