Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 24 Luoyan Slope

The two men and their donkey returned to the cave.

Since I plan to hide for two days, I naturally can't go out freely, so I need to use my supplies sparingly.

Lin Xiu did not light a fire, and the two of them ate and drank only cold water and dry food. As for Brother Donkey, he also had to suffer a bit, as he could not eat the tempting fresh grass outside and could only eat the old dried grass brought from Mengzhou City.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Donkey. I'll clean up these things for the next couple of days and then store up some fresh hay for you."

When Lin Xiu handed the fodder from the donkey cart to Brother Donkey, he said something.

This should be considered his mistake. He had been thinking that Brother Donkey could eat anywhere and didn't need to worry about going hungry, so he didn't need to worry about it.

But they never expected that they would be in this situation, needing to hide and not go out.

If he had known this would happen, how could he not have prepared some fresh fodder for the donkey?

"Pfft pfft pfft—"

Brother Donkey snorted at Lin Xiu, venting his dissatisfaction.

Lin Xiu had anticipated this and dodged in time, avoiding being sprayed by the donkey.

The donkey was very displeased and bared its big teeth at Linxiu again.

Yao Rongrong covered her mouth and chuckled, "Brother Donkey has quite the temper."

Brother Donkey shook his head, his mane swaying, and he was very smug, taking Yao Rongrong's words as a compliment.

Yao Rongrong added, "But I remember that donkeys usually don't have manes, right? At the very least, they shouldn't have manes as long as Brother Donkey's."

"Brother Donkey, you've surpassed a horse! Could you not be a donkey?"

Lin Xiu asked, "What could it be?"

Brother Donkey pricked up his donkey ears, wanting to listen carefully to the answer.

Judging from its appearance, it seems to want to hear some more nice things from Yao Rongrong.

Yao Rongrong hesitated for a moment, then said, "A mule?"

"Pfft..."

Lin Xiu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Brother Donkey had never heard of a mule, so he didn't quite understand. Seeing Lin Xiu smiling, he was both annoyed and confused. He turned his head to look at Lin Xiu, his donkey eyes staring at him intently.

Lin Xiu quickly explained, "I'm praising you."

Brother Donkey shook his head again, his mane swaying, looking absolutely stunning.

After a quiet day, as night fell, the two of them laid out their bedding and went to sleep.

Lin Xiu gave Yao Rongrong a bed sheet, the kind specifically for laying on the floor.

He had saved up some bed sheets while he was in Mengzhou City for easy washing. Sometimes, to save trouble, he would change them and then not wash them at all.

As he left Mengzhou City, he realized the purpose of these bed sheets—

When traveling, you may encounter situations where you need to sleep outdoors. Bringing extra sheets to wrap your bedding will prevent it from getting dirty and allow you to place the old sheets under your bedding when sleeping in the wilderness, thus preventing it from getting soiled.

He brought two extra pairs, intending to throw them away when they got dirty to avoid washing them, but now they've come in handy.

"Here you go, Miss Yao, put this under the mattress."

Lin Xiu said as he handed the bed sheet to Yao Rongrong.

Yao Rongrong was naturally pleased that it could be used as a pad to prevent the bedding from getting dirty, and said, "Thank you, sir."

Lin Xiu said, "You're welcome. Just exchange it for the Qi-Boosting and Health-Nourishing Pills."

Yao Rongrong rolled her eyes: "I knew you'd say that, sir."

She chuckled softly and still handed Lin Xiu a pill.

Lin Xiu reached out and took it, swallowed it whole, and went to sleep.

If you take this medicine and can't sleep, that would be a complete waste.

Yao Rongrong was a little annoyed and said, "Hmph!" before closing her eyes.

There was no fire in the cave, and it was pitch black. Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong quickly fell asleep.

With no fresh grass to nibble on and nothing else to do, the donkey stood at the entrance of the burrow to block out the wind and soon fell asleep.

Silent all night.

When they woke up the next day, the two of them ate some dry food and drank some water as usual.

Because he was eating and drinking less, Lin Xiu didn't dare to cultivate non-stop like before. Given the current situation, he naturally needed to be more restrained and conserve his energy.

However, the two of them listened to the sounds and observed for a while. After confirming that there was no risk outside, they went to pick some grass for the donkey.

He only wanted to hunt and catch some animals, but he was unable to do so.

They waited nearby for a long time, but ultimately failed to encounter any prey.

There were still whistles throughout the day, around dusk.

It only rang once and then disappeared; I don't know what happened.

So, just to be on the safe side, they didn't leave the cave all day the next day, as safe as could be.

The day passed peacefully until nightfall. The two men and their donkey were in the cave when they suddenly heard voices outside.

"It's right here."

Then another voice said, "That old man isn't here, and that slut Yu Niang is nowhere to be seen either. Can we manage with just the few of us?"

The first to speak said, "What's wrong with that? Lin Si's build is not much different from Yu Niang's. Although the moon is bright, it's still night. Lin Si can wear that slut's clothes and fool that bastard without any problem."

"The rest of us on the mountain are all here. Catching that bastard isn't a big deal, is it? Hold your bow, and aim carefully for his hands and feet, but don't kill him. We still need him to lead us to that good place he mentioned."

The one who spoke next said, "You can rest assured about my archery skills. Sigh... I wonder where that old man and Yu Niang went?"

The first to speak said, "They might have already met their demise somewhere. That's why we need to act quickly."

If even that old man gets into trouble, then this place is really not safe. All of our skills were taught to us by him. If he gets into trouble, then if people come looking for us on the mountain, we're probably doomed.

We need to find a suitable place and leave as soon as possible.

The next person to speak said, "That's true. They probably encountered someone even more powerful. The guy we chased after earlier was found dead in the grass; we don't even know who killed him..."

The first to speak said, "Who knows? Shut up, they're coming..."

……

Although Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong inside the cave could not see each other clearly, they looked at each other and understood what was going on.

The group outside were the same group from the hill behind Liangjia Village. It seems they later discovered the body of the person they were actually chasing, which is why they blew the whistle.

But now, they've all come out in full force to ambush this place.

The letter on that handkerchief was indeed suspicious!

"So... tonight is the fifteenth of July, the full moon, and this is Luoyan Slope..."

Yao Rongrong murmured something in a very low voice. Even Lin Xiu, who had been training for a few days and had taken three Qi-boosting and spirit-nourishing pills, could not hear what the woman was saying unless he listened carefully.

But he heard the sounds outside clearly—

"Yu Niang...Yu Niang...here..."

Someone is calling out softly.

It seems to be the person who wrote the letter.

Then a "whoosh" sound rang out, the sound of an arrow flying out.

The person who had been yelling let out a muffled groan, his voice growing louder and colder: "Well, well, you slut, you dare to lie to me!"

Suddenly someone shouted, "Stop talking nonsense and be honest—"

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

Another voice shouted, "Well, you have the nerve to talk about us? Didn't you also bring people to ambush us?!"