"Rustle, rustle..."
The flowers, grass, and trees around them swayed violently, their branches and leaves colliding with one another and making a cacophony.
There was no wind at all right now, yet the plants were swaying on their own.
"Meow... The ground is shaking again." The Little Black Cat couldn't keep its footing as the ground trembled, so it lay down on the grass.
"Tongtong, the aftershock has started again. Don't stand there—sit down quickly." Seeing her daughter swaying on her feet, Xia Qing immediately reminded her.
"Mom, I'm fine." Zhou Tongtong wanted to see whether she could stay upright through this aftershock.
The previous aftershocks had lasted only a few seconds, but this time the shaking continued for more than ten seconds before finally stopping.
"I passed the challenge." Zhou Tongtong had remained standing without falling, and her face was full of delighted smiles.
"Meow... You're amazing!" The Little Black Cat looked at Zhou Tongtong and spoke.
"Why won't these aftershocks end? Are they going to let us live normally or not?"
"Exactly! They keep happening every now and then. It's so annoying."
"We came downstairs to take shelter ages ago. Judging by the situation, the aftershocks might keep happening all night."
The residents taking shelter downstairs were talking animatedly, and quite a few of them had become extremely irritable.
They had to get up early for work the next day, but because of the aftershocks, they couldn't even return home to rest.
As long as people failed to get proper rest, their mental state would become terrible.
When they went to work the next day, they might be reprimanded by their superiors if they couldn't handle their tasks properly.
If they failed to rest and became absent-minded, then made a major mistake at work, they might even lose