The tornado raged for two whole days, and just when Banxia and the others thought the bad weather was about to end, the heavy rain suddenly turned into huge hailstones.

Banxia took down the thermometer hanging on the wall: "Minus 15 degrees Celsius."

Yesterday's temperature was minus seven degrees Celsius, and overnight it plummeted by eight degrees. The water outside has frozen into a thin layer of ice.

Nanxing and the others looked at each other in bewilderment: "Is the extreme cold here again?"

"I don't know," Banxia said, unsure, but judging from the temperature, it seemed to be trending that way. "Everyone should prepare warm clothes in advance."

Su Yao and the others chimed in, "Don't worry! The clothes are all in our spatial storage!"

Although everyone suffered some losses during the mudslide, they had backups of important supplies, so no one took the impending extreme cold too seriously.

Two days later, the temperature dropped from minus 15 degrees Celsius to minus 35 degrees Celsius. At this time, the rain and hail stopped, and the sky, which had been gloomy for several months, finally showed some bright colors.

Banxia released the mutated elephant into the space and let it run a lap on the ice to test whether the ice thickness could support the weight of the off-road vehicle.

The mutated elephant obediently followed Banxia's instructions and ran around several times. Banxia rewarded it with a large watermelon and then put it back into her space.

He turned to Nanxing and the others and explained the situation: "The ice is thick enough, let's set off as soon as possible."

In the extreme cold of their previous life, temperatures could drop to minus 70 or 80 degrees Celsius, while their off-road vehicles could only withstand temperatures as low as minus 70 degrees Celsius. If they were delayed any longer, they might be stranded on a road with no village or shop in sight, which would be troublesome.

"There's no time like the present," Cai Yuan suggested. "Let's set off after lunch."

Since they had to travel for the next few days, the group discussed it and decided to have a time-consuming and laborious barbecue.

Banxia thought for a moment and released the mutated monkey and chimpanzee into her space to help.

Su Yao and his companions were extremely curious, so they simply put down their skewers and squatted down next to the barbecue grill, watching the mutated monkey and the chimpanzee chef show off their skills.

Nanxing said with a hint of helplessness, "I'll come and help when I've had enough of watching."

Their appetites are now practically insatiable; if they have to wait for the mutated monkeys and chimpanzees to roast them, who knows when they'll get a meal.

"Hehehe," Su Yao grabbed a handful of meat skewers and put them on the grill, "Banxia is really amazing, she's taught monkeys and gorillas to cook in just a few days!"

Banxia took the roasted bun that Nanxing handed her and took a bite: "It has nothing to do with me, it's all thanks to Yinzi and Nanxing."

Su Yao had tried her cooking before, so how could he lie through his teeth?

"Hahaha," Su Yao laughed, "Don't be modest. Yinzi and Nanxing are so amazing, it's all thanks to your excellent teaching."

On the surface, it seems like Banxia listens to Nanxing, but in reality, Nanxing listens to Banxia. If he didn't know that Banxia's feelings for Nanxing were absolutely genuine, he would have advised Nanxing to stop being so love-struck a long time ago.

Banxia didn't understand his implied meaning, so she simply didn't bother to reply and handed the skewers to Nanxing to feed him.

Nanxing understood, but there was nothing shameful about listening to his wife, so he ignored Su Yao.

Su Yao didn't care at all and handed the grilled beef skewers to Fang Yunyun: "Come on, wife, feed me."

It's just them showing affection; it's not like he doesn't have a wife!

Fang Yunyun felt an itch in her hands and a slight urge to punch someone.

To save fuel and avoid driving while fatigued, the three families decided to drive only one car.

Because the floodwaters were so deep, most of the city's buildings were buried beneath the ice, making it extremely difficult to find the right direction. Banxia, ​​holding Yinzi, sat in the passenger seat, carefully studying the map to determine their bearings.

"Beep beep—"

Not long after leaving the city, a black Bentley suddenly appeared out of nowhere and followed behind the SUV.

Su Yao squeezed the big orange cat's paw and frowned: "Why is this person following us?"

Banxia glanced at the other car through the rearview mirror, but the other car had a privacy screen protector on, so she couldn't see anything: "I don't know, let's see how it goes first."

At this point, those who still had cars and gasoline were all somewhat capable, so there was no need for them to deliberately antagonize the other party.

Staring at the ice for too long is bad for your eyes, so after an hour, Nanxing stopped the car and prepared to switch places with Su Yao and Fang Yunyun.

The Bentley following behind also stopped, and a man and a woman, around thirty years old, came forward to greet them, carrying a large white goose: "Hello."

This goose was very well cared for; its feathers were as white and fluffy as snow, and a pink bow was tied around its long neck. Its two big, bean-sized eyes were staring eagerly at the silver in Banxia's arms, as if it had an urge to fight.

Silver glanced at it disdainfully and casually licked its paw.

The woman followed the goose's gaze to the silver in Banxia's arms and couldn't help but praise, "This cat is so majestic!"

Maine Coons are large, robust cats, and Silver is used to being the boss, so it has an imposing presence that makes it worthy of this praise.

However, the goose became dissatisfied upon hearing the woman's words and flapped its wings to try and snatch the silver.

The woman quickly covered the goose's mouth: "Good baby, don't fight, or Mommy will get angry."

The goose let out a sullen "quack" and buried its head in the woman's arms.

The man smiled awkwardly at Nanxing and the others: "My Hongzhang has always been lively since it was a baby, but don't worry, it listens to my wife the most. If she says no fighting, it won't fight."

After explaining, he asked, "My name is Xie Xiangsong, and my wife's name is Wu Yajun. Are you guys planning to go to the Southwest Base?"

“Yes,” Nanxing felt there was no point in hiding it, “you guys too?”

The man was overjoyed: "Yes, yes, yes!"

He touched the back of his bald head. "Since we're so destined to meet, how about we travel together?"

Nanxing and the others exchanged glances, about to refuse, when Xie Xiangsong tactfully explained, "My wife and I are capable of protecting ourselves, so don't worry about us if we encounter danger. I mainly wanted to join you guys to keep people around, so that we don't always be seen as weak and vulnerable and easy to bully, which would waste time."

This was a win-win situation, and this time Nanxing and the others agreed without much hesitation.

The next time they hit the road, Su Yao was driving, and Fang Yunyun was giving directions.

Until 5 p.m., they did not encounter any living people or any other accidents on the road.

Zhao Xuan asked, "There's a village nearby. Shall we go and try our luck, or just find a place to park and rest for the night?"

When he said "take a chance," he meant to check if any houses were still not buried by ice.

"Let's stop the car," Banxia said, putting the contour map into her spatial storage and rubbing her numb thigh. "This village is located in a low-lying area; there's no need to go there."

Cai Yuan parked his car on the side of the road, and the Bentley behind him also stopped.