After hearing the round-faced youth's question, Wei Luo's throat felt dry and she didn't know how to respond. She forced out a few awkward laughs to gloss over it.

  The young man with a round face saw that she didn't respond, so he rubbed his eyes and muttered: "It's late at night, I'm tired, and we have to camp outside the city again."

  Having said that, he turned his head and looked at the ground, walking seriously along the road.

  Wei Luo looked around and saw that everyone was exhausted. It was understandable, after all, the people in front were riding horses or carriages, while they could only follow on foot, it would be strange if they had any energy left.

  Wei Luo lowered her head, walking with one foot high and the other shallow, thinking to herself: She had actually mixed into the Kabuki troupe, but it wouldn't do, although she was in disguise, after all, she was a woman, staying here was too dangerous. It seemed that she still needed to find an opportunity to leave. Right, as soon as they entered the city of Ye, she would leave.

  She made up her mind and didn't think about it anymore.

  As she looked around at the exhausted crowd, Wei Luo discovered that she was more spirited than when she had been walking alone earlier. She lifted her head and gazed forward, thinking to herself: Those girls sitting in the sedan chairs wearing silk clothes, could they be virgins who exist solely as gifts? After carefully considering what the two people had said earlier, Wei Luo thought again: This round-faced young man said 'If you look very good and don't want to serve only one noble, you can also become a song and dance actress.' The meaning of serving is to follow only one man. Listening to his words, could it be that these song and dance actresses are like prostitutes, openly doing flesh trade? Ah, yes, aren't song and dance actresses just singing and dancing prostitutes? No way, as soon as we arrive at Ye City, I'll find an opportunity to leave! This team is too unsafe.

  The procession moved extremely slowly, almost at the same pace as a single person walking. When they emerged from this forest, the moon was already in the middle of the sky.

  Finally out of the forest, Wei Luo looked at the fields on both sides and couldn't help but let out a yawn.

  At this moment, she felt the team slowing down. Before long, Lou Jue led his horse galloping over, and before he arrived, a loud shout came from afar, "All stop, set up camp and rest!"

  The sound of the loud voice came, and everyone stopped in their tracks. The men walking in front of and behind Wei Luo simultaneously straightened up, quickening their pace towards the donkey cart ahead.

  Wei Luo blended into the crowd and before long, they arrived beside the donkey cart. Everyone quickly took down the tents from the donkey cart, shouldered the wooden materials, and hugged the bamboo poles.

  The round-faced young man saw Wei Luo standing in the crowd with a look of helplessness, stretched out his hand and beckoned to her, calling: "Little one, come here."

  Wei Luo hastily walked up to his side and muttered: "I'm Wei Luo."

  "Huh?"

  The young man with a round face was taken aback and stopped his actions to look at her, but he wasn't the only one; several people beside him also turned their heads towards Wei Luo.

  Wei Luo was still in doubt when the round-faced young man asked in surprise: "The child actually has a name? Are you a noble?"

  Before Wei Luo could respond, he continued, "Since you have a name, I suppose you can read characters? You're from Yue, how can you be surnamed Wei?"

  Wei Luo's lips moved a few times, but she didn't know how to respond to his question.

  The round-faced young man chuckled and looked at her with a few more friendly eyes, not just him, but the people around him also looked at Wei Luo's eyes with more kindness. The round-faced young man sighed: "Since you are from a good family, then this kind of rubbish is none of your business. People are born with different social status, and children are really lucky, unlike us, who don't even have a surname or a name."

  He shouldered a bundle of bamboo poles and followed the crowd to the chosen camping site in the wilderness.

  Wei Luo hastily followed up and muttered: "Big brother, I can also get things done."

  The young man with a round face smiled and shook his head, saying: "You are young and weak in body, and you come from a good family with a name and surname. This kind of lowly matter has nothing to do with you."

  So having a name and surname is being a noble person?

  Wei Luo was curious, but she didn't dare to ask, afraid that she would inadvertently reveal her ignorance. She followed closely behind the round-faced young man and asked, "May I ask how to address you, big brother?"

  The young man with a round face said without turning his head, "I have no name, you can call me Seventeen." Wei Luo hurriedly called out, "Seventeen Big Brother."

  The crowd walking on foot with Wei Luo were obviously the miscellaneous workers in the carriage team. On the vast and desolate plain, those who rode horses or sat on oxen or donkeys stood with their hands respectfully clasped together, quietly waiting for them to set up camp.

  The workers were very experienced in doing such things, and they acted very quickly. In just two minutes, large and small tents were set up on the barren land. At the same time, dozens of bonfires were lit, and on top of the flames, people brought out sheep that had been skinned and gutted to roast.

  While beside the bonfire, a group of maids brought out hemp mats and laid them on the grass, then arranged the low tables on the mats. Before long, the wilderness was filled with tents standing in rows, the sound of people's voices was deafening, and the fragrance of wine wafted through the air.

  The workers continued to work until they were busy, and then they set up a bonfire. Unlike other bonfires, their bonfire had a large iron pot on top, and everyone poured rice and wild vegetables into the pot for cooking.

  Wei Luo saw that everyone had sat down, so she also sat down next to Seventeen.

  At seventeen, he turned his head and took a closer look at Wei Luo, smiling: "Take a good look at you, kid, you really have the demeanor of a young master from a good family."

  Wei Luo couldn't tell whether his words were praise or sarcasm, so she just smiled. She lowered her head and said softly: "Even if one is from a good family, encountering mountain bandits can only lead to being stranded in a foreign land, with their life and livelihood at risk."

  At the seventeenth nod of his head, he seemed to have been moved by Wei Luo's words and stared blankly at the fire pit in a daze.

  Wei Luo looked at his absent-minded appearance and couldn't help but say in a low voice: "When did big brother join the team?"

  After a long while, he came to himself and picked up several dry sticks to throw into the fire. He sighed and said: "My experiences are similar to yours. I was originally a traveling merchant who encountered mountain bandits and lost all my property, with no hope of returning home." At this point, he burst out laughing, "Fortunately, my luck wasn't bad, and I met the caravan of the Marquis's family, barely managing to survive until now. If I had met a powerful noble instead, I'm afraid I would have become a slave by now."

  He said this, turned his head to look at Wei Luo and smiled: "You little one," as soon as these words came out, he felt it wasn't right, so he quickly changed his words: "Your luck is also very good. At such a young age, traveling alone outside, you can't avoid being killed by strong martial artists or becoming a slave to the powerful. Only in a caravan like Master Mei's, we can fill our bellies while keeping our lives safe."

  This remark was far beyond Wei Luo's expectations. She had been thinking of leaving the caravan all along, but now it seemed that she was lucky to be able to join such a team?

  Wei Luo's face turned pale, she lowered her head and thought deeply. She only believed 50% of what the seventeen-year-old said. Furrowing her brow, Wei Luo secretly thought: Then I'll stay for a few more days to understand this world before making any decisions.