The improved female villains regained their memories.

Perhaps frightened by her earlier outburst, Yang Luoyi remained silent once again.

What a troublesome personality, Shi Guijia thought to herself. How does someone so introverted and quiet have the courage to fight with others?

【Hey……】

He sighed heavily in his heart.

Without looking at the silent little thing holding its toy, Shi Guijia closed her eyes again.

As always, they resorted to evasion tactics.

For a period of time afterward, Shi Guijia had many dreams, and due to the turbulence of the plane, she was constantly in a state between sleep and wakefulness.

In my dream, the little creature's lonely figure filled the room.

In front of the school, on the street, at Shi Guiyan's house, the little one stood alone in these places, with no one else around.

In her field of vision, her daughter stared blankly at the people, clutching her toys.

I want to step out, but I don't have the courage.

In my dream, I was inexplicably very angry and kept shouting.

Go for it! You're an adventurous person, you should walk this path. Why choose to back down?

Is it because of her?

Because of... that incompetent mother.

The dream shattered, and the real world rushed in.

Would you be happy doing this?

Nobody likes going out with their parents, right?

Moreover, it was with this strange, terrifying, and drunken, depraved woman—no matter how you look at it, it was impossible for him to be happy.

I am indeed incompetent.

It was my first time taking my daughter out to play, but I messed it up right from the start.

I really am...

Chapter 324 The Third Day of Living Together

"...How could this happen?"

The machine probably hadn't been used for too long, because it suddenly stopped working. Fortunately, Shi Guijia reacted quickly and activated the self-rescue mode, which allowed it to land safely on the ground.

After the system checked everything, Shi Guijia understood the reason—it wasn't a sudden malfunction or the entry of foreign objects; it was just that it hadn't been used for a long time, and the absorption of spiritual energy wasn't as smooth as before.

"This is troublesome..."

She didn't carry any tools, and her spiritual energy was limited, so direct modification was impossible.

The damaged plane was completely silent, and the mother and daughter stood motionless on a large grassy field.

The sun was high in the sky, its heat making people irritable. Thinking back, I regretted ever suggesting we come out to play.

"Mother, is something wrong?"

"Hmm... the spiritual energy of the spirit stone can't be transmitted in anymore. It's probably because of a spiritual energy etch. You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Yang Luoyi remained silent again, and Shi Guijia had no choice but to say, "Let's wait and see. Maybe a kind person passing by can give us a ride."

However, no one came. The mother and daughter stood in the dandelion field for a long time, but no one came.

What bad luck...

But to be honest, I can't blame anyone else; it was all my carelessness that caused this.

"Luoyi..."

"Ok?"

"Let's go to the wishing well another time."

"Well……"

With her head down, she looked like she was about to cry.

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just... as you can see, the plane is broken, and it's made it difficult for us to even get back. Please try to understand."

Shi Guijia subconsciously reached for the wine gourd, only to realize that it was empty, so she gave up and said with a click of her tongue, "Besides, wishing wells and all that are just a hoax. There's nothing in this world that can grant wishes."

"...It's not a lie."

"?"

"My aunt said that my mother would never lie."

What exactly did that guy instill in this kid?

Perhaps it was because I mentioned before we set off that you could make a wish to the dragon at the wishing well in Shenlong Lake and have it granted, that's why this child is so excited? Shi Guijia scratched her head and said, "That was just something I said offhand."

"Hey?"

"I just said it offhand, understand? You're all grown up now, you can't possibly believe in fairy tales like that anymore, right?"

Dragons, these kinds of monsters, did exist in this world in the past.

The legend of Shenlong Lake Wishing Pool is based on this. The legend says that long, long ago, there was a wicked dragon that lived in the waters of Shenlong Lake. Its favorite thing to do was to stir up trouble and watch the surrounding villages tremble in the wind and rain.

The floodwaters inundated the wheat fields, causing immense suffering to everyone. At this time, a wise man in the village suggested that since the dragon favored beautiful girls, they should find a beautiful girl in the village to win the dragon's favor and stop it from causing further trouble.

At first, everyone disagreed with the plan. Later, after the trouble it caused had gone on for so long, everyone fell silent. Just then, a brave and beautiful girl stepped forward and took on the responsibility. She ran to the side of Shenlong Lake and called out the name of the dragon. Sure enough, the dragon fell in love with the beautiful girl. It swore to her that from now on it would never cause trouble again, and that it would spread its magic power into the lake to fulfill the wishes of the surrounding villagers.

Shi Guijia had heard this old story since she was a child, so she naturally wouldn't believe it when it was so outrageous.

"Well……"

However, her own daughter was not as indifferent as she was; instead, she lowered her head and looked like she was about to cry.

Shi Guijia, scratching her head in exasperation, looked at the surrounding plains and, in a moment of inspiration, said, "Look, this place is beautiful, isn't it?"

Yang Luoyi looked up at her with red eyes.

"Let's have a picnic here for lunch today. After I fix this broken machine, we'll continue on our way, okay?"

"Ok!"

They called it a picnic, but they didn't actually bring much food.

According to Shi Guijia's plan, they should arrive before noon today. At that time, her daughter can play around Shenlong Lake, while she eats the packed roast chicken. In the evening, she will take her to the city for a stroll.

It now appears that the plan has changed.

The original day trip to Shenlong Lake included a picnic. Yang Luo stood in the plain, quietly eating roasted chicken and playing with the toys her mother had given her, while Shi Guijia anxiously repaired the airplane.

"Damn it, there's too little spiritual energy available. At this rate, it will take a long time to fully repair it."

Feeling her nearly depleted spiritual sea within her body, Shi Guijia grew increasingly irritable and kicked the innocent airplane hard.

"Damn it, what's going on?!"

The sound was loud and startling, startling Yang Luoyi who was not far away. She looked over cautiously and called out, "Mother?"

"It's okay, you go do your thing."

He spoke impatiently, but his inner irritability did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it intensified.

Damn, things are going wrong all the time.

Shi Guijia complained irritably as she unfolded the map again to confirm her location.

"What? Isn't this place very close to the towns near Shenlong Lake?"

If all else fails, let's walk there. Once we get there, we can buy a few spirit stones and maybe fix it. Time is of the essence.

"Luoyi, we're getting ready to leave."

"what……"

The airplane was packed back into a small box, and Shi Guijia took it, leading Yang Luoyi along the route on the map.

"Hurry up."

"Well……"

Even though Shi Guijia said that, Yang Luoyi couldn't walk as fast as her. Her two short legs kept wobbling, and she almost ran.

This must have been the fastest speed for her.

[It would be best if we could reach that town before nightfall.]

The anxiety in her heart and the setbacks in various aspects made Shi Guijia very irritable.

However, she couldn't shift the blame onto her daughter.

Ultimately, it's all her own fault; she has no one else to blame.

It's still better to live a life of hedonism and decadence...

After walking and stopping for a long time, it wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening that the mother and daughter finally entered a small town.

Yang Luoyi had already fallen asleep on Shi Guijia's back, so she could only carry things while carrying her into the town.

Unfortunately, because this place is very close to Shenlong Lake, all the guesthouses were full. Luckily, there was one room available.

Shi Guijia rented the empty room and carried her daughter inside.

Exhausted, Shi Guijia quickly washed up and wiped her daughter's face before lying down on the bed.

I'm so tired...

I've never been this tired when I was working on a ninth-grade magic weapon before.

It wasn't that she was physically weak; the fatigue was more of a mental exhaustion.

Go to sleep...

She lay in bed with her eyes closed.

Before closing my eyes, the last thing I saw was Yang Luoyi's sleeping face.

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