When the magic flower blooms

Flying sand and rocks outside the house, torrential rain.The situation inside the house seems to be changing from quantitative to qualitative.

The vigilant Ming Ruoxing quickly got up from the sofa and pulled Boss Bai into his arms to prevent him from running away in shock.And He Tiansi, who was still telling ghost stories just now, also calmed down, listening nervously to the movement around him.

It's getting more and more wrong, the walls, the pillars, the floor...everywhere is creaking.This old house is like a dry bone, on the verge of collapse because of being overwhelmed.

"Should we..."

The worst hypothesis suddenly appeared in Ming Ruoxing's mind, but before he could say it, he heard a loud noise from the southwest corner of the atrium!

Immediately afterwards, from far to near, the glass sliding doors in the corridor deformed and burst one by one.While the debris was splashing, the raindrops swept by the wind drove straight in with the strong wind.

Ming Ruoxing grabbed He Tiansi and took several steps back, and the two of them squatted behind the sofa to hide.Ten seconds later, also from a distance, the ceiling collapsed.The space on the first floor seemed to be being ruthlessly crushed by the palm of a giant spirit, gradually disappearing into the darkness.Only smoke, tremors, and loud noises describe the great sense of fear at the moment it was swallowed.

The bedroom on the opposite side of the atrium has collapsed, but fortunately, the floor on the living room side is still strong for the time being.However, if you are lucky enough to stay behind, you will undoubtedly sit and wait to die.

"Transfer!"

Ming Ruoxing called out a backup plan to He Tiansi.

Uncle Guang and Aunt Guang took their grandson back to the city to escape the typhoon, but their newly built house is strong enough to shelter from wind and rain, and it is also the closest building in the vicinity.If you don't want to be buried by the ruins, I'm afraid you have to take the risk and run there.

Ming Ruoxing quickly packed Boss Bai into his bag, and tied the chain around his waist.He Tiansi also brought raincoats and boots, and tied each other tightly with climbing ropes.

Dressed up, the two were about to rush out when they suddenly realized a huge trouble——

The main entrance had collapsed, and all the other outward-facing windows had been boarded up.The reinforcements that were originally made to prevent the wind have all turned into tools for them to bind themselves at this moment.

"Hiding under the table?"

He Tiansi proposed a plan.But the continuous rainwater seeping from the low-lying area quickly dispelled this idea-if he was trapped under the table and flooded with rainwater, he would only die slowly and painfully.

Ming Ruoxing immediately rejected the proposal. He looked around at the mess and quickly came up with a new idea.

"Let's go to the roof first and then go out!"

The situation is urgent and there is no time for discussion and trial and error.He Tiansi resolutely surrendered all his trust, followed Ming Ruoxing through the broken and deformed sliding door, and came to the atrium corridor.

Almost as soon as they walked outside, the rainwater pouring down from the height of the eaves knocked the two of them dizzy.

"Don't panic!" Ming Ruoxing shouted loudly, barely covering the whistling wind in his ears, "Go over there!"

Following the direction of his fingers, He Tiansi saw the completely collapsed porch and studio.The original height of the two-story building has now collapsed into a pile of ruins of about three meters.As long as you turn over there smoothly, the outside is the front yard.

It sounds easy, but it is actually easier said than done!

The collapsed foyer is like a vent, and the raging wind keeps pouring in, reverberating in the small atrium.The poor tree was dismembered in the frantic swing, and the stones and raindrops flew across the air, hitting people, and it was hard to tell which one was more painful.

In such a harsh environment, every step took several times more strength than usual. In less than a minute, the two of them were drenched from top to bottom.

"Hold me tight and don't let go!"

After finally moving to the bottom of the ruins, the wind gradually weakened.Ming Ruoxing let He Tiansi hug his waist with a loud roar, then with all his strength, he jumped up to the top of the ruins!

He Tiansi only felt a sudden lightness in his body, and his feet were lifted into the air.With a strange force, Ming Ruoxing forced him to jump to the height of the ruins two meters above the ground, and grabbed a broken board, and continued to climb hard.

In order to share Ming Ruoxing's pressure, after making sure that he would not fall, He Tiansi quickly found a foothold, and at the same time held the cat bag tied around Ming Ruoxing's waist with one hand to help him reduce the weight of his fall.

Ming Ruoxing gasped heavily, but recovered quickly.Using both hands and feet, he nimbly climbed up to the top of the ruins, and immediately turned around to extend a helping hand to He Tiansi.

With his help, He Tiansi also climbed up the ruins smoothly.The two had just stood firm when they heard another loud bang behind them—the living room they had just abandoned collapsed, and a puff of white smoke rose up, which quickly disappeared into the rain.

The shock caused by the collapse made the ruins under their feet unstable again.Under Ming Ruoxing's urging, He Tiansi began to move down with him little by little, and finally managed to reach the front yard.

But here is also a mess now.The bushes were blown crooked, the trees with lush canopies were uprooted, the brick exterior wall almost completely collapsed, and the dirt road outside the courtyard could be seen directly. Perhaps it is more accurate to call it a mudslide right now.

The wind suddenly roared again. If you go out rashly, you may even be at risk of being blown away.Only then did Ming Ruoxing regret why he had to park the car in the village.

As a last resort, they could only temporarily stop their progress and hide in the lush bushes.To their relief, these stubborn plants still bloomed with colorful flowers tenaciously in such a bleak and rainy typhoon night.

The two of them hugged a cat, squatting in the middle of the flowers soaked like this, shivering.

"I think it's pretty good here too... why don't we just stay here." He Tiansi's lips turned white from the cold, but he still had the heart to joke.

Ming Ruoxing was worried that He Tiansi would lose temperature, so he took the initiative to move closer to him, but his mood was extremely bad—not because of He Tiansi's ridicule, but because of self-blame for his misjudgment, and he actually personally put He Tiansi on the ground. In such a dangerous situation.

They waited for five or six minutes, and the wind finally passed.Once again emphasizing that He Tiansi must keep up with him, Ming Ruoxing cheered up and began to carry out the most critical transfer operation.

Walking 200 meters west along the small road outside the courtyard that has almost become a mudslide, Uncle Guang's house is not far from the road.Normally, it should be there within a few minutes.

But on this typhoon-ravaged night, nothing can be described as "normal".

In order to avoid another accident for He Tiansi, Ming Ruoxing decided to keep him under strict protection throughout the whole process.Although He Tiansi was actually half a head taller than him, this did not prevent him from covering He Tiansi's head with his hands, and using most of his body to shield him from the oncoming raindrops and flying mud.

In this way, the two struggled forward in the torrential rain that could not open their eyes. The upper body was rainwater and the lower body was mud.After walking about a hundred meters, I heard another gust of wind whistling in the air.A small piece of bamboo fence beside them fell down, bamboo pieces flying all over the sky, like hidden weapons of countless assassins.

Ming Ruoxing quickly pressed He Tiansi down to avoid him.After finally waiting for the storm to pass, He Tiansi wiped off the muddy water on his face, and wanted to ask Ming Ruoxing if he could continue on the road.However, Ming Ruoxing, who stood in front of him, just held his head tightly with his hands, but did not respond.

He Tiansi's heart skipped a beat, and he took out his flashlight while meditating "There must be nothing wrong".

After taking this photo, he realized that there was a wound the size of a coin on Ming Ruoxing's forehead, and the blood was flowing down mixed with the rain.

"...Xiao Ming! Xiao Ming!"

He Tiansi gasped, and quickly patted Ming Ruoxing's face, but there was no response.He shook his body again, Ming Ruoxing simply collapsed and snuggled into his arms.

An indescribable great anxiety surged into his heart instantly, but He Tiansi knew that he must not let himself be confused now.He immediately caught Ming Ruoxing firmly, hugged him into his arms, untied the cat bag tied around his waist with one hand and transferred it to himself, then gritted his teeth and stood up against the wind and rain again.

There are still 100 meters.

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Splitting headache.

This was Ming Ruoxing's first feeling after regaining consciousness.The pain pulled him out of the dark abyss of unconsciousness, and he fell hard on a cold ground full of thorns.

His whole body began to ache, and this terrible feeling forced him to open his eyes.

It was still dark all around, but at any rate it was no longer pitch black.He found himself lying on a three-seater sofa, his soaked clothes and pants had been taken off, and he was only wrapped in a thin blanket.On the table not far in front of him were four candles and a cup of steaming drink.

The pain in the head quickly brought back some important memories, Ming Ruoxing supported the back of the sofa and looked around anxiously.

"He Tiansi? He Tiansi!!"

The answer and the sound of footsteps soon came from the next room.He Tiansi was also shirtless, wearing a big towel, and ran over quickly with a pillow in his hand.

"Are you awake?! I'm going to give you another pillow."

"..." Ming Ruoxing didn't seem to hear his greeting, he just looked up and down He Tiansi, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but you almost scared me to death."

He Tiansi came over, helped He Tiansi up a little, and put the pillow on his back.

"This is Uncle Guang's house. You may have been hit on the head by a stone just now, and you bled a lot! Fortunately, it has stopped."

Only then did Ming Ruoxing reach out and touch his forehead. There were a few bandages wrapped around it, and there was a dressing underneath. The technique was quite sophisticated.

"You bandaged me?"

"There's no one else here."

"Where are my clothes?"

"The door is hanging to dry, it's muddy and watery, it's hard to clean up when you wear clothes into the house."

With that said, He Tiansi handed him the drink on the table, which was a cup of hot milk with a few jujubes forcibly added.

"Uncle Guang doesn't store any food here, so drink a few sips to replenish blood."

Seeing his pure and upright face, Ming Ruoxing couldn't be bothered anymore, so he reached out to take the cup, took a few breaths to wait for the milk to cool, and continued to ask questions.

"You brought me here?"

"Aren't I still Laobai? Besides, you are not heavy, so you have to be careful not to let the wind blow you away."

Just as he was talking, Boss Bai, who had just cleaned his paws and tail, also walked over while shaking his hind legs, and ran to Ming Ruoxing meowing.Seeing that it is covered in mud, it is not difficult to imagine what will happen to the cat bag that holds it.

In the outdoors separated by a wall, the storm is still raging.Recalling their crazy actions just now, Ming Ruoxing couldn't help feeling afraid for a while.

"It's so messy... I should have gone back to the city if I knew it earlier."

"It was my fault." He Tiansi took the initiative to apologize, "I shouldn't be so stubborn about that house and hurt you."

"none of your business."

Ming Ruoxing shook his head, "Since I promised to help you stay there, it is my own choice. In the final analysis, I still lack a correct understanding of typhoons."

"Yeah. Come to think of it, one second we're telling ghost stories and the next the house is falling down..."

He Tiansi smiled wryly, "It's really lucky to be able to escape. But the house is completely gone, everything is gone."

Ming Ruoxing took two sips of milk, then suddenly raised his eyes.

"Yesterday on the roof, you said that if the house really collapsed, you can go out and make a living. How do you feel now?"

"Be discouraged, nothing else is discouraged."

He Tiansi dragged a chair and sat beside Ming Ruoxing, leaning his arms on the armrest of the sofa.His tone was still relaxed, but he couldn't hide the frustration in his words.

"Let me tell you, I forgot everything about the past 20 years. After living here for two years, I have accumulated some memories, but now a typhoon has left me nothing. It feels like a beach The sand on the ground, no matter how complicated the pattern is drawn and how many times it is repeated, will eventually be completely washed away by the tide."

In line with his exclamation, the wind and rain outside the house roared more and more violently, like the raging waves of the sea crashing against the shore, trying to crush the hardest rock into fine sand.

But no matter how strong the wind and rain were, Ming Ruoxing's voice was very clear in He Tiansi's ears.

"Are you stubborn? Why don't you think about it from the perspective of the sea? No matter how fierce and powerful it is, there will always be people who leave traces of their existence without fear, no matter how many times they come back. give up."

Speaking of this, he seemed to realize that his tone was a bit unkind, so he struggled for a while, and took the initiative to hold He Tiansi's hand on the sofa.

"Okay, although your situation is a bit special, but the house can still be rebuilt if it collapses, and we can rescue the things inside one by one. The most important thing is that everyone is fine, and Boss Bai is fine. Wait for the typhoon to pass , I will accompany you whatever you want, how about it?"

The warmth from the back of his hand made He Tiansi startled slightly.He raised his head and met Ming Ruoxing's faintly shining eyes in the dimness.

The owner of these eyes is not frank, stubborn and proud, but so gentle and lovely.

It was like a rose with thorns growing out of the ruins, illuminating everything around it.