While Eleven was walking over, Xiao Ruyu stuffed the last piece of snowflake crisp into his mouth in a lightning-fast manner.
[Hmm...what did you say? I didn't eat. ]
Her cheeks were puffed up by the snowflake crisps and her speech was stammering and unclear.
Eleven held her forehead helplessly and tried to pick the snowflake crisp out of her mouth, "The little princess has just grown teeth, she can't bite these desserts."
Without noticing, Xiao Ruyu slipped out from his arms.
[I didn't eat it, you saw it wrong. ]
Her legs flailed, but before she could escape from the house, her neck was grabbed.
"Okay, little princess, be obedient."
Eleven forced the snowflake crisp out of her mouth, looked at the pastry that hadn't been bitten at all, and chuckled.
"With the little princess's teeth, it will probably take her half a day to chew even a little bit."
Seeing the "duck" that was about to reach her mouth fly away, Xiao Ruyu angrily put her little face on the edge of the table and smelled the sweet smell.
[Eleven, just eat one bite, okay? ]
She hooked her little hand around the snowflake crisp with a wronged look, then retracted it in disappointment.
Seeing that she felt aggrieved, Eleven also felt very uncomfortable.
A hand appeared in front of Xiao Ruyu and took away the entire plate of snowflake crisps.
“Since the little princess can’t eat it, Eleven will take it all away so that the little princess won’t feel itchy.”
【eleven!!!】
Seeing Eleven turned around and left, Xiao Ruyu felt even more aggrieved and lay back on the bed angrily.
[Stinky Eleven, now that you've become my junior apprentice, you don't love me anymore. ]
She rolled around holding the pillow, her little mouth pouted up to the sky.
[I'm going to complain to my master! ]
Thinking of this, Xiao Ruyu hurried to find Doctor Yang.
I walked around the inn but didn't see any sign of him. Just as I was wondering, I ran into Eleven who had just returned from outside.
She deliberately turned her head away, ignoring him.
A long piece of food was stretched out in front of me, with a sweet taste.
Xiao Ruyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and she sniffed the scent and grabbed Eleven's hand.
【What is this? It smells nice. 】
Eleven handed the bag in his hand to Xiao Ruyu and spoke lovingly.
"Eleven just made some dried sweet potatoes, and the little princess is itching to bite this."
After taking a bite, the soft, sweet taste spread in her mouth, and the chewy dried sweet potatoes just made up for her feeling of wanting to chew something.
【Eleven! I really like you so much! 】
Xiao Ruyu threw herself into Eleven's arms, hugged his neck, and stuffed dried sweet potatoes into her mouth.
She smiled with narrowed eyes and buried her head in his chest, rubbing it back and forth.
"Alright, alright. Eleven's injuries haven't fully healed yet, and you're hanging on him again."
Doctor Yang's sour voice sounded from behind.
He had just returned from court affairs and saw this scene at first glance.
【Master, you are back. 】
Xiao Ruyu spoke obediently, jumped out of his arms, took out a dried sweet potato and handed it to him.
【Master, you should try it too, it is delicious. 】
Doctor Yang pushed her hand away, smiling, "Master, it's not time for you to grind your teeth yet."
"Okay, hurry up and pack up, we should set off today."
He stopped smiling and went back to his room.
【Master insults me again.】
Xiao Ruyu muttered to herself as she helped Eleven pack his luggage.
At noon, several people set out on their journey to continue searching for the origin of the poisonous insects.
The further west we go, the closer we get to the deep territory of Miao Territory.
Although they were mentally prepared when they stepped into the mountain, they were still shocked by the scene before them.
The mountains stretching for thousands of miles stand tall in the sky. Looking up, there are peaks upon peaks with no end in sight.
[The road here is so difficult to walk on. ]
Xiao Ruyu held Eleven's hand and walked on the mountain road with one foot deep and one foot shallow. From time to time, they were frightened by snakes popping out of the grass.
【Master, where are we going? 】
She was so scared that she jumped into Eleven's arms and didn't want to come down and walk again.
Doctor Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out a map from his arms, and pondered for a moment.
"It should be heading southwest."
He pointed ahead and spoke with certainty.
Looking in the direction of his finger, Xiao Ruyu felt more and more that something was wrong.
Eleven said weakly, "Master, that's the northeast direction."
"Ah?" Doctor Yang shook the map twice and scratched his head.
"Northeast? Then we're going the wrong way."
Xiao Ruyu sat down on the ground, too tired to move.
[Master, you are a little unreliable...]
[I don't want to leave anymore, let's take a break first. ]
Seeing her slumped on the ground, Eleven picked her up considerately and spread the mat on the ground.
Doctor Yang took the water handed to him by Eleven and stared at the map with a heavy expression.
"Right now, it looks like we have a big problem."
What's the problem?
Seeing this, Xiao Ruyu came over.
Doctor Yang pointed to a stream in front, where gurgling water was flowing from a distance.
He put his hand on the map again, puzzled.
"Logically, we should be walking to a forest here, so why is there a stream?"
Xiao Ruyu sensed something was wrong, "Master, are we lost?!"
Seeing Doctor Yang nod, her little face drooped and she lay on the mat with her hands and feet in the shape of a "big" character.
[Ah, the sky is vast, Master is so stupid that he even took the wrong road. ]
A line of crows flew quietly over Doctor Yang's head, and he felt a little embarrassed.
"Ahem... I'm just temporarily lost. I'll wait for Master to study it carefully."
Half an hour later.
He put the map down reluctantly, his eyes blank.
"Little princess, I'm afraid we'll have to spend the night here."
[What? Here?]
Xiao Ruyu sat up and looked around.
The forest was airtight and the low growls of wild animals could be heard from time to time.
She shuddered, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
[Master, if you stay here tonight, your little disciple might be taken away by a wild beast.]
"It would be best if you take it away. Then no one will bother Master."
Seeing that Doctor Yang still didn't forget to insult her at this time, Xiao Ruyu pouted and threw herself into his arms.
[I don't want to spend the night here, Master, please think of a solution.]
Eleven remained silent, looking around, trying to find the way.
Just when the three were at a loss, Eleven made a discovery.
He pointed to a place at the foot of the high slope and expressed his surprise.
"Little princess, look, isn't there a village over there?"
Xiao Ruyu immediately stood up and stood on tiptoe to look down, but she was limited in height.
Seeing this, Eleven lifted her up and had a clear view of her.
[It really is a village! Master, let's spend the night there first! ]
Doctor Yang narrowed his eyes and estimated the distance.
"Then we have to hurry as fast as possible. We should arrive before dark."
…
The three of them finally arrived at the gate of the village before it got completely dark.
"Who?"
A noise was heard behind me.