Chu Yu and Rong Zhi had spent three days on the carriage. Although they hadn't been beaten again, the food provided daily was very scarce. Naturally, Chu Yu's bundle had already been taken by the horse thieves, and when they both alighted from the carriage, they were so hungry they felt dizzy and blurred in vision.
Needless to say, this was also a method employed by the horse thieves to prevent their captives from escaping—starve them of strength to run away, leaving them with no choice but to obediently follow.
On the last day, all the captives were blindfolded, likely because the thieves didn't want them to know the exact location of their lair. Although Chu Yu and Rong Zhi were treated with exceptionally and did not receive blindfolds, two horse thieves sat in the carriage to keep watch over them, preventing them from looking outside.