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Chapter 4: No Fools

That dark night, Ma San and Chen Qi, who were following behind, didn’t see clearly what had happened in front. They could only vaguely see that Lai Zi seemed to have jumped into a ditch.

After a while, Lai Zi still didn’t move, and both of them had a bad feeling.

Ma San stopped Chen Qi, who wanted to move forward, and shouted into the pit, “Chen Qi, did you finish?”

“Yeah, I’m done,” a muffled voice came from the pit.

Ma San and Chen Qi looked at each other, their faces changed drastically, and they turned and left decisively.

Lu Wei watched the two run away and knew that he had been exposed.

This was inevitable; the other party was so cautious that whether he answered or not, he would be discovered.

“Phew~” Lu Wei leaned against the edge of the pit and let out a long breath. It was good that they ran away.

Facing the two alone, he couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t be injured. If the injury was too severe, in this kind of place, it would be no different from waiting for death.

Now that he had the system, as long as he was given time, he would definitely be able to turn things around.

With a bright future ahead, there was no need to risk his life here for a moment of anger.

So he didn’t intend to chase those two people; there would be plenty of opportunities for revenge in the future.

Meanwhile, several miles away at the center of the caravan, there was a luxurious carriage pulled by twelve steeds.

The carriage looked like a mobile luxury palace.

It was two meters long and wide, exquisitely carved from fragrant wood, with beautiful golden threads wrapped around it, and gemstones adorned with jade belts.

Inside the carriage, there were jade tables, soft couches, warm stoves, and incense burners, everything was available.

On the soft couch, a stunningly beautiful woman was seriously flipping through an account book.

She had a graceful figure, a charming posture, and a fiery and enchanting body under the thin veil that made people’s blood boil.

The woman had a jade-like complexion and skin as white as snow, with a slightly heroic and charming face, as beautiful as a poppy with a variety of styles.

Her slender jade hands turned page after page of the account book, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she was dissatisfied with something.

“Miss, it’s getting late, it’s time to rest,” a pretty maid came forward and reminded her softly.

The woman slowly raised her head, her black hair cascading down like a waterfall, and her star-like eyes seemed to be shining.

“What time is it?” The woman’s voice carried a hint of youthful elegance, making people can’t help but imagine.

“It’s just past Hai Shi,” the maid little Bai He quickly replied.

The woman nodded, closed the account book, and handed it to Little Bai He.

“Did you ask about the matter I asked you to inquire about?” the woman’s red lips moved slightly.

Little Bai He nodded: “I’ve already asked. Captain Lin said that we will arrive in Yunzhou in less than a month.”

The woman nodded upon hearing this. Although Yunzhou was also in the north, the temperature was higher than that of Yongzhou, where they were currently located, so the refugees should be better off.

“What did Captain Lin say about the other matter?”

“Captain Lin said: The refugees eating people is also a helpless act in order to survive. Our caravan is short of manpower and it is difficult to investigate, so we can’t intervene.”

A cold glint flashed in the woman’s eyes upon hearing this, and then she nodded calmly, as if nothing had happened.

“Well, the guards have indeed worked hard. Tell everyone that when we arrive in Yunzhou, everyone will be rewarded with an extra 50%.”

Little Bai He nodded quickly and complimented: “Miss is kind and considerate of her subordinates. I’m sure the guards will be very grateful to Miss when they find out.”

“Alright, you can go down, I’m going to rest.”

“Yes,” Little Bai He replied, turning and leaving.

The woman looked at her back, her eyes inexplicably complicated, and finally sighed softly, muttering to herself: “You reap what you sow.”

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On the other side, Lu Wei rested for a while, stripped off Lai Zi’s clothes, dragged the body to the side, scraped some snow to cover it, and ignored it.

He didn’t have the energy to dig a hole for him. As for whether he was eaten by wild beasts or by later people, it was not his concern.

For a moment, Lu Wei also hesitated whether to try the taste of human flesh.

In the end, he gave up.

If it was before he had the system, he might have had to eat it in order to survive for himself and his younger sister.

However, now that he had the system and his body had recovered somewhat, it wouldn’t be so difficult to survive, and he didn’t think he would want to eat human flesh anymore.

Returning to the pit, Lu Wei managed to light the fire, carried his younger sister over, and began to feed her the cooked blood from the clay pot.

The little girl’s body was too weak, and she didn’t even open her eyes when she was eating.

She just chewed instinctively with her eyes closed.

Worried that the little girl would eat too much at once and her body wouldn’t be able to handle it, Lu Wei stopped after feeding her some.

The rest was enough for her to eat another meal tomorrow morning.

With these two full meals, the little girl was out of danger.

And Lu Wei began to think about how to get food tomorrow.

Now it was icy and snowy outside, and the bark and grass roots on both sides of the road had been dug up by the people in front.

If he went further into the forest, he was likely to encounter wild beasts or even monsters.

Lu Wei didn’t think he could defeat those wild beasts or monsters.

He didn’t want to take the risk unless it was absolutely necessary.

As for catching fish, the ice on the river was at least half a meter thick now. Without ice-breaking tools, digging an ice hole could exhaust a person to death.

And even if he dug an ice hole, he might not be able to catch any fish.

After much deliberation, Lu Wei finally set his sights on the slightly bulging snowdrift beside him.

Early the next morning, Lu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and woke up from Lu Wei’s arms.

She subconsciously rubbed her belly and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Every morning when she woke up, her stomach felt like it was burning.

But when she woke up this morning, she found that she didn’t feel so uncomfortable. Although she was still a little hungry, her body was no longer so weak and powerless.

The little girl blinked her cute big eyes and climbed up from Lu Wei.

The little girl’s movements woke up Lu Wei, who hadn’t slept soundly.

“Awake? Are you still feeling unwell?” Lu Wei smiled and rubbed the little girl’s messy hair.

The little girl shook her head, then looked at Lu Wei with a puzzled face: “Brother, what’s going on? Could it be that I can feel full even if I eat in my dreams?

But that’s not right, I used to dream of eating often, why didn’t it work?”

The little girl felt the long-lost feeling of fullness, and her excitement and happiness made her chatter non-stop.

Lu Wei smiled and said: “This time, it might be because a handsome immortal gave you something to eat in your dream.”

The little girl was about to say something when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a dazzling blood-red not far away.

That large patch of fresh blood was so conspicuous and eye-catching in the snow.

“Brother, that’s…” The little girl was startled and burrowed into Lu Wei’s arms.

Lu Wei patted the little girl’s back and told her everything that happened last night without hiding anything.

The reason why Lu Wei didn’t hide it was because he wanted her to realize the cruelty and danger of this world.

This kind of world was not suitable for cultivating gentle little white flowers; only ferocious wild wolves could survive.

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