Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 16 If

As night fell, Yao Rongrong's bedding was not yet dry, so she had to continue using Lin Xiu's quilt.

The wind and rain stopped that night, the dark clouds in the sky cleared, and the weather became hot, making it difficult to fall asleep.

Yao Rongrong tossed and turned in bed, finally unable to fall asleep, and asked Lin Xiu, "Sir, are you asleep?"

Lin Xiu said, "Not yet."

Yao Rongrong said, "That's perfect. I can't sleep anyway. Sir, would you tell me a story for a while?"

Lin Xiu said, "I just took my medicine, so I need to go to sleep quickly to help it work."

Yao Rongrong: "..."

Silent all night.

However, the storytelling was naturally unavoidable the next day.

After finishing the two Qi-boosting and health-preserving pills, Lin Xiu still had to ask Yao Rongrong for more.

This pill is indeed extraordinary; its effects are quite remarkable. After waking up this morning, Lin Xiu felt as if his body had undergone another "marrow cleansing," giving him a feeling of being reborn once again.

If things continue like this, I might actually be able to stay young again.

Wonderful!

This world is truly no ordinary ancient world.

In the normal ancient world, without technological development, how could such a miraculous medicine be produced?

Like a martial arts world...

With that thought in mind, he packed up the dried bedding and loaded all his luggage onto the flatbed of the donkey cart, then set off, telling Yao Rongrong martial arts stories as he went.

"Now, in the southwestern borderlands, there was a small kingdom called Dali..."

"Sir, why are we talking about the southwest again? Are you perhaps from the southwest?"

"Not here."

"Where is it?"

Home is where my heart finds peace.

"Sir, you're quite the storyteller. Why aren't you reciting the opening poem today?"

Are you even listening to me anymore?

"Oh... sir, please continue."

The story of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" begins with Lin Xiu's words.

The story is a bit long, so Lin Xiu told it in a slightly shorter way. The two of them left the abandoned village and walked for a whole morning, and they had only just gotten to the part where Duan Yu was taken away from Dali.

The story had already begun, and Yao Rongrong listened with rapt attention, having no questions whatsoever about Dali, the Song Dynasty, and Suzhou in the story.

Lin Xiu guessed that this woman had not studied the history of this world.

It makes sense when you think about it. Literacy wasn't widespread in the ancient world, so what if people didn't know history? There were plenty of illiterate people out there.

Around noon, the two came across another village. The village was nestled against the mountains and beside the water, and perhaps because the mountains blocked the wind, half of the houses in the village were still intact and had not collapsed.

The river outside the village flows gently, but instead of flowing east, it turns a corner and heads north.

The two stopped in their tracks, looking at the rising mountains to the west, as well as the villages and streams below.

Lin Xiu also hastily brought the story of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" to a temporary close, saying, "To find out what happens next, please listen to the next chapter."

The donkey stopped as the two of them walked, and the creaking donkey cart behind them also came to a halt, the annoying noise gone.

"Miss Yao, something seems off about this village. Could it be that someone is still living here?"

Lin Xiu asked.

Looking at the houses in the village, they are all wooden, mud, or thatched huts, not very sturdy. How could they be so well preserved in this day and age?

Yao Rongrong shook her head and said, "I don't know. Sir, you should find a place to hide first, and I'll go and scout it out by myself."

Lin Xiu sighed inwardly, realizing that he didn't even need to suggest it; this female knight-errant had already volunteered to become a traveling frog.

This must be because of her goal.

Lin Xiu thought to himself.

Yao Rongrong's goal was to find her master, and along the way, she would inevitably have to come into contact with people and inquire about their backgrounds.

Otherwise, based on our understanding of each other over the past two days, she wouldn't have taken such a risk so easily.

"it is good."

Knowing full well that his current strength would only be a hindrance if he went along, Lin Xiu nodded and agreed, saying, "Be careful."

Yao Rongrong smiled sweetly at Lin Xiu and said, "Don't worry, sir. I still want to hear you continue telling the story of Duan Yu, and about his martial arts."

Flaming Blade, Lingbo Steps, Six Meridian Divine Sword... Wow, so this is martial arts! I wish I had such wondrous skills.

After she finished speaking, she waved to Lin Xiu and headed towards the village.

Lin Xiu led the donkey out of the road and hid, but did not go too far. This was partly to keep an eye on Yao Rongrong's situation, and partly so that Yao Rongrong could find him when she returned.

He unloaded the donkey cart from the donkey's back and transferred the supplies onto the donkey's back. This way, it would be easier to escape if things went wrong later.

This is the inconvenience of donkey carts. When traveling, if you encounter an emergency, it is difficult to escape. You may have to abandon your supplies and quickly unload the donkey from the cart.

Ok……

We hadn't considered this before, but we'll need to think about it later. From now on, we should let Brother Donkey carry the essential supplies himself, so that if something happens, we won't lose all the supplies.

While thinking about this, Lin Xiu kept an eye on Yao Rongrong.

Yao Rongrong did not enter the village via the seemingly abandoned main road, but instead went around into the mountains on the side and entered the village from the hillside.

The mountain was slightly steep, and there was no path in sight, but that didn't pose a challenge for Yao Rongrong.

She easily climbed the mountain that ordinary people couldn't reach. After a few leaps, she disappeared from Lin Xiu's sight.

Moreover, his movements were agile and elegant, making him appear truly at ease and very dashing.

"When will I be able to have skills like that!"

Lin Xiu sighed.

Brother Donkey glanced at Lin Xiu disdainfully, as if to say: You? Don't even dream about it!

He didn't hear it; Yao Rongrong, who had entered the mountain, was also sighing, "If only I had the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) that the master talked about."

He stood there patiently staring for a while, then noticed another noise from the mountain. He quickly looked up and saw Yao Rongrong leap out of the mountain and head towards him.

After seeing the village, we didn't leave directly from the village entrance...

Is there really something wrong with this village?

He didn't dare make a sound at the time, and only asked when Yao Rongrong arrived, "How did it go?"

Yao Rongrong frowned slightly and said, "Sir, there's no one in the village, but something feels off."

"What's wrong?"

Lin Xiu asked.

"It's too clean."

Yao Rongrong replied, "It's as clean as if someone had lived there."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiu immediately understood.

Just like in the village before, the houses they hadn't lived in were covered in dust and cobwebs, but after they lived there, all that dust had been swept away.

Lin Xiu nodded slightly and said, "Then let's be careful and take a detour."

"Um."

Yao Rongrong nodded in agreement.

The two glanced towards the village entrance, about to set off, when suddenly they heard a voice: "Look, there's a village over there!"