The boy took the paper bag and eagerly opened it. Inside were two steaming hot white flour steamed buns, which Gu Qingcheng had just taken out of the storage cabinet.
The boy had been hungry for days and was famished. Seeing the buns, he no longer had any doubts. He picked up a bun and started eating it ravenously.
"Heh, do you believe me now?" Gu Qingcheng asked with a smile.
"I believe you," the boy replied while wolfing down the bun.
At this moment, he completely believed Gu Qingcheng. After all, anyone who could produce white flour steamed buns was absolutely wealthy!
Gu Qingcheng found a flat stone, took out paper and brush, and wrote a letter to Dai Fa.
She finished writing in detail, folded the envelope flap, and sealed it with wax. Then she said to the boy:
"You must ensure this wax seal is not broken and deliver it to Chief Dai Fa of Phoenix Village. I've written in the letter that he is to give you one tael of silver."
"Alright."
The boy was delighted and about to leave.
Gu Qingcheng took out another paper bag and said, "There are two meat pies and a bottle of water inside. You can eat them on the road."
"Thank you, Young Master."
The boy hadn't expected Gu Qingcheng to be so thoughtful. He introduced himself as Xie Ning, explaining that his parents had both perished in the recent flood, leaving him all alone.
Hearing this, Gu Qingcheng felt that many people must have suffered similar fates to Xie Ning in this flood and said:
"When you reach Phoenix Village, if you wish to stay, you can speak to Chief Dai. He will arrange for you to stay."
"Thank you both, Young Masters! I'll see then."
Xie Ning still had a hint of self-respect. He took the letter and jogged away swiftly.
Gu Qingcheng checked the system's navigation and said to Mi Guo:
"We have to go directly through this water area. If we detour and go by land, it will take more than ten days."
"Then what should we do?" Mi Guo sounded anxious.
"No need to detour, we'll just take a boat."
After speaking, Gu Qingcheng walked along the bank to a secluded water area. Seeing no one around, Gu Qingcheng finally used her luxury yacht for the first time.
She took the yacht out of the storage cabinet and placed it on the water.
Mi Guo looked up at the exterior of the large ship, impressed, and asked:
"Sister, where did this ship come from?"
"An immortal artifact," Gu Qingcheng replied calmly.
Mi Guo immediately shut his mouth knowingly and asked no further questions.
Gu Qingcheng smiled slightly and brought Mi Guo onto the ship.
The information about this yacht reappeared in Gu Qingcheng's mind. The yacht was 42.4 meters long, 8.25 meters wide, with a maximum draft of 1.88 meters;
Passenger capacity: 100 people;
Speed: Maximum speed can reach 70 knots, which is 100 kilometers per hour.
After boarding, Gu Qingcheng connected with the ship's consciousness. She only needed to set the direction of Jinsha City in the ship's navigation, and the ship would automatically match the shortest route. Gu Qingcheng confirmed, and the ship began to start, sailing on the water at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour.
After Mi Guo boarded, the scenery in front of him changed. The ancient-looking large ship transformed into a modern luxury yacht in his eyes, refreshing him.
The facilities on the yacht were extremely luxurious, with areas for entertainment and recreation, and even an open-air swimming pool.
However, Gu Qingcheng was more fond of the five luxurious suites that the large ship was equipped with. Each suite was up to the standard of a quasi-five-star hotel suite.
The special feature of this yacht was that its facilities could only be activated when it was placed on the water and in operation. Otherwise, they could not be activated. Therefore, this was the first time Gu Qingcheng had used the yacht's internal facilities.
Mi Guo chose a suite at the very end. He felt he should leave the middle suite for his sister and parents so they could live next to each other.
However, in reality, all the luxurious suites on the ship had the same configuration; only their locations differed.
The elastic Simmons mattress in the room made Mi Guo bounce three times on the bed. Each time, the bed bounced him high up. He found the trampoline-like bed so interesting that he played with it for a long time.
Then he went into the bathroom. He didn't know how to use it, so he went to ask Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng then told him how to use the washbasin, how to turn on the shower, and how to fill the bathtub with water...
Fortunately, these functions only required turning corresponding switches. Mi Guo learned how to use them very easily.
Thus, the siblings each returned to their rooms and took a comfortable bath.
After bathing and changing into dry and comfortable clothes, Gu Qingcheng made a three-layered cocktail in the yacht's bar. She added round ice cubes from the ice machine to the cocktail.
When Mi Guo came out, Gu Qingcheng handed him the cocktail. Mi Guo hesitated before taking a sip, and exclaimed:
"Wow, it's sweet and sour, with a slight alcoholic taste. It's very appetizing and refreshing. This wine feels completely different from the wine Yan Xin and the others drink. Their white wine smells awful after drinking it, and I find it unpleasant. But this refreshing wine brings a sense of coolness and comfort."
Mi Guo praised it repeatedly.
He felt that the immortal artifacts were indeed extraordinary, each one a masterpiece. He played with and admired them on the ship.
The yacht sliced through the choppy waves on the water, moving freely. Even when encountering obstacles, it could flexibly avoid them.
The water surface was naturally not calm, with debris and corpses floating everywhere.
There were many pieces of wood, furniture, as well as many dead chickens, pigs, cows, sheep, and human bodies, all bloated and pale from soaking. Gu Qingcheng and Mi Guo found nothing interesting to look at, so they retreated to the cabin to sleep.
While drowsy, Gu Qingcheng received a system prompt:
"Host, the yacht has arrived at the shore. Please prepare to disembark."
Gu Qingcheng was a little confused as it was her first time operating it and asked:
"Can't we continue to navigate along the waterway?"
"Host, this is outside the boundary of the flood. It is not connected to other waterways, and the yacht cannot continue to sail."
Gu Qingcheng understood. They had sailed out of the flood's extreme range in Wangchun City.
Unless the water level rose completely, turning seventy percent of the land in the Great Zhou Dynasty into water, the yacht might have been able to travel unimpeded on the water all the way to Jinsha City.
So, reluctantly, they had to end their luxurious yacht trip. As the yacht docked, they disembarked dispiritedly.
Gu Qingcheng put the yacht back into the storage cabinet.
Mi Guo said regretfully, "Sister, that trampoline was so comfortable. I wanted to sleep in it for another night. It ended so quickly."
Gu Qingcheng smiled and said, "There will be opportunities later. Today was just to let you have a taste."
Mi Guo was happy only after hearing this.
Without the yacht's assistance, the two had to resume their journey on foot.
They had bypassed Wangchun City by water and were back on the road to Jinsha City.
The places they passed seemed to have changed considerably compared to when they had come before.
As the snow was mostly melting, revealing some of the houses and scenery that had been covered by snow, there were some deviations from their memories.