The two sides had been in contact, and the Shen family didn't wait long before they caught up.
Many people were preparing to get off the cars at this time. They followed the large group toward the nearest city. The map showed that it would only take a few kilometers to reach a road with vehicles, but that road was also congested, making it very difficult to get through completely.
Especially since their group included Elder Master Jin, an elderly man who had lived a life of luxury. He had already been through a lot that day, and now he had to walk on his own two legs. He couldn't walk far before he was exhausted.
Helplessly, Jin Wenye had to carry him on his back.
It was getting dark, and they still had a few kilometers to go. The road beside them was still blocked with traffic. A large section on the map was red, showing no movement at all.
Zhu Huan asked the system and learned that there was an overpass ahead, with a lake beneath it. There were monsters in the lake, and the cars on the bridge had been attacked by them. The people at the front had already abandoned their cars and fled, and those behind couldn't get through and dared not proceed. The novel was from Sudan.
As soon as he finished speaking with Zhu Huan, he announced the news to everyone preparing to take this road via broadcast.
They had already had a tiring day, and now hearing such news, they didn't bother trying to reach the city. They went to a nearby small town and found an inn to stay.
The chaos had not yet reached this small town, and money was still useful. The group quickly ate something and planned to gather to discuss their next move.
Lin Wan was the first to finish eating and said to everyone, "I don't feel well, I'm going up. You should also get some rest early."
Jin Wenye thought she was just tired, especially since Elder Master Jin had already gone to sleep. He told her to rest well.
Lin Wan held the jade token and returned to her room. She couldn't wait to place it on the table. Looking around, the room was very simple and didn't have much of use. She took out a small knife from her bag and measured it against her hand. Finally, she pricked her finger, watching her blood drip onto the jade token, which was quickly absorbed.
A look of ecstatic joy appeared on her face. She forcefully suppressed her emotions, recalling the scenes from her dream, and after several attempts, she entered the space.
The space was still in a dilapidated state. It was very empty as far as the eye could see. Not far away stood a thatched hut. Next to the hut was a pool of spring water, with a few wild grasses growing beside it. The babbling water looked full of life, the only greenery in this desolate place.
This was the spiritual spring from her dream!
Lin Wan ran over excitedly, cupped a handful of spiritual spring water with her hands, and drank it down. It tasted very sweet. Her stomach had been aching faintly all day, but after drinking the spiritual spring water, her stomach felt comfortable soon after.
It was truly miraculous.
Lin Wan's eyes sparkled as she looked at the spring water before her. She remembered that many kinds of food could be grown here, so she planned to collect some seeds tomorrow and plant them here.
She walked around the thatched hut. Inside, besides some farming tools, there were also a few books that introduced the space, how to awaken it, how to upgrade it, how to upgrade the spiritual spring, and how to make it larger...
Lin Wan was excited and thrilled. She spent a long time in the space. When she finally remembered that she was sharing a room with Jin Wenye, she hurried out.
She picked up her phone and saw that only a few minutes had passed.
Time in the space and outside was not equal.
Lin Wan became increasingly excited. This meant she could go in often, grow vegetables and grains there, and have plenty of time.
She tried to calm herself down but still couldn't resist the urge to jump around. She went in and out several times, and even took a bottle of spiritual spring water from the space and poured it on the wound she had just cut on her finger. The wound healed at a visibly rapid speed.
It was exactly like in her dream!
After tidying everything up, Lin Wan sat on the bed in the living room and thought for a long time. She still couldn't control her excitement. She tried hard to recall things from her dream, but unfortunately, she didn't remember much more.
She only remembered that Jin Wenye and Elder Master Jin were both very tired today, so she poured the spiritual spring water into a cup and took it to Elder Master Jin's room.
He had already fallen asleep. Lin Wan turned on the light, but he didn't wake up. The old man's health was very poor. Although Elder Master Jin hadn't been very pleased with her when she and Jin Wenye first got together, he had still accepted her, given her the Jin family's token, and protected her more in front of outsiders.
So Lin Wan was still very grateful to him.
As a protagonist who was a bit too kind in the early stages, Lin Wan overlooked the times Elder Master Jin had openly criticized her when he was displeased, and how he had sided with Jin Huan when she was framed by Jin Huan. Jin Huan had almost caused the loss of her child, Elder Master Jin's grandson, yet he still didn't do anything to her.
After "expelling" her from the Jin family, he still gave her a bank card and had someone secretly protect her.
She gently woke Elder Master Jin and, while he was groggy, fed him a cup of spiritual spring water before turning off the light and leaving.
When Jin Wenye returned, he also drank a cup.
Jin Wenye naturally found the water very sweet. Lin Wan had already prepared an explanation: "This is from the hotel staff. They said it's their mountain spring water and it's very good."
Jin Wenye didn't think much of it. He was very tired that day. After a simple wash, they went to sleep.
They had already discussed the night before that today they would first go to the town to see if they could buy a car, even a used one would do, and then check the map to see which big city would be more convenient to reach, preferably one where they could fly directly to City A.
After breakfast, the group went out. There were many things to do, so they split up.
Both families had brought some private goods. Lin Wan secretly bought dozens of catties of seeds and put them into her space when no one was looking. The Shen family, with tacit understanding, stockpiled food, and when they were alone, Shen Qian would put it all into his space.
There were cars for sale in the town, but they weren't very good cars. They were too lazy to be picky now and paid with their cards. The Shen family even bought several more cars and stored them in their space, avoiding others.
Zhu Huan controlled the overall situation, while Elder Master Jin knew nothing.
The only two "losers" in the entire group were Jin Wenye and his special assistant, who were diligently collecting supplies and working hard as porters.
The entire day was spent in preparation. Seeing that it was getting late, they decided to stay another night.
Unfortunately, this night was not as peaceful as the previous one.
Late at night, someone knocked on the door, asking everyone to come out for an inspection.
Someone had returned from the gambling city. They had already learned about the terrifying nature of the R virus through 007. Now that they heard there were people returning from the gambling city to the small town, everyone immediately became a startled bird, keeping their distance from strangers.
Official personnel were spraying disinfectant everywhere, and fully equipped staff were checking their identification.
Zhu Huan was somewhat speechless.
She took a step forward, startling the person who was checking. The other party immediately became alert.
"That intelligent system can check everyone's electronic devices. Everyone uses their phones now, so why not just check their phones? If someone doesn't have a phone or their phone has issues, then that person has issues."