Chapter 101: Chapter 101: What Did He Ask You to Do

Qi Quanjin looked at his wife suspiciously, moved his lips, but didn’t say anything.

Qi Zheng sighed, “Alright, if you want to search, go ahead. But don’t go too far, just search nearby. We’ll look around more when we set out tomorrow.”

At this point, Qi Zheng knew he couldn’t stop them, nor did he have a way to stop them.

The adults could refrain from drinking water, but the children surely needed to drink!

The remaining water was mostly saved for the children, but even with that, all the kids except for the youngest, Manbao and Shilang, had cracked lips from thirst.

Even if they couldn’t find any, they still had to try!

Yi Meng nodded vigorously and pulled Qi Quanjin towards the mountain.

They were still traveling along the edge of the forest.

Although the trees had lost their leaves, the branches were plentiful, providing some shade.

Moreover, the trees could somewhat shield against the wind.

Otherwise, traveling during this scorching autumn day would be extremely difficult.

“Wife, let me take the water bags.”

Qi Quanjin didn’t really have hope, but he mentioned it anyway.

Yi Meng followed him back to get five or six water bags, along with bamboo tubes that could hang at the waist.

After they left the group, Qi Quanjin asked, “Wife, has Little White returned?”

Qi Quanjin also knew that Little White could find water.

But that little white snake had suddenly left a few days ago and hadn’t appeared since.

Otherwise, Qi Quanjin would have asked Little White Snake for help long ago.

Yi Meng touched her wrist, which was empty, with no sign of Little White Snake.

Her eyes dimmed.

She didn’t know if Little White could understand human words, but since it left, Yi Meng had been worried about the little creature.

“It hasn’t returned, but I can find water myself.”

Yi Meng held onto a nearby tree and climbed up.

Qi Quanjin quickly moved forward, using a hoe as a crutch in one hand and supporting his wife’s arm with the other as they climbed.

“Wife, what are you talking about? How come I didn’t know you had the ability to find water?”

Qi Quanjin thought his wife must be delirious from thirst, spouting nonsense.

Yi Meng didn’t say anything.

The two of them didn’t know where to find water, so they chose a path that seemed relatively easy to climb.

After bypassing several large trees that needed two or three people to encircle, Yi Meng stopped, panting as she leaned against a tree trunk and looked back in the direction they came from.

Seeing that they could no longer see the group, she took out a bowl from her space.

The “bowl” was actually their home water cup.

Though called a water cup, it was actually made of bamboo.

Qi Quanjin watched in astonishment as a bamboo cup appeared out of thin air in his wife’s hand. He blinked and rubbed his eyes, realizing he wasn’t seeing things, and then looked at his wife in shock.

Yi Meng gave a wry smile.

When she had told her parents-in-law about Manbao’s uniqueness, she had considered telling them about the space, but before she could decide, other things happened, so up to now, besides her daughter, no one else knew about the space.

Now, she had shown it to Qi Quanjin without any forewarning, and Yi Meng wasn’t sure how this man, with whom she had lived for nearly nine years, would react to her.

“Brother Jin, I don’t know how to explain it to you, but no matter what, you should drink the water first!”

With that, Yi Meng offered the cup forward.

Qi Quanjin didn’t avoid it nor did he take the cup, but instead grabbed Yi Meng’s arm, looking worried and tense: “Wife, are you alright? Do you feel unwell anywhere? Or do you feel something strange? Tell me, is something dirty getting close to you? Tell me, and even if it costs my life, I will protect you!”

The action came too suddenly and wasn’t gentle, causing Yi Meng’s hand to shake, spilling about a third of the water in the cup.

“Brother Jin, I…”

Yi Meng couldn’t afford to worry about the spilled water now, looking chokingly at the man before her.

She thought her ability to produce things from thin air would scare or alert him, or even make him dislike her, but there was none of that, only his tension and concern.

She wanted to cry, but the noticeably insufficient water in her body made it impossible, so her eyes just reddened.

Seeing her like this, Qi Quanjin felt even more distressed, pulling her into his arms: “Meng Niang, don’t be afraid, I’m here for everything. As long as I’m alive, I will never let anyone harm you!”

“Brother Jin, I’m fine.”

Yi Meng leaned into the man’s embrace.

Having not bathed for a long time and sweating every day, camping outside, the man’s scent wasn’t pleasant at all.

But at this moment, Yi Meng felt nothing but secure.

“Brother Jin, let go a bit, I’m really fine, this… it’s just that a god has gifted me space.”

Yi Meng struggled a bit, but couldn’t get free, so she stopped trying and just leaned into his arms, speaking muffled, “In my space… never mind, I’ll take you to see it.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, before Qi Quanjin could react, he felt a blur in front of his eyes.

The withered, yellow world disappeared, replaced by a thatched cottage and the fresh smell of earth in the air.

“This is…”

Qi Quanjin couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

The long-dried nasal cavity suddenly inhaling such fresh air instantly made him feel much more refreshed.

Yi Meng took the opportunity to slip from his embrace, handing him the cup now holding less than half, “Have some water first!”

Startled twice, the water in the cup had spilled to just a mouthful.

Qi Quanjin swallowed his confusion, took the cup, and without considering if the water was drinkable, tilted his head back and drank it.

Once the water entered his throat, Qi Quanjin realized, turning red with embarrassment, “Wife, I- I forgot to leave you any.”

He couldn’t be blamed.

He and the men in the group only drank a little bit of water every day, truly parched to the point their throats nearly smoked.

Yi Meng was amused, “Silly, I don’t lack that mouthful of water.”

With that, Yi Meng led Qi Quanjin to the back of the thatched cottage, “There’s a spring here, it’s drinkable, but drinking too much at once will cause a stomachache. However, after the stomachache, your body will feel much lighter.”

“Oh my, this really is water!”

Qi Quanjin happily reached out to touch it, but his hand stopped halfway, “Wife, did a god really give this to you? Did they ask anything of you?”

Yi Meng was especially pleased that Qi Quanjin thought of her with everything.

In a great mood, Yi Meng straightforwardly said, “Although they didn’t explicitly ask me to do anything, I know what my mission is.”

“What is it?”

Qi Quanjin’s heart was in his throat.

Yi Meng beamed, “To take good care of Manbao.”

“What, for real?”

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