Chapter 13

“Miss, who was that gentleman just now? He looked so handsome!”

As soon as the carriage went far away, Bai Sha couldn’t help but lift the curtain and ask. Growing up, it was the first time she had seen such a good-looking person, much more handsome than those noble young masters in the capital. Thinking of the snow-white robe and blood jade on the man’s body, she vaguely felt as if she had heard of it somewhere before.

Shen Yao Xing was lying on the silk cushion pretending to sleep. Hearing this, she squinted one eye and glanced at her, tsk-ed, sat up and took out a pastry from the hidden compartment, ate it in one bite and said vaguely, “What does it matter to you if someone is good-looking? Moreover, you can’t judge a person just by appearance. The more good-looking they are, the more vicious their heart is.”

The key point was that he was also very good at pretending. Last night, he was cutting people with an expressionless face, and today he acted as if nothing had happened, all gentlemanly. She even suspected if this man had a split personality.

How could he have two faces?

Bai Sha seemed to half-understand. Thinking of that face, she couldn’t help but chuckle twice, “Being that good-looking, it would be worth it even if I could marry him and live a few years less!”

Shen Yao Xing widened her eyes and looked at her with some incomprehension. They had known each other for so long, but she didn’t expect her to be such a person who judged people by their appearance, although that person did look really handsome.

Since they had nothing to do anyway, Shen Yao Xing gave her an example and told her the story of Pan Jinlian poisoning Wu Dalang. It was the first time Shen Yao Xing had told a story to someone, and she told it vividly, but unfortunately, the two of them didn’t focus on the same point.

After listening, Bai Sha frowned slightly, “Miss, where did you read these stories with gender reversal?”

Hei Sha, who was currently serving as the coachman, couldn’t help but speak up, “Mi…Miss…If…If…If…the…”

“If the Empress knew you were reading this kind of book, she would definitely punish you.” Bai Sha continued.

“……” Shen Yao Xing was depressed but had no way to explain. She could only turn over, lie facing inward, her back looking resentful.

Thinking that the young lady was angry at being found out, Bai Sha repeatedly assured, “Miss, you don’t have to worry, I will absolutely not tell the Empress about this!”

Shen Yao Xing ignored her, her fingers lightly tapping on her leg. Seeing this, Bai Sha gently put down the curtain and returned to the coachman’s position.

At this time, the sun was blazing hot. The carriage shuttled through the forest trails. Only with the tree shade on the roof, the inside of the carriage wouldn’t get hot. Shen Yao Xing rolled up the cloth curtain of the window. A gentle breeze mixed with a faint woody fragrance blew into the carriage, which was very comfortable.

Shen Yao Xing lay by the window and opened the compartment that held the refreshments, wanting to get some fruit to eat, but found that the supplies had been finished by her in the past two days, leaving only a few pastries and tea inside.

“Are there any towns nearby?” She lifted the curtain and asked.

Hei Sha turned her head, “No…no…”

“No?”

“Ye…Yes…”

“Yes or no?”

Bai Sha turned her head to explain, “Yes, miss, but that town is still far away and we probably won’t reach it today.”

Then there was no other way. Shen Yao Xing leaned back and lay down again.

Even after a day’s journey until sunset, they couldn’t find a place to stay overnight. The three of them could only spend a night in the wild. However, Shen Yao Xing was already used to this kind of life. Instead, Hei Sha and Bai Sha felt that they had let the young miss suffer. They cleaned up the place where they rested overnight, and almost laid bricks, tiles and a carpet on the muddy ground.

After tidying up, the two went to look for food. Their current rations were only cakes and coarse biscuits. After eating them for two days, Shen Yao Xing found them very bland.

The night sky enveloped the earth, with only the silver moon overhead, like a lantern emitting light. Shen Yao Xing picked up a wooden stick beside her and boredly poked at the bonfire. Before long, she saw Bai Sha happily bringing back a sparrow the size of a palm.

With a face full of seeking credit, “Look, Miss, there’s meat now. I’ll roast it for you to eat.”

“……”

Seeing her so happy, Shen Yao Xing didn’t have the heart to pour cold water on her. She took the sparrow from her hand, squinted and examined it without saying a word. She directly took a wooden stick, inserted it into the bird’s mouth, and put it by the fire to roast.

“Miss, the feathers haven’t been removed yet. Roasting it like this will prick your mouth when eating.”

The young lady pouted and muttered in a low voice, “Without plucking the feathers, it’s almost invisible. If the feathers are removed, where can I eat from?”

It wasn’t even enough to fill the gaps between her teeth.

Fortunately, Hei Sha who came back later didn’t disappoint her. In her hand, she was holding a plump wild rabbit. Shen Yao Xing was overjoyed when she saw it. She quickly handed the stick to Bai Sha and walked over to take the wild rabbit.

“So cute~” Shen Yao Xing vigorously rubbed the long ears in her arms.

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Half an hour later, the young lady cut the roasted rabbit meat into eight pieces, and the three of them had a hearty meal.

Shen Yao Xing was extremely satisfied after the meal. She went back to the carriage, lay down, tilted her head, stretched her legs, and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, they set off again while Shen Yao Xing was still sleeping in the carriage. She was vaguely awakened by the pitter-patter of rain outside. She struggled to lift her eyelids, groped to crawl to the window and looked out.

Dazzling sunlight and faint rainwater hit her face. The young lady wiped her face and frowned slightly, “How can it rain so heavily in such bright sunlight?”

Bai Sha outside the carriage heard and said in a louder voice, “Miss, you’re awake. The tea was heated for you before we left. Please eat first. It’s estimated that we can reach the town before sunset today.”

“Oh,” Shen Yao Xing put down the curtain, stretched out and lay down again.

The next time she woke up was from the bumps. She shuddered all over, her drowsy eyes looking dazedly at the lightly swaying curtain. The young lady rubbed her eyes and slowly crawled over to lift the curtain, “What’s the matter?”

Bai Sha turned her head, with a trace of worry between her brows, “Did I wake you up, Miss?”

Shen Yao Xing yawned, “It’s okay.”

Bai Sha looked around and continued, “I don’t know why, but the fog is so thick on this road that I can’t even see the way.”

Only then did Shen Yao Xing realize that the fog was indeed very thick, abnormally thick. Except for the trees brushing past their carriage, they could hardly see anything.

“When did it start?” She asked.

“Right after the rain stopped.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the carriage hit a stone and bounced so much that it almost overturned. Shen Yao Xing suddenly grabbed the raised side of the carriage door frame. When the wheels landed on the ground, it stabilized.

“Stop the carriage.” She said to the two people in front.

Hei Sha pulled the reins and stopped the carriage.

Shen Yao Xing used her arm strength to flip onto the roof of the carriage. She stood on the roof and squinted to observe their current situation, but unfortunately, it was all foggy and she couldn’t see anything. Her ears twitched slightly, and she turned her eyes to the side. She vaguely heard a rustling sound by her ears, like a snake sliding on the ground.

When she wanted to listen more clearly, Bai Sha shouted from below, “Miss, can you see the road from up there?”

Shen Yao Xing jumped to the ground, her eyes scanning around, and she shook her head lightly.

“Then should we stop for a while now and wait for the fog to disperse before setting off again?”

Shen Yao Xing turned to the two and said, “You wait for me here. I’ll go take a look ahead.” With that, she was about to go by herself.

“Wai…Wait…” Hei Sha also jumped off the carriage, “Mi…Miss…I…I…I’ll…go…go…with…you!”

Shen Yao Xing looked back at her and had no objection, “Then Bai Sha, you watch the carriage here. We’ll be right back.”

“Yes…” Although Bai Sha also wanted to go with them, she had to follow the young miss’s order.

The two walked into the fog and soon disappeared from sight.

The faint rustling sound became more and more obvious. Shen Yao Xing frowned, “Hei Sha, do you hear a sound?”

Sound?

Hei Sha held her breath and listened for a while. There were indeed some faint sounds. She walked in front of the young lady, protecting her behind, her sharp eyes full of vigilance.

Until the rustling sound was right by their ears, Shen Yao Xing tugged the woman’s clothes to the side, dodging the lashing vines. Before she could think much, more and more vines rustled and surrounded the two of them. Hei Sha drew her saber and slashed horizontally, cutting the vines in half.

Shen Yao Xing dodged while using a dagger to cut the vines, countless grass mud horses trampling over her heart in her mind, once again subverting her worldview.

It turned out that these vines were fucking enchanted!

When Shen Yao Xing was done, she turned around and Hei Sha was long gone. She called out several times but heard no response.

The young lady’s lonely figure standing in the white fog looked a bit pitiful. Now she couldn’t even tell the direction and had no idea which way to look.

Shen Yao Xing pondered for a while on the spot, then simply closed her eyes, raised her hand and used the method of pointing at soldiers to choose a path, and advanced without hesitation.