After hearing Cao Xue's words, Zhang Xiaoqiang sighed.

"Okay, whatever you say. I'll go find something usable." Now they're in the same boat, trying their best to hop in the same direction.

Cao Xue smiled slightly and began to organize the refrigerator.

All the meat was taken out and boiled in a pot all at once. To prevent it from spoiling, a lot of salt and soy sauce were added. The fish was steamed in the same pot as the meat. The whole pot was done, so we had to use the gas and water sparingly.

Zhang Xiaoqiang and I had a very large dinner that night. We were both too full to move, so we went back to our respective rooms to lie down. There were rattan mats on the beds, which immediately reduced the sweltering heat.

This was the best sleep Cao Xue had had in days.

When Jian Ning came down to deliver food to Cao Xue the next day, she learned that the two of them had moved to the fifteenth floor.

"It's good. Having a house at least provides some security."

I have a water tank upstairs that's stored a lot of rainwater. Just let me know if you need it. Here, take this walkie-talkie. I won't be coming down for the next few days. Just call me if you need anything.

Jian Ning was also quite happy for her.

"Thank you. Jian Ning, your words reminded me that I can also collect rainwater from the balcony, so I won't have to worry about not having water to drink." Cao Xue happily ran back into the house.

Move all the basins from the kitchen and the large bucket from the bathroom to the balcony. Open the window and use a rope to tie the bucket and basins outside on the balcony. If we use them sparingly, the water we collect in a day should be enough for two people.

Zhang Xiaoqiang also joined in to help.

"Cao Xue, I think Jian Ning is a pretty good person. I haven't had much contact with her before, but although she didn't let us go upstairs this time, she actually gave us a lot of help."

"If it weren't for that talisman she gave us, I doubt we'd even be able to get into this house. Do you think she went to study Taoism? Otherwise, how could she be so powerful?"

"As long as we know how to be grateful, that's enough. I don't think Jian Ning expects anything in return. I just feel that following her is definitely the right thing to do."

After Cao Xue finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at the dim yellow sky outside the window again. "I don't know when this awful weather will get better. I think the water downstairs is rising even higher."

"Let's just hold on for now and wait for rescue. Right now, we can't even make an emergency call on our phones."

"What other way is there besides waiting?" Zhang Xiaoqiang sighed as well. He stood up and went back to searching for treasure in the various rooms.

Yesterday he found quite a few useful things, even a bow and a hunting rifle in a hidden compartment in the cabinet. They even had bullets; these are great for self-defense.

Let's look carefully again; we might find something unexpected today.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Miao Xin and her three friends waited all night but Zhang Xiaoqiang and Cao Xue didn't come down. Although the tattooed man kept subtly observing Miao Xin, he didn't take any concrete action.

After all, there are more than ten people living in the stairwell on this floor now, so they have to be careful if they want to do anything bad.

The four of them waited another day, but Cao Xue and the other person still didn't come down. They didn't have much food left, and each of them only had a small half-full bottle of mineral water.

So Miao Xin tugged at Li Mingxuan, who was sitting on the ground next to her: "Waiting like this isn't a solution. The rain outside has lessened a bit now."

Let's go out and find something to eat. I know there's a big supermarket about two blocks away. The building is tall; it shouldn't be completely flooded yet.

"I think Miao Xin is right. We can't just wait around like this. We don't know when the government's rescue will arrive."

If Zhang Xiaoqiang and the others don't come down, we'll just leave them be. There'll be some space on the boat to put our things." Liu Xinyi, who came along, agreed.

Li Mingxuan glanced at Wu Zhiwen, and he nodded. Then the four of them stood up and walked out.

"Hey, where are you guys going?" The tattooed man had been observing the young men for a while. Seeing them whispering a few words and then about to go downstairs, he quickly asked.

"Let's go find something to eat, brother. Thank you for these past two days." Miao Xin turned around and smiled.

Seeing the sweet smiles of the young girls in front of him, the tattooed man didn't want them to leave and quickly walked over.

"It's too dangerous outside. I'll take care of things here, so you're safer. I still have some biscuits here. Can I share two bags with you?"

"No need, thank you, brother. We'll come back once we find something to eat," Miao Xin said with a smile to the tattooed man. Then Liu Xinyi pulled her away.

The four of them reached the window downstairs and saw that the water level had dropped considerably. Li Mingxuan jumped out of the window onto the boat first.

Then Wu Zhiwen helped the two girls onto the boat, and he jumped on last. The boat was pedal boat, so you could also row.

The four of them sat perfectly. Miao Xin pointed out the direction, and Li Mingxuan and Wu Zhiwen paddled the boat together to the supermarket.

Along the way, we saw a lot of things in the water, not only people, but also animal carcasses, all covered with green-headed flies. They had been soaking for the past few days and were emitting a foul stench.

All four of them were medical students, so they weren't too afraid of corpses, but the smell was really unpleasant.

Miao Xin covered her nose with her sleeve. Her disgust was palpable, and her hatred for Jian Ning intensified.

It took the four of them more than half an hour to reach the supermarket. They found that the supermarket was situated on relatively high ground; the floodwaters had only reached the second floor.

After rowing the boat around half of the supermarket, they finally found an open window. It was a bit high up, but Wu Zhiwen, being brave, went straight to the top of the boat and climbed inside.

They quickly found a rope and threw it down from above.

"Come on up! This floor is all food, they have everything! We don't have to worry this time!" Her voice trembled with excitement.

Li Mingxuan was quite gentlemanly at this moment, letting the two girls climb up first.

Even as the last one, he didn't forget to tie the boat securely.

At this moment, Jian Ning also thought that she should go out and find some supplies. Her target was not the supermarket, but the gas station.

You have to know that generators need diesel fuel, and her initial reserves were not much. Jian Anping has been using a lot of diesel these days, and she urgently needs to replenish it.

He couldn't go by himself; Jian Anping still needed him to watch the house, so he set his sights on Xiao Lingfeng.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and started calling: "Xiao Lingfeng, are you there?"

"Yes, what's up?" A clear and pleasant voice immediately rang out, indicating that the walkie-talkie had always been within easy reach of him.

Jian Ning couldn't help but chuckle foolishly.

Her voice softened involuntarily: "Yes, something's up. I want to go out and find something. I have a kayak, shall we go together?"

“Okay! I’ll be right out.” Xiao Lingfeng didn’t even ask Jian Ning what she was looking for before agreeing.