257 They All Treat the Celestial Lord as Their Tranquilizer
The sudden scolding made the sobbing women freeze in shock, but it was effective. The crying around them gradually stopped. Du Yue did not want to stay here any longer. She wanted to go back to her room. She would be more at ease that way. Just as Du Yue was about to leave, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the elevator.
The elevator had stopped moving because of the power outage. If they wanted to come up, they could only walk up step by step. As she listened to the approaching footsteps, Du Yue, like everyone else, looked toward the elevator. Along with the footsteps, there was also a faint light. Everyone stared at the elevator, wanting to see who it was.
“Celestial Lord!” These simple words seemed to give everyone a shot in the arm.
“The celestial lord is here! We’re saved!”
“Celestial Lord! You’ve finally come!”
Du Yue could not help frowning when she saw the crowd suddenly become noisy. This group of people seemed to believe in this celestial lord and even treated him as their tranquilizer. Although everyone was trapped, as long as the building did not collapse, their lives would not be in danger for the time being.
Soon, the person holding the light source came up to them. He held a flashlight in his hand, and with the light from the flashlight, his face could be seen clearly.
“It’s the celestial lord!”
When Du Yue saw that it was him, the others also saw him clearly and shouted loudly.
Could it be that the celestial lord had a way to bring them out of this place and away from the storm outside? Just as Du Yue was thinking about this, the celestial lord spoke, “Today’s tsunami came too suddenly. However, don’t worry, everyone. The Celestial Lord Pavilion is very sturdy. There’s no need to worry about it being washed away by the waves. I’ll arrange for people to settle you down. You can stay in the hotel on the seventh and eighth floors for the time being. There’ll also be staff members who will deliver food to your door every day to ensure everyone’s food supply. However, the number of rooms is limited, so everyone might have to squeeze in. If you have acquaintances, you can stay together. For now, you can take your room cards and rest. After an hour, come to the fourth floor for dinner!”
After the celestial lord finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement. Everyone said that the celestial lord was considerate of the people and had arranged things in a reasonable manner. As for the celestial lord, he turned around and went downstairs after saying this. A few people stood up and followed the celestial lord downstairs. The rest of the people rushed to the front desk of the hotel to ask for room cards from the staff.
The hotel rooms on the seventh and eighth floors had electronic locks with separate batteries installed. Even if there was a power outage, the combination locks could still be used normally and could be opened with the room cards. Du Yue and He Xing glanced at the noisy crowd at the front desk before they quietly walked through the crowd and returned to their room.
After entering the room and locking the door from the inside, Du Yue took out a table lamp from her interspace. The room was not big, and the table lamp was very bright. As soon as the table lamp was turned on, the dark room was instantly illuminated. He Xing walked to the window and drew the curtains. Although they did not know how many survivors were outside, and the thick fog made it impossible for others to see their room through the window, the two were used to being cautious.
Du Yue placed the table lamp on the bedside table and could not help but sigh deeply. The raging tsunami had disrupted her and He Xing’s original plan. Fortunately, the building was not destroyed by the waves. Otherwise, the two of them would still be swimming desperately in the sea.
At the thought of this, Du Yue smiled helplessly. She untied the safety rope around her hand and walked toward the bathroom. When Du Yue came out of the bathroom, she saw He Xing standing by the bed. He had opened the curtain a little and was looking out through the gap. Du Yue walked forward, looking a little puzzled. “What are you looking at?”
He Xing heard the sound and moved aside to make room for Du Yue. “Look, the water level outside seems to have dropped.”
“Really?” Du Yue looked down in surprise, but she could not see anything because the thick fog blocked her vision. She pressed her ear against the glass and could hear the sound of water moving farther away.
From the sound of it, the water level had really dropped. However, they did not know when the seawater would completely recede. Seeing Du Yue’s worried face, He Xing reached out and patted her on the shoulder a few times. “Don’t worry too much. Looking at the situation now, as long as the tsunami doesn’t come again, the water level will soon recede.”
He was mostly consoling Du Yue because no one knew when the tide would subside. Before the water level completely receded, how many innocent people would die in this fierce tide? However, He Xing was right. There was no point in worrying.