Yina Yin said, "That's right! Ready? I'm about to jump! Do we have the coordinates? Let's regroup after we land!"
So when Ethan Yin and Yina Yin came over, they saw these troublemakers all drunk, sprawled out on the sofa in every direction.
Yina Yin turned around and jumped straight down.
Cherry Miller walked over, took a deep breath, and leapt out after her.
Ryan King didn't dare hesitate, hurried over, adjusted his gear, and followed them out.
Ethan Yin lingered in the air for a moment before quietly leaving, reluctant to go.
Yina Yin said, "I'll have Sherry Yuan with me, and Cherry will have someone to protect her too. Don't worry, we'll be fine."
It wasn't Yina Yin's first time parachuting, but it was her first time being airdropped into such a primitive mountain area.
"Got it," Ethan Yin replied.
At that moment, Ryan King raised his glass in a drunken daze, "Cheers~"
Ryan King stayed in that drunken stupor for more than ten hours.
Yina Yin surveyed her surroundings.
"Awake? Get up and get ready to parachute!" Ethan Yin slapped his face, not at all gently.
"What? Parachute?" Ryan King jolted upright and looked around, only to find Cherry Miller and Yina Yin already geared up with parachutes, actually ready to jump!
"We're real cousins! And you guys still won't help me! Hey, hey, hey!" Ryan King protested, "I wasn't wrong! My dad grew up in England, his knowledge of Chinese classics really isn't that great!"
"Hey, hey, hey, you can't be serious!" Ryan King was still yelling when Ethan Yin smacked him on the back of the neck. "Go into the village quietly, no shooting."
"The madam called them over." Cherry Miller said with a smile. "They're still underage, don't drag them into drinking."
Cherry Miller and Yina Yin both burst out laughing.
Cherry Miller explained, "Our identities this time can't be revealed to the villagers. We're officially claiming to be hikers exploring the mountains—three classmates on an adventure who got lost and ended up here. Since we can't find our way out, we have to stay and farm to survive until we get a chance to leave."
Yina Yin folded up her parachute, packed it away, slung it over her shoulder, and checked her direction and the time.
The east wind blows, war drums beat. Who's afraid to drink now? You have a glass, I have a glass—who's afraid to drink now?
So when Ethan Yin and Yina Yin came over, they saw these troublemakers all drunk, sprawled out on the sofa in every direction.
Yina Yin quickly got her bearings, slung her backpack, and headed for the rendezvous point.
Yina Yin said, "Looks like they were really pent up."
"Who knows when we'll be back after we leave, so let them relax a bit." Cherry Miller said with a smile. "Are you all set?"
So, after about an hour, Yina Yin found the rendezvous point.
When Yina Yin arrived, she saw Ryan King and Cherry Miller were already there, counting supplies.
"Hey, you really came prepared," Ryan King said with a grin. "Now I'm relieved. Even if we have to rough it, we could survive for a year!"
Cherry Miller was counting dehydrated vegetables and compressed rations. She said, "This is our last resort. If we run into danger, we'll hole up here and rely on these supplies and clean water until help arrives. But let's hope we won't need them—the taste is pretty mediocre."
Yina Yin tossed her backpack on the ground and checked out the surroundings, realizing it was a hidden man-made cave.
Ryan King stayed in that drunken stupor for more than ten hours.
When he finally woke up, he was already on a plane, ready for an airdrop.
"Let's discuss our next steps." Yina Yin pulled up a stool and sat down. "Our sudden appearance will definitely make the locals wary and suspicious. They'll be xenophobic for sure, so we have to find a way to blend in first. The excuse we thought up before isn't perfect yet."
Cherry Miller dragged a stool over and sat down too. "I agree, something's missing. Ryan, what do you think?"
Ryan King pinched the checklist in his hand and said, "I've got an idea, hear me out."
Yina Yin and Cherry Miller both looked at Ryan King.
"What?" Jing Shaohuai's eyes widened.
Yina Yin and Cherry Miller nodded.
"So, the people here are extremely isolated. From what I can tell, they're pretty much like those described in 'Peach Blossom Spring'—they have no idea what era the outside world is in. So, their mindset must be really closed off and backward. We can't look at them with modern eyes, we have to use old-fashioned thinking. My suggestion is: Yina and Cherry pretend to be a married couple, and I'm the younger brother from the wife's family, escaping with you. Why are we escaping? Simple—eloping!" Ryan King grinned. "I've read so many melodramatic novels, we can use those tropes. Like, Cherry is an ordinary girl who fell in love with rich young master Yina, but their love was blocked by their families. You two couldn't stand being separated, so you hid here. As for me, I relied on my sister, but Yina's family retaliated against me, so I had to come along."
"That's way too melodramatic!" Cherry Miller couldn't help but complain.
"Doesn't matter how cliché, as long as it works." Ryan King replied. "I'm sure stuff like this happened a lot back then. The villagers will definitely accept it."
"Wouldn't it be more realistic to say our hometown was flooded and we escaped here?" Yina Yin complained. "Wouldn't that be more believable?"
"How is that realistic? Who escapes to the mountains during a disaster? People go to the city—there's food in the city!" Ryan King cried out.
Cherry Miller walked over, took a deep breath, and leapt out after her.
Ryan King didn't dare hesitate, hurried over, adjusted his gear, and followed them out.
Ethan Yin lingered in the air for a moment before quietly leaving, reluctant to go.
From here on, the three of them had to rely on themselves for the journey ahead.
It wasn't Yina Yin's first time parachuting, but it was her first time being airdropped into such a primitive mountain area.
She braced herself against the fierce wind, her mindset steady as ever.
When she reached the right altitude, she immediately opened her parachute, steered herself, and slowly descended.
The moment she landed, she rolled on the ground, made sure it was safe, then stood up and unclipped her harness.
Yina Yin surveyed her surroundings.
It was a wheat field.
Spring wheat was only half a foot tall, looking frosty and sluggish.
Apart from the wheat field, everything else was bare.
It wasn't planting season yet.
Around Grain Rain, you plant melons and beans.
It would take another month before the fields turned green.
This month was their buffer period.
Yina Yin folded up her parachute, packed it away, slung it over her shoulder, and checked her direction and the time.
It was a military outdoor watch—shockproof, waterproof, with a compass and temperature/humidity display.
Very practical for the wilderness.
Yina Yin quickly got her bearings, slung her backpack, and headed for the rendezvous point.
Their drop zones were carefully chosen and not far from the rendezvous point.
Although the terrain in these mountains was uneven, it was still a human-inhabited area, so walking wasn't too hard.
So, after about an hour, Yina Yin found the rendezvous point.
When Yina Yin arrived, she saw Ryan King and Cherry Miller were already there, counting supplies.
"Hey, you really came prepared," Jing Shaohuai said with a grin. "Now I'm relieved. Even if we have to rough it, we could survive for a year!"
Cherry Miller was counting dehydrated vegetables and compressed rations. She said, "This is our last resort. If we run into danger, we'll hole up here and rely on these supplies and clean water until help arrives. But let's hope we won't need them—the taste is pretty mediocre."
Yina Yin tossed her backpack on the ground and checked out the surroundings, realizing it was a hidden man-made cave.
The cave wasn't big, maybe about a hundred square meters. It was well-ventilated, dry, and had a generator.
It was extremely hidden—if you didn't look closely, you'd never find it.
"Let's discuss our next steps." Yina Yin pulled up a stool and sat down. "Our sudden appearance will definitely make the locals wary and suspicious. They'll be xenophobic for sure, so we have to find a way to blend in first. The excuse we thought up before isn't perfect yet."
Cherry Miller dragged a stool over and sat down too. "I agree, something's missing. Ryan, what do you think?"
Ryan King pinched the checklist in his hand and said, "I've got an idea, hear me out."
Yina Yin and Cherry Miller both looked at Ryan King.
Ryan King said, "Before I came, I did some background research. This mountain area isn't connected by roads to the outside world. The nearest county is over seven hundred li away in a straight line. The 'village-to-village' project hasn't reached here, which shows how harsh the environment is. If it weren't for the GF-112 Project, no one would even know people lived here."
Yina Yin and Cherry Miller nodded.
"So, the people here are extremely isolated. From what I can tell, they're pretty much like those described in 'Peach Blossom Spring'—they have no idea what era the outside world is in. So, their mindset must be really closed off and backward. We can't look at them with modern eyes, we have to use old-fashioned thinking. My suggestion is: Yina and Cherry pretend to be a married couple, and I'm the younger brother from the wife's family, escaping with you. Why are we escaping? Simple—eloping!" Ryan King grinned. "I've read so many melodramatic novels, we can use those tropes. Like, Cherry is an ordinary girl who fell in love with rich young master Yina, but their love was blocked by their families. You two couldn't stand being separated, so you hid here. As for me, I relied on my sister, but Yina's family retaliated against me, so I had to come along."
"That's way too melodramatic!" Cherry Miller couldn't help but complain.
"Doesn't matter how cliché, as long as it works." Ryan King replied. "I'm sure stuff like this happened a lot back then. The villagers will definitely accept it."
"Wouldn't it be more realistic to say our hometown was flooded and we escaped here?" Yina Yin complained. "Wouldn't that be more believable?"
"How is that realistic? Who escapes to the mountains during a disaster? People go to the city—there's food in the city!" Ryan King cried out.