I left Ling Shuang and Ling Yan behind, and the four of us wandered through the snowy mountains. Ling Yan and Ling Shuang carried heavy luggage, with Ling Shuang smiling and Ling Yan maintaining a poker face. I said, “Big brother, would it kill you to be happy? We’ve come all this way, is this necessary?”
As night fell, we set up our tent. With dry rations running low, Ling Shuang went to find water, Ling Yan went to find food, and after Xiao Chen Yue fed me some pills, I sent him to gather dry firewood.
But they seemed to have walked to Mars, as they hadn’t returned after an hour. “When are they going to come back to Earth?” I grumpily looked at Grandma Moon, my throat parched and dry. Shaking the empty water bag, I sighed, “I’ll go find water.”
With no sense of direction, I ran around aimlessly. When I found a hot spring, filled my water bag, and had my fill of water, I prepared to return. “Uh… where am I?”
After much deliberation, I reached a very bad conclusion – I was lost. “T^T Why am I so unlucky~ It’s the moon’s fault!” (Moon: “What are you dragging me into?! (╰_╯)”)
“Awoooo~~ I’m lost~!!” I howled miserably on the mountain.
I clutched my water bag, wandering through the snowy mountain. Such a large mountain, with no signs of inhabitants and no paths – how could anyone walk here?
Didn’t Jade Emperor Daddy consider putting up road signs when creating this massive snow mountain? I’m suffering from hunger and cold…
“Awoooo~” I howled desolately, “Awoooo~”
“Huh?” I tilted my head and listened carefully. The previous cry sounded sharp, like a wolf’s howl, but more like – a pet dog? “Woo…” Following the sound, I saw a white mass curled up in the distance, with fresh blood staining its snow-white fur.
My maternal instincts kicked in. I sprinted over, shouting, “Doggy~ Doggy~~” The ‘doggy’ looked my way, and I was stunned, “Oh, it’s a snow fox…” I quickly ran forward. The fox dragged its injured leg, leaving a trail of blood, seemingly trying to avoid me.
