"Auntie, you should go back now. It's terribly hot outside. Don't worry, everything's fine now. Tell my sister-in-law not to worry."
When my brother gets back, we'll tidy up the house and put away anything that might catch fire; the weather's too dry.
"Yes, it hasn't rained these days. It's a good thing no one is farming outside, otherwise everyone would die of drought." Aunt Li muttered to herself, still carrying her things, and went back into the house with Uncle Li.
It had been quite quiet in room 1603, probably because Aunt Wang hadn't noticed the fire outside. Jian Ning was still worried, so she went over and knocked on the door.
It took a long time for Aunt Wang to come out.
"Xiao Ning is here, please come inside and sit down."
"Auntie, are you asleep? I've been knocking for ages," Jian Ning asked as she walked into the house.
"No, I was just playing a game with Tian Tian. She insisted that I be the patient and that she was the doctor, so she made me lie on the kang (a heated brick bed) the whole time."
This child, too, has no playmates, and I don't know when he'll recover. I wish there was a school or something that he could attend.
As she spoke, Aunt Wang sighed and untied the handkerchief from her wrist, holding it in her hand.
"There's really no other way. The external environment is bad right now, with constant natural and man-made disasters."
"Don't even mention children, I wouldn't feel safe letting adults go out. The building next door just caught fire, didn't you know?"
"Oh my, really? I had no idea. I was just playing house with Tian Tian. How did it burn? Did the fire go out?" Aunt Wang was shocked when she heard this.
She quickly went to the window and looked outside, but there were no more flames or black smoke, and she couldn't see anything.
"It's out now. We still need to be careful with fire at home in the future. It's too hot, and anything can easily catch fire."
"Yes, yes, you're right. I'll have to be more careful when I cook from now on. But I think we have a fire extinguisher at home. I'll ask Lingfeng to find it and have it ready when he comes back tonight."
"What if we need it? By the way, is anyone dead now that the fire is out?" Aunt Wang quickly asked.
"I don't know, but there must have been injuries. With such a big fire, everyone is just looking out for themselves right now."
Even if the government wanted to help, the information wasn't flowing smoothly. By the time they found out and arrived, the fire would probably be almost completely extinguished.
“What can the government do even if they come? There’s no water anywhere right now. Lingfeng comes back every day, and he looks exhausted.”
If you ask me, just live your own life and don't worry about so much else.
He wouldn't listen, saying he was a soldier and had to put the country and the people first. "A son is beyond his mother's control once he grows up," I said. "What can I do if he won't listen to me?"
"Xiao Lingfeng is a man with a strong sense of national righteousness, which is something we can't compare to."
"Auntie, I'll go back now. You and Tian Tian can continue playing." Jian Ning stood up and was about to leave when Tian Tian ran out of the house.
"Sister Ning, did you come to visit me? I missed you so much!"
"Yes, I miss you too. Tian Tian, you look even more beautiful, like a little princess." Looking at the princess dress Tian Tian was wearing, Jian Ning didn't hold back her praise.
"Isn't it pretty? Grandma made it for me, I love it so much. Sister Ning, come and see my bunny!" Tian Tian ran over, took Jian Ning's hand, and walked upstairs.
She couldn't bear not to stay with her, so she smiled at Aunt Wang and followed Tian Tian upstairs.
I played with Tian Tian for over an hour before returning home.
This fire served as a reminder that accidents can happen at any time.
Li Mengyao and the others had no ability to protect themselves, which wouldn't do. So they took out talisman paper and spirit beast blood from their storage bracelets and began to make talismans.
She mainly draws offensive talismans, and she has a defensive magical artifact that she used before, which was a gift from her senior brother Xie Tianming when she first started out.
It can be activated without spiritual energy. There is a groove inside, and you can put spirit stones in it to maintain its spiritual power supply. It is very suitable for Li Mengyao and the others to use.
It may not look very appealing, as it resembles a tortoise shell, but its defensive capabilities are top-notch. Even in the cultivation world, it can withstand a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul ancestor.
Moreover, it is not afraid of water or fire, and there is a mustard seed-sized space inside the tortoise shell, making it an essential tool for travel.
He drew more than thirty talismans in one go, completely exhausting the spiritual energy in his body.
After meditating and regulating his breathing for a while, he heard Jian Anping's footsteps coming upstairs. He packed everything into a bag and went out.
"Brother, you're back?"
"Xiao Ning, look what good stuff I found today," Jian Anping said, taking off the backpack behind him and pulling out a spacesuit.
"Where did you get this?" Jian Ning asked in surprise.
"I went to the Jinwan villa area today, and there was a house where no one was home."
The owner must be an astronomy enthusiast, collecting spacesuits. It's a pity there were only two. This one is for you, and I'll keep the other one for your sister-in-law.
"Brother, thank you."
Jian Ning felt a warmth in her heart. No matter how awful Jian Anping had been in the past, he had always genuinely been good to her, his sister. It was all true.
"Why are you thanking me? I'm your brother, isn't it only right that I take care of you?"
By the way, when I came back just now, I heard there was a fire in our neighborhood. Is your house okay?
"Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen. Let's go to your house, I have something to give you."
Jian Ning didn't stand on ceremony and directly took the spacesuit into her immortal abode. It was a gift from her brother, and she would definitely cherish it.
"What good stuff are you giving me this time?" Jian Anping slung his backpack over his shoulder and followed Jian Ning home, still unable to contain his curiosity, and kept asking.
"You'll understand when you get there; we can't take it out now."
“You’re beating around the bush with your brother, you’re getting more and more mischievous as you grow up!” Jian Anping took out his key and opened the door, letting Jian Ning in first.
"Xiao Ning, Anping, come in quickly. It's so hot outside. I've made some mung bean soup, have some," Aunt Wang said as soon as she saw her son-in-law return, she rushed to the kitchen.
She treats Jian Anping better than her own daughter now; if it weren't for having such a wonderful son-in-law...
If they could live such a comfortable life now, with no worries about food or clothing, these old folks might not even survive six months of the apocalypse and would have met their maker long ago.
A moment later, they brought out two bowls of chilled mung bean soup. They handed one to Jian Ning first.
"Thank you, Auntie, I can do it myself." Jian Ning quickly took it.
"Mom, this is so delicious! It cools me down instantly." Jian Anping finished the whole bowl of mung bean soup in one gulp, smacked her lips, and savored the sweet, refreshing taste. So comforting.
"Xiao Ning, where's the thing? Let me see it." Putting down his rice bowl, he remembered what Jian Ning had mentioned.
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