Chapter 91: Ninety-one, Map Chapter 91: Ninety-one, Map Song Yan Ning smiled faintly, picked up her chopsticks, and placed a piece of snake meat into her mouth, “The flavor is quite good!”
Liu Qingshan burst into hearty laughter upon seeing this and gave Song Yan Ning a thumbs-up, “The little girl has guts!” Snake meat is not something everyone dares to eat, especially when they are aware of what it is.
Qin Yushen looked at Song Yan Ning, the corners of his mouth curving slightly upward into a smile as he reached to place a deep-fried grasshopper into her bowl, “This one is also delicious, give it a try.”
Song Yan Ning glanced at Qin Yushen and gave a slight nod. The more she interacted with Qin Yushen, the more she felt he was a complete departure from what the profile described.
“Tomorrow I will take you for a spin in the mountains, get familiar with the environment there; Dahai will prepare the gear for us to head there tomorrow, and we will set off early the day after tomorrow, what do you think?” Liu Qingshan took a sip of his drink and looked at Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen.
Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning looked at each other and nodded; they had already made up their minds.
“Uncle, didn’t you say you have a map of that area? Could you show it to us?” Song Yan Ning swallowed the food in her mouth and turned to look at Zhang Dahai.
Zhang Dahai nodded, “I’ll get it for you after dinner.” The terrain there is complex; a map won’t help if you’re not familiar with the area. Moreover, he didn’t believe that the two kids would be able to understand it despite them seeming very smart.
Qin Yushen’s phone rang at that moment, he took a look at it, saw it was Song Yanxue calling, and silenced the phone before putting it back in his pocket.
Song Yanxue had waited for a long time and seeing Qin Yushen not answering the phone made her so angry that she threw her phone aside. She had just learned that Brother Yushen was out having fun with Song Yan Ning. What was Song Yan Ning? Ugly and nasty, why did Brother Yushen treat her so well and even go out to have fun with her?
No, she had to ask her grandpa for Song Yan Ning’s mobile number; she wanted to ask Song Yan Ning where exactly she and Brother Yushen had gone, she wanted to go too.
Mr. Song looked at Zhang Xiaoling with a mixture of anger and helplessness, “Tomorrow I will get Dr. Liu to come and check on you, he is an authority in dermatology, he should have a way.”
“Call him now; my face is about to itch to death, I can’t take it anymore.” Zhang Xiaoling kept scratching her face, wishing she could tear off a layer of skin. After returning home and applying the medicine prescribed by the doctor, not only did the acne on her face not disappear, it had actually worsened. Could it be as Yang Lisheng said, that she shouldn’t apply any other medicine?
Mr. Song checked the time and nodded, reaching for the telephone on the coffee table to make a call. Seeing his wife in so much discomfort made his heartache as well.
“Knock Knock Knock!” There was a knock at the door at this moment.
“Come in,” Zhang Xiaoling said irritably. All she wanted now was to cure her face as quickly as possible; she truly couldn’t stand the itching anymore.
Song Yanxue pushed the door and entered the room, “Grandpa! Grandma!”
“Mhm.” Zhang Xiaoling nodded, not wanting to speak right now.
“Alright, I’ll be waiting for you,” Mr. Song hung up the phone and looked at Song Yanxue, “Xiao Xue, are you looking for us for something?”
“Grandpa, do you have Xiao Ning’s mobile number?” Song Yanxue inquired. She remembered her grandpa writing down Song Yan Ning’s mobile number yesterday.
“What do you want Xiao Ning’s mobile number for?” Mr. Song frowned. From the way Xiao Xue and Xiao Ning acted at the banquet, it seemed they were not enjoying each other’s company; Xiao Xue seemed to greatly dislike Xiao Ning.
“I heard she went out to have fun with Brother Yushen, I want to ask her where they went.” Just the thought of Song Yan Ning being with Brother Yushen felt like a stone was lodged in her chest, making it hard to breathe.
Mr. Song’s face darkened, “That has nothing to do with you, go back to bed.” He knew Xiao Xue had a liking for Xiao Shen, but Xiao Shen obviously didn’t feel the same about Xiao Xue. Instead, he seemed to treat Xiao Ning quite well. Originally, he had hoped that Xiao Xue and Xiao Shen would eventually come together, but now he preferred Xiao Ning and Xiao Shen to be together since they had been engaged since childhood. Of course, this would still depend on their own choices in the future.
“Grandpa!” Song Yanxue looked at Mr. Song with a hurt expression, her eyes gradually filling with tears. Brother Yushen was hers, and she would not let Song Yan Ning snatch him away.
Mr. Song sighed helplessly, “Xiao Xue, you’re still young, and there are some things you shouldn’t be doing. What you need to do now is make yourself more outstanding; we can talk about other things when you’re older.” Seeing her teary-eyed look, he still couldn’t harden his heart.
“Xiao Xue, listen to your grandpa,” Zhang Xiaoling interjected impatiently.
Song Yanxue nodded pitifully, “Grandpa! Grandma! Goodnight!”
Watching Song Yanxue’s retreating figure, Mr. Song shook his head. Xiao Shen indeed was an excellent young man, but he was not someone that Xiao Xue could handle. Fortunately, Xiao Xue was still young and had many opportunities ahead.
After dinner, Zhao Dahai went to the study to fetch the map and passed it to Song Yan Ning, “This is the map of Jiyin Land; see if you can make sense of it.”
Song Yan Ning nodded, accepted the map, and spread it out on the table, studying the terrain with Qin Yushen.
Zhang Dahai saw that Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were seriously consulting the map and chuckled, “The terrain there is very complex; it’s easy to get lost if you’re not familiar with the way. We need to be fully prepared if we’re going there.”
“Hmm,” Qin Yushen nodded. He had already memorized the map in his mind.
“Have you got it?” Song Yan Ning looked at Qin Yushen.
“Hmm,” Qin Yushen nodded again.
Song Yan Ning folded the map and handed it back to Zhang Dahai, “We’ve finished looking.” Having examined the map, she now clearly understood the route to Jiyin Land. She planned to set off for Jiyin Land with Qin Yushen tonight. Jiyin Land was dangerous, but for them, it was only so-so because they were Cultivators who had faced far greater dangers in the past than Jiyin Land could offer.
They didn’t plan to go with Zhang Dahai and Liu Qingshan; firstly because their strength was too weak, which would surely slow them down, and secondly, because they didn’t want Zhang Dahai and Liu Qingshan to know about their abilities. After all, they were still children and wanted to avoid revealing too much.
“Did you understand it?” Liu Qingshan took the map and started to look it over. He thought they surely couldn’t understand the map; it was too complicated. Even he couldn’t make sense of it, let alone two kids.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen shook their heads. Of course, they wouldn’t tell them that not only had they understood it, but they had also memorized the map.
“Not understanding is fine, I’ll lead the way when the time comes,” Zhang Dahai said with a smile. He reckoned that after they went to the mountains tomorrow, they would change their minds.
“Hmm,” Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen nodded once more.