Since she had no intention of harming anyone, nor did she intend to deceive him, and even instructed him to erect tombstones for his parents.
Dazhuang was willing to pretend he was deaf and dumb, and acted as if he knew nothing about it.
Ye Wenxue saw the pain hidden beneath Dazhuang's calm face, sighed softly, and patted his head reassuringly.
"Alright, let's keep going. We need to find a suitable place to spend the night."
Da Zhuang's head stiffened at the touch of his palm.
He nodded slowly, glancing at the small mound again and again, memorizing its location.
After walking for most of an hour, the group arrived at a three-way intersection.
Every road looked like it had been trodden out by people, and you could see fallen tree trunks every now and then.
Da Zhuang was somewhat troubled. After hesitating for a moment, he pointed to the path where the leaves were faintly tinged with green:
"Mom, the leaves on these leaves are still green, it looks like there's a water source. Shall we walk this way?"
Ye Wenxue put down the basket, stretched her shoulders, and secretly used her wood-type ability to explore several paths.
A few breaths later, she shook her head, raised her chin, and gestured towards the pathless, withered forest of leaves:
"This way looks safer because there aren't many people going there. Let's go this way."
Siwang, leading the listless goose, tugged at Ye Wenxue's leg and muttered:
"Mom, you're so amazing now, we're not afraid of bad guys!"
Ye Wenxue chuckled and patted the four-and-a-half-year-old's head:
"I can beat three or five, or a dozen or so, but I could never beat hundreds or thousands."
Besides, she had five helpless children at home, and she dared not take any risks.
Siwang seemed to understand but not quite.
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