Kamishiro Family Convoy

"We packed our things and set off, but somehow, two groups of people in the mountains started fighting," Qin Cheng said, sounding a little flustered.

Hearing the sounds of battle coming from the mountains, sometimes near, sometimes far, the old man couldn't sit still any longer.

He knew there were only two groups of people in this area: the Autumn Hunting Team and Zhang Tongdan's boss.

But something felt off. How did these two groups start fighting?

Qin Cheng glanced at Li Shutong and Qing Chen, and after holding back for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "You two went into the mountains so early this morning, did anything strange happen, like...?"

Li Shutong: "No."

Qing Chen: "No."

Qin Cheng's tooth started to hurt a little. He hadn't even said anything yet, and the master and apprentice were already in a hurry to distance themselves from each other.

It would be hard to believe that this battle in the mountains had nothing to do with these two!

At this moment, Li Shutong said to him, "Brother, help us find each of us a suitable set of clean clothes. I think we can both wear Qin Tong's clothes."

"Why do you suddenly want clothes?" Qin Cheng wondered.

"After all, wearing such a windbreaker is a bit conspicuous," Li Shutong said with a smile. "You can tell at a glance that he's not Wilderness People."

Qin Cheng's scalp tingled instantly. He wondered if someone had seen these two doing something, which was why they had to change clothes so quickly.

He quickly found two sets of clothes and then told the others to prepare to leave.

After a while, Qing Chen changed his clothes in the woods and asked, "Teacher, do you have any new plans?"

"Oh, the teacher is going to give you your fourth lesson," Li Shutong replied after changing his clothes.

Qing Chen suddenly felt someone was spying on him. He turned around and saw Qin Yiyi's figure hurriedly running away.

He put his clothes on and asked, "Teacher, what was the content of the fourth lesson?"

"I'll teach you how to be a hunter," Li Shutong replied.

"What is the prey?" Qing Chen asked again.

You'll find out soon enough.

The two buried their down jackets and backpacks in the ground, and only carried a few essential items with them, except for the folding stool that Li Shutong insisted on bringing.

Also buried inside was that thick Health Preservation Knowledge Manual.

Two pickup trucks were driving on the highway.

Two days flew by.

Countdown: 16:00:00.

Although the cities in the Inner World and the Outer World correspond to each other, the land area of Inner World is much larger than that of the Outer World.

In the Outer World, a car would have crossed the provincial border long ago after driving on the highway for three days.

However, Qing Chen silently watched from the pickup truck. The words on the boundary marker by the roadside changed from "No. 18 235" to "No. 18 644". They hadn't even left the jurisdiction of City No. 18.

He suddenly realized that the difference between the Inner World was enormous.

At this moment, Li Shutong, Qin Yiyi, Qin Tong started playing cards in the back of the truck.

They had originally invited Qing Chen to play, but Li Shutong wouldn't let him play at all. In the teacher's words, "People who cheat shouldn't play games."

The game the three were playing was called "Anti-Monopoly," and the rules seemed similar to those of Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).

Li Shutong used Thor as a bargaining chip, giving him a Thor stick for every loss, while Qin Yiyi every loss.

As a result, Qin Yiyi backpack in just half an hour.

Li Shutong didn't stand on ceremony with her and actually took all the apples to his side, as if everyone was willing to accept the outcome of the bet.

Qing Chen was speechless for a moment, wondering why his teacher was so playful.

Traveling with this teacher, the other person seemed more like a willful and playful teenager.

Seeing that the girl was about to lose her temper, Qing Chen stood up, took the cards from her hand, and looked at his teacher. "Come on, let's continue."

Li Shutong's originally happy expression immediately turned serious.

In just 10 minutes, Qing Chen helped the girl win all the apples back.

The girl cheered and hugged the apple back to her arms. Li Shutong said with a pained expression, "Why are you siding with outsiders, you brat?"

However, although Li Shutong looked heartbroken, he suddenly felt extremely relieved.

He spent eight years in that dark prison and seemed to have never been so happy.

Qing Chen handed the cards to Qin Yiyi, then closed his eyes to rest.

Li Shutong glanced at the boy and knew that the boy wasn't slacking off and sleeping, but rather repeating the morning's lesson over and over in his mind.

Time was of the essence, and the boy didn't have many opportunities or time for practical experience; he was about to climb that mountain.

Therefore, Qing Chen recalled every detail: how to choose the climbing route, how to create support for himself when there was nowhere to grab on, how to exert force with his arms, legs, and fingers, and how to regulate his physical strength during the climb.

These are all things he needs to learn.

Just then, the pickup truck bed began to shake.

Qing Chen opened his eyes and looked around, only to find that the original highway had turned into a dirt road.

Qin Yiyi explained to him, "We've just crossed the border of City No. 18. Further south is City No. 1, located at the confluence of the Sanjiangkou. The location where the pickup truck is now is a strange dirt road because the city boundaries were somewhat ambiguous when they were defined years ago, and no city was willing to pay for road construction."

Qing Chen thought to himself that this was indeed quite bizarre; such a mess would never happen in the Outer World.

Qin Yiyi a smile, "But once we got to this dirt road, we knew that our campsite for tonight wasn't far away. That's where our family found it. There's a stream there that you can walk in barefoot, but it's so shallow that even the big, man-eating fish get stranded there. There's also a persimmon grove over there. In the summer, we'll put the persimmons in the water and chill them before eating. There aren't many wild animals around, but further south there will be more."

The girl knew the place like the back of her hand, as if she were sharing her joy.

Qing Chen understood that this must be the Qin Family's regular campsite whenever they came to the wilderness, a kind of paradise for their small family.

However, just as they turned onto the narrow mountain road, they found that a convoy of cars had already stopped there ahead.

Qing Chen glanced at the Mount Fuji logo on the black SUVs, then looked at Li Shutong: "Teacher, it's the Kamishiro family's convoy."

Li Shutong chuckled and said in a low voice, "What are you so nervous about? Afraid of running into someone you know?"

"I have a feeling that you're waiting to see what happens, teacher?" Qing Chen, somewhat puzzled.

"What are you two talking about? Why are you always whispering to each other?" Qin Yiyi asked, puzzled.

At this moment, Li Shutong wiped some dust from the sole of his shoe with his finger and then casually smeared it on his and Qing Chen's faces.

At this moment, Qin Yiyi realized that she might have misjudged the situation. The other party was not hiding in the woods because he couldn't talk to those spoiled brats, but because his appearance was so distinctive that he would be recognized even without disguise!