Although Xu Qing didn't bring much luggage along the way, he still brought some dry food for emergencies.
Originally, Xu Qing planned to let Xiao Ruxue watch the fire here while he hunted a prey and roasted it with dry food for a meal.
But after walking around in the woods, Xu Qing felt that he had overestimated his level.
There were no large prey around this forest. Of course, fortunately, there weren't any. If there were, he wouldn't be able to catch them. Since there were no large prey, Xu Qing had to settle for the next best thing and find some small prey.
At this time, the problem came again. He couldn't catch up with small prey such as rabbits. He ran too fast to get things. Moreover, it was dark, and Xu Qing was not good at tracking. If he didn't pay attention, he would disappear.
Xiao Ruxue looked at Xu Qing with empty hands, stood up, patted his shoulder, and said, "Look at the fire."
After saying that, Xiao Ruxue took off the bow and arrow from the horse and entered the woods with her snow sword on her back.
Xu Qing looked at the little girl entering the woods. Can she still hunt?
Xu Qing expressed doubts.
But before Xu Qing had finished doubting, he heard the sound of "cluster--" from bows and arrows, and then Xu Qing saw Xiao Ruxue walking from the woods with a rabbit in his hand.
"Xu Qing Xu Qing! Hurry up and bake the rabbit!"
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That's how the scene of the two cuddling up and warming themselves by the fire began. Of course, Xu Qing, who was roasting rabbit, and Xiao Ruxue, who was cuddling next to Xu Qing, didn't know that they had just escaped a group of bandits.
Of course, if they knew about this, I'm afraid they wouldn't be happy at all. They would even feel very sorry and hate the bandits for their lack of vision.
Are the tens of thousands of taels of silver the two of them carry not as good as that caravan?
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Xiao Ruxue sat quietly on the stone next to Xu Qing, holding her fragrant cheeks in her hands, watching Xu Qing turn the rabbit on the simple grill, her little nose moved from time to time: "Hmm, it smells so good!"
Xu Qing used a dagger to cut off a thin piece of meat that was almost roasted on the outside and sent it to the mouth of the little princess who was waiting to be fed.
Xiao Ruxue chewed the barbecue, ate another piece of dry food that had been roasted by Xu Qing and turned golden, and finally took a sip of the mountain spring water in the water bag. A look of satisfaction suddenly appeared on her lovely face.
Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ruxue, who looked satisfied just because he had eaten a piece of barbecue and a piece of dry food, and couldn't help but laugh.
Not asking for delicacies from mountains and seas, nor delicacies on a jade plate, but an ordinary piece of roasted rabbit, I can eat it with such gusto.
Princess Yongle is definitely the most well-fed lady he has ever seen.
not far away
The shadow guards who were munching on the dry food couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva when they smelled the aroma emanating from Xu Qing's roast rabbit.
The commander doesn't do anything that has anything to do with people!
Thinking like this, they took another bite of solid food...
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A dozen bandits in night clothes lurking on the hillside stopped and swallowed their saliva. Damn it, the man and woman who seemed to have eloped just now roasted the rabbit so deliciously that it tortured them to death. They walked all the way.
You can no longer smell this area, so you can concentrate on grabbing things.
One of the bandits looked at the crowd setting up tents below, and at the goods parked on the roadside being guarded by caravan guards, and asked: "Master, why don't we take action?"
The boss shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."
The bandit gangster asked in confusion: "Why?"
The leader said: "People who do big things must be able to withstand loneliness. How can they rush forward in such an unruly manner? In that case, they are no different from those gangsters with well-developed limbs and simple minds."
The bandit scratched his head: "Aren't bandits and robbers all robbing things?"
The leader knocked the bandit on the head and said: "You idiot, look at the group of caravan guards below. Their numbers are not much worse than ours. If you charge down without discipline at this time, will it be you who robs them or you?"
Are they robbing you?"
The bandit gangster asked, "The boss, when are we going to charge down?"
The leader said: "Of course, we have to wait until they have set up their camp, and there will be very few guards left outside. At that time, we can rush down. According to the terrain, we are called condescending, and we are overwhelming. According to our combat power, our number accounts for
excellent."
Although the bandit didn't understand what the master said, he flattered him and said: "The master is so strategic. If he joins the army, he will definitely be a lucky... lucky... anyway, he will be a general who is lucky..."
The boss had a dark look on his face: "That's called strategizing."
The bandit said with a smile: "Master, I haven't read a book."
Another bandit said: "Well, boss, since we still have to wait here, why don't we rob the two people just now and then come over?"
Before the boss could speak, another bandit in black said, "You are stupid. If you try to rob them, won't they scare the snake away if they scream? What will you do if you let the big fish run away?"
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campfire place
A rabbit and some dry food are enough for two people to have a full meal. Two horses, one black and one white, are behind them to protect them from the cold wind blowing behind them. From time to time, they lower their heads to take a bite of grass on the ground.
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Because they camped beside a desolate trail today and missed the inn, the two horses couldn't find any decent horse grass let alone concentrated feed. They could only deal with it like this and let them eat some more tomorrow.
OK.
After filling my stomach, the night has darkened.
Xu Qing took off his robe and put it on Xiao Ruxue, saying: "It's cold at night, so wear more clothes to avoid getting cold."
Xu Qing's robe was a bit too big for Xiao Ruxue. Xiao Ruxue looked at Xu Qing, who had already put the robe on herself and was sitting beside her, and asked, "Aren't you cold?"
Xu Qing said: "I'm not afraid of the cold. You should get dressed soon. You are more likely to get sick than me at your age."
Xu Qing added firewood to the bonfire while talking to Xiao Ruxue.
When camping outside, someone needs to be on guard. Two people cannot rest at the same time. There is always one person who needs to add fuel to the fire.
Just when Xu Qing was about to speak again, there was indeed a sudden weight on his shoulders, and the little girl had already fallen asleep with steady breathing.
Xu Qingshen blocked Xiao Ruxue's shoulder with one hand to prevent her from falling backwards due to improper sleep, and held a branch in the other hand to fiddle with the bonfire.
not far away
The Shadow Guards, who were hiding in the dark and keeping watch, couldn't help but froze when they saw the two people by the bonfire. The prince's favorite princess actually fell asleep leaning on their leader's shoulder?!
At this moment, the captain came over and asked, "Is there anything strange?"
The shadow guard couldn't help but pointed at the two people at the bonfire and said hesitantly: "College... Mr. Colonel, my subordinates saw the commander and the princess... he... they..."
Such a situation left the Shadow Guard, who had always remained calm in the face of landslides, somewhat speechless.
"What happened to the princess and the commander?" Captain Xuanjia looked towards the bonfire impatiently.
When Colonel Xuanjia saw the scene at the bonfire, he couldn't help but be shocked:
How come the princess is hugging the commander-in-chief!
The shadow guard swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "My subordinates saw the princess and the commander embracing..."
Colonel Xuanjia quickly covered the shadow guard's mouth: "No, you didn't..."