Chapter 1460: Crossing Mountains (8)
Yang Ruxin set off before dawn without even waking her family, only informing Du Chengfeng, then departed overnight with Du Juan, Du Man, and Shadow Seven.
Of course, she did not forget to bring along Xiaohei’s family of three.
As for the worry that everyone would experience once they discovered Yang Ruxin was gone again at daylight, there’s no need to delve into that.
Let’s just say that Ruxin, following Shadow Seven, sprinted out of Lianhua Town.
As she left the town, she stalled. The main road was safe, but it was a lengthy journey. Even if she rode hard day and night, it would take seven to eight days to reach Jin City. But if she crossed over the mountains, at least one-third of the journey could be cut short.
"It’s not safe in the mountains," Shadow Seven, Yang Xiong, frowned.
"There’s nothing unsafe," Ruxin glanced around, "I’ve looked at the map. Crossing from here will take us directly to the official road that leads to the frontier. There’re households in these mountains, so there’s a mountain path. It’s tougher to travel, but it saves time. Roughly two days will get us across..."
None of the others objected, as their mounts were all wild horses from the mountains, so taking the mountain path was no issue.
From dusk until dawn, they walked, and from dawn till dusk, they went on without incident.
"Let’s rest a bit," Ruxin said, looking around. "We need to spend the night here." The evening sky was somewhat overcast, and visibility wasn’t great, so better to wait for daylight before continuing.
Yang Xiong hurriedly gathered firewood to start a campfire, while Du Juan and Du Man pulled out some food.
Roasting a couple of buns and eating them with the jerky they brought filled their stomachs, and Ruxin also gave each person a pear for dessert.