Chapter 170 Mortal

Fang Cuiyuan curled up on the uncomfortable floor, the wind was blowing all around, it was cold, and she kept curling up.

The little girl tossed and turned, and couldn't fall asleep.

If it was in the past, her mother would have covered her with a quilt and blamed her for not covering herself well.

Unfortunately, there was no mother now.

It was really cold and she couldn't fall asleep, so Fang Cuiyuan had to get up.

Her father was a hunter. Fang Cuiyuan remembered that he said when he was drunk that in the mountains, if it was too cold to fall asleep at night, you must not fall asleep, otherwise you would get a serious illness at the least, or you would never wake up again at the worst.

The companions who went into the mountains to hunt with them died for this reason.

However, there was something strange tonight.

First, the soldiers came to drive them away and asked them to change their formation so that everyone surrounded the city in a circle.

One hundred thousand people surrounded the city in a circle, which was quite spectacular, but I had no idea what it was for.

But she always felt that staying in this ring would be much more comfortable. She had always been in poor health and was most afraid of cold. Her mother said that she caught a cold when she was just born, so she was weak and had a weak yang fire. She would cough when she was cold.

But when she was in this ring, although it was cold, she did not cough, which was very strange.

She sat on the ground, wrapped her body with the only thick cloth, and looked not far away.

There were soldiers standing guard there. It was during the daytime today that these soldiers risked their lives to protect them. She was behind and saw with her own eyes that the young soldiers who were still greeting her during the day were torn into pieces by the demons.

If it weren't for them, she and others really didn't know what to do.

Demons...

This time, the demons attacked, and only a few dozen of the six or seven hundred people in the whole village survived.

All the family members were gone, parents, younger brothers, older brothers, and only she was still alive.

Thinking of this, she lowered her head.

But tears could not come out.

At the beginning, she cried and washed her face, as if she was going blind.

But now, she can't cry anymore.

Heartache and sadness seem to have their limits.

I was so heartbroken at first, and I thought it would be unforgettable for the rest of my life, but after just a few days, I don’t even feel anything anymore.

Maybe this is called being heartless.

Now thinking about it, it seems that it is just like that.

Except for the sudden pain when I am in a daze, it seems that there is nothing.

Just like-

now.

In the past, when I was outside watching the moon with a blanket on, my eldest brother would come up and scold me and ask me to go back to my room because she was not in good health.

When I thought of this.

My heart was tightened.

It seemed that I had difficulty breathing.

But I couldn’t cry.

I couldn’t cry.

The pain and depression were entangled in my heart, but I couldn’t cry no matter what.

It was just like the past, at my second uncle’s house next door.

She had seen it before.

The son of my second uncle, my cousin, was climbing a tree in the yard to pick dates for fun, and accidentally fell from the tree and fell into the water tank.

The water tank was too deep and the edge was slippery, so he couldn't climb out and drowned.

Second Aunt cried so hard, but Second Uncle just kept silent with a dark face, and kept telling Second Aunt that at worst, he could have another child, at worst, he could have another child.

At that time, she thought Second Uncle was so heartless that he didn't feel anything at all.

But now, thinking about it.

Actually, it's not that he didn't feel anything.

It's just that he couldn't cry.

She suddenly remembered that at that time, she ran out secretly wrapped in a sheet as usual, and saw Second Uncle holding a stone and circling the water tank at night.

He tried again and again with the stone, but finally gave up, so he smashed the stone to the ground, and then squatted next to the water tank and smoked.

After all, buying a new tank is not cheap.

While thinking about it, an old farmer came to the side and squatted next to Fang Cuiyuan: "Cuiyuan, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

The old man had rough skin and the joints of his limbs were particularly thick. It was obvious that he did a lot of heavy work, and calluses were laid on his hands layer by layer.

"Ah, Uncle, I can't sleep." Fang Cuiyuan raised her head and saw Uncle came to her side.

It was this Uncle.

This time, he was the only one left in the family, just like herself.

The two new cousins ​​and Aunt were eaten by the demon this time.

"You can cry, but don't be too sad. No matter what, life still has to go on. There are only two of us left in our Fang family. You are my niece, don't be afraid. The eldest brother died, but there is still the second brother. You won't starve with your uncle here." The old man smiled and said to Fang Cuiyuan.

"Well... Uncle, where are we going? Did the soldiers tell us?" Fang Cuiyuan asked.

"I went to ask, they said they would escort us to Baiding Mountain, saying there are few people there, and there are still a lot of wasteland, enough for us to grow crops. When the time comes, I will build a house, even if it's a bit tiring, and cultivate a few acres of land, and then find a good family for you, give birth to a few children, and you can adopt one as my grandson, let him be surnamed Fang, and pass on the incense, which can be regarded as rooting down." The old man smacked his lips and said to Fang Cuiyuan.

"People are cheap when they leave their hometown... No matter how few people there are, there are other people there. If we just move there, will it be so smooth?" Fang Cuiyuan asked worriedly.

The future that her second uncle said was too stable and too good, so she was a little worried.

"There are over 100,000 people. If he doesn't let us be left behind, we won't be left behind. We have to live our lives, we have to eat, we have to find a way." The old man said nonchalantly, with a bachelor expression on his face.

"How long does it take to get to Baiding Mountain?"

"I don't know, but the soldiers said that they will be fed before arriving and are not afraid of starvation, so as long as they don't get sick on the road, they are not afraid of anything else," the old man said.

At this point, he seemed to suddenly think of what he was here for. He quickly stood up and took out a wrapped blanket: "By the way, I was just worried that you were sick and you were weak, so I brought you a blanket. "

"At that time, the demon came quickly and time was tight. I didn't have much time to get things, so I snatched some copper coins and this blanket. Your aunt bought it. It was fur and belonged to his grandmother. It cost me more than one hundred and twenty. Half the harvest of many acres of land has been lost.”

"She is not lucky and can't enjoy good things. They disappeared within two days of buying them. Here you go. We both take care of our own lives. We are the only two left in Lao Fang's family. I am old. The incense of our ancestors But it’s up to you, there’s no delay.” The old man couldn’t help but push the fur blanket to Fang Cuiyuan.

Fang Cuiyuan wanted to refuse, but her second uncle handed it to her directly and left without looking back. She didn't know what he would do tonight.

At this moment, the moon was above the treetops, and it was already midnight.

Shen Shui Biti walked around with the silver-haired mouse and couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time.

So she just didn't think about it anymore and went to sleep.

A night of silence.

However, many of the more than 100,000 people, including the sergeants, could not sleep.

Along the way, I don’t know how many people will die on the road.

By the next day, Li Qi and Zhang Lan had woken up, and Li Qi's consumption had been replenished. Although he had not fully recovered, the small world of his body was able to generate some energy on its own, so it was no longer so empty.

As for Zhang Lan, I don't know. Li Qi doesn't know much about martial arts and doesn't understand his foundation. Naturally, he doesn't understand what he relies on to recover.

The deputy general temporarily elected by the White Rhinoceros Army also approached Li Qi early.

Carrying a steaming basket, he came forward and said hello: "Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, are you resting well? And this..."

"Shen, her surname is Shen." Li Qi said.

"Miss Shen," the deputy general said respectfully, and then opened the basket. Inside was some dried meat, rice, and boiled green leafy vegetables, all of which seemed to be freshly picked.

It seemed like this was the best meal they could prepare under the current conditions.

"Let's eat something first in the morning to deal with it. There is no cook in the army. The cooks cook casually. Please forgive me." He was a little embarrassed.

Zhang Lan was very carefree: "It doesn't matter. I haven't eaten anything before sleeping in the open air. There is still meat here, so it's enough."

Li Qi nodded: "Eating and drinking are not important. The lives of more than 100,000 people are more important. Does the general have any plans?"

The three of them didn't pay attention to anything and sat cross-legged. Only Shen Shuibi declined the invitation to eat and ran to the side, writing and drawing on the ground, as if calculating something.

"Don't worry about her. Her skills are magical and she doesn't need food. Moreover, she has a somewhat cold personality and doesn't like worldly affairs, so don't bother her. Let's just talk." Li Qi saw that the other two people were not holding chopsticks and took the initiative. He picked up the cutlery, took a bite, put it in his mouth, and said with a smile.

Now that Li Qidu had done this, the other two people let go and started eating separately.

The food was not that good. Common dried meat was chopped and boiled, wild vegetables were boiled in water, and millet was boiled. Most of them were boiled, and then seasoned with some salt.

"Two gentlemen, the most urgent thing to solve should be military rations. The White Rhino Army originally had 12,500 people, but now it has 8,341 people. According to the past, one person can provide three liters of rice a day, and an army can provide rations. The rice is three hundred and fifty dan. Previously, the military rations were paid on a monthly basis, but now there are still 7,000 dan left. "

"These people are no more pot-bellied than us. They can get one liter a day, but they can't hold on for a few days. Even if they are under control, they can only support it at most. From here to Baiding Mountain, everything is deserted, and there is only one in the middle. In Guangyang City, if we drive the people there to get supplies, it will take about ten days, and some of them will definitely starve to death. This is the most important thing at the moment. Do you two gentlemen have a solution? "

"Where are your military rations hidden?" Li Qi asked.

"There are some special mustard seed bags in the army." The deputy general said.

"I have a dragon colt. If it is Guangyang City, I can arrive in five hours. I also have a mustard bag myself. Give me your mustard bag and give me a voucher. I will rush to Guangyang City. Just ask for food," Li Qi said.

Zhang Lan immediately clapped his hands: "That's great, but I'm still worried. If I go to ask for food, if there is another demon attack and no one is there to protect me, then the problem will be big. Brother Li has a dragon colt, which is not as fast as us." Slow down, leaving will not affect the overall battle strength. There are still two eighth-grade soldiers who can protect them thoroughly. "

Li Qi had a dark look on his face.

This guy is a bit too honest. Can he speak? Even if he leaves, it won't affect the overall battle strength. After all, he is also the third strongest here.

Next to the two eighth-grade officers, the other ninth-grade officers were basically no enemy of him.

However, his words are rough and his reasoning is not rough. No matter how strong he is, he is still at the ninth level, and his effectiveness in large-scale battlefields is limited.

The army is not a ragtag group of people.

If there were only more than 10,000 unskilled men with a few ninth-rank officers, Li Qi might be injured due to exhaustion, and if he was careless, he might even flip over, but at least he could kill the other side and make the blood flow like a river.

But if there were more than 10,000 troops led by more than a dozen ninth-rank officers, the situation would be different.

If Li Qi confronted the White Rhino Army head-on right now, then all his means would be difficult to shake the opponent's morale, and he would even have difficulty running away, and would only be hacked to death by the opponent's rushing up.

This is the difference between a well-trained iron army and a mob.

Such an army, with command and military flags, can fight against the eighth-rank with the power of military spirit.

In the previous battle, the eagle-headed demon, by attracting the demon military spirit below, was able to break Zhang Lan's magical power, which was enough to show its power.

It is indeed more appropriate for Li Qi to ride a dragon horse to transport grain.

"Ahem, let me take care of the food transportation. Can you give me a certificate?" He coughed, suppressed his embarrassment, and then said to the deputy general.

The deputy general understood and handed a rolled cloth to Li Qi: "This is one of our military flags. It cannot be easily handed over to others. It is the face of the White Rhino Army. Take it, sir. The Sima of Guangyang City will naturally know that you are not a liar."

"The issue of military food can be solved. The second thing is, which road should we take to Baiding Mountain?" The deputy general took out a military geomancy map and unfolded it in front of everyone.

The officers did not make private decisions on these matters, but discussed with Li Qi and Zhang Lan.

After a morning, the three finally finalized the details of all sizes.

Zhang Lan was still responsible for the guarding of the military equipment, and the military affairs were still handed over to the original officers. The task assigned to Li Qi was simpler, that is, to ask for military food.

As for Shen Shuibi, she was free to move around and do whatever she wanted. No one arranged anything for her.

The affairs of the people were also arranged one by one, and the army was responsible for it, and some prestigious people such as village elders were recruited to help manage it.

In short, after everything was arranged, Li Qi was ready to set off.

When he pulled the old horse and prepared to set off, Shen Shuibi suddenly appeared beside Li Qi. She asked nervously: "That... Li Qi, can't I go with you?"

Li Qi smiled and said: "I'm going to the human race city, what can happen? You have a high level of cultivation and strong combat power, it's better for you to stay here to protect the people."

"Oh..." Although Shen Shuibi agreed, she was obviously a little depressed.

"It's just ten hours round trip. Even if it's delayed, it will be back tomorrow at most. Don't worry." Li Qi comforted.

There is no time to lose, go early and come back early, it's just ten hours.

It's impossible to go and never come back.