Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 117 Old Tree: There are always a few days like this every month
After a while, the corn was cooked and Lu Xian called Chai Xin and Lao Shu over.

The four of them ate together, and as usual, Lao Shu ate the corn cob clean.

Afterwards, Lu Xian sent Lao Shu to teach Chai Xin the skills, while he packed up the pot and put it in the car.

The two continued to watch Lao Shu and Chai Xin busy themselves. With nothing to do, Yao Wei took out the radio and turned it on to try.

But the radio was still rustling, with no other sound except the hum of electricity. There was still no signal in this place.

Yao Wei had no choice but to put the radio away again.

Lao Shu, who was guiding Chai Xin not far away, suddenly saw the radio in Yao Wei's hand and was surprised: "Radio?! You have one too?!"

But then he added, “It’s no use having one. I used to have a radio. After that strange rain, I was still at home when I came back, but I couldn’t hear anything at that time.

"Then someone came here and took the radio away. Sigh..."

He said this with a sigh as if reminiscing.

While listening to what the old man said, Lu Xian was thinking: The old man said that the radio was robbed, but the actual situation is probably that he was lying under the tree and dared not move, and the radio was taken away by someone who came here to shop on Taobao.

Thinking about it, if he didn't move after coming here, he might clear out all the cornfields here.

However, this person has lived from the old world to the present day, and he may know a lot about what happened back then. He also knows how to farm, which must be very useful to Luo Ping.

His mind was confused and he couldn't remember what happened back then. I didn't have the time to guide him back to his memories.

But if I trick him into... introducing him to Luo Ping...

Xili Golopin needs people who know how to farm and rebuild the past order. In this way, the experience of the old world will be very useful to him.

And not only that, the old man has also experienced how this world has developed step by step from the old world to the present.

If Luo Ping could dig out the memories in this old man's mind, it would definitely be a great deal of valuable experience.

But I don’t know if this old man is willing to leave his hometown and go to Luoping?

By the evening, Chai Xin had made considerable progress under the old man's guidance. His clothes had become invisible and no longer worked when they failed.

Unlike at the beginning, if I am not emotionally excited, my ability has no effect on the clothes at all.

When it got dark, Lu Xian and Yao Wei asked Chai Xin to go back to the car to sleep, and the old man lay down on the ground and closed his eyes.

Lu Xian and the other two watched the old man slowly merge into the ground, and they were amazed. Chai Xin said, "I have to learn this skill from him. It will be useful on the road in the future."

Lu Xian smiled and said, "Then why don't you go lie down outside and sleep now?"

Chai Xin shook his head self-awarely: "No, I haven't learned how to hide clothes yet.

"But when I learn it, I guess he won't lie down like this, he'll find a place to curl up."

Lu Xian glanced at Chai Xin and said, "Actually, you should try lying flat on your back, otherwise your back won't be corrected no matter how hard you try."

Chai Xin suddenly fell silent.

When they went to sleep, Lu Xian and Yao Wei remained vigilant in the car, in case the old man did anything while they were asleep.

The same goes for Chai Xin. Although she is young, she is very vigilant.

They slept peacefully until midnight when there was a sudden noise outside the car. Lu Xian and the other two in the car woke up at the same time. They looked outside and saw the old man Lao Shu sitting up perfectly.

After sitting up from the ground, the old man's upper body returned to its original color.

He raised his arm and murmured, "It's starting to fall again..."

Lu Xian and the other two in the car were surprised to find that a piece of skin had lifted up from the old man's arm, hanging on his arm, drooping and swaying. It looked a bit like peeling bark, but softer than bark.

Lu Xian rolled down the window and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, the skin just fell off."

The old tree said this very calmly, stretched out his hand to hold the fallen skin, and wiped it upwards. The skin was barely stuck back, but it was a little misplaced and wrinkled, and could not be restored to its original state.

"There are always these few days every month. I'm used to it."

The old man added.

"..."

Lu Xian couldn't help but glance at Yao Wei.

He suddenly remembered that Yao Wei's time was almost up. He had to be careful in the next two days and not let her drink cold water or eat cold food.

"pat-"

Just as the old tree finished speaking, another piece of tree root fell from above his head.

The old man picked up the tree root, gestured to the broken part, sighed, and said, "This can't be put back. I can only wait for it to grow out on its own later. Sigh..."

Lu Xian didn't say anything. He wanted to ask the old tree why it was like this, but when he saw the old tree open its mouth as if it had something to say, he didn't say anything.

The old tree threw the roots aside, looked up at the car, and said, "I can't teach this little girl tomorrow. I have to go to the East Mountain."

Lu Xian asked: "What are you going to do on Dongshan Mountain? Is there anything there that can solve your skin peeling problem?"

Lao Shu grinned and flattered, "Brother, you are amazing. You can guess it right away.

"Didn't I tell you that during the day, I fell into a pit on East Mountain. When I woke up, the pit was filled with thick green water.

“Then I didn’t feel any pain anymore.

“After returning to the village, after a while, my body started aching again and my skin started peeling off.

"I remembered the thick water in the pit. It was so painful, so I went up the mountain and jumped into the water to try it out. The pain really went away, and my skin healed.

"Since then, I have to go to Dongshan every once in a while.

“But I have to go to Dongshan to know when the skin will fall off. I can’t really predict it, as the time is different every time.

"When I said a month, that was actually nonsense. How would I know how long a month is now?"

Lu Xian asked: "Then when you slept for a long time, did you not feel any pain when you woke up?"

The old tree replied, "I was surprised that time too. I didn't feel any pain after I woke up. But the skin started to peel off after a few days."

Chai Xin at the back couldn't help but ask, "Does it hurt now?"

"It hurts, but there's nothing I can do. I'll just have to bear it. I'll go to Dongshan and soak in it tomorrow. If it weren't so dangerous at night, I'd leave right now."

The old man sighed as he spoke, and another piece of skin on his chest drooped down. He straightened it up and put it back on.

Lu Xian glanced at Yao Wei, and when she nodded, they both made up their minds. They were already so close that they could communicate with just a glance, which made Chai Xin envious.

So Lu Xian said: "How about this, tomorrow we will go to Dongshan with you to take a look."

(End of this chapter)