Wang Chuanxing silently followed the princess to the window and stood behind her without saying a word.

Princess Anle left soon, and Wang Chuanxing called the meeting again.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually already anxious like an ant on hot pan.

He paced back and forth in the room, thinking to himself: "If they are trapped here for too long, the food and heating items they carry will soon be consumed. By then, the situation will become increasingly critical..."

Thinking of this, Wang Chuanxing couldn't help but stop, his brows furrowed and his face full of worry.

The whole room suddenly fell into deathly silence, with only the howling of the cold wind coming from outside the window still roaring wildly, as if it was nature's ruthless mockery of human beings' insignificance and powerlessness.

After three days of recuperation, Ye Zifen's physical condition has improved greatly. Her complexion has gradually become rosy and her mental state has also recovered well.

The masters who had experienced the difficult journey together had fully recovered their physical strength after this period of rest.

In the past few days, due to limited conditions, they have been using horse meat as their main source of food.

At first, although the taste of horse meat was not delicious, it was still enough to satisfy hunger.

However, as the days passed, with the same old horse meat meals every day, everyone's tolerance for this kind of food finally reached its limit.

Now, when we think of horse meat, we can't help but frown and secretly swear in our hearts that no matter how hungry we are, we will never touch horse meat again.

At this moment, heavy snow began to fall from the sky again.

Snowflakes fluttered down like white butterflies dancing in the air, and soon the whole world was covered in white.

The heavy snow did not last long, but even so, the ground was once again covered with thick snow. From a distance, it looked as if it was wearing a layer of dazzling silver.

Ye Zifen and the masters could only wait quietly for the snow to slowly melt.

Once the snow melted enough for them to see the road clearly, they could resume their journey.

However, what no one expected was that the snow melted surprisingly slowly.

One day passed, and there was almost no change in the snow on the ground; two days passed, and it was still the same... In this way, the days passed slowly in a mixture of anxiety and helplessness.

With every passing day, their deep-seated desire to set off soon weakened a little.

As time passed, the charcoal fire used for heating in the house gradually became weaker and the light it emitted became dimmer.

At the same time, horse meat was becoming less and less available, and Ye Zifen began to worry again.

But the annoying snow still covered the ground like a stubborn child, showing no intention of giving in, ruthlessly blocking their way forward.

During this endless waiting time, they were like trapped beasts in a cage, praying anxiously that the thick snow would melt as soon as possible so that they could raise their whips again and embark on the journey full of unknowns and challenges.

Time passed quietly, and half a month had passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, their stored horse meat was just consumed.

Fortunately, the snow finally began to melt and the road became passable, so they packed their bags and prepared to set off again.

However, as soon as they set out on the journey, they found that the situation was not optimistic.

Because the snow had just melted, the road became extremely muddy. Every step you took felt like you were stepping into a bottomless quagmire, making it extremely difficult to move forward.

Ye Zifen and Zhang Gaoyi had no choice but to ride on the same horse.

Sitting on the horse, Ye Zifen looked guilty and said softly, "I originally wanted to leave some food for the master as a reward, but I didn't expect that we would eat all the horse meat and waste so much firewood. Fortunately, I slipped a dime into the crack of the window when no one was paying attention."

Zhang Gaoyi nodded slightly to show his agreement, and then responded: "That's great. I have already replenished all the firewood that was used. If we give them too much silver, it might bring unnecessary trouble or even disaster to this kind family. It's just right to deal with it like this."

Accompanied by the crisp sound of horse hooves, mud and water splashed up like silver curtains of water.

Ye Zifen tightly grasped the reins in her hands, frowned, and sighed worriedly: "This road is really too difficult to walk on!"

Zhang Gaoyi stood up straight and looked far into the distance, his sight fixed firmly on the end of the winding road ahead. His eyes were like burning flames, blazing and unwavering, and at the same time full of eager expectations for the unknown journey.

"Let's not rush. We should move forward step by step. When we reach a town, we can take a good rest."

He spoke, his voice a little hoarse, as if eroded by the dust of the journey, but the power contained in it was not diminished at all.

Every word drifted away with the whistling wind and merged into the vast world.

Ye Zifen, who was standing nearby, nodded slightly to show her agreement.

Her hair, falling like a waterfall, danced gently in the breeze, like a fairy descending to earth.

"Yes, you might as well buy another horse by then! Otherwise, the brave warhorse under your crotch will not be able to bear it."

As she spoke, her watery eyes revealed deep concern. Her soft, gentle, sincere words were like a spring breeze blowing on your face, making you feel warm and comfortable.

After saying that, Ye Zifen stretched out her delicate hand and gently stroked the horse's mane.

The originally upright mane began to tremble slightly under the caress of her delicate and smooth palms, as if it was also intoxicated by this tenderness and unable to extricate itself.

At the same time, the horse suddenly raised its head and neighed loudly. The high-pitched and loud neighing pierced the sky and was deafening.

It raised its proud head high and shook it vigorously, as if to show everyone its indomitable will and abundant energy, and seemed to mutter to itself: "I'm fine, what's the big deal about this little distance?"

Hearing this cry, Ye Zifen couldn't help but smile. That smile was like the beautiful flowers blooming in spring, gorgeous and beautiful; it was also like a dazzling sun that penetrated through the layers of dark clouds and fell on the earth, warm and bright.