Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 689: Chapter 62: Walking Beside Him (Part 2)

In the 1960s, parts of the Changbai Mountain range were allocated to North Korea, which also, to a certain extent, led to the dispersion of medicinal herb resources. The section of Changbai Mountain where Mei Nian went was densely populated with ginseng, with altitudes over a thousand meters.

"No way," Xiao Xian immediately refused the idea of Zhou Ziang going with her, even though her heart warmed at the thought. He didn’t need to wade into these muddy waters, "I can go there by myself."

"I was just about to check the ward and deliver the new honey-flavored antiemetic that we’ve just tested to your aunt. Maybe, she has her own opinions about your trip to Changbai Mountain," Zhou Ziang didn’t rush but with a lift of his eyebrows and a single sentence, he blocked all the excuses Xiao Xian might have had.

His words, no matter how you heard them, sounded like a threat. In the end, Xiao Xian could only grudgingly compromise.

Before setting off, Xiao Xian made another trip to the Zeng Family’s place to give a brief explanation of her travel plans. This was to prevent complications if she didn’t return after her annual leave expired, at which point Xuerou might have to help her request another leave of absence from the school. Dealing with the school was something Xuerou was better at.

When Xuerou first heard that Xiao Xian was going to Changbai Mountain, her reaction was almost the same as Xiao Xian’s when she heard Yu Gang was going to the northeast, firmly opposed, almost to the point of forcibly restraining her. However, hearing that Zhou Ziang was going with her, Xuerou stopped objecting and even proactively offered two cell phones.

"These two are the latest satellite phones I acquired, resistant to interference. I was planning to use them in Zone C. They can last a month on standby," The public phone booths in Zone C were really frustrating, so Xuerou prepared three satellite phones to use at the North Campus. Now she could only offer two to Xiao Xian ahead of time.

"The difference in your attitude before and after is too great, it’s quite disrespectful," Xiao Xian took the phones obediently but couldn’t help complaining.

"Do you want the truth? He looks much more reliable than you. And it’s not embarrassing to have someone guide. It’s better than you fumbling around alone," The same thought also occurred in Zhang Yiyi’s mind. It wasn’t surprising for Xuerou to think this way since she had been saved by Zhou Ziang before, but when Xiao Xian called and told Zhang Yiyi about it, she reacted almost the same as Xuerou.

With everything explained clearly, Xiao Xian set her mind at ease and officially set off for Changbai Mountain.

According to the original plan, she was to alternate flying with Little White Jiao and the Spiritual Rhinoceros Scissors, but now with Zhou Ziang joining, she had to fly with the Spiritual Rhinoceros Scissors with difficulty. She didn’t want too many people to know about Little White Jiao’s existence.

After making complete preparations, Xiao Xian and Zhou Ziang set off. Compared to Xiao Xian’s simple luggage, Zhou Ziang came empty-handed. When Xiao Xian clumsily took out the Spiritual Rhinoceros Scissors and was about to show Zhou Ziang a trick, striking a dashing pose ready to take off,

Zhou Ziang asked in confusion, "Are you planning to fly directly to the northeast?"

"What else to do? There are no airplane tickets available." Xiao Xian saw that Zhou Ziang showed no sign of taking off and she didn’t really know what Zhou Ziang had in mind.

"It’s nearly a thousand kilometers from here to the northeast by flight, with military satellites and radar monitoring near the Huangbo Sea area," the night before they left, Zhou Ziang didn’t spend it preparing food and clothes. Instead, he contacted Wang Shuai to confirm the nearby satellite data. After asking, it was as he expected; short-distance, short-time flight near the Capital is barely permissible, but long-distance flying is strictly prohibited.

"So what now? We can’t possibly walk there," Xiao Xian got anxious. Yu Gang finally agreed after her repeated assurances, and now they said they can’t fly there, Cultivators of her caliber are indeed rare.

"We are indeed going to walk there," Zhou Ziang said with starry eyes, naturally taking Xiao Xian’s hand, "Close your eyes, follow me. The number of steps I take, you take the same."

His voice was low and steady, instilling a comforting strength. Although Xiao Xian didn’t believe they could actually walk there, under his gaze, she closed her eyes involuntarily and took a step forward with Zhou Ziang. Just one step and she could hear the whistling wind, the snowfall, feel the rolling mountains and surging rivers beneath her feet.

It was a strange sensation – Xiao Xian dared not let go, fearing that if she did, everything surrounding her would swallow and forget her. Fortunately, the person holding her hand seemed to understand very well. His warm hand tightly enveloped hers.

"Don’t open your eyes, keep walking." It felt like her insides were being pulled by a strange hand, experiencing a weird stretching and expanding sensation. After roughly a dozen steps, the hand holding hers gave a gentle pat on the back of her hand.

"You can open your eyes now," Xiao Xian opened her eyes to a sprawling snowy landscape.

It was still a winter snow scene, but the snow was clearly different. She touched her eyebrows, only to realize that in that moment, snow had covered her face and eyebrows.

Tall and majestic snow pines and fir trees surrounded her—just one step forward, and she began to sink into the snow. Luckily, Xiao Xian was quick to react, and as her right foot sunk, her left foot was already retracting from landing, tiptoes touching and she was already buoyantly aloft, her pose even more graceful than the rotating snowflakes falling from the sky.

"People say that you haven’t seen real snow if you haven’t been to the North Country. I didn’t believe it until today." Xiao Xian didn’t expect it was just a few steps away that made such a world of difference.

The Changbai Mountain range, known as the first majestic peak of the north, was already towering in front of her. (To be continued. If you like this book, please come to Qidian to vote for a recommendation ticket and monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)