The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Chapter 152 Things are unpredictable

As night fell, Hua Chao and Ling Mi distributed the prepared bundles to the adults.

The group looked back at the wooden house where they had lived for more than a year, and reluctantly set out on the path to leave.

Maybe I will never have the chance to come back from now on, and I don’t know what kind of environment I will be in when I go to the next stop.

The mountain road was rugged, and Hua Chao and her friends were both children and women, so they couldn't walk fast.

I didn’t dare take the main road, so I could only take the mountain path.

Carrying bags of varying sizes, it seemed like he was crawling when he walked.

As it was almost dawn, Yang Shilin glanced at the people in front of him and shook his head helplessly.

"We've been walking all night, and now we're done. There's a cave ahead. Let's go there and rest."

"Okay! If we keep going this way, I think my elder sister won't be able to bear it any longer."

Hua Chao responded to Yang Shilin while panting, saying that she and Ling Mi were better off.

It’s just hard for Huo Ling’er’s mother, who has just recovered some strength.

Now they have to travel a long distance and walk on the mountain road all night. Now Huo Ling'er's mother is out of breath and gasping for breath.

If I don’t find a place to rest, I’m going to be unable to hold on any longer.

"Hey... hey... it's all my fault... I got you into trouble... cough cough cough..."

Huo Ling'er's mother said breathlessly, her eyes filled with tears.

"Sister, please stop talking about this. Let's find a place to rest and you will feel better."

Yang Shilin put Huo Ling'er on his shoulders and reached out to pick up his sister.

"Come here slowly, I'll go ahead and take a look, and then I'll pick you up when I find a good place."

Looking at Yang Shilin walking away, Hua Chao felt a little distressed.

I don’t know how far I have to go, and I’ll have to stop and go along the way. I don’t know when I will be able to find a safe place.

Hua Chao and Ling Mi supported Huo Ling'er's mother, and they walked very slowly.

Yang Shilin was seen coming towards me from afar, his muscular figure looking even more powerful in the morning light.

"Come on, if you can't, I'll carry you on my back, so we can get to the resting place faster."

As he spoke, he picked up Huo Ling'er's mother on his back and walked forward briskly.

Hua Chao and Ling Mi followed closely behind. This time they walked really fast and soon saw a cave.

Huo Linger and her sister happily greeted them at the entrance of the cave. Maomao lay quietly at the entrance to guard the two children.

"This is a place for passers-by to rest and hide from the rain. It is prepared by hunters. You can rest wherever you go when you go out. With such a resting place, you can rest peacefully."

Hua Chao looked around and saw that there were indeed pots, pans, and utensils everywhere. Although they were extremely simple, they had everything they needed.

There is also a bed with lots of hay, which is really a good place to rest.

After settling Huo Ling'er's mother, Yang Shilin had prepared a simple breakfast.

Several people sat together. Hua Chao looked back and saw that the two children were also exhausted. They lay beside their mother and fell asleep quietly.

"Hey! Brother Yang, it looks like it's not going to work if we keep going like this. Huo Ling'er's mother is too weak. I'm afraid if we keep going, she won't be able to hold on."

Yang Shilin sighed softly.

"Alas! After walking all night, I didn't expect my elder sister's health to be so poor. I will go out and find out more. We will talk about it when I come back."

"This won't do! You've walked all night carrying Huo Ling'er and so many bags without taking a break, and then went out to get information. You won't be able to bear this."

"Haha...! Miss Ling Mi, you are worrying too much. I am a hunter, so it is not a problem for me to walk this distance. Otherwise, how can I hunt wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains?"

Yang Shilin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Hua Chao touched Maomao who was lying beside him and spoke softly.

"I know you're a hunter, but the journey is long. If you keep going like this, I'm afraid you'll tire yourself out, and you may not be able to help Fire Spirit Lady reach her destination safely."

"The purpose of bringing them out is to let them get through the difficulties safely, but the journey is dangerous. If Huo Ling'er's mother loses her life because of this, it will not be worth it at all."

"However, Brother Yang, you should go out and explore the way first."

"You guys take a rest here first. We'll talk about everything after I come back."

As Yang Shilin spoke, he stepped out of the cave.

Hua Chao is helpless now. Now that it has come to this point, it is really a dilemma.

Everything seemed fine at first, but the reality was unpredictable.

They hadn't walked for long when Huo Ling'er's mother's body could no longer support her. This was something none of them had expected.

It’s no wonder that Huo Ling’er’s mother was in such bad health to begin with, and she has only just recovered after a few days.

He definitely wouldn't be able to hold on if he had to walk a long distance again.

"Sister, what should we do now? Should we keep going or go back?"

"Now it seems that our original plan was good, but things are unpredictable. If it doesn't work out, I think we have to go back."

"That's right. We can't let Brother Yang carry us all the way! The journey is long and there are so many dangers ahead. It's not certain whether we can reach our destination safely with just him on our back."

Hua Chao found a flat place and motioned Ling Mi to come over.

"We should take this opportunity to rest, as we may have to continue our journey later."

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Yang Shilin hurried back to the cave and when he looked up he saw that it was completely quiet.

Looking at the women and children who were exhausted, he shook his head helplessly.

I just went out to investigate, and found that all the mountain roads, big and small, were strictly guarded by soldiers.

When he went out to investigate a few days ago, he didn't see any soldiers guarding the place. In just one or two days, there were so many soldiers guarding the place. It seemed that things were not going well.

If Huo Ling'er's mother is still in good health, they can go climbing the mountain.

Although it is a bit dangerous, maybe you can still escape.

But given Huo Linger's mother's health now, it's already the best that she can take a small path.

If we go on, we might have to find a carriage. Then we can't take the small roads, we can only take the main road.

How could he escape from the soldiers' interrogation? It looked like this escape would end in a hurry.

Yang Shilin lighted the fire and tried to raise the temperature in the cave a little bit, so that the people could be warmer.

"Brother Yang, you are back."

Hua Chao turned over and sat up, then walked to Yang Shilin's side.

"Miss Hua Chao, I went out to investigate. Now, all the intersections, big and small, are guarded by soldiers. They also have portraits in their hands. It seems that it is impossible for us to escape from the Longlong Village. I didn't see any soldiers when I came to investigate a few days ago. It must be arranged by Wang Batian."

Hua Chao stood up and said in a firm tone.

"In that case, let's go back. Wang Batian won't leave us any chance to live, so let's fight this devil."

"We can't risk Huo Ling'er's life just to avoid him."