After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

"Bai Lu, how many days will it take us to reach the border town?"

Bai Lu looked at the route. Six days had passed since they set out. At their current speed, it would probably take another five to seven days.

"Madam, if it's fast, it will take five days, but the further we get towards the border town, the fewer places with water there are. We need to prepare for water storage as soon as possible."

Lin Ting lifted the car curtain. It should have been summer when the trees were evergreen, but due to the drought, the grass on the roadside had turned yellow early and the leaves were wilted.

In addition, the further you go here, the hotter the climate becomes.

"Yes! Let's prepare early to ensure that we have enough water to drink on the road."

"it is good!"

Whenever passing by a place with water, Bai Lu would arrange people to fill the water into large buckets.

After walking for many days, Lin Ting and his companions finally entered the border town.

"Madam, it's getting dark. If we camp here, we won't be able to reach the border town until tomorrow.

If we continue walking without taking a break, it will probably take another three hours to reach the shop to rest."

It's already the Xu hour. If we walk for another three hours, it will be almost the Chou hour in the early morning when we reach the border town and enter the city.

Both the man and the horse were very tired, but Lin Ting wanted to get into the city quickly because she still had a lot of things to deal with.

"Walk forward for another hour, find a place to rest, then eat something, and continue walking."

The border town is not safe, and it is even more dangerous at night. When walking on the road, the wind blowing from several sections of the road carries a slight stench.

Lin Ting was very familiar with this smell. It was the smell of a dead body that was left to rot naturally after death.

After walking for about another hour, Bai Lu chose a place where the mountain stream was wider to rest. The terrain here was hidden, with a mountain stream behind it and trees, so it might be a mountain stream with water.

"Ma'am, let's rest here. The fire here shouldn't be noticed. There might be water at the foot of the mountain behind us. We'll go check it out later."

"Okay, everyone come down and take a rest."

It had been more than ten days since they had traveled together. Lin Ting had become familiar with all these guards and knew their names.

"Ling Feng, you lead the others to light a fire, and we'll cook some meat porridge."

There is not much water left. If you grill meat and eat dry food, you will need to drink a lot of water. In order to save water, cooking porridge is the best choice.

"Yes, ma'am. Miss Bailu said there might be a source of water in that mountain stream. I'll send someone to check it out right now."

Lin Ting got off the carriage, sat on a stone, and smiled faintly.

"Don't worry, everyone is tired. It's not too late to eat first and then go see it."

They would reach the border town in two hours. If they saved a little water in the buckets, it would be enough to last them until the border town.

"Yes, ma'am."

Ling Feng was taken care of by Lin Ting all the way. Not only did they have a carriage to ride in, but the guards also ate whatever she ate without any airs.

She didn't treat them as servants. Who would have thought that she would be a business tycoon in Dongxia?

If he could always stay with Lin Ting, he would be willing to die.

With so many people around, they worked quickly. With two large pots, they cooked the bacon porridge in no time. With the addition of Wushan chili oil, everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

The group had finished their meal and were about to put down their bowls and chopsticks when they suddenly heard movement from the other side of the mountain stream. At first it was just the sound of footsteps passing through the woods, followed by cries for help.

"Help, help, the Xiluo people are coming to kill people..."

This is the accent of people from the border town. Lin listened to Han Yian speaking to her in the accent of people from the border town.

Ling Feng and a group of guards immediately drew their swords and stood in front of Lin Ting to protect him. Five people dressed as farmers climbed out from the other side of the mountain stream. Each of them carried a wooden barrel on his back and held four or five water bottles in his hands. Even though they were being chased, they were reluctant to let go.

Behind them, a dozen Xiluo people with beards and braided hair holding big swords were chasing them.

"Stop, put the water down!"

Now the water in the border town is more valuable than gold. It is a life-saving substance. How can these villagers let it go?

"Ling Feng, save people!"

At Lin Ting's command, Ling Feng took thirteen guards to rescue people, leaving three people and Bai Lu to protect Lin Ting.

There were flashes of swords and sabers in the mountain stream. Lin Ting stepped forward and pulled several villagers to his side.

"Uncle, are you all right?"

The person who was helped up by Lin Ting was about the same age as Shen Dali, with wrinkles on his face, showing his vicissitudes of life.

They guarded their water containers tightly, and when they saw Lin Ting wearing Dongxia clothing, they did not dare to let their guard down.

"Help, the Xiluo people are trying to steal our water."

Lin understood and asked these villagers to stand with him for safety.

Turning to look at Ling Feng and the others, these dozen or so Xiluo people knew martial arts and had great brute force, but they didn't know how to use subtle strength.

Ling Feng and the guards killed five or six of them with a few moves. When they were about to deal with the remaining few, an arrow flew past Lin Ting's ear and hit the Xiluo man in the chest, killing him instantly.

Then there were five or six more arrows. Ling Feng, holding a long sword, had not yet stabbed them when the remaining Xiro people were all dead.

Lin Ting turned her head warily and saw a cavalry of more than 20 people behind them, led by a young general, about 27 or 28 years old.

His eyes were like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath in the cold night, staring closely at Lin Ting and the others. He had not yet put down the bow and arrow in his hand. His eyes were too sharp, as if he could see through Lin Ting and the others.

However, the clothes worn by this army are armor made in the clothing workshop.

Therefore, Lin Ting could probably guess that this army was one of the border town armies.

"It's the Border Town Army, it's a large army, we are saved."

When the four villagers saw the army from the border town, they immediately ran from behind Lin Ting to the side of the young general.

"General, we are from a small village on the border. We came here to collect water, but we were unexpectedly attacked by the Xiluo people. They wanted to kill us and steal our water. Fortunately, we were saved by that lady."

Uncle Shi trusted the border town army very much, and told the general in front of him everything that happened here.

Xiao Jingchuan raised his hand and asked the soldiers behind him to check the dead Xiluo people. He dismounted and looked at the villagers dressed in border town clothes.

"Are you injured?"

Uncle Shi immediately put down the water bag in his hand and the bucket on his back. He was not afraid at all that the precious water would be snatched away by the army in front of him.

Several people checked and found that they were all minor scratches from trees. Only Uncle Shi had his calf pierced by a small branch and was bleeding profusely.

At the dangerous moment just now, I was only thinking about escaping and didn't notice that I was injured or felt any pain.

Now when he was asked this question, he saw the wound and the pain slowly spread over him, and his whole leg could not move.

Uncle Shi was frightened and sat down on the ground, sweating from the pain.

"I'm hurt, I...I..."

Xiao Jingchuan came here today without a military doctor. The most urgent thing was to stop the bleeding of this uncle.

The best way to stop the bleeding was to bandage it with cloth, and he was about to do so as he tore off his clothes.

Lin Ting: "If you bandage it like this, it will get infected. Maybe this uncle's wound will fester later."