The journey was incredibly slow, basically moving in fits and starts. After all, Ye Lu couldn't have hurried even if she wanted to – the mountain climbing and fording streams were just too exhausting.
Third Young Master Jun would clear a path for several hundred meters ahead, then turn back to guide her forward.
The two of them would walk then stop, and in one day they only covered a distance of about ten kilometers.
As evening approached and the sun began to set, they didn't dare to continue traveling. They found a flat and open area to set up a small tent, then used a portable gas stove to cook noodles with canned meat, eating hastily before resting.
Third Young Master Jun sprinkled insect and snake repellent around the site and built a campfire before returning to the tent.
