Two people walking together are more lively than one, not to mention that Zhu Zan is often worth ten people alone.
Miss Jun has gotten used to this kind of hustle and bustle.
I have traveled with Zhu Zan once before, and actually my master was also very noisy at that time.
Maybe he was too lonely and wanted to scare her away, but He Chang was not the one to express his feelings.
When dusk enveloped the earth, Miss Jun stopped her horse and looked for a suitable place.
"This is not a suitable place, move forward." Zhu Zan said from behind.
Miss Jun ignored him and dismounted.
"Hey, you woman..." Zhu Zan said.
Miss Jun turned around and looked at him.
"Come down, make a fire, and cook," she said.
Zhu Zan raised his eyebrows on the horse.
"Have you decided to ask me for help?" he said, somewhat proudly, "But you have to make it clear."
Miss Jun looked at him.
"Clarify what?" she asked.
Zhu Zan jumped off his horse and pointed his finger toward the sky and the ground.
"There are many kinds of help, such as leading the way," he said, "such as camping, food and drink, and protection against snakes and insects. Finding medicine is just one of them. We have to decide which kind of help you want first. The price for each kind can be different."
Miss Jun looked at him and smiled.
"I want them all," she said, pointing to the sky, the earth, and Zhu Zan.
Zhu Zan quickly reached out to stop him.
"Don't point randomly." He warned, while stepping away from her finger. "In that case, I'll give you a cheaper price, 10,000 taels for everything."
Miss Jun smiled.
"Erxiao, don't you know what the situation is now?" she asked.
"What's going on?" Zhu Zan looked at her warily, "Also, don't call me Erxiao."
"Your family still owes me money and favors, and you still come to talk to me about business." Miss Jun said with a sigh, "You are really amazing."
Zhu Zan's expression froze. He looked at Miss Jun who was approaching and took a step back cautiously.
"You said it was business," he said.
"I can say it, but you can't." Miss Jun said, standing in front of Zhu Zan, "Zhu Erxiao, if you want to help, just do the work quickly. You won't get paid a penny. If you don't want to help, just get out of here."
This rude woman!
Zhu Zan made a "pooh" sound, jumped on his horse and rode away at a gallop.
Miss Jun ignored him and turned around to let the horses graze and feed them. Just as she finished all this and was about to pick up firewood to make a fire, she heard the sound of horse hooves and Zhu Zan came riding back, dragging half a tree behind him and causing a cloud of dust to fly.
Seeing him coming back, Miss Jun said nothing.
Zhu Zan didn't say anything. He dismounted, took out his knife, and started chopping the branches with a crackling sound. The bonfire was soon lit. He then untied two newly hunted rabbits from the horse's back and went to put them away.
When he finished cleaning and put the rabbit on the fire to roast, he heard Miss Jun sigh from behind.
"Some things don't need to be said." Zhu Zan raised his hands and said in a wooden voice without turning back.
"You..." Miss Jun spoke again.
Zhu Zan interrupted her again.
"Even if it's not business, but a favor, there's no need to be polite," he said. "Everyone should just be at ease."
At the sound of footsteps, Miss Jun stood behind him and patted his shoulder.
"Hey," she said, "you..."
Zhu Zan jumped away with a cry.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't use your hands or feet. I'm selling my skills, not my body." He shouted angrily.
"No one wants your art." Miss Jun rolled her eyes, with a hint of impatience, "You're too slow."
She said this and pointed backwards.
"I'm saying that once you're done here, go and lay the floor bed."
Zhu Zan was even more ashamed.
"You wouldn't?" he said.
Miss Jun pursed her lips and tilted her head to smile.
"No," she said, holding her face in her hands and blinking at him, "I'm a delicate girl."
A delicate girl.
It's unbelievable that she could say such indecent things.
Zhu Zan shuddered, lifted his foot and stepped back.
Miss Jun smiled and sat down beside the campfire, looking at the roasted rabbit being pierced by a knife and listening to the rustling of branches and leaves behind her.
"Hey, is it time to turn the rabbit meat over?" she suddenly shouted, "It's almost burnt."
Zhu Zan threw the felt mat he had just taken off the horse's back onto the ground, gritted his teeth and walked over quickly, rolled the rabbit meat a few times, sprinkled salt on it, bandaged his face and continued to spread the felt mat.
Miss Jun sat by the campfire, giggling, then looked up at the starry sky.
The night became darker and the sky became brighter.
She was not unfamiliar with such a starry sky. She had seen it with her master, while walking alone, and while sitting on the roof of Prince Huai's mansion.
However, I haven't seen a starry sky like this for a long time.
The starry sky has not changed, but the people under the starry sky have changed.
The fragrance floated in my nose, and at the same time, something black almost poked my face.
Miss Jun came back to her senses and looked.
Zhu Zan was holding a roasted rabbit in his hand and looking down at her.
"Do you want me to feed you?" he said.
Miss Jun nodded without hesitation.
"Okay," she said, and then she opened her mouth.
Zhu Zan glared and let out a breath.
"I give up," he said.
Miss Jun laughed and took the barbecue. Zhu Zan picked up the barbecue and seemed not to want to see her at all. He sat next to the two horses and started to eat.
However, it was obvious that he could not do so.
"Zhu Zan, where's the water?"
"Zhu Zan, there's not enough meat."
"Zhu Zan, do you have any fruit to eat?"
"Why not? There was an apricot tree in front of where you went before..."
"Why don't you go pick them now..."
The girl's voice was neither hurried nor slow, and it was also a little coquettish.
But this did not make Zhu Zan happy, and the sound of his gritting his teeth became louder and louder.
"Jun Jiuling! Have you had enough fun?" he finally shouted.
Miss Jun stopped talking, looked at him and smiled, then nodded gracefully.
Look at this rogue look!
Zhu Zan gritted his teeth and angrily threw a branch into the fire. He didn't have the strength to return to his horse and just sat down.
It's just a small place. If this woman is determined to make trouble, she will be annoyed even if she can't see it.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Can you not be so childish? Why are you playing these meaningless tricks?" Zhu Zan said.
Miss Jun nodded with a smile, very well behaved.
Zhu Zan glanced at her and picked up some branches to make a fire.
The wilderness at night finally regained its tranquility.
Under the starry sky, the fire was jumping, the horses were sneezing, and the chirping of insects was gradually rising all around.
For the first time, Zhu Zan felt that silence was truly pleasant.
"But there is something I want to say."
The female voice sounded softly again.
Zhu Zan looked at her. In the firelight, the girl's expression was as gentle as her voice. She sat quietly, without the laughter from before, and her demeanor was dignified.
Zhu Zan looked at her sideways.
"You just called me Jun Jiuling." Miss Jun looked at him seriously and said, "Can you call me by my name again?"
Nine years old.
Nine years old.
In the light of the fire, Zhu Zan's face flickered. With a snap, he threw the branch into the fire.
"Mr. Jun, please don't go too far." He shouted in shame, jumped up and walked away angrily.
Miss Jun looked at his back.
"How did I bully you?" she said.
I just want to hear the old friend call me by my old name.
She looked up at the starry sky.
Things and people have changed, and sometimes she doesn't even recognize herself.
…
"Zhu Zan."
When Miss Jun's voice rang out, Zhu Zan subconsciously took a step back.
"What do you want to do now?" he shouted.
"Nothing, I'm going to sleep." Miss Jun said, wrapped in a shawl and walked towards the laid mat.
Zhu Zan watched her walk past him warily.
"Just sleep, what's the matter?" he said.
"Of course I have to tell you. You keep watch all night." Miss Jun said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Quite polite… Zhu Zan said in his heart, and then sighed.
"Don't you have those powerful hidden weapons?" he said, "If you set them up so that no one can get close to them, why would you guard the night?"
Miss Jun said "oh" and sat down on the mat.
"I arranged all that before because I was the only one doing it. Now..." she said, looking at Zhu Zan with a sincere and sighing expression, "I have you now. You are so amazing. I feel at ease with you around."
She finally admitted that he was very powerful. Zhu Zan snorted twice but frowned. There seemed to be nothing wrong with the tone and words, but he always felt something was wrong.
"...Those hidden weapons and poisons are expensive and troublesome to make, so it's better to save them and not use them if possible."
Oh my god! This woman!
I knew she was a dishonest girl!
Zhu Zan cried out and looked at the girl lying down with her cloak pulled up.
"Jun! You really are!"
"Hey, even if we're on night watch, we have to take turns! Why leave me alone?"
Miss Jun's two eyes appeared from under her tent, twinkling like stars in the night sky.
"Based on what? Because you owe me, I don't owe you anything." She said softly.
There is no point in continuing the dialogue here.
Zhu Zan felt more tired than ever before.
Why does he feel tired?
He once spent three days without sleep chasing a gold thief, and he once traveled a long distance in this wilderness without eating or drinking.
He didn't feel tired at all at that time.
Such a spring night, under such a beautiful starry sky.
Why does he feel tired?
He looked at the bright cloak embroidered with golden circles, the exquisite and graceful figure under the cloak, and the long black and scattered hair exposed outside.
This should be a scene that is pleasing to the eye and even full of imagination.
Zhu Zan couldn't help but stretch out his hands and grab the starry sky randomly, as if he wanted to tear apart this annoying spring night.
Why hasn't the night passed yet? Why hasn't the sky gotten bright yet?
When will this end?