The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

The masters were all astonished; they had initially thought it was done by some inexperienced apprentice.

Captain Wang was furious, and his tone became even harsher: "Wen Tianyou, didn't you hear what Master Chen said earlier? Or were you deliberately ignoring it?"

Although he usually had a good impression of Wen Tianyou, this was a matter of life and death.

Wen Tianyou lowered his head even further, his voice trembling, "I... I just thought giving him a small piece wouldn't cause any problems, who would have thought... who would have thought it would..."

He couldn't continue speaking halfway through his sentence.

"What would have happened!" Captain Wang persisted, "Do you know that if Kaixin hadn't been there today, you would have lost a life!"

Seeing how serious the situation was, Wen Tianyou could no longer hold back his tears: "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Captain Wang wanted to say something more.

"Captain Wang, please don't be angry," Li Kaixin quickly interjected, trying to smooth things over. "Tianyou knows he was wrong, and he's alright, isn't he?"

Master Chen, who was standing nearby, also stepped forward to advise, "Old Wang, let it go this time. Just tell Tianyou to be more careful in the future."

"That's right, Lao Wang. Tianyou is just too soft-hearted. He doesn't have any other bad intentions," Master Guo chimed in.

The other masters also spoke up, each offering their own words of sympathy for Wen Tianyou.

Seeing that everyone was saying the same thing, Captain Wang seized the opportunity to back down: "Alright! Since everyone has said so, I won't report this matter to the station."

He then looked at Wen Tianyou, his face hardening, and said, "And you, if there's a next time, don't blame me for being ruthless. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Captain Wang. I will never do it again." Wen Tianyou raised his hand and wiped the corner of his eye.

Seeing his assurance, Captain Wang turned his gaze to Li Kaixin: "Kaixin, have you cured that child?"

"It's all better now." Li Kaixin nodded, then added, "But make sure the child is careful in the next few days and doesn't catch a cold."

Captain Wang nodded after listening, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After telling everyone to get ready to continue their journey, he walked towards the front of the convoy.

After a short while, the convoy began to move forward slowly again.

For the rest of the day, nothing else happened.

The convoy finally stopped not far from the entrance to the county town.

There were a few thatched huts nearby, which could serve as temporary shelters.

Zhou Zhiming was finally assigned to keep watch tonight.

Captain Wang initially didn't intend to let him go, seeing that he had driven all day, but he insisted on going anyway.

As for why we didn't go into the county town, the reason is quite simple.

One reason was to prevent the group from running around, and the other was to avoid causing panic among the people in the county.

Currently, the areas most severely affected by the drought are Henan and other places, which are close to Inner Mongolia and have not been greatly affected yet.

The next day, when Zhou Zhiming returned to his car after breakfast, he was completely listless.

Li Kaixin was driving when he caught a glimpse of his apprentice's expression out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Zhiming, how's it feeling to be on night watch?"

"Don't even mention it, Master," Zhou Zhiming replied weakly. "I feel completely lightheaded right now. Can I take a nap?"

"Go to sleep!" Li Kaixin smiled and reminded him, "You'll have to get used to this for the next few days."

He also knew that people who stayed up all night for the first time were completely dazed and their minds couldn't process anything.

Zhou Zhiming was completely exhausted. He mumbled an "uh-huh" and then fell into a deep sleep.

In the afternoon, as the convoy ventured deeper into Inner Mongolia, the temperature gradually dropped.

The transport team's masters and apprentices all put on thick cotton-padded clothes, and lent their own quilts to the people in the back of the truck.

Zhou Zhiming kept rubbing his hands in the passenger seat, completely unlike his listless self from the morning.

His teeth chattered: "Master, Master, this is so cold! It's just like winter in Beijing!"

"This is still alright, it's even colder at night," Li Kaixin replied casually, then turned to see his shivering apprentice and asked with some concern, "Zhiming, what's wrong?"

"N-nothing, I'm just more sensitive to the cold." Zhou Zhiming hunched his shoulders and shivered as he spoke.

Li Kaixin's expression changed, and her tone turned serious: "Zhiming, aren't you being ridiculous? You didn't tell me you were freezing just now, what were you going to do tonight?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned the steering wheel, broke away from the group, and pulled over to the side of the road.

Mr. Zheng, who was following behind, saw this and stuck his head out of his car, shouting, "Kaixin, why did you stop your car? Is something wrong? Do you need my help?"

"Master Zheng, you don't need to worry about me. I just stopped to grab a piece of clothing," Li Kaixin replied, pushing open the car door and getting out.

Arriving at the place where the bundle was tied, he reached inside and pulled out a cotton-padded coat from the secret space.

After thinking for a moment, he took out another item and stuffed it into his bundle, just in case.

Of the more than twenty cotton-padded coats I got from the black market in Haicheng last time, besides sending two to my grandparents, I still have eighteen left in my storage space, including the ones I'm taking out now.

Li Kaixin took the cotton-padded coat back to the car and handed it to Zhou Zhiming: "Put this on quickly, don't get too cold."

"Thank you, Master." Zhou Zhiming didn't stand on ceremony at all, and immediately put on the gloves after receiving them.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You caught it so quickly! You were just stubbornly holding on, wasn't that just making yourself suffer?"

"I didn't know you brought an extra one, Master," Zhou Zhiming chuckled, feeling warm all over after putting on the cotton-padded coat.

Li Kaixin shook his head helplessly, restarted the car, and returned to the group.

This delay caused his car to fall to the back of the queue.

In the evening, the convoy stopped at a place near the mountains.

At the head of the convoy, Captain Wang got out of the car, still wearing the same thin shirt he had worn before setting off, and was shivering from the cold.

Wu Tian immediately jumped out of the passenger seat and, without saying a word, tried to put his cotton-padded coat on Captain Wang.

Captain Wang raised his hand to block the wind, bracing himself as he said, "Xiao Tian, ​​I already told you I'm not cold, why are you doing this to me?"

"Master, you're still lying to me! How can you wear so little in this cold weather?" Wu Tian's voice was so anxious it was almost crying.

Seeing him like this, Captain Wang felt a surge of emotion, but still maintained a stern face and insisted:

"Xiao Tian, ​​if I really put your clothes on today, what kind of person would I be? How would the master craftsmen view your master after that?"

"But, but you have to lead the team tomorrow! What if you catch a cold?" Wu Tian said, ignoring his master's objections, and tried to put the cloak on him again.

Their argument immediately drew the attention of everyone around them.

Wen Tianyou, who was closest, stepped forward and asked, "Captain Wang, Xiao Tian, ​​what are you doing? Why are you arguing?"

When Zhou Zhiming saw the culprit arrive and act as if nothing had happened, he immediately became furious: "Don't call me Xiaotian, are we that close?!"

"Xiao Tian, ​​how can you talk like that?" Captain Wang scolded, then turned to Wen Tianyou: "I'm sorry, Tianyou, I don't know what's wrong with Xiao Tian today, he was a bit short-tempered."

Upon hearing this, Wu Tian became even angrier: "Master, you're still defending him at a time like this! If it weren't for what happened this morning, would you have given that child the cotton-padded coat?"

Wu Tian spoke very quickly, and it was too late for Captain Wang to interrupt him.

Wen Tianyou, who was standing nearby, understood what was happening. He immediately took off his own cotton-padded coat and handed it to Wang with a face full of guilt, saying, "Captain Wang, since it was my fault, I should take responsibility. Please wear mine!"

"How can that be? You still have to drive tomorrow!" Captain Wang waved his hands repeatedly, and then glared at Wu Tian.

Wu Tian lowered his head, but still looked unconvinced.