Xiao Lingfeng piloted the helicopter to ascend rapidly, but there were too many birds. In just a short time, the spiritual energy shield that Jian Ning had erected was covered with birds.

"This won't do. I'm going out. You take control of the plane." Jian Ning no longer cared about concealing her strength. With a teleportation, she passed through the plane.

The Ruoshui Sword in his hand flashed with cold light. Birds outside fell one after another. The people inside the plane were dumbfounded, not knowing that Xiao Lingfeng's wife was so capable. They hadn't even seen how she got out.

The plane's cabin door wasn't open either.

Fortunately, the crisis outside was quickly resolved by Jian Ning, who also used a dust removal spell to instantly clean up the bloodstains on the airplane window.

Then he got back onto the plane.

He said to Xiao Lingfeng, "The animals are migrating in large numbers; an earthquake should be coming soon. Let's hurry. Be careful."

Okay, I understand.

Xiao Lingfeng flew the helicopter so fast it was practically smoking, and the commander was still on board. He practically snatched him away. If something went wrong halfway through the journey, he really couldn't bear the responsibility.

Fortunately, we weren't far from the base. This time, the landing went very smoothly.

As soon as the helicopter landed, Company Commander Huang led several soldiers over.

"Captain Xiao, why are you only getting back now? We predicted this morning that the earthquake was very likely to happen tonight or tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I understand. Where are the regimental commander and the old chief? I'll go see them."

"The offices at the shelter. The scientists from Beijing are also being housed there. Because there are quite a few of them, a separate floor of makeshift housing has been set aside for them."

"These guys are from Beijing too, right? Are any more coming later?" Company Commander Huang was worried about the accommodation; it was getting a bit short again.

"That's all for now. Stay on guard and report to the regimental headquarters immediately if any problems arise." Xiao Lingfeng said, then returned to the helicopter and flew straight to the mountain shelter.

When the old leader saw that Xiao Lingfeng had actually carried the leader who should have been in Beijing, he patted him on the shoulder and praised him a couple of times.

"Ling Feng, you have guts. At critical moments, special measures should be taken. Commander Gao, hurry up and arrange the leader's accommodations and prepare some easily digestible food for him."

Ling Feng, you've had a long trip, go back and get some rest.

"Okay, sir. I'll head back now. Please make the arrangements here." Xiao Lingfeng didn't stand on ceremony. He and Jian Ning had completed their mission quite successfully. After leaving the shelter, they put the helicopter away.

Walking home with Jian Ning, we passed by the school and saw Xiao Wuyu watering the roses outside the yard.

"You're back? I've clearly felt the air is muggy these past two days, a sign that a heavy rain is about to fall. An earthquake should be coming soon, so I'm going to activate the mountain protection array in a bit."

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Xiao. Don't be stingy with your spirit stones. Here, take the spirit stones in this storage bag." The Vajra Bear in Jian Ning's Immortal Mansion has been very helpful, having mined quite a few spirit stones during this time.

They even dug out about a hundred top-grade spirit stones. So Jian Ning was very generous.

"Alright, then I'll accept it." Xiao Wuyu didn't stand on ceremony and took the storage bag, placing it in his arms.

Suddenly I looked up at the sky.

"It's foggy! I'll go activate the array right now." For ease of control, Xiao Wuyu set the array's core at the school, right in his own bedroom.

Jian Ning watched as he vanished in a flash, leaving the watering can lying on the ground. She reached out and helped him up.

“Let’s go home. Even if the sky falls, all we can do now is wait.” Xiao Lingfeng nodded in agreement.

Everything at home was normal, but Jian Ning, just in case,

I gave Jian Anping a storage bag filled with food and water and told him that an earthquake had struck and the whole family should hide in the tortoise-shell house.

I'll come out a day or two after the earthquake stops.

As for Aunt Wang and Tian Tian, ​​with her and Xiao Lingfeng around, there's no way they'll get into trouble.

Knowing they hadn't eaten, Aunt Wang went to the kitchen and cooked two plates of dumplings for them.

Just as the food was placed on the table, a dazzling flash of lightning rang out outside, followed by a clap of thunder, which startled Tian Tian so much that she immediately shrank into the corner of the sofa.

"Grandma, I'm scared,"

"It's alright, Grandma will hold you. What's wrong with the weather this time? Is the Thunder God in the sky angry?"

The old woman was rather superstitious, and as she listened to the thunder rumbling in the sky, she couldn't help but mutter a phrase.

"Mom, you take Tiantian to rest. With Xiaoning and me here, nothing will happen."

As Xiao Lingfeng listened to the increasingly fierce winds outside, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had brought the leaders back in such a timely manner.

If the journey is delayed by another hour, it will be caught in the thunder, lightning, wind, and rain. At that time, the helicopter will be difficult to fly and may have an accident.

Moreover, given the weather, he didn't plan to sleep at night. He and Jian Ning would just stay in the living room and keep watch. After all, for cultivators, whether they sleep or not doesn't matter.

Meditation can restore energy and vitality.

The wind and rain raged all night, but thankfully the earthquake hadn't struck yet.

When it got light the next morning, Aunt Wang got up to cook and found her son and daughter-in-law sitting in the living room. They looked like they hadn't slept all night, and she felt very sorry for them.

"It's just rain and thunder, it's happened before. What are you two doing? Go upstairs and lie down for a while, I'll go cook some millet porridge for you."

"Okay, Mom, thank you for your hard work." Xiao Lingfeng pulled Jian Ning to stand up from the sofa. They had just taken a step when the ground suddenly shook, followed by the ceiling lights shaking violently, and the whole house seemed to be moving.

"Earthquake is coming, Xiao Ning, go and hold Tian Tian."

Xiao Lingfeng grabbed Wang Da Niang's hand, calling out. Jian Ning also quickly ran into the house.

They also activated the defensive formations in both courtyards. Immediately, all sounds outside disappeared; even the sound of raindrops hitting the windows was gone.

Jian Ning rushed into the bedroom, picked up Tian Tian who was still in bed, and called out to Huang Fugui, who immediately ran downstairs.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? I felt the ground moving just now?"

"Mom, you all go stay here." Jian Ning reached out and threw out a small jade gourd, which landed on the ground and grew to be more than a meter tall.

There were windows and a door. Jian Ning reached out and opened them, letting the three of them in. She also put out a lot of food and drinks, waiting for Granny Wang and the others to go in. Then she shrank the gourd and threw it into the immortal mansion.