Sweet, refreshing, and pure!
He suddenly looked up, his sharp gaze fixed on Jiang Chan!
This water!
Jiang Chan remained expressionless, poured herself a small bowl, tilted her head back and drank it down, then calmly said, "Yes, it's spring water. I happened to find a spring on the way and collected some."
Zhou was skeptical. "Oh...Is that so...That spring is really a wonderful place..."
Chen Yan stared intently at the ordinary water pouch in Jiang Chan's hand, then at her calm and expressionless face.
Mountain spring water?
Another mystery has been added to the woman's life.
He savored the refreshing sweetness, but his desire to explore grew wildly like weeds.
These fish, this water... is all of this really normal?
...
As dawn broke, the mountain god temple was still shrouded in darkness.
Jiang Chan had already packed her things.
She put the tarpaulin and blankets that had been laid on the floor back into her storage space, leaving only a small, lightweight bundle as a prop.
Xiao Tao rubbed her eyes and sat up, behaving herself very well by not making a sound.
Chen Yan and Zhou Shi were still fast asleep in the corner.
Jiang Chan, holding Xiao Tao's hand, tiptoed out of the temple gate.
The morning air was chilly.
"Miss Jiang, are you leaving so early?" Chen Yan's low voice came from behind.
He woke up at some point, sat up straight, and looked at them with a complicated expression.
"Mm," Jiang Chan replied briefly, without turning around, "Let's get going."
"Be careful on the road," Chen Yan said after a moment of silence.
He always felt that this woman was shrouded in mystery, but since they were parting now, he still wished her well.
"Okay." Jiang Chan replied with only one word, then pulled Xiao Tao and stepped onto the quiet official road in the early morning.
She didn't want to say more, and she didn't want to travel with them.
Bicycles are something that can't be explained clearly.
After walking a few dozen meters and turning a corner, I confirmed that the mountain god temple could no longer see us from that side.
Jiang Chan stopped immediately.
The probe ascended silently!
Scan: There's not a soul in sight for a mile ahead!
With a thought, the silver-gray mountain bike reappeared on the dirt road.
"Get on!" Jiang Chan stepped onto the ladder.
Xiao Tao skillfully climbed onto the back seat, wrapped her little arms around Jiang Chan's waist, and looked on with anticipation. "Sister Jiang, sit tight!"
The wheels turned, rolling over the dry earth.
The speed gradually increased, and the wind rushed towards them, blowing their hair back.
Xiao Tao cheered excitedly in a low voice, feeling the novelty and freedom brought by speed.
The energy she gained from eating her fill of fish, meat, and steamed buns made her little face rosy.
The bicycle sped along the empty official road.
In half a day, they covered the distance that would have taken the Liushutun team two or three days to travel.
As the sun rises higher, the temperature becomes hot and dry.
Jiang Chan found a shady earthen slope to stop and rest.
She took out the steamed buns and shared them with Xiaotao.
For the rest of the time, they kept traveling. Sometimes when the detector spotted strangers, she would immediately put the car into her space and walk with Xiao Tao.
Two days passed by, with frequent breaks along the way...
After eating and drinking her fill, it should have been a time to relax, but Jiang Chan's brows were furrowed.
Two days! A full two days! This damn system is like it's dead again, not uttering a sound!
She brought up the system panel, but it was completely gray and unresponsive.
Jiang Chan grabbed a handful of dry grass from the ground in frustration.
These past two days, she and Xiaotao have been eating as much as they want.
Steamed buns, scallion pancakes... relying on my "salary," I didn't save much money.
But if this system goes silent, her meager reserves won't last long!
no!
We need to try the triggering mechanism!
Jiang Chan stood up and glanced around.
Beside the desolate official road, there are several large, oddly shaped rocks weathered by the elements.
She pulled Xiaotao over, walked around the stone twice, and even patted the stone wall.
He silently thought to himself: "Isn't this dirty and chaotic enough? Doesn't it look like a mountain god? Can't you give me a task?"
The system did not respond.
Not far ahead, there was an abandoned village, with broken walls and ruins.
Jiang Chan rode her bicycle over and stopped in front of a relatively intact courtyard wall.
Inside, the ground was covered in thick dust and fallen leaves.
She frowned as she looked at the dirty and messy environment.
"Xiao Tao, this place is too messy, let's tidy it up." She said, and then took out a small shovel from her space and began to shovel the dead leaves and pebbles in the yard.
Although Xiaotao was puzzled, she obediently helped pick up the small branches with her hands.
After working for about half an hour, the yard was much cleaner.
Jiang Chan stopped what she was doing and held her breath, waiting.
There was no sound.
The system panel remains grayed out.
"Damn it!" Jiang Chan couldn't help but mutter under her breath.
This system is broken! Are you kidding me?!
Seeing Xiao Tao's puzzled look, Jiang Chan held her breath and said, "Forget it, let's not do it anymore! Let's go!" She put away the shovel and set off again with Xiao Tao.
As she walked, she kept an eye out for large rocks, dilapidated temples, and deserted villages along the way. Whenever she saw something that looked "dirty, messy, or like a "deity statue," she would stop, either pat it down or clean it up.
Like a neurotic obsessive-compulsive patient.
In the end... nothing was gained.
The system has completely stopped working.
Jiang Chan's face grew increasingly grim, and the irritability in her heart grew wildly like weeds.
No missions mean no stable food source!
The pressure to survive has suddenly returned!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
