Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Upon hearing this, Yang Sanlang responded softly, "Okay."

So the two stopped for the time being and rested at the inn that night.

Before dinner, Zhao Yan took a long, hot shower, finally washing away all her fatigue.

After Yang Sanlang finished washing up, he quickly took a shower himself.

After changing into clean clothes, Zhao Yan threw all of their dirty clothes into the storage cabinet in her space, planning to give them to Yang Sanlang to wash when they returned to the farm.

Anyway, she brought several changes of clothes before coming, and they were all stored in her storage cabinet.

Yang Sanlang went downstairs and ordered a sumptuous dinner, which he and Zhao Yan leisurely finished eating.

After eating and drinking her fill, Zhao Yan started to feel sleepy, her head nodding and her eyes becoming drowsy.

Yang Sanlang had the innkeeper clear the leftover food from the table, and as soon as the door closed, he shamelessly approached Zhao Yan.

"Yan'er, are you sleepy? I'll carry you back to bed."

Zhao Yan naturally knew what the man wanted to do. She hummed and stretched out her arms for him to carry her back to bed.

That night, Yang Sanlang was comfortable, but Zhao Yan couldn't sleep, tossing and turning all night.

Finally, unable to resist the drowsiness, she fell asleep amidst the jolts.

……

When Zhao Yan woke up the next day, she didn't feel well rested. Instead, she felt like her whole body was falling apart.

When Yang Sanlang returned with breakfast, he was greeted with a glare from Zhao Yan.

"Did you take some kind of drug last night? Look what you've done to me, I can barely ride a horse now."

have to.

In her current state, she can forget about going into the mountains today.

Yang Sanlang looked slightly embarrassed and awkwardly touched his nose.

He placed breakfast on the round table in the room, hurried to the bedside, and attentively massaged Zhao Yan's arms and legs.

"Yan'er, lie in bed, I'll feed you."

As the man gently pinched her delicate arms and legs, Zhao Yan unconsciously let out a comfortable sigh.

Yang Sanlang's dark eyes narrowed, and a certain part of him tensed up.

However, he managed to suppress the impulse and focused on massaging Zhao Yan.

While eating breakfast, Zhao Yan complained to Yang Sanlang, "After all that trouble you caused last night, I don't have the energy to go into the mountains today. I'll have to wait until tomorrow."

She didn't blame Yang Sanlang for what he did to her last night, after all, it had felt good at first.

She was just complaining that he was unrestrained last night, going on and on, it was endless.

Yang Sanlang chuckled a few times, his attitude of admitting his mistake was particularly sincere.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong yesterday. You should rest well today, and I promise I won't bother you again."

He couldn't hold back last night, which is why it turned out like this.

A man's mouth, a liar.

Zhao Yan didn't expect Yang Sanlang to keep his word, but she knew she definitely wouldn't allow him to touch her again.

So, that night, the two of them insisted on sleeping separately.

Zhao Yan covered herself with a thin blanket and slept on the inside of the bed, while Yang Sanlang also covered himself with a thin blanket and slept on the outside of the bed.

Zhao Yan was asked to use another blanket to block the middle of the bed to prevent Yang Sanlang from suddenly climbing into her bed in the middle of the night and abusing her.

Upon seeing this, Yang Sanlang's lips twitched violently, but he dared not utter a word of objection.

A good night's sleep.

Zhao Yan woke up naturally and quickly got up to get dressed.

Yesterday was a wasted day, and I must catch up on yesterday's progress today.

After having breakfast at the inn, the two left and rode away from Weixian County.

On the way, Yang Sanlang asked, "Yan'er, should we continue south along the official road, or go directly into the mountains from here?"

Further south lies the territory of Qingzhou.

Zhao Yan pointed to the majestic mountain on her right and said, "Let's go straight into the mountain."

So the two of them hurriedly drove the carriage up the mountain.

Zhao Yan found Chen An in a mountain valley, and shortly after finding him, they traveled north for a few days before descending the mountain.

After descending the mountain, you will reach Wei County.

If we work backwards from this timeline, the mountain gully where Chen An was hiding should have been in the Yulin Mountains, south of Wei County.

Zhao Yan estimated that it was probably located at the border between Qingzhou and Yizhou.

The two followed the path up the mountain and led their horses south through the forest.

As Zhao Yan walked, she recalled the scene from back then, her eyes constantly observing her surroundings.

Yang Sanlang followed closely behind her. Seeing that she kept looking around, he couldn't help but ask, "Yan'er, can you tell me now what you're looking for?"

He asked her all the way, but Zhao Yan never told him what treasure she was looking for.

He was really curious about what amazing things his daughter Yan'er would bring him this time.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhao withdrew his probing gaze, glanced at Yang Sanlang with his peach blossom eyes, and then smiled, saying, "Actually, it's nothing. Do you remember when you and Brother Chen An were chased by barbarians in Yulin Mountain? It was Uncle Yuan and I who found you. Then we traveled north from here to Wei County?"

Yang Sanlang naturally remembered matters of life and death very clearly.

Yes, I remember.

Could it be that what Yan'er is looking for is related to him?

Zhao Yan looked up at the distant mountains and forests and said bluntly, "What I'm looking for is right where I found you. I've forgotten the exact location, but I remember it was somewhere not far from the valley where I found Brother Chen An."

“You were injured at the time, so I went to the ravine to find Brother Chen An. On my way there, I found a piece of rock salt.”

As she spoke, a white granular object suddenly appeared in her palm, the very one she had found in the mountains.

"Look, this is what I've been looking for."

Yang Sanlang narrowed his dark eyes and carefully picked up the white crystal from Zhao Yan's palm.

"What do you mean by it?"

"Rock salt, which is the salt we eat."

Zhao Yan explained, "The salt we eat comes from many sources. Some comes from the sea, some from wells, and some, like the one in your hand, comes from the mountains. Like iron ore, you can also call it salt mine."

"However, you can't eat this directly. It contains many other harmful impurities and needs to be refined and purified before you can consume it."

After hearing her explanation, Yang Sanlang was greatly shocked.

He said his daughter Yan'er would surprise him.

Look at him now, he's utterly shocked.

"So it's rock salt."

Remembering something, he quickly asked, "Yan'er, is that salt mine you mentioned very big?"

He knew that iron mines were generally quite large, and he didn't know how large the salt mine Yan'er mentioned was. If it was too big, he would have to report this matter to Brother Dou.

Zhao Yan shook her head.

"I don't know either. I was in a hurry to find Brother Chen An at the time, and I quickly forgot about it."

She only recently remembered this matter, which is why she was in a hurry to come here.

Salt is an essential component of the human body and needs to be replenished every day.

If she can find a salt mine that produces table salt, that would be a good thing.

Moreover, she not only remembered the salt mine, but she also remembered seeing hematite in the Yulin Mountains.

Once she found the salt mine, she planned to continue searching for the hematite mine.

After hearing her words, Yang Sanlang immediately said, "Then let's go quickly. I know where the ravine where Brother Chen An hid is."

Zhao Yan raised an eyebrow and urged, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and lead the way."

"follow me."

Yang Sanlang returned the rock salt to Zhao Yan and led his horse forward.

He remembered clearly that when they were being chased by barbarians, he personally stuffed Chen An, who had injured his leg, into a crevice in the mountain valley so that he could survive.

He carefully recalled the events in his mind, then paved the way ahead without hesitation.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but admire Yang Sanlang's sharp mind.

With him leading the way, the two of them walked in the mountains and forests for a few days, and on this noon they found the mountain hollow where Chen An had hidden.