Under the starlight, Gao Ming galloped his horse.

The earth is dry, the grass and trees are withering, and the avenue is really a flat river.

Gao Ming took out the gold medal, looked at it in the faint starlight, and casually threw it into the storage bag.

Go to Bashaw?

Impossible!

Waiting to follow Ba Shao's army to advance slowly? The daylilies are cold!

The stars are shining overhead, and the vast wilderness is under your feet. The wind at night is whistling in my ears, this trip, all the way to the east!

Gao Ming ran all the way from midnight until dawn. Follow the map given by Cheng Ping all the way to the east.

From the fearless and heroic at the beginning, to the gradual night breeze and anxiety, and then to the current physical fatigue and mental distress.

It's really tiring to ride a horse!

Looking for a place to take a break?

Gao Ming dismounted and led the horse. Take out some food and feed the horse something while eating something for yourself.

After walking for a while, the horse regained some strength, got on the horse again, and galloped. During the day, the vision is bright and clear, and the speed of the horse is much faster than at night, and the wind is galloping along the way.

The sun rises higher and higher, and from time to time you can see people hurrying very slowly. You can also see people getting up from under the mound and boulders to continue the difficult trek for the new day. Obviously, I didn't find a good place to stay at night, so I had to find a sheltered place to sleep in the wind.

The sound of horses' hooves is very loud and attention-grabbing. The victims were all ragged and staggering, and when they saw Ming running by, they immediately looked at it with envy.

Gao Ming's realm of subtlety became more and more profound, and when his ears moved, he heard the disaster victim say with infinite envy in his tone: "Look at that horse, how fat! If it is slaughtered, it will definitely be able to eat for several days!"

The corners of Gao Ming's mouth twitched suddenly.

Suddenly, I heard a woman's cry not far away: "Grandpa, grandpa, wake up! Why did you sleep well last night, but why can't you get up at dawn! Grandpa, don't leave me alone......

Gao Ming subconsciously slowed down the horse's hooves.

There is a big temperature difference between day and night, and it is a little better during the day, but it is really cold at night. The victims were starving, and their bodies had long since collapsed, and it was not uncommon for them to not wake up at night.

Looking at the vast road ahead, Gao Ming gritted his teeth and urged the horse to speed up.

Galloping all the way, until dusk in the afternoon, seeing that the sun was sinking in the west, Gao Ming began to muttered in his heart, wouldn't he be sleeping in the wilderness tonight?

But don't panic, your own storage bag, tent sleeping bag, lighter, everything. As long as you are clever at night and don't sleep too hard, and take a little guard against bad guys, it's not a big problem.

Just thinking like this, he suddenly looked up and saw in the distance that there seemed to be a large number of people scattered in front of him.

Unfold the map and take a look, if there is no mistake on the way, it should be a small county called Zhaoning County if you continue to move forward.

The large area of people in front of me should be a small village around the small county.

Gao Ming didn't have a good rest all the way, so he just went there to settle down, rest, and ask for directions by the way.

There is no shortage of food in Gao Ming's storage bag, presumably, it should not be difficult to change a place to rest.

Ben Ma stepped forward, only to find that the village was extremely deserted.

There was a big waterwheel at the head of the village, but the wood had already cracked and collapsed. The pond is dry, and looking at the fields in the distance, where is there still half a green seedling?

Further inside, the yards were in tatters. The door was wide open, and there was not half a figure.

Gao Ming let out a long sigh, he was really confused. With such a natural disaster, where are there any people in the countryside at this time, who have already become migratory victims.

Walking in this empty and deserted village, a sense of desolation and loneliness gradually crept into my heart like a colony of ants.

Then slowly climb to the top of your head, and you will subconsciously shiver as you feel the tiny feet of countless ants rubbing against your scalp.

Gao Ming led the horse, and walked slowly from yard to yard.

Nobody, nobody, still nobody. Empty, empty.

In that case, it would be nice to find a courtyard to settle down and rest for the night. But Gao Ming always felt that he slept in a deserted village at night, and he panicked. Gao Ming even thought about whether to rush to the road again and try to rush to that small county town to rest as much as possible?

However, by that time, it is estimated that the sun will have already set, and the gate of the county town should be closed.

Hesitating, Gao Ming passed by yard by yard and walked forward.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Gao Ming fell back and looked in through the gate of the courtyard he had just passed.

It was not a dazzling sight, but indeed an old farmer, wearing a tattered dress, sitting on the threshold of the house.

The old peasant was extremely thin and had a sleazed yellow complexion. He sat quietly with his hands on his knees, his fingers black and thin, his nails were long, and his nails were full of black dirt.

His head was reclining against the door, his eyes staring vacantly at a certain part of the ground, without the slightest expression on his face, motionless. If it weren't for the fact that his eyes were still open, if it weren't for Gao Ming's breath that he could still feel, Gao Ming wouldn't even be sure if he was a living person or a dried corpse.

Gao Ming led the horse in front of the courtyard gate and gently buckled the firewood door.

The crisp sound woke the old farmer ake. The old farmer raised his head and looked at Gao Ming with a look of surprise.

Gao Ming asked respectfully: "Old man, the kid is passing by here, it's getting late, and he wants to spend the night, I wonder if the old man can make it convenient?"

The old farmer was stunned for a long time, and then he suddenly came to his senses, and immediately stood up in a hurry, patted his clothes and stepped forward.

"Ah, guest. Hehe, I really thought that at this time, there will be guests passing by here. ”

The old farmer looked a little shy and reserved, and motioned to the courtyard: "Come in." ”

Gao Ming saluted and thanked, "Thank you, old man." This time, I passed by the treasure land, and when I saw that it was getting late, I wanted to spend the night, and asked the old man to make it convenient. ”

The old farmer led Gao Ming into the house, and said casually: "What a treasure land, this person can't survive anymore, and he has run away." ”

Gao Ming was immediately embarrassed.

The old farmer brought a chair to Gao Ming and said, "Come, sit." ”

The old farmer touched the teapot on the table, retracted his hand in disbelief, smiled embarrassedly, and said, "I'm sorry, there is really no tea at home." ”

Gao Ming knew that the pond at the head of the village had dried up. I just looked at the well in the yard, the wheels and ropes were in tatters, and it looked like it had been useless for a long time.

Gao Ming hurriedly stepped forward, took out his water bladder, and said, "I have it here, I have it here." ”

As he spoke, Gao Ming flipped over a cup from the table: "Pour you a glass." ”

Pour the water into the cup with a gurgling water.

The old farmer hurriedly shouted on the side: "Okay, okay, enough!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly stopped Gao Ming, picked up the small half glass of water, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen such clear water for a long time." ”

Looking at the eyes of the water, it was as if he was looking at some kind of elixir.

Gao Ming couldn't bear it in his heart, and said, "Pour you some more, I have it." ”

The old farmer resolutely stopped: "No! No, you can keep it." ”

The old farmer took a sip from his glass and smashed his mouth a few times, as if he was tasting some pure wine.

Then, the old farmer showed an expression of luxury and enjoyed a handful, and drank it all in one gulp.

Gao Ming watched silently, his eyes complicated for a while.

"Hou Shengzi, I listen to you, you must be a prince who has read books; look at your outfit, you are from the public family, right? Listening to your accent, it doesn't look like a local?"

Gao Ming nodded and said, "Yes, old man, you guessed right, I was indeed passing by here, and I had something important to go to Zhaoning County." May I ask the old man, is Zhaoning County near here? ”

"Well, it's not far off. The old peasant pointed in one direction: "Follow that road, and you will soon be there." ”

Gao Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and there was no mistake on the road.

Gao Ming looked around the house, the room was empty, there were a lot of old furniture, but there was no one.

Gao Ming asked curiously, "Old man, are you the only one in the family?"

The old farmer smiled and said, "The old woman died a few days ago. The old woman is weak, and she can't hold it anymore. ”

Gao Ming hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

The old farmer waved his hand: "It's okay, birth, old age, sickness and death, you are destined to die." ”

Gao Ming nodded: "Yes, yes, yes." ”

Gao Ming originally wanted to ask the old farmer's children, but he was afraid to ask about any sad things, so he didn't ask.

But he didn't want to, but the old farmer said it himself.