Chapter 79 Spend Time Together
The sudden rainstorm seemed to have opened the floodgates of the Milky Way, with no sign of stopping.
One day, two days...the rain continued to wash the mountain that the ancient town rests on.
At first, everyone was able to find joy in the midst of hardship, playing cards, chatting, reading books in the homestay, or staring at the white rain outside the window.
But as the rain showed no sign of abating and even the warning level continued to rise, approaching red, a suppressed anxiety began to quietly spread among the students.
On the morning of the third day, before daybreak, a loud, dull sound as if the earth were groaning, mixed with the sound of heavy rain, woke everyone up!
"What's that sound?!"
"Thunder? That doesn't seem like it!"
"It seems... it's coming from the other side of the mountain?"
The B&B was in an uproar. Tang Ximian and Yu Shu also sat up suddenly in bed, their hearts pounding.
Not long after, the teacher's message exploded in the student group, and his tone was more serious than ever:
"[Emergency Notice] Attention students! Due to continued heavy rainfall, a severe landslide and mudslide have occurred on Section XX of the main road leading out of the ancient town! The road is completely blocked, and some low-lying areas are flooded with mud and water! Rescue teams are currently working to clear the road, but the situation is complex. Please stay in your homestays and do not go out! I emphasize again, do not go out! The school has activated the emergency plan and is working diligently to contact the local authorities! Please remain calm and await further notice! Thankfully, no casualties have been reported so far! Please stay safe!"
This piece of information was like a huge rock, smashing into the already uneasy waters.
The group was instantly flooded with messages of fear, worry, and inquiries.
"Oh my god! Mudslide?!"
"The road is blocked? How do we get out then?"
"Is everything okay at my house? I can't even get through on the phone!"
"Flooded? Where did it flood to? Are we safe here?"
"When will rescue arrive? We won't be trapped here forever, will we?"
Panic is like a cold vine, quietly entangling everyone's heart.
Although the teacher emphasized that it was fortunate that there were no casualties at present, words such as "mudslide", "road interruption" and "flooding" were enough to make a group of young people who usually live in ivory towers feel extremely uneasy.
There was still an endless downpour outside the window, and the raindrops hit the roof and window glass with such a heavy sound that it was hard to breathe.
The mountains in the distance are shrouded in gray rain and fog, as if unknown dangers are lurking.
Tang Ximian held the phone in his hand, his fingertips feeling a little cold.
He looked at the constantly refreshing messages in the group, listened to Yu Shu pacing around beside him impatiently and muttering non-stop, and heard the faint suppressed crying coming from the next room... A strong sense of panic gripped him.
The first person he thought of was not himself, but the person who was thousands of miles away and must be extremely anxious at this moment.
He clicked on Si Yankai's WeChat profile picture with almost trembling hands. He wanted to type, but found that his fingers were shaking so badly that he simply pressed the voice call button.
The "beep...beep..." sound while waiting for the call to be connected seemed particularly long in the depressing room, and each sound hit Tang Ximian's tense nerves.
The call was picked up almost instantly!
"Mianmian?! Finally got through. I've been trying to call you, but there must have been some signal issues there, so I couldn't get through."
Si Yankai's voice came over him, with an unprecedented urgency and tension, even a slight change in tone. "How are you? I saw the news! There's a mudslide over there, and the road is blocked! Are you okay? Are you hurt? Where are you?"
A series of questions came like a machine gun, completely breaking his usual calm and composure, revealing his deep-seated fear and worry.
The moment Tang Ximian heard Si Yankai's voice, the composure she had been trying to maintain instantly collapsed. Her nose felt sore, and her voice was choked with sobs and dependence that she didn't even notice: "Si Yankai... I'm fine! Yu Shu and I have been staying in the guesthouse room and have never gone out. We are very safe! The teacher is here too... We are all fine..."
He was anxious to report that he was safe, fearing that the other party would worry, "It's just... the road is blocked. For the time being... I can't get out..."
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