Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 364 The Magical Tree

Chapter 364: Chapter 364 The Magical Tree

Xiao Ling, too, was distressed and shed tears, but she couldn’t pick up her daughter to comfort her in her arms.

"Jingjing, be good. Auntie knows you love Mommy, and Mommy loves you too.

Be obedient, and let’s walk slowly. As long as we get to the other side, we’ll have a new home.

Mommy will be able to hold you then, okay?"

The little girl sobbed and nodded her head, and Xiao Ling could only use her right hand to wipe away her tears.

She cautioned Jingjing not to cry, lest her cheeks get frostbitten.

"Jingjing, then let’s set off now, okay? You have to be the first one.

Otherwise, little sister Xiao Nuan will catch up from behind."

By saying this, she hoped to maintain a sense of presence to her father and the others.

Otherwise, they might become suspicious; Xiao Ling had already sensed something was off.

"Okay."

Indeed, the little girl started to stride forward again, and they began to walk as well.

There were two more disturbances later on, but they still persisted.

Fortunately, they finally descended from that place.

Song Yi was at the front, receiving each person one by one.

When it was Jhiang Yuan’s turn, he visibly heaved a sigh of relief.

Heaven knows how terrified he was when he heard noises from behind.

"Why are you laughing?"

Jhiang Yuan extended her hand, and Song Yi quickly pulled her over.

"Laughing because we’re all still alive."

"That goes without saying."

Down here, there was an especially large tree.

The kind that would take seven or eight people holding hands to encircle.

It stood right at the exit, blocking most of the view.

"Song Yi, give me a hand, will you~"

Jhiang Yuan wore a mischievous smile, but he had no way to refuse.

He willingly went to stand guard, and Jhiang Yuan hurriedly got everyone out of the space.

Actually, those who came down before were all resting in the clearing.

That feeling of relief after a narrow escape was too intense.

Some even lay on the ground, spread-eagled, as they breathed in the freedom of the air and reflected on their struggle for survival.

Nobody noticed them; Jhiang Yuan just wanted to be thorough to avoid any future trouble.

Frankly, she was still somewhat cautious around Xiao Ling.

Having some doubt, she couldn’t act the same as before.

However, she didn’t regret saving Jingjing earlier.

Even if given another chance, she would do the same.

When they all arrived, they saw that behind the tree, there was actually a small temple.

Truly, it was the very small kind, probably not even half a meter tall.

Back in her hometown, there were temples like this.

On the first and the 15th day of the Lunar month, they would pray with hands clasped and murmuring words under their breath, though it was unclear what they were saying.

Then, they would bow in worship over and over again.

Xiao Ling, upon seeing Jhiang Yuan with Jingjing, came over.

"Hey, what are you doing? Get up quickly!"

She hastened to help her up, and Qin Yue, not understanding, also went to pull the child.

"Why are you kneeling down? What’s going on?"

"Yuanyuan, thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, Jingjing and I would have been gone.

Quick, Jingjing, kowtow to Auntie!"

As she spoke, she gestured for her daughter to kneel down again.

"Enough, there’s no need for this. It’s good that the child is fine.

Don’t overthink it. If it were you, you would have helped too, right?"

Truthfully, that wasn’t necessarily the case.

Xiao Ling was clearly taken aback for a moment, then immediately agreed.

It was obvious what Jhiang Yuan meant; she had saved them and didn’t expect a repayment of gratitude, but they now owed her a favor.

From now on, it’s best not to say things you shouldn’t.

Xiao Ling also picked up on the hidden meaning in her words.

"All right, we need to keep moving. We still have to reach our destination before tonight,"

Song Yi called out. It was already half past one, and there wasn’t much time left.

Chuyi and Chuliu had good physical stamina and were leading the way without any complaints of fatigue.

They must work out regularly, and now that their parents were here, she didn’t need to hang back anymore.

"Chuyi, what god were you just paying respects to?"

Talking while walking didn’t cause any delay.

"Sister, it was a big tree."

"The big one we left behind?"

"Right!"

It was a pine tree that looked rather ancient.

There was only one branch left, covered in a fair amount of snow, and it was questionable whether it was still alive.

Chuliu was lively and playful. Seeing Jhiang Yuan interested, she joined in the conversation.

"Sister, let me tell you, that tree is really magical,"

"Really? Then you have to tell me about it,"

Jhiang Yuan went along with the flow, as they knew too little about Qinling mountain.

Plus, Chuyi and Chuliu were locals.

They surely knew many things that the outsiders didn’t.

It was a good pastime to kill the time when there was nothing else to do.

"Sister, do you know? That tree is the Divine Tree.

It’s said that it was very thick even when my great-grandfather was a child."

Back then, some people went hunting in the mountains and found it obstructive; they wanted to chop it down.

Unexpectedly, it actually bled when they tried to cut it. Scary, right?"

The little girl was brimming with enthusiasm; it was quite adorable.

Chuyi, afraid that Jhiang Yuan hadn’t understood, added,

"The elders say that it used to have three branches. When one person decided to cut the tree, starting from the outermost branch,

the branch wasn’t even severed when blood started to ooze from the notch. Frightened, the person stopped."

So that was the story. She thought there might be some explanation.

However, it all sounded very mythological. It was just an amusement.

"Why did they want to cut it down, though? The path is so rough here; why not just hunt nearby?"

"My grandfather told me that the area was deep in the mountains with a lot more game.

The villages nearby didn’t have much land, and people often couldn’t get enough to eat, so they’d think of going up the mountains to forage for something,"

Alright, a very primitive way of living.

Not much different from their own hometown.

"Sister, that’s not the end of it. You see, that tree is quite formidable.

My dad said that once, some mischievous kids wanted to burn the tree down."

They used a lighter to set it on fire, but in an instant, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and the fire was doused.

That evening, when the children went home, they didn’t tell their parents.

The boy who ignited the fire had his home’s gas canister explode, resulting in him losing a layer of skin.

His parents, not knowing what had happened, were heartbroken.

The rest of the children, scared, eventually told the adults what had happened.

Afterward, they all chipped in to build this small temple.

In addition, they wrapped the tree in red cloth,

because the tree’s bark had been burned off too."

Well, the perpetrator lost his skin as a result of the tree losing its bark.

The key point was that the other kids were unharmed, and thinking about it now, it indeed seemed rather frightening.

"So, since then, people come here every year to burn incense,

and on the first and the 15th day of the Lunar month, many would come to fulfill their vows. It gets very lively,"

said Chuyi, sounding a bit excited.

"That makes sense; the tree is divine indeed..."

Jhiang Yuan chimed in agreeably, while everyone around silently listened along, just to pass the time.

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