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"Village chief, I'm back!"

Agudo and her friends returned to the village carrying bags of grain.

"You little rascal, you've sneaked out again."

Seeing Agudo's expression, the village chief knew she had disobeyed again and couldn't help but scold her.

"I'm sorry, but I brought these back. Look." Agudo picked up a gray sack and handed it to the village chief, her face showing a smug and self-satisfied expression.

"This is... rice?!"

The old village chief opened a burlap sack, grabbed a handful, and was pleasantly surprised to find it full of plump, white rice grains. Agudo had brought a lot; with this food, they wouldn't have to worry about winter.

"Where are you from?" the village chief asked.

“Hmm…it was given to us by the Shu army,” Agudo said, glancing at the village chief.

"Shu army! How did they give it to you? They didn't do anything to you, did they?" The village chief asked Agudo nervously.

"No, actually I've been there many times before, and they never did anything to me. Every time they just let us eat our fill before we left. They even talked to me and said they were willing to help us and would compensate us with food for clearing the mountains to build military equipment. They... are not as fierce as the village chief and everyone else said. We don't really need to go any deeper into the mountains."

Agudo looked at the village chief and said that she was not speaking well of the Shu army, but simply expressing her true feelings.

“I’ve been following Agudo, what she said is true,” Cain said when he saw the village chief looking at him questioningly.

"Agu".

"hiss!"

"Whoa whoa!"

Agudo's friends echoed, indicating that Cain was right.

"What? The Shu army actually..."

"The Shu army has no hostile intentions, so why are we still going into the deep mountains..."

"Yeah, they even need us to bring them food. They don't seem to dislike us..."

"That means I can go out of the forest to play? That's great!"

The other villagers were all talking about it, feeling delighted and surprised.

"Alas, it seems we misunderstood them. Perhaps we shouldn't stay in the mountains and forests; we should go out and explore. Times have changed," the old village chief said with a sigh, stroking his beard.

The mountains are inclusive, yet cruel. The law of the jungle prevails. The mountain people have lived here for a long time. They are weak and survive in the crevices of the mountains. They also yearn for a better life and long for the wider world outside. However, as demons, they are not accepted by humans. They can only continue to live in the mountains with disappointment and expectation.

They are simple, kind, and not ignorant; they are positive and optimistic. The world beyond the mountains has always been their hope, but the beautiful life they envisioned has been impossible to achieve due to the harsh realities of life. However, it seems that a turning point has emerged. They will carefully reach out to the sunlight outside the mountains and create it with their own hands.

"Everyone, there's no need to pack your things and head into the mountains. Each household will receive a share of food based on the number of people. This is enough for seven days. Any excess will be stored in the cellar and then distributed every seven days thereafter."

The village chief called out, and the villagers began to receive their grain in an orderly fashion.

"Great!"

"We can get through this winter!"

"We should go and thank the Shu army; we owe them a great debt."

Agudo witnessed all of this, and a sense of joy welled up within her. She gradually came to understand something, and this experience was subtly influencing her.

……

The evening mist shrouded the Shushan Mountains, making the setting sun appear as if it were rippling on water. The soft glow of the sunset against the backdrop of rolling green hills created a serene and beautiful scene, reminiscent of a traditional Chinese ink painting.

The lights of Yicheng began to illuminate the city.

Agudo can swagger around here with Qiuqiu because the hostile relationship between the two sides has ended, and the village chief has allowed her to come out.

"Ah...ah..."

At a restaurant, Agudo and Qiuqiu were feasting on a huge pile of delicious dishes on the table, with Cain sitting opposite them.

Agudo couldn't wait to get Cain to fulfill his promise.

She shouldn't have shown her face before, but this time she was determined to try all the delicacies. The food in the mountains still couldn't compare to the variety of delicious food, from sour and sweet to bitter and spicy.

Agudo and Qiuqiu were the main force, and all the dishes ended up in their stomachs.

Agudo's little belly can hold so much for some reason.

Although currencies differ from country to country, gold is a hard currency. Cain also had some gold and silver that Empress Wu Zetian had given him, so he did not refuse and directly treated everyone to a meal.

After all, I'll be leaving soon.

"Qiuqiu, I want to eat this! Don't take it from me!"

"This little girl is so good. Eat more so she can grow strong," the proprietress said with affection as she served the dishes and looked at Agudo.

Watching Agudo and Qiuqiu's adorable fight over food, Cain also felt a great appetite, eating while enjoying the local Sichuan scenery.

“Agudo, I’m leaving tomorrow,” Cain suddenly said.

He already knew that he was now in the Three Kingdoms region. A month had passed since he came out of hell, and many people thought he was dead. He wanted to return to Jixia Academy to let them know he was safe, and he had already sent out several letters with the help of Zhuge Liang.

Agudo paused while eating her chicken leg, then continued eating as she spoke:

"Oh, humph, I don't care about you at all. Do you think I'd cry? It's better that you're gone, serves you right for betraying me!"

"That's good." Cain breathed a sigh of relief; he didn't like seeing people crying and grieving at parting.

After a moment of silence, Agudo took a braised pig's trotter from her food tray and handed it to Cain:

"Here you go, eat well before you leave."

The next day.

After walking along the Qingtian Road, Cain slowly disappeared into the vast fog and rain.

Agudo and Qiuqiu saw her off. Although they had only known each other for a short time, Cain had left a deep impression on her. She looked reluctant to part with him, but quickly cheered herself up.

Even if it's hard to let go, life must go on.

She wanted to live a better life, so that when Cain returned to this land, he would see a completely new her, someone who would impress him!

Thinking of this, Agudo was filled with strength. Her new path had only just begun.

"Are we really going to take the Qingtian Road? It's a complex and winding road, and there's also a thick fog, I'm afraid..." Zhang Fei said with some worry to the strategist Zhuge Liang, who was buried in the map in the military camp.

“Someone will help us,” Zhuge Liang said, looking at the map.

Suddenly, the sound of something falling to the ground came from outside the curtain.

"Who?"

Zhang Fei immediately jumped out of the window, spear in hand, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings, and spotted a man and a beast outside the military camp fence.

The little girl is here again... Zhang Fei thought.

The little one stood atop the giant beast, head held high and chest puffed out, and said in her childish voice:

“I know you want to take the Path of Heaven, and I, the Great King, will walk the Path of Heaven.”

As if she felt she lacked presence, she quickly added:

"This is the reward you have offered to me, the Great King!"

Zhang Fei turned back in astonishment to Zhuge Liang, who was walking out of the tent, and said, "Strategist, was this also part of your calculations? You are indeed a master strategist!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said nothing.

……