Chapter 470 A trip wouldn't be complete without the fox-sucking monster.
Chapter 470 A trip wouldn't be complete without the fox-sucking monster.
The heavy snow that had blanketed Syracuse for several days finally stopped.
The heavy snow came quickly and melted just as fast. Under the bright sunshine and warm spring breeze, in just one morning, the frozen cliffs and riverbeds of Yinsha Valley were once again filled with the sound of flowing water.
Melted snow forms streams that converge into a waterfall, and together with the rare silver freshwater sand beach, the unique landscape of Silver Sand Valley unfolds before visitors, making it a place they never want to leave.
The scenic area's parking lot was packed with cars, and the RV campsite was also crowded with RVs of all models. Tourists came and went in a steady stream, chatting and playing at the entrance of the scenic area and on the beach.
"Wow...it's unexpectedly lively."
Su Tianqing lifted the brim of her sun hat, looked at the bustling crowd in front of her, and sighed softly.
The fox's ears twitched unconsciously under the sunlight, and its fluffy tail swayed from side to side, drawing the attention of the people behind it.
Nan Xiaofeng stared intently at the fluffy fox tail, instinctively reaching out to touch it, when suddenly he was sharply lashed out by the cat's tail.
Then, I felt the gazes around me that were colder than ice and snow.
"(stare)"
"...(shrink)"
Under the watchful eye of his sister Jiayu, Nan Xiaofeng timidly withdrew his unconsciously outstretched hand, only daring to peek at the fox's tail.
"Speaking of which, Jia Yu, you guys are also visiting Snow City?" Lin Muyao suddenly poked her head out and said.
Nan Jiayu smiled and nodded in response.
"Yes, because Tianqing wanted to come here to see the snow, and since she didn't have a chance to go to Harbin this winter, she took advantage of the holiday to go out and have some fun."
"That's right! The snow scene is absolutely gorgeous!" Lin Muyao replied excitedly, immediately launching into a discussion.
"This is the first time I've ever seen so much snow! I wish we could have a snowball fight!"
"Let's hang out together if we have the chance, but it probably won't snow this much here anymore. I feel like we'll have to wait until winter."
"Yes, what a pity—" Lin Muyao sighed helplessly.
Before her sigh could even finish, the fox's tail in front of her suddenly straightened, and Su Tianqing turned around and said to the people behind her:
"Look, they got their tickets successfully!"
"Oh?"
The four looked up and saw Wang Xiaowang running towards them in the distance, clutching a stack of tickets, as excited as a puppy that had broken free of its reins.
The remaining members waited for the others to arrive with their tickets. Looking at the dazzling array of tourist attractions on the tickets, the group immediately began discussing how to experience the trip.
As one of the most popular tourist attractions in Syracuse, Silver Sand Valley offers a variety of tourism activities, but if we're talking about the most famous and popular—
"It really has to be that one, doesn't it?" Jin Lanshuang said, rubbing her chin.
"Yes, that's all we have." Xia Youyou nodded in response.
The encrypted call between the two locals left Su Tianqing and the others bewildered, but they quickly offered an explanation:
"You may not know this, but Silver Sand Valley has a very famous camping and recreational project. There is a special campsite set up deep in the valley."
"Yes, this project attracts a lot of people every year; it's said to be a lot of fun."
After hearing Xia Youyou's introduction, Su Tianqing became excited.
Wilderness camping? That sounds like an exciting activity!
Stroll through the natural scenic area with your companions, find firewood to build a stove, cook a pot of steaming hot food, chat around the campfire to keep warm, and then spend a night in a tent or a hotel in the scenic area filled with the sounds of flowers, birds, and insects...
It's absolutely wonderful!
At such times, a terrifying ghost story is often told around the campfire, keeping everyone awake at night, and by chance, some supernatural events occur—
Wait, it seems quite normal for supernatural events to occur in a world with magical girls and superheroes?
"How about we explore this area for a while, and then head to the wilderness campsite together later?"
"Okay—"
They hit it off immediately, and the girls dispersed in twos and threes to take photos and enjoy the scenery in their favorite spots.
Wang Xiaowang and Aurora disappeared into the nearby food court. When they reappeared, the dog girl had a fragrant cumin pork tenderloin in her mouth, and Aurora was blowing on a roasted sweet potato to cool it down.
Sisters Xia Taotao and Xia Youyou strolled along the silver sand beach, chatting and laughing about something—perhaps about their lives in recent years? Only the two of them knew for sure.
The cat and fox remained inseparable as always, admiring the clear, cool snow water by the stream, poking at the thin ice that hadn't completely melted with a twig, their laughter filling the air.
As for the remaining few...
"Click."
A faint shutter click was drowned out by the children playing by the stream and the adults chatting. Even with the cat girl's exceptional hearing, she couldn't distinguish such a faint sound in such an environment.
"...You got a picture?"
Not far behind the fox girl, in a sparsely populated corner, the fox-sniffing leader, Nan Xiaofeng, spoke to the person behind him who had just pressed the shutter.
"Yeah, I took several pictures, and the results are pretty good." Lin Muyao had a DSLR camera hanging around her neck and showed Nan Xiaofeng the pictures she had just captured.
In the scene, the petite fox girl is trying to reach out and pinch a thin piece of ice on the water's surface, her fox tail taut and straight, but it is clearly the cat girl next to her who is maintaining the balance more.
The scene of them relying on each other and unconditionally trusting those around them brought a smile to the face of Hana Rin, who was watching from behind.
"This is a really good photo."
"Right? It would be even better if we could find an angle with a forest in the background."
Lin Muyao chuckled and looked up to find that Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu had already stood up from the stream. She quickly took two steps to catch up with them.
The fox-sniffing monsters chatted idly while secretly taking photos in the shadows.
"I never imagined that Sister Tao Tao's hometown was in Snow City, and that she was Youyou's older sister."
After snapping a few photos of the fox spirit leisurely strolling through the woods, Lin Muyao examined the details of the images and spoke to the two people beside her.
"Yes, I didn't expect this to happen either," Nan Xiaofeng replied.
"Hey, do you guys think Sister Tianqing might have chosen Snow City as her travel destination because she heard about Sister Taotao's hometown?"
"That's actually possible, after all, Sister Tianqing is that kind of person," Lin Muyao nodded and said.
"Now I understand why Sister Jiayu and Sister Tianqing are so close... Ah, they seem to be going over there to buy sausages? Hurry up and follow them!"
The fox-sucking monsters followed quietly behind the swaying fox tail, their footsteps light and delicate.
Bai Ling floated in mid-air, looking at the magical girls in front of her who were completely captivated by the fox tail, and sighed helplessly.
"Sigh... I just feel like these guys are hopeless..."
"I think this just proves that they have a good relationship," Yue Tianxin said with a smile as she floated to the side.
Bai Ling shrugged and shook her head, saying nothing more, but her gaze turned to the dense forest in the mountains, and she scratched her belly with her sable claws.
"Speaking of which, Xiaoyue, did you feel it? There seems to be a strange magical fluctuation in the forest of this scenic area."
"Hmm?... Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit strange." Yue Tianxin, the fox, tilted her head curiously and said.
"Yes, but it's only a faint trace. If I had to say something... it's probably due to the climate change from winter to spring?"
The stargazers all looked toward the dense evergreen forest of Silver Sand Valley.
Could it be... that there really is a treasure of a previous magical girl in this forest?
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