69 Chapter 69 First Encounter_1

Throughout their journey, other than occasionally stopping to water the horses, the six of them dared not delay even a moment.

Fearing they'd move too slowly and end up sun-dried like jerky.

"Brother Shen-"

A hot, ripping wind whistled by his ear, and Shen Wenchen only tilted his head upon hearing the noise, waiting for what was to come next.

"Are we going to, you know, die from this heat!" Eleven currently felt as if his clothing was thoroughly soaked both inside and out, yet for fear of being scratched by branches on the road, he could only wait for his shirt on his back to dry and then get wet again, then dry out once more.

"If you die from the heat, we'll collect your body!" Ada laughed heartily, following closely behind Shen Wenchen.

The group spurred their horses on, finally arriving at their destination just as noon was ending.

Seeing the sparse crops scattered across the fields along the way, Shen Wenchen wore a gloomy expression.