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Chapter 251 Who in their right mind would think that 318 would bring a swimsuit!
Based on her mother's experience, Li Younan felt that girls actually enjoyed taking baths more than boys.

Think back to Shizuka from the Doraemon anime we watched as kids; it seems like she spent half her time taking baths.

Of course, as a man, there is one thing he must admit: he really looks forward to soaking in a hot spring with a woman.

Of course, this expectation shouldn't be too exaggerated... Even if you're going to soak in a hot spring, it's impossible for two people to be completely naked in the pool.

Since it's in the wild, it's not very safe, so of course you have to wear a swimsuit.

It took Li Younan about half an hour to get up there, but it was even faster to get back; he arrived at the car in less than 20 minutes.

Only then did Li Younan notice that a drone slowly flew over the already opened folding photovoltaic panels and landed on the small landing bay, completing its storage.

Li Younan blinked, realizing that Liu Li had probably seen the whole process of him finding the hot spring. That was fine, it saved him the trouble of explaining.

Li Younan entered the vehicle cabin, and Liu Li had just come from the driver's seat.

Li Younan didn't waste any words, smiled, and asked, "Did you see what I found?"

"Hmm, but it's not very clear from the drone footage. Is it a large hot spring?"

Li Younan nodded: "It's a hot spring of pretty good quality."

At this point, Liu Li hesitated for a moment.

During this time, she has been following Li Younan and has really begun to overcome her agoraphobia, which is a cause for celebration. Naturally, she is also looking forward to soaking in the hot springs.

At home, she had a fairly large bathtub. After coming out with Li Younan, she naturally wouldn't be so willful as to ask for a bathtub to be installed in the RV. Taking a shower every day was quite comfortable. After all, think about other self-driving travelers, especially those who live in their vehicles. How many of them have such comfortable conditions?

But just as Li Younan guessed, a shower is never as comfortable as a bath, especially that huge, deserted hot spring, which looked very comfortable.

However, after thinking about it, Liu Li shook her head and refused, saying, "I won't go. I'll wait for you in the car."

Li Younan said, "The locals say that the hot springs here are rich in minerals and can cure many diseases, including psychological ones. A more exaggerated claim is that some people who came in wheelchairs soaked in the hot springs for a week and ended up losing their wheelchairs."

Liu Li shook her head again: "I...I can't climb up."

Li Younan was stunned for a moment, and seeing Liu Li's somewhat helpless expression, he realized that he had forgotten about this.

Then Liu Li lowered her head and said shyly, "Although I've been spending more and more time outside lately, I still don't know when I'll have an attack." She looked at Li Younan and then said softly, "I don't want to be a burden to you... and I really can't climb up that place."

In the video, Liu Li saw Li Younan climb up the cliff face that was several meters high in no time. To be honest, only he could find that wild hot spring so quickly and easily. Most ordinary hiking enthusiasts would probably have missed it.

Li Younan paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Do you believe me?"

Liu Li was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Li Younan's eyes gleamed with confidence: "I'll take you up."

……

Before long, Li Younan arrived at the cliff again, but this time Liu Li was with him.

This time, neither of them came empty-handed; they each brought a small bag containing a change of clothes.

Li Younan's bag was even bigger, so he could carry more things.

For Li Younan, taking someone who can't climb up is actually quite simple; all he has to do is make good use of the ropes.

He would naturally not forget to carry something as important as paracord in his car.

Li Younan said to Liu Li, "Wait here for me for a moment."

As he spoke, he took his things down.

Liu Li nodded, then hesitated for a moment.

At this moment, her hands were tightly gripping the hem of Li Younan's clothes.

Li Younan said, "Don't worry, just think of me as someone who's always by your side."

Liu Li took a deep breath and gently loosened Li Younan's clothes.

This was the first time she had lost physical connection with the person she relied on since leaving her home and RV and arriving in a vast, open wilderness.

She knew that all she could rely on now was the spiritual connection, so she took a step back and silently looked at Li Younan.

Fortunately, the familiar physical reaction didn't occur, and she silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Liu Li was alright, Li Younan turned around and started climbing.

As always, Li Younan moved with the same leisurely ease. Like an agile monkey, he quickly climbed up the cliff and then disappeared from the platform.

After a while, a paracord was thrown down from above.

Li Younan reappeared, grabbing the parachute rope and rappelling down like a special forces soldier.

Liu Li stared at Li Younan, whose movements were as agile as if they were in a movie, her eyes somewhat dazed and slightly stunned.

Li Younan wasted no time, helped Liu Li fasten the safety rope around her waist, and then said to her, "Now you'll be coming up with me."

Liu Li nodded silently.

Then, Li Younan turned around and squatted down slightly.

Liu Li remembered what Li Younan had just told her... that he would carry her up!
To be honest, if Li Younan hadn't said those words with such certainty, she would have thought he was crazy.

I may not be fat, but I'm still an adult!
Li Younan turned her head: "Trust me."

Liu Li gritted her teeth, then silently went over and lightly jumped onto Li Younan's back.

She immediately caught the unique masculine scent emanating from Li Younan.

It wasn't the smell, but the scent that made her feel at ease. She instantly fell in love with the scent, but soon after, her face began to burn.

Li Younan felt that the posture was not yet adjusted, so he subconsciously used his hand to support Liu Li's thigh and moved it up a little.

Liu Li felt weightless; with a gentle tap from Li Younan, her body bounced upwards.

"This guy is really strong," Liu Li thought to herself.

Because of his mountaineering skills, Liu Li, a girl weighing less than 100 kilograms, was practically weightless on him. After all, Li Younan's skill involved subtracting 50 kilograms to get his true weight-bearing experience. Li Younan turned his head slightly and said, "Hold me tight."

Liu Li quickly closed her eyes and hugged Li Younan tightly.

The fragrance emanating from the girl, along with her breath, reached behind Li Younan's ear, making him feel a ticklish sensation that was very pleasant.

Next, Li Younan began to climb. Although he was very confident, he still chose to fasten the safety buckle every time he went up a little distance, just to be on the safe side.

In this way, even if she doesn't have a firm grip, Liu Li won't fall.

However, Li Younan was too steady, and before long, he was carrying a girl on his back and climbing up the small cliff.

After climbing up, Liu Li saw that Li Younan had firmly secured the other end of the parachute rope to a large tree.

There were several more cliffs like this further up, and Li Younan used the same method to bring Liu Li up to them.

About an hour later, Liu Li and Li Younan finally arrived at the hot spring pool.

……

Among the things Li Younan carried was a cylindrical, foldable changing room.

In fact, this thing was originally intended as a field toilet, but it turned out to be just right as a place to change clothes.

He certainly doesn't need to use this stuff, at least not before he starts soaking.

Li Younan was wearing swimming trunks underneath, and in a few quick movements, he took off his outer clothes and was ready to go into the water to test the temperature.

To ensure that there wouldn't be any stones hurting his feet in this wild hot spring, he didn't jump in. Instead, he sat by the pool, tested the temperature with his feet, and then slowly shrank in.

Liu Li watched the whole process from the sidelines.

Li Younan felt it in the water, and perhaps it was just psychological, but this kind of natural hot spring really did feel much more comfortable than artificial hot springs.

One of the biggest reasons is that the hot spring water is flowing and constantly being replenished.

The hot spring water was very clear, and soaking in it made me feel completely relaxed, both physically and mentally.

Li Younan stood up; the water was just up to his chest, not deep.

He found a relatively low spot and slowly sat down, then looked at Liu Li on the shore and said, "Come down, it's really comfortable."

Liu Li looked at Li Younan, pacing back and forth by the pool with her hands behind her back, seemingly very conflicted.

At this point, Li Younan unleashed his trump card: "Since we're already here..."

"You came up here with great difficulty, are you really not planning to come down and give it a try?"

It was just that simple phrase, "Since you're already here," that made Liu Li hesitate for a moment, but her face finally hardened, and she silently slipped into the dressing room that Li Younan had prepared for her.

After dawdling for about ten minutes, Li Younan was almost asleep in the water when he heard noises coming from the changing room.

The zipper was pulled open, and first, a cute, white little foot peeked out, followed by a fair and smooth calf, thigh...

Liu Li stood there, looking somewhat conflicted, wearing a blue nightgown.

Unlike Li Younan, she actually brought swimming trunks on the 318 highway—who would think of bringing a swimsuit when traveling on the 318 highway?
So she had to wear a nightgown... But at least she was dressed, so it wouldn't be so awkward.

Liu Li took a deep breath and silently told herself that, in essence, this was no different from men and women swimming together in a pool. Everyone was wearing clothes, so what was the difference?

She stole a glance at Li Younan's well-shaped pectoral muscles that were exposed above the water, then quickly looked away. She then silently walked to the edge of the pool, sat down, and gently dipped her feet into the hot spring.

The warm, moist air enveloped me instantly.

It feels so comfortable.

Liu Li gently tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and a wonderful joy suddenly welled up from the depths of her heart.

She didn't know where this joy came from, just like the hot spring gushing out from the cracks in the rocks beneath her feet.

She looked up at the sky, and many images flashed through her mind: What was she doing? Thinking back to half a month ago, she was hiding by the window at home, looking at the sky, and now she was in an unknown mountain valley, sitting by an unknown wild hot spring, looking at a clearer sky.

She unconsciously paddled in the water.

Li Younan watched this scene quietly from a distance. Suddenly, the image of Zhao Min from Alyssa Chia's version came to mind. The first shot during the end credits was the one where she paddled in the water with her foot.

Liu Li soaked her feet for a while before finally getting ready to go into the water.

She didn't look in Li Younan's direction, but slowly moved down on her own.

Li Younan reminded him, "Be careful."

Liu Li snorted: "I can swim! I've been swimming since elementary school!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than she fell, and with a "plop," water splashed up in the hot spring.

Li Younan was speechless for a moment.

However, there is naturally no danger in water this depth.

Although Liu Li thrashed around in the water for a moment in a disheveled state, she managed to stand up.

But the next moment, Li Younan could no longer remain calm.

There's one problem that neither of them seemed to have considered before using pajamas in a hot spring: once the pajamas get soaked in water, they'll become subtly visible...

Li Younan forced himself to remain calm.

Fortunately, Liu Li didn't notice anything wrong. In fact, she was a little embarrassed as she tidied her wet hair before saying, "This was a mistake."

"Oh," Li Younan replied calmly with just one word.

Liu Li then focused on experiencing the hot spring. She swam a little forward, and then, like Li Younan, found a comfortable spot, rested her head on it, and closed her eyes contentedly.

Mmm...it feels so good.

(End of this chapter)