Early the next morning, the two of them packed up and prepared to set off. As the rain covered the sky, the sun did not penetrate through the layers of dark clouds, so the sky was not too bright, but this did not affect the two of them.
After a heavy rain in the middle of the night, the road that had not been poured with concrete or asphalt was already muddy. The horses they were holding were ordinary horses with no exotic animal blood. They walked in the mud with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Not to mention whether you can walk fast or not, it is not uncommon for you to slip and fall.
So the two decided to lead the horse and walk. On this muddy road, the speed was no slower than riding a horse.
The rain didn't stop along the way, but it tended to get heavier and heavier. Wei Feng had already taken off his shoes and hung them on the horse's back. He rolled up his trouser legs to his thighs. It was still a bit difficult to walk barefoot in the mud.
Fortunately, his physical fitness is still quite strong now. Although he is rushing on the road, he can bear it, but he looks a bit embarrassed. But for Wei Feng, who has lived in Moshi Village since he was a child, he has long been used to this.
On the other hand, Liu Cun, no matter how soft the mud he steps on, his feet will not sink even half an inch, let alone get muddy, as if all terrain is flat to him. Maybe this is the magical use of Yuanli. .
Although Wei Feng was envious, there was nothing he could do about it. Fortunately, he had a talent that could prevent him from getting wet, so he could retain some dignity and not be too miserable.
In fact, if he hadn't been waiting for him, Liu Cunda could have picked up the horse and passed through the rain curtain quickly, instead of walking slowly like now, which consumes more energy.
After the two of them broke away from the caravan, they could only walk along the official road. Every time they went to a county or town, they would ask the locals about the route behind them. Although it was definitely not as simple as the caravan's route, the good news was that the two of them had a better journey. Not slow, maybe faster in terms of time.
Wei Feng wanted to ask Liu Cun, when his master took him all over the world, didn't he remember the way? He was just worried about his emotions and didn't ask, so he didn't know. Liu Yong took Liu Cun to travel to Zhou, Yu, Yue, Qiong and other countries, but he never set foot in Jiang. Liu Cuncai knew very little about Jiang State.
The official road extended along the river to the northeast. The two of them kept walking along the river. The water level of the river was not low. Logically speaking, the rain in the middle of the night would not fill the river with water. However, the rainwater might cover a large area and the river would be hidden. There is a tendency for the embankment to burst, which means there are no villages on both sides, otherwise it would be time to prepare to move.
Maybe it's because there is abundant rain here and the rivers often burst their banks that there are no villages. Wei Feng thought to himself. He walked along the official road for a whole day without seeing the end of the rain curtain.
Hezhou is known as the State of Thousand Lakes, with abundant water resources. It is now the rainy season, and the rainfall is particularly abundant. The locals know that in June and July, it is not unusual for heavy rain to fall for several days in a row.
That night the two of them found a hill to rest. It was more of a pile of high rocks than a mountain. There wasn't even a decent cave. Wei Feng spread his sleeping bag under a huge boulder. It rained all day, and the sleeping bag was all gone. There is some tide, but fortunately, this is not something that is difficult to accept for Wei Feng, who has been with rain since he was a child.
The next two days were the same journey. For three consecutive days without seeing the sun, most people would inevitably feel a little depressed, but for Wei Feng, it felt particularly comfortable and he felt more comfortable both physically and mentally.
It wasn't until the third day that a river burst its banks, blocking the official road. As far as the eye could see, there was at least a few hundred meters of water.
But this did not trouble Wei Feng. He took his short knife and went to the nearby forest to cut down some straight trees, tore off some canes, cut off the excess branches from the trunks, arranged them in a row, and tied them with canes. A simple raft.
After estimating the weight of the horses and the crudeness of the raft, I came to the conclusion that it could not bear the load. I wanted to make a larger raft, but the rattan was not strong enough to be tied firmly, so I gave up.
Wei Feng sighed secretly, took off its muzzle, reins and saddle, then patted the horse's butt and released it.
He rolled up his trouser legs, pushed the raft into the water, and jumped onto the raft before the river water reached his thighs. He had already held Cangguu on his shoulders.
He brought a long and tough but not too thick tree trunk as a pole, and also made a simple wood pulp. If the pole was not long enough to reach the bottom of the river, the wood pulp would come in handy.
It turned out that his preparations were not unnecessary. The river was deeper than he thought, and the wooden pole was not enough to reach the bottom. He had to use the wood pulp to row as hard as he could, and moved to the other side of the river with difficulty.
The raft was floating unsteadily on the river, but Wei Feng's current body coordination ability was super strong. He allowed the raft to sway left and right, and he stood steadily in the center. However, the speed of paddling was far slower than the speed of the river. Drifting all the way down, I could only row to the other side at a turtle speed.
Fortunately, there are no cliffs or waterfalls in this section. Although the route is a bit sloping, the river surface does not rise much and we can cross the river in the end.
During the entire process of crossing the river, Liu Cun watched quietly from the side, his feet walking on the turbulent river, but no water splashed on his shoes. He just followed the raft step by step, at most He helped Wei Feng when he was chopping down trees. He had no intention of helping at other times.
Although he had sufficient ability to take Wei Feng and Cang Gou across the river without getting his shoes wet, and even had the ability to carry the two horses with him, he did not do so and even saw Wei Feng letting go When the horses came, he released his own horses together without saying a word and without hesitation.
Unknowingly, he had put himself into the role of his master Liu Yong, just like he was watched by his master when he was a child, watching Wei Feng complete the things within his ability without interference or help.
The difference is that when he was a child, he once tried to ask his master for help. Of course, this was due to the child's subconscious dependence on his parents, but Wei Feng did not do anything to trouble him throughout the process, and did not even have the intention of seeking help from him.
From the moment he discovered that the official road was impassable, Wei Feng's first reaction was to find a way to cross the river instead of asking or asking for help, because he had no one to rely on.
Liu Cun found that it seemed that this young man had become accustomed to facing life alone and solving all the troubles he encountered alone. No, it was not considered alone. There was also a furry white beast causing trouble for him.
When the two arrived on the other side of the river, their route had already shifted several miles, but this was not a problem at all for Wei Feng. He knew exactly which direction the official road was.
However, Wei Feng is not focusing on the official road now, but on a village that has just entered his detection range. The river has burst its banks and part of the village has been submerged, but this is nothing. The villagers have already He hid on the other side that was not flooded.
But something more serious may be about to happen. The other side of the village is close to a low mountain. The water on the low mountain converges, carrying a large amount of sand and rocks and is about to topple down. To put it simply, a mudslide is coming.
