Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 582: Bizarre (3)
"Huang Yi, Di An is fixing the wooden plank bed, Tian Yi has gone hunting in the mountains, and the remaining two are trying to start a fire!"
It was then that Feng Xuxu remembered the plank bed beneath her was made from chopping down a few large trees, infusing the treasured sword with Inner Strength, and with a forceful split, creating a thick bed board. Although rudimentary, it was much better than sleeping on the ground.
"It’s rare for them to make a bed in the rain," Feng Xuxu sighed softly. Such good guards were truly hard to find.
Dugu Chen pursed his lips and smiled faintly, "That’s because they’re not used to sleeping on the ground like their beloved does."
Feng Xuxu regained her senses and laughed helplessly, "No wonder, it looks like it’s about time, they should be allowed to marry."
"Sure, you can take care of that," Dugu Chen had no objections to this matter, merely curious about how they intended to marry the people they loved.
After more than half an hour, Xuan Yue, wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, braved the rain and entered the master’s tent, holding three roasted chickens and two rabbits wrapped up: "Master, dinner is ready."
"With the heavy rain tonight, there’s no need to stand guard. After you’ve eaten, rest well. We’ll continue our journey after the rain stops tomorrow. Also, tell Yingsu and the others not to come over."
"Yes, my lady." Xuan Yue put down the food, got dressed, and left.
The four of them ate two chickens and half a rabbit. After dinner, seeing that the sky was already pitch-black, they called out Xiaobai to stand guard outside while the four of them went into the space to wash up. After washing up, they didn’t dare to stay any longer and came out with their blankets.
The night was eerily quiet, raindrops continued to pelt the tent, and the wind kept blowing. The forest occasionally echoed with the howling of wolves.
In the dead of night, at the time when people slept most soundly, a brief melody of flute music floated from the woods and then vanished.
Alert Dugu Chen opened his eyes and twitched his ears; although brief, he had heard it. Before he could get up, his wife also sat up beside him, "My lady, you heard it too."
"Yes, I’ll put the children into the space first," Feng Xuxu lowered her head to look at the two children in her arms, ensuring their safety before she could be at ease. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Dugu Chen got up, dressed in the dark, and just finished when his wife also changed her clothes inside the space.
"My lady, be very careful later."
"Yes, my husband, don’t worry."
The two waited in the tent for a while, only hearing intermittent flute sounds during this period, yet seeing no one, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps outside the tent, "Master, are you awake?"
"Yes, go and see what’s happening, and be careful?"
"Yes, master," Di An responded and flew towards the woods.
The remaining people all crowded around the master’s large tent, their eyes sharp as they watched the surroundings.
As Di An flew into the woods, he saw no one, but the sound of the flute continued unabated. Suddenly, his ears twitched, he heard a rustling sound coming from within the forest. Hearing this, Di An was reminded of that large python; the sound of its skin rubbing against the ground was similar to this rustling.
Di An stood up and flew deeper into the trees. The noise grew louder, but the flute music had faded away. Curious, he dropped from the tree and took a step forward when he felt a sharp pain in his foot. Before he could look down, another pain struck him, and then he leapt up into the tree. When he finally looked at his toes, his eyes nearly popped out in shock; the part of the shoe that had been bitten was gone, his sock was gone, and inexplicably, a small chunk of flesh was missing from his foot. Around the wound was a spreading, scorching pain.
