Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 358: The Little Guide

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: The Little Guide

Argh!

This time, it was the others who were stunned.

"This is your home?

Where are the rest of your family members? Is it just the two of you living here?"

Jhiang Yuan was somewhat incoherent. In such a place, it wasn’t safe for two kids.

"A few days ago, a group of people came; they took my parents away.

They said they were going to some lake, my mom hid me and my sister in the cellar, and told us not to come out.

Yesterday, I was so hungry I came out to take your buns.

Sister, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to."

Wow, what a polite child!

"Nonsense, there were at least two lids of steamed buns missing. How could you two have finished them?

What’s really going on? Why don’t you tell the truth?"

Zhang Kaiyang wore a fierce expression, and Chuyi’s expression also changed, gripping the firewood knife tightly.

Jhiang Yuan quickly intervened to smooth things over, giving him a hard stare.

"Speak nicely, don’t scare the kids."

"Sister Yuan, don’t be fooled by them. These aren’t just small children.

Normally, they should be attending junior high by now."

Song Yi held Zhang Kaiyang back, though he wanted to say more, and could only sulkily shut his mouth.

"Sister, I didn’t lie to you. I only kept some of the buns. There’s no more food at home."

Zhang Kaiyang glanced at them and quietly backed out.

Jhiang Yuan said nothing and continued to press for answers.

"It’s okay, we used your house. Consider the buns a gift to you.

By the way, the lake you mentioned earlier, is it Half Moon Lake?"

"Yes, that’s the name."

Chuyi became excited, not because he remembered it.

But because just now, Song Yi sprinkled some salt and pepper on the meat, and it was crackling and sizzling with oil, which transfixed him.

Jhiang Yuan clearly saw that his throat bobbed up and down, probably really craving it.

"Song Yi, is it ready...?"

"Hmm!"

Saying that, Song Yi took the meat off the fire and handed it to the two children.

They hadn’t eaten for a long time, and their craving was unmistakable.

After taking the meat, they wolfed it down immediately.

The two exchanged a glance, and Song Yi stood up to grab another piece of meat to continue grilling.

Jhiang Yuan wasn’t idle either; she took two tissues and passed them over.

"Don’t rush, eat slowly."

Chuliu received the tissues and showed a kind smile.

"Sister, why did you come here?"

Argh...

"Sister also wants to go to Half Moon Lake. Do you know the way?"

"I don’t know..."

Sigh, Jhiang Yuan felt a faint sense of disappointment.

"Brother knows..."

"Really? Chuyi, have you been there before?"

"I went there once with my dad. Sister, if you want to go, I can take you."

"Really?"

Jhiang Yuan was somewhat surprised. She hadn’t expected to find a little guide so easily.

"What’s your condition?"

Song Yi suddenly asked, dousing all her good spirits.

"Help me rescue my parents. I can tell, you guys are different from them.

When they came over, they took away everything in the house.

And also the people from the village, they were all taken away.

If me and Chuliu hadn’t hidden ourselves, we probably would have been taken away too.

You guys are gentle and even gave us meat to eat."

"Haha, I finally found it..."

Zhang Kaiyang was proudly showing off a bag, which likely contained the lost buns from yesterday if nothing had gone awry.

"You, despicable..."

"Kaiyang, hurry over..."

Song Yi shot him an unfriendly glance, and the other’s enthusiasm instantly fizzled out.

"Don’t worry, as long as we have food, we absolutely won’t let you go hungry.

Chuyi, we’re setting off soon, all right?"

The siblings exchanged a look and immediately nodded.

Their parents had been gone for several days already, and they were worried, too. It was better to set off earlier rather than later.

Everyone made quick preparations, ate something, and then started on their way.

Heading into the mountains, Chuyi took the lead.

"Brother Song, can we really trust this kid? Are we actually going to believe him?"

For some reason, Zhang Kaiyang harbored a deep animosity toward the siblings.

"Don’t worry, we have a map in our hands; they wouldn’t dare to do anything dodgy. Moreover, he is probably even more anxious than us."

"Why?"

Jhiang Yuan simply glanced at him without saying a word and went over to find her mother and Xiao Nuan.

"I, Brother Song, what does Sister Yuan mean by that?"

Song Yi also got up calmly, walked past him, patted his shoulder, and said nothing.

"Hey, what do you all mean by this?"

Due to the incident with Chuyi and Chuliu that morning, the group had lost some time. After entering the mountain, the path became difficult to travel.

They all found it tough going but ultimately did not complain.

Lingering on the road for too long could be deadly.

After roughly four hours of walking, it was already two in the afternoon.

Song Yi instructed everyone to rest in place and eat some dry rations.

Jhiang Yuan brought over some compressed biscuits and gave them to Chuliu.

This was a bit better than the hard buns, just rather dry.

However, everyone had brought plenty of water when they set off.

"Chuyi, how much farther do we have to go?"

Song Yi looked at the map; their estimated location was consistent, which indicated that the kid hadn’t been playing tricks.

"I don’t know. The last time I came here with my dad and uncle, it took three days and two nights.

Back then, we were hunting and had to set up traps."

Good grief, that was such a long time. They simply couldn’t hold out that long.

Jhiang Yuan glanced at Song Yi, unsure of what to say.

"Isn’t there a shortcut we could take?"

"I don’t think so. I’ve only been there once and have forgotten a lot of things.

As long as we climb over the last mountain peak and then head right, we should be able to see it."

He pointed to the last mountain in front, which seemed close but was actually very exhausting to approach.

"Then why can’t we go directly to the back? The shortest distance is a straight line, do you understand?"

Zhang Kaiyang gave him a disdainful look. Such a young kid, not studying well—what a waste.

"Then you can try it, see if you can take a detour."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Enough, Kaiyang. You’re an adult, why are you quarreling with a child?"

"It’s not that, Sister Yuan, don’t just believe everything he says.

This kid doesn’t speak a single truthful word; don’t get deceived by him."

Chuyi couldn’t take it anymore and immediately stood up.

"If you don’t trust me, then don’t follow us. Go follow your straight line!"

The two of them were at odds, and Jhiang Yuan was speechless.

"Kaiyang, what are you doing? Chuyi is our guide right now.

Go and check on Qingqing, don’t leave her alone too long."

"Hmph..."

"Hmph..."

Each of them muttered with irritation, unable to see eye to eye—how had it come to this, utterly speechless...

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