When Xiao Lingfeng left, Jian Ning drew a lot more talismans and gave them to him.

When you're out in the world, you never know what dangers you might encounter. Although he's not lacking in self-defense capabilities, it's still necessary to have an extra means of saving his life.

Tian Tian was reluctant to see Xiao Lingfeng go out to work again, and she cried her eyes out early in the morning. It wasn't until Jian Ning found a huge toy dog ​​in her spatial storage that she was finally able to get her attention.

Xiao Lingfeng seized the opportunity and ran downstairs and left.

Jian Ning resumed her focused cultivation life. It is said that there is no time in cultivation. By the time she finally reached the Great Perfection of the Tenth Level of Qi Refining, the Lunar New Year was approaching.

Because she never came out of the space, Xiao Lingfeng returned several times but never saw her.

Jian Anping was no longer as worried as before. After all, he had now entered the second level of Qi Refining and roughly understood that his sister was practicing martial arts.

She has plenty of food there, so there's no need to specifically call her out.

This cold weather has lasted for four or five months now.

Fortunately, the temperature drop did not continue. The outdoor temperature has remained around minus fifty degrees Celsius, which is a slight increase compared to the previous period.

So at noon, you can see people dressed thicker than bears digging in the snow or looking for food.

Jian Anping hadn't let anyone in her family go out. This world was too unsafe, and besides, the elevator had stopped working, so going up and down wasn't worth the trouble.

We have enough supplies at home, but we don't have much water left. We can use the water for washing up to melt the snow on the roof. We only have less than thirty cases of bottled mineral water left.

So he was happiest when Jian Ning called over on the walkie-talkie.

"Hey girl, hurry up, we're almost out of drinking water at home. Do you have any left?"

“Yes, I’ll put it outside for you later, you can bring it in yourself.” Jian Ning didn’t want others to know about the existence of her space.

"Great! Today is the 28th of the lunar calendar, and tomorrow is Chinese New Year. My mother-in-law is steaming New Year's cakes in the kitchen. Why don't you come and have some?"

"Okay, I'll be there in a bit." Jian Ning hung up the phone and cast a dust-removing spell on the room, instantly clearing away the dust from the table and bed. The entire room became clean in no time.

I drew back the curtains and looked out at the still vast expanse of white outside, and couldn't help but sigh. This heavy snowfall that had locked the city in place was almost over.

In my memory, not long after the New Year, the weather should have warmed up, and that's when the real apocalyptic crisis would arrive.

He took out some seafood and beef and mutton from his spatial storage, carried them in a large plastic bucket, and went to the door of 1601. He unloaded thirty 15-liter bottles of mineral water for Jian Anping before knocking on the door a few times.

"Girl, you got here so quickly. This lamb leg is a real treat. How about we have a barbecue tonight? Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Come on in."

As he spoke, he took the large bucket from Jian Ning's hand, and then saw the bottled water in the corridor outside. He smiled so much that his eyes narrowed.

She put the bucket in the kitchen and then quickly went out to carry water into the house. Jian Ning didn't help; it was such a small task, nothing at all.

Hearing the commotion outside, Li Mengyao came out as well. Her belly was already swollen, and she was clearly pregnant.

Although it was cold outside, it was warm inside. She was only wearing a loose sweater, but you could still see the shape of her protruding belly.

"Sister-in-law, you've gained quite a bit of weight." Jian Ning smiled and went over to touch her belly. It was amazing.

There was actually a little life here. In the world of cultivation, female cultivators basically never got pregnant.

Even if they have their own Daoist partner, few have the courage to bring a new life into the world. In contrast, pregnant women are more common in the world of ordinary people.

However, Jian Ning had been cultivating on the mountain and only went down to eat delicious food, so she rarely came into contact with pregnant women, which made her particularly curious.

"Sit down quickly. What are you busy with? You haven't come over for months. Your brother said you're busy. You can't even go out in the middle of winter. I wanted to talk to you but couldn't find anyone."

Li Mengyao still liked Jian Ning very much. She took her hand and sat down on the sofa.

"I really have a lot to do today, sister-in-law. Are you feeling better now? What would you like to eat? I'll get it for you later." Jian Ning said, touching Li Mengyao's stomach again.

“I’m not picky about food at all now. This child must be here to repay a debt of gratitude. They’re so well-behaved. Except for the first few days after I found out I was pregnant, they haven’t given me any trouble at all.”

Li Mengyao gently stroked her protruding belly, her face beaming with happiness.

"That's good. I remember pregnant women need to take calcium supplements, right? Eat more big bones and stuff later. I have quite a few stored over there, I'll bring them all to you later."

Jian Ning still has quite a few pigs in her space. They're old enough to be slaughtered and eaten. She just hasn't had the time to deal with them.

"Thank you, Xiao Ning. Our family is able to live so well during this time, with no worries about food or drink, all thanks to you and Anping."

If it weren't for you two brothers, I might not even be alive now, let alone have the baby in my belly.

Since he came into my life, I feel like there's hope again. Things will get better in the future, right?

After hearing Li Mengyao's words, Jian Ning remained silent for a moment.

Whether humanity will still exist in this world in the future is hard for her to say, since the original owner of this body didn't live to see that time.

However, she believed that as long as she could establish her foundation, she could survive even the greatest natural disasters. As for others, it really depended on luck.

But she still comforted her, saying, "Sister-in-law, everything will be alright. Don't worry, I've stocked up on plenty of formula, enough for the baby to eat until he's over ten. Just relax and take good care of yourself at home. We'll wait for the baby to be born together."

"Yes, I'm really looking forward to it too." Li Mengyao gently stroked her protruding belly with her hand, her face full of a gentle smile.

"Xiao Ning, come and try the rice cake Auntie made. Besides soybeans, I also put a lot of raisins and dates on top."

"I'll add some brown sugar for you; it'll taste better when it's hot." Aunt Li came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of rice.

The rice cakes inside are made of millet flour, steaming hot, and you can smell the aroma of dates; you can tell they used a lot.

"My mom loves to make this every Chinese New Year. I was so used to eating it when I was little, but now every year during Chinese New Year, if I don't eat some, I always feel like something's missing." Li Mengyao also picked up a piece with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

It's sweet and soft.