This was what Bai Zhi had discussed with Bai Xin before she left; if anyone asked, they would just say she would bring back some herbal medicine when she returned.
"Brother Xiao Qi, where are Sister’s parents?"
Bai Zhi thought it was still better to know first.
"Her cousin lives in Jingshui Village, nestled within a large mountain. Her cousin had a hard time getting into university and then found a local boyfriend.
However, her parents always disagreed, feeling that her boyfriend from the city was unreliable and would definitely leave, so they made her come back.
My girlfriend found out and immediately went to look for her cousin, and now, well, we can’t contact her. We’re going this time because we want to find her; I just want to know if they’re doing alright—we’re really worried because we can’t reach them."
Bai Zhi took the map he handed to her; this place was surrounded by mountains. The only way out was a small bridge...
Jingshui Village, just like a well, could only be exited by means of that rope.
That bridge was the rope.
"Brother Xiao Qi, don’t worry, we will definitely find Sister Fang Ya and her cousin."
Hearing Bai Zhi’s words, Xiao Qi felt much more at ease.
He never expected that Fang Ya, in search of her cousin, would run to Jingshui Village alone and lose contact.
He had been there many times. The locals said they didn’t know her. He had no choice but to ask Bai Zhi for help.
"Fang Ya’s parents are currently in the city, only her cousin’s family is in Jingshui Village. They’re the Wu family, but when we asked, they said she hadn’t returned and urged us to leave quickly."
They were driven out immediately and weren’t allowed inside.
This made things very difficult for them.
They couldn’t just take action directly, so they sought out Bai Zhi.
"I understand, we’re just going to find Sister Fang Ya, and also Sister Goh Fei for a leisure visit. I heard there are green mountains and clear waters there, and the sound of birds and flowers must be very beautiful. So we’re going to see them, as tourists."
Bai Zhi found a reason in a moment.
Wu Wa hurriedly nodded.
"Exactly, we heard there’s a lot of food in the mountains. So we want to go hiking."
Seeing their reaction, Xiao Qi was at a loss for words, glad that they understood.
"Okay, you rest now, and we’ll talk when we arrive at the place. I did not appear before, but now I am your brother, and we will go together."
Xiao Qi hadn’t shown up before, so now posing as an elder brother who didn’t trust his two sisters to go alone was quite normal.
"Xingxing, if anything happens, just hide behind me. I actually didn’t want you to come with me; I was scared, but Uncle Bai said you would be fine..."
He really felt uneasy; Xingxing was so young, following him. What was Uncle Bai really thinking?
"Brother Xiao Qi, I’m telling you, if it really came to fighting, you’re not that great compared to Wu Wa and me."
Although this statement might hurt Brother Xiao Qi’s pride, sometimes the truth was just like that.
"What?" Xiao Qi’s mouth twitched, Xingxing’s words were either too confident about herself or made him seem very weak.
He was part of the Special Action Team, the kind that could fight monsters.
"Brother Xiao Qi, arm wrestling, how about trying it? If you can win against Wu Wa’s hand, we’ll talk then."
Bai Zhi knew he was worried about them getting hurt, but she also wanted him to know their capabilities, only then could they have friendly interactions going forward.