The world is broken, the cubs mend it

The soldiers set up a copper pot, washed some rice and put it in to boil. They took the hunted prey to a nearby stream, cleaned it, and grilled it on wooden sticks.

Now that the treasury is empty and supplies for marching and fighting are limited, these can be considered good things.

Pei Zhiyan changed into clean clothes, took the skewered rabbit and put it on the fire to roast. The child came over and squatted beside him, staring at him eagerly.

The roasted rabbit tastes great when sprinkled with salt. Pei Zhiyan cut off a piece of rabbit meat with a dagger and fed it to the child.

The freshly roasted rabbit meat was hot. Yuanyuan took a bite and saw oil sizzling inside. She let out a hissing sound with her mouth open.

"Eat slowly. These few days will be hard, but it will be fine once we get to Lizhou."

Pei Zhiyan handed the kettle to her mouth. He had been through all kinds of hard times, but he always felt heartbroken when he looked at the child.

"It's not bitter, it's just that the buns are too dry."

Yuanyuan shook her head. She didn’t think it was hard. She didn’t feel it was hard as long as she was with her father.

"..."

Pei Zhiyan rubbed her head with a look of relief in his eyes. She was stronger than he expected.

There were still some steamed buns left in the child's hand. He cut the remaining buns into slices, roasted them over the fire until they were slightly charred, and gave them to her with roasted rabbit meat.

"Eat it all and don't waste it."

"Ok!"

Yuanyuan took the toasted steamed bread slices with meat in them and ate them cleanly. The toasted and crispy steamed bread slices tasted very delicious.

"Master Seal-holder, the porridge is here." The soldier handed him a bowl of porridge respectfully.

"Thank you!"

Pei Zhiyan took it, looked at the thick white porridge in the bowl, frowned, stood up, walked to the copper pot, poured the porridge back, and served a bowl of slightly thinner porridge.

After eating the hot rice porridge, Yuanyuan felt full of energy. She played around the campfire with the peach wood sword in her hand.

The children were innocent and lively, which added a lot of fun to the depressing march.

Yuanyuan slept in the carriage at night and could hear the calls of wild animals in the distant mountains and forests.

Caizhi slept with her. Pei Zhiyan sat outside the carriage, wearing a fox fur coat. The snow-white fur made him look pale.

"Daddy, isn't it cold sleeping outside?"

Yuanyuan pulled open the carriage curtain and looked at the old father leaning against the carriage. The night in the mountains was very cold, and a gust of cold wind made it feel eerie.

"It's not cold. Rest early. We have to travel tomorrow."

Pei Zhiyan's long white hair was scattered behind her head, and the thin hair fluttered in the wind, making her look somewhat delicate.

But the child refused to believe it and insisted on running out to accompany him, snuggling into his fox fur coat.

The old man didn't lie. It was very warm in here.

There was a bright moon in the sky with sparse stars, and the child's even breathing was right beside my ear.

After she fell asleep, Pei Zhiyan put her in the carriage and asked Caizhi to take good care of her.

There were soldiers taking turns on night patrol outside, and Pei Zhiyan went to the periphery to check with his sword.

late at night--

Suddenly, there was a fire outside and the sound of fighting came from not far away.

"what's wrong?"

Yuanyuan got up in a daze, and before she could wake up, Caizhi hugged her tightly in her arms.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the soldiers told them to stay inside and not come out. Dozens of people surrounded the carriage.

"What happened?"

"The rebels attacked the camp tonight. Fortunately, Pei Zhangyin discovered it in time."

"That's good…"

Caizhi patted her chest and calmed down. It seemed that the journey would not be smooth.

"Where's my dad?"

Through the gap in the car curtain, Yuanyuan saw the fighting scene outside. The ground was stained with bright red, and her face turned pale.

"The Lord Seal Master has gone to kill the enemy. Don't worry. The Lord Seal Master can fight against a hundred people alone. These people are no match for him."

This time, 5000 elite soldiers were dispatched from the capital to quell the rebellion. Among the rebels were ten carefully trained killers, all of whom were aiming for Pei Zhiyan's head.

"I'm going out to find Daddy."

Yuanyuan picked up the peach wood sword placed aside and struggled to get out of Caizhi's arms.

"Master Seal will be back soon, so we just need to wait patiently."

Once the child decides to do something, no one can stop her. Caizhi was afraid of hurting her by using too much force, so she tried to comfort her anxiously.

Although she had been in the deep palace for many years, she had heard about some martial arts masters trying to assassinate Pei Zhiyan, and it was said that someone had even issued a bounty.

There are so many people in the world who want to assassinate him, but no one has succeeded. He will definitely come back safely.

Yuanyuan broke free from Caizhi's hand and went outside the carriage. The little thing was very agile and jumped down from such a high place with his eyes closed.

She rolled on the ground, patted her butt and ran away. The soldiers guarding nearby had never seen her so stubborn, so they quickly chased after her.

The hard stone scratched the skin on the palm of his hand. Yuanyuan was anxiously looking for the old man's father and did not realize that he was injured.

Swords and spears stabbed towards him from the front. The soldiers behind him quickly blocked the attack, kicked the opponent in the chest, and chopped off the rebel's head with the long sword in his hand, and blood spurted out on the spot.

The man's head rolled far away and his body twitched twice before he became completely quiet.

"He...he's dead?"

Yuanyuan looked at the blood spreading around her feet, some of which was stained on the hem of her skirt. A living person died right in front of her.

"Let's go..."

The soldier sighed, with a hint of regret in his eyes.

Everyone has his own master, and there are no traces of swords on the battlefield. Either he dies or I die.

"..."

Yuanyuan's rosy lips had lost all their color and her thin back kept shaking. This was the first time she felt the cruelty of death so directly.

"Why did you come out?"

Pei Zhiyan came over with a sword in his hand at some point. The cold blade was stained with blood, and the blood on his face had already dried in the wind.

"..."

Yuanyuan looked at the blood on his body and subconsciously took a step back, with a hint of fear in her wet eyes.

"..."

Pei Zhiyan looked at the corpse beside him, lowered his eyes and stared at the blood-stained hem of her skirt for a moment, and he already understood what was going on.

I just heard him say that a child would never understand how terrible killing is, so it would be good to let her experience it firsthand once.

This way she will understand what kind of person she is and will not be reluctant to let go of her if she is afraid.

"Send her back first..."

He sheathed his sword and turned to leave. The soldier took the order and carried the still dazed child back to the carriage.

Caizhi looked at the dirty child and took a handkerchief to wipe her face. The little girl sat there blankly with her hands clenched, not yet recovered from her fear.

Caizhi had seen a lot of bloody scenes through the car curtain just now, and her hands and feet were still shaking uncontrollably.

All the rebels were captured. They were sent by the King of Shu to assassinate Pei Zhiyan.

These people disguised themselves as civilians to enter the city and hid in ambush on the roads that the enemy had to pass. However, their tracks were exposed before they could take action and they were caught off guard.

After an hour and a half, the sky in the distance gradually turned white, but the child still sat there and refused to make a sound.