The captain, seeing Pang Dun'er and Xu Jiacan sweating profusely and their arms moving at a speed measured in seconds, joined them to help.
The girls sat by the campfire, continuing to skewer vegetables.
Pang Dun'er's instructions could occasionally be heard, "Wash a few more chili peppers, or we won't have enough to share later."
"Three will be enough for me, how many can you all eat?" Xiao Ai asked her friends.
Captain: "One is enough for me."
Xu Jiacan: "At least two."
Xu Ruyi: "One."
"Xin Ci (Xin Jie) and I will share one."
Pang Dun'er: "I want to eat three too."
"Wow, in this hot weather, you two eating so many chili peppers, aren't you afraid of getting a fever?"
"No, we're used to it."
"But don't forget, you haven't eaten so many chili peppers in a long time."
The captain's words made the two chili lovers fall into self-doubt.
"I think you two should eat less today; everything has a process of adaptation."
"Alright, we'll eat two today."
"I'll eat one." Xu Jiacan also felt the captain had a point and voluntarily changed his mind.
As the first drop of oil landed on the flames, a "sizzle" was heard, and the aroma immediately spread.
As the fragrance continued to spread with the evening breeze on the summer night, two figures crouching on an unknown hillside could no longer resist.
"Brother, where is this aroma coming from? It's making me so hungry."
"Don't talk nonsense, it's making *you* hungry."
"..." The person hiding in the shadows took two more deep breaths, then confidently nudged the person next to him with his elbow and said, "I don't believe you're not tempted."
"Tempted, but do you dare to go?"
"Uh."
"Do you think people who dare to roast meat in this wilderness are kind-hearted?"
"What if they are!"
"Perhaps, but they must also have extraordinary abilities, otherwise how could they withstand the wolves circling around?"
"There's such a thing?"
"If two children were roasting meat in front of you, what would you do?"
"Of course, I'd snatch it, and then I'd tell those two brats to roast more, because I haven't eaten enough."
"Why aren't you snatching it now?"
"Didn't you say... I wouldn't dare."
"Tch! Get down."
"Why should I get down?"
"Smell it."
The person next to him mumbled indistinctly before lying on his back on the overgrown hillside, feeling secretly annoyed.
"Damn it, they say you can do whatever you want if you become a bandit on the mountain. Drink heavily, eat heartily, and find women as you please."
"Alright, stop mumbling. Should we go back to the mountain now and tell the leader?"
"Okay, let's go back and tell the leader now."
The companions didn't know that their casual barbecue by the campfire had attracted two gluttons and would lead to a thrilling robbery.
Pang Dun'er swallowed the last bite of beef and saw that all his companions were lying on the grass like starfish, looking at the sky.
He also leaned back and lay down in a spread-eagle position.
"It's good to be in ancient times! The dark blue sky is like a giant curtain, and the stars are like scattered gold and silver treasures, shining brightly."
The companions were almost asleep when they suddenly noticed Pang Dun'er becoming sentimental and opened their eyes.
The captain reminded everyone, "Let's go into the tents to sleep. I'll keep watch."
"Captain, no need." Fu Xin Ci finished speaking, then extended her hand and threw out a vine.
The companions watched as the vine, as if it had a mind of its own, quickly formed a woven wall of vines centered around their tents.
"Wow." The companions' eyes were not enough to take it all in.
"Such a sturdy vine wall, ordinary animals can't get in, so we can sleep with peace of mind."
"Yes, I will sense it if anyone or any large animal approaches."
"Wow, Xin Ci, you're amazing."
Xiao Ai, excited, reached out to hug her again, but Fu Xin Ci quickly retreated into her space.
"Pfft, Xin Ci, you scared her so much she's sick. The look of panic on her face just now didn't seem fake." Xu Jiacan said, his shoulders shaking with laughter.
Xiao Ai drooped, not even hearing Xu Ruyi calling her to wash up.
Xiao Bai, watching the human flee into her space as if escaping, found it amusing.
"Squeak squeak squeak." Are there tigers outside?
"Much scarier than tigers."
"Squeak squeak squeak." Scarier than tigers? Isn't that a tigress?
"How do you know?"
"Squeak squeak squeak." Didn't you say it last time with Qi He?
"Did I say that?"
Whether she said it or not, Fu Da Niu wouldn't dwell on such unnutritious matters. Instead, she picked up a set of cotton underwear and teleported to the stream.
"..." She immersed her entire body in the refreshing stream water, closing her eyes and feeling every pore crying out: comfortable.
"Squeak squeak squeak." You know how to enjoy yourself.
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The companions slept well that night, especially in the moment they opened their eyes, they all thought they were in a paradise.
"Mmm, I like it like this, being woken up by the birds in the forest every day."
Xu Jiacan glanced at the captain, as if to say: Is Pang Dun'er still drunk?
Captain: "Pang Dun'er, it's time to get up. We need to pack up the tents."
"Hey, coming right up." Pang Dun'er scrambled up, mumbling, "Oh dear, another busy morning."
Breakfast was rice porridge with pickles and millet buns.
Before getting on their horses, the captain reminded Xin Ci, "Fill the water skins with the same water as yesterday."
"Is that water very good to drink?"
"Yes, it's even clearer than the mountain spring water."
"Yes, Xin Ci, the water you took out yesterday tasted really good."
"That's the stream water from my space. It's probably spring water too, as it comes from the deep mountains."
After Fu Xin Ci finished speaking, she hugged her water skins and flashed into her space. A moment later, she reappeared, her water skins full of stream water.
"One for each of you, with unlimited refills."
Pang Dun'er was delighted, "Xin Ci, when we come back, prepare some big jars, and fill them with this stream water for us."
"Sure, there'll be plenty."
"Haha, if it goes on like this, I might have a chance to lose weight."
The companions: "How does this relate to losing weight?"
Seeing his companions' disbelief, Pang Dun'er began to explain his new discovery.
"Before, if I did any physical labor, I would feel very tired and couldn't recover the next day. But yesterday was different. Look at me, I'm full of energy again today."