When night fell, everyone found a place at the foot of the mountain to spend the night.
They live with mountains behind them, a plain in front of them, and no wild forests around them.
Except for the mountain behind, there is no other place where the bandits can attack.
So as soon as Mu Mu had eaten some dry food, he and Jian Yi led a team of men and horses to guard two places on the mountainside to prevent bandits from breaking in at night.
Long Shiyi and Long Yi also each led a team of troops to guard the two ends of the ground.
The only thing undefended now is the river ahead.
The source of this river is on an unknown mountain. It flows from high to low, so the water is very fast.
If someone wades into the water to make a sneak attack, they will usually be able to detect it immediately.
After the ordinary people left, the team suddenly became deserted.
Feng Jiuer had just counted the remaining food with Qiao Mu. When she came back, she saw the mute slave picking up the tree branches and doing something with it.
"You want to build a tent?" I used tree branches to make a tent. I didn't expect that the mute slave would look so good when he made it!
"I don't know if it will rain at night. Even if it doesn't rain, the night is cold and the dew is heavy. It's not good for the dew to hit you."
The mute slave smiled at Jiu'er and said gently: "Don't worry, you will be fine soon."
"Did you get it for me?"
Feng Jiuer was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook her head: "No, no, no, no, dumb slave, don't bother me like this, I don't need it."
We all go out and hit the road together, how can we be treated differently?
If it rains, there will be carriages, right?
In fact, Jiu'er knew that the mute slave did this just to make her sleep more comfortable and to retain some of her own private space.
After all, the carriage board on the horse was so hard that it was really uncomfortable to sleep on.
The temporary tent set up on tree branches was covered with leaves he had picked up. It was soft at first glance.
However, Feng Jiuer felt that she really did not need to enjoy this kind of high-level treatment.
"Mute slave, stop fussing, sit down and rest for a while."
Everyone has to sleep in the wild, so we have to face the wind and rain together. She will feel bad if she is the only one who gets special treatment.
"Since it's a kind offer from the mute slave, why do you refuse? Whatever he gives you, you just accept it."
Qiao Mu stared at Feng Jiu'er, very dissatisfied.
The mute slave worked so hard to build a small nest for her. I don’t know how envious Qiao Mu looked at it.
But even though it's not for her, Qiao Mu likes it as long as it's done by a mute slave.
The fruits of the mute slave's labor cannot be wasted like this by Feng Jiu'er.
Jiu'er looked at her and almost couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.
Ever since this guy saw the true face of Mute Slave, he has simply become Mute Slave's most complete fan.
Whatever the mute slave does is right in Qiao Mu's eyes. Whatever the mute slave does, Qiao Mu will never see it rejected by anyone.
Feng Jiuer breathed out, but couldn't help but roll her eyes at Qiao Mu, and then looked at the mute slave.
"Okay, thank you. I'll go and count with Xue Gu first, and I'll come back later."
"I made chicken soup for you and will bring it to you later. You go ahead." The mute slave said softly.
Feng Jiuer had the illusion that they were not on a journey, but came to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
I don’t know how the mute slave prepared everything, including chicken soup and snacks!
But what are everyone eating? Mu Mu and Jian Yi, they were just eating dry food like you.
It's not easy for the brothers not to hate her.
"Okay, I'll go find Aunt Xue first." Feng Jiuer nodded and wanted to leave, but saw Qiao Mu staring at the mute slave for a moment, with a busy figure without any intention of taking a step.
"Have you seen enough?" Jiu'er stretched out his foot and kicked her calf.
"Huh? Look, I didn't see enough..." Of course I didn't see enough, but Qiao Mu's face still turned red.
He glared at Feng Jiuer fiercely before following her footsteps.
"You yourself took off Jiu Qing's clothes today. I just took a look at it. It's better for you to do it directly. It's too embarrassing to tell others!"
"I..." Jiu'er blushed instantly. This matter was really a dark history for her.
"I just..."
I want to explain it, but I don’t know how to explain it.
She must not tell anyone about Jiu Qing's suspicions.
It’s not that I don’t trust Qiao Mu, it’s that the less people know about it, the less dangerous it is.
Who knows if this big mouth will talk in his sleep when he is dreaming at night?
"Forget it, let's go check the account with Xue Gu first."
Feng Jiuer decided to drop this topic.
On the other hand, Qiao Mu stared at her back and muttered: "It's so mysterious, I don't know what I'm doing."
Qiao Mu didn't believe it was Jiu'er who betrayed the Ninth Prince.
What girl would be willing to betray a man like the Ninth Prince?
Just because she likes the mute slave now doesn't mean she doesn't like the Ninth Prince anymore.
However, liking the Ninth Prince is a kind of worship.
One-sided worship is naturally impossible to achieve results, so she doesn't have extravagant hopes.
But the mute slave is different. The mute slave is someone she can see and touch. Only the mute slave has hope.
Qiao Mi is a real person and what she wants is a real life. To sum up, the mute slave is the most suitable for her.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the mute slave is willing.
Xue Gu was sitting on a stone not far away, talking to Tuoba Keyan.
Seeing Jiu'er and the others coming over, Xue Gu took the initiative and said, "You guys came just in time. Yan just told me something..."
"About food." Tuoba Keyan spread out the small ledger on the rocks.
"I just went to check, and some of the dried meat I brought out has gone bad. I tried to keep what I could, and I had to throw away the ones that couldn't be kept."
Now they not only have to rush, but they also have to deal with various forces that may come to attack them at any time. If they eat the problematic dried meat and the brothers are hungry, they may not be able to resist the bandits when they sneak attack.
Regarding this point, Jiu'er also agreed, but... "Isn't the remaining food not enough to leave this mountain system?"
"Yes." Although they don't need to go through the entire mountain system, just walking through the edge area will take at least five or six days.
On the 5th and 6th, according to the current rate of consumption of food, it is really not enough.
"Did you see a lot of fish in the river just now?"
"If you catch this fish, everyone may not be able to catch it. Our people also went to catch it just now. The current was too fast and it was impossible to catch it."
Jiuer lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Qiao Mu said: "There are no dense forests around here, there are flat areas everywhere, and there probably aren't many wild birds and wild animals."
This was also what troubled Tuoba Keyan the most. He turned out the topographic map and showed it to them.
"You see, we are walking on the edge of the mountain system. Basically, there is this kind of flat land along the way."
Qiao Mu and Feng Jiuer looked at each other. If the land was flat like this, there wouldn't be much game.
