At the beginning, I saved a little mute

"Well, let Huaijian and the others check the surrounding area."

"Yes, ma'am."

Dongxue responded and went out to whisper a few words.

The sound of footsteps coming and going could be heard around the carriage where Jiang Zao was sitting.

She pressed her eyebrows.

I feel very tired.

They had been on the road for five days and had been on the move ever since.

If we come across a town on the road, we stop to rest. If there is no town, we can only find an open area like this to set up camp.

Jiang Zao was feeling very upset.

She was very worried about Que Yunsheng.

Ever since Fang Cong told Jiang what he had learned, Jiang had not received any news about Que Yunsheng.

I wonder how he is doing in Beijing?

It must be difficult.

"Miss, it's all right."

Dongxue opened the car curtain, and Jiang Zao got down, holding his waist that had been sitting all day, and pounding his back with his hands.

Sitting in a carriage for too long was a painful thing, especially in this era.

Jiang Zao missed the sleeper train very much.

If conditions permit in the future, she plans to study it.

Thinking of this, she immediately shook her head and said, what about the future? The things at hand are the most important.

"Miss, here it is."

Dongxue handed the hot soup and rice to Jiang Zao.

There is a light herbal smell.

She took a sip and found it very comfortable.

Dongxue added some herbs in it to resist the cold at night and drive away the fatigue of the long journey.

After dinner, Jiang got up early and Dongxue followed her. The two of them walked around the camp to stretch their muscles.

The grass was very tall, which reminded Jiang Zao of the first day she came into this world. She and Que Yunsheng rolled off the carriage, rolled into the grass, and were finally forced under the cliff.

Two years have passed in a flash.

Time waits for no one.

"who is it?"

Dongxue suddenly stood in front of Jiang Zao, raised her right hand, and the arrow under her sleeve glowed coldly.

That was the first research and development department of the Mo Institute, which equipped each of them with a sleeve arrow that was easy to carry and had great power.

"Come out, or I won't be polite."

Dongxue stood in front of Jiang Zao, and her shouting attracted Huai Jian and others.

Huai Jian jumped up and down a few times and arrived in front of Jiang Zao.

"Miss, are you okay?"

"No."

Jiang Zao poked his head out from behind Dong Xue and said, "There's someone behind the bushes."

Huaijian's sword was unsheathed in a flash.

The sword's blade shone with a cold glow, just like its master.

Huai Jian tiptoed into the bushes.

Jiang Zao only heard a few "ah ah" sounds.

There was no fight.

A moment later, Huai Jian came out carrying someone.

"Miss, there's someone behind you."

"Tell me, who are you?"

Jiang had already arrived at the place where they were going to set up camp under the protection of Dongxue and others. Dongxue was very tactful and brought a small stool.

After wiping it clean carefully, he let Jiang Zao sit down.

Huai Jian placed the sword in his hand on the man's neck.

Apply a little force.

"My lady is asking you a question, go ahead."

Jiang Zao's scrutiny was undisguised.

The person in front of me is an old man.

His hair was messy and his beard was tangled, as if it had not been taken care of for a long time.

You don't have to look hard to see that the wrinkles on his forehead show that he is quite old.

A set of dirty clothes, judging from the material, it is very common linen clothes.

He seemed to be startled by the sword.

He stammered, "I, I'm just hungry."

"No, I didn't mean to disturb you."

Jiang Zao looked at him and could tell nothing else.

He slowed down his tone and said, "Don't be afraid, old man. We are not bad people. You just need to tell me why you are here alone in the middle of the night."

The old man hissed, looked up at the sky and thought, "I was just hungry, so I went out for a walk and got lost."

Over and over again, he seemed to only be able to say these few words.

Jiang Zao didn't know what his intention was.

How could he be alone in such a remote place?

"Miss, what should I do?"

Huai Jian asked.

An old man who has no skills and is a mess, what should I do?

"Lock him up first, and then hand him over to the authorities when we get to the nearest town."

Jiang Zao rubbed his brows, his voice filled with fatigue.

"smell good."

When they were not paying attention, the old man took the opportunity to put away his sword and slipped away, running to the pot where Jinzhong and others were cooking.

There's still a pot of soup left.

The old man ignored everything else and lowered his head to drink.

Fortunately, the soup had been there for a while and was not hot at all.

After the old man finished drinking the soup, he reached out to fish out the remaining bones.

With a slurping sound, he inhaled it with relish.

"Delicious, this is the real meat stew."

Hearing this, Jiang Zao couldn't help but look up at him.

Huai Jian reacted and held the old man down.

The old man looked at the soup spilled on the ground with a painful look on his face, "What a waste! The good soup was spilled."

Huai Jian exerted some strength, and was extremely angry that he had embarrassed himself in front of the young lady.

He immediately grabbed the old man, tied his hands and feet, and threw him next to the ox cart at the back.

He tied the other end of the rope to the ox cart and gave the old man a quilt.

I was afraid he would freeze to death at night.

Jiang Zao seemed to be thinking about something.

Although they were away from home, all meals were prepared under her command, and Dongxue and others followed her instructions.

Today's soup is specially prepared considering everyone's hard journey, and it also contains some spices that were found some time ago.

The quantity is small, and due to weather reasons, it has not been planted on a large scale.

I only brought a portion of it for use on the road.

Unexpectedly, it was this pot of soup that attracted the old man.

In the next few days, Jiang Zao paid special attention to the old man.

I found that he cared a lot about food and would sniff his nose for delicious food on time every day.

As for Jiang Zao, he also showed off his skills intentionally.

She didn't believe that an old man would suddenly appear in the wilderness for no reason.

Moreover, before the old man appeared, Huai Jian and his companions had clearly patrolled the surroundings and made sure there was no danger.

So, where did this old man come from?

"Ouch, what is this? Why are you putting it there?"

Dongxue is the chef, and the old man has become familiar with everyone.

At first, he was tied to a bullock cart.

Now, his hands and feet are still tied, but he can walk around. He just can't walk fast because his hands and feet are tied.

But the old man didn't care at all, his eyes were about to fall into the pot.

Dongxue just felt her head swelling.

The old man, like a little bee that never stops buzzing in her ears, keeps chirping.

There is no way to block it.

But the lady said that as long as he didn't run away or make trouble, she could let him watch from the side.

"This is sesame seeds. The lady said that adding some when serving will make it taste better."

Dongxue said patiently.

Jiang Zao bought the sesame seeds from a child who was out playing.

The child found several ripe sesame plants on a hillside.

I thought it was fun, so I pulled it back.

It happened to be seen by Jiang Zao who was walking on the street. He bought it home, but only got a small can in total.

Winter snow is very precious, the lady said just a handful is enough.

Not much at all.

"What are sesame seeds? Let me see, just one look."

The old man was very curious.

Dongxue didn't want to show it to him at first, but then she rolled her eyes and put the jar in front of him.

"Well, if you tell me who you are, I'll show it to you."