After doing this, he sat down again, and asked them very kindly, "How are you, are you hungry?" ”

"I'm hungry indeed." Wei Xueying replied.

"Huh...... Girl, your stomach is growling......" said the old man in a very loving tone, as if he were his own grandfather.

Soon, the horse meat was boiled out of the pot, and the old man fished out the piece of meat, picked the best piece and scooped it out, and handed it to Wei Xueying: "Girl, you taste it." ”

There were no ingredients, not even salt, and the horse meat smelled fishy.

Wei Xueying took a bite, the conditions were limited at this time, and she didn't dislike it.

"Girl...... Hehe, I can't get used to it......" He laughed dryly, hissing from his throat, making the eerie environment even more terrifying.

Wei Xueying shook her head and said with a smile: "If it weren't for this situation, it would be difficult to taste the horse meat made by the old man, which is also an honor." ”

Yu Fengcheng has never loved the taste of horse meat, so he took a big bite and was just hungry.

Yu Fengcheng always felt a little strange about the old man's unusually friendly attitude towards Wei Xueying, it stands to reason that anyone who violates the territory will be unhappy, but this old man seems to be very happy with their arrival.

"It's been more than ten years...... I eat all by myself...... It's really nice to have someone with you today......" The old man looked at her and smiled, and the words he said happened to dispel Yu Fengcheng's worries.

It seems that he is just an ordinary old man, lonely and lonely.

"I see you...... I just remembered that it turned out to be ...... I can still talk......" he continued.

An old man, living in such a place, Wei Xueying is a little worried about him, looking at him is also over sixty years old, if he is older, there is no one to take care of his illness, he will definitely die here, so she suggested: "Uncle, how lonely you are here alone, and there is no personal care around, it is better for the rain to stop, you go with us." ”

"Let's go? …… No...... I can't go......" He shook his head and said, "I have to stay in Swallow Mountain......"

"No, it's not to take you away from Swallow Mountain, there is a cottage on this Swallow Mountain, I think the old man also knows, it is my brother's cottage, if the old man doesn't dislike it, follow me, and retire in the cottage, it's better than being here alone...... As I said, this cave is too damp, and it is not good for the legs and feet of the elderly. Wei Xueying suggested.

"No wonder...... I've been on my legs and feet for the past few years...... More and more sore...... "The old man looked sad, and he kept beating his knee joint, and said.

He has lived in seclusion in this Swallow Mountain for more than ten years, and he has never thought of leaving.

He had something to guard, so he couldn't leave.

But Wei Xueying's words still made him excited.

In the past two years, his health has become worse and worse than before, sometimes he can't find food, and he is hungry for three or four days.

"Girl...... I'm old, I'm useless, I'm just afraid of ......" He shook his head and refused again: "I'm just afraid of ...... They won't take me in......"

Wei Xueying chewed on horse meat and said, "Don't worry, with me, they will take it in, although our family is not a big family, it is still okay to support the elderly." ”

Yu Fengcheng was a little worried, this old man had an unknown origin, and he still had a suspicious scar on his neck, he was really worried that Wei Xueying would get into trouble.

But Wei Xueying looked relaxed and did not hesitate at all.

In her eyes, it was just a help to a poor old man.

"By the way, uncle, what's your name, and what should we call it?" She asked.

"My surname is Jin, just call me uncle......" he grinned, laughing dryly, and his breathing was rapid.

Yu Fengcheng frowned unconsciously, his surname is Jin?

In Northern Chu, there are very few people with the surname Jin, Jin is the surname of Nanyingguo, this sentence makes him wonder, is this old man not from Northern Chu?

seemed to understand that Yu Fengcheng was suspicious, and the old man was very heroic in his self-report: "Young man...... I am a native of Nanyingguo. ”

Nan Yingguo, Wei Xueying had just heard about it from Yu Fengcheng at night, saying that Chu Ling still had half of Nan Yingguo's bloodline, she asked strangely: "Uncle, if you are from Nan Yingguo, why did you come to this swallow mountain to live in seclusion?" ”

"The matter...... It's a long story...... "The strange voice instantly became miserable.

"Back then, when Northern Chu attacked Southern Yingguo, I was originally a guard in the palace...... Ahem...... Guarding the safety of the princess, after the princess was taken captive, I tracked all the way to Beichu and wanted to rescue the princess, but ...... But I didn't have the ability, so I ...... I have no shame to go back to Nanyingguo, so I have to hide in this swallow mountain......"

"Uncle, aren't you afraid that revealing your identity will cause trouble?" Wei Xueying was a little puzzled.

It is said that as Uncle Jin, he has to be careful in Beichu, which is why he has been hiding in the mountains for so many years, and today he actually said this, without any scruples at all.

Uncle Jin looked at them kindly and said leisurely, "I'm old...... Ahem...... Even if it's dead, it's not a big deal...... You don't look like a bad person, but you look a lot like an old friend of mine...... I feel very kind to see you......"

"I see, then, when the rain stops, the old man will go to the cottage with me." Wei Xueying smiled, relieved.

After eating horse meat and resting for a while, Wei Xueying went to look at the sky outside the cave, and the rain was much lighter.

Wei Xueying entered the cave and said to everyone, "Let's go, the rain has stopped." ”

The three of them walked out of the cave together, the rain outside the cave had stopped, but it was shrouded in a layer of mist like a thin veil, the air was humid and fresh, Wei Xueying took a deep breath, and the three of them walked down the cliff.

It is too steep to climb up, so it is better to go down the cliff first and then go up from the mountain road.

Wei Xueying is naturally not familiar with this mountain as Uncle Jin, and after following Uncle Jin, she realized that the road down the cliff seemed to have no rules, but as long as she followed him, it would become very easy.

When they came to the bottom of the cliff, a trickle of spring water flowed gently, and Uncle Jin pointed to them not far away and said, "Look...... And your carriage fell down there, and last night I heard it...... cough cough cough ...... I waited until dawn to get the meat. ”

"Wasn't it eaten by a wolf?" Wei Xueying asked.

In Swallow Mountain, there are wild wolves.

"Originally, there were a lot of wolves, but lately, for some reason, I rarely saw ......," said Uncle Jin, who led them to find the mountain path hidden by the grass and trees, and went up to the top of the mountain.

After walking for about two hours, Wei Xueying finally saw the familiar place on the top of the mountain.

Swallow Mountain cottage looms in the clouds, with a kind of ethereal beauty, although they are all simple buildings, some are even just built with tree branches, but this feeling, in modern times to be close to nature.

The terrain of the cottage is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and since they rarely commit crimes, they are not pursued by the government.

Uncle Jin is old, even if his body is tougher than the average old man, but after walking for so long, it is inevitable that he will be tired, Wei Xueying and others rested by a mountain spring for a while, drank some mountain spring water, and continued to walk up the mountain.