Chapter 118 Daily Life. - Wei Qingping is still crossing mountains and rivers.
Chapter 118 Daily Life. - Wei Qingping is still crossing mountains and rivers.
The previous chapter said that Wei Qingping and King Jianhao were hiding from the rain.
After predicting the impending heavy rain, they quickly built a temporary shelter.
Wei Qingping hadn't eaten for three days, but she was still full of energy. When King Jianhao asked her about this with some concern, she calmly told him, "I'm fine."
Wei Qingping will definitely be fine. As we've mentioned before, she has the "Earth Element Blessing." This "blessing" of hers is quite special. She can gain life energy just by being close to the earth, so she can go for long periods of time without food or water.
Don’t ask why, it’s just so magical. If you really want to know why, you can read the chapters in the previous volume.
Because the Swordsman King was a little annoyed by the sudden heavy rain, he only asked a few questions about Wei Qingping's refusal to eat and did not ask any further.
At that moment, the Swordsman King stared at the downpour outside, silently praying for it to stop so he could continue on his journey. On the one hand, the fish he had brought with him was running low; on the other, the sudden downpour had created a damp environment. Even with his simple preparation, the fish wouldn't last long in the humidity.
At this moment, Wei Qingping muttered to herself, "The roads here are already difficult to walk on, and I don't know the exact direction to go out. And I was delayed by a heavy rain..."
King Jianhao was shocked after hearing this. He looked at Wei Qingping and thought, "Does she have the ability to read minds? She said exactly what I just said in my mind!" But he immediately changed his mind and said, "It must be just a coincidence..."
The Swordsman King asked Wei Qingping, "What did you say your name was?"
Wei Qingping replied to the Swordsman King, “Wei Qingping!”
The Swordsman King asked Wei Qingping again, "Which words?"
Wei Qingping simply picked up a branch and wrote her name on the ground.
After King Jianhao saw the name Wei Qingping had written on the ground, he murmured to himself, "Qingping, duckweed floating on clear water." Then he asked Wei Qingping, "Do you live by the pond?"
Wei Qingping looked surprised. While looking at her name on the ground, she told King Jianhao, "There is indeed a pond. Can you tell it by looking at the name..." Then she asked King Jianhao, "Can you tell fortunes by looking at names?"
King Jianhao told Wei Qingping, "It's just a blind guess, don't take it seriously."
Wei Qingping asked the Swordsman King, "What's your name?"
The Swordsman King also picked up a branch and scratched on the ground, writing the words "Swordsman Grilanchi".
Wei Qingping looked angry after seeing this and said to the Sword Master King, "That's not it. I'm asking about the name of your original world."
King Jianhao hesitated for a moment and said to Wei Qingping, "Lin Jifeng!"
Wei Qingping slapped her thigh and blurted out: "Oh! I guessed it right before! It turned out to be this name." In fact, she guessed several names at that time. If you don't remember, you can go back and read the chapters of the previous volume.
Since she didn't know whether what the Sword King said was true or not, Wei Qingping immediately assumed that the Sword King had always been called that. That's why people tend to believe what they believe. Especially since it was said by the person involved, there was no need to bother to determine whether it was true or not.
In this way, they both remained silent for a long time before continuing the conversation.
King Jianhao looked at the heavy rain outside, still with a melancholy look on his face. He said to Wei Qingping, "It looks like it's already afternoon. Thankfully, your magic was a big help, otherwise it would be impossible to build such a shelter so quickly."
Wei Qingping said to the Swordsman King with a proud look on her face, "Of course, this was given to me by the gods. I even talked to them for a long time..."
When King Jianhao heard Wei Qingping talk about the conversation with the "god" again, he didn't believe it at all. He immediately changed the subject and said to Wei Qingping: "Fortunately, we have picked up a lot of branches and dead grass. Let's start a fire quickly." As he said that, he immediately started the fire.
Wei Qingping looked skeptical and asked King Jianhao, "It started a fire after it rained? It must be difficult to light, right?"
The Swordsman King told Wei Qingping, "It can be lit, it just takes skill. Watch me!" As he spoke, he began to modify the branches and laid out some dry grass to help with the combustion. His ignition went smoothly, and after a few tries, he successfully ignited the dry grass and branches.
After all, when it came to knowledge of fire, the Sword King was a seasoned adventurer with extensive wilderness experience, not a child's playboy like Wei Qingping. The only thing Wei Qingping surpassed the Sword King in was his sense of direction. With his vision blocked, the Sword King's sense of direction was truly lacking.
King Jianhao warmed his hands by the fire while telling Wei Qingping, "If we go any further, we might have to hunt. We need to be careful about whether there are any wild animals on the road. According to intelligence, there is only the lake in this area."
Wei Qingping glanced at the heavy rain outside and asked King Jianhao, "There are no rivers around that lake. Does it rely on rainwater to replenish its water?"
The Swordsman King made a face of "How is that possible?" and told Wei Qingping, "I've said before that the water in the lake is flowing. The river must be below the ground, so it's invisible. Maybe if we go a little further, we can see the river exposed on the surface. Otherwise, how can the beasts drink water?"
After a pause, the Swordsman King continued to say to Wei Qingping, "Now that I think about it, we haven't seen any wild animals because there's no water nearby. But then again, if we see wild animals, it means we're not far from a water source."
Wei Qingping nodded after listening to this, and suddenly asked King Jianhao, "Speaking of water, is it enough? It's raining now, do you want to collect some rainwater?" Although she asked this, she took out the water bag and collected rainwater without waiting for King Jianhao to answer.
When King Jianhao heard this question, he thought to himself, "It's true that we can't be sure how far we have to go to see the river. So this rain comes at the right time..." Thinking of this, he sighed and said to Wei Qingping, "It's really time to store some water." After that, he also took out the water bag to collect the rain water outside.
After a while, after putting the water bag back into the bag, Wei Qingping said to the Sword Master King, "I haven't seen any fruit-bearing trees along the way."
King Jianhao said to Wei Qingping, "Even if there are fruits, you can't eat them carelessly. Wild fruits may be poisonous."
Wei Qingping asked the Swordsman King, "Weren't you an adventurer before? What kind of fruit is poisonous?"
The Swordsman King interrupted Wei Qingping's topic directly and said, "Don't mention this. I had a stomachache." He was thinking of bad things in the past and didn't want to continue talking about it.
Wei Qingping said to the Sword Master King with a hint of pride on her face, "Then I'm luckier than you. When I first arrived here, I ate fruit all over the mountains and plains, and I never got sick."
King Jianhao looked displeased and asked Wei Qingping, "Didn't I say that we have to compare how miserable everything is?" After saying this, he turned his head and looked outside again, looking a little impatient.
Wei Qingping continued to explain, saying to the Swordsman King, "This isn't a comparison of misery. We've all traveled through time, so we have to see what's different so we can sum up our experiences."
King Jianhao said to Wei Qingping calmly: "If it is the experience of eating wild fruits, then it is not necessary." It can be seen that he is still afraid of "getting a stomachache".
Afterwards, the two of them chatted intermittently.
After all, it was raining and they couldn't practice swordplay outdoors like they had the previous few days, so they could only huddle in the shelter and chat. As they chatted, they talked about all the people and things in their original world.
As the rain continued to fall, the two of them had unknowingly hidden from the rain for the entire afternoon.
It was already completely dark, but the rain showed no sign of stopping. The two of them could only continue to hide in the shelter until it was almost time to fall asleep.
The Swordsman King looked at the rain falling outside and thought, "Looks like I'll have to hide here all day. I wonder if it will continue to rain tomorrow..."
When the Swordsman King turned around to look at Wei Qingping, he noticed that Wei Qingping had already crawled into the cloth bag and closed his eyes.
King Jianhao asked Wei Qingping, "Falling asleep?"
Wei Qingping answered the Swordsman King with her eyes closed, "I'm not asleep. I'm reading."
We've mentioned before that Wei Qingping has the ability to see any book in the world with her eyes closed. Of course, she needs to know the name or appearance of the book before she can see it. If she were to use this ability on an exam, what would that mean? So, would this be considered cheating?
After hearing this, the Swordsman King thought to himself, "I don't understand this person. Is she smart or stupid? If she's stupid, she knows the 'library mnemonics'. If she's smart, her words and actions make her look like a silly girl." Thinking of this, he asked Wei Qingping, "Are you reading novels again?"
Wei Qingping still kept her eyes closed as she answered the Swordsman King, "No. Didn't you say that the president of the Adventure Guild had written a monster encyclopedia? I'm looking at it right now."
The Swordsman King had always believed that Wei Qingping had learned the "Library Memory Method" and did not believe that Wei Qingping could see books she had never seen before. So he wanted to test the truth. He asked Wei Qingping, "Is it true? Which monster did you see?"
Wei Qingping opened his eyes at this moment, and after a moment's hesitation, he turned around and asked the Swordsman King, "Are there a lot of wolves in the dungeon?"
The Swordsman King sneered inwardly, thinking, "You little girl, you're still trying to play tricks like this, trying to get some information out of me. You're just going to keep making it up, right?" With that thought, he resolved not to reveal any information. He feigned bewilderment before answering Wei Qingping, "I don't know. Tell me, which page did you see?"
Wei Qingping told the Swordsman King, "I've read several pages about wolves. Your Adventure Guild Leader really likes to list all the wolves together."
The Swordsman King corrected Wei Qingping and said, "He is the president of the Adventure Guild. There is no such thing as an Adventure Guild President." He did not like this abbreviated title very much.
Wei Qingping closed her eyes again and told the Sword Master King, “The page I’m looking at now has a very strange wolf.”
The Sword Master King hurriedly asked Wei Qingping, "What does the illustration describe?"
Wei Qingping closed her eyes and told the Swordsman King, "The wolf described above cannot be hit by ranged weapons or magic. When in close combat, this wolf will change its body. Sometimes it can even create a clone, but the clone will not cause any harm when attacking. Is it so powerful that it can even use the 'clone technique'..."
After hearing this, the Swordsman King said to Wei Qingping, "Well... you can continue reading. I'm going to sleep first." He then took out the cloth he had used to sleep on the floor from his bag. As he used the cloth as a blanket, he thought to himself, "That's right! This kind of monster is recorded in the illustrated book..."
How could that be wrong? Of course Wei Qingping's ability was real.
But the Swordsman King was still skeptical, wondering, "Could it be that this little girl has seen an illustrated guide somewhere before... She once said she'd been to a tavern. Could it be that she heard about it from an adventurer there? But without dungeons and monsters, what would adventurers do?"
The Swordsman King was thinking about this and slowly fell asleep.
Wei Qingping was similar. After looking at the picture book for a while, she fell asleep.
After a night...
The Swordsman King woke up in the morning, took off the cloth strips on his body, and walked outside the shelter. Looking at the sunshine outside, he was in a good mood at the moment. He immediately turned around and said to Wei Qingping in the shelter: "The sun is out!"
Just like that, the two of them packed up their belongings and immediately continued on their journey towards the unknown future.
As Wei Qingping pointed in the direction and led the way, she asked the Sword Master King, "When you first crossed over, you weren't in this country, were you?"
As they walked, the Swordsman King answered Wei Qingping, "No. The country I first crossed over to was destroyed long ago."
After hearing what King Jianhao said, Wei Qingping's curiosity was piqued. She hurriedly asked King Jianhao, "Ah? What's going on?" After she asked, she immediately stopped and waited for King Jianhao to give her answer.
When King Jianhao saw Wei Qingping stop, he told her, "Don't stop, let's get going! We need to hurry while the weather is good. It's too long to talk about the past, so let's talk about it later."
Seeing that the Swordsman King didn't want to talk, Wei Qingping had no choice but to continue leading the way.
After walking for a while, the Sword King said to Wei Qingping, "If you want to chat, just have a short chat, not one that takes too long."
Wei Qingping thought for a moment, glanced at the giant sword that King Jianhao was carrying, and asked King Jianhao, "Your sword is of such high quality, what is its name?"
Wei Qingping thought that since this giant sword had not rusted after lying at the bottom of the lake for so many years, it must be a world-famous sword and naturally should have a resounding name.
So, what is the name of the giant sword that the Swordsman King carries? We will talk about it in the next chapter.
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