“Little Qingqing, we’re not going to abandon you. It’s because Sister Jing and the others’ car broke down. If they walk to Nanshi, it will take them ten days to half a month. Uncle Zheng is also injured. What if they encounter danger on the way? But we have a car. We can take them to Nanshi in one day. Then we can turn around and head towards Beijing. Maybe we can catch up with you before you even reach Beijing.”

This was a decision Xu Lin and Zhou Pin made on the spot while on the road. It wasn't easy for them to get to know each other, and they couldn't leave them behind to travel alone. Their car and luggage were all stored in their storage space, making it easy to catch up with the overloaded car in front.

"Linlin is so kind! I'll cover the gas for the trip to Nanshi!" Zheng Ming made the decision with a wave of his hand.

"Then I won't be polite," Xu Lin said without refusing.

Since Dr. Dai's car was full, Xiang Qing still put half of her luggage in Xu Lin's car. Xu Lin also brought two buckets of water for Dr. Dai, so there would definitely be no problem getting to the Beijing base.

After a brief farewell, Zheng Ming gave Zhou Pin two cans of gasoline. Zhou Pin then drove the car, towing Zheng Ming's electric scooter, towards the highway in Nanshi. The other passengers in the surrounding cars stared at the departing vehicle as if they were idiots.

In the past few days, many people along the way wanted to go to the Beijing base with them, but they didn't have the supplies. They secretly followed behind, but they were all driven away. The survivors were desperate to follow the main group, but unexpectedly, some people voluntarily broke away from the main group.

Xu Lin had already inquired and found out that one could leave midway and then rejoin, as long as the identity card was still valid. Even if they didn't follow the main group, they could still get to the Beijing base using their own maps. Following the main group was just to reduce trouble.

Without a large scout team to explore the highway to Nanshi, they had to rely on themselves and also be constantly on guard against robberies by refugees along the way.

After walking for only an hour, the road ahead became impassable. It must have been because the heavy rain washed away soil from the mountains on both sides, burying the road.

Zhou Pin parked the car and took out a map to study. Xu Lin got out of the car with him, and Zheng Ming and Wang Jing also came over to see what was going on.

"There are mountains ahead, and the roads are probably all buried, so we can't take the highway. There's an exit over here, the one we just passed. If we go down from here, we should be able to get onto the national highway," Zhou Pin said, pointing to the map.

“There are villages around the national highway, I don’t know if there will be robberies,” Xu Lin said.

"Can I really be this unlucky?" Wang Jing wailed.

"No, I'm protected by a powerful deity."

"How did the great master get his injuries?"

"Let's go, we'll deal with whatever comes our way."

The four got into the car, turned around, and returned to the intersection they had just crossed, exiting the highway. Xu Lin stopped sleeping in the car, took out her Tang sword, sat in the passenger seat, and kept a close eye on her surroundings.

As darkness fell and the last rays of the setting sun faded from the earth, several shirtless men appeared ahead, each holding a knife. Zhou Pin didn't even blink and sped past them. Xu Lin saw in the rearview mirror that the dust kicked up by the car made the men cough, covering their mouths.

Zhou Pin encountered three groups of people on the road, but he didn't stop and drove straight past them. At 10 p.m., Wang Jing's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Xu Lin, let me drive for a while and let Zhou Pin rest."

"Okay, we'll stop up ahead. You and Zheng Ming can come over here."

Xu Lin moved the items from the car out of the space, and Zhou Pin pulled over to the side of the road.

"Those people were really bold, they just stopped the car. I think the last guy got hit," Wang Jing said from the car behind.