Chapter 71 Storm at the Post Station

After Grain Rain, the weather became hotter and hotter.

But amid the heat, the rainfall gradually increased, and sometimes it would even last for ten days.

When the rainstorm hit, the gradually hot earth would return to the cold again.

On the edge of the desolate Chidao, stood an unmanned post house, almost integrated with the dark forest.

There were many such post houses in Huotong.

But no one dared to live in such a place far away from the city. If someone dared to live in this lonely wilderness, it would take a few days for ferocious beasts to enter the house and eat people.

But the mountains between the cities were high and the roads were long, and the merchants who came and went needed a place to shelter from the rain and rest for the night.

So on the Chidao, such unmanned post houses were built along the way.

Although no one lived and managed them, the houses were well-preserved and the interiors were empty, so that the merchants who came and went could rest.

When merchants and travelers check in, they will consciously maintain the facilities of the post house and clean it before leaving, so the post house is not dirty.

At this time, it was already evening.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and pale lightning flashed in the clouds.

The light between the mountains was gloomy. It was not yet night, but the road was already blurry and dim. The cold wind was howling in the wilderness, which was a sign of the coming rainstorm.

But in such bad weather, two figures appeared far away on the desolate road.

A little girl about ten years old, carrying a dark green ancient sword, with a serious face. The long silver hair fell down, and there was a pair of pointed animal ears on her head.

Although she was young, the little girl had a cold and elegant temperament when she looked around, just like the faint cold plum blossoms blooming proudly in the cold wind of winter, which made people dare not ignore her.

And beside the little girl was a huge white wolf. A figure much taller than the wild wolves in the mountains walked on the deserted road with the little girl carrying a sword. In the dark golden eyes of the beast, there was a faint majesty that people dared not look directly at.

The appearance of this man and beast broke the tranquility in the wilderness.

The little girl looked at the post house in front of her that almost merged with the night, and asked, "Lord Wolf God, there is a post house in front. Should we go in and rest?"

The huge white wolf nodded and said, "It's going to rain heavily. It's naturally very good to have a place to shelter from the rain. Let's rest here tonight."

As he said, the man and the wolf walked towards the post house.

This post house has no courtyard wall, and the house is built directly on the roadside.

After pushing open the closed wooden door and entering, the space inside the house is very large, and the beams and domes are very high. If you are not picky, it is not a problem to squeeze forty or fifty people to spend the night at the same time.

And behind this house is a fence with a roof to protect against rain.

When she walked into the main house, she saw traces of charcoal fire on the ground. It seemed that someone had lived in this posthouse a few days ago, and there were quite a few people.

Xiao Ai found a relatively clean corner and cleaned it up. She put two green banana leaves on the ground, but she didn't want the Wolf God to sit directly on the dusty ground.

Then, she took advantage of the rainstorm and cut a pine tree in the wild forest by the roadside and dragged it back. Under the eaves, the little girl waved her hands, and the cold light flashed. The tough tree trunk was cut into pieces by the sharp and slender nails and turned into firewood.

After doing all this, the sharp nails on her slender fingers retracted silently.

Then, green smoke rose in the house, and the burning fire illuminated the dark and deserted hall.

Lu Heng lay beside the fire with his eyes closed, like an ordinary wolf sleeping, without any strangeness.

Outside the house, the wind was howling, the white lightning light cut through the night sky, and the terrifying rumble sounded from time to time.

The heavy rain had already fallen in the wilderness. The cold rain kept hitting the eaves of the post house, making a crisp sound.

The little girl gutted a wild rabbit under the eaves, skinned and dehaired it, and then used rain water to wash the blood on the rabbit meat, and then pierced it with a stick and took it back to the fire to roast it.

Lu Heng opened his eyes and took a look. After seeing the little girl roasting the rabbit meat, he closed his eyes again.

This rabbit was caught by Xiao Ai near the Chidao in the morning. The little girl carried it for a day. Lu Heng thought that the little girl was childish and wanted to raise this rabbit.

After all, children have no resistance to cute little animals.

But he didn't expect that Xiao Ai carried this rabbit all the way, just to roast it when she settled down at night...

In the fire, the burning bonfire made a beeping sound from time to time.

Outside the house, there was a howling storm, lightning and thunder, giving people the illusion that the roof of the post house was about to be blown away by the wind.

The little girl roasted the rabbit meat in her hand carefully, preparing dinner for Lord Wolf God.

She didn't need to eat every day, and Lord Wolf God must do the same. But during the journey, Xiao Ai found that Lord Wolf God was very interested in food.

So every time they camped after dark, the little girl would prepare some food for Lu Heng. However, due to the limited conditions, it was basically just some barbecue.

The little girl regretted it a little. If she had known that Lord Wolf God liked to eat, she should have brought a small pot when she traveled. In this way, she could change the taste for Lord Wolf God from time to time.

Thinking of this in her heart, she decided to buy a pot in the city if she passed by the city next time.

Lu Heng, who was beside the fire, still closed his eyes and entered into meditation, and knew nothing about the little girl's thoughts.

The quiet campfire burned for a long time, and the rabbit meat in Xiao Ai's hand had been roasted to a shiny oil, and the fragrance wafted out.

But at this moment, in the heavy rain outside, dull footsteps suddenly sounded.

Boom--boom--

The dull footsteps sounded like a heavy giant beast walking in the rain. Although it was obscured by the sound of rain and far away, both Lu Heng and Xiao Ai heard it.

The little girl looked in the direction of Chi Dao and frowned slightly.

About a quarter of an hour later, a team of merchants appeared in her field of vision.

The number of people was not small. A team of about twenty traders drove five huge strange beasts out of the rain.

The alien beast had a fat body, short limbs, rough skin and hairless skin, and sharp horns above its thick nostrils, making it look a bit ferocious.

Xiao Ai has seen this kind of strange beast called rhinoceros. It is huge and heavy and has a docile personality. Even if you encounter a liger in the wilderness, this rhinoceros will not be as frightened as an ordinary pack horse, so many merchants will raise it as a pack animal.

Now the people driving five rhinos are an ordinary merchant team.

They were all covered in raincoats and walking quickly in the heavy rain. But the wind and rain were violent, and even though I was wearing a raincoat, I was still soaked by the rain. When they saw the firelight in the post in front of them, no one among the merchants was surprised.

After all, it is normal to meet fellow travelers at this kind of roadside inn.

The merchants drove five rhinos to the door of the post house, and were about to remove the goods from the rhino's back, when they saw one person and one wolf in the house.

The huge white wolf was lying next to the fire, with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was asleep. But the huge size makes people dare not ignore it.

Beside the white wolf, a young girl carried a dark blue ancient sword on her back, quietly turning over the barbecue on the fire. When everyone was standing outside the door, she just glanced at them coldly and then looked away, as if she had no interest in them.

But the girl's indifferent glance made everyone's breath stagnate and feel tremendous pressure.

In such a wilderness and heavy rain, such a strange man and a wolf appeared...

The merchants looked at each other with some uneasiness in their eyes.

The leader of the caravan hesitated for a few seconds, and finally walked into the door, cupped his hands and said, "We are passing merchants and we are going to Baishi City. But it is raining heavily today and it is difficult to travel in the wilderness. I wonder if the girl can make it easier. Let me wait inside to take shelter from the rain?”

The leader of the caravan kept his posture very low, for fear of offending the little girl in front of him.

When encountering such a weird person and a wolf in such a wilderness, normal people would know that the other person must be extraordinary.

If it hadn't been for this violent storm, they wouldn't have dared to ask, but would have just driven away with the beasts of burden.

The rule of trade has always been to prefer camping to cause trouble rather than provoke people of unknown origin.

But now the rain is pouring down, and this post is the only place nearby that can shelter from the rain. The leader of the caravan has no choice but to go in and request.

After hearing his request, the little girl by the fire just glanced coldly and said, "This post was built here to facilitate the coming and going of merchants. Uncles, you can do whatever you want and don't worry about me."

After saying that, the little girl ignored her and continued to look after her barbecue.

The leader of the caravan breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him quickly, and then asked everyone to quickly unload the burdens on the beasts of burden and move them into the house, and then drive the beasts to the stables at the rear to take shelter from the rain.

After finishing all this, the merchants returned to the main house and carefully lit the firewood.

They were cautious throughout the process, and the merchants tried to keep even the sounds of footsteps and conversations as low as possible, for fear of disturbing the person and wolf next to them.