Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 751: Chapter 751: How Could It Be Without Poor Taoist?
 

Sisi’s beloved Di Yelei was currently searching through the mountains at the moment.

That night, he had led everyone to rush into Peach Blossom Village, and as expected, there were a large number of soldiers and horses ambushing in the village.

Perhaps because the battle between Nan Tianzong and Tang Ji had distracted their attention, it wasn’t until his group reached the vicinity of the east entrance of the village that the enemy reacted.

As soon as the two sides engaged, a fierce battle naturally began. Fortunately, Di Yelei had the thunderbolt bombs prepared by Sisi with him, which intimidated the enemy with their power, preventing them from approaching. They finally broke through the encirclement and reached the wharf.

He thought he could retreat successfully, but to his surprise, it turned out that the people who rushed out of the ship to rendezvous with Zhao Yuanlang were Shopkeeper Gu’s staff. They fought their way out again, escaping with the four survivors and successfully breaking free…

Thinking about all this, Di Yelei’s brow never loosened. He carefully surveyed the area and found that the hidden markers he had buried at the entrance hadn’t been touched by anyone, and there were no signs of anyone coming over on the grass. It seemed that their whereabouts had not been exposed. Delighted, he decided to turn back.

By the time Di Yelei returned to his hiding place, the four people hidden inside were already on pins and needles with anticipation.

This was a cave, which seemed to have been an abandoned den of some animal in the past. Di Yelei and the others had cleaned it up and hid in it after they arrived.

“I’m lucky. I caught two wild chickens, broke some fresh bamboo shoots, and picked some black fungus. There are also yam eggs here. But there’s no grain…”

“It’s alright. It’s enough to have something to eat for now.”

Hiding recently, running desperately for days on end, everyone had been hungry for several days, which had also caused Zhao Yuanlang’s whole person to become decadent, losing a lot of weight all at once.

“Perhaps we should try to go out and look for help. Maybe our men are also looking for you, Lord Father-in-law,”

Di Yelei took out the bamboo tube containing water, directly pulled off the cover, held the chicken’s head in one hand, and slashed it with a knife. The chicken’s blood was then collected in the bamboo tube without spilling a drop.

Zhao Yuanlang opened his eyes at the suggestion: “Why don’t we wait a little longer and go out after dark? Now we only have these few people left, and we can’t afford any more injuries.”

Once His Majesty spoke, everyone naturally had no objection.

Di Yelei didn’t say anything more but picked up the bamboo tube and shook it casually before handing it to Zhao Yuanlang: “We’re in limited condition right now, and we can’t find any blood-replenishing medicinal materials. Although this chicken blood may not look good, it’s a good thing for replenishing blood. Drink it.”

Drinking raw chicken blood?

Zhao Yuanlang’s hand, which was holding the bamboo tube, was trembling, but he knew that the present situation didn’t allow him to refuse. In the end, he gritted his teeth, raised his head, and drank the chicken blood in two mouthfuls.

Di Yelei began to prepare the two wild chickens.

With limited resources at hand, he directly gutted the chicken, cut it into pieces, and, under everyone’s astonished gaze, he finely chopped the fresh bamboo shoots, black fungus, wild chicken meat, and yam eggs, and filled them in a tenderly cut bamboo tube filled with clear water. Then, he plugged the bamboo tube with mud and threw it directly into the fire to burn.

As the sky gradually darkened, the bamboo tubes in the fire had turned black. Di Yelei picked it up, weighed it, and nodded with satisfaction. He then opened one bamboo tube and passed it to Zhao Yuanlang.

“Lord Father-in-law, there’s not much good food in this wilderness, so please make do!”

Zhao Yuanlang had watched how Di Yelei made this bamboo tube meal from beginning to end.

Unable to contain his curiosity, he picked up the pair of bamboo chopsticks that Di Yelei had casually carved and sent a piece of meat in the tube into his mouth. To be honest, this dish was not as tasty without salt. However, when eaten by Zhao Yuanlang at this moment, it was the best food ever!

He nodded repeatedly: “Yes, it’s delicious! So delicious! You guys don’t just stand there, eat quickly! It’s really too delicious! Uh…”

As Zhao Yuanlang was already hungry, he eagerly ate the food and even his voice changed due to the food.

Everyone’s stomachs had been rumbling for a long time. Hearing His Majesty’s words, they couldn’t care about modesty anymore. Everyone whittled some bamboo chopsticks and began eating. Even the chicken bones were almost not spat out, as they chewed and swallowed them.

Zhao Yuanlang continued eating three bamboo tubes of meals before finally letting out a satisfied burp.

“It’s really too delicious. I almost burst my stomach eating.”

“Your Majesty, it’s just the five of us now. Shouldn’t you tell us where the people who are supposed to rendezvous with us are?”

Over the past few days, Di Yelei hadn’t been oblivious to Zhao Yuanlang’s concealment. However, he understood the other party’s concerns, so he didn’t expose it. But now that they were being further cornered, everyone might be annihilated if they continued to be passive.

“Before I left the capital, I considered that Zhao Jiong would revolt, so I arranged several escape routes. I originally thought that Zhao Jiong would directly lead an attack on Di Residence, so my men and horses had been ambushing around Macheng County. Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiong didn’t play by the rules, causing my first deployment to fail.”

Zhao Yuanlang couldn’t help but smile bitterly. The world of a madman was not something a normal person could fathom.

“I arranged for my second team of men and horses at the foot of Qiulong Mountain. Although they were few in number, they were very capable and handy. However, they did not carry out their tasks either, and I don’t know their situation now. The third route was the waterway. I don’t know what went wrong, but the reinforcements that should have appeared unexpectedly turned out to be enemies.”

“Your Majesty, now is not a good time for you to be coy. Have you ever considered whether there are any spies from the other party hidden amongst your so-called trusted followers?”

Di Yelei was a little irritable, as he had been away for several days and didn’t know what the situation was like at home.

“I trust the people around me!”

Worried that everyone would lose their spirits, Zhao Yuanlang hurriedly said: “In addition, I have arranged a fourth team of men and horses to rendezvous. I arranged them outside the territory of Gongzhou to prevent accidents. The task I initially gave them was to immediately occupy the hostel once they discovered any abnormalities and cut off Zhao Jiong’s lifeline.”

“You mean there are people waiting for you at the hostel?”

He was afraid that it would be the same as the encounter with the people on the waterway. He dreaded encountering any problems halfway.

“Alright! We’ll act immediately. This time, we won’t go to any small hostels, but the North River Flying Horse Hostel outside Gongzhou City. How about that?”

Although the journey to the Flying Horse Hostel was somewhat long, Di Yelei had no choice but to think about it in order to ensure the safety of the people around him as quickly as possible.

But no one expected that when their group of five walked up the mountain path, they would see an elderly Daoist standing on the edge of the mountain hollow, with a smile on his face, looking at them.

“Gentlemen, if you want to continue heading north, you can’t do it without this poor Daoist leading the way!”

The elder Daoist had an immortal aura, with fluttering robes, and the appearance of a hypocritical temple master. Wasn’t he the master of the dilapidated Taoist temple where they lodged halfway on that day?