In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

The sky was already slightly bright, and everyone had gotten up and packed their belongings. The soldiers were also ready to go.

The commotion downstairs grew louder and louder. Just as Su Li was wondering what was going on, Mo Bei came up with a suitcase on his back and said to her, "Madam, the general sent me to protect you. You can stay by my side from now on."

Hearing this, Su Li, who still didn't know which ship she was going to board, nodded and then asked curiously, "Have we already started boarding the ship?"

Hearing this, Mo Bei nodded and said, "It has already begun. The general has instructed the people downstairs to go and board the boats first, and we will follow."

Such an arrangement was perfectly reasonable, and Su Li nodded to indicate that she understood. She glanced around and saw that the aunties around her were all watching, so she asked again, "We should have all set off in the same batch, right?"

This was something that everyone present was very interested in, so some of the more observant people couldn't help but listen carefully, wanting to know the answer.

Now that we're about to set off, everyone will soon find out, so Mo Bei had nothing to hide and said, "They should be in one place!"

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It took some time to queue for the boat. By the time Su Li and the others were notified to board, it was already broad daylight, and they could hear everything happening around them.

Su Li was assigned to a boat, sharing a boat with Zhao Zexuan, so she waited until the very end to board. Once they boarded, it meant that the group had completely left the Star Gazing Tower and set off.

Sitting in the middle of the boat, Su Li could clearly feel the boat rocking in the water, but she was not afraid. She sat calmly in the middle of the boat and watched the boat gradually move away from the Star Gazing Tower.

They noticed that some people in the observatory were secretly looking at them, their expressions a mixture of worry and relief, or something else entirely.

Su Li had no other opinion about those who chose to stay; it was a personal choice that no one else could interfere with. What she cared about was how many days she would stay on the ship and where she would go.

Just then, Zhao Zexuan was free and sitting on the boat, so Su Li asked, "Is the water flowing towards Lingnan?"

Zhao Zexuan hadn't slept much all night and looked somewhat tired. He said, "Normally, we're heading towards Lingnan."

Hearing this, Su Li nodded, glanced at Zhao Zexuan's face and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she said with concern, "You look very tired. Go and take a nap. It's safe and peaceful now."

Zhao Zexuan also had this plan. It was daytime now, so the danger wasn't too great. The main danger was at night. So when faced with Su Li's suggestion, he didn't refuse and nodded, saying, "Take a nap first. Call me if anything happens."

"Okay," Su Li nodded.

The rest of the time was peaceful. Everyone ate lunch quietly on the boat and continued to drift downstream with the flood.

The first day of the trip went smoothly, and everyone relaxed a bit, both during the day and at night. However, on the afternoon of the second day, when they were passing several mountain peaks, the accident still happened.

Before they even got close, the people on the boat heard cries for help coming from several nearby mountain peaks. The cries were loud and shrill.

Upon hearing the cries for help, everyone became alert and observed the surrounding movements. Zhao Zexuan also stood up and looked at the surrounding mountains.

As the boat drew closer, the scene on the mountain peak came into view. Many ragged disaster victims stood on the sidelines with hopeful expressions, desperately calling for help. Their goal was simple: to get the boat closer and save their lives.

There were many people standing inside the mountain, desperately calling for help, but neither Zhao Zexuan nor the soldiers wavered in their attitude, their faces remained unchanged, as if they had not heard the cries for help.

"Speed ​​up and get through here," Zhao Zexuan ordered.

The soldiers dared not disobey, especially since they understood the consequences of delay, so they rowed even faster.

As soon as the boat accelerated, the people by the mountain noticed that it was not stopping but was going even faster. They stared in astonishment, then cursed and swore.

Zhao Zexuan stood on the ship directing the operation, his expression remaining unchanged as he listened to the filthy words, calmly observing everything.

The boat had to pass between two mountain peaks, so it had to pass in front of these people. Therefore, everyone on the boat was on high alert, and each person was cautiously on guard against the people on the mountain.

The soldiers carried blades, which initially made the refugees on the mountain hesitant to move. However, as boat after boat passed by, they could no longer resist. Some of the swimmers jumped into the water and swam towards the boats.

Upon seeing this reckless individual, the soldiers on the ship, without bothering to threaten him, drew their blades and shouted at the man swimming towards the ship, "Come on, you dare!"

Those who swam to the side of the boat were stopped. Faced with the swords and knives around them, most people dared not approach, but some were fearless and reached out to the boat, trying to soften the hearts of those on board and thus achieve their goal of getting on board.

Of course, they all failed.

Before setting off, the soldiers had been instructed to retaliate without hesitation, directly slashing their outstretched hands with their knives. Blood gushed out with each slash, and the water was soon stained red.

Unexpectedly, the people on the ship were so ruthless. Many who had initially intended to take a gamble now had second thoughts upon seeing this scene.

The soldiers guarding the ship were no pushovers; they pointed their blades at the people swimming towards the ship, their murderous intent growing ever more pronounced.

Those who had gone into the water earlier were only cautiously testing the waters, and having gained nothing, they retreated. However, they were unwilling to miss their chance to escape, or perhaps they didn't want the people on the boat to leave so easily. They hurriedly called for people to poke the boat with poles or throw stones at it, trying to force the people to stop by any means necessary.

The soldiers' ruthless actions had terrified the disaster victims watching from the mountainside. Some of the timid ones were too frightened to make a move, but the bolder ones were still unwilling to give up. Upon hearing the call, they began searching for long poles and stones around them, ready to throw them onto the boats.

Having witnessed the perilous scene just now, Su Li immediately said to Zhao Zexuan upon seeing their intentions, "Abandon the two bags of grain, throw them to them, and leave this place quickly."

"Whether we can handle their tactics or not, it's not a good time to waste here, especially since we're on the water where we don't have an advantage."

Zhao Zexuan had thought of this even before the soldiers moved. Hearing Su Li say this, he immediately took two bags of grain from the boat, gently scratched a mark on the surface of the sacks, and then threw them to the two mountain peaks on either side.

After throwing out the grain, Zhao Zexuan shouted to the soldiers, "Don't linger in battle, get out of here immediately!"