"Can I tell you? Actually, when I left the transit station yesterday, I vaguely heard some noises. I have a very good hearing, and I'm sure the sound was real!"
"Since that's the case, then I'll lay my cards on the table. Yesterday morning, I was in the parking lot of the transfer station. In the middle of the night, I had to go to the toilet. As soon as I got out of the car, I heard strange noises, which scared me so much that I ran away as fast as I could."
"My God, so this isn't the first time this morning?"
"My goodness, this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this."
"Could it really be a ghost?"
"Survival games aren't haunted houses."
"That's hard to say, after all, there are even monsters, let alone mere ghosts..."
...
The text on the screen surged like a tide, with people discussing it amongst themselves. Standing before the screen, Xi Xi couldn't help but frown.
Xi Xi was now certain that the horn-like sound mentioned on the public chat that morning was definitely not from her own Xiaofeng Hulusi! It was clearly something else!
But... a sound? A loud noise? These words kept swirling in her mind.
Xi Xi even felt like she was experiencing the Mandela Effect and began to doubt herself, because she really didn't remember ever hearing that sound.
Could it be that the noise from this morning was simply blocked by her ? Xi Xi wondered, rubbing her chin.
Furthermore, yesterday was a day of torrential rain and storms, making the sea already incredibly noisy, let alone any faint sounds. Even if there were any, they were completely drowned out by the roar of the rain and waves.
With that thought in mind, Xi Xi quickly got up and dressed, then pushed open the bedroom door, pressed the button for the spiral staircase, and went to the terrace.
The sky had completely darkened, and rain was brewing in the thick, dark clouds, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere, as if it were about to pour down at any moment.
A howling wind swept in, violently crashing against the sea and whipping up towering waves. Xi Xi clutched her collar tightly, trying to ward off the biting cold and the strong wind, and nervously and warily looked around.
She stood in the sea breeze, listening intently.
There seemed to be a faint sound in her ears, but Xi Xi felt that the sound was not clear. It was neither the roar of waves crashing against the rocks nor the cry of seagulls circling in the air.
Xi Xi felt that the sound was somewhat similar to the low-frequency echo of a conch shell, deep and long, reverberating in the air, seemingly there and not there, making it difficult to distinguish whether it was the sound of the sea breeze hitting the hull.
This vague feeling made her heart beat faster involuntarily, and a nameless unease welled up inside her.
She saw the high clouds rolling in, gradually thickening, as if a thick layer of paint had been applied to the canvas of nature.
On the eastern horizon, converging cirrus clouds spread out like fans.
A huge wave crashed in, and the miniature planters that had been sunbathing on the terrace that morning began to shake violently with the car. Xi Xi reacted quickly, stabilizing the teetering planters at her feet, and then, with all her might, moved them one by one to the lower level.
“No…” During the transport, Xi Xi suddenly realized something—the direction in which the planting pot collapsed.
She quickly climbed back onto the terrace, her hair whipped about by the strong wind, her pupils contracting rapidly.
The wind has changed direction!
The southeast wind, which was originally blowing towards the deep ocean, suddenly turned into a southwest wind blowing towards the shore!
Suddenly realizing something, she stood on the terrace, letting the salty sea breeze blow freely. Xi Xi gazed into the distance, her keen eyes capturing every subtle change on the sea surface.
Suddenly, she noticed that the waves in the distance were becoming unusual. The sea was now surging with round, heavy waves, not high in the crest, but with extremely long intervals between them.
"Oh no, this is Changlang..." Xi Xi's heart tightened, and she quickly went downstairs to close the skylight on the terrace.
Chu Zhiqin was still focused on her journey. Whether it was the motion sickness medicine working or the fact that drivers are less prone to dizziness, she looked very calm and completely unaffected by the waves.
"This weather is so annoying." Hearing footsteps behind her, Chu Zhiqin guessed that Xi Xi hadn't fallen asleep at all. She murmured, "It was already so stuffy before it started raining, and now the waves are so big. I don't dare open the window at all, for fear of seawater flooding in!"
"It might not just be because of the rain." Xi Xi sat down with a worried expression and slowly said, "The sudden drop in air pressure... it could also be—"
"A typhoon is coming."
A typhoon?! Chu Zhiqin's eyes widened immediately as she looked at Xi Xi. Her usually calm face was now rippled by the sudden news, as if she wanted to say something, but she was choked up by shock and couldn't make a sound for a moment.
Yes, Xi Xi suddenly understood.
The so-called horn-like loud noise on the public screen had nothing to do with his own Xiaofeng Hulusi; it was clearly the echo of the sea before a typhoon!
Xi Xi had read in a meteorology book that two or three days before a typhoon arrives, coastal areas may hear echoes similar to distant airplanes, conch shell horns, or distant thunder.
This buzzing sound is especially clear and loud on quiet nights. When the sound gradually increases, it indicates that the typhoon is approaching; if the sound decreases, it means that the typhoon is gradually moving away.
Furthermore, what is even more conclusive is that Xi Xi also saw unusually long waves generated as the typhoon approached, as well as a sudden change in the direction of the sea breeze.
"What you're saying does sound a bit like it..." Chu Zhiqin seemed to recall something and began to look around. "The older generation often says that when a typhoon comes, it's like when a person is sick; the weather will have a brief resurgence!"
For example, in areas where thunderstorms are usually frequent, the thunderstorms may suddenly stop, visibility will improve, and distant mountains and trees will be clearly visible.
And sure enough, it all came true today...
"But the direction of this typhoon..."
"Yes, this typhoon didn't come from directly in front of us, but from the side," Xi Xi said, pointing to the pixel map on the central control screen. "The sound from the shore is actually stronger than it is from here!"
"But there is bad news."
"That's the direction we're about to turn in, getting closer and closer to the typhoon..."
The mother and daughter stared at the pixelated map in silence.
Outside the window, the sea wind grew stronger and stronger, making it almost impossible for the seabirds to open their eyes. The waves also became more and more turbulent, as if they were about to swallow up the entire coastline.
Chu Zhiqin held Xi Xi's hand tightly...
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