Everyone nodded immediately upon hearing this. That's right. If natural disasters keep coming one after another, and they travel slowly, they might easily end up leaving the outskirts of the capital.
"Luckily, I brought the bucket that we're used to using in the village with me before I left. This bucket can hold a lot of water."
"Oh dear, why didn't I bring more water-holding containers? I'll just have to fill the water pouch first."
“Aunt Liu, no matter how much you fill this bucket, after the carriage ride, not much will be left. If you ask me, you need to quickly get a suitable lid.”
Everyone was talking at once, their hands busy searching for containers to hold the water.
Kong Duiyue coughed as he got off the carriage and slowly walked to Xu Jinhuan's carriage.
“Miss Xu, I also have some knowledge of divination. I wonder if I could discuss it with you?”
After Kong Duiyue finished speaking, he coughed for a while, but the person in the carriage did not respond at all.
"Miss Xu?" Kong Duiyue spoke again.
Just as Xie Datou finished arranging the remaining matters and watched the constables lead everyone to fetch water, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he turned around and saw Kong Duiyue standing next to the eldest brother's carriage.
"Brother Kong, why did you get off the carriage? Don't you know you should rest properly when you're sick?" Xie Datou walked over anxiously.
Kong Duiyue smiled sheepishly upon hearing this, "I just heard you describe how remarkable Miss Xu is. I've been particularly curious about this since I was little, so I wanted to have a chat with her, but unfortunately..."
Seeing the disappointed look on Kong Duiyue's face, Xie Datou subconsciously patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
"Brother Kong, you've misunderstood. It's not that our boss is arrogant, it's just that she wasn't in the car at all!"
Kong Duiyue was stunned when he heard this. He had been pretending to be sickly for the past two days, and with Jin Huan sitting in the car, he was worried that something would be discovered, so he did not use his spiritual power to investigate, which led to this misunderstanding.
He probably only acts this way when it comes to things related to pleasure.
Xie Datou thought Kong Duiyue didn't believe him, so he directly pulled open the carriage curtain to show him the empty carriage.
Then he pointed in the direction of the river, "Our boss left while I was talking; she wanted to go upstream to take a look."
After saying that, Xie Datou looked at Kong Duiyue with a worried expression, "Brother Kong, Doctor Xie said that you need to rest and recuperate. I'd better take you to the carriage."
Without waiting for Kong Duiyue's consent, she grabbed his arm and tried to pull him onto the carriage.
Kong Duiyue remained calm and skillfully broke free from Xie Datou's grasp. Now that Jin Huan wasn't here, he naturally wasn't afraid of being noticed.
"Hmm?" Xie Datou looked at his hand in confusion. It was still so strong. How did that sickly Brother Kong manage to get out of his hand?
Before he could reach out again, he suddenly felt dizzy, but Kong Duiyue's voice was very clear in his ears.
"Don't stop me from getting close to Jin Huan, and don't worry too much about my health."
Because Xie Datou had Jin Huan's mental imprint in his mind, Kong Duiyue didn't go too far. She just carefully avoided that mental imprint and gave Xie Datou a little mental suggestion.
After hearing Kong Duiyue's words, Xie Datou nodded absentmindedly, but the words were clearly imprinted in his mind.
"Alright, wake up." Kong Duiyue said with a light laugh.
Xie Datou's slightly dazed eyes instantly brightened. He smiled at Kong Duiyue and subconsciously wanted to grab his hand again, but stopped after raising his hand.
"Brother Kong, give me your water pouch. I'll go get some water later and fill it up for you too."
Kong Duiyue shook her head. "No need, Datou. The scenery here is nice. I can go water the plants myself and relax a bit."
Xie Datou nodded after hearing this, "Okay, then let's go together, Brother Kong. I'll go get the water bag, wait for me for a moment."
After saying that, Xie Datou got into the carriage and took off his water bag, but when he turned around, Kong Duiyue was nowhere to be seen.
"Brother Kong?"
Xie Datou looked around in confusion and scratched his head.
"Brother Kong left on his own? I told him to wait for me for a while, but he walked quite fast. How come he disappeared in the time it took me to turn around?"
Xie Datou grumbled as he went to the riverbank. He looked around and saw people everywhere, but his beloved Brother Kong was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did it go? I hope nothing bad happens to it."
Meanwhile, Kong Duiyue, whom Xie Datou was worried about, had already used her lightness skill to reach the upper reaches of the river.
As for Xu Jinhuan, she's secretly using her spatial storage to store water.
[Host, isn't this water container I made great? It's my own little invention. When I first invented it, everyone said it wasn't practical, but now it's clearly very useful!]
In Xu Jinhuan's mind, System Xiao Wang praised his little invention, which he had made out of boredom, in a self-serving tone.
Xu Jinhuan praised it generously, saying, "It's fantastic! This thing can connect two spaces and pump water while storing it. It's truly the greatest invention of the year!"
When System Xiao Wang heard its host's praise, it was so happy it felt like snot bubbles were coming out of its nose—if it even had a nose.
"Xiao Wang, this little invention is good, but it still has a small flaw," Xu Jinhuan said with a smile.
Upon hearing about the flaw, System Xiao Wang immediately perked up and excitedly asked.
[Host, please feel free to offer any suggestions for improvement. I'll make changes as soon as I have some free time!]
Xu Jinhuan pointed to himself and said, "This thing pumps water a bit slowly. It would be better if it could speed up the process."
"Also, because the pumping operation is connected to the space, I have to stay here the whole time and can't leave, which is a bit inconvenient."
After hearing this, System Xiao Wang understood his host's needs and immediately assured him.
[Okay, host, I will definitely try my best to improve it so that you will be pleasantly surprised when you use it next time!]
Xu Jinhuan was still confident in his own little system, so he gave Xiao Wang another pep talk.
"Of course I believe in your abilities. My son, Xiao Wang, is the most amazing inventor in the system."
"I'll definitely make those who look down on your inventions beg you to invent gadgets for them!"
System Xiao Wang, pleased with Xu Jinhuan's praise, went off to research how to improve the props.
Xu Jinhuan sat leisurely on a thick branch at the top of the tree, feeling the breeze blowing through the treetops and then slowly caressing her cheeks.
Listening to the rustling of leaves, the cheerful chirping of birds, and the scurrying of squirrels in the trees, I slowly closed my eyes, savoring the hard-won tranquility.
Kong Duiyue, who had rushed over, silently hid herself and watched this scene with a dazed expression...
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