Rebirth Counterattack with Space-Chapter 68 - Going into the Mountains (Part Four)

She took out a straw mat and sat down right there, closing her eyes to begin recovering her spiritual power. Half an hour later, with her spiritual power slightly restored, Lu Yun gave it her all and collected the rest of the yams.

After harvesting the yams, she felt a piercing pain in her head like needles, her face turned pale, and cold sweat suddenly soaked her body. She sat there for a while, trying to stand up from the mat but her body went soft, causing her to fall back down. She closed her eyes, fighting the discomfort, and again focused her mind to recover her spiritual power.

Lu Yun’s unusual state immediately drew the attention of Xia Yuan, Lu Aiguo, and Shitou. They were all startled and rushed towards Lu Yun as fast as they could.

Seeing Lu Yun’s condition, Lu Aiguo and Shitou exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with gravity. Instinctively, they both felt it was best not to disturb Lu Yun at this time. Especially Shitou—in a flash, the conversation he had with Lu Yun on the road suddenly resurfaced in his mind.

This silly girl.

Shitou looked helplessly at Lu Yun, who was sitting with closed eyes to regain her strength, as an involuntary feeling of heartache overwhelmed him. She had already lived an extra lifetime; how could she still be so foolish? Was something like this really something you just do on a whim? Isn’t it just a matter of making another trip? Look, now she’s suffering, isn’t she?

“Wife, it’s best not to disturb Xiaoyun right now,” Lu Aiguo quickly decided and whispered to Xia Yuan, leading her to a slightly farther place.

“Aiguo, what’s wrong with Xiaoyun?” Xia Yuan anxiously gripped Lu Aiguo’s clothes and asked.

“She must be drained and is recovering right now,” Lu Aiguo sighed and guessed the situation when he saw his daughter’s condition. So it turned out that his daughter’s great repository also had its limits, didn’t it? If he had known it would be like this, they should have returned to this place tomorrow.

“Sister-in-law, Xiaoyun should be fine. I reckon she anticipated this, which is why she prepared all the medicine and self-defense items for us in advance. Now, we just need to wait quietly for her to come to on her own,” Shitou thought and also spoke to comfort Xia Yuan.

“This girl.”

Xia Yuan couldn’t help but touch the tubular hidden weapons in her hand, and after careful consideration, she suspected that might really be the case. Otherwise, why would her daughter bring these out for no reason?

Three people waited for a good four or five hours. During this time, Lu Aiguo and Shitou both got up and left for a bit, and it seemed like they discussed something together. Then, both of them stayed away a little longer than before.

Xia Yuan didn’t pay much attention, focused as she was on watching Lu Yun intently. It wasn’t until the sky gradually darkened that Aiguo and Shitou gathered branches to start a fire, and after a good while, they finally saw Lu Yun come to.

“Dad, Mom, Shitou.” Lu Yun looked at the three worried faces surrounding her and then glanced at the darkening sky and the fire burning not far away, sticking out her tongue in embarrassment.

“You scared us.” Seeing that Lu Yun was indeed fine, Xia Yuan let out a sigh of relief, her heart finally settling down. Then, her pent-up anger surged, and in a mixture of anger and haste, she grabbed Lu Yun’s hand and smacked it with a “snap,” producing a crisp sound.

“Mom, what I did actually has its advantages. It’s just that I forgot to tell you beforehand.”

With a woeful expression, Lu Yun rubbed her hand and gave her mother a plaintive look. That slap certainly didn’t hold back at all; her palm was red.

“Are you still arguing your case?” Xia Yuan’s eyebrows furrowed. Seeing Lu Yun’s pained expression and believing it wasn’t feigned, she began to quietly blame herself for being too hard on her, and her tone softened a bit as well.

“It’s true. Normally when I store things in the big warehouse and then retrieve them, I use spiritual power. What I did today was actually a method for training my spiritual power. Only by exhausting my spiritual power each time can I make further progress next time. Over time, my spiritual power will slowly increase.”

Lu Yun quickly leaned into Xia Yuan and explained in detail, “It’s like how a martial artist gets better the more they practice their kung fu.”

“You’re not lying to Mom?”

Xia Yuan looked Lu Yun up and down, noticing that she seemed to be in high spirits, already recovered from the pallor of a few hours before, and her heart started to believe her a bit more.

Lu Aiguo and Shitou, meanwhile, had already completely believed her.

The state Lu Yun was in now, compared to before, was indeed a stark contrast.

“Dad, Mom, Shitou, I’m sorry. It’s my fault for not telling you in advance and making you worry. But I really didn’t lie to you. I’m telling the truth,” Lu Yun earnestly apologized.

“This time we’ll let it slide. But next time something comes up, you can’t just keep quiet about it,” Xia Yuan warned Lu Yun sternly as she patted her head.

“Mhm, mhm.” Lu Yun nodded quickly. She stole glances at her dad and Shitou, and only when she saw their faces soften did she breathe a sigh of relief.

“Now that it’s dark, let’s hurry and eat something, then we need to get back to the hot springs; the goji berries still need to be gathered,” Xia Yuan said, her concern for the drying goji berries resurfacing now that her worries were alleviated. Plus, this place didn’t seem appropriate for spending the night.

“No, it’s too dangerous to travel at night. The goji berries will be fine for one night without attention.”

Lu Aiguo shook his head. The mountain forests at night were the most dangerous, and not suitable for night travel, even if it was just him and Shitou, they would still choose to spend the night nearby.

“I’ve already checked the area with Shitou earlier, and there’s a place nearby that’s decent enough for us to spend the night.”

“Then let’s get moving,” Lu Yun said, taking out four headlamps.