Chapter 227: Super Flood 13
In the dark of night, the sounds of weeping and wailing became more pronounced.
In truth, to be alive was already an immense stroke of luck.
The rubber raft had been battered countless times by the flood, but fortunately, Chu Yian had brought plenty of waterproof tape and managed to repair it.
It was usable for now, but she didn’t know how much longer it would last.
Before dawn, they immediately set off.
With Lu Qingyuan’s injured arm, their progress was much slower than before.
However, luckily, they hadn’t been lazy the past two days, and they were now very close to Port X.
From early morning until late at night.
They finally reached Port X around 11 PM on the fifth day of the game.
The harbor was no different from the inland now; the flood had already submerged up to the fourth floor, and Lu Qingyuan relied entirely on local landmark buildings to navigate.
Their rubber raft also gave out after holding on for over a dozen hours.
Before the gas inside the raft completely leaked out, the two abandoned paddling and swam in the water.
They swam for two hours before reaching the place where Lu Qingyuan stored his yacht.
When they got ashore, Chu Yian was completely exhausted.
But they still had to find the boat!
To find that yacht they had placed so much hope in.
Chu Yian supported her weak knees with both hands, shuffling along behind Lu Qingyuan.
However, when they reached the yacht’s mooring spot, there was nothing but the rising floodwaters.
Chu Yian looked at the murky water, and her heart immediately sank.
But on second thought, the flood had already lasted for four days.
How could a valuable mode of transport like a yacht still be intact and in its original spot?
Even if no one stole it, the water rose so quickly that it would have been submerged.
Chu Yian instantly went from physical exhaustion to psychological exhaustion.
“A wasted trip.”
Now that the yacht was gone and the rubber raft was broken and abandoned, what were they going to do next?
Was it still possible to fly back now?
Speaking of which, Teacher Lu had a handgun and a yacht, would he also have something like a helicopter?
Was he just worried that he wasn’t trying hard enough to escape, which was why he hadn’t taken it out?
Chu Yian was so tired she was already starting to daydream when Lu Qingyuan asked her for the safety rope.
“What for?”
“Going into the water for a bit.”
Lu Qingyuan tied one end of the rope to an iron railing and the other end around his waist.
“Help me keep an eye on the rope.”
Chu Yian didn’t know what he was going down to do, but the danger of him going down now was much greater than usual.
Not to mention the injury on his arm.
He hadn’t slept for two days and one night, from yesterday until now, and reaching here had consumed a vast amount of his physical strength.
But Lu Qingyuan had already made up his mind, so Chu Yian could only take out her hoarded supplies and try her best to ensure his safety.
Besides the safety rope, there was also a waterproof flashlight.
She hung a swimming ring on her head, so if Lu Qingyuan had any problems underwater, she could go down and rescue him.
She was ready.
Who knew that Lu Qingyuan would actually retrieve a massive object from the water?
No, it floated up on its own.
A 28-meter-long yacht, it had self-drained the water from its interior and then floated to the surface.
Chu Yian watched, dumbfounded, not expecting such high technology.
“Teacher Lu, Teacher Lu!”
Lu Qingyuan wiped his face in the water, and in the flashlight’s beam, his face was a bit pale.
“You go in and wait for me first, there are still some things.”
Chu Yian nodded quickly at his words.
She untied the safety rope from the shore and re-tied it to the edge of the yacht.
She didn’t dare to leave the safety rope, even though the rain was getting heavier, she stood by and waited for Lu Qingyuan to come up.
He then brought many specialized fuels for the yacht from underwater.
Only when there was enough fuel to reach their target destination did he climb onto the edge of the yacht.
At this moment, Lu Qingyuan’s body was as cold as if it had been frozen.
His lips were blue and purple.
Chu Yian quickly led him inside to shelter from the rain, then reached out and stripped off his wet clothes, wrapping the last sleeping bag around him.
Warm babies had been placed in the sleeping bag beforehand, so when he was put inside, it was already warm.
Lu Qingyuan’s icy limbs eagerly absorbed the warmth inside.
He glanced at the person beside him, feeling that for this moment, his earlier efforts were worth it.
He stayed in there for ten minutes.
Feeling a bit more comfortable, he put on dry clothes.
He walked into the cockpit, pressed an unknown button, and a machine on the yacht hummed to life.
“We should leave immediately, but the yacht was just salvaged from the water.
We can only leave once the internal circulation system has dried out all the electronic and mechanical parts of the yacht.”
His voice was steady, tinged with a hint of fatigue.
“Alright!”
“Teacher Lu, you go rest first.”
Chu Yian said, then rolled up her sleeves, preparing to observe this behemoth.
Teacher Lu’s yacht was very large, fully equipped with a living room, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.
The interior decorations were covered in mud and silt, but it still couldn’t conceal its original understated luxury.
Chu Yian thought about resting and originally wanted to clear out the bedroom first.
Unfortunately, it was too dirty inside; the soft large bed was covered in sewage, and the floor was littered with a few freshly dead fish.
It couldn’t be cleaned up quickly, so only the living room could be tidied.
Sleeping on the hard floor was still a million times better than in the damp water.
Chu Yian then went to check the kitchen and toilet and other areas.
The toilet was already usable, but the kitchen stove couldn’t be lit.
It was probably too damp.
Although many parts of the yacht were temporarily unusable after being submerged, they finally had a place where they wouldn’t get rained on for twenty-four hours!
At nine o’clock in the morning on the sixth day of the game, the instruments were dry, and they set sail!
The engine roared, and Chu Yian watched the buildings on both sides rapidly receding behind them, an unprecedented and strong sense of security!
On the seventh day of the game, Lu Qingyuan repaired the yacht’s heater.
Chu Yian took her first hot shower since the escape, and the feeling of being cleansed from head to toe was simply too wonderful!
“Teacher Lu, you’re so cool!”
Chu Yian couldn’t help but rush over and give him a big hug.
Every time she was very grateful to Lu Qingyuan, she couldn’t resist hugging him.
Lu Qingyuan, standing at the doorway, was momentarily stunned.
A moment later, his expression returned to composure.
“Did you use shower gel?”
“No.”
Who would bring that stuff on the run?
“What’s wrong?”
Why did she smell good without using shower gel?
This thought flashed through Lu Qingyuan’s mind, then his brows furrowed, and his gaze shifted from her slightly reddened, scalded skin.
“Nothing.”
Really nothing?
Chu Yian looked at him suspiciously, and instantly a reason flashed through her mind—
Teacher Lu wanted to use shower gel to bathe, didn’t he?
Having hot water was already great, but as soon as he had the conditions, he became pampered.
A delicate young man, must he use shower gel to smell fragrant?
Oh my goodness… Teacher Lu, you can’t judge a book by its cover!
