Elder Hua was startled by Jiang Si's question, and then quickly said, "Ah Hua is in a very safe place, Princess, don't worry."

Jiang smiled and had a better understanding of Elder Hua's prudence.

Now she finally understood how Elder Hua's ancestor had managed to escape from the Jinlin Guards' tight search.

With such superb disguise skills, after Elder Hua's ancestors escaped from the imperial prison, they were like fish into the sea. Finding them was harder than climbing to the sky.

The carriage was getting farther and farther away from the capital, and there were not many carriages and horses passing along the road.

It is already the twelfth month and we cannot travel by water. It is very inconvenient whether traveling from south to north or from north to south, and traveling by land takes a lot of time.

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, those who have been out have already returned home, while those who are planning to go out have postponed their trips to after the Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year is a day for families to reunite.

Jiang Si's current wish is to meet his brother smoothly, then reunite with Yu Jin, and have the whole family return home to celebrate a reunion year.

But after traveling south for a few days, the snow and wind suddenly became stronger.

The howling cold wind and the snowy road made it difficult for the carriage to move forward, and the speed became slower and slower.

Long Dan had no choice but to walk to the carriage window and patted the wall: "Master, if we continue to go on, the horses may not be able to bear it. I see a house in front of us. Why don't we go there to take shelter for a while, have some food, and then continue when the wind and snow subside."

Soon, a ginger-like voice came from the carriage: "Okay."

The carriage sped up, and when it arrived in front of the lonely house, it was discovered that it was an abandoned temple.

This temple is much larger than the Sanshi Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, and doesn't look that shabby.

Jiang Si got off the carriage, looked around, and walked in.

There were four people in their group, in addition to Jiang Si, there were Elder Hua, Long Dan and Lao Qin who was driving the car.

Long Dan checked and chose a suitable place. He brought out the small stool he brought with him and asked Jiang Si and Elder Hua to sit on it. Then he gathered the dry firewood piled in a corner of the temple and skillfully lit a fire.

It was snowing heavily outside and the light inside the temple was a little dim. As the fire lit up, the temple became brighter.

Long Dan smiled and said, "It seems that this dilapidated temple has sheltered many people from the wind and snow, and there is still a lot of dry firewood left."

"I have had some connection with the ruined temple recently." Jiang Si glanced at Elder Hua and said with a smile.

Elder Hua also smiled and said nothing.

Lao Qin stood at the door and looked up at the sky.

The snow was getting heavier, fluttering like goose feathers between the sky and the earth, with no end in sight.

Old Qin turned his head and said to the people in the temple, "It looks like the snow is getting heavier. I'm afraid we won't be able to leave for a while."

Long Dan frowned and looked at Jiang Si.

For those of them who have been fighting on the battlefield for years, having a dilapidated temple to shelter them from the wind and rain would not be a big deal, even sleeping in the wilderness would be fine. But the princess is a valuable woman, and they can't just stay here.

Jiang Si's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "If you can't leave, just rest here for a while. If you really can't, stay overnight."

If conditions permit, the more comfortable the better. Since you are out, it is natural to keep everything simple.

After hearing what Jiang Si said, Long Dan said no more. He came in with a pot, hung it over the fire, poured in rice and other ingredients, and started cooking porridge.

Lao Qin prepared a wild rabbit, skewered it and roasted it over the fire.

The hare suddenly crossed the side of the carriage while it was hurrying on the road, and Lao Qin quickly whipped it with a whip to improve the food for his companions.

Elder Hua has a special identity, and Jiang Si has now disguised herself as Elder Hua's granddaughter. In order to avoid being targeted by the Jinlin Guards, they have never stayed at the inn in the past few days to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, although the group had never slept overnight in the wild, they had eaten there many times.

The aroma of barbecue soon spread.

Long Dan twitched his nose and smiled, "Old Qin, your craftsmanship is quite good."

Lao Qin flipped the roasted rabbit skillfully: "If you cook too much, it will be cooked."

Long Dan became interested and came over to ask, "I didn't realize you used to eat barbecue often."

"Yeah." Lao Qin nodded, staring at the roasted rabbit whose skin was gradually turning golden brown, with a focused look.

"Lao Qin, what kind of meat are you best at grilling? Let me tell you, I'm better at eating venison—" The frustration of rushing on the road turned into a chatterbox at this moment.

Elder Hua looked at Long Dan very seriously, suspecting that he had heard it wrongly.

When you ask someone what kind of meat they are good at grilling, shouldn’t you say what you are good at grilling? What does it mean to be better at eating venison?

She had learned the language of the Great Zhou since she was young, and had lived in the Great Zhou for so many years, but she had never expected that the language of the Great Zhou was so profound...

At this time, Lao Qin, who was concentrating on grilling meat, responded: "I am good at grilling rat meat."

I used to be so poor that I often caught field mice and roasted them for food.

"Rat meat?" Long Dan's mouth twitched and he stared at the golden roasted rabbit meat with a subtle look.

Lao Qin said expressionlessly, "At that time, I often used the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed, ate a bite of field mouse meat, drank a sip of cheap wine, fell asleep when drunk, and walked wherever I wanted when I woke up. When I was hungry, I continued to catch field mice and sparrows and roast them to eat. Thinking about those days——"

"It's so beautiful!" Long Dan couldn't help but say.

Lao Qin looked at Long Dan deeply and said, "I really don't want to go back anymore."

Those days were a nightmare to him. He had been a walking corpse for so many years that he didn't even want to think about them. Long Dan looked pretty normal in his later life, but he actually envied him during those days. Was he a fool?

Long Dan opened his mouth, but was unable to speak.

This guy Lao Qin doesn't play by the rules. Can we still have a good chat?

Jiang Si almost laughed while listening to their conversation.

I thought that without Ah Man, being inseparable from Elder Hua all day would be depressing and boring, but I didn't expect that Lao Qin and Long Dan would be like this when they were chatting casually.

The aroma of barbecue in the temple became stronger, the wind and snow outside became stronger, and before we knew it, it was getting dark.

Seeing that the rabbit meat was almost roasted, Lao Qin took out a clean dagger and prepared to cut the meat.

When the sharp tip of the dagger scratched the golden skin of the roasted rabbit, allowing a few drops of fat to fall into the fire and ignite a stronger flame, Lao Qin paused.

At the same time, Long Dan restrained his smile and looked towards the temple gate.

The door panel had disappeared long ago, and the empty temple gate was powerless to resist, allowing the cold wind mixed with snowflakes to rush in, causing the broken Buddhist banners in the temple to shake continuously.

Long Dan touched the scabbard, walked to Jiang Si and whispered, "Master, someone is coming."

Jiang Si had guessed something from Lao Qin and Long Dan's different reactions. He nodded and said, "There's no need to be nervous. Maybe he's just a passerby trying to avoid the snowstorm like us."

This dilapidated temple is located on the roadside. If they can come, then of course others can come too.

The atmosphere among the few people quickly returned to normal.

"Old Qin, is the meat cooked?" Long Dan asked with a smile.

Lao Qin flipped the roasted rabbit over, the firelight illuminating his face: "Almost done."

At this time, there was movement at the temple gate.