Chapter 982


    After crossing God knew how many mountains, the sky gradually turned dark. We had yet to find a


    resting ce for the night, so Shannon suggested a little worriedly, "Why don’t we continue


    forward? There were many human traces along the way earlier, so there must be a vige


    somewhere. If we can find someone, then we''ll be able to call for help."


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    Nina agreed. "If we can find vigers nearby, then we can finally go home. I agree to continue on


    our journey.”


    Everyone else nodded to agree. Fueled by hope and motivation, we were able to move much


    quicker than before.


    When we went over another mountain and saw the lights in the distance, Nina cried tears of joy.


    "When I get home, I''m going to buy that bag I''ve had my eyes o n for so long yet never got around


    to buying. Then, I''m going to confess my love for my crush."


    Holly also said while crying, "You should alle to m y ce first. I''ll treat you to our famous loyal


    skewers."


    "Or you should alle to my ce and have hotpot instead. I don''t think I''ll get sick of it even if I


    eat it for a week consecutively," Shannon said with a smile.


    She was a very beautiful girl who looked exceptionally stunning when she smiled.


    Dazaray stopped praying and looked at us, saying, " The reason you survived is that God protected


    you. You should all start repenting for your sins."


    Those words spoiled everyone''s mood and left all of us speechless. We merely gave her a nce,


    having no intention to entertain her.


    Shannon looked at me and asked with a smile, "What d o you want to do most when you go home?"


    What did I want to do most when I go home?


    I fell silent for a very long time before saying, "I might go and see someone I really miss. I''ll hug him


    and tell him that I''m sorry." 2


    She was a little stunned, then asked with a gossipy expression, "He''s not your lover, is he?"


    I pursed my lips and smiled slightly, saying no more.


    When we got to the vige, the sky hadpletely turned dark. In the remote mountains, not many


    lived here due to the inconvenient transportation and road conditions. There seemed to be only a


    dozen families 0 r so.


    "Let''s find a random household and ask them to help u s."


    Having said that, Shannon walked down the never-ending steps and came to a house. She then


    knocked 0


    n the door.


    The sound of barking dogs came from inside the door. Nina and Holly were scared of dogs, so they


    hid behind Shannon and me.


    Not long after that, the door was opened from the inside. The tenant was a middle-aged man who


    looked quite down-to-earth.


    He said a few words but none of us could understand him.


    Thaddea was more experienced, so after realizing what was going on, she said to us, "He''s


    speaking a foreignnguage. Looks like we’ve already crossed the border.”


    As soon as she said that, the rest of us werepletely stunned. We did not expect to cross the


    border at all. What should we do now?


    As the vige was shut off from the rest of the world all year round, the vigers here were


    extremely wary of outsiders. When the man realized that he did not understand a thing we were


    saying, he started driving us away.


    Just as we were at a loss, a little girl of about ten years old came running out from inside.


    She tugged at the man''s sleeve, and after saying something to him, he rxed and started


    gesturing at us.


    Thaddea tried tomunicate with him by gesturing back. None of us knew what they were trying


    to tell each other, but the man eventually allowed us to enter.


    As this was a poverty-stricken vige, the man owned only an earth-sheltered house with


    incandescentmps used in rural areas back in the 90s. The wattage was very low and was not


    very bright. The furniture also consisted of only two beds and a closet.


    The man went out to the kitchen built underneath a tent and brought three tes of food.


    He gestured to us a few times, asking us to eat.


    We had not eaten in days, so when we finally had the chance to eat, we did not care whether the


    food tasted good or bad. After thanking him, we started gobbling u p the food.


    After eating, we noticed the father and the daughter squatting on one side. They stared at us with


    fear and worry in their eyes.


    Shannon gestured at us a few times, asking to borrow their phone. However, they merely stared


    nkly at her, seemingly not knowing what a phone was.


    With that, we could only wait until tomorrow to ask the other vigers.


    We stayed here for the night. Even though the ce was rudimentary, it was still better than being


    in the mountains.


    When we woke up the next day, the man was picking grapes from the shelves in the yard.


    The little girl was holding a basket standing beside him. The man put the grapes in the basket. Both


    father and daughter would exchange nces from time to time with smiles on their faces, looking


    very content.


    "Being rich or poor isn’t an indicator of a person’s contentment level.” Shannon sighed.


    I raised my eyebrows. "Did you recall something that made you unhappy?"


    Shannon chuckled. "I was justmenting. I’ve figured out many things after this incident. Enjoy the


    best that you can when you''re still alive. If my current life makes me unhappy, then I’ll go after the


    life that will make me happy-”


    "Everything in life is fated. Nothing is up to us. There are a lot of things which you have no control


    over.” Dazaray interrupted.


    Shannon looked at her with a face full of helplessness. "Has anyone ever told you that you''re very


    annoying?"


    Dazaray acted as though she did not hear her and walked straight to the little girl''s side, helping her


    to pick up the grapes that had fallen to the ground.


    With the urge to go home sooner, Shannon took me with her to search for families in the vige who


    owned a phone.


    We thought that it was impossible for the whole vige to not have a single handphone in this era,


    but after asking around, we realized that it was truly the case.


    We huddled together in disappointment. Holly said, "If there’s no other choice, then let''s just keep


    moving. Perhaps we''ll find a phone when we get to a city or perhaps even meet our fellow


    countrymen."


    "We don''t have a map. It’s too dangerous to walk aimlessly. Besides, we’ll be captured if the police


    see u s," Nina said with a sigh.


    "What''s wrong with being taken away by the police?" Holly said, "We''ll stand a chance to go home if


    the police take us away.”


    "That''s right!" Shannon''s eyes lit up as she said a little excitedly, "We’ll tell them what happened and


    we can then go home.”


    With hopes of going home, everyone was overjoyed.


    We had no idea where the police station was, nor did w e know how the vigers could contact the


    police.


    With thenguage barrier, we were worried that the vigers would panic if we asked them to call


    the police for us. Hence, we had to think of a way to get them to call the police of their own ord.