Chapter 186, Page 183: Those Unexplored Places
That day, Pingyao and the others arrived at a place that was almost completely unfamiliar.
The surrounding area is a dense and intricate forest.
Beyond the distant forest, one could clearly hear all sorts of eerie yet indescribable strange sounds, some mournful, some excited...
The ground is covered with brightly colored and strangely shaped vegetation.
Pingyao thought that the blackish-green, slightly transparent thing in front of her, which looked like ordinary Nostoc commune, must be the groundweed she had seen in the fields when she was a child.
Pingyao finally found a long-lost and familiar feeling in the primeval forest where smoke was still rising from time to time. He bent down and picked up a large patch of algae from a damp area, and examined them carefully in his palm.
These algae really do taste like they did in my childhood. I remember my mom used to pick them and use them to make dumplings for me! They tasted amazing!
Pingyao clutched the things she had found tightly in her hands and walked deeper into the forest to see if she could find anything or any memories that were closely related to her childhood or anything before that.
From deep within the woods, the faint sounds of tractors plowing the fields or hauling heavy loads could be heard, along with the indistinct barking of dogs and the crowing of roosters.
...
Pingyao was still very uncertain, but after listening carefully three times, she was certain that she heard those familiar voices every time.
This forest is the only one I've ever seen in Pingyao where the trees are taller than me.
Following the path where every step made the ground tremble and the vegetation tremble, you soon ventured deeper into the forest, and a strange, fragrant world of flowers appeared before Pingyao.
This is a vast forest full of magic, a world of flowers, an ocean of trees, and the source of rivers.
Pingyao has never liked flowers since he was a child, but despite the fragrant flowers, he still walked through the sea of flowers almost without stopping.
A river with its own unique character and wildness suddenly appeared before Pingyao, blocking his path.
The occasional splashes of water from the river, lapping against Pingyao's body and face, seemed to be reminding him: Do you know where you are? Are you sure you haven't gone to the wrong place? Or are you just thirsty and want a drink?
After being unintentionally cleansed by the cool, crystal-clear river water, Pingyao suddenly realized: "Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?"
With his head buzzing, he squatted by the rushing, clear river and tried to recall everything, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember anything.
He only remembered that he vaguely approached the forest, following several very familiar sounds to find the source of the sound.
Pingyao initially judged in his mind that behind these voices that he was once very familiar with, there must be a scene that he was very familiar with, most likely a beautiful and comfortable village... He even fantasized that his parents were still alive.
Just like when he first entered the forest in Pingyao, he could still hear those rather strange sounds.
At this moment, Pingyao was completely confused, muttering to himself, "Did I come here to see the scenery or to look for something? But after thinking it over and over, if I was looking for something, what exactly was it? I can't remember at all right now!"
When the sounds he had heard outside the forest echoed again, Pingyao realized that he had entered this place by following these sounds, probably to verify that there were sounds here that were the same as the sounds stored in his mind. Could it be that there was a scene at the source of the sounds that was the same as the scene he had imagined?
At this moment, Pingyao seemed to understand that this was exactly what she had gone there for! She had unknowingly come here just to verify whether the scene at the sound source matched the one in her mind.
"Hey! In the end, it's just that I miss my home back then, and I miss my parents!" Pingyao shook her head and let out a long sigh.
He calmed himself down and listened carefully to the familiar sounds he had heard before entering the woods, confirming the direction of the sound sources again, and then resolutely headed towards the source.
Along the way, birds sang and flowers bloomed, and the forest no longer presented any bizarre scenes or absurd sounds as before.
At this moment, there is a mountain in front of Pingyao, with a few lush trees in the valley. Houses can be seen intermittently through the trees, and wisps of smoke rise intermittently from their rooftops...
Pingyao was conflicted again: "This is clearly a village! The sounds I heard earlier about those farm tools that I couldn't quite name working seem to be real! Because there really is a village here! Those sounds might have been coming from here..."
At this moment, almost all of Pingyao's doubts were dispelled, and what followed was inexplicable joy and curiosity.
As Pingyao prepared to stride towards the village that was faintly visible and shrouded in wisps of smoke, the path beneath their feet was suddenly covered with a blanket of white snow, which felt incredibly real and crunchy underfoot!
Pingyao felt that something was not quite right about all of this!
"I haven't seen snow yet, nor have I ever experienced snowfall, so why am I suddenly stepping on snow?"
Upon seeing the snow, Pingyao couldn't help but shiver. Although he was a white giant with thick fur and an invulnerable suit of armor, he still felt an icy chill that he couldn't resist.
In this snow-like substance, Pingyao even felt a piercing chill shoot from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. Pingyao's jaw trembled involuntarily, and her whole body shook like a white vibrating rod, unable to resist!
Pingyao's son was talking to Li about Pingyao: "I wonder where your dad went? That man is really getting more and more outrageous! I didn't say anything, I didn't scold him or anything, I just exchanged a few words with him, and now he's disappeared again..."
Pingyao's son looked at Li suspiciously: "It's not that simple, is it? Did you hit Dad? I heard you two arguing fiercely, and you even kicked Dad in the groin... Humph, don't think I don't know!"
After hearing what her son said, Li stopped talking and fell silent.
"How about this? I have wings. You tell me where Dad went after you two finished arguing, and which direction he went in. I'll go find him!"
The woman from Pingyao, acting nonchalant, pointed to a grove of old trees behind the mountain and mumbled, "It looks like it went over there!"
Before leaving, the son from Pingyao said to his mother, "You really are something, you didn't hold back at all, you specifically targeted Dad's private parts! Seriously... Well, I'm going to find him now! Take care of yourself!"
Pingyao's son spread his wings and flew away into the deep mountains and forests ahead.
Li cupped her hands together like a microphone and shouted, "Son, be careful! Once you find your dad, bring him back right away..."
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