nycdaug Chapter 132 The Last Stay at the Inn
Chapter 132 The Last Stay at the Inn
It is both dangerous and exciting to store a crocodile whose life or death is unknown in the space.
Shen Yitian felt that she was not so nervous even when she was chased by the crocodile just now.
Yes, one is running far away, the other is getting closer, of course the latter is more terrifying.
No matter how scared you are, you still have to do what you have to do.
As the saying goes, the brave will die of overeating and the timid will die of starvation. As Shen Yitian approached the crocodile, she took another look at the situation over there.
Good, they're still fighting, the situation is tense.
It's now!
In an instant, she rushed forward with lightning speed. Before she could figure out whether the crocodile was alive or dead, she directly put the crocodile into the space.
After putting the crocodile into the space, she found that the crocodile was not dead, but was just knocked unconscious.
Don't ask her how she knew it. The answer is that the system reminded her when she touched the crocodile.
This crocodile was put into the space, but the other crocodile was still fighting with Ye Lingqiu.
Ye Lingqiu only had a short knife as long as his forearm in his hand, and he threw flying knives from time to time as an aid.
Alligator skin is thick, and it is very difficult to really hurt it if you don’t find a way.
Even though Ye Lingqiu was good at martial arts, he could only entangle it but could not really make it lose its ability to move.
At this time, Yuan Dutou, who heard something was wrong here, also rushed over with his men.
He was followed by three or four officers, including Brother Hu and Xiao Yu. When they saw Ye Lingqiu fighting with the crocodile and Yue Niang and her son trembling on the tree, they drew their swords and rushed over without hesitation.
With the addition of the officials, Ye Lingqiu now has some free time.
When he looked over here again, he found that only Shen Yitian was standing there, and the crocodile that was about to attack Shen Yitian had disappeared.
After making sure that Shen Yitian was not in danger, he turned back to help Yuan Dutou and others fight off the crocodile.
This time it didn't take much effort. Perhaps the crocodile was overwhelmed by the crowds, or perhaps it was almost exhausted after fighting for too long, so it ran away in shame after a while.
Brother Hu wanted to chase after him, but Yuan Dutou grabbed him.
"Don't chase us. We don't know what's going on in this mountain. Let's leave first."
No one knows whether the crocodile has any companions, and chasing it rashly will only be more dangerous.
This night, we must not stay in the mountains anymore and must get down before dark.
After taking Yue Niang and her son down from the tree, Yuan Dutou looked at Ye Lingqiu.
"Brother, you are very skilled. May I ask your name? Thank you for protecting the prisoner I am escorting today. I will treat you to a drink if I have the chance in the future." He bowed and actually regarded Ye Lingqiu as the savior of Yue Niang and her son.
The corners of Shen Yitian's mouth twitched. If it weren't for Ye Lingqiu, the crocodile might not have come here to find Yue Niang and her son.
It is true that he saved the person, but whether he was grateful or not is another matter.
Ye Lingqiu rejected Yuan Dutou's kindness, and seeing that Shen Yitian had no intention of talking to him, he did not move closer.
Although he was curious about what Shen Yitian used to hit the crocodile just now, he knew that this was not a good time to ask.
So he exchanged a few polite words with Yuan Dutou, then put away his dagger and went into the mountains.
He is very skilled in martial arts, and Shen Yitian is not worried at all that he might encounter any danger.
The mountains in Lingnan are not like those in Jingzhou, where they are one after another.
When everyone went down the mountain, it was almost dark.
This place is still dozens of miles away from the post station, and we definitely won't be able to get there today. We can only find a nearby village with people to rest.
Crocodiles probably won't enter the village where there are people.
That night, Shen Yitian, like everyone else, rested under a haystack at the entrance of a village.
In order to avoid trouble, Yuan Dutou only asked Xiaoyu to go to the village to inform the village chief, and no one else entered the village.
After all, there is such a large group of people, and it is inevitable that they will scare others if they suddenly run into someone else's village.
The next day, everyone started on their journey again at dawn. Song Yuerong had been like a mute in recent times. Not only did she not cause any trouble, but her presence was almost gone.
Shen Yitian felt a little strange. Could this person's personality change so completely?
Maybe he was really scared by the death of Aunt Song?
After a day of hurried travel, we finally arrived at the last station on the Road of Exile before dark.
Shengsheng had already followed Grandma Li's instructions and had the cook prepare the ingredients. He was just waiting for Shen Yitian to arrive at the inn so he could send her hot water for a bath.
When Shengsheng saw Shen Yitian, he was really shocked.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" She walked over quickly, pulled Shen Yitian and looked her up and down.
Shen Yitian touched her face subconsciously: "I'm fine."
"How did you get yourself into such a mess, miss? Did you encounter any danger on the road again?" Shengsheng asked worriedly with her eyes wide open.
Oh, it was dangerous. I did encounter it.
Shen Yitian followed Shengsheng inside and told her about her encounter with the crocodile.
Of course, she omitted the part where she fired the gun and put the crocodile into the space, and only talked about how dangerous Ye Lingqiu's fight with the crocodile was.
Shengsheng's ears pricked up when she heard this, and she looked at Shen Yitian in astonishment: "Miss, do crocodiles eat people?"
Shen Yitian said: "Yes, if you bite me like that, I can cut you in half."
Well, it's a bit exaggerated, but it's not impossible to encounter a very large crocodile.
Since Shengsheng is going to stay in Lingnan with her, she might encounter crocodiles in the future. Letting her know that crocodiles are scary can also help her subconsciously avoid danger.
As they were talking, they had already gone upstairs. Xiao Wei stayed downstairs to arrange meals for Yuan Dutou and others. Since Grandma Li was not there, he naturally took over these things.
But when the food was served, he felt a little sad.
It turned out that these officials had to spend several taels of silver for a meal. Although the dishes served to them were not exquisite, they were large in portion and mostly consisted of meat.
The Shen family must have spent a lot of money just to treat the officials to meals along the way.
But he also knew that all this was just to make the officials take better care of his young lady along the way.
When you think about it this way, it's actually pretty worth the money.
After Shen Yitian finished her bath, the food prepared by Shengsheng had already been served.
This was the first time she arranged meals for Shen Yitian herself, and Shen Yitian didn't give any specific instructions, so she picked out a few dishes that Shen Yitian ate a lot according to the dishes Shen Yitian had instructed her to eat.
For example, spicy diced chicken, tofu stew, cold shredded vegetables, and even a special turtle soup...
I also prepared some silver chicken noodle soup and a bucket of rice.
The table was filled with dishes, even more sumptuous than when Grandma Li had arranged them.
Shen Yitian couldn't help but gasp at the sight of these dishes: "Shengsheng, are you preparing a meal for your young lady, or are you preparing to feed the pigs?"
I’m afraid that even a pig waiting to be slaughtered can’t finish this table of food!