Chapter 114 The threat is obvious
The temperature will drop sharply at night in this season. Fortunately, this cave is on the leeward side, and there is a fire in the cave. Although it is empty, it is warm enough.
After eating and drinking, Liang Ming even felt that tonight was the most comfortable night since he was on the road in recent days!
Speaking of which, the eldest lady is really admirable.
Because they had to hurry, they almost never went to the towns they passed by to rest in the past few days. They spent the night in the wild, or found some broken temples, uninhabited thatched houses, etc. He is a grown man who has suffered, so it is understandable that he does not feel the hardship, but the eldest lady, a rich woman, actually survived without complaining.
He asked out of curiosity, but the eldest lady said that compared with the safety of the Duke and the Crown Prince, this little hardship was nothing.
It was really touching and admirable!
After all, the eldest lady hasn't even reached the age of marriage yet, strictly speaking, she's still a child!
The Duke and his friends really deserve their love for the eldest lady. After meeting the Duke and the Crown Prince, he will tell them the truth about what happened along the way!
It was too warm in the cave, Liang Ming originally planned to keep watch, but who knew that his eyelids would become uncontrollable, folding one after another, and finally completely closed, unable to close. Soon, rhythmic snoring was heard in the cave.
Xu Muhua:...
She has been tortured these days! Liang Ming is good in every way, the only bad thing is that he snores when he falls asleep! Fortunately, the snoring is not too exaggerated, so she can still fall asleep!
She thought she was numb!
She changed her place, farther away from Liang Ming, covered herself with thick clothes, closed her eyes, and began to feel sleepy.
Anyway, with the group of wild boars there, she believed that there would be no uninvited guests visiting them tonight.
The firewood in the cave was burning very vigorously, and Xu Muhua was not far from the fire. It was warm and comfortable, and there was no need to worry about any unexpected situations. Once she felt relieved, she fell asleep quickly.
When she woke up the next day, Liang Ming was no longer in the cave. She was not worried, and guessed that he should have gone out to find food.
Sure enough, Liang Ming came back soon, holding a water bag and some wild fruits.
"Miss, I found a water source and filled some water. Now that the charcoal fire is still burning, you can heat the water."
After following Xu Muhua on the road for these days, Liang Ming also knew some of Xu Muhua's habits, such as not drinking unboiled water, saying that drinking it would make you sick.
Liang Ming didn't think much about it, just thinking that the eldest lady was a rich lady who had been living a life of luxury since childhood, and of course she was different from these rough men.
So now he would consciously heat the water before giving it to her, so that he could drink hot water as well.
Xu Muhua ate some dry food, and then roasted the wild fruits on the charcoal fire for a while before eating them, so that there would be no need to worry about gastrointestinal problems.
"Miss, what should we do next? The captain and his men should arrive tonight in the evening. According to the letter sent back, the Duke and his men will probably arrive here around tomorrow afternoon."
Xu Muhua ordered without much thought: "Once Captain Liang and his men arrive, you and Captain Liang will take two more people to the front to intercept my father and elder brother. Remind them to be careful, tell them about the bandits, and let them not underestimate the enemy. These are not ordinary bandits. Then convince my father and elder brother to come first, and the others will follow slowly from behind."
Liang Ming nodded, now trusting her without reason.
Although it was said to be evening, in fact, Captain Liang and his men arrived at their location after noon.
In fact, they were also worried that something would happen to the young lady!
Captain Liang secretly scolded his nephew Liang Ming in his heart.
You bastard, you dare to mess around with the young lady, your skin is itching! Don't think that he won't spank him now that he's grown up!
Liang Ming followed Xu Muhua down the mountain. He was a little skeptical when he heard that the captain and his group had arrived. But as soon as they came down, they arrived. Liang Ming felt that the young lady was simply amazing!
How could she predict it so accurately?
Seeing that the young lady Xu Muhua was intact, Captain Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
If something happened to the young lady, his stupid nephew would not be in any good situation!
After greeting Xu Muhua, Captain Liang pulled Liang Ming's ear, ignoring his pleading eyes, and dragged him aside to scold him harshly in a low voice. He scolded Liang Ming like a dog.
The others either looked up at the sky or at the ground, and no one dared to step forward to dissuade him.
Even Xu Muhua could only touch his nose with guilt, and cruelly pretended not to see Liang Ming's eyes asking for help.
Liang Ming was Captain Liang's nephew, and it was impossible for him not to worry about him. She was the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion, and he couldn't scold her, so he could only scold Liang Ming.
But she felt that Captain Liang was scolding her, but she had no evidence, so she didn't say it.
After a long while, the two uncles and nephews came back, and Liang Ming was already depressed.
"Ahem, Captain Liang, let's talk about business."
Xu Muhua told him about the bandits, and Captain Liang was half-believing and half-doubting.
"Captain, it's true. Yesterday, the young lady and I hid in a tree and saw with our own eyes a group of bandits riding horses and holding weapons passing by here! If the young lady hadn't been so powerful and had predicted it in advance, the young lady and I would have definitely run into that group of people!"
Predict?
Captain Liang had serious doubts about this word.
"There are quite a few of us, and it's too conspicuous here. Let's go to the cave where we rested last night first!"
It was not easy to lead the horses to the cave, so they were arranged according to the location that Xu Muhua had asked Ye Zhu in advance, and then everyone arrived at the cave. Xu Muhua told them her plan.
She was a little girl, and of course the others would not listen to her.
In Captain Liang's opinion, this was simply nonsense!
Madam asked them to come over to pick them up. Although he took Madam's words to heart, he still thought it was just in case.
Now the eldest lady wants to make such an arrangement, and he thinks it is totally unnecessary!
Xu Muhua saw that Captain Liang and several other members did not agree with what she said, and she said leisurely: "If Captain Liang does not do as I say, then I will have to come by myself. But if something happens to me, you won't be able to explain to my father and eldest brother!"
The faces of Captain Liang and several other team members suddenly turned ugly.
The young lady is threatening them!
"You should be able to tell that I am threatening you. Yes, I am threatening you, so you'd better listen to me. This will be good for everyone. I will give Captain Liang a quarter of an hour to think about it. If you exceed the time limit, you will not be accepted!"
Captain Liang was furious.
A quarter of an hour is enough to think about it!