After climbing down the mountain, the sky was getting dark. The nine-foot crocodile carried by Chai Yan immediately shocked the three children.
Zhang Youde took the lead and ran towards Chai Yan. The second child and the three younger sisters were stunned and followed closely behind. Not only did the three of them cheer in surprise, they also kept jumping and jumping around Chai Yan and the predator.
Hang Baiqiu was getting something in the carriage. When he heard the cheers, he immediately poked his head out of the window. When he saw that it was Chai Yan who was carrying a huge crocodile back, he was stunned.
After a while, Hang Baiqiu came to her senses. She hurriedly got out of the car, ran to Chai Yan and asked, "Are you not injured?"
At this time, the pig blood on Chai Yan's clothes had been taken away and cleaned by Shangguan Peining. Hang Baiqiu's question was actually an instinctive reaction. She was more worried about Chai Yan's condition than the result.
"It's okay. How could something happen to me? It's just a small dragon. Can it hurt me?"
Chai Yan replied proudly, walked aside and put the crocodile on the ground.
As soon as the crocodile was put on the ground, Zhang Youde, Erwa and Sanmei started to watch it curiously.
Zhang Youde was older and more courageous, and dared to touch it with his hands. Erwa and Sanmei were younger, so they only dared to stand a few steps away and watch, wanting to touch but not daring to touch.
It wasn't until Guan Maochun came over to tell them that the dragon was dead that the two children timidly went up to touch it, and then backed away in panic.
Hang Baiqiu also went to see the crocodile, and then sighed: "I didn't expect you to catch such a big one!"
Chai Yan found a stone to sit on and said, "I had no experience at the beginning and wasted a lot of time. If I go again tomorrow, I will know what to do!"
"Are you going tomorrow?" Hang Baiqiu was very surprised after hearing this, and asked: "Isn't it enough to catch such a big one?"
Chai Yan said helplessly: "Yes, even though this dragon is so big, it actually doesn't have much blood on it, so we have to catch some."
When Shangguan Peining heard this, she said: "Yes, you are sensible!"
Chai Yan ignored Shangguan Peining and continued to say to Hang Baiqiu: "I plan to go further inside tomorrow. Judging from today's situation, there are not enough dragons around here. If you go inside, you should be more productive!"
"Are you still going inside?" Hang Baiqiu became a little worried and asked, "Is it too dangerous?"
Chai Yan was very confident and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not an ordinary person. You don't have to count me in the dangers or anything like that! Haha..."
After talking for a while, Chai Yan invited everyone to prepare for dinner. The pheasants and rabbits they brought were naturally two essential dishes for dinner. There were also some wild fruits picked by Hang Baiqiu and the children.
It is edible.
By the time dinner was finished, more than an hour had passed and it was already dark.
Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun were chatting and joking around the fire next to the carriage, entertaining the second child and the third sister. Hang Baiqiu was packing things in the carriage, and Zhang Youde was with Yu Tie, helping him take care of and feed the horse carefully.
As for Chai Yan, he was sitting alone under the tree behind him, holding pillows in his hands and looking up at the night sky quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Hang Baiqiu had been paying attention to Chai Yan since she started packing her things. After finishing packing, she found that Chai Yan was still the same as before, so she got out of the car and walked slowly over.
Seeing Hang Baiqiu coming over, Chai Yan didn't say anything, and still looked at the night sky without saying a word.
Hang Baiqiu stopped just outside Chai Yan's father-in-law and asked, "What, do you miss Miss You?"
Chai Yan's head and eyes remained motionless as he said, "Yes! I was wondering where they were and whether they encountered any danger..."
Hang Baiqiu said: "I've calculated the time. They took the waterway. They should have just arrived at Canlingdu now. If nothing happens, they should spend the night at Canlingdu Station tonight."
"Well, that's good." Chai Yan knew as soon as he heard this that these itineraries must have been arranged long ago.
Then, there was silence between the two of them. Hang Baiqiu wanted to say something but didn't know how to speak, while Chai Yan simply closed his eyes and cultivated his mind.
"It's cold here, don't sit there for too long..."
"Um."
Hearing Chai Yan's reply, Hang Baiqiu turned around and walked towards the fire.
Chai Yan, who had his eyes closed, heard the sound of Hang Baiqiu's retreating footsteps, and suddenly felt a sense of relief.
"Oh!"
Suddenly, Chai Yan heard Shangguan Peining's laughter.
"Hey, what are you laughing at?" Chai Yan asked immediately.
"Oh? Have I ever laughed? Haha, why don't I know?" Shangguan Peining's tone was obviously a little more provocative, and she even gave a fake smile at the end.
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When they first arrived in Xu, Gu Zhengbang and Jimoshu arrived at Cannglingdu Station.
As soon as they entered the inn, Miao Li and Mo Di led their attendants to inspect the rooms in the inn one by one, making sure that the place they lived in was safe.
During this time, Jimoshu and Yuan brought some attendants to accompany Gu Zhengbang to sit and wait in the lobby of the station.
Soon, Mo Di came back. After entering, he bowed his hands to Gu Zhengbang and Jimoshu and said, "My lords, we have checked inside and outside the station. There is no suspicious person waiting!"
"Well, thank you for your hard work!" Gu Zhengbang was very happy and stood up and said: "Brother Shu, I feel a little tired, so I went back to my room to rest!"
"Brother Zhengbang, do it yourself!" Jimoshu nodded.
So, Gu Zhengbang, accompanied by his attendants, walked to the back room area. After a while, the hall felt empty.
"You'er, father has to go out for inspection. You should go back to the house and rest first!" Jimoshu said.
Yuanyuan nodded and said: "Father, you should also go to bed early, don't be too tired!"
Jimoshu was surprised that Yuanyuan would say such a thing. His face was a little stunned, but he soon smiled and nodded: "I understand."
Then, Jimoshu loudly called the postmaster, gave him some instructions, and told him to take You'er to the room.
Before leaving, Jimoshu said: "You'er, your room is next to mine. If anything happens, you can call me at any time!"
"I know, father." Yuanyuan responded obediently.
After hearing this, Jimosu gave Yuan a faint smile, and then walked out of the inn gate to conduct inspections.
The postmaster turned sideways and stretched out his hand to please: "Miss, please come with me!"
After saying that, the postmaster started walking back in three steps. While leading the way, he asked Yuyuan what he wanted to eat so that he could tell the cook to prepare it.
Yuan Yuan ordered a few simple dishes, and the postmaster nodded and carefully noted them down in his mind. When Yuan Yuan was sent to the door of the room, he immediately left to make arrangements.
Yuan entered the room and gently closed the door. Thinking that there might be a tough battle later, he couldn't help but take out the white porcelain bottle on his waist.
After sitting at the table, Yuan Yuan put down his sword, then carefully poured all the Goddess of War beans in the porcelain bottle into the palm of his hand, and quickly counted them, there were ten in total!
After Yuan Yuan knew what he was doing, he put the Martial God Beans back into the porcelain vase one by one. At the same time, he was thinking about how to distribute and use these Martial God Beans if the battle situation becomes difficult later...