Chapter 227 229 Overnight Service Area
Cui Lie disagreed with Rong Xianxian's decision to return to the service area because of the rain forecast.
Summer is the rainy season. It rains in the east and clears in the west. The scorching sun will quickly evaporate the rain and won't even affect the journey. However, Rong Xianxian knew that the upcoming rain was not a common summer thunderstorm, but a heavy rain that lasted for four days and five nights, causing river dams to burst in many places and flash floods to break out.
Rong Xianxian insisted on returning, and there was no question about it. Wang Lin and Jiang Jie turned the car around and drove back.
The heavy rain came faster than they had imagined. Halfway through the return journey, the sky, which had just been sunny, suddenly became covered with dark clouds. The sky suddenly became dark and gloomy. A strong wind suddenly blew, and the trees on both sides of the highway whistled in the strong wind.
"Alin, Ajie, drive faster." Rong Xianxian commanded through the jade talisman.
Because they had decided not to rush today, Jiang Jie and Wang Lin were not in a hurry to drive. When they saw the weather change drastically, they increased their speed.
"Sister Rong, I didn't expect it to rain, and judging from the noise, it seems like a heavy rain!" Jiang Jie said with some surprise. After all, looking at the sky just now, there was no sign of rain at all.
With a loud "clang", the rear wheel of the off-road RV ran over a broken log that had flown from nowhere. Cui Lie was meditating and regulating his breathing, practicing martial arts to repair the injuries in his body. The loud bang caused his Qi to become disordered, and he spat out a mouthful of blood with a "puff".
Rong Xianxian checked Cui Lie's injuries nervously, and only felt relieved after making sure that there was nothing serious.
"Watch the road carefully. It's going to rain soon. The road conditions are bad. Be careful." Rong Xianxian warned worriedly.
"Okay." Jiang Jie and Wang Lin agreed and continued driving.
There was a rumbling sound of thunder, and then a crackling sound of thunder seemed to ring in the ear. "Mom, I'm scared." Xuanxuan called out softly. She was wearing a seat belt, sitting in her seat, looking at Rong Xianxian pitifully.
Dense raindrops hit the glass, the roof, and the ground. Rong Xianxian told Cui Lie to have a good rest, came to Xuanxuan and Xiaoluo, and hugged them in her arms.
Rong Xianxian sighed secretly. How could she have forgotten about this heavy rain? If she hadn't forgotten about it, they would have arrived at the official supply point by now if they had just hurried up their schedule.
When it rained heavily in the previous life, Rong Xianxian and her two sons did not have an easy life. At that time, Rong Xianxian was with Yu Dian, Su Yang and others. In the name of protection, they actually controlled their freedom. Even when Rong Xianxian got off the car to collect herbs, she had to look at their faces. Rong Xianxian subconsciously did not want to think about those days.
In the previous life, when she settled in the Binyang Security Zone, Rong Xianxian had just found a way to get rid of Shang Yuege and was planning to find an opportunity to sneak into the mercenary team. At this time, she received a tip-off from a mysterious person, saying that someone wanted to harm them, and that this person had great power in the security zone, and asked them to leave quickly. Rong Xianxian didn't believe it at first. After all, the security zone was under military control, and there were soldiers patrolling everywhere. She had never heard of murder and arson. Fortunately, Rong Xianxian was cautious by nature. She planned to change her residence temporarily, but she found that someone was following her, and the patrolling soldiers turned a blind eye to it.
Rong Xianxian immediately decided to leave the safe zone with the children and find another place to stay. However, she didn't expect to alert the enemy and be chased all the way. They accidentally escaped to the vicinity of Baihua Town. When they were surrounded, the gloomy sky suddenly started to rain heavily, the vision was blurred, and the road was difficult to travel.
Rong Xianxian had the "Spiritual Plant Map" in her hand and was wearing a sachet that repelled insects and poison. She acted decisively and immediately abandoned the car and went into the dense forest. She mistakenly entered a small secret realm, and all the killers who caught up with her were buried there. Rong Xianxian panicked and left the small secret realm. She and Wang Lin supported each other, like headless flies, bumping around everywhere, and finally became exhausted and desperate. Fortunately, Liu Qingchen saved them.
After recovering from his injuries in Baihua Town, Liu Qingchen's brother happened to be in danger of death after being poisoned, and Rong Xianxian saved that man's life. Liu Qingchen knew that Rong Xianxian was a doctor, so he asked her to treat Aunt Hu, who had suffered a stroke and was in a coma. In order to repay Liu Qingchen for saving her life, Rong Xianxian stayed in Baihua Town for more than half a month to regulate Aunt Hu's body.
When Rong Xianxian left Baihua Town, Liu Qingchen gave her a car and a carriage full of supplies.
In this life, Rong Xianxian avoided the Binyang safe zone and went directly to Baihua Town, where she stayed for one night and left early the next morning, saving half a month.
She got the map and a large number of hot weapons from Yu Feng and left Binyang earlier than the mercenary convoy. The journey was smooth sailing, so she subconsciously forgot about the rain.
"Mom, haven't we arrived yet?" Xuanxuan asked while leaning in Rong Xianxian's arms.
"We're almost there." Rong Xianxian patted Xuanxuan.
Another half an hour later, the service area appeared in front of them.
This abandoned highway service area has two doors, a main door and a side door. The main door is in ruins. Rong Xianxian asked Jiang Jie to drive the off-road RV directly in from the main door. The houses in the service area are much taller and wider than ordinary residential buildings. The roof of the RV just fits on the top of the door frame and drives in, leaving only the rear of the car outside the door. The off-road RV blocked the door tightly.
The side door was still intact. Wang Lin drove his SUV into the house, blocked the SUV horizontally inside the side door, and hung a blackout curtain at the side door.
"I don't know how long this rain will last. We must stay here tonight. There are no guest rooms here, so we can only make do with what we have." Rong Xianxian said as she looked at the layout of the house in front of her.
This abandoned highway service area is a small service area with a small building area. It is only for passing vehicles to stop and rest, refuel, and pedestrians to eat and use the toilet. The toilet is on the outermost side of the building, which is the side door. Facing the front is a rest and waiting area. There is a boiling water room inside. There are snack stalls on both sides of the main entrance. A small supermarket is separated by a glass door next to the rest area, and the items in the supermarket have long been sold out.
"Since we have to stay overnight, we have to clean up the place." Rong Xianxian took out a few dust masks from her backpack, and everyone started cleaning.
Rong Xianxian took a fancy to the small supermarket. She used the empty and abandoned shelves inside to separate out three small compartments, hung up curtains, and found unused tables from various snack stalls outside and pieced them together to make beds. She then put a mattress of the right hardness and softness on them, which was enough for a few nights.
(End of this chapter)
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