690: Chapter 679: An Interesting Night 690: Chapter 679: An Interesting Night The pass was still quite large, with very flat terrain, and there was a small lake next to it, like a pool, reflecting the moonlight and shimmering slightly.
“Phew, we finally made it,” Li Shishi said after finding a rock to sit on and letting out a long sigh of relief.
“You guys rest up, I’ll get the tent up,” Song Yun said as he began to set up the tent they’d brought with them.
In less than ten minutes, he had erected a rather large tent.
“Song Yun, I’m hungry, let’s make something to eat!” Li Shishi, Li Yueyue, and Liu Ran huddled together on the ground, saying weakly.
“Hold on,” Song Yun said, wetting his finger and holding it up.
“What are you doing?” Li Shishi asked curiously.
“Checking the wind direction and speed,” Song Yun replied.
About ten seconds later, Song Yun smiled and said, “There’s hardly any wind tonight, so there’s no need to set up a windbreak.
We can get a fire going and cook.”
“Oh yeah, I want something delicious!” As soon as she heard they were going to cook, Li Shishi, gathering energy from who knows where, stood up, grabbed some ingredients, and ran over to Song Yun, saying, “Song Yun, let’s cook, I’m starving.”
“I still need to start a fire.
Xiaoqing, go get some water from over there,” Song Yun said to Xiao Qing, who still had some energy left.
Xiao Qing nodded, picked up a pot, and went to fetch some water from the nearby pool.
“It’s running water, so it’s good to use,” Xiao Qing said as she placed the pot next to Song Yun.
Song Yun looked at Xiao Qing in surprise and asked, “You know this stuff too?”
“Of course, I’ve spent plenty of nights in the mountains as a child.
Naturally, I know that running water is safe to use but stagnant water isn’t due to the parasites and microorganisms in it!” Xiao Qing said proudly.
“That’s quite impressive,” Song Yun said with a laugh as he arranged a few stones to create a simple stove.
“Song Yun, what are running water and stagnant water?” Li Shishi asked with curiosity.
“It’s whether the water is flowing or not,” explained Song Yun as he placed some kindling in the makeshift stove, “You see, we need to use flowing water because stagnant water contains lots of parasites and microorganisms.
Some water may look clear and clean, but if it’s not flowing, you mustn’t use it, otherwise, you could easily get dysentery or something like that!”
“So that’s how it is!” Li Shishi said as it dawned on her.
“What?
You don’t even know this basic knowledge?
What would you do if you were thrown into the wilderness?” Song Yun asked as he lit the kindling.
“Pfft, when I was on vacation in the wild before, it was never this troublesome,” Li Shishi complained.
“Oh?
How did you vacation before?
Don’t tell me you went to a resort,” Song Yun asked.
“No, we just packed our stuff, like food and supplies, and drove to a mountain to stay,” Li Shishi explained.
“Oh, come on, that’s just cooking out in the wild…” Song Yun said, a little speechless.
“Not really, we had to set up tents and all.
It was a hassle.
Anyway, it’s not like today; just walking is almost enough to kill you.”
Song Yun placed the pot on the stove and said, “Enough about that.
Bring over the ingredients.”
“Alrighty,” Li Shishi picked up the food that was set aside and handed it to Song Yun.
While Song Yun was busy cooking, Qingluan walked over to Li Yueyue, Liu Ran, and Song Yuxue, saying, “Let’s go gather some firewood and dry branches.”
“Sure!” Li Yueyue stood up, pulling Liu Ran along, and said, “Sister Qingluan, where should we pick them up?
Let’s not go too far; it’s not safe.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be with you,” Qingluan said with a smile as she led them towards the nearby woods.
Song Yun watched them from a distance but didn’t say anything; with Qingluan there, even if a polar bear showed up, it would be out of luck.
As the three women went to gather wood, only Song Yun, Li Shishi, and Xiao Qing were left at the pass.
Xiao Qing, who was quite enlightened, didn’t plan to stick around as a third wheel and took some vegetables to the water’s edge, away from Song Yun, under the pretense of washing them.
Song Yun found a stone to sit on, and Li Shishi sat next to him, leaning slightly against him.
“Oh man, I’m exhausted, Song Yun,” Li Shishi said, patting her thigh, “I bet I’ll get cramps tonight.”
“Ha, isn’t it self-inflicted?” Song Yun laughed, putting his arm around Li Shishi’s shoulder and said, “You’ll have even more to endure tonight!”
“How so?” Li Shishi asked.
“At this high altitude, the temperature at night is very low, and we’re sleeping in a tent.
Although we’ve brought enough blankets and heating devices, it still won’t be enough.
In a place like this, no matter how much you wear, you’ll still feel cold because it’s damp and chilly,” Song Yun explained.
“Oh no, what do we do?
I’m really afraid of the cold,” Li Shishi said, snuggling into Song Yun’s embrace more tightly.
Song Yun hugged her closer and said, “No worries, worst comes to worst, we can just hug each other to sleep.”
Li Shishi’s face flushed red, she glared at Song Yun and retorted, “I’m not going to hug you to sleep.”
“Whatever, then I’ll just go sleep hugging Qingluan or Xiaoqing?” Song Yun said.
“Suit yourself, as long as they don’t mind,” Li Shishi said with a sly smile, “If they’re really okay with it, I definitely won’t mind.”
“Alright, then I’ll go mention it to them later,” Song Yun said cheerfully.
Li Shishi scoffed and then pulled down her jacket’s zipper a bit, saying, “You think you can touch me through this?
Come on, get your hand in here.”
“Whoa, so forward?
Xiaoqing is right over there, you know?” Song Yun turned his head to glance at Xiao Qing and said in a low voice.
“You don’t get it?
This promotes blood circulation.
Are you going to put your hand in or not?” Li Shishi frowned and said, “I’m really freezing here.”
“Alright, alright,” Song Yun relented, slipping his hand under Li Shishi’s down jacket and immediately felt his hand enveloped in warmth.
“Your hands are ice cold!” Li Shishi curled up a bit, wrapping Song Yun’s hand around her chest and said, “Let me warm them up for you.”
“Tonight is going to be a very interesting night,” Song Yun thought with a smirk.