Chapter 55 - Looking for the Treasure
“Live?” This sentence frightened Yang Jingjing, “Who… Who died?”
It was late at night, even though the light in the glass greenhouse was very bright. Under the contrast of the large patches of barren land outside, it really looked like a place where those ghosts and foxes lived in a chatroom. It looked very luxurious. When they woke up, they would be full of gravestones.
“Look at how scared you are.” Zhang Xiaoloong saw that Yang Jingjing was really scared and could not help but smile. “I am talking about the land. I have to wait for this land to come back to life.”
Yang Jingjing was relieved, but she was even more confused. “The land can still die? Why can't I see if it is dead or alive?”
This is not something that needs to be seen. We are now in this piece of land. It's the same as the vast wasteland outside. It's been desolate for too long. Although I have turned it over and tidied it up, if you want to plant good vegetables, Zhang Xiaoloong pointed at the dark desolate land outside. “Look over there. Actually, you don't need to look over there. You can feel that this place is full of death energy even with your eyes closed. This is not the gloomy ghost energy of the Unmarked Common Graves, but it has no life force. If we want to grow good vegetables, we need to recover the life force here first.”
“What you said is too profound. Don't tell me you want to burn incense. Only by paying respects to God can we drive away the deathly aura here? Please, we are the new young men of the 21st century. Be careful that I will expose you, the superstitious top scorer of the college entrance examination.” Yang Jingjing was naturally joking. Although she did not feel it that strongly, but she did realize that this place had lost its vitality.
According to the rules of the wasteland, if no one cared about it, a large patch of wild grass should have grown out. But now, even the wild grass was rarely seen.
“It's better to seek your own strength than to seek your own strength.” Even though Zhang Xiaoloong had obtained Shennong's inheritance, he still had the same thought. “Even if there really are deities in this world, they will be busy with a lot of things. How would they have the time to care about our two acres of vegetable land?”
“So you already have a solution?” Yang Jingjing asked with great interest.
She had stayed in Qinghe Village for almost ten days. She should have finished interviewing whatever she wanted to interview, but she had no intention of going back.
She had witnessed with her own eyes Zhang Xiaoloong turn a barren land into a greenhouse made of glass. She wanted to see if this top scholar who had not gone to college would really create another miracle.
Of course, there was another reason. Ever since the bathing incident, Yang Jingjing had not felt it herself. She had a very subtle feeling about Zhang Xiaoloong.
It was not as direct as Chen Yaru expressing her liking, but if Zhang Xiaoloong showed that he was close to Chen Yaru, she would also feel uncomfortable in her heart.
“I thought of a way, but I don't know if it will work. I will go into the mountains tomorrow and try my luck.” Zhang Xiaoloong thought for a while and said.
“I want to go too.” Yang Jingjing was excited.
“What are you going to do? Besides, the mountain is very dangerous and the road is also difficult to walk on…” Zhang Xiaoloong tried to find a reason to convince this beauty.
“So what? You make it sound like I have never been to the mountain. Even I have been to Mount Hua, what road is more dangerous than that?” Yang Jingjing was not convinced.
Zhang Xiaoloong looked at her speechlessly. “The place you are going to is called a tourist attraction. We are going to a really desolate mountain range. There are many places where there are no roads…”
“Yes, Mount Hua is the most dangerous place. There are many places where there are no roads.” Yang Jingjing pretended not to hear him and interrupted him.
“Is that so? Are there wolves on the Hua Shan Road too?” Zhang Xiaoloong asked.
“Of course…” Yang Jingjing was stunned for a moment before she understood what the other party was talking about. Her expression changed slightly, “Do you mean… a wolf?”
Zhang Xiaoloong was amused. It seemed that this big reporter still had something to be afraid of. “Yes, you guys look like dogs in the zoo, but the wolves in the mountains are much more ferocious than those in the cages.”
Yang Jingjing was really afraid, but her curious nature made her not want to admit defeat. She carefully suggested, “Can we bring a dog over? That way, we don't have to be afraid.”
“Miss, what are you thinking? We are going to climb the mountain. Do you think a dog can climb?” Zhang Xiaoloong was even more speechless. “Besides, even if we bring a dog, do you think a dog can beat a wolf?”
“I heard that Tibetan Mastiffs can. Why don't we bring Tibetan Mastiffs into the mountain?” Yang Jingjing said with anticipation, “Where dogs can't go, wolves definitely can't go either. Let's just put the dog down and wait.”
Ordinary dogs, even if they were fierce, were not a match for wolves. Only a few types of excellent fierce dogs could compete with wolves. Some could even bite wolves to death. Tibetan Mastiffs were one of them.
This was originally not bad, but Zhang Xiaoloong could not help laughing. “Not to mention that my family did not raise any dogs, even if it was from the Ten Li Eight Village, I have never heard of any Tibetan Mastiffs. I heard that those dogs only have purebred dogs on the grassland, and even if we are not purebred here, we are not purebred. Not many people can afford to raise one. That thing eats meat very well. Here, humans don't eat meat for months. Where would I find the money to feed the dogs? Neither Tibetan Mastiffs nor shepherd dogs. There's only one living person in front of you. If you dare to go, then go. If you don't dare, then forget it.”
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The north side of Qinghe Village was a continuous stretch of mountains. Zhang Xiaoloong often went there to play when he was young. He plucked wild fruits and chopped firewood. Almost every child in the village had done this before.
Usually, no one would go too deep into the mountains, because it was indeed very dangerous inside. Wolves were only one aspect. Apart from some experienced old hunters, there weren't many who could find the way, if they were to be lost inside… Even if they didn't starve to death, they would eventually become food for wild beasts.
Zhang Xiaoloong had never gone too deep in it since he was young, but he knew that there were some good things inside. His goal this time was to get these things.
He was different from before. He was better than those hunters, so he didn't need to be afraid. Instead, he had a woman by his side, which made him a little worried.
After Yang Jingjing struggled for a while, she decided to follow Zhang Xiaoloong into the mountains to take a look. She was confident that she would not be a burden. She was not a weak little girl, and her physical fitness was still very good.
Even so, after entering the mountain, Yang Jingjing still felt that it was strenuous.
Zhang Xiaoloong was right. She had been to many mountains, and Hua Mountain was also very dangerous. However, that was after all a tourist attraction, unlike the current place where there was not even a proper road. The entire process was climbing up and down.
It might not be very dangerous, but it was really tiring.
Fortunately, she was really tough. She was afraid that she would drag Zhang Xiaoloong down. She did not complain about being tired all the way, and her hands were almost bleeding, but she did not make a sound.
Looking at Yang Jingjing, who was drenched in sweat but did not give up at all, and showed a bit of youthful aura, Zhang Xiaoloong secretly praised her in his heart.
This kind of road, even if it was a young man who walked it, he still had strength. Yang Jingjing, the girl from the city, being able to persist until now and not shout that she was tired, really made him look at her in a new light.
“Let's take a rest,” Zhang Xiaoloong said. “We still have to climb the cliff later. We have to save strength now.”
Yang Jingjing was indeed tired. She did not care about the image of a lady. She sat on the stone and said apologetically, “In a while, you can go on your own. I will wait for you here.”
Zhang Xiaoloong did not say anything and just silently held her hand. Yang Jingjing's face turned red.
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