Regardless of how shocked the others were, Xiao Ling'er looked at Shi Kai and continued, "I don't owe them anything, nor am I their parent. Helping them is a favor, and not helping them is my duty."
"Then...then don't do that either..." Shi Kai was stuck, because he also understood that what Xiao Ling'er said made sense.
"Uncle Shi, Uncle Lu, let's say goodbye here. If we are destined to meet again, we will meet again in the future."
Xiao Ling'er said goodbye to Shi Lin and Lu Xingzhi, and left with Mu Xiya and Xiao Yuhao without looking back.
Don't blame her for being indifferent. She will lend a hand if she can, but when the safety of her family and herself is in danger, she chooses the latter.
"Take care of yourself!"
"Hope to see you again!"
Shi Lin and Lu Xingzhi looked at the backs of Xiao Ling'er, her mother and her two children as they left with complicated expressions, and said something softly at the same time.
Until they could no longer see the backs of the three people, the two of them withdrew their gaze, thinking back to what Xiao Ling'er had just said -
"I don't owe them anything. I'm not their parents. Helping them is a favor, not helping them is my duty."
Yes, the little girl sees things clearly and lives life transparently.
“…”
"Sister, aren't we going to continue our journey together?" When the mother and her two sons arrived at the foot of the mountain, Xiao Yuhao looked at his sister and asked in confusion.
"Haohao, listen to me. We just got the news that the Cangbian Kingdom is attacking us. They're about to reach Changti City, which is 300 kilometers away from us. We must pass through Changti City before they attack us to be safe. Do you understand?"
Xiao Ling'er's expression was very serious. Xiao Yuhao nodded cautiously, "I'll follow my sister's arrangements!"
"Yes, I'll follow Lingling's arrangements!" Although Mu Xiya didn't fully understand what her children said, she nodded in cooperation.
"Okay, from now on, we won't look for food, nor will we travel with any refugees. We'll travel at night and rest during the day!"
Xiao Ling'er had actually thought of this method a long time ago, but she didn't mention it because the night was too cold and dark, and she was afraid that the speed would not be as fast as during the day.
It’s different now. The temperature at night has risen a lot. If I travel with a flashlight in my hand, my speed should not be slower than during the day.
Xiao Ling'er did some calculations in her mind and felt that it should be no problem for the three of them, mother and son, to walk 10 kilometers a day.
In the next few days, the mother and her two children hid in the mountains to rest during the day and continued on their journey at night.
Except for meal times, I sleep from about 9 am to 3 pm during the day, and spend the rest of the time on the road.
The mother and her two children overtook wave after wave of refugees on the road. Calculating the time, at their current speed, they would reach Changti City in about 20 days.
However, things did not go as planned. On the eighth day of their journey, disaster struck again. The Ehuangshan volcano 30 kilometers away erupted.
It caused a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the surrounding area within a radius of 100 miles. Fortunately, the earthquake occurred at night, and the mother and her children were on their way, so they took shelter in time and were not in danger.
Shi Kai and others who were more than 20 kilometers away were not so lucky. They were resting when the earthquake struck.
It happened that Shi Kai and two other young men were on night watch. When they felt the ground shaking...
"Run, run, the earthquake is coming, the earthquake is coming." The three people shouted loudly while pushing and shaking the sleeping person.
Due to the high difficulty of the journey during this period, everyone slept very deeply and many people did not wake up for a while.
Suddenly, a man with dazed eyes shouted: "What? The earth is shaking? The earth dragon is turning over?" This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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