Traveling through the new apocalyptic era

Chapter 266 266 Decision
Facing Yin Ling's indifference, Xu Jing didn't care, but stepped forward to continue the conversation.
"We all escaped from the train together and have come this far. It's great to meet here."

After a brief conversation, Yin Ling learned that there were actually twenty-one people in their group at the beginning. Due to disagreements, three of them returned together after the train exploded, and eight of them chose another direction halfway through the journey. The remaining ten people walked together. Some fell behind, and some had accidents while eating weeds. Now there are only five of them left.

The five people all looked dirty and miserable, and the backpacks behind them were all deflated, obviously there was nothing inside. After greeting each other one by one, they all looked at Xu Jing.

Xu Jing hesitated for a moment, then asked Yin Ling for five fish, saying that he would catch some fish and return them to her early tomorrow morning. After Yin Ling agreed, grandma enthusiastically helped to grill the fish, and they supported each other and walked to the stream to drink water and wash themselves.

The sudden change made the group walk non-stop for three days and four nights. They ate all the food they brought from the car, and later they pulled grass to eat. If they were lucky, they picked some fruits to fill their stomachs. They were all wilted and could barely speak.

Although the threat is not big, Qiaoqiao still needs to pay more attention.

After eating and drinking, several people fell asleep on the ground, and the snoring sounds were deafening.

Yin Ling instructed others to keep watch quietly after everyone had fallen asleep, and then he continued to meditate and practice. The more peaceful it is now, the more uneasy he feels.

Yin Ling got up early the next morning and turned the dried fish over one by one. Although she did not add salt, cooking wine or other seasonings to marinate them, the sun was shining and the place was well ventilated, so the fish would not smell bad. She estimated that they would only need to be dried in the sun for another two days.

Breakfast was freshly caught fish, still grilled, but it was grilled on a stone slab. The stone slab was an irregular stone two centimeters thick, 50 centimeters long, and 30 centimeters wide that Yin Ling saw in the morning when she was helping to catch fish in the water. The surface of the stone was polished very smooth by the long-flowing stream water, so she took it back, built a platform, and used it as a flat pan.

Putting the fish on a stone slab to roast it is convenient because it is heated evenly and not easy to burn.

"If only there was flour, this board would be perfect for making pancakes." Li Xiu'e muttered as she flipped the fish.

Yin Ling also rubbed her face. She had flour and a pot, but she didn't take them out before, and she couldn't take them out now with so many people around.

Xu Jing and his friends were woken up by hunger. When they woke up, they saw the grandparents and grandchildren eating grilled fish. Immediately, their stomachs began to growl.

Xu Jing looked away awkwardly, and when he saw that everyone was awake, he cheered himself up and said, "Let's go catch some fish too."

"Okay, okay, let's go catch fish!" The person who spoke was a young woman. Her eyes lit up when she talked about catching fish and she couldn't wait.

"I used to catch fish often in my hometown, so I'm good at it." A slightly rough male voice joined in.

Soon the five of them divided the work, some went to catch fish in the creek while others went to collect firewood.

Seeing this, Yin Ling specifically reminded them to walk downstream, as they had already explored this area in the morning.

About half an hour later, Yang Beijia came back with two processed fish, and Zhou Yi also came back after collecting firewood. The two of them asked Yin Ling to borrow fire and stone slabs and started to grill the fish.

Yang Beijia, 28 years old, from Shanghai, works in administration, is a bit spoiled, has a bad temper, and is a bit aloof. She came here to have fun on vacation.

Zhou Yi, 32 years old, from Anhui Province, works in sales, is kind and good at chatting, and is here to produce.

This was what grandma had found out from chatting with them last night. At this time, grandma was sitting aside and chatting with the two of them. Because someone was catching fish downstream, Yin Ling did not go into the water for the time being. She was also worried about leaving grandma here alone, so she simply sat aside to rest, and from time to time she stood up to turn over the dried fish drying on the nearby stones.

He quietly went into the woods to play.

Not long after, Xu Jing came back with two other men carrying fish.

Both sides greeted each other warmly, and Yin Ling also followed suit.

"Grandma, how did you escape? I saw a lot of fish drying here. When did you get here?"

Fu Gang, male, 45 years old, a professional security guard, has a majestic appearance, speaks with a northern accent, and seems to be a generous person.

"Oh, it's really scary to say. At my age, I never thought I would encounter such a miraculous thing. It was my granddaughter who broke the window and we climbed out. We almost couldn't get out." Li Xiu'e said while covering her chest with her hands, looking scared.

"Of course not. We also followed people and climbed out of the window. I don't know who started a fire, and then we realized that thing was afraid of fire. We also used the fire to get rid of those man-eating creatures." Fu Gang also looked emotional.

"I don't know how many people survived. Where is this strange place?"

As soon as Fu Gang finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Zhou Yi next to him raised her hand and touched her eyes. She was on a business trip with a colleague, and she watched her colleague being pierced through the heart by a vine. Now she couldn't help shuddering when she thought about it.

The thin man who had not spoken a word was holding a wooden stick that he had just used to spear fish. He held it tightly, lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't know what to do now. He had just got married and was going on a honeymoon with his wife, but she was gone. How could he explain this to his father-in-law and mother-in-law?
"What are your plans?" Yin Ling spoke up, breaking the silence.

"What else can we plan? We are surrounded by mountains, it's deserted and I can't even turn on my cell phone. We have to take it one step at a time!" Although Yang Beijia's voice is soft, she has the ability to raise people's blood pressure as soon as she opens her mouth.

"I don't know. It's better to stay here. There is water and fish here. We won't starve to death." This was Zhou Yi's idea.

"We can't stay there. We must find some natives. There can't be no one here!" This is Fu Gang's loud voice.

"Yin Ling, what are your plans?" After everyone finished speaking, Xu Jing did not express his own thoughts, but asked directly in return.

"Grandma and I will climb over that mountain." Yin Ling pointed straight to the high mountain across the stream, which was also the highest mountain around that she used as a landmark along the way.

This place is surrounded by mountains, and the train is parked roughly in the middle of the mountains. Yin Ling estimated the terrain to be that there is a large piece of wasteland in the middle, and in the wasteland there is a giant tree that has become a spirit, very much like a banyan tree, with countless vines connecting to the ground.

According to their route, once they walked out of the giant tree's living range, there was a large forest, followed by relatively normal grass with ordinary weeds growing on it, then there was a small stream at the foot of the mountain, and further ahead were continuous mountains. The only way to get out was to cross mountains and ridges.

So she must climb this mountain.

"What's on the other side of the mountain?" Xu Jing looked at the highest mountain. It was estimated that the highest mountain was over 2000 meters above sea level. How could there be such a high mountain?
"I don't know, maybe someone, maybe a mountain." This is Yin Ling's reply. The future is unpredictable, but I hope it's good.

There are many dangers in the mountains. In fact, Yin Ling has also considered whether she can set up camp here and stay for a year or so, and then leave after her cultivation level improves. If she is alone, it is actually no problem, but what about grandma? If she had not met Xu Jing and the others, she might be able to expose the space and the two of them could just treat it as a vacation.