In the days that followed, both Blue Star and Great Jing entered a spell of relentless rain.
The Yangtze River's water level surged, the Huai River's water level surged, and the Pearl River's water level surged.
The East Heaven River's water level surged, the Guilong River's water level surged, and the Yi River's water level surged.
The Hua Country government issued a torrential rain warning, while the Great Jing court organized personnel to reinforce the dikes.
Lu Zheng could only call it unbelievable. Either nothing came at all, or two came at once? Scattered refugees had already appeared in Tonglin County. Flooding had struck several villages and towns along the Lushui River, forcing people to flee their homes. From this, it was clear that other places had likely begun dealing with the floods and displaced people as well.
Hua Country's situation was naturally much better. Ever since the great flood years ago, the entire nation had heavily invested in water conservancy, and the infrastructure maniacs had gone all out. Over the following twenty-odd years, though some places still could not withstand the swelling floodwaters, nothing like that year had happened again.
"But this year's rain is still heavy."
Lin Wan looked at the news report. "They say the water level is rising faster than in previous years. Something could happen at any time along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River."
At this point, Lin Wan looked at Lu Zheng. "Are you going to make a move?"
Lu Zheng frowned, his fingers twitching as he considered how he should act.
Natural disasters were overwhelmingly powerful, beyond human strength. Even in Great Jing, with so many cultivators, they could not save every last citizen. What could he do?
He could not exactly use the Western Extremes Wind-Calling Spell to