Chapter 121 Traffic Jam

"It's blocked at the corner." Lu Xici nearly hit the windshield. He quickly turned around and shouted into the carriage, "Are you all alright?"

Chi Yanzhou strode towards the driver's seat.

Through the windshield, I could see several cars blocking the corner, completely obstructing the road.

Chi Yanzhou leaned over to check the thermometer on the dashboard, which read 52 degrees Celsius: "Today's temperature is higher than usual."

He pointed to the wrecked vehicles: "Their tires are all soft and deformed."

Ji Xian: "Why are these cars parked in such a haphazard row? Parking them on the side wouldn't block our way."

Gu Qi carefully observed the road surface: "Judging from these skid marks, it must have been a chain-reaction collision. The car in front suddenly braked, and it was turning a corner, so there were some blind spots. The cars behind didn't have time to react."

Lu Xici: "It's too hot outside, we can't get out of the car. We either have to turn around, or we can wait in the car until it gets dark and the temperature drops, then we can get out and move those cars."

Lu Nange withdrew her mental energy, took out a pair of binoculars, and handed them to the group: "There are people in every car."

He Zhuo: "Aren't they zombies, but living people?"

Lu Nange nodded: "Yes, a living person."

Under the scorching sun, the windshields of the vehicles ahead reflected a blinding white light.

Through the binoculars, only blurry figures could be vaguely seen moving inside the car.

Inside the car ahead, a group of sweating men were communicating via walkie-talkie:

"A car is coming from behind!"

"I heard it. Anyone with a hearing ability could hear the sound of brakes."

"Who cares about them?" the third voice said nonchalantly. "In this awful weather, we're practically dying of heat in the car with the air conditioning on. Do you think they'd dare come any closer?"

"If we block the road, people can't get through either."

"It wasn't intentional! This damn tire is so hot it's softened, what can we do?"

"I mean...they might be able to help us."

"I just checked," a younger voice interjected. "They only have one vehicle, and the tires are fine; it's probably a converted campervan!"

"A converted campervan? What are we waiting for? Let's just take it..."

"Boss, what do you think about this..."

A cold laugh came through the walkie-talkie: "What's the rush? They only have one vehicle; can it fit all of us? Once the sun goes down... that vehicle will be ours."

......

Inside the RV, Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, Gu Qi, and several other boys were gathered around the island platform discussing the route.

Lu Nange leaned against the window, her forehead pressed against the slightly hot glass, trying to recall the plot of the original book.

She remembered that after the rainstorm in the novel, it was hot for a long time, but was it ever written that it would be that hot?

The novel's plot revolves around Chi Yanzhou and his group recruiting followers, acquiring resources, and building a base...

Basically, it's about building a career, constantly building a career, and continuously building a career...

She's just a nobody, and all she wants to read is mindless fiction, like what other people are doing, especially men doing their careers. She has no sense of identification with the characters, and before she knows it, it's the finale.

The main problem is that it's useless to jump now, because the route they're taking is completely different from the route in the book.

If it's a female-oriented novel about career development, she'll memorize the entire text word for word.

How could I have accidentally clicked on this male-oriented novel? And to make matters worse, I ended up transmigrating into it.

Following the typical pattern of female-oriented online content, torrential rain is followed by extreme heat, extreme cold, earthquakes, tsunamis...

She tapped the window frame with her fingertips, silently shouting: "Hey, Youyou, given our friendship, could you at least recite the entire book for me?"

Youyou: [Nannan, sign in and calm down. In your world, isn't it often said that you can't have everything at once?]

Looking out the window at the distorted, surging heatwave, Lu Nange sighed unconsciously.

This sigh immediately drew the attention of everyone on the bus.

"Sister?" Lu Beiye was the first to approach, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Beautiful lady! Caw caw caw!" The macaw flapped its wings and landed on her shoulder.

[Tell me what's bothering you, and I'll take care of it for you!]

Lu Nange pointed to the blindingly bright sunlight outside the window: "I'm thinking... if it keeps getting this hot, will the fuel tank explode?"

Gu Wan: "Luckily, we put out an ice bucket beforehand, otherwise the air conditioning in this car would be practically useless."

Lu Xici: "Turn back?"

"We passed a temple fifteen minutes ago," Ji Xian suddenly interjected, "right at the fork in the road to the west."

A dozen pairs of eyes stared at him simultaneously, and Ji Xian immediately raised his hands in a gesture of surrender: "It really is! The plaque says 'Kongxiang Temple' in big characters!"

Gu Wan: "Weren't your glasses broken? Young Master Ji, can you see clearly?"

He Zhuo chuckled: "He wears those non-prescription glasses just to look refined. Does it matter if they're cracked or not?"

Gu Qi: "Turn around?"

Chi Yanzhou glanced at the thermometer: "Turn around, it's too hot. We can't get through here. It's not safe in this scorching sun. Let's check again after dark."

Chi Yi got into the driver's seat and turned around to drive towards the temple.

Meanwhile, inside the dilapidated car blocking the corner—

"Boss!" A man covered in grease and sweat slammed his fist on the steering wheel: "Those bastards turned around and ran away!"