Night gradually fell, and a few bright stars appeared in the east.
Though spring had already begun, the nights were still a little cold.
A campfire was lit.
Everyone gathered around it, drinking wine and eating meat to keep warm.
Kitten picked up a piece of meat, put it in her mouth, and chewed it carefully.
Old Ox stacked layer upon layer of fatty meat, then wrapped it all in vegetable leaves.
He swallowed it in one bite.
Mm, this tasted best.
Song Ziyun's eyelid twitched.
"This..."
Why did this ox eat so much like a person??
"Brother Li, your cooking really is beyond reproach. And this sauce smells amazing!!"
Li Ping'an said generously, "If you like it, take some with you."
Kitten suddenly raised her head. "You have to pay for it~"
"Huh? Who was speaking?" Song Ziyun froze.
Li Ping'an smiled. "Never mind. Drink up, drink up."
By midnight, Song Ziyun had drunk a little too much.
Song Ziyun got up in the night to relieve himself and came back after taking a piss.
Then he noticed a rustling in the bushes nearby.
Hm?
Song Ziyun frowned.
Suddenly, a head emerged from the bushes.
Moonlight shone on that head, revealing a small, fair face with two buns tied atop it.
"Oh, my goodness!!"
Song Ziyun couldn't help crying out.
Where had this little girl come from!?
Could she be a spirit? He turned and ran straight back into the felt tent.
The little girl shook the leaves off her head and blinked her big eyes.
"Oh dear, this fairy's been discovered."
Then she shook herself.
And turned back into a little cat.
Early the next morning, the group continued on their way.
"Brother Song, you don't look well. Didn't sleep well last night?" Li Ping'an asked.
"Don't even