Adorable Food Goddess

Chapter 26: Flustered

Translator: YTJS_  Editor: Perriemix

It has been three days since Peng Wu went down the mountains and there was still no news at all. Meanwhile, there had been corpses transported back from the Pan Long Mountain Ridge periodically and they all belong to the members of the lost teams a few days ago. The atmosphere in the mountains was growing heavier as the days passed.

As she picked wild vegetables, Ye Jiayao stood on the elevated ground, gazing into the distance. She worried as she saw that there were more sentries posted on the steps.

“Auntie Jiang, do you think the army would attack up from the waters?” Ye Jiayao asked, pointing at the endless haze lake.

She had been studying the small piece of the map under the pen holder in Chunyu’s study. Adding her observations up at the mountain these few days, she had a fair understanding of Hei Feng Gang’s terrain and the positions of the sentries. However, she was troubled. There was a huge chance that the army could also attack from the haze lake. Huge battleships could come in majestically and still take down Hei Feng Gang.

Auntie Jiang laughed. “Didn’t you see the cliff overlooking the lake? Only a small path leads to Haze Lake and there are men watching there. The year before, the army came to annihilate from the lake and ended up returning without any achievements. Countless of men died in that lake, feeding the fishes and prawns.

Ye Jiayao shuddered. The fishes and prawns in the lake are so meaty! Could that be because they ate a lot of corpses to grow so fat?

Ye Jiayao had never been to the lakeside. Looking out from the mountain, she could not really see the exact terrain of the side of the lake. No wonder the village was assured in Hei Feng Gang. They knew that they had an upper hand in terrain.

“Besides, there are sentries along the sides. Once the army’s ships draw close, we would be able to easily spot them and get ready for battle,” Auntie Jiang explained.

“What if they swim over to sneak an attack?”

“It would be possible if there are only a handful, but it would be impossible when there are a lot of people. And I’m pretty positive that they wouldn’t take just a small handful of people when they attack. They wouldn’t stand a chance unless all of them are highly skilled like third-in-charge.”

Ye Jiayao watched the surface of the lake gleaming and reflecting the light around it.  If it was so difficult to attack up the mountains, what about escaping it?  Basing off on her swimming skills, she should be able to sneak out without being noticed. However, she was uncertain of the lake’s size. Her current small frame was obviously not as strong as her body in her previous life. She might not be able to make it halfway through the lake before drowning.

After plucking the wild vegetables, Ye Jiayao cut some grass back as Da Bao and Er Bao were getting bigger appetites.

When she was on her way down, she heard the urgent sound of the bugle horn. She rushed down only to see many people running towards the meeting room.

“What happened?” Ye Jiayao was confused.

Auntie Jiang’s face changed. “That was the signal to show that the enemy has invaded.”

“What? They have started attacking the stockade?” Ye Jiayao started to feel anxious. Does that mean Chunyu has to go out to battle?

Ye Jiayao rushed home. She had to prepare some dried provisions to send to Chunyu and Song Qi. If they start fighting, they might not have time to come back to eat.

Just when she was kneading the dough, Song Qi ran back.

“Sister-in-law, third-in-charge brought some men to Pan Long Mountain Ridge.”