Although he comforted his wife on the surface, Old Man Zhang’s complexion wasn’t good under the dim light.
Originally, his ho was within the area that needed evacuation.
At first, Old Man Zhang and his family were thinking of leaving with the evacuation.
But unexpectedly, soone approached Old Man Zhang and his wife...
Then, the rumor spread that Doctor Gu Jia Ning wasn’t treating patients seriously, but instead was misleading people with nonsense predictions about an imminent typhoon.
To set a "good example," Old Man Zhang and his wife chose not to evacuate.
Their son, daughter-in-law, and several grandchildren all stayed at ho as well.
Previously, soone from the military ca forward to persuade them.
They said Old Man Zhang’s house wasn’t very sturdy, and might be dangerous if the typhoon hit.
Even if they didn’t evacuate, they should reinforce the house.
But Old Man Zhang did neither evacuation nor reinforcent.
He thought if he reinforced the house, wouldn’t that an he believed the typhoon would co?
Wouldn’t that be contradictory?
So, he chose to do nothing.
Additionally, he heard from soone that the military weather departnt had only detected tropical pressure.
Tropical pressure, Old Man Zhang had experienced many tis.
Tropical pressure, he didn’t take seriously at all.
However...
As he listened to the increasingly loud wind outside, Old Man Zhang started to feel uncertain.
Could it be that the person lied to him?
No, impossible!
Yet, Old Man Zhang regretted it at that mont.
Regretted that he shouldn’t have taken that person’s money and tickets, and then chose not to evacuate.
If sothing were to happen...
Old Man Zhang hadn’t finished his thought when suddenly, they heard a loud "bang" from outside.
It directly startled Old Man Zhang and his wife.
From the next room, several cries of "wah" were heard.
One listen, and it was obvious it was the grandchildren crying from fear.
At this ti, the son ran out and knocked on the old couple’s door.
"Father, mother, what’s happening outside? And why is the wind so strong? Could it really be a typhoon?"
The wind blew rain onto his face, the roar of the wind overshadowed his voice, making his words sowhat unclear.
"What was that loud noise just now? It was terrifying, the kids were all scared to tears."
Old Man Zhang, who opened the door, also didn’t know the situation outside.
And outside, it was pitch black.
Tonight, not even a shadow of the moon was visible.
"Let’s go, take a look."
So, Old Man Zhang and his son took a kerosene lamp and tiptoed outside to check.
Upon going out and shining the lamp, they found that a large corner of the yard had unexpectedly collapsed.
Yes, it had indeed collapsed.
Before the father and son could recover from the shock, the wind suddenly blew the yard gate loudly.
Then they saw the originally closed gate suddenly loosen.
Then, the gate was blown to fly away.
Once the gate was blown away, the wind swooped in unchecked.
All the things in the yard were also swept up.
The gate and things in the yard, so almost hit the father and son, but fortunately, they dodged in ti.
But!
"Dad, this wind is really massive, it isn’t tropical pressure!"
Although young, he had seen tropical pressure.
This wind now, definitely wasn’t it.
Old Man Zhang deeply regretted it at this mont.
As a local islander of Huan Sha Island, could he not see?
At this mont, the wind was so strong that thin Old Man Zhang was almost blown away.
If he wasn’t hiding behind the wall and holding tightly onto sothing, he would have been swept up like the gate.
But then...
"Dad, did you hear any noise?" Old Man Zhang’s son asked, looking a bit old and worn.
"What noise?" Old Man Zhang’s voice also trembled slightly.
"It sounds like... like the sound of waves!"
Just as the words were spoken, the father and son looked out from the torn gate...
And faintly saw the rising waves...
"It’s over, it’s over, the typhoon is coming, the typhoon stirred up big waves!"
"Dad, let’s run, if we don’t, our whole family’s lives will be lost!"
...
As dawn barely broke and the first light of morning slashed through the sky.
The typhoon arrived!
Absolutely, after fernting in just one night, the typhoon strengthened into a powerful storm!
It opened its bloody maw like an epic beast, clawing and dancing, heading towards Huan Sha Island.
It seed intent on devouring everything on Huan Sha Island.
Its arrival stirred wave after wave higher.
The rain that ca with it changed from small drops to now being pea-sized.
Drop by drop, it lashed against the face, painfully.
"Typhoon, this is undoubtedly a typhoon..." The soldiers guarding the defense line were already sleepless all night.
Even without notifications, they could sense it was a typhoon.
Whether tropical pressure or typhoon, the intensity couldn’t be this strong.
Now, standing behind the high stacks of sandbags, they could barely move.
Sheng Zexi was among them.
The fierce wind brought pea-sized raindrops.
The surrounding view was almost obscured.
Including Sheng Zexi, all soldiers at the frontline, though clad in raincoats, were already soaked through.
Yet, Sheng Zexi felt fine amidst the torrential rain pouring over him.
His hand touched the area around his neck.
There, he wore a Water-Repelling Pearl and The Fire-Repelling Pearl given by his wife.
The Fire-Repelling Pearl wasn’t useful now.
But the Water-Repelling Pearl was crucial at this mont.
Ordinarily, under heavy rain, the water would make the air around thin, making breathing hard.
But perhaps because of the Water-Repelling Pearl, Sheng Zexi had no discomfort now.
The sandbags kept being carried over, looking at the surging waves nearby, Sheng Zexi had a faint bad premonition.
Afraid that the waves might surpass the sandbags and flood Huan Sha Island.
Also...
Sheng Zexi thought of Gu Jia Ning in the hospital.
Who knows how Ningning was doing now.
Her due date was within these two days, who knows how things would unfold...
At this ti, in the county hospital.
Gu Jia Ning, with her huge belly, stood by the tightly closed window.
This window had long been reinforced with boards from the outside.
Even so, the strong winds kept making the window clatter loudly.
Every clang like soone desperately hamring the window, making people’s hearts pound.
Raindrops also splattered against the window bit by bit, fiercely attempting to break through.
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