Qin Susu rubbed her sleepy eyes, and thinking about her departure today, she became much more awake.
She suddenly sat up.
"Xiaoyan, what time is it?"
Qiu Yan glanced at the sky, "It's probably late in the morning or early afternoon."
"It's still so early."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Qiu Yan had already stepped out of the thatched hut.
Outside the thatched hut,
Ling Ba is assembling his team.
The soldiers, dressed in civilian clothes, were all radiant and ready to go.
In front of them were two horse-drawn carriages.
The horses were the same two that Qiu Yan and Qin Susu used to cross the desert.
The carriage was recently purchased by Ling Ba.
One of the carriages contained pre-packaged saltpeter.
Xie Ning and his group of five saw Qiu Yan and jogged over to her.
They each carried a bundle and stood behind Qiu Yan.
Ling Ba saw Qiu Yan and handed her two packets of dried meat.
"The soldiers have already eaten."
Qiu Yan took it and handed a packet to Qin Susu.
"Set off."
Ling Ba lifted the curtain of the front carriage for Qiu Yan.
Qiu Yan turned over and got into the carriage, with Qin Susu following closely behind, her hair still disheveled.
Qin Susu's unkempt appearance made the soldiers chuckle, especially Xie Ning and the others beside Qiu Yan.
Qin Susu glared at the group with displeasure.
She wanted to say that she had simply gotten up late and didn't have time to get ready.
Then, Ling Ba waved to the soldiers behind him.
"Set off!"
He casually sat in the front of the car and acted as the driver.
The second carriage was driven by Xie Ning and Feng Chao, with the other three following behind.
The soldiers behind them marched in unison, jogging alongside the carriage until they finally began their departure.
A team of one hundred people appeared silently on the outskirts of Lu Shi.
Inside the car, Qin Susu finished chewing the dried meat in her hand, held the water pouch, gulped down a mouthful of water, and began to close her eyes and catch up on sleep.
Qiu Yan thought to herself, "Qin Susu can really sleep."
She's been sleeping ever since she got back yesterday.
"Brother Ling Ba, let's go straight to the capital of Northern Qi and travel faster. When we pass through other cities, let's see if there are any horse traders."
She was afraid that if she didn't speak up, Ling Ba would take her directly to Baiyang.
As she spoke, she adjusted the bundle beside her.
Inside the bundle were all the silver and jewelry that Mayi had given her.
Leaving aside the money spent on buying grain,
I don't know how many horses I can buy with the remaining money.
Qiu Yan thought of the time she asked Huyan Xun for a horse. The barbarian's warhorse was quite good, and she wanted more... It seemed she was being a little greedy.
In front of the car, Ling Ba glanced back at Qiu Yan.
"Xiaoyan, have you thought this through? On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes."
His duty was to protect Qiu Yan from harm, but being with her, he realized he wasn't even worthy of being called a guard.
At best, he was just a menial servant.
He followed Qiu Yan, either gathering medicinal herbs or helping her cook.
He also wanted to go to Qidu.
After all, he was a soldier from Dongjin, and it was only natural that he had the war in his heart.
Since Xiaoyan wanted to go, he stopped objecting.
He knew that Xiaoyan wouldn't easily change her mind once she made a decision.
Clatter, clatter... Just then, a rapid sound of hooves suddenly came from behind.
"Qiu Yan, where are we going?" The speaker was none other than Hu Yanxun.
Because of Huyan Xun's voice, all the soldiers turned around and began to discuss among themselves.
They had heard of and seen the barbarian tribes, and none of them had a good impression of them.
Qiu Yan lifted the rear curtain and glanced at the horse; Huyan Xun's horse was running very fast.
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