October, late autumn.

It is the end of autumn, but it has not yet begun, and the wind is already full of the smell of winter, and at this time South Vietnam is already drifting with fine snow.

The hazy sky, dark, with a heavy oppression, with the scattering of white flowers, seems to have dotted the most delicate stroke in the ink-splashed landscape painting.

There were already signs of winter on the ground, and when I looked at it, the road was white.

The two resolute eyes in the snow are looking nervously ahead.

There were two figures lying there.

It was a middle-aged man with white hair and a teenager dressed in a shabby blue shirt with a hemp rope in his hand, and a man dressed in a market linen cloth and carrying a long strip of luggage wrapped in rags.

Both of them squinted and remained motionless, as the biting cold wind penetrated through their shabby coats from all directions, gradually taking away their body temperatures.

But even when the snow fell on the faces of the two, their eyes did not blink, and they stared closely ahead like falcons.

Following the gaze of the two of them, eight or nine feet away from them, a pheasant was pecking at the grain on the ground, sometimes vigilantly observing the surroundings.

At this moment, a net suddenly fell from the sky and landed directly on the pheasant's position, trapping the pheasant.

The boy and the white-haired man quickly rushed out and went straight to the pheasant's position.

Looking at the trapped pheasant, the boy skillfully pinched the pheasant's head.

"The hard work paid off, and I finally caught one."

The white-haired man just smiled slightly, as if he had expected the outcome.

"The weather is getting worse and worse, and it's even harder to catch game, but luckily it's almost in South Vietnam."

"Lao Xu, survive tonight, when I enter the city and come to my house, there will be a big piece of meat and a big bowl of wine, damn it, I didn't think this wine and meat was a rare thing before, but now I can't be hungry when I think of those big wines and meats."

"What can this little gadget compare to?" As he spoke, the boy slammed his fist on the pheasant's head.

The white-haired man smiled and took the pheasant from the young man's hand and said, "Yes, how can this little gadget be as good as your eyes, since you have said so, I will eat all this roast chicken for you today!" ”

"Don't, haven't you eaten big fish and meat yet, and I have no credit and hard work today, I have to eat one more leg!" The boy said as he followed the white-haired man.

At this time, Xu Xu Sunshine walked out of the haze, and the old and young on the road were stretched by the afterglow.

At this time, in a dark room, there was a man standing with three bamboo incense sticks in his hand, as if to worship this person, and a black shadow knelt behind him.

"General, they're already outside the city."

"yes, got it."

"You continue to follow, act when the opportunity arises, and remember not to make too many movements, so as not to startle the snake."

"Yes."

As soon as the words fell, the shadow disappeared into the night.

Then the man stood by the window and looked at the sky and muttered, "Is the youngest sword immortal......

On the other side, the white-haired man and the boy were really leisurely eating this roast chicken.

"Lao Xu, I said that I would eat one more leg." So saying, the boy ripped off the pheasant's leg.

The white-haired man just shook his head and smiled, allowing the boy to rip off one of the pheasant's legs.

Although there was nothing seasoned, the two of them ate exceptionally deliciously.

The two of them leaned against the fire, clinging to the only warmth, the sky had gradually darkened, and the cold had aggravated, although there was a fire to resist the cold, but their clothes were too thin, and they still felt cold.

"We'll have to get out of here and find an inn, if you're out for the night, the weather doesn't seem to be easy." The white-haired man said.

"yes, yes, I'm going to have to find an inn quickly." The young man said as he ate the chicken leg with his mouth full of oil.

"Then why don't you eat soon?"

"It's not easy to eat meat, can't you taste it slowly?"

…………

At this time, it was already the time of the day, and there were no footprints of people around, and it was precisely because of the early arrival of the cold air that there was not even the slightest movement, and some were just a slight cold wind caressing through the ears.

The gate to enter the city was already closed, and the two of them could only look around for inns with receptionists.

"Hurry up! Otherwise, you'll be sleeping on the streets. The boy urged.

The white-haired man walked behind the boy and said, "When you ate roast chicken just now, I told you to hurry up, what did you say at that time?" "Now you know you're in a hurry?."

The young man walked back, walked behind the white-haired man and pushed his hand on his back: "Hurry up!" If you don't hurry up, you'll really sleep on the street, and you think you can carry the rags all night? ”

The two of them walked more than a mile, but it was still dark, let alone the inn, and they had not even seen a living thing.

"Let's go a few miles further, if you really can't help it, you can only find a better shelter for the night." The white-haired man said.

The boy had lost his previous excitement, but just nodded and acquiesced to such a decision.

Continuing to walk forward, there is no clear goal, no relative direction, only the cold of the night and aimless strides forward.

Finally, not far away, I saw a faint light illuminating the darkness of the night.

"Hurry up, Lao Xu, there seems to be a family ahead!" The young man pointed ahead and said excitedly.

"Don't be in a hurry to be happy, I don't know if you can host us for one night." The white-haired man responded.

"Just look at it!" As he spoke, the boy pulled the white-haired man towards the glimmer.

As they got closer, they also noticed that there seemed to be traces of a road that had just been walked out around the glimmer.

Along the way, I obviously didn't see any traces of living creatures, let alone people.

This inevitably aroused the suspicion of the two, and the silence of the night revealed the slightest strangeness.

The two looked at each other.

"Let's go and see first, I don't know if I'm a human or a ghost until I see it, and I'd like to try my luck more than a night on the street. Besides, if there's anything wrong, just can't run, can they catch up with us at this speed? Anyway, I don't have any energy to toss now, I just want to get a good night's sleep," the boy said weakly.

After such a toss today, he really doesn't have the spirit to toss anymore.

Five spring and autumn seasons, thousands of miles of journey, everything has been done, before the initial meeting of Lao Xu, Lin Xi even tried to beg along the road such a job, Lin Xi, who was still alone, met Lao Xu on the way - Xu Wei, since then from the original one person went down to the river to fish and go up the mountain to catch game, it has become two people to touch fish and two people to catch game, no matter what it is, as long as they bring some meat, the two of them are a delicious meal, and they don't care about the taste or anything. During this period, the two of them also went to the village to steal some vegetables, chickens and ducks, but several times they were chased by sticks for miles, and the most successful one was a custom in a village where everyone got together and got some vegetables.

Look at the young master of a family as big as himself, which one is not a fresh and angry horse?

Look at yourself again, dressed in a shabby cyan shirt and a pair of straw sandals, how can you still look like a young master of a family, don't be regarded as a refugee fleeing the famine.

Not to mention the evil slave or something, the only companion is still under the command of the journey, but with Lao Xu's appearance, he should not even be an opponent of the aunts, let alone do evil.

I saw the young man sighing and shaking his head on the side, as if telling what kind of life is the life of a human being now.

The white-haired man probably guessed what the boy was thinking and asked, "Do you regret it?" ”

"How is that possible!" The young man immediately retorted.

"If I hadn't made the decision, how would I have seen this in this world." The boy muttered quietly.

"What?" The white-haired man asked.

"Nothing, nothing, hurry up and take a look, I don't want to sleep on the streets on such a cold day." The boy replied.

As we get closer and closer, we can see more clearly that the place where the glimmer light is an inn, because the plaque at its door is impressively written with the four big characters "Wudao Restaurant".

Pushing open the door of the inn, you will be greeted by a lively scene, which forms a strong contrast with the death of the outside world.

The smell of wine and meat in it came to his nose, and the boy was really exhausted, smelling the fragrance, and instantly salivating. I didn't care about the danger or anything, so I walked in and found an unmanned table and sat down, and shouted with all my strength: "Xiao Er, bring me all your good wine and food!" ”

This sound also attracted the attention of the surrounding guests, seeing this appearance, the guests showed very disgusted expressions, deliberately sat farther away, and even some women pinched their noses with their hands.

The shopkeeper, who was busy with business, originally heard the voice echoing a "Haole", which showed that the two of them were dressed up, and immediately pulled down their faces, and when they went out, they didn't see how to do it, these two guests didn't look like the owner who paid for it, and the shopkeeper was quite kind, and he didn't immediately drive people away, but reminded with a smiling face: "Our wine and food here are not cheap, just a pot of peach blossom wine costs 100 yuan." ”

If he had been seen like this, the young man would have pulled him down and cut him in half, but after five years of the hot and cold world, he was also used to the days of no money, and his temperament was much more restrained, and he gasped: "It's okay, naturally your money is indispensable." ”

"My money?" The shopkeeper muttered with a look of disdain.

At this time, the guests on the side couldn't stand it anymore.

A voice came.

"What do you have to say to these stinky begging people, let's get rid of them quickly."

"I was upset when I saw these stinky people asking for food, and as soon as I entered the door, I smelled a foul smell, and I didn't know if it was in the manure pit, so stinky!"

Look in the direction of the sound.

I saw a man in an ink-colored satin robe with big ears, pinching his nose with his hand and saying impatiently.

Hearing the customer's reaction, the shopkeeper was also about to catch up.

But when the young man heard this, he seemed to be stimulated by something, and stood up suddenly, "Smack! He slapped his hand on the table, and was about to speak, when suddenly, without warning, the earth roared......