Wu Yue walked to the other side. Nothing happened, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

As the basket filled with more and more grapes, she became so engrossed in picking them that she didn't stop until the basket was overflowing and Cuihua had stuffed it full with her sun-protective clothing.

"Thump."

A WeChat voice group call was leaked.

"Everyone, please report your results regularly!"

"The orchard is so big, don't get lost."

"I couldn't take it anymore after picking just a few mangoes..."

"Hahahaha, you weakling."

The voices around her were all chattering, and Wu Yue could barely make out who was speaking.

After a while, the group chat quieted down.

"Yueyue, which area are you in? Why aren't you saying anything?" Zhou Yunwei asked with concern.

Cheng Pingxi: "Little sister, are you lost? Come find me."

Wu Yue really didn't want to complain about her cheap brother. Song Congbo had secretly told her that her brother was terrible with directions. Luckily, he usually had someone to guide him and a car to pick him up, otherwise he would have gotten lost in Beijing outside the Fifth Ring Road.

Needless to say, he must be lost right now, which is why he's so serious about asking her to come pick him up.

What else could he do but shoulder the burden himself?

She casually said, "Brother, I'm a little lost. Where are you? Tell me your location, and I'll come find you and we'll meet up."

Cheng Pingxi immediately replied, "I'm here at Taozi's place. There's a red house that looks like a temple not far from the woods."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yue subconsciously frowned: "Brother, don't move, I'll be right there."

Red house?

Wu Yue had a good memory; she had just passed by the peach grove, but upon careful recollection, she hadn't seen any palaces or temples behind it. Let alone a red house, she hadn't seen a single building.

Wu Yue carried the basket and ran all the way to the peach grove. Cuihua was a little slow in chasing her, and a few minutes later, Wu Yue disappeared without a trace. She had no choice but to go find Yan Chiyu first.

They couldn't find Mr. Yan either, but instead encountered Mr. Yan and some of his owner's friends.

/A terrible day.

My owner's classmate wouldn't let go of my little pigtail.

I was very happy when they said I was cute.

But,

They blocked my way to find the person.

TT

What should I do? I've lost track of my owner.

—From "Cuihua's Grudge Diary"

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Because of running so fast, the girl's fair face was flushed slightly. She stood with her hands on her hips, panting, and glanced around. Cheng Pingxi was nowhere to be seen.

"elder brother……"

"Cheng Pingxi!"

Wu Yue's cries went unanswered by Cheng Pingxi.

"Brother, pranks aren't fun at all, come out now!" The girl frowned, her tone displeased.

As soon as she finished speaking, a soft laugh drifted through the air, growing louder and louder, ethereal yet so close.

Wu Yue looked in the direction of the sound.

Actually, a graceful figure slowly emerged from a peach tree.

The girl's posture was graceful and charming, her gaze towards Wu Yue was full of affection, and she smiled sweetly.

Wu Yue's gaze was completely taken away.

She couldn't help but recall Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs: The Mountain Spirit," which mentions: "If there is someone on the mountain slope, draped in ivy and adorned with maidenhair fern."

“Handsome young man, he is my husband~” the girl said with a light laugh.

Before Wu Yue could react, a ferocious red leopard leaped out from the other side and landed under the peach tree where the girl was sitting.

The girl leaped down and rode away on the red leopard.

Wu Yue looked up and saw the small red house that Cheng Pingxi had mentioned, nestled in the mountains, like a hermit's abode.

She started walking absentmindedly, wanting to follow them.

“Witch Moon”.

Cool fingers grasped her wrist, bringing her back to consciousness for a moment.

Wu Yue snapped back to reality, the amazement in her eyes fading, leaving only a dazed expression: "She is—"

The voice was somewhat hoarse: "Mountain spirit?"

It is also a mountain god in folk legends.