Chapter 747 - Another Prison (2/2)

The ground was dry, filled with dust, and did not have any greenery, high-rise buildings, or traffic lights that should have been everywhere; as well as all sorts of vehicles and pedestrians.

This place was away from the hustle and bustle of city life, but to them, this silence in their ears was a fear that crept to them.

Then, they were chased into a run-down wooden house. Yes, it was a wooden house, a house made of wood and was very run-down. There was a large mattress along with a very dirty and old blanket that seemed to have been picked up from the dustbin as the cotton was exposed, and there was also an awful decomposing smell coming from the blanket.

Xia Ruoxin was not unfamiliar to this smell as after all; for the past three months, they had been smelling this to sleep every day.

The house should be the go-to-place for eating, drinking, and defecating.

Someone suddenly pushed her shoulder, and a lady with a thick waist walked in and said something in an alien language to them, which Xia Ruoxin and Shen Wei did not understand. To them, this foreign language sounded like the heavenly book in their ears.

The woman who spoke also knew that the newbies did not quite understand what she said so she gestured towards them before pointing to the mattress on the innermost side. She meant for them to go in, and it was their place to stay in the future.

Xia Ruoxin picked the innermost corner by the wall. At the very least, it was safer and Shen Wei was sleeping beside her. The women picked their own spot on the mattress and did not interact at all. No matter how this place looked, it was much better than the ship; and at the very least, they had a place to lie down and a blanket to cover them.

The sky outside was already dark, and Xia Ruoxin thought it was around eight or nine at night. She was very tired and wanted to sleep, but there was a bit of light left so she did not sleep too peacefully.

It was until she smelled food. She felt as if her nose had been trained up the past three months as she was able to smell both smelly and fragrant items. Hurriedly, she sat up and woke Shen Wei up.

Shen Wei still seemed to be in a daze and was throwing a small tantrum.

“What’s wrong?”

“There’s food.” Xia Ruoxin held her hand tightly and felt that if they went late, there would not be food for them.

Shen Wei jumped up in no time.

Even Xia Ruoxin felt a bittersweet smile.

There was a large container, and one person could have a bowl of rice which looked like white rice grain but was yellow instead. They also got a biscuit. As they rose the earliest, they were at the front and took the most and best food of the lot.

When they ate the rice, there was a grainy feeling which did not feel like white rice and was not delicious; but it was not hard to eat as well. After all, they had food worth for pigs on the ship so no matter if it was her, Shen Wei, or the other people; they were holding onto their bowl of rice and were afraid someone would snatch it. The people behind them either did not have the biscuit, the rice, or even anything at all.