Thunder

When night fell, Jin Lan and the others hid behind the simple defensive fortifications, holding two buns of cornbread with them. The cornbread was made by the refugees to help them sate their hunger.

Ren Xiaosu had already informed them that the bandits from the north might not be coming tonight, but everyone should still be prepared for an attack nonetheless. For the first half of the night, half the group would sleep before taking over the watch for the rest of the night. If there were really signs of the enemy, everyone would have to respond quickly and get straight into battle.

When Ren Xiaosu was done giving them orders, he could not find Yang Xiaojin. "Have you all seen… ahem, have y'all seen your boss lady?"

"Nope," Jin Lan replied.

"I saw her heading into the wilderness earlier," Xu Jinyuan answered.

Ren Xiaosu grunted in acknowledgment. It looked like Yang Xiaojin had already gone to familiarize herself with the terrain.