Chapter 7: Into the Mountain
There are many places bordering the Wing Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom, but most of them are lofty mountains. Some places where there are roads have mostly set up checkpoints.
In order to prevent spies from entering the Jin Kingdom, the checkpoints on the Jin side of the Jin Kingdom are very strict, and it is not possible to pass the customs with an identity certificate.
What's more, Jingyi's identity certificate is from Yiguo, and it is difficult to cross the border from the checkpoint, and it is possible to be arrested as a spy. They had to find another way to cross the border.
They stayed at the border for a while, and Jing Yi inquired from a hunter about a mountain road leading to the Jin Kingdom, which was difficult to walk, but it was necessary to try.
Jing Yi sold a horse on the road before, and now that they are going to walk the mountain road, the horse they have been riding can't be kept, so Jing Yi sold the horse and sold it for more than 70 taels of silver. She had a little more money on her hands.
The mountains at the junction of the two countries are undulating and endless, the mountains and forests are dense, and there are many wild beasts in the mountains, and ordinary people do not dare to go into the deep mountains at all. If you encounter a wild beast, there is really no return. But Jingyi can only choose this path.
She went to the blacksmith shop and asked her family to make a small iron pot according to the pattern she had drawn, and then bought some salt and other spices, a few catties of rice, some pastries, and a blanket for her mother on the way.
The previous clothes were all long, and Jingyi bought short pants again. There are also some deworming drugs and water to drink on the road. She had knives and daggers on her body, and she had a bow and arrow, which could attack some animals from a distance, and could also be used for hunting.
Jing Yi bought a sturdy cloth and asked her mother to make a few backpacks according to her own wishes, which were much better than bags.
After preparing the things for the road, Jing Yi carried a marching backpack behind his back, and two bags on his body, so he took his mother on the mountain road that the hunter said.
Jing Yi and Liu Shi wore very convenient clothes such as short fights, and their trouser legs were tied tightly with strips of cloth. And during this time, Jingyi also taught her mother to practice climbing trees. In order to survive, the Liu family can't care about everyone's beautiful style, she can't help her daughter, at least she can't hold her back.
Liu Shi looked at the deep mountains and dense forests and felt terrible, "Brother Yan'er, can we really enter the Jin Kingdom?" What if we encounter a beast? ”
Jing Yi said: "Mother, we don't have the identity certificate and road guide of the Jin Kingdom, so we have no choice but to take this road." It's good to have a way to go. If you encounter a wild animal, try to climb up the tree as much as you can. I can also concentrate on solving the beast without worries. ”
Liu Shi gritted his teeth and said, "My mother can't help you, and I can only try not to drag you back." ”
Jing Yi took a knife to open the way in front, and Liu Shi walked behind. This path may have been frequented by hunters, but at first there was a trail, but as you entered the mountains, the road was almost gone. Jingyi has to be carefully observed to determine the correct direction.
Thankfully, she has a wood-based ability, and some subtle traces left by hunters on the trees can also be found in Jingyi. It is precisely because of this that they did not get lost and went in the wrong direction.
Jing Yi had been on the road with her mother for more than two months, and it was already the end of summer. In the depths of the mountains, there are lush vegetation, snakes, insects and beasts. Jing Yi specially prepared some medicine to repel snakes and insects.
The smell of medicine is very strong, and snakes and insects generally do not approach at all.
Snake insect Jingyi is not too worried, she is worried about large beasts. She heard from hunters that there were wild boars, wolves, tigers, and other beasts of prey in the mountains.
If it was just herself, she would not be able to use any beast to enter her body, but with the Liu clan by her side, she would not be able to use Yi energy easily. She was afraid of frightening her mother and arousing her suspicions.
Let's hope they'll be lucky enough not to run into a big beast. She heard the hunter say that this road would take several days, and it would be good to hold on for a few days to enter the Jin Kingdom.
It's really dangerous for her, so she has to use her ability in front of her mother. She also thought of some words, hoping to make her mother believe it when the time comes.
Along the way, Jing Yi didn't have time to study her abilities well, so she could only use her abilities to temper her body, and now her physical fitness has improved a lot, her strength value has also increased a lot, and her speed is faster.
She often takes the opportunity to work on her abilities, and she feels like her abilities have grown a lot, and she may be able to level up soon.
There was no pollution in this ancient world, and the wild was lush with a lot of wood-based energy that Jingyi needed, which was good for her to improve her wood-based abilities.
Jing Yi set off with her mother in the morning, and by noon she had already reached the halfway point of the mountain.
Looking at her tired and panting mother, Jing Yi stopped, "Mother, it's already noon, let's take a break and eat some dry food." ”
Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead, beat his sore legs and said, "Then take a rest." My mother can't hold on anymore. Mother's body is really useless, and after only walking for a morning, I feel like I'm falling apart. ”
Jing Yi said: "You used to be an inner house woman, where have you experienced this. It's good that you haven't gotten sick this way. ”
Liu Shi looked at his relaxed daughter and said, "It's not that you take good care of it, otherwise my mother would have been unable to hold on for a long time." ”
Jing Yi found a stone and helped her mother sit down, took out some dry food and dried meat from her bag and ate some with water.
Jingyi was afraid that her mother would get sick, so she was never ambiguous about what she ate, and tried to make her mother eat better. She also had pastries in her baggage, and this first meal she ate dry food, and then she was going to let her mother eat pastries and jerky.
The pastries are fluffy and last longer, so you can't eat bad food in this summer.
After eating, Jing Yi pinched her mother's legs and rubbed her body, "Mother, I'll pinch you, otherwise you will be extremely sore tomorrow, and it will be even more difficult to walk." ”
Liu endured the pain and asked his daughter to rub her body, hoping not to hold her back.
They rested for a while and then continued on their way, and the Liu clan also wanted to cross the mountains and enter the Jin Kingdom as soon as possible.
In the afternoon, the mother and daughter walked and stopped, and in the evening, Jingyi found a fairly clean cave, and used insect repellent and torches to drive away the snakes and insects in the cave, and they were going to spend the night here tonight.
Jing Yi cut some grass and spread it on the place, and spread a blanket on the grass to sleep.
Jing Yi helped her mother sit on the blanket, "Mother, you have worked hard this day, you lie on it and rest for a while, we will spend the night here tonight." I'll cook some porridge for you to eat in a moment. ”
Liu Shi was almost at the limit, and he slumped on the blanket and sighed, "Alas, I'm really useless." ”
Jing Yi rubbed her mother and said, "Mother, I'll pick up some dry branches nearby, and if you're in danger, call me, I won't be too far away." ”
Liu said: "You go, we must also make a fire to cook at night, and prepare to use fire to expel the beast, otherwise if the beast comes, it will be troublesome." ”