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The wind from the mountains blew over, bringing with it the moisture from last night's rain, and there was a hint of chilliness.

Unknowingly, Gao Lang had already finished speaking with the leader. Standing behind Jin Xiaolou, he untied his crane robe and lightly draped it over Jin Xiaolou's body.

"The window is cool." Gao Lang said, and supported Jin Xiaolou into the hut.

Having been pregnant for the past four months, Jin Xiaolou's lower abdomen slightly bulged, and as she walked in, her hands naturally rested on her lower abdomen. This was a habit of hers, but who would have known, that the little guy in her stomach would suddenly move as soon as she put her hands down.

Jin Xiaolou was confused, she immediately pulled Gao Lang's hand and touched his stomach.

However, the moment Gao Lang's warm palm touched it, the guy in his stomach obediently stopped moving. Only Jin Xiaolou and Gao Lang were left staring at each other.

"He just moved." Jin Xiaolou explained how she suddenly pulled his hand and touched her belly.

"Yes." Gao Lang nodded his head, with a smile on his face, he continued, "Or perhaps it's because I ate too many sweet and sour pancakes, and became angrier."

"No way!" Jin Xiaolou opened up Gao Lang's hand, although she had already finished all the Scented Dumplings from last night. But that wasn't because she wanted to eat it. It was because the child in her stomach had a good appetite!

Well, yes, it was for the children.

The child in's stomach did not look as relaxed as the Lin'er did. Not only did it look faster than an ordinary fetus, the four months of stomach was about the same as someone else's for the past five to six months. It made Jin Xiaolou's stomach grow to be three times bigger.

"However... As soon as I mention the soy sauce cake... I seem to be... Hungry again. " Jin Xiaolou swallowed her saliva.

Gao Lang laughed heartily and cuddled his arm around Jin Xiaolou's shoulders: "Let's go eat some pancakes!"

The two of them walked out of the courtyard and headed to the entrance of Yan's courtyard next door. They lightly knocked on the door.

Aunty Yan was alone. Her son and her husband had both gone to the Gong Bian battlefield and had not come back yet, but even though she had lost her husband and child, she was still living a happy life.

The two small mud houses were neatly decorated, and the front and back courtyards were filled with flowers, plants, and fruit trees.

Now the autumn was coming on, the morning glory blooming outside the front fence, the purple flowers muttering like a girl's windblown skirt.

The three persimmon trees in the yard were filled with golden persimmon seeds. Auntie Yan was standing under the tree with a long bamboo pole in her hand, harvesting the fruits.

With a single stroke, large and round persimmon seeds fell to the ground.

Aunt Yan picked up two persimmon and wiped them on her apron at her waist. As she opened the door, she passed the persimmon to the people outside, "You've come at just the right time. The persimmon that you've just beaten is especially sweet. Quickly taste it!"

Jin Xiaolou took a bite, and her mouth was filled with a fragrant smell.

Seeing that Jin Xiaolou liked to eat, Gao Lang also stuffed his persimmon into Jin Xiaolou's hands.

Seeing this, Auntie Yan hurriedly said, "It must be that I'm hungry, so you two came to my yard. I can't eat too many cooked persimmons if I'm hungry, so I'll make you two soy cakes to fill my stomach. When we leave later, bring the persimmon back."

After hearing that, Gao Lang took back the persimmon in Jin Xiaolou's hand.

Entering the house, not long later, the pancakes were served. Seeing Jin Xiaolou like to eat, Aunt Yan was happy too.

"Has the little lady been pregnant for six months?" Auntie Yan looked at Jin Xiaolou's big stomach and said.

"How can that be? In the past four months, my wife has eaten a lot of food. This little guy has grown a bit fatter." Gao Lang smiled as he watched Jin Xiaolou wolf down a piece of biscuit in her hand.

"Four months?" Auntie Yan was taken aback. "It doesn't look like it. It can't be that the date was calculated incorrectly, right?"

After finishing his words, he shook his head. He shouldn't have miscalculated the time of being pregnant.

"I got it!" Lady Yan suddenly raised her tone. "This little lady must be pregnant with twins!"

"Twins?!" Jin Xiaolou choked and almost threw the biscuit in her hands out.

"That's impossible, right?" Am I that amazing? "

Jin Xiaolou and Gao Lang spoke at the same time, upon hearing Gao Lang's words, Jin Xiaolou secretly glared at him.

Auntie Yan was already grinning from ear to ear, "It must be. Otherwise, my stomach wouldn't be so big!"

Jin Xiaolou was skeptical, but in her heart, she was astonished and happy.

Even after finishing the cake and eating three more persimmon seeds, they still hadn't come to their senses when they returned to the courtyard they were staying in.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day that the group of people left the Gu Family Village and headed towards the river. Only when they sat on the carriage and watched Nan Yang imitating her actions of making new clothes for her unborn child, did they finally mutter: "Perhaps I'll have one more."

"What?" Nan Yang did not hear what Jin Xiaolou said clearly and put down what she was doing.

Her hands had been wielding swords and spears since she was young, and she was familiar with swords and sabers. These tiny embroidery needles would often cut open her fingers.

However, during the few days she spent in the Gu family village, she had followed the village's elderly grandma to study, all for the sake of giving a proper greeting to the child in the Madam's womb.

"Next door, Auntie Yan said I might be carrying a twin." Jin Xiaolou arrived again.

Nan Yang hugged Jin Xiaolou happily: "My lady, this is a blessing given by the heavens!"

"No wonder earlier, when I asked whether Lin'er wanted my younger brother or his younger sister, he said he wanted both." Nan Yang let go of Jin Xiaolou again and hugged Lin'er, "Little Lin'er's mouth is so clever, my wife must have a son and a daughter in her stomach! Lin'er has a younger brother and a younger sister! "

As they were talking, the carriage suddenly stopped. They could hear people outside making a ruckus. It was a long time before they stopped.

In the time it took to make a cup of tea, he entered again: "Madam, we will be crossing the river soon. According to the leader of the caravan, from time to time, we will reach the leopard forest.

"Leopard Forest …" Jin Xiaolou's heart tightened.

Jin Xiaolou had already told Gao Lang about the things that people in the Leopard Forest would do if they were to attack him.

Nan Yang probably did not know.

Jin Xiaolou frowned, looking at the raging waves of the river outside her window, she said to Nan Yang: "Let's separate here from the caravan."

"What is the Madam doing?" Nan Yang was shocked, "Along the way to the caravan, we are borrowing their power to ensure our safety. Now that we are separated from them, isn't the road ahead even more dangerous?"

Just as Nan Yang finished speaking, Gao Lang had already opened the curtain from the outside: "My wife, let's go from here and split up from the caravan, okay?"

Nan Yang was startled.

Jin Xiaolou smiled with tacit understanding: "That's what I meant as well."

"This, this!" Nan Yang panicked, "Seventh Elder, the Leopard Forest is an especially dangerous place!"

"I have already ordered Chang An to scout out the road, and once we cross the river, we will change into our clothes and follow the caravan." Gao Lang rushed towards Jin Xiaolou, "Although we have few people, with the three of us here, it would be easy to protect the safety of Lin'er and you."

Jin Xiaolou nodded, she understood Gao Lang's intention.

Since he already knew that the two bodyguards of the caravan would attack the Leopard Forest, separating from them was the safest method.

In case the hidden arrow was close by, it would be hard to defend against it.

Soon after, Jin Xiaolou told Nan Yang the reason why she was separated. Only then did Nan Yang calm down and clenched her fists.

No matter what happened in front of him, she would protect his wife and daughter, and reassure him.

After Gao Lang and the people from the caravan finished talking, the caravan took the lead and got on the ferry.

Through the window, Jin Xiaolou saw Dao Ba and Fatty turned their heads to look at them. Even though she was far away from the two of them, she still had to stay alert and hope … She hoped to be able to arrive at Jiang Hui safely.

Jin Xiaolou hugged Lin'er and covered his stomach.

The Leopard Forest sounded like a dense forest, but even within a circumference of ten miles, there was no sign of a large tree.

All around him was bare and desolate, and the rolling hills were covered with dense weathering stone pillars, which made it a rocky forest.

Jin Xiaolou and the group arrived at the Panther Forest, but the carriage could not pass by, the caravans in the past all abandoned carts, swapped manpower to carry, and after they exited the Panther Forest, they went to the closest town, Lu Town to buy new horses.

Nan Yang supported Jin Xiaolou out of the carriage, packed her luggage, and after making some preparations, they walked towards the Stone Woods. Just as she took two steps inside, she saw a huge snake with a head as thick as an arm slithering down from the stone pillar. It scared Nan Yang and made him cry out in fear as she swung her sword and sliced the snake into two.

Fortunately, Jin Xiaolou was not afraid of snakes, otherwise, she would be scared out of her wits.

"There are still a lot of scary things ahead. Don't mess around." Gao Lang instructed Nan Yang as he stood to Jin Xiaolou's side and whispered to him, "Are you scared?"

Seeing Jin Xiaolou shake her head, she finally relaxed.

However, at this point, he was not even half a step away from the small building.