The old village chief and the villagers earnestly asked Zuo Ling:

"Girl, when will you come next time? Let's look again; we're sure we can still find the stone you're looking for."

With her hair sticking up in a fuzzy bun and wearing a fuzzy coat, Zuo Ling was in a terrible mood, but she still managed to force a beautiful smile.

"Not necessarily, I can't come anytime soon."

The villagers were disappointed, but still held onto hope:

"Young lady, you must come. I'll cook you a big stewed goose in an iron pot."

"Come to my house, my wife is a great cook, her stewed chicken is so delicious."

"Girl, you must come! My family's mushroom stew with meat is so flavorful and delicious."

"..."

I heard a whole bunch of heartfelt farewells.

They waved goodbye, leaving behind tiny chicken, duck, and goose feathers.

As the car drove on for a long time, I looked up and saw a small, solitary figure waving at Zuo Ling's car in the distance.

It was a little boy selling Go sets, and Zuo Ling felt a pang of sadness.

The little boy was grateful for her 20,000 yuan, probably feeling that the 20,000 yuan had changed his miserable fate.

Little did she know that his black and white companion stone and the black and white chess set would change her destiny.

Reaching a secluded spot, he pushed open the car door and staggered out.

If she didn't get out of the car, she would either be suffocated by the smell or driven to her death by the boisterous noise of the chickens, ducks, and geese.

After breathing in fresh air for a while, I finally came back to life.

All the doors are open, lively little friends, please get off the bus.

Clean the hair off your head and body, wipe the car inside and out until it's spotless, and then spray some fragrance.

After tidying up, I turned to look at my still energetic friends.

I tried to move it into the space, but after several attempts, the space didn't respond.

Zuo Ling was very frustrated that the space still couldn't hold any living creatures.

On a sudden inspiration, he took out the stun gun and set it to the second setting.

Responding to passion with electricity, one goose slept lavishly as a princess, while two geese embraced each other tenderly as they slept... The entire cage of geese collectively performed a dream ballet on one leg.

The geese, drooling and dreaming, reappeared in the space.

Zuo Ling was overjoyed; it worked!

I don't know how space determines living beings. Does being dizzy mean they're not considered living?

If a living person faints, can they also be sent into the space? I'll try it if I have the chance.

Use the same method to send the chickens and ducks into the space.

With comparison, tranquility is truly beautiful!

Then, all the stones and energy crystals collected from the ancient village were put into the space. Looking at the space, I felt a sense of happiness.

After leaving Jinzhou,

They marched straight to Ancheng, the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties in Qinzhou.

We arrived in Ancheng at dusk.

I found a hotel near the Ancheng Antique Market and checked in.

I took a shower, did laundry, washed the sheets and duvet covers. I've been away for 20 days, and there's a huge pile of clothes I've changed out of.

The hotel offers free water, so why not use it?

I took out several power strips, plugged in everything that needed charging, and got busy with all sorts of things.

While the washing machine was running, I sorted through the things I had learned from my trip to Jinzhou.

Not counting the 9 cyan energy crystals and black and white Go stones used, a total of 137 energy crystals were obtained.

Zuo Ling laughed foolishly for a long time.

Energy crystals of the same color grouped together, totaling:

There are 26 cyan energy crystals, 36 orange crystals, 28 yellow crystals, and 16 green crystals.

9 blue pieces, 8 red pieces, 3 purple pieces, 3 black pieces, and 4 white pieces.

Five black and white stones, a black and white Go board set, and four other unusual stones.