In the following days, Shi Yan continued to remain in the carriage and no one knew what he was doing.
Altogether, the two carriages travelled in the forest for nine days.
In these nine days, both Zuo Shi and Wu Yunlian would come out time and time again to groom themselves on the riverside and collect water for everyone.
Every time Shi Yan came out, he would bury himself in his food, and when he was done, he would hurry back into the carriage, without acknowledging others.
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It was night again.
The two carriages were parked under the dense foliage of the trees. The horses were released from their reins to graze nearby.
After taking bath, both Zuo Shi and Wu Yunlian were leisurely lying in their carriage, teasing each other in whispers.
Chu Ping, Han Feng, and Ku Long were guarding the carriages and horses, exchanging their cultivation experiences at the same time.
In the carriage of the Shi family.