In the vast Gobi desert, the old horse took the lead, and more than a dozen horses galloped towards Song Liyun and the others through the sand and snow.
Through the telescope, Song Liyun could clearly see the diluted mane on the old horse's neck flying as it ran, and the muscles and bones exposed every time it raised its legs, showing that it had tried its best.
Even with the use of good ingredients and medicines, it is also old, and only by running with all its strength can it occupy the position of the top horse.
Behind the old horse were the sturdy Juqing horse and the docile bay red horse. Ba Lin and Lin Qingyuan's horses followed closely behind these three horses.
What a bunch of cuties!
The joy in Song Liyun's heart was beyond words, and she could only pat Song Dekui on the shoulder excitedly: "Uncle Kui, they are back!"
She was so excited that she didn't care about the weight of her hands. Song Dekui frowned and yelled, "gently, gentle, don't break your uncle's bones!"
On the other side, hearing Song Liyun's cry, Lin Qingyuan's face turned slightly pale: "What's going on? Are the wolves coming again? Oops, I really poked a hole in the wolf's den."
Balin, Lao Qian and others also looked nervous. They all drew out their knives and looked for a suitable place to prepare for the wolf attack.
The horse was still far away from here, and everyone could not see it with the naked eye. In addition, Song Liyun did not explain what was coming, which caused everyone to panic.
Song Liyun said quickly: "Don't panic, everyone, our horses are back!"
"What, the horse is back? The horse will come back on its own?"
Lin Qingyuan's horse was bought from a tribe along the way, and it didn't have much emotion. In his opinion, if it ran away, it would definitely not come back.
But they in Bahrain were extremely happy.
Their horses have been raised since childhood, and they have deep affection. If they usually graze around the tribe, they all know that they are going home.
But the situation last night was hard to say.
Even if a frightened horse wants to go home, it will take several days to recover. Moreover, there are wolves nearby, and the animal's survival instinct will cause them to avoid danger now.
Everyone waited with suspicion.
When the horse appeared in everyone's sight and saw a lot of horses approaching, everyone cheered with smiles on their faces. Now he no longer had to suffer the pain of walking.
Two impatient Di tribesmen faced their horses. Song Dekui also rushed to the side of Ju Qing's horse, hugged the horse's head and kissed it: "Ju Qing, are you injured anywhere..."
Before he finished speaking, he was kicked on the butt by a passing old horse, and rolled into the horse's belly with a "Ouch" sound.
Song Dekui was furious, turned over and sat up and cursed: "You old scoundrel, you didn't hug you, but you kicked me to see if I would deprive you of your fodder."
The old horse held its head high and barked "Hui Hui", wagging its tail and walked slowly to Song Liyun.
At this time, Song Liyun had already prepared fodder for the horses and gave the old horse an extra bucket of medicated water.
The old horse didn't eat the grass immediately, but looked at Song Liyun with its big dark eyes.
That night it only ate a few mouthfuls of snow, and it didn't eat any of the grass that was frozen stiff.
The body's instinct tells it: its teeth are getting worse and worse, and its end is approaching.
If you leave this person, you will starve to death immediately!
Song Liyun touched its nose: "Old Yan, you are so good. I thank you and I will find you a good home in the future and I will treat you well!"
To be honest, Song Liyun had no love for animals since he spent ten years living in the mouths of mutated beasts during the end of the world, and finally died in a group of mutated rats.
Hei Jin at home was subdued by cruelty. Primates are human beings, and it was Hei Jin's friendly attitude toward Xiao An that led to Song Liyun's tolerance and acceptance.
But Lao Ma is different. Song Liyun has only been in contact with Lao Yan for a few days now, and she has truly felt how wise a mature old guy is.
It is said that the IQ of a horse is almost that of a seven-year-old child, but now an old horse can lead the way, avoid danger, and lead the herd to escape from wolves and find its owner. It can no longer be measured by how old it is.
Long life experience has doubled its IQ.
After receiving Song Liyun's words, Lao Ma snorted and then turned to drink water.
At this time, Song Dekui, Balin and others had distributed the fodder evenly to each horse.
After staying outside all night and being harassed by wolves, these horses were all very hungry. When they saw the carefully prepared fodder, they ate quickly.
With horses walking instead, everyone was not in a hurry. Taking advantage of the horses to eat grass, Song Liyun first took out some dry food for everyone to fill their stomachs.
Song Dekui and Balin refused to eat the cake and stuffed their own dry food into the horse's mouth in distress.
Everyone checked their horses carefully and felt relieved after confirming that they had not been injured by the wolf.
Without the cumbersome carriage, the next journey was much faster than expected.
There is no need to worry about food and clothing, there is enough food and grass, and everyone is in high spirits, no matter whether they are men or horses.
In this way, riding horses on the grassland shortens the three-day journey to one day.
A well-fed old horse can keep up with the large army for a long time.
Its forage is specially taken care of by Song Liyun, and its measurement is precisely controlled. While stimulating its potential, it tries to ensure its health and does not damage its lifespan.
Lao Ma also seems to have returned to the era of all-powerful times. Even if he is out of breath, he must hold his head high and not fall behind.
Under its leadership, the horses can control their running speed very well, and they can also magically avoid various small pits and ditches hidden under the snow.
Just like this, they rested on the road for another night. On the afternoon of the fifth day after receiving the news, Song Liyun saw the rolling mountains in the distance.
Different from the gentle hillsides passing along the way, this mountain range is tall and majestic, stretching across the horizon.
At this time, heavy snow was flying in the sky, and the grassland was already covered with thick snow.
In Song Liyun's telescope, the mountain was as dull as a frozen stone.
Lin Qingyuan rode up to Song Liyun, pointed at the Snow Mountain with his tightly wrapped fingers, and said loudly into the wind: "Manager Song, this is the Kara Snow Mountain. As for which peak the Wuda tribe will be under, I don't know!"
Song Liyun frowned. She used a telescope to observe. Because the snow was falling heavily, there were no traces of human gatherings in the wind and snow.
Lin Qingyuan's junior version of the hand-drawn map only has the general direction of the Snowy Mountains and no specific topography. The rest is left to everyone to find slowly.
It’s just that it’s difficult to find a hidden tribe in the mountains within a hundred miles!
At nightfall, Song Liyun and his party came to the foot of the Snow Mountain and built a wooden house in a forest.
Song Liyun discovered that Kara Mountain is really a treasure house.
Not only are there thick pine forests all around, but there are also many wild animals in them.
In addition to the lively pheasants and rabbits, there are also foxes with snow-white fur.
When everyone was helping people build a house, a roe deer that had never seen the world even ran to the side and watched the fun. It was knocked over by someone with a stick. Before dying, it finally realized the sinister nature of the human heart.
It is expected that the snow will fall more heavily at night, and the prefabricated house will be built more solidly this time.
Cut down trees and use them as wall pillars, sandwich the wooden house in the middle, and stretch dozens of wolf skins on the wall outside the wooden house, which can not only keep out the wind and snow, but also dry and fix.