Chu Tianling led Shen Jiaojiao ahead, very unhappy, furious at the thought that it was all because of Fu Hang's mistake.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Fu Hang followed behind Wang Dazhuang, not daring to say anything more.
He felt that even saying one more word was a mistake.
Fortunately, the sound of horses' hooves came from ahead not long after, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zhou Tianqi, whom I had not seen for a long time.
Chu Tianling was overjoyed; his old buddy was still the most reliable!
Zhou Tianqi approached and pulled out a familiar carriage: "Your Highness, your carriage."
The more Shen Jiaojiao looked at the carriage, the more familiar it seemed: "This carriage looks so familiar."
"We just caught a few runaway slaves from the Kingdom of Women at the intersection ahead, and they were driving this very car."
As soon as Zhou Tianqi finished speaking, Chu Tianling glared at Fu Hang and muttered, "Useless thing, humph!"
After saying that, he helped Shen Jiaojiao into the carriage.
Zhou Tianqi didn't understand what was happening and looked at Fu Hang curiously: "What's going on?"
Fu Hang blushed, gave an awkward laugh, quickly climbed onto the carriage, cracked the whip, and drove off without saying another word.
Wang Dazhuang watched the carriage drive away, his face turning from red to black. This guy had completely forgotten that he hadn't gotten on yet.
Zhou Tianqi looked at the car in front of him, then at Wang Dazhuang, and hesitated before saying, "Um... why don't you just run along the road yourself?"
Wang Dazhuang grinned and said, "Hehehe, how about you give me a ride?"
Zhou Tianqi knew his sexual orientation, but he was just being polite and had no intention of bringing anyone along for the ride, so he pretended not to hear.
He turned his head and shouted, "Giddy up!" He cracked the whip hard and ran even faster.
Wang Dazhuang is angry!
I turned around and wanted to find someone to say a nice thing to me.
However, no one else paid him any attention: "Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up!"
"Hey! Wait a minute! I'm one of them!"
"Hey! Hey!! Hey!!!"
Wang Dazhuang watched helplessly as the people in front of him got further and further away.
He couldn't help but curse under his breath: "Damn Fu Hang!"
There was no other way but to keep going slowly, relying entirely on the sheer willpower of cursing Fu Hang's ancestors for eighteen generations to keep going.
Zhou Tianqi brought 20,000 men this time, so he found a flat spot with water in the valley to set up camp.
When Chu Tianling arrived at the destination, he carried Shen Jiaojiao to a tent to rest.
Zhou Tianqi arranged for someone to set up another tent and to cook a meal.
Fu Hang parked the carriage and followed behind Zhou Tian. Zhou Tianqi gave him a meaningful look.
Fu Hang didn't understand what he meant: "Tianqi, we've only been apart for a while, just say what you want to say, why are you acting so distant?"
Zhou Tianqi was speechless: "Don't you feel like something's missing?"
"What?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Let's go pitch the tent."
Fu Hang chatted and laughed with Zhou Tianqi, talking about their lives after they separated.
Finally, it was time to eat. Chu Tianling and Shen Jiaojiao came out, and everyone sat down together.
When traveling, meals consist of ordinary wild game, wild vegetables, and dry rations.
Feeling guilty, Fu Hang huddled together with Zhou Tianqi.
Just as everyone was starting to eat, Wang Dazhuang finally arrived. He had been traveling a long way, and his face was covered in sweat and grime.
Seeing everyone enjoying their meal and not noticing him, Wang Dazhuang could no longer hold back his grievances.
With a loud yell, it ran towards Chu Tianling.
"Your Highness! Waaah... I'm so miserable! You just left me all alone like this when you left."
I persevered all the way without even a sip of water, but when I got back, I didn't even have a bite to eat.
Wow!!! I'm so pitiful!
The bowl that Fu Hang was holding fell to the ground with a thud. So, when Fu Hang said he forgot something, he meant he forgot someone!
He really couldn't remember.
Turning his head, he saw Zhou Tianqi holding a bowl of rice, finishing it in two or three bites, and then continuing to refill it, without even glancing at him.
How could I forget? He's a good-for-nothing.
He picked up the bowl guiltily, thankfully the food hadn't been thrown away, and didn't dare to look up at Wang Dazhuang over there.
Chu Tianling over there was exhausted. Every day was filled with troubles. How could someone his age forget so much?
"What happened?"
Wang Dazhuang knelt beside Chu Tianling, tears streaming down his face. He rolled up his sleeve and wiped his face with a swift motion, leaving a black mark.
Chu Tianling was already full before he even ate.
Wang Dazhuang began to recount how Fu Hang, who was blind at the time, didn't wait for him, and how Zhou Tianqi and the others were ruthless.
Chu Tianling looked at Fu Hang and saw that Fu Hang's hand holding the food trembled slightly, clearly showing that he was guilty.
Then Zhou Tianqi acted like he was deaf and kept showing off his food.
The other soldiers pretended to eat.
Chu Tianling took his portion of food and said, "Take this and eat first. Thank you for your hard work today."
Hearing the words of comfort, Wang Dazhuang immediately felt much better and said politely, "Your Highness, it's so embarrassing for you to give me your food and go hungry yourself."
His eyes were fixed on the food; he noticed the chicken leg on top was exceptionally large!
Seeing his spineless appearance, Chu Tianling simply handed it over: "I'm not hungry, you eat it!"
Wang Dazhuang immediately accepted, a smile playing on his lips: "Your Highness is the best. Thank you, Your Highness. I won't stand on ceremony then."
"Go eat over there!"
Chu Tianling pointed to the empty space in the distance.
I really didn't want to see him, so I turned to look at Shen Jiaojiao. Sure enough, my wife is prettier. I could finally cleanse my eyes.
Seeing that he had no food, Shen Jiaojiao picked up some vegetables and fed them to him.
Chu Tianling never expected to receive such treatment after losing his meal. He happily squinted his eyes and opened his mouth wide, waiting to be fed.
After finishing his sticky meal, he turned around and saw Wang Dazhuang lying on the ground, comfortably rubbing his belly.
"Dazhuang, go wash up first. You've had a long day, so get some rest."
Wang Dazhuang then remembered that he was still very dirty, so he scrambled to his feet and ran toward the nearby stream.
After Zhou Tianqi had eaten and drunk his fill, he brought up the several fugitives he had captured earlier: "Your Highness, these are the thieves who robbed the carriage during the day. What do you think we should do with them?"
There were five men below, forced to kneel on the ground.
No one is complete; at least one hand is missing. The most severely injured is also the most handsome, having lost both hands and one foot.
The one that looks like it's missing a hand is the lightest.
Chu Tianling looked at the people below and asked, "What's going on with you all?"
The five men exchanged glances, and the oldest of them mustered his courage and asked, "They call you Your Highness. Are you the Crown Prince of Xia?"
Chu Tianling nodded.
The man's eyes lit up upon hearing the reply, and his words became much more sincere: "That's wonderful, Your Highness! Please save us and take us to the Xia Kingdom. I don't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a day longer."
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