The group continued walking inside, and An’an spoke up again, "They should have sent soone to guide us; they just let us wander around here."
The most crucial part was that people they encountered kept calling Xiaoxiao "sister-in-law," which made her quite displeased and raised her suspicions about Xue Zhiyi once more.
"..." Xiaoxiao was speechless as well. Maybe it was because she had moved around freely here before and was a bit too arrogant.
And since they were acquaintances of the Big Boss, was this the reason why?
Whatever, it’s good that they’ve gotten inside; she was worried they would be stopped and not allowed in.
Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Maybe we are familiar faces."
Yang Ming was quite surprised by the sight of the stockade. That night, he had been in a hurry to find soone and hadn’t looked carefully; now seeing it, it had a unique charm.
Thinking about it, if Xue Zhiyi was a well-read Divine Doctor and not really a bandit, it was understandable.
Xiaoxiao wasn’t thinking much about other concerns; she was eager to find Yuniang. After all, she had left in a hurry before and had been stabbed by Yang Ming. She wondered how she was doing now.
Along the way, they only encountered so won and didn’t see many n; presumably, the n had been taken by Xue Zhiyi to search for herbs.
Monts later, Xiaoxiao found Yuniang in the kitchen and called out anxiously, "Big Sister!"
Yuniang was stoking the fire in the kitchen and imdiately looked up when she heard the voice, feeling very surprised upon seeing Xiaoxiao.
She imdiately got up and left the kitchen, seeing Xiaoxiao and her husband, and asked in astonishnt, "Why have you returned?"
Xiaoxiao supported Yuniang and asked with concern, "Big Sister, your arm is still hurt; why are you still working?"
Yuniang smiled, raised her arm to show Xiaoxiao, and said, "It’s nothing, just stoking the fire, not doing anything else. And look, it’s almost healed."
Xiaoxiao looked at Yuniang’s arm, and seeing the wound had indeed healed, she felt at ease and said no more.
She told Yuniang about their plan to stay on the mountain for a while and introduced An’an and Yang Ming to her.
Yang Ming certainly apologized again, and after so small talk, Yuniang arranged for their accommodation.
There are still a few vacant houses on the mountain; even if there weren’t enough, they could all squeeze in to make room.
After chatting for a while, An’an asked, "Big Sister, when did your Big Boss leave? Did he co back last night?"
It must be said that the little girl was more concerned about Xue Zhiyi than Yang Ming and Xiaoxiao.
"The Big Boss left at noon yesterday with the group and hasn’t returned yet. But you don’t have to worry; this happens often." People in the stockade were used to this kind of thing, so they didn’t think much of it.
But An’an was quite worried. Collecting herbs was done on this mountain, and since he lived on the mountain, there was no need for him not to co back at night.
This situation made Yang Ming and Xiaoxiao uneasy as well, suggesting those herbs weren’t easy to find or gather.
Seeing An’an looking anxious, Yang Ming spoke up, "An’an, don’t worry. I’ll find soone from this stockade to go and take a look."
If it was really as he thought and the herbs were difficult to find and gather, having more people would an more hands to help. The child couldn’t afford to wait much longer.
Xiaoxiao knew what Yang Ming was thinking, so she agreed, "Honey, be careful."
"Don’t worry, with so many people, nothing will happen."
With that, they asked Yuniang to find soone from the stockade to accompany Yang Ming in search of Xue Zhiyi.
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