It's just a small crossbody bag, but you can take out braised meat, steamed buns, dumplings, and even vegetable porridge and ice cream.
He could barely understand all of that, but... they changed horses four times along the way, and they were all taken out of their satchels?!
Jiayin couldn't help but laugh when she saw his mouth open, as if he was about to say something.
She grabbed a steamed bun and ate it in big bites while joking around.
"You now know my biggest secret, so you'd better keep it a secret! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"
Mu Xu blinked twice, then sat down as well, eating and drinking heartily, and mumbled, "Do you think I'm stupid? My wife is a fairy, I'm overjoyed. Why would I tell others? Are they going to try and steal her from me?"
Jiayin didn't expect him to say that. Her face flushed, and she glared at him reproachfully, "Who said I was going to marry you? Once we get to Quanzhou, our family will be complete, and you'll have plenty of tests to put us through."
"I'm not afraid at all. Your family loves you the most. The biggest secret you let me know is that you've decided on me. They definitely won't object." All of Mu Xu's intelligence was used to coax his wife at this moment.
"Besides, I have no parents or relatives, so I don't have to abide by any rules. At worst, I can marry into the Li family and become a member of the Li family. Your family won't need to marry off their daughters, and I guarantee you'll agree to our marriage immediately!"
After saying that, he chuckled, picked up a pot of plum juice and gulped it down, feeling extremely smug that his wife was no longer going anywhere.
Jiayin couldn't stand seeing him like this, so she grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
After eating, the two mounted their horses again, binding themselves together with cloth straps as before. This time, it was Jiayin's turn to take a nap and rest...
They ran until dark, and Jiayin wanted to switch, but Mu Xu refused.
“You’re not familiar with this stretch of road, and we’re getting close to the battlefield, so we’re likely to run into barbarian scouts. I’ll hold on a little longer, and we’ll reach Lonely Mountain soon.”
Just as he feared, his words had barely finished when he encountered a troop of barbarian cavalry.
Mu Xu immediately drew his waist knife, and Jia Yin took out a shield from her spatial storage to protect her back.
Taking advantage of the barbarians' lack of reaction time, Mu Xu slashed them several times, causing two barbarians to fall off their horses.
The yellow horse stubbornly ran through the blood-soaked path!
The remaining barbarians howled and chased after them.
Jiayin sheathed his shield and fired more than a dozen arrows with a single press of the crossbow on his arm.
Two more barbarians were hit by arrows and fell off their horses!
Finally, only five or six people remained, and they realized that these two were not easy to bully, so they stopped.
Mu Xu couldn't help but burst into laughter. The two had never played together before, yet they were so in sync!
Jiayin felt a little regretful. If the barbarians were to chase after them again, she could sprinkle another handful of powder and perhaps send two more to meet the King of Hell!
Although they won a small victory, the two became even more cautious.
After finding a quiet place, Jiayin put away the horses, and the two of them started walking.
Jiayin didn't have the time; she was exhausted after just ten or twenty miles.
Mu Xu bent down, picked her up, and ran towards Gushan like the wind.
The lights there were twinkling, and a vague outline could already be seen...
On the lonely mountaintop, campfires dotted the landscape, and the occasional evening breeze carried the stench of blood.
The Marquis was sitting on a large rock, wiping his sword, when the barbarians launched another attack at dusk.
Knowing that no reinforcements would be sent from the border, and with no food or water on the isolated mountain, the two barbarians intensified their attacks.
The soldiers sat around the fire, helping each other bandage their wounds.
We've run out of medicine for wounds, so we can only use strips of cloth to tighten the wound.
Forget about pain relief; it's already a miracle there's no bleeding.
Those who weren't injured used knives as skewers to skewer horse meat and roast it. Once it was about six or seven tenths cooked, they quickly distributed it, not caring whether it was still bloody.
Li Laosi, with blood seeping from one arm, paced around, shouting orders.
"Da Luo, how's your arm? Has the bleeding stopped?"
"Don't worry, Fourth General, everything's fine. We won't be late for killing the barbarians tomorrow morning!" The man whose name was called responded loudly, laughing heartily.
In fact, his injured arm hung limply to one side, and even the slightest movement caused him excruciating pain.
"Alright, hang in there, reinforcements from home will definitely arrive tomorrow. Everyone, get your spirits up, and we'll slaughter all those sons of bitches down the mountain!" Li Laosi encouraged everyone. "When we return victorious, our Xianke will come, you know? He'll treat you to a feast for three days and three nights!"
"Haha, we'll remember that. The general can't renege on his promise!" The soldiers laughed and chimed in, as if afraid that Li Laosi would change his mind.
This commotion turned the devastation in the camp into a lively scene.
After exchanging a few jokes, Li Laosi plopped down next to the Marquis, only then daring to show a hint of hatred on his face.
“My lord, we’ve already eaten all the wounded horses. If we kill any more, we’ll have to kill the best ones. Besides, roasted meat can fill our stomachs, but horse blood alone isn’t enough to quench our thirst.”
The Marquis lifted his robe, tore off a relatively clean strip of his inner garment, and quickly bandaged the bloody wound on Li Laosi's arm, asking...
"How is your injured brother?"
Li Laosi remained silent for a long while before saying, "The others with minor injuries are enduring them, and those with serious injuries have used up the last of their medicine. In this hot weather, they're bound to catch a fever tonight, and who knows how many will be alive by tomorrow morning!"
The Marquis gazed at the distant night sky, his eyes filled with a coldness that seemed to solidify into frost.
That person wanted to kill him, but he had no resentment.
Emperors are simply ruthless!
But he couldn't forgive that man for causing so many soldiers to suffer in his attempt to take his life!
"Where is Hayama?"
"Ye Shan?" Li Laosi thought for a moment and replied, "He was just looking for herbs nearby, he should be back soon."
Li Laosi knew that the Marquis had left a backup plan in Xindu, which meant he intended to kill that person. He was somewhat excited and whispered.
"Your Excellency should have done this long ago. Even if you can't kill that man to avenge him, you can't let him live in peace. It would be best to let the Crown Prince ascend the throne as soon as possible. I know that boy well; he's a good one, at least a hundred times better than that ungrateful scoundrel."
At that moment, Ye Shan suddenly stumbled over.
"My lord, fourth master, reinforcements have arrived! The princess has arrived!"
Lord Hou and Li Laosi both stood up abruptly, staring intently at what was behind Ye Shan.
Mu Xu, dressed like a beggar, carried a waist knife in one hand and held the exhausted Jia Yin's hand in the other. The two of them walked out of the darkness, their bodies bathed in golden light by the campfire, like gods descending from heaven.
“Fu Niu’er…Fu Niu’er! You really came!” Old Li shouted, rushing forward to hug his daughter tightly, tears streaming down his face.
My daughter, whom I haven't seen for months, has traveled thousands of miles to this dangerous place.
He was both happy and worried, unsure of what to do; only tears could express the complex emotions in his heart.
Jiayin hugged her father tightly as well, and seeing him lively and energetic, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense all the way, finally settled down.
"Father, I'm here! I've come to save you!"
"Yes, yes!" Li Laosi nodded vigorously, but then realized something was wrong.
It's hardly honorable for a grown man like him to be reduced to needing his daughter to save his life.
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