Mist

Chapter 36: Chaos

Don’t just remember grudges. Then it’s also remembering the good.
In short, whether it was good or bad, Ji Yushi remembered it all.

“Then thanks for that.” Song Qinglan joked and placed his little hand back into Ji Yushi’s palm, “Let’s go.”

Ji Yushi’s fingers were long and slender, and the temperature of it was slightly cool.
It was just like the feeling he gave others; a little cold and seemingly difficult to warm up.
But once you got to know him, Ji Yushi was like the clear spring water one would find in mountains; clean and easy to see through and in fact very easy to get along with.

The two continued on following the tracks left by the cart from when they went to gather the plants.
This time, Ji Yushi’s pace had slowed down even more and, with the abnormal magnetic field and gravity, each step felt heavier and heavier.

Very soon, Ji Yushi could feel the child’s hand in his hand becoming sweaty.
He could also tell that Song Qinglan was having difficulty walking — A child’s physical strength was very limited compared to an adult and he had overlooked this point.
He lowered his head and asked, “Cap Song, should I hold you?”

Song Qinglan took another step with difficulty. The big boots dangled from his feet and his small face was flushed from the effort he had to exert, “Is it necessary? I can walk on my own.”
Ji Yushi asked with a strange look, “Then when you returned so quickly just now, did Li Chun carry you?”
Song Qinglan had nothing to say in response to that: “…….”

Ji Yushi bent down to hold him, but Song Qinglan quickly moved away.
He saw Song Qinglan point ahead and for once, he spoke without the usual calm tone of an adult, “If I said I don’t need it, I don’t need it! We’re almost there anyway! Advisor Ji, it’s fine if you just continue supporting me!”

Song Qinglan was right. Very soon, they arrived at the place where they were collecting the plants.

The cart was still there. It was filled with vines with glowing flowers growing from it, waiting to be transported to the rainforest.

There were also some glowing flowers on the ground which hadn’t had the chance to be loaded onto the cart. It was probably because Li Chun was in too much of a hurry earlier.
Apart from that, there was nothing else here.

Ji Yushi asked, “Cap Song, did you slip on this small slope?”
“Yes.” Seeing Ji Yushi walk over, Song Qinglan grabbed his sleeve with a frown, “Don’t go over.”

Knowing that the other party was worried that he might also end up in the same situation, Ji Yushi pointed ahead, “Is there a mirrored world similar to the rainforest and the city there?”

There was a small slope in front of the cart, and further in front of that was a patch of darkness that got darker and darker. The distance it extended was about the same as the distance they had travelled when entering the rainforest.
Song Qinglan wasn’t here for the first time but when he checked the situation around the space capsule last time, he didn’t find anything here. He didn’t know why something like this had happened.

He was in a small body, but his tone was very calm, “No. I didn’t see anything after sliding down but I was like this when I got back up.”

What was the reason for time to have an effect on Song Qinglan’s body?
Even the intelligent Ji Yushi felt that the puzzle was becoming bigger and bigger. In this place where the mission mode is ‘Chaos’, inside this crevice, everything couldn’t be understood using normal means.

“Can I change back?”

Ji Yushi looked back and was met with a young face that showed no fear. There was only some irritation.
Even whilst feeling anxious, Song Qinglan’s way of dealing with his emotions was very mature.
Anyone who was in a difficult situation would feel anxious. Recalling the last mission, Song Qinglan had played a very important role. Even if he wasn’t as strong as Ji Yushi in the logical thinking aspect nor did he have the ability to remember everything with one glance, his ability to comprehend and his leadership and decisiveness had helped Ji Yushi considerably. They had worked perfectly together to solve the problem at hand.