The moonlight shines on the road covered with grass. No one knows how long it has been since no one has walked here. However, the boundaries of this spacious road can still be vaguely distinguished. It is an official road large enough for two horse carriages to run side by side. Although it is deserted,
But he still silently proved the glory of his existence in the cold night wind.
"Brother Chen, why is it so gloomy here?" Li Qiu stretched out his hand and tugged on Li Xingchen's sleeve in front of him. The moonlight shone on the two of them. Since the moon had turned westward, he could see long shadows on the road.
Li Xingchen chuckled: "Are you afraid?"
Li Qiu pouted at the luxuriant grass on both sides of the road ahead and the broken walls among the grass: "Look at this deserted village, who knows what happened here before, plus the wind blows at night, how can it not be scary?
Gotta panic."
"You are really sincere," Li Xingchen smiled even more and reached out to pat his shoulder, "Let's go, even if there is a real ghost, we have to walk there today, not to mention..."
After a pause, Li Xingchen looked around: "As you said, the deserted village, the moonlight, and the night wind, if it doesn't make people panic, it would be a little abnormal."
I don’t know whether it was Li Xingchen’s words that comforted Li Qiu, or whether Li Qiu himself knew that it was useless to say anything. In short, the boy kept quiet, just scanning the surrounding darkness with vigilant eyes, as if he was on guard at any time.
Enemies may pop out.
"We were so noisy for most of the night and walked such a long way. It's almost dawn now. If we go further, there won't be any other villages. Let's rest here for a while." Li Xingchen said in a low voice, actually speaking with
Like Li Qiu, his hand was always pressed on the short knife at his waist. This short knife, which had drank the blood of several bandits, was ready to be unsheathed at any time.
The tip of the gun that once belonged to Chen Qingzhi felt cold, and Li Xingchen shivered subconsciously. He knew that as long as he kept the tip of the gun close to him for a day, he would have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the village.
one day.
Li Cheng believed in him, even if he didn't believe in himself, he had no choice.
Just as Li Xingchen was looking around, Li Qiu had already quickly found a house that had not collapsed among the ruins. This kid still had some brains, so he kicked the outside a few times and saw that the wall was not moving at all.
, just now he waved to Li Cheng: "Brother Chen, this place is clean, come here and have a rest."
Li Xingchen nodded, and just about to take a step, suddenly the grass on one side shook violently, and a black shadow suddenly shot out. Li Xingchen let out a low cry, unsheathed the short knife in his hand, and stabbed it with the moonlight and cold wind.
His fights with thieves and the habits he developed from hunting in the mountains for many years allowed him to react quickly and correctly the first moment he was attacked.
"Ugh!" The black figure yelled, dodged the cold light, and disappeared into the grass in an instant.
"It's a dog!" Li Qiu, who heard the noise, ran over in stride and hacked at it randomly with a knife in his hand. It was obvious that he had been really scared just now.
"I know," Li Xingchen frowned, "The dog suddenly rushed out. I'm afraid it saw that I had made no sound just now."
"What do you mean?" Li Qiu was startled.
Li Xingchen sighed and said what he least expected but was probably the most true speculation: "This dog thought that so-and-so was dead, so it came over to eat meat. It just saw that so-and-so was alive and knew it was not easy to mess with.
Gone in a flash."
"This..." Li Qiu's expression changed drastically, and the sparse sounds in the grass in the distance became more and more obvious. It was unknown how many wild dogs were gathering, but obviously their goal was not here.
two big living people.
Even if Li Xingchen was more courageous than Li Qiu, he still felt chills running down his spine at this moment. To be honest, he had never seen such wild dogs with such fierce eyes in his past life. As for why these wild dogs behaved like this, it goes without saying.
Having eaten too much human flesh and seen too much killing, it is impossible for this dog to not be wild.
And just now they were not afraid of Li Xingchen, but they were afraid of the weapons in Li Xingchen's hands. Obviously these guys also knew that their food was killed by such weapons, so for people who have such things, they are afraid of them.
You will be vigilant subconsciously.
"These wild dogs are not stupid. They are probably looking for people who have died not long ago." Li Xingchen lowered his voice and said, "Then it means that this place has just been looted by bandits or someone else that we don't know has been here.
."
Li Qiu forced out a smile. If Li Xingchen had a torch in his hand at this time, he would find that his always smart companion's face had turned pale. In fact, Li Xingchen's situation was not much better than him. Such a scene was terrible for both of them.
First time seeing it.
And Li Qiu also knew that what Li Xingchen said was actually just looking for a reason to reassure the two of them. After all, the wild dogs around them had corpses to eat, so they avoided them, but who knew that once all the corpses around them were eaten,
, will it be the two of them who will become the next meal on the plate?
"Brother Chen, why don't we hurry up and leave." Li Qiu's voice seemed to be squeezed out between his teeth, for fear that the louder voice would attract the attention of these wild dogs.
"We can't go any further." Li Xingchen exhaled softly, "It's not bright yet, and neither you nor I know what's ahead. At least these wild dogs won't care about us now, and even if they attack
, we can also hide in the house to have a support, but how can we stop a crazy wild dog in the wilderness?"
Li Qiu had long lost his bearings at this time. Since Li Xingchen said so, he just nodded mechanically. At this time, it is better to have someone come up with ideas than to wander around.
While Li Xingchen cleared a clean area in the corner, he gestured to Li Qiu, asking him to take out the flint and light the pile of firewood that Li Xingchen had packed. Li Qiu didn't hesitate this time, at least the fire might be able to light it.
Wild dogs rush to fear.
Li Xingchen's fire was lit in the house, and it was blocked by walls on both sides, which could avoid being discovered to a certain extent.
"We've been running back and forth all night. Let's take turns keeping watch and rest for a while." Li Xingchen patted Li Qiu on the shoulder, "I'll watch first, and you can go to sleep."
"Brother Chen..." Li Qiu was obviously still a little worried.
Li Xingchen smiled slightly: "Gather up enough strength to continue on the road. We still don't know what we will encounter tomorrow. We must not let it go when we can rest. I am here to watch you. Don't worry, I will wake you up after a while.
."
After running with Li Xingchen in the mountains for a long time, Li Qiu was already exhausted. Hearing what Li Xingchen said, he breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against the wall and fell asleep unconsciously.
Li Xingchen shook his head hard to keep himself awake, and listened quietly to the rustling of the grass in the distance. Those wild dogs were still eating something...
"The road is freezing to death..." Li Xingchen sighed.