Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 30 People who like to immerse themselves in breaststroke
In the morning, before Yun Ce got up, E Ji, who had been hugging his back and purring all night, had already gotten up.

When Yun Ce finished washing up and went out, he saw that E Ji had already brought over a horse, oh, a sheep, and a cart. The cart was loaded with E Ji's meager possessions, mainly the meat Yun Ce had eaten the night before and a piece of cured meat. She hadn't touched the rest of the things and left them at Hekou Village.

Eji cried like a newlywed bride, crying out to everyone she met. Only her throat was crying; there wasn't a trace of moisture in her eyes. Although she tried to press her lips down, they were still turned up sharply.

A beautiful fishing net necklace hung down from her slender waist, without creating any bulge at her buttocks, and simply slid down smoothly. The only thing worth noting was her long legs, which she had developed from frequently climbing trees. The rest of her was really not worth mentioning.

She's treating herself like a bride.

Yun Ce didn't try to correct anything, nor was there any need to explain or correct anything. This girl had chosen him steadfastly in times of crisis, and he didn't want to let her lose at the starting line.

Compared to Eji's feigned sorrow, Zhao Jin was truly grieving. He stood at a distance, propped up on two stools, looking sadly at Yun Ce.

Last night, he made up his mind to set fire to the grass upwind of the savage camp. He watched as the savages fled into the wildfire and were eventually consumed by the flames. It was a very cruel scene. He hoped that Yun Ce would understand that he only carried out the order because Yun Ce had told him to.

They also hoped that Yun Ce would stay at Hekou Village because he was very obedient.

Unfortunately, he encountered a very hard-hearted person who came casually and left just as decisively.

Yun Ce came out of the wooden house with a smile. Seeing that E Ji was ready, he sat on the carriage shaft and called out to her. After she nimbly jumped onto the other side of the shaft, he pulled the reins, and the sheep or horse pulling the carriage slowly moved forward.

Before long, he left the sorrow of Hekou Village behind; this was merely a starting point, not a place to linger.

Changing a place, even a village, requires time. Yun Ce felt that he couldn't get the training he needed in the isolated Hekou Village, nor could he write a good social investigation report.

If one day he fully understands and comprehends the rules of this society, discovers loopholes and shortcomings, he might stop and spend time changing a certain place, but definitely not now.

This vehicle, whether horse-drawn or sheep-drawn, slowly traveled along the ancient road in the wilderness.

The ancient road is very long, and some of it has been overgrown with grass, leaving only a small section in the middle that is grayish-white, winding from your feet to the horizon.

The tall grass on both sides swayed in the wind, gently bumping against the wheels, only to be crushed by the wheels, forming a new rut.

"It is said that mountains cannot block the clouds, and trees cannot block the wind."

Even gods can't stop people from missing each other.

"Use hemp branches to prop up the door, and the wind will blow it open."

You can't guess what I'm thinking.

This was the first time Yun Ce had sung a folk song from his hometown in front of people. His voice was melodious and pleasant to listen to. Although E Ji couldn't understand it, she was completely captivated.

"I want to hear more. 99%"

"Okay, I'll sing for you again."

"A goat came walking, a girl came bathing..."

The ancient and passionate folk songs seemed too advanced for the desolate landscape. Eji couldn't understand the lyrics, but she was drawn back to look at the song again and again by its sorrowful melody.

Hekou Village disappeared below the horizon after they had walked for two hours. It was crude and small to begin with, and seemed insignificant when viewed from a distance.

"where are we going?"

"To the end of the road."

"Where does the road end?"

"I don't know, we'll find out when we get there."

"it is good."

No one knew where the road ended; they just drove their sheep cart along.

The wasteland was vast, and the grass was tall. Even with such tall grass, it couldn't hide the two-legged herbivores foraging on the wasteland. The herbivores' heads appeared small compared to their bodies, and their bodies below the neck would quickly swell up. Their swollen bodies and thick thighs connected to form a rounded whole, while their calves below the thighs had less flesh, consisting only of bones and rough skin.

Yun Ce had some knowledge of biology, and he thought that these herbivores originally lived in the sky. For some reason, their wings evolved into two large, knife-like fleshy wings, and now they forage on the ground.

He was so certain that the animal was related to birds because he found two eggs weighing seven or eight pounds in the grass.

The sheep pulling the cart weren't afraid of the herbivores, and neither were Yun Ce and E Ji. The herbivores kept Yun Ce and E Ji company while they foraged for food, until they were chased away by a four-legged beast with a large head, long teeth, and a sturdy body. This beast, which resembled a skinned lion, was insatiable. While chasing the two-legged herbivores, it kept glancing at Yun Ce as he walked away. Its rather dim-witted appearance made Yun Ce lose all interest in it.

The sheep cart came to a fork in the road, one road leading left and the other right. Yun Ce threw a tree branch to decide whether to go left or right. The branch landed backward.

This was no fun. Yun Ce threw it again, but the branch still landed backward. E Ji thought she was lucky and volunteered to throw the branch herself.

Then they took the road to the left.

Eji was indeed luckier than Yunce. They had only been traveling for less than an hour when they encountered someone. However, this person, who was riding a sheep and carrying a flag, was running very fast and ignored Eji's smile, speeding past the sheep cart like lightning.

The man was carrying a large bundle on his back, which looked like it was made of animal hide and was probably waterproof. He also had a thick bamboo tube hanging from his waist, which was bouncing up and down, so it didn't look like it was for carrying water.

When asked, Eji knew nothing, so Yun Ce figured that this guy must be a messenger or something.

After walking for another hour, the sun began to set. Two streams appeared ahead. After flowing downstream for about a hundred steps, the streams merged into a small river. The water was clear, and some silvery-white fish were swimming quickly in it.

Eji took off her shoes and stepped from the shallow water onto a small delta formed by the confluence of streams into a river. The sand on the delta was fine, and she immediately lay down on it in a starfish position.

Yun Ce went up to the delta, scooped up some water with his hand and tasted it. The stream water was sweet and clear. Because there were too many small fish in the stream on the right, he chose the stream on the left as his drinking water.

They found three stones and built a makeshift stove by the stream. They also found a flat stone slab, intending to use tree starch to make some thin pancakes, and then stir-fry some wild vegetables with some cured meat to roll up and eat.

Choosing the right stone for baking pancakes and stir-frying vegetables is a skill. Those who know how to choose the right stone will not explode when burned, while those who don't will find that the stone explodes while being burned.

Wild leafy vegetables from the wasteland taste better than tree starch, especially when stir-fried with a plant that tastes similar to garlic, and then meat is added at the end; the flavor is particularly good.

Since following Yun Ce, E Ji's appetite has always been good, and this time was no exception. She noticed that Yun Ce mixed starch with water to make a paste, scooped a spoonful with a wooden spoon, and poured it onto a stone slab covered with grease. The paste quickly turned into a round, thin pancake. When one side started to bubble and develop yellow spots, Yun Ce would flip the pancake over and quickly make a stack of pancakes.

The two shared a flatbread and found it delicious, with its natural herbal fragrance and just a touch of salt.

Yun Ce picked up the large egg he had found and smashed it hard. The eggshell was undamaged, but it broke a stone. Yun Ce examined the egg and then smashed it hard on a sharp stone spike. Finally, a hole appeared in the egg. He shook it vigorously, and clear egg liquid slowly flowed out.

The egg liquid solidified and expanded rapidly upon landing on the oiled stone slab. In the end, Yun Ce did not see the yolk appear. When he shook it, it seemed that something inside was unable to come out because the opening was too small.

Enlarge the opening a bit, and an embryo the size of a pigeon fell out. Yun Ce wasn't from Nanjing and didn't like eating live eggs, so he casually threw the embryo away.

An inch-thick egg pancake, as big as a washbasin, plus a flatbread and vegetable rolls, is enough for two people.

The meal was delicious. After finishing all the egg pancakes, flatbreads, and vegetable rolls, Eji wanted to sleep a little longer, but Yun Ce pulled her up and quickly waded across the stream. He then put bridles on the sheep that were grazing, and the sheep cart sped away from this beautiful place.

Just as their sheep-drawn cart left, a corpse stumbled and floated along the stream on the right.

"That person was riding a horse just now, how could he be dead?"

"Nonsense, they're swimming in the stream."

"When you swim, do you lie face down and not breathe?"

"That's how they're used to swimming..."

One bad thing about riding in a horse-drawn carriage is that you have to smell the animal's farts. The carriage shaft is the closest part to the animal's rear end, and when the animal is pulling the carriage, it not only farts, but sometimes it also defecates.

Eji's beast must have eaten something bad that upset its stomach. Not only was it farting loudly, but green liquid kept spraying out of its rear end.

Eji knew that Yun Ce couldn't stand it, so she told him to lie down on the back of the carriage.

The clouds in the sky were as white as cotton wool, hanging in clusters, and some birds were happily going in and out of the clouds, seemingly enjoying themselves immensely.

Such scenery is pleasant to look at for a while, and if you look at it for a long time, it's easy to drift off to sleep.

As for the person who liked to do the frog swimming with his head down in the stream, Yun Ce had already forgotten about him. When you're running wildly across the wasteland, nothing is surprising.

"Mountains can't block the clouds, trees can't block the wind, and even gods can't stop people from thinking of each other. A twig stick is propped up against the door and the wind blows it open. How can you not guess what I'm thinking?"

Eji has a good talent for language and music. After learning from Yun Ce a few times, she was already singing Qianhui in a melodious and girlish tone.

(End of this chapter)