July 2nd, the second day after Rule End.
At noon, the scorching sunlight poured over the earth, quickly melting the snow into water.
People often said snowfall was not cold, but melting snow was. Yet under July's high temperatures, the melting process was not particularly cold. With heat and cold intermingling, the temperature instead remained perfectly mild.
Guan Tong had already sorted through the supplies in the camp and packed everything back into his backpack.
He had no choice but to pack up. Once the snow began melting, water from the snowbanks on both sides of the path would flow down and flood it. If he did not pack up soon, a day's worth of meltwater would soak all his supplies.
"Little Guan, this snow is melting really fast." Wang Yan gazed toward the highway. "It was so thick before, but so much of it has already melted. I'd say it'll all be gone in three to five days."
"Yeah, thankfully it's July, the hottest month. If it were winter, it probably wouldn't melt for months."
"Yeah." As Wang Yan spoke, a pained expression suddenly appeared on her face. She raised a hand to clutch her stomach.
Chen Na immediately noticed something was wrong with her mother and hurriedly said, "Mom, does your stomach hurt again? Hurry back into the car and lie down!"
"I'm fine, I'm fine..."
Though Wang Yan said that, she still returned to the car. Guan Tong helped her inside and said, "Sister Wang, at this rate, we should be able to get moving the day after tomorrow. When that happens, let's go to a hospital in Yunhua first."
Chen Na nodded repeatedly. "Mom, just listen to Little Brother Guan and go to the hospital. Yunhua is such a big city—they'll definitely be able to cure