"Forget it. I see you're limping when you walk. I'll carry him on my back. You must have a lot of blisters on your feet."
As Chaoge said this, he snatched Leng Xiaoran from Leng Furong's hands. Unexpectedly, Leng Xiaoran quickly dodged and said, "Forget it. I'm a man now. I don't want you to carry me. I can walk. The two-year-old kid in front can walk. Why can't I walk?"
Seeing Chaoge's head full of sweat, Leng Xiaoran wiped away the tears in his eyes, and continued to take steps forward with his short legs in a heroic and confident manner.
"Heh, didn't the elder sister carry you on her back yesterday?
Are you still showing off today?
Forget it, second sister doesn’t carry a backpack, so she will carry you.
Stop being so irritable."
"No, I'm just venting my anger. After I vent my anger, I can still leave!
I was hungry for a few days and had no energy yesterday. I ate chicken last night and now I have plenty of energy!"
Seeing the boy showing off, a few people felt amused and angry, so they just followed him.
However, in less than half an hour, the kid was finally in Leng Liecheng's backpack.
"Brother, are you better from your cold?
Although this kid is only three years old, he is not light, so I will carry him on my back."
"I got up early this morning and I feel strong. I'm fine. It's no problem for me to deal with one or two bad guys now."
Seeing Leng Liecheng's brisk steps, Chaoge guessed that the space stream might have indeed worked.
She was blaming herself at first, thinking that she had studied medicine for more than ten years but was unable to cure even Leng Liecheng's minor cold.
I had been thinking of going into the mountains today to find some herbs to treat him, but now seeing how energetic he is, he is really much better than yesterday.
We expected to reach the fork in the official road and the mountain by noon, but we unexpectedly underestimated our speed.
Even at noon, everyone would just eat a few bites of dry food and would never stop to cook.
After Chaoge and his companions each ate two wild fruits, they arrived at the foot of the mountain at 3 p.m. in the afternoon.
Most refugees still chose to go into the mountains. After all, food and water were in short supply when fleeing all the way. Only a few wealthy families would take the official road directly.
They had food, water, guards and carriages, and they would rather not take the risk of taking a longer route than taking the dangers of the deep mountains.
"We definitely can't go into the mountains today. We'll stay in the mountains as little as possible. We plan to rest for a night before continuing on our journey. What about you, little pigeon?"
Chaoge only found out today that Zhou Dong was the village chief of their village.
After arranging for the villagers to rest on the spot, Zhou Dong still asked Chaoge and the others for their opinions.
"Thanks to Uncle Dong and your villagers for taking care of us these past two days, my brother, sister and I will naturally be with you."
Hearing the words of gratitude, Zhou Dong's smile grew wider and he nodded with satisfaction.
In order to avoid something like what happened last night from happening again, Zhou Dong asked Chaoge and her siblings to rest next to them.
With the help of Uncle Dong and Daqiang and close to the mountains, we will have no shortage of firewood for heating tonight.
While the Leng brothers and sisters were asleep in the middle of the night, Chaoge clicked on the system sign-in for today.
But when she opened the gift box with great joy, her smile immediately froze when she saw a box of mineral water.
Oh, let’s not talk about whether this water is useful or not. Just looking at the packaging, she has to find a lot of reasons to take it out.
It’s better not to open such a gift. Is there a lack of water in her space?
She clearly needed an opportunity to get some water!
After transferring a box of mineral water from the backpack into the space, Chaoge fell depressedly beside Leng Furong and fell asleep.
Fortunately, the night was rare and peaceful. The next day, when Chaoge opened her eyes, she saw Leng Liecheng busying herself by the fire.
Chaoge thought he was just adding firewood to the fire, but when he got closer, he realized what the boy was actually roasting.
"Did you go out to find something to eat?"
Seeing Chaoge's surprised look, a hint of pride flashed across Leng Liecheng's cold and young face.
"I have practiced martial arts with my master for many years, so I still know how to draw the bow and shoot arrows. Although I don't have a bow and arrow, my accuracy is still there. I used stones to shoot a few sparrows resting on the trees.
It's not enough to just eat fruits. We have to go into the mountains today, and we will definitely consume a lot of physical energy. Eating some meat can help us last longer.
I also shot four sparrows and secretly gave them to Uncle Dong.
Don't worry, sister, I didn't let the villagers in their village see it."
Looking at the cleaned, gutted little sparrows skewered on tree branches, roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, Chaoge gave Leng Liecheng a thumbs up and said, "He is indeed amazing and smart.
We do have to keep the things we give to Uncle Dong secret, otherwise we're afraid some villagers will get jealous and say we gave Uncle Dong the benefits but didn't give them any.
Uncle Dong and the others will be in trouble then, but what did you use to cut open the sparrow's stomach?"
Chaoge hid her dagger in the space, and her siblings thought she put it inside her clothes. Chaoge looked at the neat cut on the sparrow's abdomen and couldn't help feeling curious.
“I borrowed a knife from Uncle Dong and the others. Don’t worry, big sister. I understand this.
Now that I have almost recovered, I will protect you and them on the road.
Thank you for your hard work along the way."
After receiving the thanks from the second young master, Chaoge's inner confusion disappeared and he became more determined in his decision.
"You're welcome. Your family treated me well in the past.
There is no need to say these polite words anymore. As long as you recover, we will have nothing to worry about when we enter the mountain."
Although the sparrow is small, it is still meat.
A sparrow and a wild fruit is breakfast for several people.
As soon as Leng Xiaoran and his sister woke up, they were so greedy by the smell of meat that their mouths were watering. While eating the meat, they did not forget to praise Leng Liecheng!
Finally, the large army started again.
Thousands of refugees marched towards the towering mountains not far away.
Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, the mountain is towering into the clouds, and behind the mountain, I heard there are more deep mountains, rolling and undulating, like a primeval forest.
Even though it was bright in the sky and visibility was unobstructed, everyone's expressions were solemn as they faced the mountain.
Although this mountain is the hope of all of them, it is also very likely to be the place where they lose their lives.
A night of rest allowed many refugees to recover their strength, but also gave many of them other ideas.
"If you want to go into the mountains, go ahead. Zhoudong is no longer a village. Why should we listen to you?"
Many refugees who had planned to go into the mountains today suddenly changed their minds and chose to continue taking the official road.
In addition to them, the people in Zhoudong Village also had second thoughts. They changed sides temporarily and no longer wanted to accept Zhou Dong's arrangements. They directly argued with Zhou Dong.
The quarrel did not alarm the other refugees on the way, but Chaoge, with the Leng siblings, walked towards them carrying backpacks.
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