Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 380 The boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains

Lu Xi'an stared at the last paragraph in the diary, pondered for a long time, and then asked Yao Wei, "Do you think... what this says might be about Luo Ping?"

Yao Wei was somewhat confused.

Lu Xi'an then remembered that he had asked about Teacher Luo Ping when he was urinating with Luo Ping. Yao Wei was not there at the time and did not hear him. He had not mentioned it to her afterward.

So he told Yao Wei about Teacher Luo Ping.

Yao Wei pondered for a while, looked at the words in the diary, nodded and said, "Hmm, it feels very similar. This person must be quite extraordinary to be able to write such a good diary."

"There aren't many people who can write this well, and Luo Ping's teacher happens to be one of them."

This is an assessment and comparison of the overall cultural level of the world. Yao Wei's statement is correct.

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "I didn't expect you could tell the difference between a good and bad diary."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, looking at the diary and said, "I can't write about having a great dream before I die."

Her criteria for judgment were so simple and direct, yet accurate.

Lu Xi'an said, "Then let's just say it is. Let's take this notebook with us, and when Luo Ping goes to Caiyang Mountain later, let him take a look at it. He should be able to recognize his teacher's handwriting."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said to Gouzi, "Gouzi, mark this spot. If it's confirmed, we can have Luo Ping come here."

When she's paying attention, she's really meticulous.

Lu Xi'an examined the notebook in his hand more carefully and suddenly noticed something stuffed in the leather cover at the end of the notebook. It was thin and flat, so he couldn't feel it at first glance, but he could see it now upon closer inspection.

He immediately pulled out the contents of the interlayer, which turned out to be several folded pages of paper.

The paper has irregular serrations on one edge, and the material is the same as the paper in the notebook, so it was obviously torn from the notebook.

Was it scribbled by someone before the beginning? Or was it the work of the mushroom-eating people who came later?
Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance, their curiosity piqued, and unfolded the folded papers to examine them one by one.

The paper was indeed covered with a jumble of abstract drawings, with lines flying and squares and circles intersecting, making it impossible to discern the content.

But Lu Xi'an stared intently for a long time, and inexplicably saw something familiar in it. The lines, whether broken down or made concrete, made him feel as if he had returned to a past life—a world of towering buildings, peaceful prosperity…

He suddenly felt that Luo Ping's former teacher, like him, had also traveled from another world.

However, he might be an old guy who's lived from the old world to the present. After all, the old world and the world he was in before he transmigrated were quite similar.

And isn't Yao Wei's father, Yao Huo, still alive today?

After all, they are a new kind of human, not ordinary people.

In any case, the person is already dead, and there is no need to investigate the past.

We've already walked the path we came from; now it's time to look forward.

"let's go."

"Ah."

The two left the house, returned to their car, and continued northward.

Along this route within Jiannan City, there were still sporadic fungi growing, indicating that this is a specialty of Jiannan. However, upon reaching the border with Jiangdong, the fungi disappeared completely.

"Get some of these mushrooms; maybe they can be used as weapons."

As they were leaving Jiannan, Lu Xi'an suddenly thought of this and said to Yao Wei, "But there's no need for us to get any now. Let's talk to Luo Ping and the others later and see if they need anything."

Yao Wei had no objections and simply hummed in agreement.

The signal has been really bad lately, and we can't get in touch with Institute 923 no matter what we do. We'll have to wait until we get through on the phone.

Upon entering Jiannan City, they drove to a gas station. Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei stopped the car and stood there for a while, exclaiming, "Now our journey is complete."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "We've traveled all the way from north to south from Meng Xinyu."

Yes, they met in Yubei, then entered Mengxin, descended Jianshan, returned to Pingchuan, changed course to Linhai, and then fought a decisive battle in Jiangdong.

After that, he returned to Linhai, went from Jiangbei to Pingchuan, and then fought his way from Pingchuan along Jiangbei to Jiangnan to complete his revenge.

Afterwards, I went back and drove around Jiangbei and Jiangnan again, went to Mengze, followed the East China Sea and Jiannan, and returned here. I really went all over the city.

Before I knew it, I had traveled to so many places. Looking back on the journey, it's almost unbelievable.

“Next time we travel, we won’t have to be so worried. If we want to travel fast, we can just run. If we want to go somewhere leisurely, we can drive.”

Looking back on the past and comparing it to the present, Lu Xi'an felt as if he had already sailed past countless mountains.

After the two finished their reflections, they got into the car and continued north. When they arrived at the return capsule where Dao had taken them, they took another look.

After finishing the visit, we continued north and arrived at Bingcun Village, which was completely abandoned. Following the Guanhai River downstream, we reached the former Binghao Village, which was now empty, leaving us with a sense of melancholy.

Further north, they reached the outskirts of Yangcai County.

They encountered countless cold waves along the way, forcing them to stop. As a result, it took them more than three months to travel back, and Yao Wei's belly gradually became noticeable.

When Lu Xi'an placed his hand on Yao Wei's belly, he could already feel the fetal movement, which surprised and excited him. The feeling was indescribable.

When they arrived outside Yangcai County, the tide had come in, and the sea blocked the road, so they had to stop the car and wait.

After the tide receded, they went up Caiyang Mountain and parked their car at the top again. Then, when they tried to call Institute 923 again, they got through immediately.

"Hello? Hello? Big brother/sister? The signal has been down for so long, it's been ages since we last contacted each other."

Luo Ping's voice came from the RV's stereo, chattering on and on, "Big brother and sister, you've been gone for so long, but you don't know how well things have developed here."

"Would you like to come back and visit sometime? I promise you a surprise."

Lu Xi'an said, "If there's no danger where you are, we won't go back for now."

“Yao Wei is pregnant and needs to stop and rest quietly. We’ve come to Caiyang Mountain and settled here. If you can’t get through by phone, you can continue using the pigeons.”

The 923 Institute was overjoyed and congratulated Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei. Chai Xin even insisted on coming up the mountain to touch his older sister's belly and see if there was any reaction.

Lu Xi'an then laughed and said, "Okay, we'll wait for you on the mountain. When you arrive, you can touch it."

"And Luo Ping, you'd better come too. I have something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)