Ling Ba gathered some dry firewood nearby and built a simple fire stand near the snow, then began to melt the snow with an earthenware pot.
This earthenware jar was originally used by the Ye family to store cured meat.
Once the snow had mostly melted, he filled a water bag and continued melting the snow.
Unexpectedly, a group of soldiers appeared in front of them.
He sensed something was wrong and was about to leave when he saw the group rush forward and surround him.
One soldier said:
"General, this man's actions are suspicious!"
Because of the explosion and the death of the nameless young soldier, the border soldiers have been investigating the spies for the past few days.
The young general, addressed as "General," pulled out a portrait from his robes and examined it closely at Ling Ba.
After a long while, he burst into wild laughter, "Hahaha, I've searched high and low without finding it!"
Ling Ba lowered his eyes and glanced at the portrait. Unexpectedly, it really was him.
These people painted him as having a blue face and fangs, making him look quite ugly.
Then, the young man took out another portrait.
"Where is the other woman?"
Ling Ba shrugged.
"How would I know? You can't just accuse me of being a spy based on a single portrait. I'm just a villager from around here."
"Take him away!" The young officer didn't give Ling Ba a chance to explain.
Yes, take them back and interrogate them thoroughly.
That day, someone saw these two spies.
Ling Ba stepped back, gripped the twin swords at his waist with both hands, and insisted:
"I'm not a spy, I'm just a villager from nearby!"
He glanced in the direction of the carriage and ran away in the opposite direction.
"Trying to run? Not so easy! Chase me!"
The young general immediately led his men in pursuit...
...Qiu Yan and Ling Qi walked through the forest, feeling somewhat helpless.
The villagers have almost stripped away all the tree bark and grass roots, making it very difficult to hunt prey.
However, it is difficult to hunt, not impossible.
They couldn't possibly continue their journey on an empty stomach; they had long since run out of food in their cart.
Qiu Yan's eyes lit up when she looked up at the treetops.
She rolled up her trousers and climbed the tall tree in a few swift movements.
Behind him, Ling Qi clicked his tongue in amazement:
"Xiaoyan, what are you doing up the tree?"
"Picking persimmons."
Qiu Yan spoke with such seriousness that Ling Qi couldn't help but want to laugh.
He looked up and realized that there was a persimmon tree beside him.
At the very top of the tree, only three or five clusters of soft persimmons remained, clearly leftovers from last year's harvest.
The branches are too high for ordinary people to reach.
Be careful.
"Okay." Qiu Yan replied as she climbed to the treetop.
With two whooshing sounds, the bird flew through the air, attracting Ling Qi's attention.
He drew his bow and arrow, aimed at the bird's body, and whoosh... the bird fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, with a whoosh, another bird fell to the ground.
Qiu Yan, perched on a treetop, glanced down at the birds on the ground and thought to herself, "Even small sparrows are still meat."
She gripped a tree branch with one hand and climbed towards the persimmon branch with the other.
The persimmons were too soft; they broke as soon as I picked them.
Therefore, Qiu Yan directly broke off the branch.
When she came down, she had five more bunches of dried branches in her hand.
The persimmons on the dry branches hung limply, not very pretty, but their color was perfect.
Qiu Yan picked one, peeled it, and put it in her mouth. It was soft, juicy, sweet, and had a slightly astringent taste.
Upon closer inspection, Ling Qi had already hunted seven or eight wild birds.
The two walked side by side, continuing their journey in search of food.
Wild birds alone aren't enough to eat.
In the carriage, Qin Susu sat alone, feeling somewhat drowsy.
She was getting bored waiting and couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"Why haven't Xiaoyan and the others come back yet?"
Actually, Qiu Yan and the others hadn't been gone for long.
Suddenly, she heard rustling footsteps in the distance.
She looked up and thought it was Xiaoyan and the others returning, but instead, a group of soldiers in military uniforms came towards her.
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