Sometimes, facing the truth isn't a bad thing.
On the other end, Xi Zhongcang seemed to have anticipated this outcome. He sighed and remained silent for a long time until Cheng's father's painful groans came through the walkie-talkie.
When Xi Xi and Chu Zhiqin returned to the RV, they saw Xi Zhongcang using crutches to take care of Cheng's badly injured father. Due to their gender, Cheng's mother was temporarily entrusted to the Liu sisters to ensure a thorough examination of her injuries.
“Go and take a look at the Liu family,” Xi Zhongcang said, glancing at his wife. “She’s just a young girl, and she has to take care of the baby and the wounded. I’m worried she won’t be able to manage.”
Chu Zhiqin was stunned for a moment before realizing that Cheng Xu had just used some methods to force Gong Ye to reveal the exact location of the hidden supplies.
However, since Xi Xi and Chu Zhiqin were busy cleaning up the "real estate" in the camp and could not get away, Cheng Xu contacted Liu Yunyan and asked her to go with them.
"Tell my son... if he can't catch up, that's fine..." the dying Mr. Cheng said to Xi Xi. His injuries looked quite severe, his body covered in burn blisters and mottled bloodstains. "We've wasted too much time here... we need to hurry and get going..."
Xi Zhongcang waved to Xi Xi, signaling her to avoid suspicion for a while, as he was about to apply medicine to Cheng's father.
The damp, fishy smell of the sea seeped out from the edge of the earthenware jar. Only after Xi Xi moved the washroom to the second floor did Xi Zhongcang unscrew the lid.
This was just delivered by Liu Enxi; it's supposedly a burn ointment commonly used by the merfolk.
In fact, magmatic activity also exists on the seabed. Molten magma is produced in the mantle under high temperature and pressure, and this magma can migrate upwards through cracks in the Earth's crust or volcanic conduits.
Mermaids live on the seabed and are easily injured. Based on their experience over generations, they came up with this traditional method.
"Bear with it." As Xi Zhongcang unscrewed the dark green ceramic jar, the rusty, fishy smell suddenly intensified. He used his fingernail to scoop out an ointment with an eerie fluorescent green hue; its smell was truly unpleasant—
The taste is like having rotten fish and shrimp crushed up inside and then fermented for several days...
The moment the ointment touched the wound, Mr. Cheng convulsed and sweat poured down his face.
Those dark red, festering burn marks covered his entire body along his ribs, and in several wounds where the flesh had rolled back, one could even glimpse the white bone fragments.
Xi Zhongcang's calloused thumb moved in a steady circle, pushing the glowing ointment into the ruptured flesh.
The deep, bone-revealing branding began to twitch. Although there were no signs of healing, after a while, Mr. Cheng really felt much more comfortable.
Cheng Xu and Liu Yunyan returned earlier than expected, arriving with a truck full of supplies just before dawn.
"I knew he was cunning and shrewd; he went through all that trouble just to stall for time..."
"Who would have thought that his own convoy would travel by water under the bridge? I bet even you wouldn't notice it if you looked at a map, let alone him, who is the captain of the Yamato Guard's search team. The surrounding situation is all under his control. Hiding is too easy for him!"
"Sister! Thank goodness for your Xiaofeng Hulusi!"
...
Cheng Xu and Liu Yunyan chattered incessantly with Xi Xi about their recent encounter through the light screen.
Xi Xi wasn't surprised by the location where Miyano moved the supplies. What truly surprised her was that the mute maid in Yada's car was actually a spy planted by Miyano.
The mute maid, unable to speak, posed no threat. However, Yada Tsukasa, being suspicious by nature, put an iron chain around the maid's neck. That chain was a remnant of individual culture, capable of preventing players from opening the light screen to communicate with the outside world.
In this way, the mute maid became a "slave" imprisoned in the carriage, and only then did he dare to keep the maid by his side with peace of mind.
However, the mute maid was clearly no ordinary person; even without the light screen, she was still able to transmit messages to the outside world through various means.
She couldn't escape, but Miyano could enter. For example, the way the low cushions on the coffee table in Yada Tsukasa's RV living room were arranged was an excellent way to send signals.
No wonder the maid was able to so keenly sense that I was hiding at the corner of the stairs; it turned out she was used to being a spy… Xi Xi thought to herself.
Xi Xi found it utterly ridiculous. That fool Rui Xiaomin was still superficially competing with various women, but in reality, Madam Yada and the maids were all scheming for their own futures, and no one really wanted to compete with her for favor in this way...
As the tires kicked up sparks on the broken ice, Cheng Xu finally saw the license plate number of the car parked in front of Xi Xi's large RV.
"This is...my car?" Cheng Xu's snow boots sank into the fresh snow as he stared at the scene before him in disbelief.
He stared intently at the crash strip on the back of the vehicle, which was very similar to the small RV he remembered, but the RV in front of him was obviously much larger in size and much more imposing in appearance.
Liu Yunyan circled around to where her older sister had parked her car: "Holy crap, another rich guy is having a picnic here? Damn it, what's wrong with one more rich guy like me?"
She clicked her tongue in amazement, then squinted at the strawberry sticker on the RV door, finding it increasingly familiar—wait, how come it's exactly the same as her sticker?!
"What are you standing there for? Aren't you cold? Come on up!" Liu Enxi called to Liu Yunyan through the window, her eyes brimming with undisguised joy.
Liu Yunyan got into the car in a daze. The interior of the RV was surprisingly spacious, and the mermaid baby was taking a nap on the sofa.
"The big freezer!" Liu Yunyan suddenly yelled. Liu Enxi turned her head and saw that she had almost fallen into the double-door freezer, and then excitedly looked at the microwave oven next to her.
Liu Yunyan almost slipped and fell into the bathtub when she jumped into the bathroom.
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