Shen Yitian woke up suddenly. Perhaps because she moved too much, the woman not far from her was startled and frowned and snorted.

But the woman did not wake up.

She looked around and saw that the two officers on duty had already started to doze off, and most of the people in the cave were also fast asleep.

It’s no wonder that they can sleep so soundly in such an environment. After all, they have been traveling for many days, and when they suddenly have a break, they naturally want to sleep more.

She raised her eyes again and looked towards the corner of the cave. In her dream just now, the inexplicably familiar figure was standing there.

But there was nothing there at the moment.

Shen Yitian sighed, thinking that perhaps she was dreaming about something she thought about during the day. Ultimately, it was because that person was too mysterious, making her feel a little uneasy.

After confirming that no one was awake, she stood up and walked into the cave. It wasn't that she wanted to take the risk of exploring who was hiding in the cave, but the suffocating smell outside was a bit unbearable for her.

It was dark outside and she didn't dare go out, so she could only go inside. The farther away from the crowd, the lighter the suffocating, sour smell would be.

It was a bit boring to just sit there, but the smell in the cave was becoming more and more pungent. Even though there were a bunch of snacks in the space that Shen Yitian had no appetite to eat.

Instead, I took out a mask, put it on, and then covered it with a layer of silk cloth. This made me feel much better.

She sat there for half the night, looking back from time to time, but the cave was pitch black. The firelight that could shine through the cave entrance yesterday was gone now. She didn't know how the people inside survived without coming out.

When it was almost dawn, she leaned against the rock wall of the cave and dozed off for a while.

At this time, the drizzle outside had stopped. Not long after she dozed off, Yuan Dutou and several other officials got up. Yuan Dutou took their men for a walk outside.

After this walk, Yuan Dutou's face was ashen.

The road that was just swallowed by rocks and mud yesterday was found to have collapsed today. If they went back, not only would it delay their journey, but they would also have to take a longer detour to get down the mountain.

What's even more outrageous is that yesterday Shen Yitian brought back two hares and a pheasant after just one walk, while he and a few brothers wandered around in the mountains for half a day but didn't see any prey!

Even if Shen Yitian had someone to help her, he saw undried blood yesterday, and the prey was obviously freshly killed.

What's more, there is a live rabbit.

Why can others get so many things, but he can't find any?

He returned to the cave in a very bad mood, and was furious when he saw the prisoners still sleeping.

"Get up, everyone. Get ready and see if you can find another way down the mountain." He shouted in a deep voice, waking everyone up.

But even though he was in a bad mood, he still lowered his voice for fear of disturbing the people in the cave who were taking shelter from the rain.

The prisoners got up reluctantly, and before they had done anything, they started to cry out for hunger.

Most people only ate a piece of rabbit meat last night, so they would be hungry after a night.

Yuan Dutou was already annoyed because he hadn't found any prey, and now he became even more annoyed when he heard them crying out that they were hungry.

"Stop arguing, the rain has stopped outside and we're ready to get going. If you want something to eat, you can go out and find it yourself, but you're not allowed to go too far."

He frowned and threw the bag over his shoulder. He looked at Shen Yitian deeply again, turned around and walked out.

Shen Yitian was confused. She took off the mask on her face and quietly returned to the space. Why did she feel that Yuan Dutou's eyes just now were a little jealous?

A group of people came out of the cave in a mighty procession. Although the wind had been blowing all night, the ground was still wet.

The muddy road was difficult to walk on, but everyone followed Shen Yitian's instructions that day and tied straw on their shoes, so it was not difficult to walk on.

Except that your shoes will be covered in mud.

Having more people didn't make it easier to find prey. Instead, Shen Yitian used the excuse of looking for prey to hide and feed herself.

On her way back, she symbolically took a few green dates, and even put some mud on them for fear of arousing suspicion.

Of course, the green dates were given first to Xia'er, Yuan Dutou, Xiaoyu and other officials. The others who didn't get any could only look at them with envy.

Song's mother came up and asked, "Tian'er, where did you pick these fruits? Why didn't you pick more? Oh, you can't carry them, right? Then take me there and I'll help you pick them."

Shen Yitian smiled and said, "I didn't pick it. I picked it up from the ground. It's right over there. Why don't you go over and see if there are any more?"

She lowered her voice so low that only Mother Song heard what she said.

Upon hearing this, Mother Song immediately rushed to the place she pointed. She felt that this little girl was very delicate. Even if it was a fruit she picked up from the ground, she must not have looked carefully when she picked it up!

But who would have thought that when she went there and searched carefully, she didn't see any fruit crumbs.

When she ran back panting, Yuan Dutou and the others had already finished eating the fruit in their hands.

"Tian'er, there are no fruits there at all. Did you point to the wrong place?" She looked at Shen Yitian with a resentful look on her face.

Song Yuerong also came over when she heard this. She had been exposed to the cold wind all day yesterday and went to sleep right after taking a break, so she didn't make it in time for the rabbit meat to be distributed in the evening.

When she woke up and ate the piece of meat that Song's mother had left for her, it was already cold. The tasteless and cold meat tasted bitter in her mouth, and she couldn't swallow it after a few bites.

After being hungry for a day and a night and catching a cold, she felt very weak.

But when she saw the green fruit, she felt a little greedy. That thing must have a taste!

"Mom, did you go looking for fruit just now? Did you find any?"

Mother Song had a strange expression on her face. She looked at Song Yuerong and shook her head: "There is no fruit over there at all."

"Shen Yitian, are you teasing my mother?" Song Yuerong immediately frowned and asked Shen Yitian.

She felt that this woman was not a good person and would definitely not be so kind as to tell her mother where the fruit was picked. In addition, Song's mother returned empty-handed, which further confirmed her suspicion.

"What do you mean by teasing your mother? She came to ask me where I got the fruit. Is there anything wrong with me telling her?" Shen Yitian raised her eyebrows, unwilling to suffer any loss.

"You must be talking nonsense, otherwise how could you pick the fruit but my mother couldn't. Don't you want to tell us because you're afraid that after we pick them, you won't be able to find anything to eat?" Song Yuerong asked sternly.

At this time, other people also looked over here. Everyone wanted to see whether Shen Yitian was lying, or whether she actually found the fruit tree but refused to tell everyone and planned to keep it all for herself.

For a moment, those who had this guess in their minds began to look at Shen Yitian with strange eyes.

"Young lady, if you find anything to eat, could you please tell us? We don't need you to pick it, we can pick it ourselves."

"That's right. We haven't eaten all day. You can't be so selfish as to find food and then eat it all by yourself without telling us!"

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