"Miss Wei, we can save it."
After dinner, several Tianshu Pavilion guards cleaned up the bones and leftovers.
After walking half a mile away from the temporary camp, they dug a hole in the ground and buried the residue under the soil.
Then Wei Yunlan sprinkled a circle of medicinal powder around the fire and the curtains, all around this temporary camp, to mask the smell and repel snakes and insects.
At this point, there was no longer any smell of food in the camp, and Wei Yunlan finally felt relieved.
…
At night, the wind blows coldly.
The firewood burning in the campfire made a constant crackling sound.
Snoring was heard all around, while Wei Yunlan and the fourth lady Bai sat by the campfire to keep warm. They were responsible for guarding the first shift of the night, which was the previous hour.
Now more than half an hour has passed. If we hold on for a while longer, we can go back to sleep and the next two people will continue to guard.
"Azhi, are you sleepy?" Wei Yunlan stretched out his hands, warmed them by the fire, and asked with his head slightly tilted.
"Not sleepy." Fourth Miss Bai shook her head and followed suit, raising her hands to warm themselves by the blazing flames.
"Have you felt unwell these days?" Wei Yunlan still had pills prepared by Doctor Yu himself in his space.
Before leaving, Doctor Yu had told her that if Ahzhi ever got sick again, she could take a pill that had the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind.
But Doctor Yu also said that Ah Zhi's current problem was not a physical problem, but a mental problem. Maybe after finding Miss Bai's whereabouts, the knot in her heart would be untied, and the disease would not heal itself.
Almost there.
Now they have traveled northwards along the mountain range for more than 300 miles. As long as they follow the low-lying area and cross the mountain range in the east, they will be able to reach the sparsely populated Helian tribe in the territory of the Northern Barbarians.
Once there, you can start asking about Miss Bai's whereabouts...
If they are lucky, it might be possible for the sisters to meet each other.
"Miss Wei, leave this to us. You guys go in and get some rest." Chen Yan and Wang Lu, who were in charge of the second night shift, woke up and took over from Wei Yunlan.
Wei Yunlan nodded slightly, greeted them, then took Miss Bai's hand and went into the simple tent that had been set up nearby.
Holding the two empty bedding rolls close together, Fourth Miss Bai lay down next to Wei Yunlan, and soon she began to snore softly.
Heiyun also came in from outside and lay down on the other side of Wei Yunlan.
Sandwiched between the man and the dog, the cold winter night seemed to be a little warmer.
Wei Yunlan couldn't sleep.
Perhaps it was because she had been using the space to collect and release rubble all day long, which exhausted her energy. She always felt a slight pain in her temples. The feeling became more obvious when she closed her eyes.
Since it was difficult to fall asleep, she simply sank her consciousness into the space and counted the supplies in the space.
Although the white mist lingering in the center of the space had already dissipated before the black cloud awakened, the supplies in the space were still arranged around this center point in different categories.
On the far left, placed close to the edge, were the top-quality, flawless Tanzhou silks and wooden boxes filled with porcelain.
On the right side are the objects she brought out from the storehouse of the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion, as well as the things she took away from her own private storehouse as part of her dowry.
Below were the food, meat, weapons, and some personal belongings she had saved over the past period of time, as well as water storage and some of the sundries she had left behind.
Above are the 30,000 stones of grain that were stored in the space not long ago!
The full shelves of supplies give people a sense of security.
The stabbing pain in the temple seemed to be alleviated a little.
Just when Wei Yunlan was about to withdraw his consciousness from the space, he suddenly realized that some changes seemed to have occurred in the space.
The ground, which was originally bare and without any grass, suddenly began to show some green.
In the upper right corner of the entire space, the fog that was as thick as the wall seemed to fade a little. When focusing one's consciousness there, one seemed to be able to faintly hear the sound of gurgling water.
Wei Yunlan couldn't help but recall the space he saw in his dream when his great-grandfather was alive.
Perhaps, this space still has a chance to restore its original vitality?
With vegetation and water flow.
Can it even accommodate other life forms?
Wei Yunlan was filled with anticipation, and at that moment, her consciousness suddenly left the space. The hazy green in front of her was instantly replaced by the pitch-black night.
At the same time, she felt panic for no reason.
As if he heard some slight noise coming from a distance, he sat up subconsciously with alertness.
The quilt he brought out when he stood up made a noise, waking up Miss Bai Si who was lying next to him.
"Sister Wei?" Fourth Miss Bai opened her eyes in confusion, rubbed her eyes, still a little dazed.
On the other side, Heiyun had also stood up, with his head lowered and his ears trembling as if he was listening to something carefully.
As soon as he saw it like this, Wei Yunlan knew that his subconscious reaction just now was not wrong. But he didn't know why he suddenly had such a keen hearing and noticed something unusual earlier than Heiyun.
There is no time to think too much, the most important thing is to overcome the current crisis.
"Don't come out yet, take care of yourself." After hurriedly instructing Fourth Miss Bai, Wei Yunlan quickly walked out of the tent.
"Miss Wei?" Chen Yan and Wang Lu, who were sitting by the fire, looked at her with some confusion.
When he saw Wei Yunlan's serious expression, the confusion on his face instantly turned into solemnity.
"There's something nearby." Wei Yunlan lowered his voice, "It might be a wild beast."
At this time, the most likely animals to appear in the wild mountains and wilderness are various wild beasts.
They have to be prepared for the fight.
"I'll go wake up the others." Chen Yan said as he walked towards the curtain next to him.
Just then, several figures rushed through the woods.
Under the moonlight, one could vaguely see the figure that had just passed by, with black and yellow, uneven hair.
"Is it a wolf?" Chen Yan paused.
"No." Wei Yunlan shook her head. She had just seen clearly that those figures had spots on their bodies, shorter hair, and longer and thinner limbs. Their appearance was obviously different from that of wolves.
"It's a wild dog." Wei Yunlan thought of a wild beast recorded in miscellaneous notes.
This beast, like a wolf, likes to move in groups, is good at hiding, has great endurance, and is more difficult to deal with than a wolf pack!
Everyone who was sleeping soundly was hastily awakened.
In the distance, the barking of wild dogs could be heard faintly.
Everyone take up your weapons and be ready to fight at any time.
However, those figures that ran through the woods did not stop by the campsite with the bonfire, but ran directly to a location farther down the slope.
Everyone was not willing to take it lightly, but after waiting for a long time, no more stray dogs appeared.
Everyone who was already prepared could not help but look at each other.
"Aren't we the target of these wild dogs?"
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