Compared to the previous day, today was very peaceful all day long, albeit the journey became somewhat difficult. But who in the caravan trade would fuss about that? Especially when there was meat delivered right to their doorstep, thus the voices of laughter and joy in the camp tended to get louder at night.
He Xiaojiu was in great shape, having recovered enough in just one day to be able to move around. He was of good temper, so the brothers of the merchant team teased him for a long while, amidst continuous laughter and noise.
However, it was only a short while later when Deng Hao heavily hushed everyone with a "shush," commanding everyone, "Silence!" With his authoritative presence in the team, in a matter of seconds, the whole camp quieted down and no one spoke another word.
The ones with keen hearing could discern the faint sound of footsteps from within the woods, accompanied by the rustling of leaves being trampled over. Beasts and demons would not make such loud noises.
