Reaching the Valley in the Ten Thousand Mountains, Xiao Yuxiu's Hometown

On Su Chen's side, the family flew aboard Su Chen's private plane to the airport in the city of the western province where the Ten Thousand Mountains were located.

After leaving the airport, the group of fourteen, along with three pets, first took a taxi to a secluded spot on the outskirts of the city.

By then, night had fallen.

They then boarded Jiang Weihai's Mechanical Beast, flew up into the clouds, and headed for the Ten Thousand Mountains.

After about half an hour, they arrived above the valley where Xiao Yuxiu had once lived.

There was no one around. The nearest village was at least half a day's walk away.

It was fair to say the place was utterly uninhabited, save for the wild animals.

The middle of the valley was spacious enough to land the Mechanical Beast.

The Mechanical Beast touched down right in the center of the valley.

Everyone climbed out. The air here was especially fresh, rich with negative oxygen ions.

Su Chen took out the solar lights he had prepared before their trip to the Boundless Mountain Range and hung twelve of them around the area. The whole valley lit up at once.

It wasn't as bright as daylight, but it was about as bright as dusk, enough to see the valley clearly.

Jiang Weihai put away the Mechanical Beast, and the valley suddenly felt wide open.

They could see a timeworn thatched hut in the valley. A large water vat stood in front of it, filled with water, its inner walls coated in green moss.

Although it was already cold enough for snow in the north at this time of year, the western province was closer to the equator, so it was considerably warmer. It wasn't hot, though—still a little chilly, with temperatures around