cave.
It has been more than a day since escaping from the clan yesterday.
It's still snowy outside, but what's better than yesterday is that it didn't snow today. If Qi hadn't been caught and whipped yesterday, then today would have been their best chance to escape, but who can say for sure about such a thing.
Although Zhang Qi said he would figure out a solution regarding food, Bo Hehui still decided to save some food just in case. Although it was not much, it could save lives at critical times.
The bonfire on the firepit was still burning, bringing them warmth.
They secretly accumulated a lot of wood here on weekdays, which was enough for the past few days.
Coupled with the tarpaulin Zhang Qi brought out yesterday, they had a comfortable sleep last night. This sleep was the most comfortable they had felt in years.
Around 17:00 at the beginning of Youshi.
Hui squatted beside the bonfire and shouted: "It's ready to eat."
Bo, who was standing at the entrance of the cave watching, and Yingyao, who was lying on his side eating hay, immediately surrounded him.
Yesterday I just ate some grass porridge when I rushed to the cave. I didn't eat anything today. I just drank some hot water made from melted snow.
They had been starving for a long time. If their years of slavery had not made them accustomed to hunger, they would have been unable to bear it.
About half a kilogram of grass seeds, some tubers, and water were boiled into a pot of porridge. Even though they were extremely hungry, several people did not refuse and took turns holding the pottery vat to drink.
Bo drank a few sips and handed them to Hui. After Hui drank two or three sips, he gave them to the eagle and the harrier.
"Drink more. You are big-boned and will get hungry quickly."
Wiping her mouth, Hui whispered to Ying.
Eagle nodded with red eyes.
A few people were sharing the grass porridge when Zhang Qi's figure suddenly appeared in the cave.
The cold slowly embraced Zhang Qi. Even though there was a fire burning in the cave, the temperature here was still much worse than the comfortable temperature in the world of riding and cutting.
Seeing Zhang Qi's appearance, Bo and others were very excited. Although they had experienced it yesterday, when they saw this mysterious power that was beyond common sense again today, they couldn't help but be in disbelief.
"start!"
"start."
"...."
Several people came forward one after another, and even the eagle holding the pottery jar didn't care about drinking porridge, and gathered in front of Zhang Qi.
With a smile on his face, Zhang Qi nodded to them, shook the beef in his hand, and said cheerfully: "Here, eat some meat, not much but enough for a meal."
"and this."
Passing the meat to Bo's hand, Zhang Qi clenched his fist and raised it in front of Hui's eyes.
"What?"
Hui looked at Zhang Qi puzzled.
Zhang Qi smiled and asked him to stretch out his hand.
Hui didn't know why, but she believed it and stretched out her hand in front of Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi slowly released his clenched fist, and white particles like fine sand slipped from his palm and fell into Hui's hand.
"Salt."
Zhang Qi spoke, and the people in the cave opened their eyes wide. After being slaves for so many years, when had they ever eaten salt? Every time they had to pick up some leftover food from the Xiongnu nobles to feel the salty taste. The taste, or just following the herd and licking some bitter rocks.
The shock brought by salt is even more shocking than that of meat.
The person who was still holding the salt with one hand suddenly clasped his hands together religiously, fearing that the salt in his hands would be blown away by Zhang Qi's breath.
Seeing Hui's performance, Zhang Qi couldn't help laughing, but he also figured it out. They were all slaves a few days ago. How could they not be excited today when they saw the precious salt that even the Xiongnu nobles had a hard time getting.
Shaking all the salt in Dao Hui's hand, Zhang Qi patted his shoulder and said: "We will definitely live a better life in the future. You guys should eat the meat and finish it all. I will give it to you later." Send some over."
"kindness!"
Hui nodded excitedly, then carefully took out a piece of rag from her arms and carefully wrapped the salt in her hand.
Zhang Qi glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Don't skimp on eating. I won't make everyone hungry, so let's eat freely!"
"Don't skimp on the salt. I still have it. It's just that I'll cause trouble if I take too much at one time."
"By the way, I'll leave this to you. I'm afraid the next time I come out will be at this time tomorrow. You have to protect yourself. If you find traces of anyone, if there are more traces, hide them. If there are fewer..."
A cold light flashed in Zhang Qi's eyes.
"Kill him! We can't be exposed!"
Zhang Qi's eyes were cold. More than 20 days of fighting in the arena gave him a more solemn flavor. Everyone in the cave couldn't help but be stunned. Although Qi had unusual things in the past, his current feeling made him feel cold. They felt strange and had an indescribable feeling of oppression.
"Okay, we get it."
It was Hui who was the first to speak out. He put away the salt packets, looked at the stunned people and sighed inwardly.
Now that Zhang Qi has the blessing of God, he will naturally be different from before. After everyone has lived together for so long, it is expected that he will not be able to react for a while. However, judging from Zhang Qi's current performance, he is still thinking about himself and others. ,fine.
Looking at Hui, Zhang Qi nodded and handed over the three flying knives on his waist.
Hui reached out and took it, then gave one to Yingyao and the last one to Bo.
"Qi, you have to be careful, it doesn't look easy over there."
"Well, don't worry about me. You should hurry up and think about where we should go. We will set off at this time tomorrow."
Zhang Qi finished speaking in a deep voice, and then disappeared instantly.
...
The cave was quiet for a while.
The eagle holding the pottery jar shivered and murmured: "Qi... has changed so much."
Harrier nodded in agreement.
Bo opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
In the end it was Hui who took the pottery vat from Ying's arms, divided the meat that Zhang Qi had brought over into four pieces, added some snow and put it on the campfire to cook.
"Qi is also for our own good, and he has the blessing of God, so he should change. I think God's blessing is not so easy to bear, and Qi should not have a hard time, so we don't want to cause trouble."
Bo nodded. This is what he wanted to say, but he just didn't know how to say it.
When Ying and Harrier heard what Hui said, they looked at the place where Zhang Qi disappeared with distress. They were familiar with the extra aura that Zhang Qi had before. It was something that only comes after killing people. The two of them followed the Xiongnu nobles. I experienced it from those riding horses when I went out hunting.
"Yes, let's not cause trouble. We will do whatever Qi says from now on. He will definitely take us out of here!"
Yingzhi shouted blankly, and the Harrier next to him looked in agreement.
