The autumn sun is still quite scorching, perhaps because of the lack of rain, the river has stopped flowing, and occasionally there are puddles with a small amount of water, and the water is hot from the sun. Liu Ze knelt down on the edge of the puddle, not caring whether the water was dirty or not, holding the water in both hands and drinking it in a big gulp, with the moisture of the water, the dry and smoking throat was finally relieved.

The sick wolf crouched ten meters away, staring intently at him. Liu Ze clenched the wooden thorn in his hand, waiting for it to pounce on it and give it a fatal blow. But the sick wolf didn't seem to have the intention of attacking, but just followed tightly, as if he was ready to be patient with Liu Ze to see who fell first. Liu Ze also wanted to take the initiative, but the wolf seemed to be very cunning, as soon as he saw Liu Ze's attempt, he immediately fled into the distance, and when Liu Ze turned around, he would slowly follow, always maintaining a distance of ten meters.

Liu Ze gave up his intention to assassinate it, this cunning fellow, perhaps it was once a wolf king, a wolf with wisdom, although it was old and decrepit, but its hunting experience was still there, it was sure that this strange two-legged animal could not survive in this wasteland at all, it waited for the moment when he finally fell before enjoying its dinner. Although Liu Ze was not afraid of this sick wolf, if there were wolves or fierce beasts such as tigers and leopards, Liu Ze did not think that the wooden stick in his hand could play a big role. Therefore, the first priority is to find people, to find the gathering point of human beings.

Walking along the riverbed is not a whim of Liu Ze, after human beings enter the agricultural civilization, they do not live in caves, but choose water to live in the plains, and there will be plains in the lower reaches of the river, and it is likely that there will be human habitation. As for how Liu Ze is sure that it is not a primitive society that drinks blood, but an agrarian society that has begun to take shape, it can only be said that it is a gamble by Liu Ze.

It was dark, Liu Ze was already hungry, but he didn't have a little food on his body, and a few wolf howls from a distance made him shudder, darkness means death! The eyes of the sick wolf that never gave up were even more faintly shining, as if the night had brought it greater confidence.

Fire! Liu Ze thought of fire, what the beast was most afraid of was fire, although there was no lighter on his body, but the ancients knew how to make fire from flint. After collecting a large pile of dead branches and hay, Liu Ze found that practice was far more difficult than theory, and after hundreds of tests, Liu Ze finally lit the fire, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief. With such a fire, presumably the beast would not dare to get close.

But Liu Ze guarded the fire, and he didn't dare to sleep, first, the fire needed him to keep adding firewood to maintain the fire, and secondly, a spasm in the stomach had been tormenting him, and in a trance, he seemed to have returned to a warm home, sweet and delicious meals, his wife's warmth, his daughter hugged his neck and laughed non-stop, and her breath was really itchy......

He was horrified to realize that the itching sensation was actually that the old wolf was licking his neck with its rough tongue, and he hurriedly waved it with the stick in his hand, and howled "whoosh", and the wolf fled away again. Liu Ze was a little frustrated, if Fang Cai hadn't beaten but changed the stab, he would probably have succeeded.

It was dawn, the fire had already burned out, Liu Ze straightened up helplessly, the wound on his injured left leg collapsed, and blood flowed. He tore off another strip of cloth, tied the wound tightly, and continued along the riverbed.

The feeling of hunger came over him, and he knew that if he could not find anything to eat, before he could get out of the wasteland, it might become the sick wolf's lunch. He didn't want to die, so he had to fill his stomach. Fortunately, this season still helped him a lot, although wild vegetables such as purslane and dandelion are too old to bite, but the shrubs here are full of a kind of button-sized red fruit, with a slight sweetness in the sourness, and you can also find fruits such as sour dates and wolfberries, and if you are lucky, you can also find a nest or two of wild bird eggs. It's impossible to eat well, but it's okay to barely eat enough. As for hunting those hares and goats, Liu Ze didn't think about it, in the absence of shotguns, bows and arrows and the like, it was almost a pipe dream, it is said that the success rate of lion hunting is less than forty percent, if you want to catch these animals who are good at running, with Liu Ze's two legs, you can't catch up if you break it.

When the fire was regenerated at night, Liu Ze no longer had to be numb, and mastered the essentials of flint fire, and the ignition became much easier and simpler. Three fires were lit, and Liu Ze could lie in the middle of the fire for an hour.

The adaptability of people is truly limitless! It's only been two days, and Liu Ze can already survive independently in the wasteland, which strengthens Liu Ze's courage to live, and at the same time makes him understand a truth, as long as you don't give up, there must be hope!

The wolf still followed him closely, but Liu Ze saw the wolf's eyes becoming more and more gloomy, and perhaps even he felt that his hope had become slim.

Smoke! A wisp of cooking smoke rose in the afterglow of the setting sun, and Liu Ze jumped up excitedly, this scenery was undoubtedly the most wonderful picture he had ever seen in his life. He shouted and ran in the direction of the smoke, tumbling down a steep slope.

At the bottom of the slope is a galloping road, where the footsteps of horses' hooves and the ruts of carts are clearly visible, and at the end of the gallop there is a castle with a tall stone wall where the smoke rises.

Liu Ze was quite excited, although he was still not sure what dynasty it was, but it was certain that this was by no means a barbaric era when Ru Mao drank blood, such a strong fortress was at least in the Qin and Han dynasties.

When he turned back, he found that the old wolf was squatting at the top of the slope, and he had opened a distance of twenty or thirty meters, and there was no intention to continue to follow, it let out a wolf howl, and the voice was old and low and a little sad. In this chase between man and wolf, there seems to be no winner, but after all, they did not die under each other's hands (claws), survival is the first priority, and from this level, they all seem to have won again. As for the old wolf having lost its last prey, how long can it survive in the wasteland? Liu Ze is about to enter the civilized society of mankind, what awaits him?

This qiē seems to have become no longer important, in the last glance between man and wolf, Liu Ze reads a spirit of perseverance and perseverance, this is the meaning of life!

At this time, a few people ran from the direction of the castle, and they ran very fast, but after a while, they ran to Liu Ze. Liu Ze looked at it coldly, these people were wearing the kind of ancient costumes that can only be seen in film and television dramas, soap-colored straight jackets, linen shoes, with a bun high on their heads, and they were wearing them with a thin wooden stick. These people panicked, running and looking back behind them, as if someone was chasing them.

Liu Ze learned the etiquette from the costume film and television dramas, and said to these people: "May I ask the big brothers, where is this place?" ”

Several people didn't mean to stop at all, and one of them pulled Liu Ze by the hand and said hurriedly: "What do you ask!" Run, if you don't run, you'll die! ”

Although the pronunciation was different, Liu Ze still barely understood what he meant, but he was still confused, and ran two steps to keep up with their pace. "What happened to the big brothers?"

The man wanted to say something, but the one next to him said hurriedly: "Second brother, ignore him, run!" ”

At this time, there was a sudden horse's hooves behind him, Liu Ze glanced back, and more than a dozen horses rushed over like a whirlwind, and he hurriedly dodged to the side of the road. Before Liu Ze could see what the person on the horse looked like, a lasso had been neatly put on his body, and Liu Ze shouted: "You caught the wrong person!" But the man on the horse paid no heed to his shouts, and the horse's speed did not slow down in the slightest.

Liu Ze only followed the horse for a few steps before being pulled to the ground, and then his whole body made intimate contact with the earth, and the rope on his chest was deeply embedded in the flesh, and there was a feeling of almost suffocation. The clothes were quickly worn out, his chest and knees were painful, and he felt that the flesh on his body was being peeled off layer by layer, and Liu Ze's consciousness gradually blurred.

Nima's, don't take such a cheating crossing......

When he regained consciousness again, Liu Ze was woken up by a bucket of cold water, and he felt that the bones in his whole body seemed to be falling apart, the flesh and blood on his legs were blurred, the wounds were painful, and his mouth was involuntarily **. However, his mind was still clear, and he secretly looked at the situation around him.

Evidently he had been brought back to the castle, which was made entirely of stones of various sizes, rough and rudimentary, but the man who came across from him was a bright one, and his clothes were at first glance made of fine silk, with wide robes and large sleeves, embroidered with painted gold, and exquisite workmanship. Liu Ze is no stranger to this kind of clothes, he has watched a lot of film and television dramas, typical Han Dynasty costumes, isn't the Hanfu movement popular in recent years, and many young people also wear Hanfu when they hold coming-of-age ceremonies. Liu Ze also concluded that it seemed to be the Han Dynasty at this time, but it was not clear whether it was the Western Han Dynasty or the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The man was very young, that is, in his early twenties, with sword eyebrows and bright eyes, but he had a cold face, and he looked like no one was approaching. He was surrounded by leather-clad soldiers who stooped down to salute him. A person who looked like a steward reported to him: "Report to the son, the five escaped people have been caught, and what to do with them is up to the son." ”

The boy in brocade only raised his eyelids slightly, and with a slight touch of his upper and lower lips, a word popped out.

"Chop."

The five people were so frightened that they all knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Childe, spare your life! Childe spare his life! ”

The boy in brocade had an indifferent face, standing there without moving. Several soldiers rushed forward and carried the five men hostage, and the sound of wailing, crying, and begging for mercy was incessant, and then there were several terrible screams, and then there was no more silence.

In a short time, five bloody human heads were brought up. Liu Ze witnessed this qiē, and in an instant, there were only five human heads dripping with blood left in the five fresh lives, and the strong smell of blood diffused in the air, lingering for a long time, Liu Ze's heart was so strongly shocked that the pain on his body was never remembered. Is this antiquity? Treat life as a mustard, slaughter it like a pig and a dog, God, this is too cruel!

The boy in the brocade robe waved his sleeves and said lightly: "Hang these five human heads at the city gate, so that these untouchables also know that this is the end of escape!" The soldier answered and withdrew.

"Didn't you run away with five? What's going on with this? The boy in brocade moved his gaze to Liu Ze.

"Hui Gongzi, this shaft was captured together when the five escapees were just captured, according to the opinions of his subordinates, this shaft must be a spy of the Xianbei people!" The steward smirked.

"The spy of the Xianbei people?" The boy in the brocade suit seemed to be a little interested, walked to Liu Ze's approach, and looked him up and down, Liu Ze's outfit really made him very curious, although the clothes were already in tatters, but the style of the clothes was still vaguely recognizable, especially the buttons on the clothes surprised the brocade boy, and the pair of leather shoes on Liu Ze's feet were very different. "Who ordered you to infiltrate my Great Hansen? What's the intention? ”