Chapter 657 - 202 Protection_2
From Huangzhou to Yanjing, beyond the city gates, the number of houses dwindled with each step. To avoid Prince Cheng’s troops, Zhao Ke and his companion were taking back roads, which nearly always led into the mountains. By the third day, they had entered complete wilderness—with no village ahead, no store behind, nothing at all.
Wen Renyao looked outside for a while and said, "It looks like we’ll have to spend the night in the mountains today."
Jiang Li didn’t seem to mind at all.
When Wen Renyao saw her indifferent attitude, he asked, "Miss Jiang the Second, we have to stay in the mountains tonight, and you’re not surprised at all?"
"There’s no other inn around here, but there are houses in the mountains, although they’re not easy to find. Searching blindly could lead us astray. Compared to that, staying in the mountains is a good choice," Jiang Li answered, "Only, making a fire at night is too dangerous; it could attract bad people. It’s better to rest in the carriage."
She didn’t find it hard at all; in fact, she spoke very naturally, which made Wen Renyao look at her oddly, unsure of what to say.
Jih Heng, however, laughed, as if he understood everything perfectly. Back in Tongxiang, Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao used to go hunting in the mountains, and sometimes they couldn’t return home, so they would light a fire and sleep under a tree. The mountains of Tongxiang had no bad people, only wild animals, and the fire was just to keep those animals away.
At that moment, Lin Yao’s stomach grumbled, and Lin Yao said, "Sister Jiang, I’m hungry."
Jiang Li pulled some dry cakes and water from her bag and handed them to him, saying, "Have a little to eat."
It was noontime, but with no inns in sight, it looked as though even if they walked a long way further, they’d find none. They were definitely not going to have a meal at an inn today and could only eat dry rations. Jiang Li distributed the rations to Lu Jiu and the others, while Zhao Ke and Wen Ji also stopped the carriage to rest for a while and have something to eat.
Everyone got off the carriage.