Gulan sighed secretly, "That was a close call."
Fortunately, I was careful and didn't say anything, otherwise Xiang Yunjin would have become suspicious again. This guy didn't show it on his face. In fact, Gulan knew that he had doubts about her for a long time, but because she was his savior, he didn't want to get to the bottom of it. Otherwise, with this guy's cleverness, her mask would have been peeled off long ago.
"Okay, now that you know what it is, let's start." Gulan said with a smile. I haven't had mutton hotpot for a long time. Although it is clear soup, Gulan still can't wait to eat it. Despite this, I still put a few pieces of mutton in my son's bowl. This thing is very nutritious and my son has benefited a lot from eating it.
Then she picked up a few pieces for the youngest boy, Goudan, and started eating herself, then squinted her eyes in ecstasy.
...Mm, it smells so good!
"Brother Jin, it tastes good, please eat quickly." Looking up at Xiang Yunjin who had not moved, Gulan rarely greeted him. Besides being able to take care of her son and Goudan, she even ignored Dahei who was extremely greedy.
Unlike Gulan's untidy eating manners, Xiang Yunjin ate slowly even though he thought the food was very delicious, and even gave a few pieces to Dahei. The first bite did not disappoint him. It was more delicious than all the antique yokan he had ever eaten. Xiang Xiang Yunjin had no complaints about the cooking skills.
They started to hot pot when they had almost finished eating the mutton. Although it was freezing outside, they felt warm inside the tent after eating. AnAn, who always had a good burning sensation, had a flushed face.
The smell of mutton soup drifted far away from the tent, completely arousing the gluttony of the guards who climbed up the mountain to protect the prince. Unfortunately, they were not so lucky and could only eat dry food while suppressing their cravings. At most, they would find a secluded place to light a fire and boil some hot water to drink.
Wang Yun and Liu Lin hid in a tree. This tree had the best view and they could clearly see a long row of tents at the bottom of the mountain. When Wang Yun's eyes were fixed on one of them, Liu Lin guessed it.
"You always stare at that tent. I guess the prince is in that tent."
"Smart," Wang Yun replied without turning his head, eating the dry food in his hand absent-mindedly.
Liu Lin: "…"
Just this words, this is too perfunctory. If he could be exposed, he would not stop until Wang Yun surrendered, given his violent temper.
Wang Yun didn't care about Liu Lin's emotions at the moment. He was only filled with envy and jealousy. He had been eating dry food for a long time. At most, he would eat a little more cooked food when passing through a town. The rest of the time, he was worried about the prince, so he would just keep things simple and just fill his stomach.
He is nothing like the prince who always eats delicious rice balls when he is on the road. Don't ask him how he knew. How could he not know if he was watching over it every day? The meal in the evening was even more delicious. This peerless master was not only skilled in martial arts, but also had amazing cooking skills. With simple ingredients, the taste he made was so delicious that it would kill you.
"Speaking of which, the smell coming over here is really delicious. Who is this person down there? They can enjoy themselves so much while traveling and make such delicious food." Liu Lin couldn't help but sigh as he smelled the fragrance. The dry food in his hand suddenly had no taste and was even a little difficult to swallow.
"That's the peerless master you wanted to meet."
Liu Lin, who was originally just sighing to himself, didn't expect Wang Yun to reply.
"What did you say?" Liu Lin was stunned. Could a peerless master have such good cooking skills? Why did he feel that it was unlikely?
Liu Lin's stupid look made Wang Yun, who finally turned his face, feel better immediately.
"Don't doubt it, this is it." Wang Yun took a big bite of the food in his hand and looked at the tent below with envy. He also wanted to drink mutton soup, it was so delicious.
Liu Lin followed Wang Yun's gaze and looked over, still unable to believe it.
…
After eating and drinking, they rested for a while. When the smell in the tent had almost dissipated, Gulan and the others were ready to rest. I thought I should get enough rest, as the mountain road might be more difficult to walk on tomorrow. Gulan glanced at Xiang Yunjin on the other side of the tent and closed his eyes. She had noticed the gloom in this guy's eyes, but she hoped that she was just imagining things and that she could reach Yunzhou City safely tomorrow.
The mountain wind blowing from west to east made the tents whistle, but even so it could not disturb the people who were sleeping soundly, except for the patrolmen.
"It's really cold." The patrol team headed by Li Kui consisted of five people, sitting by the fire with their arms folded and shivering in the cold wind even though they were wearing thick cotton-padded clothes. One of them could not help but sigh.
"Just bear with it. Once we settle down in Yunzhou City, we won't have such days anymore."
As soon as they talked about reaching Yunzhou City, everyone's interest was piqued, and they suddenly felt that the cold was not so unbearable.
"Brother Li Kui, you said that when we get to the provincial capital, can we really find a place to stay and settle down successfully?" Although Sun Shu admired Master Gu, we couldn't help but feel nervous when realized that we was almost there.
"We have to believe in Master Gu. If he wasn't really sure, why would he bring us along as a burden?" Li Kui had no doubt at all. Like Li Da, he was an absolute supporter of Gu Lan.
Indeed, the others nodded. With Master Gu's ability, they would not be able to take his family to Yunzhong City by now.
"It's time to go on patrol." Li Kui glanced at the hourglass next to the fire.
Then they patrolled around the tents with weapons and torches until another team took over half an hour later.
…
The next day, the team set out on time as usual when the scorching sun was shining brightly on the earth. Unexpectedly, the road conditions were very good, even flat, with fewer ups and downs, and the team finally increased its speed. An hour later, there were no more endless mountains ahead and the shadow of an exit finally came into view. Everyone driving the coach couldn't help but get excited, as the carriages was about to come out.
Unlike the excitement of others, Gulan's expression became serious when she saw the exit, and the same was true for Xiang Yunjin who was sitting in the driver's seat. Looking at the exit in the distance, Gulan couldn't help but wonder, if she was Xiang Yunjin's enemy, would she give him a chance to walk out of Qingyun Ridge and return to his own territory?
So this might be the last chance to attack. Thinking of this, Gulan slowly slowed down the cart without Xiang Yunjin's reminder. Regardless of whether her idea was right or not, it was not advisable to drive too fast here, otherwise it would be easy to get ambushed. Their convoy was too long. If there was an ambush, no matter how fast the team ran, they would not have a chance to escape. Those who fail to break out at that time may become their weak point and be held hostage by others. It is better to go through it slowly. Of course this is just speculation, it would be better if there is no ambush.
As Gulan's car slowed down, the ones behind him also slowed down. Everyone was a little confused. They saw that they would be out of the mountains soon, but why did the speed suddenly slow down? No matter how strange it was, since Master Gu had slowed down, they could only follow him slowly.
On the mountain, a few hundred meters away from the convoy, a group of martial arts masters who had gathered together and disguised themselves as bandits finally became spirited. After hiding here for several days, I finally saw the team coming out of the mountain. Now I just hope it's the target of my employer. Otherwise, some people might not be able to hold on. It's good to make money, but you have to live, right? It's too cold on the mountain, there's not even a tent, and I'm afraid I'll get sick if I stay any longer.