Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 345 Encountering a Sandstorm, Casting a Spell to Absorb Sand

Nothing unexpected happened in the next few days.

Xiao Ya declined Estelle's invitation, much to the regret of the orchestra leaders. They were about to try recommending other members of the orchestra when they discovered that Estelle had already returned to her country ahead of schedule.

Eileen, however, did not leave; instead, she confronted the two women.

"My brother asked me to come to Tianxia and make friends with you."

"But there are actually no strict requirements. If I want, I can even live here permanently in the future."

"The current trend is that the East is rising and the West is declining. You also have a powerful superhuman. The Lawrence family is of Gallic descent and does not want to sink with the Citibank ship."

"I'm very comfortable in Tianxia and have decided to stay and develop my career here. I won't pry into your secrets anymore; I just want to be your friend."

Jiang Shishi looked at the same message on her phone and asked Gu Zhao, "Is what she said true or false?"

"Whether it's true or false doesn't matter," Gu Zhao waved his hand calmly, "because we don't care."

"The system keeps this secret because it's worried that sudden exposure would cause public panic," Gu Zhao said with a smile. "We don't deliberately reveal it either, because we have relatives and friends who need to live normal lives."

Xiao Ya thought for a moment and then suddenly asked, "But there are more and more discussions and speculations about superhumans online now. Is the system gradually leaking information to the outside world?"

Jiang Shishi's eyes lit up. "Take the passenger plane incident a few days ago, for example. The platform didn't suppress the heat. Many rumors circulated online, and the photo of you wasn't deleted either."

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow. "You can tell it's me?"

Jiang Shishi said with a grin, "I can recognize you even when you're naked, let alone when you're dressed."

Gu Zhao, “…”

"Are you all packed? We're ready to go!" Gu Zhao changed the subject.

"All packed, all packed." Xiao Ya smiled as she dragged out a suitcase and a small backpack.

"I've already packed everything." Jiang Shishi patted a large suitcase next to her.

"Let's go!" Gu Zhao waved his hand, and Xiao Ya, Jiang Shishi, and their luggage all floated up, then followed Gu Zhao through the window and soared into the sky.

……

Last year, Xiao Ya and her two daughters went to Zhenwu Mountain with Gu Zhao for the Spring Festival. Although they returned to Yandu once during the year when they had a break, they still had less time to see their families. So this year, they planned to return to Yandu for the Spring Festival.

After Gu Zhao agreed to fly them back, they promptly canceled their tickets and were just waiting for today.

"Ahhh!"

Although it was their second flight, Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi were still very excited. Moreover, Gu Zhao deliberately controlled the altitude, keeping it at around one or two thousand meters.

Therefore, the scenery along the way was particularly beautiful.

Gu Zhao led them down the Yangtze River to admire the scenery of the Wuling Mountains, the waterways of Hunan Province, and the Yunhan Industrial Zone. They also enjoyed the scenery on both banks before turning north in Jinling.

Following the ancient route of the Grand Canal, the scenery of Central and Northern China unfolded before their eyes. It was the first time they had appreciated the magnificent landscape of their motherland from this perspective, and they were filled with excitement.

Even though Gu Zhao deliberately controlled their speed, they still managed to cross Dongyue and approach Yandu in almost two hours.

But the closer Gu Zhao got to Yandu, the stronger the wind from the northwest became, and the more hazy and yellow the scenery became. "A sandstorm?" Gu Zhao raised his altitude slightly and saw that the northwest stretched from his eyes to the horizon, a vast expanse of gray-yellow sandstorm.

“Yandu is windy all year round.” Knowing that Gu Zhao had never been to Yandu before, Xiao Ya explained to Gu Zhao.

“But sandstorms usually happen in March or April,” Jiang Shishi replied. “Why are they earlier this year? Is desertification in the north getting worse?”

Xiao Ya sighed helplessly, "No matter how well the Three-North Shelterbelt Project is built, it can't withstand a terrible teammate!"

Decades ago, the northern part of Tianxia did indeed suffer from environmental degradation due to economic development, resulting in severe weather such as smog and sandstorms in the northern region.

However, after decades of continuous efforts, including environmental improvement projects such as the Three-North Shelterbelt Project, some small deserts in the north have almost been wiped out, and the environment has been greatly improved.

Logically speaking, smog may not be completely eradicated due to industrial factors, but sandstorms should never exist.

But while Tianxia managed to manage the situation, its northern neighbor began to fall behind, desertifying at a rocket-like pace. This not only caused Tianxia to collapse but also began to drag it down.

As Xiao Ya said, no matter how strong the Three-North Shelterbelt is, it can only change the ground environment, but it cannot stop the sand and dust that come from the north and fill the sky.

The power of heaven and earth is overwhelming and unstoppable!
"Ding dong!"

As they approached Yandu and were close to the ground, their phones received a mass message from Yandu.

"Dust warning." Xiao Ya said with a wry smile, "There will be strong winds and dust storms for the next week. Residents are advised to be careful when traveling."

Jiang Shishi shook her head helplessly, somewhat distressed, "The next week is the Lunar New Year!"

Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve.

In Gu Zhao's view, tomorrow, New Year's Eve, might be the day when the sandstorm is at its worst.

Gu Zhao's eyes flickered, then he looked at the two women and said, "I'll perform a magic trick for you."

"What kind of magic trick?" the two women asked curiously.

Gu Zhao reached out and grabbed a porcelain bottle, which was the spoils he had obtained from the Stone King Cave years ago. However, since they all had storage gourds later, this thing had been left to gather dust in the gourd.

Now it finally works.

Gu Zhao led the two women to a height of several thousand meters in the sky, then mobilized the water and fire within his body, with the kidney water nourishing the liver wood, thus influencing heaven and earth, and then a wisp of breeze surrounded him.

Although Gu Zhao had not systematically learned the "Taiyi Fire Palace Secret Method" from Daoist Yansong and could not blow out the Taiyi Divine Wind, his cultivation was sufficient. He could use the Five Elements and Five Qi, wind, thunder, clouds and rain, and Yin and Yang Qi, but he was not as powerful as those who had specifically cultivated them.

Therefore, Gu Zhao activated his wind magic at this moment, and a whirlwind centered on him instantly took shape.

However, this wind did not affect the force of the wind coming from the north. Instead, it merged with it, blowing up all the sand and dust carried by the wind. From the outside to the inside, it was like a dragon sucking water, drawing in all the sand and dust within the range of the wind.

Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi were both stunned!

From their perspective, they saw all the sand and dust swirling down and being sucked into the seemingly bottomless porcelain bottle in Gu Zhao's hand.

The people in the city below were also stunned!

They only saw all the sand and dust around them sweeping into the sky, covering the entire sky, then gradually decreasing until it disappeared into the sky as if it had never existed.

In just a moment, the sky over the entire capital of Yan was cleared up!
(End of this chapter)