After an afternoon, Chen Zhou and his companion still hadn't reached the end of the road. Eventually, they found an open space nearby and decided to take a short break.
Because they were all hungry.
Fortunately, Chen Zhou accepted the dry rations given to him by the middle-aged merchant; otherwise, the two of them would obviously not have been able to last for two days and two nights.
Chen Zhou took out the dry rations that the middle-aged merchant had given him and shared them with Yuan Ziyi.
Fortunately, Yuan Ziyi ate little, so Chen Zhou could eat more.
However, Chen Zhou underestimated the amount of rations they had. These rations wouldn't last two days and two nights at all! They might run out of rations by tomorrow. The two of them needed to be well-fed to have the energy to travel, but judging from the current state of their supplies, Chen Zhou and his companions clearly had insufficient provisions.
"It seems we can't rest here tonight. We must get going after we've eaten," Chen Zhou said slowly, looking at Yuan Ziyi.
Yuan Ziyi's current view is, of course, the same as Chen Zhou's.
Now that the two have eaten their fill, if they don't hurry on their way, it will probably take even longer to reach the capital.
Since the two of them are now full, they may not be able to eat so much later, so their travel speed will decrease significantly. They are no longer on the Tianyun Continent, but in this Demon City, where their travel speed is directly linked to their food supply, and they are already short of food.
If we don't hurry up and get going now, we might not have such a good opportunity to travel again.
So, having to work hard today is a last resort.
Moreover, even if they wanted to rest, there was nowhere for them to rest now.
They didn't even have a tent, so they'd have to sleep outside. Chen Zhou was okay with that, but Yuan Ziyi definitely couldn't accept it. Therefore, they both agreed to continue on their way.
They continued on their way. The sun was gradually setting, and night was slowly falling. Chen Zhou slowly created his own flames to illuminate their path. Visibility was already severely impaired at night, but fortunately, Chen Zhou had his rootless fire, so at least their visibility wasn't compromised.
Chen Zhou controlled the flames to appear in his hands and in front of his body. With Chen Zhou's flames guiding the way, Yuan Ziyi, who was originally afraid of the dark, was now much better.
Thinking back to when Ning Qing'er and I traveled at night, we almost always made our way in complete darkness, constantly afraid that something might suddenly leap out from the night. We could still hold each other then, but now, Chen Zhou was a man, and I had to walk my own path, and even find my own way. I couldn't just cling to Chen Zhou whenever I got scared, could I?
After walking all night and then another morning, by noon on the next day, the two finally reached the end of the road, at the foot of a mountain.
Only then did Chen Zhou see a few residents, with individual houses.
"Is this also within the territory of Ningwuzhuang?" Chen Zhou asked. Even with his strong physique, Chen Zhou was starting to feel the strain. He had already endured a whole night and a morning, and they had only eaten dry rations twice.
“Yes, so I probably know most of the people here, even though I’ve only been there once. Sister Qing’er took me there. We can only rest there for a while now.” Yuan Ziyi said to Chen Zhou. The two of them had been walking for so long, and Yuan Ziyi was in worse condition than Chen Zhou.
Although Chen Zhou used the flames all night, he did not consume any energy, because he had already merged with the Rootless Flame, so using the Rootless Flame consumed no energy.
The two quickly found a house at the foot of the mountain, where an elderly couple lived. They then hosted them and treated Chen Zhou and Yuan Ziyi to a good meal, which finally made Chen Zhou feel the warmth of human kindness he had long missed.
Chen Zhou now realized that even in such a dangerous burning scene, there was still humanity.
The two then had a good rest for the afternoon under the care of the elderly couple, and had another meal in the evening before continuing their journey.
This mountain was much larger than the one Chen Zhou had crossed before. Chen Zhou had only just estimated that it would take them a whole night to cross it, so he was prepared to spend the entire night traveling.
But Yuan Ziyi was different. She had traveled for two days and two nights, traveling during the day and sleeping at night. It took her two days to arrive. At that speed, she only made it in two days and two nights.
They slept well and ate well. However, they didn't have much food to begin with, and once they started climbing the mountain, they wouldn't find any other families like theirs until they reached the capital, so their food supplies were definitely insufficient.
Moreover, she was also sleep-deprived and had very short sleep durations, so traveling at this time would definitely be very difficult.
Moreover, her physical condition was not as good as Chen Zhou's to begin with.
Now, catching up is incredibly tiring, and she can't keep up with Chen Zhou's pace at all. When they first started walking, Yuan Ziyi noticed Chen Zhou's laziness, but now it seems that his physical fitness is indeed superior to hers.
"Slow down...wait for me..." Yuan Ziyi looked at Chen Zhou's back and said with all her might. After saying this, Yuan Ziyi had no strength left and sat down on the ground with a thud. It was night and dark everywhere. After sitting down, Yuan Ziyi didn't know where she was sitting. She only knew that she felt very comfortable now that she was sitting down. She even had the feeling that she wanted to lie down.
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