Two hours after leaving Jiangshan Village, Jiang Nian slowed down. It had been so long since he'd traveled long distances that the pampered mule was beginning to feel the strain.

It happened to be the hottest time of the afternoon when the two men found a half-dead tree that provided some shade for the mule to rest.

Jiang Yue looked at the ground around the tree roots. It was full of potholes and must have been dug up and eaten by someone.

After feeding the mule some water and coarse grains, Jiang Yue took out a wet cloth and put it on Jiang Nian's neck to absorb the sweat. "Let's go into the carriage and take a nap. We can continue our journey when the sun is about to set."

They had been rushing around all day and were still feeling tense.

Jiang Yue made some minor changes to the interior of the carriage, removing the seats on both sides and widening the middle. She reached out and pulled out the wooden planks underneath the seats, connecting them to form a wide bed.

Although Jiang Nian, who is tall and has long legs, definitely has to bend his legs, it is always more comfortable to lie down.

The blood on their clothes had dried, attracting a lot of flies. Although the two wanted to disguise themselves, this was not the way to do it.

They changed into another set of clothes in the car. They were all made of dark old cloth. Apart from being cotton, you couldn't tell that they were rich.

At this time, Jiang Yue sighed that she had done a good job of preparing in advance. She made more than twenty sets of clothes and shoes for the two of them.

(Actually, it’s because I lacked a lot when I was little, so I always like to hoard things when I grow up.)

Jiang Nian let Jiang Yue sleep inside while he went to the bathroom outside.

Of course it is convenient to drive people away.

Almost every half hour, refugees would come to harass them, coveting their mule meat.

Jiang Yue slept for an hour and felt much better. Feeling sorry for Jiang Nian, she forced him to go inside to rest and drove herself.

Jiang Yue kept walking eastward until it got dark and passed by a dry forest. The trunks stood in a row, which must have been a very dense forest before.

She slowed down her pace.

Glancing sideways, she saw a dozen men building a bonfire in the woods, tearing at something they seemed to be roasting. They all had smiles on their faces, completely different from the disaster victims she had seen along the way.

There were already a lot of prey bones piled up under the roots of a tree nearby.

Hearing the sound of a mule cart passing by, more than a dozen people turned their heads and saw a man whose face could not be seen clearly driving the cart alone.

This figure is either a woman or a young boy.

They stood up, more than a dozen pairs of eyes staring at Jiang Yue, drooling from the corners of their mouths. The red firelight shone on their greasy faces, and their smiles were weird and looked particularly hideous, like evil people from hell.

"Hello, driving a car is not easy, right? Would you like to sit for a while? I can even give you some roast lamb!"

"Come down and rest for a while. It's easy to overturn the car when traveling at night. Why don't you come with us tomorrow? We have more men and can protect you!"

One of the burly men with a big belly shouted, and the black mole on his chin trembled as he spoke, and his words seemed to be really well-intentioned.

If it is a young person who is not familiar with the world, I am afraid it will really pass

Jiang Nian emerged from the carriage with a sullen expression. He could smell the nauseating smell of blood from dozens of meters away. He glanced into the woods, his hands still clutching the knife, the blood stains still etched on it.

The people in the forest didn't expect that there was such a tall man in the carriage, and the sharp knife in his hand shone silvery in the moonlight.

This is not someone to be messed with.

The man stopped shouting and muttered something to these people. The others looked extremely disappointed and looked away, sat down, and continued to tear the meat in their hands.

"I've rested enough, let me drive the cart." Jiang Nian took the reins and whip.

Jiang Yue glanced back and saw the men in the woods skewering the meat and roasting it over the fire. Some of the impatient ones didn't even bother roasting it, but just started eating it right away.

The bright red blood and flesh were torn and chewed by those people...

Her face was grim, her stomach was churning, and she grabbed Jiang Nian's hand, "Stop, stop!"

Jiang Nian tightened the rope, "What's wrong?"

"Ugh—" Jiang Yue lay on the bicycle frame and began to vomit, almost vomiting out all the stomach acid.

Jiang Nian pursed his lips, gave her some water to rinse her mouth, and patted her back, feeling a little worried. "Yueyue, are you sick? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Jiang Yue finished vomiting and washed her face again. She took a deep breath, the image still lingering in her eyes, "Those people ate human flesh. There, I saw a pair of children's legs, and, and..."

She couldn't continue, clenched her fists, and felt more and more disgusted the more she thought about it.

Although I know that these things are not uncommon in disaster years, it is always hard to accept when I see them with my own eyes.

Jiang Nian held her in his arms and covered her eyes with his left hand. "We won't look at it. Let's go now."

When Jiang Nian was a wolf, he lived by hunting and could not survive without blood. However, they would not eat their own kind.

Jiang Nian glanced at the men happily eating meat in the woods from a distance, as if he wanted to memorize their faces. Then he drove on.

In the early morning, they finally arrived at the first town.

The town was so small that it only took them half a quarter of an hour to drive from the town entrance to the exit. During the drive, they stopped to exchange three multi-grain cakes for three straw hats and two large straw mats.

This wasn't about them exploiting me, but rather the price of grain in town was ridiculously high. The boss was so grateful for giving me three multi-grain pancakes.

The two had adjusted their sleep and rest schedules. They took turns resting during the day and continued their journey after the sun went down.

After three days of travel, they arrived at the first big city.

Unfortunately, I was rejected.