Shopkeeper Yan’s smiling face stiffened, and his pupils trembled slightly, "Did... did they all die?"
"Yes." The Fool nodded sadly, "They all died on the battlefield."
Shopkeeper Yan’s body shook imperceptibly and the surrounding environment was too complex.
She could only suppress her emotions, and after a while, she said, "That... is truly regrettable. Take the snacks back with you, or they’ll get anxious. Also, try not to run around usually."
"Okay, thank you, auntie." The Fool smiled and grinned at her, then walked away with Xiao Yu and Xiao Shan.
At that moment, when Shopkeeper Yan heard his call, her eyes instantly reddened.
To avoid drawing attention, she silently turned back to the counter.
Bai Junjun was unaware of the situation on this side. Seeing the Fool and the others coming back with a bunch of preserved fruits, she couldn’t help but feel that Shopkeeper Yan was both generous and courteous, so much that it was almost embarrassing.
Not long after their return, everyone prepared to start their journey to find Old Uncle Qiu’s family.
For this trip, they left Smiling Face and Rabbit here to wait for Xiao Chan. Originally, Bai Sasa and Bai Lingyu also wanted to go, but considering they would all have to ride in the horse carriage when they returned to Old Uncle Qiu’s house, Sasa and Xiao Yu also wisely chose to stay behind.
Thus, those who went on the trip were only Bai Junjun, Xiao Shan, Li Wenli, Ah Dao, and Smiling Face.
Among them, Smiling Face and Ah Dao were outside driving the carriage, while the others rested inside.
As they passed through the city gate, they saw soldiers on the platform talking about something with five severed heads of Blood Men behind them.
Without saying, it was clear that these were the soldiers’ recent achievements in subduing the bandits, told to reassure the public.
Seeing their carriage leaving shakily, the city-guarding soldiers took a special glance and recognizing the merits of Bai Junjun and Li Wenli in defending the city, they respectfully saluted.
Ordinary people who were listening to the story turned around and clapped generously.
"Thank you, young warriors, for your bravery! We wish you a triumphant return!!"
The people thought they were going out to fight the bandits again.
However, Li Wenli and Bai Junjun didn’t clarify, just letting them misunderstand.
After leaving the city, Old Monk, who was driving, sped up as the horse, which was raised well in the tavern, was sturdy and vigorous.
They soon arrived at a secluded village. It wasn’t even noon yet, and everyone was busy working in the fields.
At first, the villagers were somewhat startled to see a horse carriage speeding towards them, as it was rare to see one in the village.
But after watching for a while, they thought the horseman looked familiar.
Upon closer examination, weren’t these the young men from the Seven-Person Team who had recently parted from Old Uncle Qiu’s family?
At the time, the villagers had felt regretful when these young men suddenly left.
After all, their village had been attacked by bandits before, but these young warriors were so valiant that not only did they scare off the bandits, they also successfully deterred the nearby bandits, ensuring no one dared to offend them lightly.
They had never thought that this group of once-departed young men would come again.
The people couldn’t help but wave at them.
"Hey! Ah Dao, you guys are back?"
At that moment, Ah Dao, whose name was warmly called, just nodded somewhat proudly without speaking.
But the villagers in the fields didn’t take offense and still smiled, saying, "Seems even colder than a few days ago."
"Well, a man who speaks less feels safer, where are Old Monk, Xiao Chan, and Smiling Face?"
"They had something else and couldn’t come," Old Monk answered politely.