Not wanting Ye Jiu to linger in such low spirits, Sikong Mo appropriately changed the topic, "The person going to escort the grain this time is Si Rong. When the time comes, just give him the telescope with it. Are the grains all set?"
"As long as there’s a place to store them, they can be ready at any time," Ye Jiu replied without any pressure.
However, his original plans were now spoiled.
"Yesterday, I just got a good thing and was planning to enjoy it in the back mountains. But it attracted a swarm of animals. You wouldn’t believe how terrifying it was; even the birds in the sky swarmed in. The whole sky was dark and oppressive—it was so scary. Luckily, I had plenty of Sleeping Drug on me; otherwise, I might have only been able to lose my life there," Ye Jiu said, still feeling a shiver of fear.
Yet, as he spoke of this incident, the oppressive feelings that had stemmed from his past seemed to dissolve suddenly, as if the person who had been grieving just before wasn’t himself.
"Attacked by animals? Are you hurt?" Sikong Mo felt a surge of nervousness and pulled Ye Jiu up to inspect him from head to toe.
Ye Jiu felt uncomfortable under his earnest gaze and pushed his embracing arms away, "I’m not hurt; it’s the animals that paid the price with their lives. Right now, they’re probably being skinned and dissected."
"Originally, I thought of processing the meat to improve your rations on the trip, but now it seems I won’t make it in time."
Seeing that Ye Jiu was unharmed, Sikong Mo felt relieved, "That’s not important. What matters is your own safety. Be sure to take care."
"I know," Ye Jiu nodded.
After returning to his room, Ye Jiu felt much lighter.
Indeed, when there are worries in the heart, it’s better to speak them out. Otherwise, keeping them inside only makes one feel worse.
However, Ye Jiu thought that Mrs. He might truly have been feeling unwell today.
After all, despite her fierceness, Mrs. He was not accustomed to grand scenes. Having been frightened by King Jing today, and with both knees somewhat swollen, it was inevitable that she felt uncomfortable.
Ye Jiu got up from the bed and then came down to put on his shoes.
Lately, he had been offering Mrs. He and Old Man Ye plenty of good things to nourish their health, but those were just common items with slow effects.
Now, he had quite a few spiritual items given by Yuan Jun Taoist, which were more fitting for his elderly parents’ consumption, as people do age quickly.
Though he had the jade buckle from Yuan Jun Taoist to prevent the scent from leaking, Ye Jiu still felt it was not entirely safe.
If he were to prepare these at home, what if the jade buckle failed? Wouldn’t the household be in danger?
So, for safety’s sake, he decided to go to the back mountains.
This time, he would be more careful not to be followed. Even if he encountered danger, he could quickly hide inside his space and wouldn’t be as helpless as he was the night before.
However, he was naive enough to be frightened by those animals at first and even forgot that he had Sleeping Drug.
Just as Ye Jiu finished putting on his shoes, he suddenly noticed some noise outside his room.
A spike of caution, Ye Jiu quickly adopted a defensive stance.
All of a sudden, the window shattered with a bang, and a naked man jumped in from outside.
Damn, an exhibitionist?
Without a second thought, Ye Jiu’s electric baton had already jabbed forward.
The man’s body trembled and then slid down onto the ground.
But just before collapsing unconscious, the man managed to look at Ye Jiu with a wronged expression and uttered something unbelievable to him.