Xie Changxiao cursed lowly. He had never experienced the plague before and was not sure: "Is the plague spread by droplets?"
"right."
"It's too bad!" Wen Yaxian quickly packed her things and put on her shoes and socks: "The thick fog has just lifted, and the plague has come again."
"That's right." Xie Changxiao sighed, feeling like the day had never stopped: "By the way, do you have a car?"
"Yes." They hurried downstairs.
The two vehicles drove out of the unguarded base gate, followed the route north, passed through the streets and alleys, and drove out of Ningtong.
After driving all night, they did not dare to stay in nearby cities for too long. They took turns to rest for a while and continued on the highway to completely distance themselves from Ning Tong.
"Where should we rest tonight?" Xie Changxiao took a sip of Red Bull and looked through the car window at the setting sun.
"Yuancheng?" Yuancheng is the next city.
Wen Qizhou drove into the urban area of Yuancheng City. He originally wanted to find a villa, but when he saw that everyone he met on the way was wearing a mask, he decided to go north through Yuancheng City.
Realizing that there were mountains to the north of Yuancheng, he slowed down and said, "It's still unclear which cities have the plague. Shall we find a mountain to take shelter for a while? Then we can continue our journey."
"It's okay." In places with many people, the risk factor is very high, and only going into the mountains is the safest way.
Chi Yue looked at her watch: "It's almost seven o'clock. Let's find a place to set up a tent to stay for one night, and then go into the mountains tomorrow morning."
"Okay." He stepped on the brakes at the foot of the mountain.
When Wen Yaxian and Yan Shuo in the car behind them learned of their plan, they took out a tent without any objection, set it up next to them, and sat down with their knees to rest for a while.
"I'm so tired." Wen Yaxian rubbed her waist, a look of tiredness lingering in her brows: "I can finally lie down and sleep tonight."
"Yes." Xie Changxiao moved his shoulders and neck twice, looked up at the sky covered with glow, and slowly exhaled a breath: "I don't know when these days will end."
Yan Shuo: "It's almost time."
They had the same expectations, and their tired bodies and minds gradually relaxed under the last ray of light.
When night falls, a fire is lit between the two tents, and the pots placed on the fire are grilled.
Rabbit noodles are boiling in the pot, and the bubbling water emits mist, carrying the aroma to the tip of your nose.
They were holding bowls of noodles, and Chi Yue picked up a piece of rabbit meat and suddenly said, "Shall we start growing vegetables tomorrow?"
She doesn't want to eat meat all the time.
But taking vegetables out of thin air is difficult to explain.
After all, I have to live in the mountains for a while, so I simply take out vegetable seeds that grow slightly faster and dig a piece of soil to plant them.
"Okay!" Upon hearing that she had seeds, Wen Yaxian, who had not eaten vegetables for a long time, her eyes brightened: "There must be a lot of prey in the mountains, and we will not be short of food in the future."
"Can you hunt?"
"Ah Shuo will." She elbowed Yan Shuo beside her: "Although he looks sick, he is actually very sick. All the meat we usually eat comes from him."
"Really?" Xie Changxiao raised his head and glanced at Yan Shuo, who had a smile on his lips: "Then you can show us your skills some other time?"
Yan Shuo responded warmly: "Okay."
They went to bed early after dinner, and when the alarm clock rang at seven o'clock, they packed up and drove to find a suitable mountain.
There are many mountains nearby, but for safety reasons, they have not gone close to undeveloped mountains. Instead, they chose a mountain with a low altitude that is classified as a tourist attraction.
Driving halfway up the mountain, they found that there was only a path leading to the top of the mountain. They had no choice but to drive deep into the forest, cover it with trees, and park there temporarily.
Chi Yue, who was walking behind, put the two cars into the space while they were not paying attention, then stepped forward and took Wen Qizhou's outstretched hand, and walked with him on the stone road towards the top of the mountain.
When we reached the top of the mountain, a seemingly old Taoist temple came into view. The "Yuanyun Taoist Temple" on the brown-red plaque looked like a startling dragon, but the closed wooden door was covered with layers of mottled marks.
Chi Yue: "Shall we go in and take a look?"
"Do you want to live in a Taoist temple?"
"Well, this is better than the cave."
Hearing that Qi Zhou is following her.
He pushed open the door of the Taoist temple, crossed the threshold, glanced at the incense burner, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of a figure beside the column.
The boy in Taoist robes, holding a broom in his hand, looked at them with his head raised, his watery eyes blinking twice.
He hadn't seen the pilgrims for a long time, and after a while he took a step forward and said, "Good people, are you here to offer incense?"
No one expected that there would be such a cute little Taoist priest in this old Taoist temple.
Chi Yue knelt down and kept eye level with him, raised her eyes and asked, "Are you the only one here?"
"No, master and senior brother are here too."
"Where is your master?"
"Backyard." He released his hand holding the Taoist robe, pointed to the backyard, and asked softly: "Does the good man want to find a master?"
"Is there any more incense? Let's put on the incense first."
"some."
The little Taoist priest ran towards the main hall. Chi Yue took this opportunity to discuss with them whether to stay in the Taoist temple.
Finally decided to see the master before talking.
They walked to the incense burner with no incense burning, waited for the little Taoist priest to bring incense, lit three incense sticks each, bowed devoutly to the main hall three times, and then inserted the lit incense into the incense burner.
Sandalwood is calming.
Soothing the worries accumulated in their hearts due to running away and rushing, they slowed down and walked on the road leading to the backyard.
Go through the round door and step into the backyard.
The young Taoist priest knocked on the door of one of the rooms and called to his master who was meditating: "Master, there are some good people who want to see you."
Not long after, Mingming walked out of the room.
He was around the age of 18, with a long gown that had been washed until it turned white, gathered around his body, and his long hair tied behind his head. Three or four silver threads could be vaguely seen, and his whole body exuded an unworldly temperament.
He put his hands behind his back, looked at Chi Yue's face for two seconds, and asked with a smile: "What do you want from me?"
His tone was casual, completely unlike the Taoist priests they had seen before.
"Excuse me, do you have any extra rooms in Guiguan?" Wen Qizhou politely asked the other party: "We would like to stay for a while."
"Yes, I have it, but I have to exchange it for something."
"Okay." The Taoist priest also had to eat and drink, so he agreed without hesitation: "What do you want?"
Mingzhang pulled the little Taoist priest Xunsong in front of him and told them clearly: "My disciple hasn't drank for a long time. He dreams of having two glasses of white wine. If you have any, give him a few bottles."
Xunsong: "?"
He is only five years old! What to drink?
Xunsong turned his head and was about to expose him, but before he could say "Master", Mingming covered his mouth.
The wink and wink made the people not far from them laugh, and the atmosphere became relaxed for a moment.
Chi Yue immediately opened the suitcase.
Taking advantage of the cover of the box, he took out two 500ml bottles of liquor and handed them to Mingzhang: "In addition to wine, do you want anything else?"
(End of chapter)
