Ning Yao shook her head and didn't say anything. If she told Shen Wei that he was going to be a grandfather, he would probably jump for joy even more than his second brother.
"Then let the young master come with me, and Lin Qingyu will also go."
As soon as Ning Yao said this, Lin Qingyu knew what she was going to do.
"Can."
"I want to go too!" Hua Yan suddenly exclaimed.
Shen Ci'an's expression was already bad because Lin Qingyu was going.
However, since Ning Yao had personally chosen him, he couldn't say anything.
But what is Hua Yan dancing to?
"What are you going to do? Don't hold us back."
Hua Yan retorted, "Where have I held you back on the way here? Your Highness, don't slander me like that!"
Ning Yao sighed, "You two, stop arguing. Hua Yan, why aren't you coming with the carriage? What are you doing here with me?"
Hua Yan winked at Ning Yao: "Wherever my lady is, I will be there, and I will follow her to the death!"
Ning Yao —
Speak like a human being!
"Alright, I can't bear to part with you, my little lady. I want to stay with you every moment."
Shen Wei was greatly surprised. This Hua Yan actually liked his niece?
The chill emanating from Shen Ci'an was almost colder than the biting wind.
"Forget it, stop talking. If you can keep up, then come. If you can't, don't blame me."
Ning Yao turned to leave, but Ning Jin called out to her, "Be careful of Hua Yan, he's actually a..."
"Oh dear, young lady, how am I supposed to get across! I should have known better than to come. Please come and help me!"
Ning Yao looked up and saw that Hua Yan had already climbed onto the wooden plank, and Lin Qingyu was also on it.
The wooden plank was shaking violently, and Lin Qingyu's face turned pale with fright.
With her body still not fully recovered, she's starting to roll her eyes now.
"What are you doing!" Ning Yao shouted angrily, and hurriedly went over to stabilize the wooden plank.
Hua Yan looked at Ning Yao pitifully: "I'm a little scared. My legs felt weak as soon as I came up. I didn't mean to."
Ning Yao was furious. If Lin Qingyu had an accident, who would take them to Kunlun Ridge?
"You better behave yourself. If you piss me off, I'll make sure you end up like Zhang Qianruo!"
The ruthlessness in Ning Yao's eyes startled Hua Yan.
"I know I was wrong, I'm sorry."
Ning Yao turned to look at Shen Ci'an and said fiercely, "Are you leaving or not!"
Implicated, Shen Ci'an obediently stepped forward, and the next second he used his lightness skill to cross the abyss.
Ning Yao was taken aback. Was this kid's lightness skill really that good?
Ning Yao only came to her senses when the wooden plank in front of her started to move.
"Haha, actually An'er's kung fu is quite good. I'm at ease letting him go, and your parents are at ease too."
Ning Yao nodded: "Then we'll set off. Be careful on the road. See you in Nanjiang City at the latest in a month!"
"Take care of yourself!"
"Take care of yourself!"
After saying goodbye to Shen Wei, Ning Yao crossed the abyss and put away the Hundred Chains Lock.
Inside the carriage, Madam Ning suddenly stopped speaking and asked, "Are you gone?"
Ning Jin nodded: "Okay, I'm leaving. My third sister said to see you in Nanjiang City."
Suppressing the sadness in her heart, she said, "Then let's go."
The carriage slowly began to move, continuing its journey south.
Ning Yao and her three companions headed straight for Kunlun Ridge.
Ning Yao took out a pill and gave it to Lin Qingyu: "Take this."
Without saying a word, Lin Qingyu ate it directly.
Almost instantly after swallowing it, Lin Qingyu felt all his discomfort disappear, and he was now healthier than he had been in the previous twenty years combined.
"Thank you, Miss Ning!" Lin Qingyu pretended to kneel down before Ning Yao.
Ning Yao dodged the question directly: "No need for thanks, let's go."
Hua Yan said shyly, "My body is also weak..."
"Then you can stay here and feed the wolves."
After saying that, Ning Yao turned and left, ignoring them.
Shen Ci'an moved the fastest, closely following Ning Yao.
Lin Qingyu glanced at Hua Yan and said, "Miss, you should leave. Although there are no wolves here, there's no benefit in staying. I'll take my leave first!"
Hua Yan watched the three figures leave, her pitiful expression vanished, a hint of nonchalance flashed across her face, she smiled, and then followed them.
There are many entrances to the Kunlun Mountains, and Ning Yao and her group randomly chose one.
"Although I grew up at the foot of the mountain, I have never crossed the Kunlun Mountains. It is said that the Kunlun Mountains are 8,000 feet high, and 5,000 feet of them are hidden in the clouds and cannot be seen all year round. Hunters have reached the 2,000-foot level before, and it was already a land of ice and snow, with not a blade of grass growing. You can imagine how cold it is at the highest point."
Ning Yao didn't believe it. Eight thousand zhang? Twenty-six thousand meters? That's almost three Mount Everests high, practically reaching the stratosphere.
Two thousand zhang is more than six thousand meters, which is no different from climbing Mount Everest.
In the past, people only dared to climb Mount Everest when they had complete equipment. In this era, it's impossible for an ordinary hunter to reach 6,000 meters!
Shen Ci'an's attention was entirely focused on Ning Yao; he handled tasks like removing branches and clearing away dead wood with ease.
Since entering the mountains, Hua Yan has been absent-minded, her thoughts wandering off somewhere else.
"Can we still find the places you and Qinglan used to stay?"
Lin Qinglan nodded and said with a smile, "I can find it. Although I have never crossed the Kunlun Mountains, I grew up at the foot of the mountains and have always lived off the land. I'm used to running around in the mountains since I was a child."
"This place in the mountains is also my base when I go into the mountains. I sometimes bring Lan'er here to play."
We had walked for quite a while as we were talking. Sunlight filtered through the branches, but we couldn't feel any warmth. However, the trees were tall and blocked the wind, so it wasn't too cold.
The place Lin Qingyu mentioned for settling down wasn't far, but it was in an excellent location—a mountain cave.
In front of the cave is a rock wall, forming a natural barrier. With simple concealment, the cave entrance can be perfectly hidden from discovery.
A stove was set up at the entrance of the cave. There wasn't much stuff inside, just simple bedding and bowls and chopsticks. It would definitely be fine for a short stay.
In particular, there is a ravine running from top to bottom between the cave entrance and the rock wall, which should be a mountain spring, but it has now dried up, leaving behind a layer of fine mud and ash.
"There's water right outside, and it's so well hidden; you've found a great place!"
Lin Qingyu smiled and said, "We can rest here tonight and set off again early tomorrow morning."
Ning Yao nodded: "I'll listen to you."
As night fell, the four of them settled in a cave.
Lin Qingyu was familiar with the area, so he gathered some dry branches to start a fire and cooked a simple dinner for everyone.
Ning Yao suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and saw a figure swaying as it left the cave.
Ning Yao narrowed her eyes, remembering what her second brother had said before leaving, and quietly got up and followed him.
Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder. Ning Yao turned around and saw Shen Ci'an.
"Sister, where are you going?" Shen Ci'an's voice was slightly hoarse.
"Shh." Ning Yao gestured for him to be quiet, pointed to the ground, and then pointed outside.
Shen Ci'an looked at her and indicated that she understood.
"Sister, I'll go with you."
Ning Yao nodded: "Keep it down."
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