Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Luo Yu sighed, went out of the cave to find some dry branches for firewood, and brought a few stones, dug a hole and built a simple stove.

It's still dark, so I'll take this opportunity to quickly start a fire and roast some meat to fill Xia Liang's stomach.

After a while, Xia Liang brought over a big, fat, white rabbit and a pheasant with very beautiful feathers.

"You're pretty fast. These little guys are hard to catch."

Luo E couldn't help but praise her. Xia Liang was just an 18-year-old girl in this world. She had been hiding with her for four years since she was 14. She was the little girl that Luo E had watched grow up. Xia Shi was lively and cheerful by nature, and she was smart. Luo E had never imagined that her soul would be transformed into a white tiger.

Forget it, let’s not even think about it. This girl is naturally simple-minded. It would be very troublesome if she thinks too much and starts yelling.

"Sister, I don't know why, but I seem to be able to talk to these little animals. I've been in the mountains for over a month, and I've developed some feelings for them. I've never hurt them, but they trusted me and lowered their guard, allowing me to catch them."

"It's okay. Sister will come and kill them. Just stay away and pretend you don't know. That way it won't have anything to do with you. They won't blame you if they die."

"..."

Xia Liang knew that Sister Luo Yu always protected her. Even if she was a bad person, she never let Xia Liang bear any pressure.

Thinking of this, Xia Liang felt moved by himself.

However, Luo Hong slashed his knife so quickly that before the blood on the rabbit's neck had dried, a layer of rabbit skin was peeled off cleanly by Luo Hong.

Xia Liang took a look from afar and couldn't help drooling.

This is the nature of the white tiger, not her greed.

It was even easier to handle the pheasant. He first plucked the feathers. Because it had not been scalded in boiling water, plucking was not as smooth, but Luo Yu had a lot of anger and had no place to vent it, so the feathers were cleaned off in a few strokes.

Luo Yu asked Xia Liang to take the two processed animals to find spring water to wash them. After a while, Xia Liang came back with the rabbit and chicken in his mouth, which were very clean.

He then used a tinder to light a fire, and used a wooden stick to support the rabbit and chicken. Luo Yu took out salt and rubbed it evenly on both pieces of meat, saying as he did so, "It's not common for tigers to eat too much salt, as it can easily cause skin diseases. We don't have any other seasonings this time, so just make do with what you have."

"Everything Sister Luo Yu cooks is delicious." Xia Liang thought about it and it seemed that it had rained recently, and a lot of wild mushrooms grew in the mountains and forests.

"Sister, I'll go find some wild mushrooms. They'll be delicious if you wrap them in meat and grill them."

As a foodie, even if you turn into a tiger, you will not forget to eat.

Luo Yu nodded. She had seen quite a few fungi along the way, but escaping was the most important thing, so she had no intention of picking any.

"There seem to be wild leeks as well. You can pick some too."

Although the white tiger has no hands, it has a big mouth.

Xia Liang picked some porcini mushrooms and chicken mushrooms and brought them back with them in his mouth.

Luo Yu frowned and thought: I only eat a little meat, and I would never touch wild mushrooms even if you kill me.

After filling his teeth with enough, Xia Liang stretched lazily. Luo Yu cleaned up all the traces of the fire, and only then did he feel relieved and put on his two bags to leave.

"Sister, it's great to be with you. I'll go hunt more game and you can cook me a delicious meal of meat every day."

"Why, you have no sympathy for your animal friends?"

"You killed them anyway. I just introduced them to you."

"..."

The man and the beast began to walk east.

Fortunately, no one went up the mountain to catch the white tiger that day, and Luo Yu did not dare to be careless. He had to find a good hiding place for Xia Liang.

Along the way, Xia Liang told Luo Yu about Qin Bingrui's story. As Luo Yu listened, his brows relaxed.

She had never expected that Qin Bingrui's soul would be transformed into a beautiful woman. However, such an identity would bring convenience, but it would also surely bring a lot of trouble. However, the dream became a prediction, which made Luo Yu unable to help but think. Could this be the sequelae of their time travel?

Xia Liang said that she could talk to animals, and those animals seemed to listen to her. Could this be the ability of the king of beasts?

Then Luo Yu should also have special abilities, what are they? There has been no sign of them for so long, could it be that she is the only one without any special abilities?

The day passed quickly as we walked through the jungle.

Luo Yu looked up and saw that it was indeed a large village with more than a dozen courtyards scattered in all directions. This layout made her very satisfied.

"Xia Liang, let's go to the village!"

"Ah? Would this be inconvenient for me?"

"As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Hide where there are people and no one will notice you."

"So how are you going to get me into the village?"

"You hide first. I'll go find a family to stay with. If there's an extra room, you can go in and hide with me later after I'm settled.

Although there hasn't been any major activity in the past few days, I estimate that the guards will go up the mountain to look for the White Tiger again soon, and perhaps with twice as many people."

"Well, I'll follow Sister Luo's arrangements."

Finally, Luo Yu found a yard next to a field and a forest. It consisted of three adobe houses, east and west wing rooms and a main house. There was a kitchen and a separate firewood room in the backyard. After observing for a while, he noticed that the only people coming in and out were an elderly couple over 50 years old.

Luo Yu quickly went down the mountain and smeared some dust on his face.

At the same time, she asked Xia Liang to find a place to take a bath to wash away the smell on his body, and then they would meet in the apricot blossom forest at midnight.

The ancients would prepare to go to bed shortly after dinner when it got dark. It was extremely quiet during this period, and the slightest noise made by the chickens in the yard could be heard clearly.

Luo Yu knocked on the wooden door of the yard several times. After a while, a faint oil lamp was lit in the house, and the old man put on a coat and walked out of the house with a unsteady gait.

He was extremely cautious and did not open the door. Instead, he asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"

"Uncle, I came to the capital to look for my relatives, but I got lost. I'd like to stay here for one night, is that okay?"

"It's only half an incense stick's walk to the city, and there are many inns where you can stay. Our Xinghua Village is the only village in the capital, so it's very convenient to get into the city."

"But as a little girl, I'm afraid to walk at night. I heard that white tigers often come out at night. I'm afraid that...

Uncle, please be kind. I'm a woman and I wouldn't kill for money. If you don't believe me, I'll pay you. The price is the same as the inn's, one hundred coins a night. I'm hungry and sleepy now. If you can be kind enough to give me some food to fill my stomach, I'll pay you an extra ten coins.

It's really exciting to earn more than a hundred coins in one night.

"Are you really alone?"

"Yes, uncle."

After a while, the old lady also walked out of the house and saw the old man opening the door to invite the girl into the yard. The girl's clothes showed that she came from a well-off family. She was so thin and looked pitiful that people couldn't help but feel a little pity for her.

"Girl, what's your name? How did you get here?"

"Auntie, I came to the capital to seek refuge with my relatives. After arriving, I asked around and found out that they had left the capital half a year ago. I had nowhere to go, and I was so disheartened that I wandered around and ended up here, not knowing why."

"Come on, come on, hurry up and go into the house and wash your face. The old man and I live in the main house. No one is living in the east and west wing rooms for the time being. You can take whichever room you want to stay in for the time being."

"Thank you, Auntie. Is there no one else living in your house?"

"I only have one son, he went to the army and hasn't been back for many years. This house is empty anyway."

Unexpectedly, I met a kind person. I had originally wanted to squeeze in and sleep in the woodshed or something for one night, but now it seems that I can have a good sleep now that I have a bed.

After tidying up for a while, Luo Yu still carried the package containing the money on her back. She waited until the old man fell asleep completely before she got up secretly and tiptoed to open the door.

She looked around the room. It was indeed empty, with only a bed, a table, a chair, and a wardrobe. There was nothing else there. Even if a white tiger came in, there would be nowhere to hide! If she slept on the bed, she was afraid it wouldn't be able to support her huge body.

She walked to the woodshed and took a look. The thatched hut filled with firewood and miscellaneous items was quite a good hiding place.

In the future, she would have to be more active when cooking, making fire and chopping wood to prevent Baihu from being discovered by the old couple.