Chapter 181: 181: Hiking (2)

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Chapter 181: 181: Hiking (2) As the group rested on their way up to the mountain, the girls started to have a short conversation. Chen Senya and Su Rukia were out of breath, and they were the only ones in the group. As for Yue Rukia and Gou Yura, they were as calm as the other two men in the group. They could understand in the case of Gou Yura, who is a well-known sports enthusiast. Chen Senya said, "Since when has your stamina been boosted to this extent? It doesn't seem like you got affected by our hiking, and your breathing is neutral as if you haven't walked before. Did you start exercising, Ruru?" "Hm~, my elder sister dragged me for training, and my body has changed a lot since then," said Yue Ruxia. Gou Yuki said, "Your sister did well. A good body foundation will save you in case of an emergency." "Indeed, so wifey. You should at least join me in my morning jogging," said Zhen Rian. Chen Senya thought for a moment and finally nodded her head. "Okay, I will go next time." Only Su Rukia remained quiet as she knew the real reason for her little aunt's stamina. After her great-grandfather Xia returned, their family had entered the cultivation world. Almost all descendants with talents were taught to cultivate, and among the ones with talent for it are her aunts from the Yue Family. She, herself, was also averagely talented in cultivation and was taught by her father. It is just that she hasn't cultivated enough to change her physique like her aunts; at most, she can only feel the qi in the surroundings. Once the fifteen minutes were up, their group resumed their climbing. They were lucky to reach the campsite before the sun set completely. Their chosen campsite is near a small pond on the mountain. No one knows if this was artificially made or created by nature. But because of this pond, most hikers choose this place as a campsite or a rest area. Zhen Rian said, "This is the campsite. I and Brother Gou will build the tents; you ladies can gather some dry wood for the bonfire. But don't get too far and make sure not to leave without our permission." "Yura, I am warning you. If you get lost when there isn't any source of light with you in this mountain, we have no way to find you. Restrain yourself!" Warned Gou Yuki to his younger sister. Chen Senya said, "Don't worry, Brother Gou. We will watch over her." "Let's go. I remember some places near this area with dry woods on our way up," said Su Rukia. Yue Ruxia smiled and said, "That's good! Let's go pick those up!" "Go and take some rope with us. The basket might not be enough," suggested Chen Senya. Gou Yura, who ran to the place where most of their things were gathered, is now holding rope with her. "This should be enough. Let's start now. We still need to cook after we return," Gou Yura said. Chen Senya asked, "Who can cook though?" "I can turn anything into charcoal!" stated Gou Yura. Chen Shenya sighed and said, "Idiot, don't be proud of that." "I can fry and grill, at least," said Yue Ruxia. Su Rukia said calmly, "I can cook simple dishes and soup." "That's great! I will help you keep eyes on the first!" said Gou Yura Chen Senya said, "I can at least help with preparation of the ingredients." "Then I will do some grilling. I brought some marinated meat and made some barbecue for everyone!" said Yue Ruxia. The ladies planned for dinner preparation while picking some dry woods. Once they had enough, they returned to the camp site and saw three tents built by the two men, Gou Yuki and Zhen Rian. These two capable men were true experts of hiking; the tents were built sturdy and clean. They knew that a pair could live in each tent. The Gou siblings are in one tent, the two engaged couples are in the other and the last one is for Yue Ruxia and her niece, Su Rukia. The ladies were amazed by the tents built in just a few minutes. Gou Yura excitedly went inside and rolled for a while. Gou Yuki, seeing his excited sibling, couldn't help but sigh helplessly. He couldn't understand why the two elegant ladies, like Chen Senya and Yue Ruxia, are friends with his tomboyish and rowdy little sister. Chen Senya said, "Yuyu, come out and wash the vegetables!" "Yes, coming!" responded Gou Yura as she once again came out after making a mess inside the tent for their two siblings. The bonfire was lit by Gou Yuki, and Zhen Rian helped with cleaning the fish he caught at the pond. He left a small fishing net in the pond while they made the tent and caught a few fish, which will be added to dinner. They caught eight fish; two will be made into a soup, and the rest will be grilled with cheese over fire. Chen Senya helps Su Rukia with the preparation, as she said, while the latter is making some Creamy fish soup. The two men, Gou Yuki and Zhen Rian, make barbecue with Yue Ruxia; as for Gou Yura, who could turn anything to charcoal, she was only tasked with washing the vegetables and utensils they are going to use. Near the pond, Gou Yura was humming as she was washing the vegetables in the basin one by one. Then wash the utensils and plates they are going to use. The sun had long set, and the only light she had with her was a solar panel light, which was bright enough to illuminate a quarter of the pond. There is also a full moon that illuminates the area, which lessens one's fear for the dark. Gou Yura is fearless even in the dark and was doing what she was tasked to do when she suddenly noticed two glowing orbs coming from the middle of the pond. These two orbs look like eyes, yet not those of a human. Usually one would be interested in such a thing, but Gou Yura is too hungry to care about those pair of glowing things. "What is that? Will o wisps?" Murmured Gou Yura. Growl~ This is her stomach protesting. She averted her gaze from the middle of the pond and rubbed her tummy. When she raised her head again, the two glowing orbs had disappeared, and Gou Yura completely forgot it as she was called over. Chen Senya shouted, "Yuyu, are you done washing the vegetables!? We need it now!" "Okay, I'm coming~," said Gou Yura, who ran back to the group as she forgot about what she had seen over the pond. It looks like the hunger she felt made her forget that two glowing things are supposed to appear above the pond. Those who were enjoying their night camp didn't notice the hidden creature watching over them deep within the pond. But the cultivators, who are also the guards of Yue Ruxia and Su Rukia, were startled by that pair of eyes that peered on Gou Yura just now. It's just that before they see its original shape, it once again submerges itself in the pond. Since it has hidden itself, they choose not to pursue it at the moment. The cultivators hidden in the dark forest whispered to one another. "Leader, there is a living creature under that pond. Should we tell Miss Ruxia?" "No need. She doesn't want to expose that she is a cultivator. Keep quiet for now." "Watch over at the pond. Make sure to prevent whatever is hidden in that place dragging any mortal into the pond." "When it makes a move, there is no need to keep hiding. The safety of these youngsters is the top priority." "Yes, Elder!" Thus the group of Yue Ruxia didn't even know that there is a living creature in the pond they use as a water source. They enjoyed the fish soup made by Su Rukia and the barbecued meat and fish for dinner while happily having a conversation while surrounding the fire. When it was almost midnight, the group chose to retreat in their tents in pairs. They set up alarming electric walls around the tents. If someone tried to enter the tent area, the alarm would be activated, waking all of them on the spot. This setup was prepared by Gou Yuki and Zhen Rian, allowing everyone of them to sleep well at night Inside the tent of Yue Ruxia and Su Rukia, they had a warm bath before going to sleep and were about to get some extra blankets in their bags when suddenly something jumped out of Su Rukia's bag. Whooshed! A beautiful black cat with silver irises fell on Yue Ruxia's lap and started licking its paws. The two ladies were stunned at first but they recognized this black cat. Yue Ruxia held the black cat and said, "Yueyue, when did you sneak in my bag? Wait, how come you are here?!" Meow~ The two of them weren't told yet about Yueyue's real identity. At first, Su Rukia didn't know why her Aunt Yue Xuexia told her to bring this beautiful cat with them during the mountain climbing. Su Rukia said, "Ah! Aunt Xuexia told me to bring it with me. It suddenly disappeared after we got to the condo. So he was hiding in my bag the whole time. No wonder my bag got heavier. Nyyaaa~ Yue Ruxia looked at the cat a bit bewildered. This is a clingy cat, but only towards its owner, Yue Xuexia. The rest of the family can at most rub this little guy's fur, but they couldn't carry him around as this cat only allowed itself to be carried by Yue Xuexia, its master. "Yueyue, don't run out okay? If I lose you in the mountains, I don't know what I will say to Dajie," said Yue Ruxia. Meows~ The little black tiger cub, Yueyue, pretended to act coquettish towards his master's young sister and stop her from worrying. In reality, he was sent here to protect her. As a mythical being, he possessed enough strength to kill an Innateness Stage Cultivator. Yue Xuexia thought that the cultivators from the mystic mountain might not be enough, and just in case of emergency, Yueyue will protect and fight for them. --- Midnight, when most of the lights in the area were off due to them sleeping, some cultivators guarding the group approached the pond and encircled it. These were cultivators from Hidden Tan Clan and their mission is to protect the mortals in the group and Miss Ruxia Surrounding the pond, some cultivators quietly investigated the pond. They even placed a sound isolation barrier and defensive formation around the pond just in case the creature in the pond comes out. "Elder, the barrier and formation are all activated." "Good work. Now try to lure out whatever is sleeping under this pond! We need to eliminate it before the sun rises. This unknown creature might bring danger to the Third Young Miss Yue Ruxia." "Yes, Elder!" The Tan Clan disciples collectively responded. They've started poking at the pond and wanted to force the creature they saw staring at Gou Yura from before. They threw a lot of talismans and swords intent in the pond. Since there is no exact target, they just randomly attacked the pond. But the pond remained quiet for no reason.

Chapter 181: 181: Hiking (2)

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