Road Survival: My RV is a Moving Castle

Looking up, the tree canopies blocked out the sun, towering into the clouds and completely obscuring this large area.

The soil beneath our feet bulged slightly, revealing thick, sturdy tree roots.

Stepping out of the territory, the four humans and one elf explored as they went.

If you encounter a lost wild rabbit or pheasant, help it find its mother.

First, put it in the backpack, then put its mother in the backpack too, and the family is reunited.

The surrounding environment is lush and green. Perhaps because it has never been disturbed by humans, all the plants here are growing very vigorously.

Even the wild grass by the river was waist-high; if you didn't watch where you were going, you might easily step into a muddy swamp.

To reach the bamboo forest, one must cross the upper reaches of a stream.

It is about ten meters wide, the stream is not deep, and there are huge rocks on top to serve as footholds.

The group jumped and hopped across the rocks, managing to get through the ordeal unscathed.

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the bamboo forest.

Standing at the entrance of the bamboo forest, Song Chiyu couldn't help but look up at the bamboo that was sixty or seventy meters tall, and couldn't help but be amazed.

Normal bamboo is only 20 to 30 meters tall, and the tallest is only 40 meters.

However, the bamboo here is all over 50 meters tall, and you can't even see the top at a glance.

It felt like a group of giant bamboos looking down on them.

When the wind blows, the bamboo leaves rustle, and the sound even echoes because of the distance.

"Holy crap, these bamboo stalks are so tall! One of them is as tall as three ordinary beads!"

Xu Xingshi looked up, his mouth agape in surprise.

Then, he took out two chainsaws from his backpack and gave one to Xie Xunjin.

"Let's get to work, everyone. Leave the hard work to me and Brother Jin. Sister Yu and Xunling can go into the bamboo forest and see if there are any wild bamboo shoots, bamboo rats, bamboo chickens, or anything like that. We can have an extra meal tonight."

Song Chiyu nodded and pulled Xie Xunling into the depths of the bamboo forest.

As they walked, they looked around and picked a lot of tender bamboo shoots, which they put into their backpacks.

Suddenly, a stone tablet appeared ahead, obscured by the dense, dry bamboo leaves on the ground.

Song Chiyu stepped forward and used his fire lance to part the bamboo leaves around the stone tablet, revealing the inscription on it.

"Qingfeng Bamboo Residence"

Four large characters appeared above, written with a brush, the strokes vigorous and powerful, looking very much like those written by some ancient hermit.

"Bamboo Residence? Does someone still live in this place?"

Xie Xunling asked curiously, then took two steps forward and used her hands to scrape all the bamboo leaves off the entire stone tablet.

However, there was no explanation below, only these four large characters.

"It's weird."

A gentle breeze swept by, carrying the cold air that had been kept out of the sun for so long by the bamboo leaves.

Perhaps it had just rained, because there were still quite a few water droplets on the bamboo leaves.

When the wind blows again, it feels like it's raining all around.

Song Chiyu immediately took an umbrella out of her backpack and opened it to block the splashing water droplets.

Xie Xunling shrank her neck, stood up, grabbed her arm, and trembled.

"It's so shady here."

"It's alright, let's keep looking ahead."

Song Chiyu took out a tissue and handed it to Xie Xunling to wipe her wet hair.

Her gaze swept over the stone tablet on the ground.

Since we don't know what this is, we'll just go in and find out.

The two walked along picking bamboo shoots, and on the way they encountered two gray wild rabbits, plump and looking like they were well-fed.

Song Chiyu swiftly skewered the musket with his gun, just like stringing candied hawthorns together.

As we walked, the temperature around us finally rose a bit, and it wasn't as cool as before.

Looking up, I realized that bamboo was scarce in the area, and there were signs of it being cut down.

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing the remaining bamboo stumps after they had been cut down, Song Chiyu immediately stopped.

She reached out and touched the bamboo stump; it was very smooth, clearly cut by some kind of blunt object.

There's someone here!

Seeing this, Song Chiyu felt a moment of hesitation and struggle.

It has been confirmed that there are people or other highly intelligent beings here. Leaving now is the clearest course of action, at least to avoid inadvertently trespassing on someone else's territory and getting into trouble.

However, this place is only two kilometers away from their territory, which is very close.

If the village doesn't figure out exactly what this "neighbor" is, it will always face unknown dangers.

Thinking of this, Song Chiyu frowned and pondered for a moment.

In the end, he decided to sneak out and scout things out first.

"You and Mu Ling wait here, I'll be right back."

After saying that, she patted Xie Xunling on the shoulder, then squatted down and quietly moved forward, looking for a secluded spot.

Xie Xunling was a little worried, looking at Song Chiyu's crouching and sneaky back.

But she didn't follow after all, not wanting to cause trouble for Sister Yu.

Song Chiyu put away his long fire-breathing spear, then cast an invisibility card on himself and began to move forward stealthily.

Soon, after passing through a raised earthen slope, she was surprised to see a path directly ahead, a path barren of grass and filled with pebbles.

Continuing along that path, after turning a corner, the view suddenly opens up before you.

A bamboo and wooden house, something that only appears in ancient times, suddenly appeared at the corner.

The bamboo and wooden house had a large front yard with ponds on both sides, filled with lotus flowers and leaves, which looked beautiful.

A wooden walkway extends from the courtyard gate, situated over the pond, leading directly to the path outside.

The bamboo and wood house is nestled against the mountain and beside the water, with an even denser bamboo forest behind it, making it look like a feng shui treasure nestled in the bamboo forest.

"What kind of place is this? Is this the residence of some reclusive master?"

Song Chiyu clung to the mud brick, peering curiously in that direction.

Did she look down at her own body, or was she still invisible?

The invisibility card is valid for half an hour; perhaps she can go inside and take a look.

Let's see if this house is abandoned or inhabited, and who lives here.

So she decisively stood up and walked onto the path.

Push open the outermost small door and step onto the wooden path over the pond.

The lotus leaves in the ponds on both sides of the passage have grown very tall, some even taller than the fish in the Songchi pond.

With a simple reach, one can pluck the beautiful lotus flower that is so close at hand.

Following the passage, she arrived at the front yard.

As soon as the door was pushed open, it made a creaking sound, like something that had fallen into disrepair.

In this quiet environment, it was undoubtedly a bombshell that exploded on the spot.

The hairs on the back of Song Chiyu's hand immediately stood on end and slipped through the slightly ajar door.

The next second, the sound of sharpening knives could be heard.

The cold wind blew intermittently and sporadically, so close that it was terrifying.