"Brother Kui, you know so much." Li Fei admired Ding Kui more and more.
Maybe she felt that Li Fei was a little tired, so Nie Ling went over and held her hand and said, "Sister Fei'er, you don't know the people around my junior. Sometimes I don't understand why he still comes to the Knights."
Guild learning.
I heard my father say that all the guards of the Protectorate are elites in the military. Even though they only have four squadrons, local divisions with inferior equipment may not be their opponents."
"Hey," Li Fei took a breath of cold air, "then at least there will be more than twenty of them each."
"This time my father and Lord Lei came to watch the county competition and found out that my junior's housekeeper was a very famous figure. He once killed an infantry brigade of the Qi State alone in a battle." Nie Ling looked at it with envy.
He glanced at Ding Kui.
Ding Zhong, who was exploring the way, jumped to Nie Ling's side with a "whoosh" and asked: "Really? My master was so powerful back then."
"It turns out that you are the apprentice of the old butler. No wonder you are qualified to form a team with us at such a young age. Of course your master is powerful. He used to have a prestigious name called 'Death Grip'. As long as you shake your hands, the enemy will be killed."
Will die." Nie Ling said in awe.
"Whoosh", Ding Zhong came to Ding Kui's side. Before he opened his mouth, Ding Kui said: "Don't ask me. Grandpa Kun never talks about his past. If you want to know, ask him yourself."
Disappointed that he didn't get any more information from Ding Kun, Ding Zhong returned to the front to clear the way.
With the help of Ding Kui and Nie Ling, Li Fei finally arrived at the first campsite before dark.
This is an open space next to a mountain wall with little vegetation. Huge rocks and gravel can be seen everywhere. Because farmers and hunters often pass by, several simple wooden houses have been erected here.
It was late October and early November, and it hadn't snowed yet, but the temperature dropped quickly at night. Song Yuan and Lin Zicheng had already lit a fire in front of the wooden house.
When Ding Kui and others arrived at the camp, Song Yuan was picking up a wild boar with his axe.
"That's good. Xiao Zhong and Nie Ling went to pick some fruits and wild vegetables. We will eat roasted wild boar tonight and save a day's worth of dry food." Ding Kui threw down his luggage and looked around the camp.
He pulled out "Yueshang", walked towards a boulder about 20 meters to the left of the wooden house, walked around behind the boulder, and walked back to the fire in a few minutes.
Ding Kui said to Li Fei who was wandering around the wild boar and didn't know how to help: "Fei'er, I made a girl's hut over there. If you want, go behind the boulder on the left."
Li Fei had been holding back all afternoon. After listening to Ding Kui's words, she immediately ran towards the boulder he pointed at.
Song Yuan chopped off a wild boar leg with an axe, turned around and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of this? The prince is still very careful."
"I've been with them all afternoon, so I can tell. Where is Lin Zicheng?" Ding Kui asked.
"He went to set traps around him, and this wild boar was caught in the trap just set."
"You guys are awesome. I'm so lucky to be on your team." Ding Kui praised him at the right time.
What a team needs most is mutual encouragement and support, especially in new teams. Ding Kui, who has more than ten years of work experience, believes in this way.
In this temporary team, Song Yuan is the oldest, but he has the least sense of presence. In terms of strength, it is hard to say who is more powerful between him and Nie Ling, but it is definitely not as good as Ding Kui; in terms of experience in the mountains and forests, let alone Lin Zicheng.
Ding Zhong, who was also a trainee warrior, was stronger than him.
After the team reunited, Song Yuan wanted to show off his skills, but never had the chance. Now that he was praised by Ding Kui, he suddenly felt that he still had a role in the team. He continued to decompose the wild boar in front of him with enthusiasm.
Ding Kui took out a dagger and cut a piece of meat from the hind leg of the wild boar. After cleaning it, he cut it into pieces and put it into the copper bowl he brought. He added some simple ingredients, filled it with water and put it on the fire.
It's cooked.
"Although your copper bowl is not small, why is this bowl of soup not enough for the six of us?" Song Yuan asked Ding Kui puzzledly after finishing eating the wild boar.
"I'm not making soup, this is lean meat water, for Fei'er to drink. How can a magician like her hold up a belly full of barbecue?" Ding Kui replied with a smile.
Li Fei, who had just returned from relieving herself, happened to hear it. She was so moved that she blushed and asked Ding Kui: "Brother Kui, what can I do for you?"
Ding Kui thought for a moment and handed the dagger in his hand to Li Fei, "Just cut six pairs of small wooden sticks and use them as chopsticks for us."
Not long after, the team members who went out to set traps and pick wild vegetables came back and began to set up the barbecue grill to deal with the first day's prey together.
In the team of six people, no one brought a military pot, so they could only eat barbecue. Nie Ling, who was worthy of being the queen of the generals, also brought a small copper basin, which was perfect for cooking wild vegetable soup, so that everyone could avoid the dilemma of eating barbecue.
Lin Zicheng and Ding Zhong both went into the mountains alone and lacked experience in team operations. They learned a good lesson this time.
Ding Kui looked at Lin Zicheng who had finished the last mouthful of wild vegetable soup and asked: "Are there many wild animals around here?"
"Most of the animals nearby are wild boars and hyenas, as well as goats and monkeys. I have never heard of wild beasts roaming around here. In fact, there were no wild beasts during our first two days of journey, but it was different starting from the third leg." Lin Zicheng
He wiped his mouth without saying anything.
"Okay, we have been divided into two groups to keep vigil for the past two days. Nie Ling, Fei'er and I are in one group, and the remaining three are in one group. My group will be the first to keep vigil tonight.
Fei'er and Nie Ling slept in the same room, and the four of us squeezed into another room.
Nie Ling, help Fei'er squeeze her feet before going to bed and relax her leg muscles. After the first three days, things will get better later." Ding Kui knew his responsibilities. If he didn't arrange it, no one would take on this responsibility.
"Junior, this is too biased. Someone help me pinch my feet." Nie Ling puffed up her cheeks and pretended to be unhappy.
"Half of your 'Xingyun Sword Technique' is at your feet. Today's walk down the mountain road is not even half of your usual training.
If you really want someone to pinch your feet, there are many people here who would be happy to do so." Ding Kui glanced at Song Yuan and Lin Zicheng.
Song Yuan and Lin Zicheng, who were taking a peek at Nie Ling's long legs, immediately sat upright and stared at the darkness ahead without squinting.
Nie Ling glanced at the two people who didn't have three hundred taels of silver here, and her face turned red. "Huh, I will also be a magician in my next life, and I will have someone pinch my feet every day."
Li Fei said weakly from the side: "Sister Ling, I'm fine, you don't need to pinch me."
"Silly Fei'er, I'm kidding them. The five of us are used to training and our bodies can handle it, but you will definitely not be able to bear it when you walk on so many mountainous roads all at once. My junior is right." Nie Ling said.
Hugging Li Fei, "If I were a man, I would love to pinch your feet every day. I can't let them do this job."