Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

When Zhao Lian took out the oilcloth, Liu Jinzhu's eyes lit up: "Oh, Zhao Lian, this is a good thing."

The brothers quickly tied up one corner of the tarpaulin, and just as they finished, the torrential rain began to fall.

Everyone surrounded the elderly and children, huddled together. The rain pattered on the tarpaulin and then flowed down one corner of it to the ground.

Everyone eagerly reached out and scooped up the rainwater, drinking it in large gulps. It had been a long time since they had drunk water so freely, and everyone looked completely satisfied.

After drinking their fill of water, everyone started washing their faces, making them clean. During this time, everyone looked dirty and covered in dust, with sweat mixed with dirt smeared on their faces, making them look filthy and black.

The rain began to intensify, and everything in sight was a vast expanse of white. The occasional rumble of thunder was terrifying.

The rain came down so fast that some pedestrians didn't have time to find shelter and were soaked to the bone.

A bolt of lightning ripped through the dim sky.

"what!!!"

Suddenly, a scream came from not far away. A pedestrian running on the road was struck by lightning, fell to the ground, and turned into charred remains in an instant. He struggled and twitched for more than ten seconds before becoming still.

This scene was only a few dozen meters away from Zhaolian, and everyone standing under the tarpaulin saw it.

Seeing a person who was just lively and energetic suddenly become silent, everyone was terrified.

"Ah~ Mother, I'm scared."

Although they were standing in the middle, Liu Yao and Liu Yan still saw what was happening. They were so frightened that they trembled and covered their eyes with their hands. Da Ni and Jia Ye were also quite frightened.

"Should we go out and see if that person is dead?" Liu Tongzhu asked, glancing at everyone.

"No! If you go, you'll likely attract lightning too. Besides, this person was struck by lightning and turned into a charred corpse; there's almost no chance of survival."

"He might still have electricity on him. If you go there rashly, you could lose your life."

Zhao Lian's words sent chills down everyone's spines, and no one dared to utter another sound.

The rain kept falling, and it seemed unlikely to stop anytime soon. More and more water gathered in the middle of the tarpaulin overhead, forming a small puddle that bent the small trees beside it.

Zhao Lian panicked and quickly said to Liu Jinzhu and the others, "Uncle, you're tall, hurry up and push this water out, otherwise it will break the branches."

"it is good!"

The brothers quickly tried to push the water away with their hands, but found it to be heavy and not very effective. Liu Jinzhu looked around and saw a stick not far away, so he quickly went out in the rain to pick it up.

"Come on, let me do it!"

Liu Jinzhu raised the stick and placed it against the middle of the tarpaulin. With a strong push, water immediately flowed down to the four corners of the tarpaulin.

The rain was still pouring down, and the dozen or so people standing under the two-meter-long tarpaulin were not protected at all.

The rain was so heavy that even standing under the tarpaulin, everyone still got quite wet.

"Zhao Lian, we can't all keep standing here!" Liu Yinzhu stood to the side, soaked to the bone and shivering.

Although it's July, the rain and wind have caused a sudden drop in temperature, and everyone is soaked to varying degrees. Hungry and cold, everyone feels a chill for no apparent reason.

Liu Jinzhu's clothes were soaked through, his face was pale, his teeth were chattering, and he said in a trembling voice, "Zhaolian, your second uncle is right, we should try to find a place to take shelter from the rain, this can't go on."

Zhao Lian said with a serious expression, "You all stay here and don't move. I'll go out and see if there's anywhere we can take shelter from the rain!"

Upon hearing Zhao Lian say she was going out, Yan Guihua anxiously said, "Zhao Lian, you'd better be careful."

"I know!"

Seeing that the thunder had subsided and the rain had lessened, Zhao Lian seized the opportunity and ran outside.

After running about 200 meters, Zhaolian saw a few trees that looked a bit like the kind of trees used to make palm-leaf fans. These trees have large leaves that can be used to make fans.

Zhao Lian had a sudden inspiration, broke off dozens of leaves, and then turned her head.

Because Zhao Lian was fast enough, she didn't get very wet.

Seeing Zhao Lian turn back, just as everyone was about to ask, Zhao Lian waved the leaf in her hand, her face full of joy: "Grandmother, look what I found! We can use this leaf to make raincoats."

"Wow, that actually works! Zhaolian, it's raining so hard right now, why don't you wait a bit?"

Yan Guihua quickly had her daughters-in-law each take more than a dozen sheets, and everyone busily began weaving raincoats.

Most ordinary farming families know how to make raincoats, but it's difficult to find suitable materials.

In less than fifteen minutes, the group worked together to make a raincoat, which Zhaolian put on.

Zhao Lian put on the raincoat and had to admire her aunts' skill; it was just the right size.

In addition, Yan Guihua also knitted a hat to slightly protect her head from light rain.

"Okay, I'll go out then."

Zhao Lian put on her raincoat and hat, turned around and ran out, disappearing into the rain.

Although the rain had lessened compared to the beginning, it showed no signs of stopping. Zhao Lian used her lightness skill to move forward.

After walking several hundred meters without seeing any shelter from the rain, Zhao Lian changed direction and headed up the mountain.

As it turned out, Zhao Lian's choice was correct. After walking a few dozen meters uphill from the roadside, Zhao Lian found several large rocks.

Zhao Lian had a sudden inspiration and went forward to check. She discovered a hole in the crevice between the rocks that was not easily noticed by outsiders.

At first glance, it looks like a crack in the rock, but it's not; the entrance is hidden in the crevice.

The opening wasn't large, only about 50 centimeters wide, and just reached Zhaolian's chin, probably only about 1.2 meters high.

Looking into the hole from the outside, it was pitch black inside, and you couldn't see how deep it was or what was inside.

Zhao Lian approached the cave entrance and, mustering her courage, asked loudly, "Is anyone there? Is anyone inside the cave?"

After she finished speaking, Zhao Lian listened carefully, but there was no response, only the echo of her words.

It seemed there was no one inside, so Zhao Lian picked up a small stone and threw it in, but there was still no sound.

After these two tests, Zhao Lian immediately calmed down, realizing that there was no one in the cave.

However, Zhao Lian still dared not let her guard down. She drew her knife and extended it into the cave entrance to clear a path before bending down and stepping inside.

The light inside was noticeably dimmer than outside. When Zhao Lian first stepped inside, she was not used to it and felt as if everything was pitch black. It took her a while for her eyes to adjust to the light.

Zhao Lian carefully examined the cave. It was circular and not particularly large, about twenty square meters in size, with a dozen or so stones of various sizes inside.

The cave appears to be quite dry, and there seems to be some animal droppings on the ground, though they have dried.

In one corner of the cave, there was some dry grass and a pile of branches. In the middle of the cave, there was a pile of burnt ashes, and not far away, there were some animal furs and bones.