Night falls, the wilderness is vast, and there are stars twinkling on the top of the mountains in the distance.
The night outside the Great Wall was surprisingly cold, and the cold wind blew on the body, making people shiver.
In the wilderness, a wide dirt path leads directly to the depths of the mountains.
Everyone stood on horseback under the night. Liu Ruyan looked at Luo Xiangxue beside him and asked with concern: "Xiangmei, are you cold?"
Luo Xiangxue was stunned, stared at Liu Ruyan, smiled, shook her head and said: "Brother Liu, I'm not cold. We are finally out of seclusion!" She looked around and said quietly, "This place is deserted, where is there any inn to stay?" Woolen cloth?"
Lei Zhentian thought thoughtfully and said: "Didn't the fellow from Gujia Village say that after walking out of the canyon, you will reach the outside of the Great Wall. Although the outside of the Great Wall is a barren land, since there is this post road, there will be travelers and merchants wherever there are people. , you can find a place to stay. Let’s go to the front and have a look!”
Xu Feng looked around and murmured: "Brother Lei is right. The woman also said that you can find an inn to stay at outside the Great Wall. Come on, let's see if there is anyone in front of us!"
Everyone was refreshed, then spurred their horses and whips, and ran forward along the dirt road.
The horses' hooves tumbled, raising a cloud of loess and splashing in all directions. A group of people and horses galloped in the open field, and the sound of hoofbeats resounded throughout the earth, making them look lonely and heroic.
The weather outside the Great Wall is constantly changing. A moment ago, the sky was filled with twinkling stars. In an instant, black clouds rolled in. A heavy and oppressive feeling of suffocation was unsettling.
Seeing the dark clouds in the night sky, everyone suddenly felt an ominous premonition in their hearts. Xu Feng reined in the reins and let the fast horse gradually stop, and everyone also stopped.
Everyone looked up at the large black clouds drifting on the sky, knowing that it might be raining soon. In such a desolate and dilapidated place, there is not even a place to protect yourself from the wind and rain. If it really rains heavily, your whole body will be soaked. In addition, it is already cold at night in the wilderness. Wouldn't it be like being frozen into a popsicle?
Xu Feng turned around and said to everyone: "It seems that the heavy rain is coming, and we have to find a place to stay as soon as possible." He looked around, and in the vast night, there was chaos around him, and the dim stars twinkled, making the earth even more desolate and silent. There is no trace of an inn or a house here!
Luo Xiangxue looked at the dark sky with a slight panic, then turned to look at Liu Ruyan, frowning and said: "The weather outside the Great Wall really changes at a moment's notice. It was fine just now, why is it suddenly going to rain?" It’s gone! Hey, there’s nothing around here. It looks like we’re going to get soaked tonight!” Thinking about it makes me feel terrible. I finally climbed over the mountain and walked out of the canyon, avoiding poisonous insects and beasts, but There is no way to avoid an unexpected night rain.
The thought of being soaked by the heavy rain on this dark and cold night gave her a sense of hopeless and helpless fear. Like a pair of invisible hands holding her heart tightly.
She looked at Liu Ruyan anxiously and helplessly, hoping that he could come up with some way to avoid the rain for herself and everyone else.
Liu Ruyan's eyes were extremely bright in the night. Seeing her eyes flashing with gentle light, he said quietly: "Xiangmei, don't be afraid, we will always find a way. Don't think so much now, we We need to find a shelter from the rain quickly!”
Luo Xiangxue pouted and said, "Look, there isn't even a shabby thatched cottage around here. Where can we hide?" She suddenly realized that although the outside world has many unknown wonderful things, it is also full of dangers. Danger and helplessness are not as beautiful as I imagined. But at the beginning, he vowed to follow Liu Ruyan to travel around the world. If he backs off now when he encounters a little trouble, wouldn't he be laughed at by everyone?
Alas, at this point, even if there is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den ahead, I have no choice but to go on.
If you can be with the person you like all the time, what does it matter even if you go through some hardships!
Lei Zhentian said confidently: "Right now, we have to keep moving forward, maybe there will be a village ahead."
Everyone cheered up, stopped blaming everyone, and started galloping towards the road ahead.
After running for a while, in the dim night, I found a simple stone house built under a giant tree in front of me. The stone house is not big and is oval in shape. There is a colorful prayer flag on the roof. It looks like a small fortress.
Seeing this small stone house, everyone was overjoyed that they had actually found such a place where they could take shelter from the rain.
Everyone looked at each other, became excited, and immediately galloped towards the giant tree. When they came closer, everyone got off their horses and tied the horse's reins to the giant tree trunk. The trunk was about the size of a toilet and looked to be at least hundreds of years old. The tree trunks were tied with bright red prayer scarves, fluttering in the night wind.
Luo Xiangxue stepped forward and looked at them curiously, and murmured: "Brother Liu, look, these red scarves are so beautiful!"
Liu Ruyan looked at her and said with a smile: "These are for praying. I hope the old tree can bless me safely!"
Luo Xiangxue's face was filled with joy, she blinked and said, "I also want to be a sincere believer. I pray to the gods to bless us to find Uncle Chu smoothly, and I will grant one of your wishes!" She clasped her hands together above her eyebrows and closed her eyes. praying. Liu Ruyan also followed her example and prayed devoutly.
After a moment, the two people opened their eyes and smiled at each other. They stared at each other tenderly, the night was hazy, and the whistling wind blew in their ears.
Everyone walked into the stone house. There was only a narrow door in the house, which was open, but a candle was lit inside. It turns out that this is a sacred altar dedicated to the God of the Earth. There are incense candles burning in front of the sacred table and some candies placed. There are three futons under the sacred table for pilgrims to kneel down and worship!
There is nothing else in the house except this magic case.
Lei Zhentian looked around and said: "It turns out this is an earth temple! I'm just here for the first time to find a place to stay, so I'm disturbing you. Please don't blame me, the earth god!" He immediately bowed in front of the temple. A big ceremony was made.
Liu Ruyan and Luo Xiangxue looked at his appearance and couldn't help laughing secretly. They didn't expect that Mr. Lei also believed in ghosts and gods and looked so cute.
Xu Feng looked around and said slowly: "It seems that we can only spend the night here tonight."
Luo Xiangxue said quietly: "Although I haven't found an inn, it would be nice to have a place like this!" She murmured to herself, as if to comfort herself. In the words, there is quite a sense of helplessness on the journey.
This stone house is extremely small, with no place to sit except for a few futons on the ground. Everyone had no choice but to squat on the ground. The wind outside became stronger and stronger, making the forest roar. The spider webs on the roof of the stone house were blown off, and several young spiders fell motionless in the corner.
Liu Ruyan walked out of the stone house and looked at the sky. She saw large groups of dark clouds drifting under the stars and moon. The earth was pitch black, and the mountains and fields were filled with a deep sense of desolation.
He originally wanted to go out and see the horses tied under the big tree. He saw several horses swaying their tails and pacing back and forth under the tree. Maybe they felt a little uneasy because of the wind and the chill.
He walked straight to the horse, reached out and stroked the horse's head, his eyes full of pity.
