As the sky gradually darkened, it was clearly afternoon. A cold wind swept through the mountain stream once again, but Qin Qing only felt a slight chill.
When she returned to the stone gate, the family sat together to discuss how to leave. They tacitly avoided mentioning the change in Qin Qing's eyes.
Seeing that they were still the same as before, Qin Qing felt a little comforted...
"Coo coo..."
As the sound rang out, everyone looked towards the distance. Little Muyue was clutching her tummy, looking at Qin Qing with a pitiful expression, her soft, sweet voice reaching their ears!
"Grandma, Yueyue is hungry..."
Qin Qing then realized that they had barely eaten anything all day.
"Grandma forgot? Let's eat first. We'll have dumplings today."
It's still quite cold at night, and it's rather damp here, so eating dumplings would be warmer.
Upon hearing this, the two little ones' eyes lit up instantly, while Peony and Qin Zifeng looked completely bewildered, having no idea what dumplings were.
Then, Qin Qing waved his hand, and a small table appeared in front of him, with flour placed on it... Four pairs of eyes watched Qin Qing knead the dough, chop the vegetables, and prepare the filling...
While she was making dumplings, Peony couldn't help but come over to learn. Soon, a half-moon shaped dumpling appeared in her hand, making her extremely excited.
Qin Qing packed dozens of them by herself without feeling tired at all!
As the dumplings were put into the pot one by one, the group sat quietly to the side, watching intently.
Qin Qing smiled and didn't say anything. After the dumplings were cooked, she picked up a strainer and scooped them out plate by plate. The aroma of chive filling wafted over, and hot white steam drifted in the air, dispelling some of the coolness.
After Peony took a bite of the dumpling, she immediately let out a very satisfied exclamation, staring at Qin Qing with admiration in her eyes.
"Mom, this is so delicious!!"
Qin Qing just smiled when he saw this. It's not that dumplings didn't exist in ancient times, but it seems that they were not seen in many places.
As the night deepened and all was quiet, the mountain stream grew extremely cold. Fortunately, Qin Qing had a large tent in his space, enough for the whole family to squeeze in and sleep comfortably. The down comforters were also very warm. He planned to wait until dawn to find an exit.
Meanwhile, in the haystack on the other side, a woman covered in tattered clothes lay dozing off. A cold wind swept over her, and she shivered instantly. Her wounds began to fester, and her temperature gradually rose...
A long, adorable creature peeked out from the grass, seemingly sensing a warm spot. It quickly slithered over and slowly moved onto the woman in red, but the woman beneath it showed no reaction!
The "little cutie" seemed to realize there was no danger, so it stretched its body into the woman's arms, then curled up, feeling the woman's warm body...
In this environment, time passed by, and the sky gradually brightened. After enduring the heat and cold all night, Tian Tian felt completely exhausted, as if she had practiced martial arts all night!
Her hazy consciousness slowly returned a little, and her body was already soaked. She opened her eyes and reached out to massage her dizzy forehead, but this action woke up the "little cutie" in her arms!
Before Tian Tian could react, an unidentified creature quickly wrapped around her neck, startling her so much that her muscles tensed up and she stared wide-eyed at the snake's head that was less than a centimeter away from her!
"Hiss~"
The long forked tongue made a series of hissing sounds from time to time, and its eerie green vertical pupils stared straight at her, as if waiting for her to make any move. If she dared to do anything unusual, its sharp fangs would immediately send her to the underworld!
Unlike the eerie morning here, Qin Qing and the others woke up early and had a peaceful night!
The family cooked some porridge and ate some fried dumplings in the morning before starting to look for a way out.
In the vast mountain ravine, besides the steep cliffs and rocks, there were only narrow passages on both sides. After hesitating for a moment, Qin Qing decided to check from the right side first…
After all, the direction she chased Tian Tian in yesterday was to the left. Apart from a lot of weeds, there were only rock walls blocked by stones, and there was almost no way to get through.
Meanwhile, the group waded across the gently flowing stream and reached the other side of the ravine, then moved to the right from the bank…
After walking for an unknown amount of time, a narrow crevice appeared before us. It looked very dark, yet it had a shimmering, bright light. We could also hear the very clear sound of a waterfall!
Qin Qing's eyes lit up, and he quickly passed through the narrow gap. A wave of dampness and coolness rushed towards him, and in front of him was a cave that was not particularly large. It seemed to have been formed unintentionally when two mountains collapsed!
Outside the cave, a flash of water appeared rapidly, and the sound grew increasingly magnificent.
"Is that a waterfall?!"
Seeing this, Qin Qing finally smiled and made way for him, quickly walking past. Xiao Muyue and the others behind him followed quickly, and Shaoyao's expression changed instantly!
Qin Qing strode towards the waterfall at the cave entrance. The rushing water symbolized the opportunity to leave this place, and she was naturally very happy.
"Mother...this is a waterfall, isn't it? What do we do? Are we stuck here...?"
Qin Qing turned her head and looked at Shaoyao in surprise. Noticing the deep worry in her eyes, she realized what was going on.
As an ancient person who did not live by the sea, swimming was definitely out of the question, especially when facing a waterfall, where there would be a deep pool below, and one could easily drown!
Moreover, three of them were teenagers. Let alone swimming, I would probably be scared half to death if I jumped in.
At this moment, Qin Qing smiled, leaving Peony looking completely bewildered.
"Don't worry! I have a plan!"
Having said that, she reached in and pulled out a round, flat object, then took out a strange, black, cylindrical container. She connected the two together and began to exert force…
Suddenly, the round, flat, unidentified object was inflated with air and began to expand rapidly!
Qin Qing inflated the swimming ring, locked the buckle, and then found a few ropes to tie it to Xiao Muyue and Xiao Muxing. She then handed the other end of the rope to Qin Zifeng, her expression becoming very serious.
"Children, listen up, we're going to jump down from here. There's a very deep pool below. You must hold on tight to this rope and hug this yellow swimming ring. As long as you hold on to this, even if you fall in, you'll float back up quickly!"
After saying that, she placed the two little ones in the center of the swimming ring, and then had Qin Zifeng hold onto the edge while Shaoyao held onto the other side. The family stood at the entrance of the hole like that.
Xiao Muyue and Xiao Muxing were completely bewildered. Facing the waterfall rushing past and the faintly visible height below, they turned pale with fear.
"Grandma...are we really going to jump? Yueyue's scared~"
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