yournovel Chapter 482 Are you serious?
Chapter 482 Are you serious?
"What heavy snow!"
At noon, looking at the overwhelming snowfall before her, Jin Lanshuang exclaimed in astonishment.
Xia Youyou was also huddled inside her warm cotton coat, her scarf covering half of her face, leaving only her blood-red rabbit eyes staring at the heavy snowfall in front of her.
"It's springtime, yet it's snowing so heavily. How strange."
The rabbit girl muttered to herself, then turned to look at her older sister beside her.
Xia Taotao reached out and caught a falling snowflake. The snowflake lay quietly in the palm of her gloved hand, clear and sparkling, but in an instant it melted into a tiny drop of water.
Snow in spring is not a rare occurrence, especially for Snow City, which is currently experiencing a magical storm; snowfall alone is already a sign of peaceful weather.
At least no strange people fell from the sky.
"But if that's the case, should we stay here for another day? With such heavy snow, it will be very troublesome to go out hiking."
Jin Lanshuang suddenly remembered something, turned around to look at the two sisters behind her, and spoke up.
"Ah, but if that's the case, we only have enough rations for one more day, and we'll have to return hungry tomorrow."
Xia Youyou looked down and checked the food and water supplies in her backpack, her face showing worry.
Upon hearing her say this, Xia Taotao and Jin Lanshuang also began to check the food in their bags, their expressions being quite similar.
According to the original travel plan, the group would return to the camp hotel where they started to rest tonight, and would return to the city of Syracuse tomorrow, not staying in Silver Sand Valley for long.
After all, hotels in scenic areas are not cheap, and rooms are booked in advance. In the current peak tourist season, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be a hotel to stay in tomorrow.
Moreover, food supplies are also starting to run out.
Even if we cut back on our spending, we can only scrape together enough for tomorrow's breakfast, and there's always the possibility of something even more troublesome happening.
"Hmm... how about we go buy some from someone else?"
As she spoke, Jin Lanshuang glanced at the tourists around her.
But how could the tourists have anticipated the arrival of heavy snow? Although they were having a great time, they were all planning to return to the camp, as everyone's supplies were running low.
"We have no choice but to keep going. We also need to do some treasure hunting today," Xia Taotao concluded, and the other two agreed.
Treasure hunting?
Xia Taotao felt that finding that so-called treasure had become less important.
I gained a lot during my trip to Syracuse.
He found his hometown, remembered why he had run away from home, and reunited with his long-lost sister.
Although my relationship with my parents is still strained and I still can't accept their actions, there are still many things that can offset these unpleasant experiences.
...In the end, wasn't this all her own doing? Xia Taotao thought to herself.
If I hadn't realized I'd forgotten so many things, I wouldn't have asked Tianqing for help, and I wouldn't have ended up back home after all that trouble.
But if that's the case, then I won't be able to see Youyou again...?
Ah, I shouldn't think about these things anymore. If I keep thinking like this, it will never end. I should think about what to do next.
Snapping out of her reverie, Xia Taotao slung her backpack over her shoulder, picked up her hiking stick, and said to the two people beside her:
"Let's put in extra effort today and get through the woods together."
……
There were quite a few tourists on the trail.
Seemingly affected by the sudden heavy snowfall, the tourists did not intend to stay at the campsite for long and began their return journey in groups along the trails.
The Hero Association had already taken precautions, activating roadside signs and snowplows, making the journey less difficult than expected and adding a touch of winter fun.
"Sister Tao Tao, look over there!"
Xia Youyou tugged at Xia Taotao's sleeve and pointed to a clearing in the woods.
I don't know which tourist was passing by and shoveled snow to build a snowman in that open space. It was crooked and crooked, but it was still quite lifelike and looked rather interesting.
"It looks really ugly," Xia Taotao commented with a smile.
Although I have lived in Chengdu for many years, I am a true Chengdu native, and I remember being quite good at building snowmen.
Xia Youyou seemed to remember something as well, and said:
"When I was little, you often took me to the park to build snowmen and have snowball fights, do you remember, Sister Tao Tao?"
"...I vaguely remember, but it's been so many years, and I haven't seen snow in ages."
Xia Taotao scratched the back of her head and answered somewhat awkwardly.
"Huh? So, Sister Tao Tao has moved to the south?"
Hearing the conversation between the two sisters beside her, Jin Lanshuang asked curiously.
Xia Taotao didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Although I know that Jin Lanshuang and Youyou are good friends, I still feel it's not right to tell my friends directly what happened back then...
Seeing this, Xia Youyou took the initiative to speak:
"Yes, my sister had some conflicts with the family a few years ago, and she ran away to a very, very far place to protect me."
"It's all thanks to my sister for protecting me back then, otherwise I wouldn't be here chatting and traveling with you, Lan Shuang."
Xia Youyou moved a little closer to Xia Taotao.
"I see... It seems to be some rather secretive stories. Sorry, sorry."
Jin Lanshuang was slightly taken aback, then quickly apologized.
"But then again, Yoyo, are you interested in Kalia's treasure? What about Sister Peach?"
"Of course I'm interested."
Xia Youyou nodded vigorously.
Xia Taotao nodded in agreement, getting particularly excited whenever the topic of magical girls came up.
"But we've been observing along the way during this hike, and we haven't seen any trace of treasure at all."
"Yes, when I first came to Silver Sand Valley, I was just like you. I paid special attention to my surroundings, afraid of missing any clues to the treasure."
The girl said with a smile,
"But later I discovered that while searching for the treasure, I was also enjoying the natural scenery of Silver Sand Valley, and the games on the trails were also very fun."
"Since so many people haven't found the treasure, perhaps... this so-called treasure is just a well-intentioned lie."
Xia Taotao nodded slightly, and Xia Youyou also fell into thought. Both of them agreed with Jin Lanshuang's statement.
After all, the rumors of the treasure have indeed boosted tourism in Silver Sand Valley and even the entire Snow City. Even if it is just a well-intentioned lie, it probably won't cause any major problems.
"But if no one discovers the treasure, why would anyone—"
Xia Youyou wanted to voice her long-standing confusion and questions, but when her gaze swept over a pavilion by the roadside, a shimmering pattern suddenly caught her attention.
"Hmm? That's...?"
The rabbit girl stopped and curiously peered inside.
Xia Taotao and Jin Lanshuang followed the gaze and walked into the pavilion, looking together at the faintly visible, shimmering patterns on the inner wall.
The three girls' instincts as magical girls immediately made them realize something—this was a trace of some kind of magic!
But no one showed any sign that they recognized this thing; instead, the strange magic gradually revealed several lines of text:
Congratulations, lucky one!
[Only after the barrier I set up is broken will you, with your magical talent, be able to see the clues left by this spell.]
Head to the highest peak in Silver Sand Valley, for my treasure lies there.
After reading the text, the three looked at each other in bewilderment.
—Is there really a treasure?!