The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

Chapter 393 Earth Dragon Turns Over

Soon, snoring could be heard from all over the camp.

The men pushing the carts today are really tired.

Seeing this, Lu Tianming discussed with several families who had livestock to pull carts, and divided the night into several time periods, with people taking turns to keep watch.

Qin Lang was assigned to the Yin hour, and the two of them slept in the carriage that night.

In the middle of the night, Lu Qingqing heard a man's roar in her sleep.

"The earth dragon is turning over! Everyone, get up quickly, get up quickly!"

She was awakened by the sound and felt the cart beneath her shaking violently.

At this time, Qin Lang also woke up. He quickly pulled Lu Qingqing off the cart.

The two men leaned against the cart and held on to it tightly.

Meanwhile, the entire camp was in chaos.

The darkness made the earth dragon's turning over even more terrifying. People stood on the shaking ground, feeling as if the ground was about to open its mouth and swallow them at any time.

In extreme fear, the screams of people, the crying of children and the nervous neighing of livestock mixed together.

Lu Tianming pulled his family to squat beside the carriage, holding on to the carriage tightly with their hands to resist the shaking of the ground.

Seeing someone running around in the camp, he hurriedly shouted:

"Everyone, stay where you are, hold on to the cart, and don't run around!"

It took many shouts before the panicked people heard it.

For a moment, each family followed Lu Tianming's instructions and held on to the cart tightly.

In homes with children, the adults pulled their children under their bodies to protect them, held on to the carts tightly with both hands, and waited in panic for the earthquake to pass.

Lu Qingqing squatted beside the cart, holding the cart tightly with one hand and Qin Lang's clothes tightly with the other.

Qin Lang opened his arms and embraced her, protecting her inside.

At this moment, apart from Qin Lang's heavy breathing, the loudest sound in her ears was the restless mooing of her own cow.

At this moment, her cow was tied to a nearby tree. After being frightened, it started to cry out and struggle with the rope to try to escape.

Lu Qingqing stretched her head to take a look. The rope was tied firmly and the cow couldn't break free no matter how hard it tried.

I felt relieved then, no longer having to worry about it running away.

Everyone waited nervously and fearfully, and after a long time, the earthquake finally stopped.

Lu Tianming tentatively let go of the cart and stood up straight after making sure the ground was no longer shaking.

He was a little worried that if the earth dragon turned over, there would be problems with the mountain behind him, so he wanted to leave quickly.

But the earthquake had just stopped, and there were no cracks in the place where they were camping.

If I set off in a hurry and encounter an earthquake on the way, I don’t know if I will be as lucky as I am now.

Just as he was struggling, he heard Shi Xiuer scream.

"Ah! Why is there so much white fog over there!"

Through the hazy moonlight, everyone saw bursts of white mist rising not far behind them.

When the white mist rose into the sky, it was blown away by the wind.

But no one knew what was happening down there, and white mist was rising continuously.

When Tian Fu Niang saw this, she was extremely frightened. She thought that the white fog was sent down by God to punish them.

She held the little stone in her arms, knelt on the ground, and kept chanting "Amitabha"!

She hoped that the gods and Buddhas would forgive them because of her piety.

Lu Qingqing frowned and looked at the white mist, guessing that there must be a crack there.

Before she could think about it, a smell of sulfur even stronger than before wafted over.

Everyone was choked by the strong smell of sulfur and started coughing.

Now, Lu Tianming no longer hesitated.

He suppressed the itching in his throat, covered his mouth with his sleeve, and said loudly:

"Everyone, pack your bags, let's go!"

As he said that, he went to the fire and quickly made two torches.

Everyone was used to listening to Lu Tianming's words, so they didn't care about anything else and just did what he said.

Soon, the convoy set off again.

At the front of the convoy, Lu Tianming was driving the carriage, and Lu Shuhe, who was sitting next to him, was holding a torch to light the way.

The road was not very clear at night, and Lu Tianming drove slowly because he was worried that there would be cracks on the road.

Even so, the men pushing the carts at the back were exhausted.

I was very tired from trying so hard to escape during the day.

As a result, after sleeping for a while, they suddenly became tormented and their bodies did not recover at all.

In the convoy, Lu Laosan felt that his hands were shaking as he pushed the cart, not to mention his sore and weak legs.

He now felt as if the car was weighed a thousand pounds, making it too tiring for him to take even a step forward.

When I smelled that pungent smell in the air again, my nose and throat felt so uncomfortable that I really wanted to throw the car away.

Sun Cui, who was on the cart, heard the heavy breathing of Lu Laosan who was pushing the cart behind her, and she huddled down on the cart obediently, not daring to breathe.

Behind Lu Laosan, Zhuzi's father was also panting heavily with exhaustion.

After all, he was no longer a young man. After running all day, he had exhausted all his strength.

He had to continue traveling that night and his body couldn't take it anymore.

After walking for a while, he fell behind the team.

On the cart, Xiaogouzi saw that he was at the end and said anxiously:

"Grandpa, hurry up, don't let the white fog behind us catch up!

What if there are monsters in the white mist and they capture us and eat us?

Zhuzi's father was so tired after listening to his grandson's words that he had no energy to reply.

The only response to Xiaogouzi was his increasingly heavy breathing.

At this moment, Zhuzi's father began to regret why he didn't do the same as Daya and buy a cow in Pingtong County!

In fact, the savings he had were definitely enough to buy a cow.

If I had bought the cow at that time, I wouldn't have to work so hard now.

The more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt.

After a while, he made up his mind that when he got to a place where he could buy a cow, he would buy one to travel with him.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he could only drag his sore and numb legs and try to keep up with the team.

In front, Lu Tianming was staring carefully at the road ahead, afraid that he would not notice the cracks in the road ahead and fall into them again.

Lu Shuhe, who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, was also watching closely. He had seen the cracks that appeared when the earth dragon turned over before.

The gap is bottomless. If you really fall in, there is no way to survive!

Therefore, it cannot be too cautious.

The convoy moved forward cautiously, and after walking for an unknown distance, they felt the ground shaking again.

Screams were heard from the crowd and the neighing of terrified animals.

Lu Tianming jumped off the carriage and grabbed the reins tightly.

This is the case for all families with livestock.

The situation is very different now. Not only are the livestock tied to carts, but there is also no place to tie the ropes.

If the animals were frightened and ran away, dragging the carriage with them, it would be troublesome if they encountered danger.

Fortunately, the earthquake did not last long and soon stopped.

After this experience, Lu Tianming wanted to get away from the mountains as soon as possible.

Fortunately, they were not far from the official road at this time.

Once we get on the official road, we can at least go faster.

Lu Tianming looked back at the direction of the mountains behind him. Everything behind him was hidden in the night.