Chapter 175 Struggle in the rain (1/2)

There were one after another aftershocks. Shu Huan had become numb to the shocks. The hardship at this moment was the heavy rain that had poured for more than two hours before gradually becoming smaller. They had no place to shelter from the rain. Even if there was a place to avoid the rain, they didn’t dare to go. At this moment, they were so wet from head to toe that water was dripping down from their bodies. Sneezes came one after the other.

“So cold.” Liangchen hugged herself firmly and said, “We have to find a place to make a fire to dry ourselves. Otherwise, we’ll get sick due to the cold.”

It was indeed very cold with the blowing wind and the wet clothes on the body. Shu Huan was so cold that her lips were somewhat purple. However, everywhere was wet. Where could they find a place with dry firewood?

Before the heavy rain started pouring, it was already dark inside the city. One couldn’t see anything around them. Shu Huan knew that under such circumstances, not to mention looking for someone, they couldn’t see even if someone was one meter away from them. Therefore, she walked decisively to the wasteland with Liangchen.

Since they usually took a carriage, they didn’t feel how far the journey was. At this moment, it was pitch dark and stepping on the mud wrapped in rainwater under their feet, it was really difficult to walk. The number of times they fell was countless and they also went countless times back to find their shoes that were stuck in the mud. Their whole body was covered with mud.

Shu Huan laughed self-mockingly and said, “Well, at least the mud on the body is blocking the wind. The wind can’t blow through, so it feels warmer.”

It seemed as if there was no end to this night just like the road under their feet.

As they walked in the dark, they wondered if they were going in the wrong direction. They just moved forward with their instincts. Even if they were very tired, they didn’t dare to stop. Because if they stopped, they felt colder and time would feel like it flew more slowly.

This was really a terrible experience!

Shu Huan even had the illusion that they weren’t walking the human world’s path, but the road of the Yellow Spring leading to the depths of Hell. Only when the first morning light rose did she feel that she was still alive.

Yellow Spring: underworld of the Chinese mythology.

The rain was still falling but it wasn’t pouring.

Since there was light, Shu Huan turned to look at Liangchen and found out that she (L) was as dirty as if she had just been pulled out of the mud. Her hair was clumping and sticking together. Her face that had been washed by rainwater was rather clean, with several shallow scars. Several places on her clothes were also damaged. One of her shoes hadn’t been found, so, she was limping as if her foot had been hurt.

“Why didn’t you say anything?” Shu Huan wiped away the rain on her face and frowned.

Liangchen saw her (SH) staring at her (L) foot and couldn’t help but pull back her foot. She said, “It doesn’t matter. I can still walk.”

“Can’t walk anymore! If I walk any further, I also can’t bear it,” As Shu Huan said that, she looked around. She wanted to look for a place to rest.

Unfortunately, what entered her eyes was a desolate place. The trees were all destroyed by the earthquake and had fallen onto the ground. They didn’t even know where they were.

“This….” Liangchen also couldn’t recognize where they were. “Did we walk past the place and missed the wasteland already?”

“Maybe,” Shu Huan sighed. “We may even have walked in the wrong direction. However, now it didn’t have much use to find that wasteland. We don’t even know how long this rain will continue. We need a place to shelter from the rain. We also need to dry our clothes and eat something afterwards.”