Chapter 467: Imagine, you can live forever, but your friends and family cannot

"Meow."

Tangyuan crawled out of the luggage bag, opening its mouth wide to ask for a treat from its master; it also wanted to eat grapes.

"Eat slowly, don't choke."

Shen Man naturally wouldn't treat Tangyuan poorly; she personally picked a large, round grape, peeled it, and gave it to Tangyuan.

"Wife, I'm going to get some hot water. You and the children rest in the sleeper."

Jiang Ye was a person who couldn't stay idle; he needed to further investigate the comfort and safety of the environment.

It was best for his wife and children to stay in the sleeper and not go anywhere.

"Mm, you go ahead. I'll stay in the sleeper with Tangyuan and the children and definitely won't go anywhere."

Shen Man agreed; she wasn't a child who would go against an adult.

She knew the man was doing it for her and the children's sake, so she wouldn't let down his painstaking efforts.

As for the two children, they had learned about the dangers outside in advance, so they were incredibly obedient to their parents.

Once they reached the Northeast and the vast grasslands, they could play to their hearts' content, so it was right for them to be obedient now!

"Tangyuan, if you see a tiger you like when we get to the Northeast, tell me..."

"Meow meow meow."

Master, have you forgotten? I am the spirit of the space; I have no gender, nor will I have the desire to reproduce.

"I know. I don't mean for you to be with a tiger you like and force you to mate, but rather, if you meet a tiger you like, I can take photos of you as a souvenir. Don't you want to have some photos with your companions?"

Shen Man was worried that Tangyuan would feel lonely, which was why she made such a suggestion.

"Meow woo."

I want to!

A light appeared in Tangyuan's eyes; it also wanted to have little friends, but unfortunately, the species were different, and it couldn't...

Imagine, you can live forever, but your friends and family cannot.

Every meeting meant a separation in the near future.

Tangyuan didn't regret becoming a spirit, existing in the world along with the existence of the space.

But it would fear loneliness and also longed for friends.

It had been ignoring one thing: after a hundred years, it would have no master.

At that time, it might enter a dormant sleep, waiting for the next master.

But calculating it, that was seventy or eighty years away; it hoped its master could live a long life and accompany it for a while longer.

Shen Man making this suggestion was also because she hoped that in the future, when they were no longer around, Tangyuan would still have photos to reminisce about.

This thought was too heavy, and she didn't want to dwell on it.

The train slid across the tracks, making a chug-chug-chug sound.

The children looked into the distance through the train window; the mountains were layered, there were lakes and ridges, and old yellow oxen—everything was so novel.

They chattered on and on; fortunately, this sleeper had a door, otherwise, they would have disturbed others.

Even so, the laughter still passed through the iron door and spread out.

When Jiang Ye returned with the water kettle, he came face-to-face with the person in the opposite room.

The other person's temperament was like that of a communications officer, or a guard.

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, which counted as a greeting, and didn't look any further.

People who could sit in sleepers were not simple in status.

His trip was to accompany his wife and children on a tour, and he didn't want to cause any extra trouble, just incidentally deliver a letter to Section Commander Duan's old friend.

Uh, the man opposite looked thoughtful after seeing Jiang Ye enter the opposite sleeper.

So young, what rank?

He had actually managed to get a sleeper; not simple, worth observing.

Then, after scanning the surroundings, the man closed the door and took the empty water bottle to get water.

There must be more than one guard escorting the leader; there was another one in the sleeper.

The atmosphere inside the opposite sleeper was very serious; the leader's family of three sat on the upper and lower berths.

One of the teenagers was flipping through a thick book out of boredom; after flipping a few pages, he threw it onto the bed.

"Dad, when will we arrive? I'm really so bored; being in such a small place every day, I feel like I'm about to lose it."

The teenager rolled on the bed; it was clear he hadn't been an adult for long, and his temperament wasn't stable enough.

"Soon, in four or five days we'll be there."

The middle-aged woman gave her son an accurate answer while mending clothes and checking the calendar.

The middle-aged man next to the woman was reading a newspaper, not even lifting his head, turning a deaf ear to his son's grumbling.

Standing behind the door was a man who looked like a drawn sword; although he was wearing casual clothes, his bearing was extremely imposing.

"Guard Liu, when can I go out? I want to go out and stroll around."

Seeing this, the teenager asked the person behind the door.

If his parents had received the transfer order to work in the Northeast at the beginning, he would have felt very happy, finally able to leave that hellhole near the border.

But after staying on the train for a week, he was truly withered!

Now, hearing the sound of children laughing and scolding, he felt it was extremely pleasant; it was evident that he hadn't interacted with others for a long time, and his language function was about to degenerate.

"For the safety of you all, please do not go out."

Guard Liu was expressionless, repeating the warning he had said countless times.

The mission he and his comrade Hu Tian received was to protect the personal safety of the leader's family of three in every aspect.

Until they arrived at the destination and the handover was completed, he wouldn't easily lower his guard.

The leader and his wife were both fine and very cooperative; it was just this only son of theirs who was truly too noisy!

"We've been living on this train for a week; where is the danger? If there were danger, something would have happened long ago."

The teenager retorted unconvinced; he really wanted to make a scene, he really wanted to go out and play!

Even if it was just to let him get some air in the corridor, staying in this narrow room every day felt like being in prison!

"Xu Fengnian, have you made enough of a scene?"

The middle-aged man finally lifted his head from the newspaper, looking at his son with sharp eyes, full of pressure and warning.

Xu Fengnian shrank his neck in fear, looking at his mother, wanting his mother to save him, save him!

Unfortunately, he used this trick too frequently, causing the middle-aged woman, his mother, to not want to be fooled anymore.

"Fengnian, listen to your dad and Guard Liu, endure it for a bit; we'll be there soon, and then you can play however you want."

Hearing his mother say this, the teenager could only shrink back onto the bed, turning his back and facing his parents with his butt.

Hmph! ===== CHAPTER 468 =====