The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

But Cheng Youning felt sorry for Qiao Rong and said, "You are tired too, let Sui Dan carry me. It is he who implicated us anyway."

When Sui Dan heard this, he felt helpless and had to bend down and carry Cheng Youning on his back.

As soon as Cheng Youning lay on Sui Dan's back, he couldn't help but hum two comfortable sounds, and he seemed to be enjoying it. In this way, Sui Dan carried Cheng Youning on his back and soon brought the two people to the cave he had just found.

Qiao Rong cautiously took out a tinder from his bosom, blew it gently to light it, and then walked into the cave to carefully explore it. After checking it out, Qiao Rong was surprised to find that the interior of the cave was quite spacious, and there was no one else inside. So he turned back to the cave entrance and said to Cheng Youning, "Young Master, it looks safe here. You can rest here for a while. I'll go outside to find some firewood and then make a bonfire."

Cheng Youning warned, "Don't go too far."

"I know, young master. If you are tired, just lie down on the stone slab for a while and wait for me to come back and apply medicine on you."

"Well, then go and come back quickly, and don't get lost."

Qiao Rong hurried out of the cave after hearing this. At this time, only Sui Danle and Cheng Youning were left in the cave. Cheng Youning obediently lay on the stone slab and tried to stretch his body. However, the body he had just stretched out made Cheng Youning hum softly twice. At the same time, his empty stomach began to growl inappropriately. Thinking back carefully, from the afternoon till now, apart from drinking a few sips of water, they had not even eaten a bite of dry food!

The growling of Cheng Youning's stomach was particularly clear and loud in the silent and empty cave. Sui Dan, who was originally planning to stay in the cave with Cheng Youning, shook his head helplessly after hearing the sound and had to turn around and walk out of the cave. With Sui Dan's departure, the cave, without the lighting of the fire stick, instantly fell into darkness. Cheng Youning's heart tightened, and he quickly raised his upper body nervously, staring at the direction of the cave entrance with wide eyes, anxiously chasing Sui Dan's gradually receding figure, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Sui Dan, where are you going?"

I heard Sui Dan's response from a distance: "Aren't you hungry? I'll go see if I can catch some game so we can fill our stomachs later."

When Cheng Youning heard that they were going to catch wild game, his already hungry stomach became even more restless, growling non-stop. Although he felt uneasy staying alone in this dark and gloomy cave, he let Sui Dan go anyway, thinking that he would soon have food.

Tired and hungry, he no longer had the strength to struggle, so he just lay back quietly on the stone slab and fell asleep in the blink of an eye.

Just when Cheng Youning was half asleep, he suddenly felt a hand gently caressing his forehead. He subconsciously grumbled, "Qiao Rong, you're back? Why don't you light a fire? Didn't you find firewood? Sui Dan has gone out to catch prey. We'll have something to eat soon."

However, what responded to him was an unclear voice, as if coming from far away: "How many people are there among you?"

Hearing this strange voice, Cheng Youning's body trembled violently. He jumped up with an amazing speed. After his feet stepped on the stone slab, he opened his throat and shouted loudly: "Who?!"

"who are you?"

Cheng Youning was sleeping in the darkness, and when he woke up suddenly, he could not tell the directions, nor could he see where the enemy was. When Cheng Youning found that the sound came from behind him, he turned around quickly, and at the same time, he had already pulled out the short knife from his waist and held it tightly in his hand.

He shouted again, "Who is coming?"

Seeing that Cheng Youning was a rather aggressive kid with a knife in his hand, the man thought that he might dare to stab him, so he raised his hands and said, "Yan Shizhao."

Cheng Youning stared at the person in front of him and asked, "Where are you from?"

The man said, “I have always lived here.”

Cheng Youning was surprised and asked in a lost voice: "Is this your territory?"

The man nodded slightly to indicate his agreement.

Seeing this, Cheng Youning put away his knife and said politely, "I'm really sorry, I didn't know this was where you lived. Sorry for disturbing you, I'll leave now."

However, just as Cheng Youning turned around and was about to leave, the man named Yan Shizhao spoke up to keep him, saying, "Wait a minute! I'm just staying here temporarily, I can't say this place is mine. Every season there are people who can't get down the mountain and the road is difficult to walk on, so I'll let them stop here for the night. So, you can stay here with peace of mind."

Although Cheng Youning is young, he is a very cautious person.

Being in the same cave with a stranger at this moment, he could not help but feel uneasy and worried about his safety. However, if he left here, he was afraid that Qiao Rong and Sui Dan would not be able to find him, and the situation would be even worse. In a dilemma, he had no choice but to stand there, staring at the man's every move.

I saw the man took a piece of wood from the corner of the cave, took out some dry firewood from it, and then started a fire in the cave. When the firewood was lit, the cave suddenly became bright.

With the help of the firelight, Cheng Youning finally got a clear look at the man's appearance. He looked to be in his thirties, slightly thin, with a sparse beard on his chin. This kind of dress was quite common, and many scholars liked to dress like this to show their elegant temperament. But this man's clothes were too simple, and it seemed that he must have lived a very poor life.

At this moment, the man noticed Cheng Youning's alert expression, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Don't just stand there, come and warm yourself by the fire."

Hearing this, Cheng Youning subconsciously raised his hand and touched his collar. He didn't know why he felt particularly cold tonight. He thought it might be because it was cold inside the cave. Looking at the flickering flames, Cheng Youning still hesitated and took a few steps towards the fire, getting closer to it.

There was a basket next to this man, which seemed to contain a lot of things. He took out two sesame cakes and put them on the fire to bake. Then he looked at Cheng Youning and said enthusiastically: "Looking at you, I'm afraid you haven't eaten yet? When the sesame cakes are ready, you can eat one first to fill your stomach."

However, Cheng Youning shook his head and responded, "I'm not hungry." In fact, he was afraid that there was poison in the man's sesame cake, so he would rather starve to death than eat it.