Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

As the sandstorm approached, the air was filled with a pungent smell of dust. Everything on the earth was trembling under the ravages of the sandstorm. The trees on the roadside were blown to and fro by the strong wind. Some weak trees were even uprooted, rolling in the strong wind and disappeared.

The crops in the fields had long been covered by dust, without a trace of green. The originally empty road was also filled with dust, becoming blurred. After moving with difficulty, Shi Anan and others finally approached the dilapidated temple.

But this is far from enough. The sand and dust rushing in from afar is completely different from what they are experiencing now. If they want to avoid being blown away by the huge sandstorm, they must do further stabilization.

What's more, the temple is not only dilapidated but also small in size, and there is not much place to provide them with shelter.

"Surround the carriages side by side and have everyone move inside." Shi Anan gave the order while taking out a bunch of ropes from the system.

"Tie all of this around your waist. The wind in this sandstorm is too strong. It will be troublesome if it gets blown away."

Everyone followed the instructions and tied the ropes one by one, and then connected the ropes with others at the same time. There is strength in numbers, and with the weight of so many people combined, the rope would not be blown away at once.

Some refugees who were fleeing in panic naturally noticed Shi Anan's orderly actions, and they all wanted to get closer to them to seek some shelter.

At this time, Shi Anan did not ask anyone to drive them away. The situation was different now. The most urgent task was to survive this disaster first.

Thinking of this, Shi Anan couldn't help but complain in her heart. Disasters like sandstorms are generally common in water-scarce deserts or Gobi deserts. A place like Lingnan doesn't sound like something that can be associated with sandstorms.

I don’t know if it’s because of the drought or the impact of previous disasters, but a sandstorm would occur. Shi Anan was really caught off guard.

It's a rare opportunity for her to go out, and when she does, she encounters something like this. She must be depressed.

While they were thinking this, a sandstorm arrived at their area.

When the wind and sand came, Shi Anan couldn't describe what the feeling was. She just felt the pain on her face, so she had to wrap her face with cloth.

The strong wind made it very difficult for them to keep their bodies steady. Xiao Yi didn't care about the difference between men and women at this time, and held Shi Anan tightly in his arms.

The carriage that shielded them from the sandstorm was like a small boat in a storm, shaking violently. The canopy was torn by the strong wind and made a whistling sound, as if it would be torn apart at any time.

As for the goods, An An had already put the valuable ones into her backpack before she set off, but in order to avoid letting too many outsiders know that she could take things empty-handed at any time, some larger items were still piled on the carriages or carts in the caravan. At this time, no one could take care of them and could only leave it to fate.

Suddenly, a scream was heard. It turned out that a thick tree trunk was carried by the wind and sand and was crashing towards the crowd.

The direction from which the rain was coming was exactly towards Shi Anan and the others. In order to guide the others, Shi Anan and Xiao Yi were positioned closest to the outer circle, and there was nothing blocking the front. If it weren't for the ropes tying everyone together, the two of them would definitely be blown away.

But no cover means they have nowhere to hide.

Seeing that the tree trunk was about to fall on everyone's heads, and they were unable to dodge due to the wind resistance, Shi Anan's brain was frantically thinking about what could be used to withstand this huge tree trunk.

But before she could think of any solution, the tree trunk was already in front of her. Shi Anan quickly closed her eyes, curled up and hugged her head to protect it, thinking, it's over, it must be so painful to get hit by this!

But after waiting for a while, I didn't feel the pain of a heavy object falling, but instead heard a muffled groan.

Shi Anan opened her eyes and found that the tree trunk had shifted and flew farther away, while Xiao Yi had his arms hanging down and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. The muffled groan just now was made by him.

Xiao Yi actually used his arms to block the tree trunk!

"Xiao Yi! How are you? Where are you hurt? Ugh!" Shi Anan narrowed her eyes and asked worriedly, but her mouth was filled with sand as soon as she opened it.

Xiao Yi shook his head at her with pain, still maintaining a protective posture and standing beside Shi Anan.

Shi Anan was anxious, but the sandstorm was not stopping yet, so she could do nothing. She could only reach out and hold Xiao Yi tightly to stabilize his somewhat exhausted body.

I don’t know how much time has passed, but it was so long that An An felt that his body was covered with sand and dust. If this was in the desert, he would have been buried in the sand by now.

The wind and sand finally died down. The sandstorm came suddenly, and this time it lasted about half an hour from start to finish. Although it was only half an hour, the destructive power of the wind and sand during this period should not be underestimated.

As soon as the sandstorm stopped, Shi Anan quickly shook off the sand on her body and came to Xiao Yi, her eyes red with anxiety: "How are you? Where are you hurt?"

When Xiao Yi saw Shi Anan’s expression of being about to cry, he smiled at her comfortingly: “It’s just a fracture, but you won’t die.”

When Shi Anan heard this, he immediately yelled at him fiercely: "Why are you showing off? You're still laughing even though you have a broken bone!"

After she finished scolding him, she felt a little distressed: "This must be so painful."

Xiao Yi whispered: "It doesn't hurt."

If he didn't block the tree trunk, An An would definitely be hurt. How could he let An An get hurt when he came out with her?

Moreover, for Xiao Yi, he has internal strength to protect his body. If the tree trunk hits him, at most he will break his bones, but will not hurt his vital parts. So he is not showing off his strength for no reason.

But he was quite pleased to see Shi Anan was so worried about him.

Shi Anan took out the bone setting spray and hemostatic bandage. After experiencing so many disasters, her ability to deal with such trauma has become stronger. Although she has seen many people injured, fractures are not considered serious injuries with the medicine provided by the system.

But when she thought that the injured person was Xiao Yi, Shi Anan couldn't control her inner impatience and emerged. So even though she knew that Xiao Yi was injured to protect her, she still couldn't help but be mean to him.

This emotion came out of nowhere, and Shi Anan didn't think much about it. She just bandaged him carefully and carefully: "Don't move after it's fixed, understand!"

Xiao Yi: “Yeah.”

"Next time something like this happens, don't rush forward so recklessly." Shi Anan muttered.

"Yeah." But as long as he can protect An An, he will do it again if it happens, Xiao Yi added in his heart.

After bandaging Xiao Yi, Shi Anan almost bumped into his nose when she looked up. Only then did she realize that they were very close to each other because they were treating the wound.

When the two looked at each other, Xiao Yixian couldn't help but lower his eyes, his ears felt hot, and he stammered, not knowing what to say.

Shi Anan was also a little embarrassed, her face was red, and she was about to speak to ease the ambiguous and awkward atmosphere, but when she looked at Xiao Yi's face, she burst out laughing: "Your face is as dirty as a cat!"

With this smile, the ambiguous atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant. Xiao Yi's dark eyes revealed helplessness, and he just looked at Shi Anan lovingly.