CHAPTER 642: 642 ARRIVED

Su Yuanyuan turned back to look at Zeng Hongling, "Once I’ve decided where to live and settled down, I’ll get in touch with you and send you a letter."

"Yuanyuan, aren’t you really coming with us? A little wandering around might improve your mood."

"No, I don’t feel like that right now."

Su Yuanyuan didn’t want to shake off the three of them; she mainly wanted a simple life, waiting for the children to return in four years.

Whether they can come back is still uncertain. But listening to the three children promise they will definitely come back, that kind of heartache is real. Although she had no hope of finding the old way here, all hope was pinned on the children and that man.

Waiting is anxious, so she has no mood for fun, only wanting to quietly wait.

Moreover, she wants to try again on the fifteenth of July next year to see if she can see the children again.

"Yuanyuan, do you think they might still be alive?" Zeng Hongling asked cautiously.

Su Yuanyuan didn’t speak, Zeng Yixin tugged at his sister.

The three of them looked together at the silhouette of the woman ahead. In her, they felt the sadness.

"Yuanyuan, I’m sorry, I misspoke just now. Actually, I just don’t want you to be sad; I want you to come out of the pain. You still have most of your life ahead of you."

"I know." There were no more words; she really didn’t know what to say. Since seeing the three children, whenever she dreamt, she would definitely dream of them. Every time she woke up, she would cry and soak her pillow.

The two men passed Su Yuanyuan. Such a self-reliant woman made both of them ache even more.

"Look, this should be the old mountain road, it’s a stone-paved road."

"Yes, really. So if we follow the mountain road, we can go up."

It’s already afternoon now; I wonder if we can find the Daoist Temple before dark. If not, we’ll have to camp out in the wild.

"Yuanyuan, can I go with you to the grassland?"

"Hongling, you should know why you are out here. It’s not necessarily to travel all over the country, but you should get your own matters done first.

I’m not planning to stay long on the grassland. If it’s not suitable, I’ll leave too.

I actually don’t know where I want to go, so what good does following me do you?"

"I can bring a lot of things that aren’t available on the grassland. They should lack many daily necessities there.

Yuanyuan, let me go with you. Honestly, I only feel at peace when I’m with you.

I’ve been in this industry for so many years, and I’ve never slept well at night. Only when I’m with you can I sleep comfortably through the night.

Yuanyuan, is it okay if I stay with you? Once I’ve paid for my misdeeds, I won’t cling to you anymore."

Su Yuanyuan turned back in surprise, "Do I have such an effect?

I’m okay with it. If you don’t feel being with me delays your affairs, then come along."

Su Yuanyuan knew Zeng Hongling wasn’t lying. She really thought that way, but she herself didn’t know she had such an ability.

"Thank you, Yuanyuan. Yixin and I are definitely following you," Zeng Hongling said happily. She was truly afraid that Su Yuanyuan would refuse.

"Su Yuanyuan, I’m also following you. Although I don’t have the same feeling as Zeng Hongling, I still want to follow you."

Su Yuanyuan gave a slight sound of acknowledgment, as it didn’t really matter. It just might make life inconvenient in the future.

Three hours later, just as it was getting dark, the four of them finally reached halfway up the mountain and saw the Daoist Temple.

"Yuanyuan, looking at this place, it seems there’s still someone living here? You see, they’ve even planted crops."

"There should be someone living here. That’s just right; we’ll stay here quietly for a while. Just unsure if they can take us in."

Wei Guangxiang went to knock on the door. It took a while before a response came from inside.

The door was opened by a middle-aged man. Su Yuanyuan felt his appearance truly gave a sense of a Daoist, like a mystic presence.

"What business do you have here?"

"Daoist priest, we wish to stay here for a while," said Zeng Hongling. A woman’s presence is far less threatening than a man’s, so it’s better to lower their guard with a woman’s approach.

"How did you all end up here in the deep mountains and forests?"

"Daoist priest, we’re just here to witness it ourselves, thinking that Spirit Mountain’s treasure land should have some otherworldly existence, so we gave it a try and came over. We didn’t expect a Daoist Temple here, and we hope the Daoist priest would take us in."

Zeng Hongling’s sweet appearance and love for smiling gave people a harmless impression.

"Daoist priest, actually, we have some doubts we’d like to ask for your guidance," Wei Guangxiang also spoke up.

"Alright, but here, you must do everything yourselves."

The four nodded, fearing they wouldn’t be allowed to stay.

Though the outside looked quite rundown, the inside of the courtyard was clean and tidy. The layout was good, with lush green vegetables looking particularly beautiful.

"There are only two rooms available here for the four of you. Please tidy them up yourselves."

The four exchanged courtesies, but it was Wei Guangxiang and Zeng Yixin who did the tidying, not letting the two women do it.

From the moment Su Yuanyuan entered, she felt a sense of comfort. She decided to stay here for a while.

The Daoist priest was quite aloof; after giving instructions, he returned to his room, and it wasn’t appropriate to disturb him now. The four didn’t bring any luggage, and there was nothing here.

Although it’s not yet autumn, it’s still quite cool on the mountain at night.

"Hongling, wait here, I’ll go fetch the luggage."

"Yuanyuan, let’s just go tomorrow. It’s almost dark now. We’ll go together tomorrow. At this time, you probably won’t get anything."

Su Yuanyuan checked the time, and that was all they could do for now.

"Alright then, there’s quite a bit to prepare for tomorrow. I plan to stay here for one to two years."

"Great, I think it’s good here too, but will that Daoist priest agree?"

"Let’s ask, let’s be sincere."

Su Yuanyuan felt a bit embarrassed too; after all, if it were her home, she wouldn’t want outsiders to stay either, especially someone living alone long-term who tends to have a solitary nature.

Zeng Yixin and Wei Guangxiang tidied up quickly. Although the house could be lived in, it was quite tidy, suggesting it was cleaned regularly.

Su Yuanyuan organized her things and began to smell the fragrance of food. Upon reaching here, she suddenly felt an appetite; actually, the meals at the sanatorium were quite satisfying. It was the first time here she found the food fragrant. Even if it was just the aroma coming from the food.