Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

The group said their goodbyes and left.

Before leaving, Chen Hui gave Bai Youwei a round mushroom as a thank you for leading them out of the maze.

Zhang Tianyang was worried about Chen Hui traveling alone, so he gave him a frog mud doll.

Afterward, Chen Hui set off north.

Zhang Tianyang took his classmates south.

Shen Mo, Bai Youwei, Tan Xiao, and Cheng Wei, the four of them, drove to Hangzhou.

From Yangzhou to Hangzhou, the whole journey was 297 kilometers, and the driving time was about 3 hours and 39 minutes.

This was the time before the end of the world.

As for now, the congested highways and the endless stream of dolls were enough to give them a headache.

The only convenience was that their physical fitness had been greatly improved. If the traffic jam was not too serious, Shen Mo and Tan Xiao could move the vehicles with their bare hands and clear the road.

Teacher Cheng's strength had also increased a lot. Although he couldn't compare with a strong young man, his physical fitness was at least twenty years younger. He really didn't feel sore or breathless.

The direct impact of this change was that everyone became optimistic and didn't seem to resist the doll game as much.

Bai Youwei didn't know if this change was good or bad.

The good thing was that everyone's ability to adapt to the end of the world had become stronger.

The bad thing was that maybe this was the first step for the game to tame them…

It felt like being slapped and then given a piece of candy.

…

After entering the Changshen Expressway, the journey became smoother.

There were no traffic jams and no dolls.

In the evening, they passed Taihu Lake and stopped to rest at the Taihu Service Area.

The bright moon was in the sky, the night was high, and everyone made a fire in the open space of the service area to boil water and cook.

Tan Xiao threw branches into the fire and muttered, "It was so nice in the maze. There were watermelons, barbecue, and microwave ovens… Now we're back to primitive life. Alas, I don't know what the maze in Hangzhou is like…"

Teacher Cheng was cooking mung bean soup and asked with a smile, "Xiao Tan, aren't you afraid?"

Tan Xiao blurted out, "I am."

After saying that, he was stunned for a moment, then grinned, "But now that we're out, it doesn't seem so scary… Oh well! I don't want to think about it anymore! Since we're wandering the world, we have to be able to withstand the wind and waves. What's the big deal about this? It's just a drizzle! Look at Brother Mo, his expression hasn't changed at all. How does that saying go? As steady as Mount Tai, his expression never changes!"

Teacher Cheng smiled and said, "It's 'Mount Tai collapses in front of him without changing his expression, an elk runs past him without blinking.' It means that even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him, his expression remains unchanged, and even if an elk suddenly appears beside him, he doesn't blink."

Tan Xiao rarely disliked his pedantry and praised, "Being a teacher is different. You're really knowledgeable."

Hearing this, Teacher Cheng's expression dimmed slightly, "Nowadays, it's better to be capable than knowledgeable. I can only teach, and I don't know anything else…"

As the two were chatting, Bai Youwei came out of the tent and asked them, "Who touched my rabbit?"

Tan Xiao and Teacher Cheng were both stunned.

Shen Mo, who was looking at the map, also turned his head and asked, "What's wrong? Is your rabbit gone?"

Bai Youwei frowned and replied, "No, it's in the tent."

Everyone was even more confused.

If it wasn't gone, why ask?

"Forget it." Bai Youwei frowned irritably, walked over with her crutches, and poked the fire with one of them. "Are the sweet potatoes ready?"

"Not yet, they need to be roasted for a while longer." Teacher Cheng quickly pulled her away. "You'll get burned. The sparks can burn a hole in your clothes."

Bai Youwei walked around with her crutches. "I'm hungry."

Tan Xiao handed her a roasted sausage. "Eat this to fill your stomach first."

Bai Youwei found it too greasy and didn't take the sausage. She walked around with her crutches for a while and saw Taihu Lake not far away—

Under the moonlight, the scenery was shimmering, the water was sparkling, and a large area of lotus leaves spread out on the water. When the breeze blew, the lotus leaves swayed like layers of water waves.

Bai Youwei suddenly felt a craving and subconsciously looked at Shen Mo. "I want to eat lotus seeds."

Shen Mo: "…"

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