Traveling through the new apocalyptic era

Chapter 267 267 Departure
After Yin Ling expressed her thoughts, the five people on Xu Jing's side also started a discussion. At first, they all expressed their own opinions, then they started arguing, and finally calmed down.

When Xu Jing came again, Yin Ling was fishing in the creek, while her grandmother was processing the fish she caught on the shore. The fish in the creek were probably sparsely fed, and they were fat and dull. It would not be difficult for young people with more flexible limbs to catch them a few more times.

In the end, they decided to climb the mountain with Yin Ling. However, looking at the mountain in front of them, Xu Jing still gave his suggestion.
"Yin Ling, why don't we climb the smaller mountain next to us? This mountain is too high."

Yin Ling shook her head and said, "My idea is to climb up this highest mountain, so that I can check all the surrounding situations." This is actually only one aspect. Another reason is that this mountain looks familiar to her, and perhaps she will find the answer after climbing over this mountain.

Xu Jing thought for a moment and nodded, "That's right. By then, we can see the situation within a hundred kilometers around here."

So it was decided that both sides would set out together, and then it was decided that they would set out together two days later.

These past two days everyone has been fishing like crazy in the creek. The fish are caught and dried during the day, and baked on stone slabs at night so that they can be carried for long periods of time.

On the sixth day after arriving here, the seven people and one rabbit woke up early in the morning, ate grilled fish, and set off together.

Yin Ling's backpack was filled with fifteen dried fish, and ten of them were strung together by grandma with a straw rope and tied around Yin Ling's waist. The shape was quite special, but Yin Ling didn't feel it was heavy. They were all dried fish without much moisture. Besides, she had gained a lot of strength after a few nights of training, so carrying these things was a piece of cake for her.

Yin Ling shared the rest of the fish with Xu Jing and the others. There were too many for her and her grandmother to carry. Moreover, once they entered the mountains, with someone quietly leading the way, they could find some wild fruits and game to eat, so they didn't have to worry too much about food.

Here, Xu Jing and his friends' backpacks were also filled to the brim. Those who had water cups filled them up, while those who didn't have water cups cut bamboo in the woods and made simple water bottles with bamboo tubes so that they could carry some water on the road.

As soon as the sun came out, the group set out towards the rising sun.

The stream is still some distance away from the actual foot of the mountain. Although the mountain seemed so close before our eyes, it actually took us another half an hour of walking on knee-high weeds to reach the foot of the mountain.

Although there were some objections to letting a black rabbit lead the way, Yin Ling insisted and everyone had to give in.

Although everyone thought Qiaoqiao was a little clever, they also thought it was cute. The two girls especially liked this fat rabbit that was completely black. However, Qiaoqiao didn't like to pay attention to other people. During the day, when Yin Ling didn't call it, it would run out to play in the grass, woods, and creek. At night, it would come back and sleep next to Yin Ling, unaware of its peculiarity.

After entering the mountain, everyone felt instantly cooler. The tall trees almost blocked out the sunlight, and the dense vegetation covered the entire ground.

Qiao Mo led the way in front, Xu Jing followed in front to clear the way, and Yin Ling walked behind grandma so that she could help in time just in case. The seven of them basically walked up in a line, with Fu Gang at the end.

Everyone held a branch in their hands and used it as a walking stick and also as a weapon, and they kept knocking it left and right every time they took a step. Everyone's trouser legs and sleeves were tied tightly with straw ropes to prevent insects from crawling around. Yin Ling also donated a small bottle of floral water, and no matter whether it was useful or not, they would spray it first as a respect.

Every hour they walked, they stopped to rest and drink some water to replenish their energy. There were all kinds of unfamiliar vegetation and trees around them. Yin Ling looked at the tall trees that seemed to reach the sky and fell into deep thought. Others had never seen such trees, but she had seen them, because they only had branches and no leaves. They were more common in this world, but not in their world.

Setting out again, as the plants they saw along the way became more and more familiar, Yin Ling's heart finally died. This was the world she had been to. She didn't know how long it had been since she left. Thinking of the situation in this world, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She could only pray that they could successfully find a human gathering place, and pray that they would not encounter strange beasts from another world.

As for whether she would encounter mutant plants or animals, she didn't need to worry too much. With Qiao Qiao leading the way, she felt more at ease. Qiao Qiao had experienced many hardships and eaten a lot of good things. She looked harmless and cute, but in fact, her defense and damage were quite strong.

After walking and stopping for five hours, Yang Beijia stopped Xu Jing who was in the front, saying that she really couldn't walk anymore. After estimating the time, they left early, around eleven o'clock.

After Yang Beijia called for a stop, Xu Jing also breathed a sigh of relief. They were really tired after walking for a whole morning. They didn't usually exercise much. Although they had been traveling continuously every day in the past few days, they basically walked on flat roads, which was not as tiring as climbing a mountain. Plus, they hadn't eaten well in the past two days. They had nothing but fish and felt weak. It was actually beyond their expectations that they could climb for so long at the beginning.

We found a relatively flat open space and everyone found a place to lean, squat or sit.

Yin Ling did not express any opinion. After getting along with them so far, she found that except for Yang Beijia who was a little spoiled, everyone else was able to endure hardships. No matter how strong her physical strength was, grandma could not walk for too long at her age. But she was much better than some young people. The older generation had suffered hardships since childhood. There is a saying that goes, if you can endure hardship, you can endure hardship forever.

"Where are we? How long will it take?" Yang Beijia asked while chewing on a piece of bread that had been grilled that morning.

"It looks like we've only walked halfway, maybe less than halfway." Xu Jing raised his head and said uncertainly.

"Ah~ It's not even halfway!" This was Zhou Yi's lament.

"I hope your rabbit won't lead you astray!" Yang Beijia said to Yin Ling who was feeding fish to the little rabbit, with a somewhat impolite tone.

Yin Ling raised her head and glanced at her, "Who knows!"

"You!" Yang Beijia just wanted to find some comfort from Yin Ling and wanted to hear her words of affirmation, but she didn't expect Yin Ling to answer impatiently. She was so angry that she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Although we are not walking in a straight line, I can feel that our route is not very roundabout. It should be a shorter way up the mountain." Xu Jing is a writer. He likes to travel around in his free time. Hiking is also one of his hobbies. Along the way, he feels that the route led by the little rabbit is not bad.

"Jiji!"

Yang Beijia snorted angrily and stopped talking. The others didn't know if they were tired or what, so they stopped talking.