Huo Huo said helplessly, "We're not familiar with the Northern Barbarians. To find someone in this vast wilderness, we have to rely on the Wolf King's local connections and methods."
Zheng Xiu scooped up a handful of icy lake water and splashed it on his face. Wiping it away, he exhaled a satisfying cloud of white mist.
Nearby, the Orange Cat was happily swimming—and peeing—in the lake.
The Orange Cat looked at its paw, raised it high, and brought it down gently.
SPLOOSH~
The lakebed trembled, and a cluster of bubbles surged to the surface, as if someone had let loose a metric ton of farts in the water.
Hundreds of fish floated to the surface, their white bellies showing.
In an instant, the soldiers scrambled into the lake to scoop up the fish, a bonus for tonight's meal.
...
"I know."
Zheng Xiu's gaze shifted from the playful Orange Cat. He smiled faintly and gestured back toward the hundred-man army. "But I'm afraid things won't go as we wish."
