Ma Chengrao immediately dropped the half of the flatbread that was as hard as a rock and practically snatched the two rice dumplings into his hands.
As he rummaged through his outer garment and wolfed down the food, he followed the others out of the nest, mumbling in an unusually solicitous tone, "Your Highness, you won't regret trusting me. Once you cross this snow-capped mountain range and reach that swamp, you'll see plenty of vegetation. Because of the terrain, it's difficult for ordinary people and wild animals to set foot there, so the medicinal herbs are not only diverse in variety, but also of excellent age and growth."
"Look at you, such a coward. How did you manage to cross this snowy region back then?" Ji Fengming couldn't help but tease him.
“Back then…” Ma Chengrao looked up and paused in his eating, as if recalling the past. He sighed heavily and said, “Anyway, it was a near-death experience, so let’s not talk about it.”
The group quickly left the lair of the Black Purgatory branch.
The bright light from outside and the cold wind from the snow-capped mountains immediately invigorated everyone.
"No wonder those monsters are so ferocious. Living in that dark, sunless place all year round, even normal people would feel depressed and suffocated," Wanqika sighed, jumping up and down a couple of times to relieve her frustration.
“Now that we’re not being followed by anyone, my little wife, we can travel faster by flying on our swords,” Shang Xiye suggested.
“Okay!” Ji Fengyao agreed immediately, as she had the same idea.
Ji Fengming turned away instantly, pretending not to hear what the young couple was saying.
Hei Xiao glanced at Ji Fengming silently, then lowered his alluring peach blossom eyes again.
Wanqikafu's eyes darkened, but she acted as if she hadn't seen anything. She turned around, smiled, and hugged Ji Fengyao's arm: "Yaoyao, we're both young ladies, so you should take care of me."
"Okay," Ji Fengyao readily agreed.
Shang Xiye pursed his lips, hesitating to speak, his eyes filled with grievance as he looked at his little wife:
Why is it that someone always tries to steal his wife from him?
Ji Fengming, however, seemed to be explaining the burden, and said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, Yao'er has already done her part, it wouldn't be right for you not to follow suit. Ma Da Hu You is yours."
"You are responsible for the people you recruited," Shang Xiye said coldly in an instant, leaving no room for discussion.
That unreliable brother-in-law!
He should let his wife take responsibility for the romantic entanglements he caused, but now she's trying to make him work hard?
Ha, let whoever wants to be nice to him do so, his patience has already run out!
Ma Chengrao always remembered the formidable reputation that Donglongmen had earned in the martial arts world.
The more unreliable Ji Fengming seemed, the more wary he became.
He heard Shang Xiye say that Ji Fengming wanted to carry him.
Ma Chengrao could already picture the scene of Ji Fengming dropping him from mid-air halfway through the ride.
“I dare not trouble the Ninth Prince, nor the young master. I think this young man is quiet and reserved, but he has a kind face. I think my son and I should get along well. So please give me a ride!”
Like a startled rabbit, Ma Chengrao darted to Hei Xiao's side and grabbed Hei Xiao's sleeve tightly.
"Damn it, are you looking for death?!" Ji Fengming's eyes narrowed, and he became furious in an instant.
Ma Chengrao: "..."
Why does it feel like I stepped on a cat's tail?
Why is he looking for this young man?
"I think you've gotten too bold, always picking on the weak." Ji Fengming slapped Ma Chengrao's hand away from Hei Xiao's sleeve and pushed him far away from Hei Xiao. His anger was not diminished. He said, "He has injuries that haven't healed. I don't even want to trouble him. You're the one with the big face."
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