The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 112 - 109: Out of Control

Chapter 112: Chapter 109: Out of Control

Tan Popo also stepped forward to block the villagers who were using dustpans to carry dirt to fight the fire.

Zhen Yi ran over and grabbed the two of them, "Dad, Mom, a mountain fire is no joke! How can you be so foolish? Hurry up and let everyone fight the fire!"

With a slap, Tan Popo hit Zhen Yi across the face, "You wretch, whose side are you on! Your father and I are clearing the land to earn silver! Why don’t you hurry over to the opposite hilltop and set the grass on fire?"

Ruo Xuan rushed up with a bucket of water, her short legs kicking out and sending Tan Popo tumbling into a pile of grass!

Before the kick had even landed properly, she delivered another to Old Man Zhen. Ruo Xuan’s fierce kick caused Old Man Zhen to stagger and kneel down, lunging forward, nearly plunging headfirst into the inferno.

Ruo Xuan didn’t even glance at him and said to everyone, "Don’t listen to them, hurry and fight the fire!"

After speaking, Ruo Xuan poured out the water from her bucket.

This bucket of water contained a drop of Ruo Shui, which extinguished a patch of fire as it splashed out. As the water spread, the fire it passed over was also snuffed out.

But it was not enough!

Nowhere near enough!

The autumn wind howled, fanning the flames.

What was originally just a pile of flames grew rapidly under the autumn breeze, spreading into a small patch, a large patch...

The ashes of grass and vegetation carrying sparks were blown into the air by the wind.

Some extinguished in midair, others flickered upon landing before dimming, and yet others fell on piles of dry leaves and straw, smoldering and slowly beginning to smoke...

At that moment, someone shouted, "There’s a fire over there too!"

Then, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, more voices erupted!

"There’s a fire on that side too!"

"There, there’s a fire over there too!"

...

In the blink of an eye, the whole barren mountain was ablaze, with fires spreading everywhere, growing fiercer and fiercer!

The villagers were panicked and hurriedly scattered to fight the fire!

Zhang Qian, panting, ran up, "Xuanbao, it’s dangerous here, you should get down the mountain quickly! I will fight the fire!"

Ruo Hang also came running up.

Zhang Qian said to Ruo Hang, "You two are young, hurry down the mountain! Ruo Hang, take Xuanbao down the mountain and be careful!"

Ruo Xuan responded, "I’m not afraid, I’m strong and can fight fires, I’ll be fine! Qian Brother, take my second brother down the mountain. You’re small and will just get in the way here."

Ruo Hang: "...."

Who is actually younger and more of a hindrance here?

He is three times her age!

Ruo Xuan didn’t have time to worry about what her second brother was thinking. She lifted her foot and kicked again, sending Old Man Zhen, who had just climbed up and was in the way, tumbling to the side. She quickly ran to pick up a branch that someone had chopped down and cast aside to beat against the fire.

The surrounding villagers also hurried to join the firefighting efforts.

Old Man Zhen had just gotten up when Ruo Xuan kicked him down again.

Seeing fires everywhere on the mountain, countless large and small, Tan Popo hurriedly pulled up Old Man Zhen. "Old man, there’s fire everywhere! Let’s hurry down the mountain!"

Old Man Zhen stood up, seeing fire all around, he no longer cared about settling the score with Ruo Xuan and the couple ran down the mountain in fear.

Zhen Yi did not run, as the disaster was caused by her parents. She too joined the firefighting ranks.

Seeing fires erupting everywhere, some of the older villagers were also persuaded by those nearby to evacuate down the mountain.

At that time, groups of people carrying buckets of water hurriedly ran up the mountain from the foot of the hill.

All the strong and young from the entire village had come running!

Everyone from the Ruo Family had come out, including the guests and coachman of the Ruo Family; everyone who could help did.

Women and the elderly helped to fill buckets with water from the river and carry them to the foot of the mountain.

Men carried the water up the mountain to fight the fire.

Ruo Xuan refused to leave, and Ruo Hang could not possibly abandon his sister. He wouldn’t leave either. Zhang Qian, being a few years older, couldn’t bear to leave the two younger ones alone either, owing to his conscience and upbringing. So he stayed as well.

Thus, none of the three children left; they all found branches like Xuanbao and started beating the fire.

Ruo Xuan couldn’t directly extinguish the fire with her Immortal Technique; her small amount of cultivation was not enough to call forth winds and rain or to extinguish all of the fire with a single Immortal Technique!

All she could do was use branches to beat the fire, taking the opportunity to sprinkle some Ruo Shui into the blaze.

Ruo Shui is divine water, which even immortals and buddhas could decompose, let alone ordinary fire.

After all, water naturally overcomes fire.

So, under the drive of her Immortal Technique, Ruo Shui fell from the branches into the fire, and with every beat from Ruo Xuan, a small area of the fire would be extinguished—a small area with each beat!

Ruo Xuan also added some Ruo Shui to the branches of Zhang Qian and Ruo Hang, so the effects when they beat the fire were almost as good as hers.

The crowd watched in amazement, wondering: Were branches really that effective in fighting fires?

Everyone hurried to chop branches and join in to put out the wildfire!

Seeing this, Ruo Xuan used an Immortal Technique to equally distribute the Ruo Shui within the Five-Colored Stone to the branches of those around her.

Now, with a branch, everyone could extinguish a patch with a single beat.

Soon, they extinguished the fire in that area and everyone rushed to other fire sites to continue fighting.

But the strength of one person is limited, and even that of a group of people is limited. Fires had started in too many places, and once a fire took hold, it could rapidly spread, possessing the power to devour everything!

After they extinguished one pile, the next would blaze even more fiercely!

Ruo Xuan’s Spiritual Power had also run out. Seeing this was not working, she began adding Ruo Shui to the buckets of water brought by the villagers, instructing them to dip their branches into the bucket and beat the fire.

The villagers, seeing that Ruo Xuan was achieving good results beating the fire with branches, followed suit!

Luckily, after adding Ruo Shui to the buckets, using branches to pat the fire with dipped water proved much more effective than pouring entire buckets directly onto the flames.

Seeing the effectiveness, Ruo Xuan ran all over the mountaintop, adding Ruo Shui to buckets and teaching everyone this method of fighting the fire.

This way, the villagers didn’t have to exhaust themselves carrying water. One bucket could last a long time and the efficiency was much higher than just pouring water on the fire.

Almost one person with one bucket and a branch could control the fire in a small area.

But it was tough on Ruo Xuan; flowers are inherently afraid of fire and she had to endure running through the sea of flames.

In the rush, it was inevitable to be burnt by sparks or scratched by branches.

Yet she dared not stop, running back and forth over the entire mountain, adding Ruo Shui to the buckets!

"Damn it! The big mountain is smoking! There’s a fire on the big mountain!" someone shouted.

Those who heard and looked in that direction were on the verge of tears!

As one wave subsided, another rose up.

This seemed unending and utterly uncontrollable.

They were already exhausted.

Ruo Xuan heard it too and looked over, her little face turning pale.

Her greatest fear had come to pass!

If the big mountain caught fire, with its thick layers of fallen leaves and so many trees, once it started, it might take a rain of Ruo Shui to extinguish it!

The village head shouted loudly, "Quick, some people come with me to put out the fire on the big mountain! We absolutely can’t let the big mountain catch fire! The rest of you stay here to put out this fire as quickly as possible, and don’t let the sparks continue to blow to other places, causing more fires!"

Wildfires must be controlled at the start; otherwise, they would become unstoppable.

The Ruo siblings quickly followed the village head.

Ruo Xuan also hurried over...