Chapter 964 Waking Up (1)

"One more misstep," Zhou Ying warned, "and the lightning won't miss." With that, she turned her attention to rescuing people from the flooded areas and informing local officials about the impending disaster.

The terrified magistrate, his pants wet with fear, abandoned decorum and scrambled to gather his subordinates, barking orders for evacuation.

Back at her interspace, Zhou Ying reheated leftover chicken soup and fed Gu Chengrui some oats before taking a shower and bringing him out.

As dawn approached, Gu Chengrui's eyes fluttered open. 

His gaze, however, held an unnerving intensity, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor. 

It seemed to pierce through facades, like a form of clairvoyance. Zhou Ying noticed this shift instantly.

He turned to find her, his expression softening. Yet, there was a strange pressure beneath that tenderness, almost oppressive.