Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 199 36 Bends and 72 Turns

So it's called a single-flowered orchid. It does resemble its appearance quite a bit, even its leaves are unique. It looks very similar to the lotus-petal orchid from last time, so it must also be an orchid.

Song Jiaojiao took out a small dagger and carefully dug up the solitary orchid. There were about six or seven orchids nearby. Song Jiaojiao dug up five and left two here to prevent the species from dying out.

Seeing that Song Jiaojiao was also interested in these flowers and plants, Tang Qin said, "Madam, after crossing this mountain, there is a valley in the mountains where there are many bright flowers. Now is the time when they are in bloom."

"Really? Let's go take a look later." Song Jiaojiao said with great interest. After the hemp was dug up, Tang Qin led everyone towards the valley.

Besides flowers, the valley also has many medicinal herbs and fruits. There is a clear spring in the valley, which attracts many mountain animals.

After crossing the mountain, we saw the valley that Tang Qin had mentioned. There were indeed many wildflowers, blue and pink mixed together, which was quite beautiful.

It is said that going up a mountain is easy but coming down is hard. The valley was not far away, but when Song Jiaojiao and her group arrived there, it was getting dark. It seemed that they would have to spend the night in the mountains.

Tang Qin led Song Jiaojiao to the cave where he used to stay. There were still unburnt firewood inside, and spider webs hung in the cave, indicating that no one had been here for a long time.

Zhou Dadan broke off a sapling to clean the cave, while the rest of the people went out to gather firewood. When they came down, Tang Qin had caught two rabbits, which were now being washed by the spring, just waiting to start a fire so they could roast them.

Of course, roasted rabbit wouldn't be complete without the barbecue seasoning that Song Jiaojiao brought.

The next morning, Song Jiaojiao was awakened by the calls of various birds in the mountains. It was her first time sleeping in a cave, and she tossed and turned until she finally drifted off to sleep just before dawn.

The air in the forest is really fresh in the morning. The sun has just come out, and there is still a lot of dew on the plants in the valley.

Song Jiaojiao saw many red spider lilies, also known as the red spider flower, in the valley. There were both red and yellow ones. She also found dendrobium by the spring. Dendrobium is the first of the nine immortal herbs. In the previous life, it was very difficult to find wild dendrobium. In addition, dendrobium likes to be in a humid place all year round and most of them grow in the crevices of rocks.

The trip to the mountains was quite fruitful, and Song Jiaojiao was very satisfied.

Song Jiaojiao didn't take Tang Qin away. She just told him that she was leaving the day after tomorrow and that he should spend the next two days with his parents. She didn't know when they would see each other again.

The day after returning to the county, Zhou Dayong brought bad news.

"What? Abandoned land!!!" Song Jiaojiao stood up in shock upon hearing the news.

"Yes, madam, the road we came by collapsed during the heavy rain a few days ago. Now we're afraid we can only head south towards the Seventy-Two Turns."

Song Jiaojiao originally planned to go to Wangmo County, buy what she wanted, and then return the way she came, bypassing the infamous Seventy-Two Turns. However, a heavy rain disrupted her plans.

"Do you know when it will be open?" Song Jiaojiao asked, unwilling to give up.

“Madam, it will probably take more than a month. By the time the road is open, the rainy season will have arrived here, and there will be frequent flash floods, making it even more difficult to get out of the mountains.” Zhou Dayong told him everything he had found out.

After hearing this, Song Jiaojiao thought to herself, "It seems that this time I have no choice but to go that way. There's no other way but to take it one step at a time."

"Zhou Dayong, you and Dadan go and inquire about the Seventy-Two Turns again. It seems we have to go there this time. We must find out the details and not overlook any of them."

Song Jiaojiao quickly regained her composure and hurriedly made arrangements. With only one day left, she still needed to be well-prepared.

Song Jiaojiao sat on the chair for a while, then suddenly remembered something and quickly went to Ye Yun's side.

"Miss Ye Yun, is Ye Yi here?" As soon as Song Jiaojiao arrived at Ye Yun's place, she saw Ye Yun drinking tea in the lobby.

Ye Yun saw that Song Jiaojiao had arrived in a hurry, and her face showed signs of panic.

"Ah Yi, come out here for a moment, Madam Song is looking for you." They're leaving tomorrow, and Ye Yi is packing in his room. Ye Yun packs all her things herself, never asking him to help.

"Mrs. Song, please have a seat. Let's talk about it slowly." Ye Yun poured Song Jiaojiao a cup of tea to soothe her emotions.

Yoruichi also came out of the house, nodded when she saw Song Jiaojiao, and then stood behind Ye Yun.

After calming down with a sip of hot tea, Song Jiaojiao slowly began to speak, "Da Yong just brought some bad news. He said that the road we originally came from has collapsed and is blocked. It will probably take more than a month to get back on track, so this time we may have to take the Seventy-Two Turns route."

After Song Jiaojiao finished speaking, Ye Yi and Ye Yun exchanged a glance. "What is Madam Song worried about?"

"According to the information we've gathered, the Thirty-Six Bends and Seventy-Two Turns are connected, and the mountains are rife with bandits. The government is powerless against them, and few merchants who pass through can escape. This time we need to risk going that way, but the road is likely to be dangerous. We need to..."

Song Jiaojiao didn't say it aloud. Although they had agreed that Yoruichi would protect them, Song Jiaojiao didn't want to force them, since no one in their team could beat Yoruichi.

"Madam Song, there's no need to worry. Yoruichi will keep her promise." Yoruichi said calmly.

With Yoruichi's words, Song Jiaojiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yoruichi, I mainly want to ask you to protect my daughter, Muxue. I will be careful."

Ye nodded to indicate that he understood.

Soon the day of departure arrived, and three carriages appeared on the official road, with a tall man on each of the three fine horses sitting on them, his face serious and his expression tense.

This is the second day since Song Jiaojiao and her group arrived at the Thirty-Six Bends. They had a peaceful night yesterday. It would take about seven days to get out of the Seventy-Two Bends, and three days to get from the Thirty-Six Bends to the Seventy-Two Bends.

Song Jiaojiao and her group were in the middle of the Thirty-Six Bends. Despite their nervousness, the scenery was quite beautiful.

With towering, precipitous mountains on one side and bottomless cliffs on the other, one can't help but marvel at the wonders of nature, which have created one magical place after another.

“Madam, once we pass the bend ahead, we’ll see the Seventy-Two Turns.” Zhou Dadan, who was resting in place, studied the map.

"Once we get past the thirty-six bends, we'll have covered about a third of this road," Song Jiaojiao said with a sigh.

Thinking about the calm of the past two days, Song Jiaojiao always had a feeling that something was about to happen.

"Madam, everyone has rested enough, we can set off now," Zhou Dayong said.

“Okay, let’s continue on then.” Song Jiaojiao said, standing on the edge of the cliff. The mountains here are very high. Looking down, all that can be seen are the green trees and the winding river in the woods, and in the distance, a flock of wild geese flying in formation.