Chapter 136 Rushing into the Sea

Wei Yuan put away his phone. Wuzhiqi's gaze remained fixed on the device for a long time before he casually looked away. Wei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I can mess around, but where are you planning to enter the sea?"

Wuzhiqi was slightly taken aback and naturally replied, "The Huai River naturally flows into the East Sea."

Wei Yuan glanced at Wuzhiqi somewhat awkwardly and said,

"But the mouth of the Huai River no longer exists."

"The Yellow River has repeatedly diverted into the Huai River on its way to the sea, pushing large amounts of sediment into the original downstream channel of the Huai River. Later, the Yellow River changed its course back to its original channel, and the water level of the Huai River dropped, while the riverbank's terrain became higher. Now, it's impossible to follow the original downstream channel into the sea. For a long time, the Huai River became an inland river..."

"Now, it only relies on the Yangtze River or artificially dug canals to enter the sea."

Wei Yuan used his phone to search for information and showed it to Wuzhiqi.

Since Wuzhiqi couldn't understand it, he read it aloud for him.

Afterward, Wuzhiqi fell into silence and confirmed with Wei Yuan again, "So, after Gengchen and I left, the Huai River became a tributary of the Yellow River?"

Wei Yuan nodded.

"And now it's become a branch of the Yangtze River?"

He nodded again.

The atmosphere became silent and oppressive, but Wuzhiqi suddenly burst out laughing, "Good! That old River God, he's cunning! Why didn't he say a word when I was around? As soon as I was suppressed, he comes to seize the Huai River and flow into the sea for seven hundred years, how polite, too polite, hahaha."

"When I get out, I'll be sure to get close to Him!"

He laughed wantonly, causing the chains binding him to shake violently. In the myths of the Primordial Age, it was Wuzhiqi who stood in the way of King Yu, not the Yellow River God or the other Gods of the Three Rivers, which speaks volumes.

Wei Yuan seemed to see a huge danger sign appear above the River God's head.

After laughing, Wuzhiqi looked at Wei Yuan and said, "In that case, you will return the same way you came."

Wei Yuan said, "The same way? The downstream of the Huai River has been blocked for almost a thousand years..."

"Blocked? Then break it open!"

Wuzhiqi sneered, "Did you forget how these rivers originally came to be?"

Wei Yuan frowned. How could he forget? The Huai River Water Lord was not only the Lord of the Four Rivers but also a Primordial God of Disaster. Wuzhiqi noticed Wei Yuan's expression and said, "The force of the water is fierce, but since you are in control, you can naturally make it avoid the places where humans are currently gathered."

Wei Yuan nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Do you need anything else?"

Wuzhiqi said, "No need, you just need to lead the Huai River into the East Sea..." His voice paused, and he added, "If possible, send another jar of wine to the East Sea."

Wei Yuan nodded and bid farewell to Wuzhiqi.

Then, he held the Water God Seal in one hand and was sent by the mighty torrent to the Huai River.

At the same time, the vast currents hidden in areas inaccessible to humans began to stir. A large amount of Huai River water gathered here transformed into water dragons, following behind Wei Yuan, breaking through the invisible seal and arriving at the Huai River in the human realm.

Wei Yuan used the water flow to repair the original broken mask.

Stepping on the water flow, he headed east. Streams of water wrapped around him, and the water level began to rise at a visible speed. The vast thousands of miles of the Huai River system began to undergo different changes as the Primordial Huai River was injected.

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Kong Yingrui wiped the sweat from his face and took a break.

He sat in his seat, lit a cigarette, and had a million swear words he wanted to spit out. Who knew what was happening? Just now, the Huai River suddenly changed, directly affecting the entire Huai River's water conservancy facilities. Fortunately, the Huai River's hydropower stations were all located upstream, and because the water flow was not deep enough, the hydropower stations were not large-scale.

Otherwise, there would have been trouble.

But why were they all built upstream? Because the Huai River system had no downstream.

The downstream was all blocked.

It was said that the Huai River in ancient times was both deep and wide, but it had been opened up several times for water diversion to defend against enemies and had been seized by the Yellow River. It always felt like anyone could come and bully it, turning a great river into a tributary of the Yangtze River, how unlucky.

Kong Yingrui sighed as he thought of himself being squeezed out to this place. His lighter wouldn't light, so he casually took out a box of matches, but for some reason, the matches wouldn't light either. Kong Yingrui frowned and suddenly heard a muffled thunder-like sound, continuous and endless.

It was thundering; it might rain soon.

He thought to himself and then looked up, gazing out the window.

Holy crap—

The match lit, the faint light illuminating Kong Yingrui's thick glasses, reflecting the scenery outside: a vast and majestic torrent rushing in, almost as if it would directly submerge the surrounding cities, with none of the previous weak feeling.

It was like a group of fierce tigers breaking free from their cages.

It wasn't until the match flame burned his fingers that Kong Yingrui screamed and threw the match on the ground, stomping it out. He stood up abruptly, staring in horror at the vast waters outside, his scalp tingling.

"Holy shit! A flood?!"

The entire hydropower station system and water conservancy observation system of the Huai River system noticed the changes in the Huai River.

Countless reports gathered in the hands of the highest person in charge of the Huai River system, a man with graying temples who had been awakened from his sleep and rushed to his workplace, staring at the system report and asking,

"What's going on?!"

Someone immediately replied,

"The Huai River's water level is rising. The average water flow observed has exceeded twice what it used to be..."

"And it's still rising. If this continues, it may directly reach the water flow of the ancient Huai River when it merged with the Yellow River. What exactly happened to the Huai River? It's almost as if the entire river has been completely reborn."

The man stared at the data on the screen, his expression suddenly changing slightly, and he thought of an absurd possibility.

The Huai River lost its ability to enter the sea because the water level dropped, and the downstream part became higher due to the Yellow River seizing the Huai River, preventing the Huai River from entering the downstream part normally. The Huai River that was blocked here turned into the fourth largest freshwater lake in China; that was all the Huai River's water.

And now the Huai River's water level was soaring...

The river channels that were originally impassable might be reopened.

He quickly received the news—the sudden change in the Huai River abandoned the route to the Yangtze River.

It was heading straight for the ancient Huai River channel.

It was going to retrace its ancient path and reopen its own estuary. The man's brain went blank, and he almost fell subconsciously, grabbing the table to barely steady himself, his face almost devoid of color.

The Huai River, a river with special significance in history and mythology, could directly cause huge floods along the coast if it went berserk.

"No, immediately inform all the cities involved in the Huai River area!"

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Zhang Ruosu sat quietly, gazing into the distance.

He received a call from the Zhen Guo General (鎮國將軍, Pacifying the Nation General) of China. China was born from the Ming Dynasty and inherited many of its titles. The Special Operations Group was the predecessor of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and many national generals' titles still retained the style of the Great Ming.

The other end of the phone was an old and solemn voice: "Old Celestial Master, was it you who notified the Operations Group about the Huai River?"

Zhang Ruosu said, "That's right."

The Zhen Guo General said, "Can you guarantee safety?"

Zhang Ruosu replied, "I can."

"Good!"

As the phone was about to hang up, Zhang Ruosu's white eyebrows slightly lifted, and he asked,

"How is the situation with the Huai River?"

The Zhen Guo General's old and deep voice replied. Zhang Ruosu's slightly closed eyes opened, and he was about to pick up his teacup to drink, but his movements froze there because the answer from the other end was only four words—

"The Huai River changed course."

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The Huai River flows directly through three provinces, but its waters involve five provinces.

At this moment, the Huai River changed its course. National affairs came first, and China did not hold back at all, notifying various cities to evacuate urgently. However, it immediately did not directly use the highest-level response due to the guarantee from the Celestial Master's Mansion. Even so, a large number of troops from the Jiangnan Military Region were urgently mobilized.

When there was an emergency, the soldiers would rush to the front line at the first moment.

Some veterans had already made all the worst preparations, but when the river surged past, the vast torrent never affected the urban residential areas. However, some bridges and unmanned roads were submerged, and whenever living beings were found, it would actively avoid them.

This wonderful scene greatly reduced the fear in people's hearts.

Next to a bridge in Linjiang, the vehicles that were originally going to cross the bridge were intercepted and stopped. The drivers and passengers in the cars saw that the originally quiet Huai River under the bridge had risen a lot. Torrents collided with each other, magnificent, the power of nature, so vast that it was shocking.

Further away was the brightly lit night city, a towering steel jungle against the backdrop of the night.

Next to civilization, the water system from the prehistoric era surged.

It was like a historical reenactment, like the convergence of different eras of Chinese civilization. This time, the river flowing through that great land finally flowed through the era five thousand years later, gently passing through the earth. This scene gave people a wonderful, magnificent sense of gentleness.

The driver subconsciously took out his mobile phone and aimed it at this incredible scene, pressing the camera button.

He looked at it and felt that this was perhaps the most magnificent scene he would ever see in his life.

He uploaded the photo.

The same event was happening continuously throughout the Huai River basin. This huge change could not be completely concealed in this era. Live streamers had already opened their windows or driven to the Huai River, and when they saw the magnificent water flow that was by no means the vigor the Huai River should have, everyone was at a loss.

"This isn't the Yangtze or the Yellow River, is it?!"

"No, is the person above an idiot? Does the Yellow River have such clear water?"

"But, can the Huai River have this scale?"

"You don't understand, the Huai River was one of the Four Rivers in ancient times, the most important water system in China, especially since the Huai River is also the dividing line between north and south China. Every major battle between north and south takes the Huai River as the boundary. You have to defend the Huai River to defend the Yangtze River. It directly connects the north and south waterways. Its presence is off the charts!"

"But, this..."

"Stop looking, the official reporters have already arrived."

Reporters appeared on the front line, pointing their cameras at the surging Huai River and broadcasting the current situation live. This could be a major disaster or other situations. It was impossible to hide it. Even the official started a live news broadcast directly.

All the night owls couldn't sleep anymore.

As for the Huai River, the vast and majestic sound of the water flowing like thunder basically woke them all up. When someone introduced that the Huai River, which currently had a very high water level and average water flow, had detoured to the ancient Huai River channel and had now met with the fourth largest freshwater lake in China, so the amount of water had increased again and was still stubbornly rushing towards the East Sea...

People on the entire Internet were a little too shocked to think.

It wasn't until some keyboard warriors discovered something was wrong.

"...This, it doesn't seem right."

"The Huai River abandoned its previous estuary and continued to run. Does it plan to directly open a new estuary?"

"Don't understand, just ask, what's wrong with the estuary? We have so many coastal cities in China."

"The person above should make it clear that this is the estuary of a large basin. It's a natural deep-water port city model. Holy crap, is it really going to happen?"

"But the accumulation of sediment at the estuary of a large river makes it difficult to build a large deep-water port."

"That was because the technology wasn't good enough before. Now the technology can avoid this problem, but most of the river estuaries have become big cities, and there's no way to build a large deep-water port anymore. But now this is one of the Four Rivers, and it's the kind that has swallowed the fourth largest freshwater lake and increased in scale."

"Holy crap, a free world-class deep-water port?!"

A long string of holy craps flew across the live broadcast room.

Seeing that there were still people at a loss, someone explained that of the 35 internationalized cities in the world, 31 developed because of ports. The top ten cities are all port cities, and 50% of global wealth is concentrated in coastal port cities. A large river entering the sea will inevitably have a large city.

This is enough to develop an economic circle in the estuary area.

While everyone was in a daze, a string of comments silently flew across the live broadcast room.

"Didn't you notice where it's entering the sea from..."

"If it's the ancient Huai River estuary..."

Someone casually pulled up a world map, and then their brain went blank. They looked up and saw the comments and comments in the live broadcast room frantically appearing after a moment of pause. Most of them were words of shock like "holy crap." Only in a sea of them could the sound of explanation be heard.

"If it's really the ancient estuary..."

"First confirm the first point. The Huai River is the dividing line between north and south China. Its water system runs through the east and west and connects the north and south. It belongs to the inland canal system of China. To put it on a larger scale, this network can directly connect the military regions of China. There is no need to doubt the shipping capacity of the ancient Huai River. In addition, it also participates in a part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal..."

"Second, this estuary points directly to Goryeo in the east, the Ryukyu Islands in the southeast, and Sakurajima in the northeast. The point is that this estuary is directly located inside the Chinese sea defense line..."

"In other words, if the ancient Huai River flows into the sea and breaks through the new estuary, whether from an economic or something else perspective, our neighbors who are living a good life may be a little unhappy."

The unique geographical location, combined with the natural port characteristics of the estuary of a large exorheic river, will be like a sharp sword pointing forward and separated from the Philippine Sea, making it difficult for outside influences to interfere. It can be said to be closing the door to beat the dog.

If this doesn't count as anything...

If we add the exaggerated carrying capacity of the ancient Huai River in ancient records and the terrible water system network that reaches everywhere, maybe...

Although it was just speculation and guesses from a large number of keyboard warriors, it was enough for most netizens to temporarily put their worries behind them in their ecstasy and also put aside the reason why the Huai River was rioting. Comments constantly appeared on various live broadcast rooms.

Holy crap!

Holy crap!

Holy crap, what is closing the door to beat the dog, what is the suzerain country (leaning back)?

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At the same time, the huge changes happening in China could not be completely concealed in this era of sudden outbreaks. Across the distant New World, the head of another country was forcibly awakened.

"Sir, you better take a look at the current situation from the East."

"The East? Okay, what did our China mess up again? Hmm...a port city? There are many port cities."

The other person had to remind him:

"No, sir, it's not just a port city. If it continues to develop, it may be a new giant estuary. This is an ancient Four Rivers in China. It may not be the longest river, but it has been one of the north-south dividing lines in China since ancient times. Its water system runs through the east and west and connects the north and south."

"It was originally an internal network. Starting from the Central Plains of China, it connected a large area. The only problem is that this network cannot go to sea and connect with the world. China itself also regards it as an internal water transport network."

"Now, this dragon is going to sea..."

The head of state, who was still a little sleepy, woke up instantly: "Use diplomatic means..."

"No, sir, that's not realistic."

The man who came was helpless: "Their diplomats are also outstanding and excellent, and with the characteristics of that country in China, while they are arguing with us, that deep-water port will stand up at a speed that will shock the world."

"Yes, like a nightmare."

"We can only hope that it doesn't turn into the worst situation."

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This is an era when the whole world is connected.

Any changes will affect and attract the attention of the whole world.

When a huge change occurs in one pole of the world, this is especially true. The entire Shenji Battalion was dispatched, and Feilong-style (Flying Dragon) Chinese armed combat helicopters circled the ancient estuary. The Huai River was rushing back to the sea. If successful, this would inevitably represent a huge increase in strategic position.

What these soldiers admired most was.

This was the Huai River coming over by itself. There was no need to consider the hidden dangers it would bring, no need to consider the price of this huge project, and no need to worry about the pressure from all sides due to the title of affecting nature.

After all, this was something that nature did itself, right?

We, the Chinese, are also victims.

Understand, it's difficult for everyone.

Thinking of this future scene, these soldiers couldn't help but hold back their laughter.

The Huai River had arrived at its ancient estuary on its own. This place had turned into a large area of sediment accumulation. They had received orders that if the Huai River arrived here and could not break through the last barrier, China would activate weapons to complete the last step for the Huai River's eastern patrol.

Of course, it was best not to use them if possible.

At the same time, Wei Yuan was controlling the water system of the Huai River from the Age of Gods and joining it with the current human water system. Under the surge of the water flow from the Age of Gods, he widened the width of the Huai River in uninhabited places and surged towards the original estuary.

He had to lurk in the water to control these water flows and didn't show himself, so he knew that the outside world should be shocked, but he didn't know how shocked they were. It was probably controlled by the live broadcast anchors and some members of the Special Operations Group.

He sat cross-legged on the torrent, and the ancient estuary was far away. It was the sediment and mess accumulated by the Yellow River seizing the Huai River for nearly a thousand years.

Wei Yuan exhaled slightly, his expression solemn.

The Huai River's water system from the Age of Gods began to float upward, accumulating power to impact the estuary.

People had already arrived at the ancient estuary of the Huai River, but they were driven away by the army and were not allowed to approach. They could only watch from a distance. Local old people also came to walk here early in the morning, taking their grandchildren to see this place. The original estuary had long become an abandoned beach.

The child was young and impatient and wanted to play on the beach.

The old man also went over to pull him back and suddenly heard a sound like thunder. The old man turned his head and saw the vast water flow coming from afar. It was difficult to imagine its width and breadth, and it was impossible to imagine its speed. The old man's body couldn't avoid it at all, and his face turned pale. Some young people saw it and subconsciously wanted to pull him back, but it was obviously too late.

The old man only had time to hug the child.

The surging and majestic water flow, which seemed like thunder just by flowing, avoided the old man and left a safe area. The old man opened his eyes in shock, and the surrounding ordinary people also discovered that the water flow was much wider than they had imagined.

They thought they were in a safe area, but they were actually still in the Huai River basin.

The vast waves impacted the sandy beach left by the Yellow River, the river channel was opened, and the water flowed past. This was an extremely magnificent scene, and the beach that was originally thought to block the Huai River was useless at all and was easily broken through.

A large amount of sediment poured into the sea, sinking to the bottom of the sea, making a huge sound like thunder.

The water collided, and the white water mist that splashed out was like clouds.

Then the water level rose.

A child suddenly pointed at the magnificent scene and shouted, "There's someone inside!"

At this moment, countless forces and countries were paying attention to the Huai River re-entering the sea. In the live broadcasts and various images, both hidden and open, they all saw someone existing inside.

A large number of words instantly flew across the comments in the major live broadcast rooms and the official live broadcast room.

Some people regarded him as an ordinary person who had accidentally entered, some thought that he was someone who wanted to take this opportunity to take a risk and become popular, some cursed unhappily, some hoped to save him quickly, some sighed that he was pitiful, and so on.

Even more people didn't even notice him. Their attention was focused on the Huai River surging into the East Sea. They left praises in various platforms, praising this unprecedented magnificence.

The surging waters, the rising water mist, were like large clouds.

The water mist refracted the sunlight.

It was brilliant and magnificent.

At this time, it was just right for sunrise.

Some military personnel tried to rescue Wei Yuan, who had 'fallen into the Huai River.'

But when the soldier approached anxiously, he saw that the man was actually sitting on the water, the water flowing around him. He turned his head, his face wearing an ancient mask, his eyes golden, and his temperament deep and illusory.

The soldier's movements couldn't help but pause. There were also reporters on the boat, with miniature cameras pinned to their chests, clearly filming this scene and transmitting it through the official live broadcast.

The next moment, in the moment the soldier was lost in thought, the water surged.

The person with the ancient mask and golden eyes nodded slightly, thanked him, and took a step forward.

Under Turtle Mountain in the Huai River, Wuzhiqi lowered his eyes, and the entire Huai River suddenly floated up a little, a very weak bit, but this bit changed as the Huai River surged. The first ten miles was a weak bit, and then after another ten miles, this bit became a little bigger, and it continued for two thousand miles, directly reaching the East Sea.

The entire Huai River suddenly rose at the estuary.

It was as if the Huai River was hanging upside down.

It looked as if that person was pulling up the entire Huai River, and then Wei Yuan bent his fingers and tapped the jade dragon under his sleeve. The Huai River changed and directly transformed into a ferocious and majestic Eastern dragon, raising its head and roaring, and Wei Yuan stood on the dragon's head.

Using the illusion of water flow, he turned his short hair into long hair that fell behind his back.

It wasn't Wei Yuan.

It was Yuan.

The Huai River transformed into a dragon and finally returned to the sea.

Yuan looked at the distant East Sea, and Wuzhiqi also 'looked' at the East Sea, calm and peaceful, open and vast, it was a beautiful scenery. He suddenly felt a little lost. This was his era, but he had also experienced another era, which was the magnificent epic of humans and heaven and earth in the mythological era.

But this was finally over.

He came along the Huai River, and he saw the East Sea again.

Did those pioneers see this same East Sea? Did Dayu see this kind of China? Did we spend all our efforts and keep moving forward for such a dream? China is stable, and the world is at peace. If that's the case, then I have indeed seen it.

He sat back on the dragon's head.

He lifted the wine jar in his hand.

Wuzhiqi, under the seal, also tried his best to lift the last wine jar.

They lifted the wine jars and raised their glasses high to their friends whom they could never see again. Mixed voices sounded together, desolate and calm, regretful and hearty:

"Gonggong..."

"Dayu..."

Wei Yuan tilted his head back, and the wine passed through the mask made of water flow. Wuzhiqi tilted his head back and drank the wine, laughing loudly.

"Drink together!!!"

The sound was transmitted, carrying the regret of crossing the years.

Carrying the sigh of we will never meet again, and of we will finally meet again.

The entire live broadcast room and the people watching the news live were instantly silent.

ps: 7,000 words combined into one.

After all, it is an alternate world. It is normal to have some deviations. Just take a look at it.

I abandoned the detailed outline of shocking ordinary people along the way, and chose to have Wei Yuan just walk the estuary once. Of course, inland exorheic rivers, especially large estuaries with large-scale waters, have considerable strategic and economic value.

I have successfully adjusted my schedule back a bit. I will maintain it first.