Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 847 Extreme Apocalypse 11

Just as they were about to persuade him to go back, Li Xinyan walked over, trembling, and asked, "Brother, Sister Tong, what are you doing in the living room?"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Chutong handed her three thermos cups filled with water: "I boiled some water. You can take these to Uncle Li and my mom, and also to yourself. Don't drink them too quickly."

"No problem, give it to me."

After the second pot of water was boiled, Li Yanjing quickly filled a hot water bottle and handed it to Ruan Chutong.

"Take this and go back to your room. I'll bring them hot water bottles later."

"Thank you, I'll go in now."

The water has already boiled, so there's nothing for me to do right now.

"Hmm." Li Yanjing glanced at her departing figure and continued filling the hot water bottle.

*

It started snowing outside during the day. Last night it was dry and cold, but today it's become damp and cold.

"Oh dear, all my vegetables have frozen to a crisp, what a waste!" Xu Zhenzhu only remembered this after waking up.

She looked at the vegetables outside the balcony with a pained expression; it was too cold to go outside.

They had made preparations for the cold weather in advance, but everyone forgot about these dishes, mainly because they didn't expect the weather to change so quickly.

The good thing is that we just harvested a batch of vegetables before the extreme cold hit; otherwise, it would have been even more heartbreaking.

Ruan Chutong glanced at it; she had actually forgotten about it too.

Seeing her mother's distressed expression, she couldn't help but exchange a glance with Li Xinyan.

Li Xinyan quickly gave her father a meaningful look: "Hurry up and go coax your wife."

Li Dayuan stood up, his mind racing, trying to think of something that could distract Pearl.

I blame myself for being too clumsy with words and not quick-witted enough; I just couldn't come up with an answer.

His pleading gaze bypassed his equally tongue-tied (and not good with words) son and went straight to his two adorable daughters.

Seeing this, Ruan Chutong said with a smile, "Mom, we'll plant more vegetables when the weather gets warmer. It's so cold today, let's have beef hot pot."

As she spoke, she took out beef and a lot of fresh vegetables, which she had harvested from the balcony earlier.

"Yes, yes, Pearl, I'll help you. Let's have something warm to eat today. We can plant the vegetables later. Let's try the vegetables you planted earlier today."

Li Xinyan maliciously added, "Aunt Xu, it's cold, so don't wash the vegetables with water. Let my dad do it; he's tough."

Li Dayuan gave her a resentful look, then turned to Xu Zhenzhu with a smile: "Yan Yan is right, I'll wash the vegetables, you just tell me what to do."

"What can I tell you? Just bring the things over and go to the kitchen."

Distracted by the others, Xu Zhenzhu felt less distressed and a smile appeared on her face.

"Okay, I'm coming right now." Upon receiving the order, Li Dayuan quickly grabbed the meat and vegetables and followed her, his back view exuding a sycophantic air.

"Hahaha, my dad is completely under Aunt Xu's thumb."

While the two were cooking intimately in the kitchen, Li Xinyan laughed and rolled around on the sofa.

Li Yanjing turned her gaze from the kitchen to her outgoing younger sister.

"This morning's training was postponed because of the cold weather, so I'll take advantage of the time I have now to go to the gym."

Upon hearing this, Li Xinyan's smile froze: "Brother, my dear brother, are you a devil? I finally got a morning off, and you still have to train in this cold weather?"

"You need to exercise even more when it's cold; it's easy to become lazy if you relax for a day."

Li Xinyan gritted her teeth, took Ruan Chutong's arm, and harbored deep resentment.

"Sister Tong, look at my brother. Before the apocalypse, people like him couldn't find wives at all. His own sister doesn't even care about him."

Ruan Chutong smiled and said, "The apocalypse is here, and strength is very important. The better your skills are, the more confident you will be when you encounter danger in the future."

Upon hearing her say that, Li Xinyan's face immediately turned serious.

She was just venting, and she understood the logic.

"Okay, let's go."

Aside from the elders of both families, she is currently at the bottom of the pack and can only practice diligently to close the gap between herself and everyone else.

Ruan Chutong went to her room and changed into a thicker set of sportswear.

When she arrived at the gym, Li Xinyan, Li Yanjing, and the Gao family were all there.

They are currently warming up, preparing for their pair practice sessions later.

Ruan Chutong had been holding back her movements, so it only appeared that she had made great progress.

But her rival, Li Xinyan, could no longer keep up with her pace.

Today her opponent was Gao Mingcheng. The two practiced a few moves, and Ruan Chutong knocked him down directly.

When Gao Mingcheng lay down on the ground, he was still a little dazed: "Sister Chutong, your progress is too great."

Li Xinyan burst out laughing: "Mingcheng-ge, have you been slacking off lately? You haven't made any progress after practicing for a while!"

"It's definitely not because I'm lazy, it's because my sister Chu Tong has a very high talent for martial arts."

Li Yanjing had been watching the two of them the whole time.

Seeing that Ruan Chutong's breathing was steady and her breath was not disordered, she said, "Try sparring with me."

"Okay."

It was cold, and Ruan Chutong wanted to warm up today, but she felt listless after keeping the exercises still.

As soon as the two faced off, Li Yanjing felt that she hadn't been serious in her training. She clearly had a foundation, but had been hiding her true abilities.

But why is that? Why didn't you say you trained her?

The two exchanged blows for over twenty moves, and Li Xinyan and the three members of the Gao family were all somewhat unsure who was stronger.

Li Xinyan was the most shocked: "When did Sister Tong become so amazing? She held her own against my brother. Didn't we train together?"

"They're really impressive. I feel like they're getting faster and faster." Gao Mingcheng nodded in agreement.

He had thought that Ruan Chutong had knocked him down earlier because he had underestimated her or it was an accident, but now he felt that his defeat was not unjust.

Mr. Gao slapped him on the back: "I should have told Yan Jing to let you practice for an extra hour every day."

"No need, Dad, I'm doing fine now."

Gao's mother said, "We haven't seen any progress in you, and I support your father's decision."

Upon hearing this, Li Xinyan couldn't help but laugh again: "Mingcheng, don't let your uncle and aunt down. It's always good to practice more."

Mr. Gao said with a smile, "You're still smiling so happily. Should I go and tell your brother to let you practice for an extra hour too?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xinyan quickly made a zipping motion with her mouth to indicate that she would absolutely stop laughing.

After practicing for half an hour, Ruan Chutong stepped back a few steps and withdrew her movements, saying, "Alright, Brother Li, I'm tired."

She wasn't tired, but she had already warmed up and didn't want to play with him anymore, but she still plopped down on the ground to rest.

Li Yanjing felt that he had finally met a worthy opponent, so he hadn't stopped.

Seeing that she stopped what she was doing, I didn't continue either.

However, a rare expression appeared on his face as he asked curiously, "Have you practiced before?"