The sun, which was hanging high before, began to drop to the west.
"Brother Dian Wei, the horse can't run anymore. Why don't we find a place to rest for a night?"
Chu Yan, who was driving the carriage, said to the carriage behind him. The tall and burly Dian Wei leaned out of the carriage:
"Okay, it's getting late, and it's not safe to travel at night."
The road of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not like the roads of later generations, which had street lights all the way. If you want to travel here at night, you can only rely on the moonlight or starlight. But if the weather is a little bad, the moonlight and starlight become dim.
Then let alone riding a horse, even if you walk a few steps in the open space, you may trip yourself or by rocks and other things.
Chu Yan also nodded in agreement:
"Okay, then I'll see if I can find a place to rest nearby."
Dian Wei nodded and suddenly asked:
"By the way, where are we going now?"
Chu Yan pondered for a moment and said:
"It should be Guangping County, right?"
Guangping County is still in Jizhou, and there is only Zhao State between it and Changshan County. It is about a hundred miles away. It may not seem far, but this is the limit of the horse's travel.
Generally speaking, an ordinary horse can travel about a hundred kilometers a day. If it is a well-trained War horse, it may go a little further but only about 200 kilometers.
Even if it is a thousand-mile horse. Generally, it can only travel more than 300 kilometers a day. The reason for this misunderstanding is because of the measurement.
The word "thousand-mile horse" first appeared in the Zhou Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty used Huali. One Huali is equivalent to about 300 meters in later generations.
In other words, the Zhou Dynasty believed that the thousand-mile horse could travel at most a thousand Huali a day, which is only 300 kilometers. But in later generations, the distance changed to 500 meters.
But the concept of a thousand-mile horse has been passed down. Over time, this misunderstanding has emerged.
The two horses of the Chu family are ordinary horses and they are pulling so many things. Being able to travel more than a hundred miles at a time is already good. If we talk about extreme endurance. In fact, horses are not as good as humans.
Although horses can run a long distance at a time, their rest time is also very long. If they don't rest, horses will foam at the mouth or drop from exhaustion.
People may not be as fast as horses at a time but they run really far and can get back on the road after a short rest. If the timeline is extended, the ultimate endurance of a person can almost reach twice that of a horse.
Of course, although the ultimate endurance of a horse is not as good as that of a person, there is a reason some measurements are called horsepower.
Even if it carries two people, the walking speed of a horse will not change much unlike humans who get slowed down a lot by just one.
Dian Wei nodded slightly and said:
"It doesn't matter, let's see if we encounter anyone and ask for directions."
Chu Yan also nodded.
"Okay."
He has never been on this road before so it is better to ask. It'll save them from taking the wrong road. The speed of the carriage slowly slowed down. Chu Yan looked around to see if there was a suitable place to rest at night, while looking for any people.
Dian Wei also came out and sat beside him to help him look. They looked around and on the horizon not far away, a group of hungry people staggered forward.
They walk like zombies but they are people. The two looked at each other and drove their horses quickly to approach. But when they got closer, the few young and strong men in the team quickly surrounded the old, young, women and children in the middle, their eyes filled with caution.
Chu Yan and Dian Wei looked at each other, both showing some surprise. Along the way, they have seen many hungry people on the road but most of them were like an empty husk.
Let alone protecting the old, young, women and children. The people they encounter along the way wait for the old and young to collapse before they give into their hunger. They would tear people apart, dismember them, and eat them alive.
When they saw that scene, Dian Wei and Chu Yan felt that they were no longer human but were a group of wild beasts in human skin. They had driven them away several times along the way but it was useless.
They had repelled these human skinned beasts many times but as soon as they left, they would come back and surround the weak old, young, women and children again.
After encountering it many times, they gradually learned to accept the futility of it and... became numb. So when they saw this group of hungry people who were obviously extremely hungry, (the king's good) but still had a bottom line in their hearts, they were sincerely surprised.
Chu Yan pulled the reins of the carriage with all his strength. The carriage slowly stopped next to the crowd. Chu Yan and Dian Wei jumped off the carriage and found a stone to tie the reins.
Chu Yan was fine. Although he was not handsome, he was definitely not vicious. But when Dian Wei jumped out. He was tall and strong, and looked vicious. He did not look like a good person at first glance.
Chu Yan turned around and said to Dian Wei:
"Brother Dian Wei, why don't you wait here, I'll go over and ask?"
Dian Wei asked in confusion:
"Why? Are you afraid they will steal our carriage? Don't worry, they don't look very capable"
After that, he also showed Tai the small halberd that was too long at his waist.
"I'm not bragging. Within 20 steps, I can throw this small halberd and hit the target every time."
Chu Yan's eyes twitched and finally said: "Brother Dian Wei, you look a little too fierce."
"Look at their posture, they are obviously on guard. I'm afraid that you will scare them and attack us before we even talk"
Dian Wei:???
Is it my fault that I look fierce? Never mind. This is not the first time Dian Wei has encountered such a thing. When he used to travel around, especially when he entered major cities. Whenever he arrived at the city gate, the guards who were originally lax would immediately become as if they were facing a great enemy.
Then he would spend a lot of effort checking.
Only when he confirmed that there was no problem would he let it in. Over time, he almost got used to it.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you here."
Chu Yan nodded and walked quickly towards the crowd. When he was about to approach the crowd. Chu Yan stopped on his own initiative, raised his hand and said loudly: "We come in peace!"
As soon as the voice fell, the hungry people on the opposite side breathed a sigh of relief but their formation did not relax. As the saying goes, you should not trust someone by their words but by their actions.
They naturally would not easily let down their guard because of Chu Yan's words. At this time, an old man walked out of the crowd. He stepped forward with a blackened cane and asked: "young man, what do you want from us?"
Chu Yan bowed slightly and said immediately: "We came from Changshan County, Jizhou, and wanted to go to Chenliu State, Yanzhou."
"We got a little lost around her, so I want to ask if you know which direction it's in?"
After saying that, he took out a large piece of dry food cake from his arms. The hungry people on the opposite side immediately looked at the dry food cake and subconsciously swallowed their already dry saliva with eyes full of desire.
Chu Yan continued: "Of course, I'm not asking for free. We can use this dry food as an exchange."
The dry food is not big, only the size of two palms. It is made of corn, flour and running water. For this group of nearly twenty hungry people, perhaps this dry food cake can't even fill the stomach of one person.
But they haven't eaten for a long time so even if it's just a small piece of dry food cake, it still makes them salivate. However, this group of people is very orderly. Before the old man who stood up spoke, they all kept silent.
The old man licked his dry lips: "Young man, this place is the junction of Guangping County and Shangdang County in Bingzhou."
"Follow this road and you can go to the best place in the capital."
"If you want to go to Chenliu State, you need to go about more than 30 miles along this road, and then go southeast along the fork road."
Ah? How did they get so close to Bingzhou? Chu Yan was stunned. He remembered that he was heading southeast, how could they end up in the west?
There was no navigation system in the late Eastern Han Dynasty so he had to rely on his sense of the road to know where to go. Of course, before he set out, Chu Yan asked his father for a map.
But, then details of the drawings during this period were… rough. It was barely readable.
If his sense of the road was a little worse, who knows where they would end up going.
Fortunately, the deviation was not too much, and it was too late to remedy it now. Chu Yan took a few steps forward and handed the dry food biscuit to the old man.
"Thank you, old man."
"You welcome"
The old man took the dry food cake, but didn't eat it. Instead, he broke the dry food cake into many large and small pieces. The big ones were given to children and women with weak steps and the small ones were given to the remaining hungry people.
He just looked at every hungry person behind him calmly, with his eyes full of doting. Everyone here took a dry food cake that was not much bigger than a fingernail.
They stuffed it into his mouth and chewed hard, but couldn't swallow it into their stomach. It's not that they couldn't eat it but it's just that they haven't eaten for too long. Now they finally got a bite of food, so they just wanted to keep the food in their mouths as long as possible.
When everyone had almost finished eating.
A boy about fifteen or sixteen years old, more than one meter eighty tall, walked out of the crowd. He stuffed his dry food cake to the old man:
"Grandpa, you eat too."
The old man raised his hand with difficulty and touched the boy's head:
"Shun'er is really filial, it's alright, I'm not hungry, you eat it. "
Gao Shun did not retract his outstretched hand:
"Grandpa, you are lying. You haven't eaten for three days. You must be hungry."
"And the cake you gave me is big. I just took a big bite."
After saying that, he pretended to chew. It seemed that he really took a big bite. However, these cakes were divided by the old man himself so how could he not see that the boy did not eat a single price.
"Shun'er, you should eat it. We all need your protection."
"Only when you are full, the team have the strength to protect us all the way to the capital."
The boy repeatedly asked for food, but the old man repeatedly declined. Dian Wei, who was standing by, saw that the boy was so filial and was quite appreciative. This aroused the chivalrous spirit in his heart.
Without saying anything, he took out ten dry food cakes from the carriage and walked forward:
"You two, I have ten dry food cakes here. Eat it as much as you like"
Before leaving Xinghua Village. Chu Ji prepared enough dry food for Chu Yan and Dian Wei for two people to eat for a month. You know, both Dian Wei and Chu Yan are very big eaters.
They eat at least five to six kilograms a day so even if it is these ten pieces of dry food cakes.
In fact, it is only the daily food intake of the two of them. However, considering the compactness of the dry food cakes, these ten pieces of dry food cakes may not be enough for this group of hungry people to have a full meal.
But it is definitely enough to fill their stomachs.
The boy looked at this tall and burly man with a somewhat fierce look in surprise. Sure enough, you can't judge a person by their appearance.
Although this man doesn't look good, he is quite kind-hearted. The boy's impression of Dian Wei changed a lot immediately. However, the old man shook his head and pushed the dry food biscuit back: "Thank you very much for the kindness of this warrior, but we cannot accept it without merit."
Dian Wei scratched his head. How can there be such stupid people in the world? He is almost starving to death and still cares about these things? But when he saw that the old man was so weak that he could hardly stand, but his eyes were still bright, he knew. This is the old man and this group of hungry people's inner persistence in morality.
If this persistence does not dissipate, they can continue to walk with honors. But if this persistence dissipates, the group and the people's hearts will also be scattered.
Maybe they will eventually become no different from the group of beasts in human skin that they have seen before, Indifferent and feral. They can give up being a human being for a bite of food.
For a moment, Dian Wei didn't know what to do. Chu Yan next to him suddenly had an idea and stepped forward and said: "then old man, we still need your help with something."
The old man saw that Chu Yan and Dian Wei wanted to help them. He looked back at the desire for food in the eyes of the tribesmen behind him. He sighed, Chu Yan and Dian Wei gave him a way out.
If he keeps insisting, he will seem unkind.
"Okay, what can we do for you young man?"
Chu Yan waved his hand:
"It's no big deal, it's just that it's getting dark, it's not suitable for traveling, and our horses need to rest."
"So I want to invite you to rest here together."
"With more people, we can take care of each others back"
The old man nodded:
"This is a small matter. I, on behalf of the tribe, agree. We are also getting ready to rest."
Chu Yan grinned:
"Heh, since you agree, don't refuse the dry food cakes here."
"You're so hungry. If you faint from hunger at night, won't you put us at risk?"
The old man smiled helplessly and took the dry food cake from Dian Wei obediently. Then as he divided before, he divided the ten dry food cakes. With this much, there is no need to be too careful.
Even so, after he divided it amongst everyone, the old man still had the smallest share. Before the people ate them, they couldn't help but shed tears in their eyes. Unfortunately, because of the lack of water, they could barely squeeze out a drop of tear.
Today's meal was the best they had in the past half month. Seeing this, Dian Wei returned to the carriage and took out a few pots of water. Because they knew that the world had been suffering from drought for several years.
So when they set out this time, not only did they prepare food, but also prepared a lot of water. Especially after Yun Yi gave Xinghua Village unlimited water sources. There was no shortage of water so they filled each water bottle to the very limit they almost overflowed.
"Here, drink some water."
Dian Wei also understood the nature of this group of hungry people, and immediately explained: "This water is not valuable. We have plenty of water, so drink as much as you want"
"If you choke to death while eating dry food, how will you take care of us at night?"
The old man's face twitched. Although he knew that the strong man was kind, why did this sentence sound a bit unpleasant? However, the old man did not refuse again, but just took the two water bottles.
Then he said to the crowd behind him: "Everyone line up, children and women drink first"
Everyone nodded, and then quickly lined up.
The action was so fast and organized. It was no worse than the border troops who followed orders. Chu Yan and Dian Wei looked at each other. This group of people was a little unusual.
The group lined up, one after another, in front of the old man. Pull out the cork, take a few sips then without any hesitation, pass it to the person behind. The person behind did the same and so, all twenty people had a chance to drink.
There was still some water left in the bottle so the old man returned two bottle:
"Thank you, warrior."
However, Dian Wei didn't take it, he waved his hand and said:
"You can keep it, this water is not worth much to use, we have plenty in the carriage. "
Seeing Dian Wei insisting again and again. The old man pursed his lips, nodded and put away the water cover. But he silently remembered the kindness in his heart.
"I wonder what the name of this warrior and young man is?"
Dian Wei and Chu Yan said respectively:
"I am Dian Wei from Chenliu State in Yanzhou."
"I am Chu Yan from Changshan County in Jizhou."
After saying that, the two asked back:
"What's yours, old man?"
The old man said weakly:
"My name is Gao Ping, and these people behind me are all my descendants."
Chu Yan scratched his head, he doesn't recall any famous family with the surname Gao in Jizhou. But Dian Wei suddenly said:
"Gao? Isn't there a noble family in our Chenliu Kingdom with the surname Gao."
The old man sighed lightly, and his eyes suddenly looked to the southeast:
"Dian Wei, you should be talking about the Chenliu Gao family."
"We are actually their branch."
What a coincidence
?
Dian Wei was stunned, and then asked in confusion:
"Since you are a branch of the Chenliu Gao family, why are you going to the capital instead of Chenliu to join the Gao family?"
"I remember that in Chenliu Kingdom, the Gao family is considered to be one of the top noble families."
"Even if it is also affected by the drought, it should be more than enough to feed you people."
The old man sighed, and then his eyes were firm:
"We left the Chenliu Gao family that year."
"People with different ideologies cannot work together. We would rather die on the way to the capital than return to the Chenliu Gao family like a stray dog and ask them to take us in."
The words were powerful. Dian Wei and Chu Yan think there were probably other reasons behind it but the old man didn't say it so they didn't bring it up.
Dian Wei then turned to look at the young man next to the old man.
"Boy, what's your name?"
The young man stepped forward and came to Dian Wei:
"My name is Gao Shun."
"Gao Shun? Not bad, not bad, you are very filial, I will remember you." Dian Wei praised.
The sun slowly set and the heat finally started to recede. The moon rabbit rose from the east again, illuminating the earth.
Chu Yan took out a little hay from the carriage to feed the horses. The two horses buried their heads in the hay and ate mouthful after mouthful with relish.
Dian Wei and Chu Yan sat next to the carriage, seeming to be talking about something while the Gao family members gathered in a circle, leaning on each other for warmth.
They didn't say a word or they didn't want to.
After all, talking also consumes physical energy. If you talk too much, you won't have the strength to move forward tomorrow.
"Brother Dian Wei, let's sleep in rotations. "
Chu Yan suggested, "I'll be on duty in the first half of the night and you'll be on duty in the second half of the night."
Dian Wei shook his head:
"What are you talking about? You've been driving the carriage all day today, and I've also rested in the carriage for a while."
"I can't let you be on duty tonight no matter what."
"And you have to continue driving tomorrow, and I can continue to rest during the day tomorrow."
"So it's settled, I'll be on duty tonight, and you'll have a good night's sleep in the carriage."
Chu Yan smiled bitterly. Brother Dian Wei took too much care of him. Just the road conditions during the day makes it hard to sleep. These were bumps and potholes everywhere.
But seeing Dian Wei's righteous look, Chu Yan knew he couldn't change his mind.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you tonight, Brother Dianwei."
Dianwei waved his hand:
"What's the trouble? I guess there should also be someone on duty with the Gao family."
"I can chat with them to kill time at night."
"You should rest quickly, we still have a long way to go tomorrow."
The Gao family, Dianwei, and Chu Yan all chose people to be on duty at night. It's not that they don't trust each other, It's just that in this wilderness there should at least be a few people to stay on guard even if there were no other party.
If no one is on duty, with the situation of this era, who knows if they will be eaten by wolves if they sleep.
The Gao family gathered together and fell asleep one after another while Chu Yan curled up in the carriage and gradually fell asleep. A low and rhythmic snoring sound came from the carriage.
In the moonlight, Dian Wei looked in the direction of Gao's family. There were not many people on duty in Gao's family, only two. He did not know anyone except that boy named Gao Shun before.
"Gao Shun, come and chat with me."
Dian Wei shouted in a low voice. Gao Shun was caught off guard but Dian Wei was the savior of their Gao family after all so he did not refuse. He got up and slowly walked over to Dian Wei.
The world in the famine years was a hell but the night sky was particularly bright. Dian Wei and Gao Shun sat shoulder to shoulder on a small earthen slope, with a view just in enough to see the Gao family and the carriage.
"Gao Shun, how old are you?"
Gao Shun said truthfully:
"I just turned fifteen this year."
"At the age of fifteen, you have such filial piety, you will definitely have a bright future." Dian Wei patted his shoulder.
Filial piety is the first of all virtues. In ancient times, filial piety was very important, especially in the Han Dynasty.
The system of recommendation was implemented, and there was a saying of recommending filial and honest people. If filial piety is widely known then there is a chance to become an official.
For example, Kong Rong, who became famous for giving away pears when he was young, was recommended by the prefectures and counties many times because of his filial piety. Later, he was directly recommended to the center of the Han Dynasty. It's a pity that he had different political views from others and was demoted to Beihai as a prefect
.
Gao Shun touched his nose subconsciously, acting a little embarrassed:
"Benefactor, please don't praise me, I will be too proud."
Dian Wei laughed immediately:
"It is true that you are filial, and I am not without evidence. Also, don't call me benefactor, I am just a few years older than you, you might as well call me brother like Chu Yan."
Gao Shun was stunned:
"This... is not good."
Dian Wei shook his hands, not caring:
"Hey man? I don't care about it."
Seeing Dian Wei so determined.Gao Shun had no choice but to nod and agree, and immediately clasped his fists:
"Brother Dian Wei."
Dian Wei also clasped his fists and laughed:
"Brother Gao Shun. "
The two smiled at each other, and everything was self-explanatory. Dian Wei looked Gao Shun up and down, focusing on his hands. His hands were covered with thick calluses. This kind of person either often works in the fields or is proficient in martial arts:
"Brother Gao Shun, you look like you practiced martial arts, right?"
Gao Shun nodded:
"I know a little."
Dian Wei was immediately interested: "Why don't we have a spar?"
Gao Shun spread his hands:
"Brother Dian Wei, I don't have a weapon."
Dian Wei laughed. He simply untied his belt and threw the two short iron halberds on the ground
"No problem, we can just fight with fists and feet."
Gao Shun was also very interested for a while:
"Alright, since Brother Dian Wei is so interested, then I will accompany you to the end."
After that, the two walked to an open space holding up their fists to each other. Dian Wei picked up a rock and threw it in the sky.
When the rock hit the ground, the two men raised their fists and rushed forward. Although Gao Shun was only fifteen years old his physical development was not bad at all.
He was 1.8 meters tall. His muscles were slightly bulging, and his physical strength was amazing. When he swung his fists and feet, it was very powerful, and his martial arts were close to perfection.
As for Dian Wei, he was even more amazing.
He was more than two meters tall, burly and strong. Even Zhao Yun, who was born with superb power, was not as strong as him.
At the beginning, Zhao Yun only relied on his great spear skills and Dian Wei was starving at that time and barely lost by a move. The point is that Dian Wei is not only strong, but also has extremely high attainments in martial arts.
The two fists and feet collided. Gao Shun's face immediately showed a painful look while Dian Wei looked like he barely felt a thing, and shouted softly:
"Good technique, come again!"
Seeing Dian Wei was so excited, Gao Shun didn't want to lose his enthusiasm. He had to grit his teeth and continue to move forward. The two fought for more than ten rounds. Gao Shun was forced to retreat again and again.
To an outsider, the two seemed to be fighting hard equally but an expert like him could tell right away. There was a huge gap between him and Dian Wei.
However, he still gritted his teeth and continued to persevere. Plus, this was a great opportunity to improve his martial arts. Dian Wei also took the initiative to guide him during the sparring.
The two fought back and forth for more than fifty rounds. Dian Wei felt that it was almost time, and immediately jumped aside:
"Brother Gao Shun, your martial arts is quite good"
Gao Shun also recovered quickly, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said:
"Brother Dian Wei, yours are much better than mine. If you didn't go easy on me, I wouldn't have been able to hold"
Dian Wei waved his hand nonchalantly:
"You don't have to belittle yourself. You are only fifteen years old, and I am many years older than you. "
"If I can't beat you, wouldn't all these years have been wasted?"
Gao Shun smiled shyly. Friendship between men like this starts with a sparring match. It brought Gao Shun and Dian Wei closer.
The two of them lay on the ground with their arms and legs spread out, looking at the bright starry sky above their heads.
"Brother Dian Wei, why are you going to Chenliu?"
Dian Wei thought for a while and said:
"My parents are in Chenliu, but I was lucky enough to meet a god when I was traveling around. The god took a fancy to me, so I'm going back to pick up my parents"
Gao Shun, who was still a little tired, suddenly became energized. He sat up quickly and stared at Dian Wei. God? Even if there are gods in this world, how can they be so easy to meet? Could Brother Dian Wei have met some charlatan?
But seeing the serious look on Dian Wei's face, Gao Shun opened his mouth but chose to close it in the end. Because he knew it was impossible to convince Dian Wei with just a few words.
And with Dian Wei's sturdy and strong appearance, even if the opponent was a charlatan, he would not suffer any loss so he lay down again.
He did not continue the conversation and Dian Wei did not care. If they don't have irrefutable proof, no one will believe that you have met a god.
In the past, Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han searched for the gods for a long time but never met one. We are just ordinary people. How could we easily meet a god?
The two of them just lay quietly to rest but did not sleep. At this moment, they vaguely felt a slight vibration on the ground.
"Brother Dian Wei, do you feel the ground shaking a bit?" Gao Shun turned over and asked.
Dian Wei also nodded and said his guess:
"You also felt it? Could it be that the earth dragon turning over?"
The earth dragon turning over is actually an earthquake. It's just that the ancient people believed that there were earth dragons hidden between the veins under the earth so when the earth dragon turned over, the earth would shake and then an earthquake would form.
However, Gao Shun frowned and lay on the ground to listen carefully to the movement in the distance. After a long time, he shook his head:
"It's not the earth dragon, it's the sound of horse hooves, as if soldiers and horses are passing by."
As soon as the voice fell, Dian Wei and Gao Shun breathed a sigh of relief. This place is located in the hinterland of Jizhou. Bandits will definitely not be able to break in.
Since they are not bandits, the only force that dares to run so fast near the Chidao is probably the government. They don't think they are worth the government sending so many soldiers right?
So...The government's soldiers should just happen to pass by here. After all, the place where they rest is not far from Chidao.
But still, it was strange. It was already late at night, why would the government troops still be on the road? Could something big have happened?
It is better to be safe than sorry soGao Shun and Dian Wei returned to their resting place and remained alert. Gradually, the sound of horse hooves became clearer.
The most unnerving thing is that the sound of horse hooves did not get farther and farther away as expected, but got closer and closer.
Something is wrong! Very wrong!
You know? In order not to be disturbed, the place where they rested was about two miles away from the road so even if there were horse hooves. It should just pass by from a distance.
Instead of getting closer and closer like now.
Could it be... that the target is really us? Gao Shun and Dian Wei no longer hesitated. They began to wake up everyone one by one while warning that there might be danger.
Chu Yan also walked out of the carriage in a daze.
"Brother Dian Wei, what's going on?"
Before Dian Wei spoke, Gao Shun on the side quickly explained:
"There are soldiers approaching us not far away."
Soldiers... approaching us? A huge question mark appeared on Chu Yan's face. What's so valuable about us that we deserve a trip?
There is just a group of hungry people with cleaner pockets than their faces and two ordinary people who only brought some food on the road. The most valuable thing may be the carriage and two horses but they are just poor horses, not valuable.
Just when everyone was puzzled. Gradually, the sound of horse hooves hidden in the smoke and dust became closer.
"Gao family, prepare for battle." The old man shouted.
The Gao family, who were still in a daze, woke up instantly, they quickly picked up the weapons around them. But the Gao family was fleeing from famine so they didn't bring too many weapons so only a few people had long swords and short weapons.
Chu Yan also took out a 1.5-meter long axe from the carriage and was ready to go. Dian Wei on the other hand took out two short halberd ready to battle.
Dian Wei suddenly shouted:
"Brother Gao Shun, can you use a long sword?"
Gao Shun nodded immediately:
"Yes."
"Okay, we still have a long sword here, you can use it."
Dian Wei took out a long sword more than one meter long from the carriage then he threw it to Gao Shun. Gao Shun took it and swung it a few times to get used to it:
"Thank you, brother Dian Wei."
As the soldiers approached, the dust fell.
Everyone finally saw the situation of the people coming. They were not soldiers from the court at all but a group of bandits in tattered clothes and unorganized formation. All these bandits had bloodshot eyes like a beast. Faintly, they heard the other side shouting:
"Brothers, charge, the other side is a group of hungry people who are powerless, we can have an extra meal tonight!"
Extra meal? Extra meal of what? The next moment, the Gao family, Dian Wei, and Chu Yan immediately understood what they meant.
No wonder they didn't rob the rich. They want to...eat people!
The rich usually bring guards, and robbing and killing will be risky but the hungry people are different. After being hungry for so many days, they have become defenseless.They kill them like wolves in a flock of sheep and usually lead to a one-sided massacre.
However, what they didn't expect was that Dian Wei and Chu Yan showed up during this period. They took out some food and gave it to the Gao family. Although the Gao family is still hungry now, they aren't hungry enough to not have no resistance.
As the bandits get closer and closer. Everyone's heart is hanging upside down, and they dare not relax for a moment. Dian Wei continued to play with the small halberd in his hand.
He stood in a relaxed posture, as if he was not afraid at all. In addition to being proficient in the short halberd, he was also proficient in the method of throwing the small halberd.
Within fifty steps, five out of ten can be hit.
Within thirty steps, nine out of ten can be hit.
This is his confidence. However, Dian Wei did not prepare many small halberds and there were at least forty to fifty bandits on the opposite side so he must choose the right time to use it.
The bandits were fifty steps, forty steps, thirty steps, and twenty steps away. Now!
Dian Wei's loose body tensed up instantly.
In a flash, The small halberd in his hand was thrown out instantly.
"Ahh!"
There were several screams in succession, and several bandits fell off their horses, unknown if they are still alive.
The momentum of the attack caused the opposite side to pause. But only a moment later, the other side continued to attack. Finally, ten steps, five steps, three steps. The warhorse rushed into the crowd in an instant.
The bandits on horseback were like wolves, with their knives stretched out to everyone who blocked them.They were lucky because cavalry fighting infantry naturally has a psychological advantage. But they met Dian Wei, the world's best infantryman in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Hahaha, you dare to attack me, Dian Wei? Prepare to die!"
Dian Wei instantly took out two iron short halberds from his waist and chopped at the galloping horse's head. With a swish! A huge horse head fell to the ground. The bandits on horseback also fell to the ground and wouldn't or couldn't get up.
The Gao family on the other side was also very powerful. Six or seven young men cooperated with each other and fended off more than 20 bandits without much casualties.
Chu Yan had a much harder time. He had to resist the attacks of seven or eight bandits alone. Although his martial arts were not weak,
two fists could still not beat four hands.
"Ah!"
Chu Yan was careless and was hit in the left arm by a bandit exposing his bones. Fortunately, he had a strong will. He just gritted his teeth to continue fighting.
But as the battle lasted, blood continued to flow from his arm. His face became paler and paler.
"Ah! Brother Chu Yan, hold on, I'm coming!"
Seeing this, Dian Wei immediately strode towards Chu Yan. He chopped anyone in his way. After a few swings with his halberd, he had killed seven or eight people. The blood of the dead was dripping on him. Coupled with the height of more than two meters, he looked like an evil devil from hell.
After so many of their group had died, the bandits dared not approach. Every time Dian Wei took a step forward they also led their horses to take a step back.
In short, they retreated as much as possible.
When they could not retreat anymore, they caused a commotion. The leader hiding at the back of the bandit team also found something wrong.
This group of people was not the starving zombies who they had almost observed during the day. They were clearly a group of elite warriors, especially the one who was more than two meters tall.
With two short iron halberds, they could not get close even if they were charging on horseback. Once they got close, either the horse's head was cut off, or the person was directly chopped in two.
Blood filled the ground, it was terrifying. No, we can't keep fighting like this! If we keep fighting like this, the team will be gone. We have to minimize our losses.
"Retreat, everyone retreat!"
Marching and fighting, The most difficult thing is never to attack, but how to retreat in an orderly manner in the event of failure.
Because fear will spread and the bandits themselves are unorganized and undisciplined, even more so now that they are scared.
Hearing the leader's order, those bandits who were frightened by Dian Wei felt relieved. They led their horses to retreat but those bandits who fought against the Gao family and Chu Yan didn't think so.
Why should we retreat when we have the advantage? wouldn't we gain nothing from this trip? And we lost a lot of brothers and horses?
However, before they could react, they saw a demon holding two short halberds charging at them. Within two swings, two bandits fell off their horses. The death was extremely tragic. Either they were cut in half or beheaded directly from the neck.
The beheaded bandits were fine, at least they died on the spot without much pain. But the bandits who were cut in half were not so lucky.
They didn't die immediately. Instead, they lay on the ground and groaned continuously.
The bandits who were still a little unwilling to accept the defeat were frightened and scared.
Escape! Once this idea came into being, it could no longer be suppressed. What's more, the leader had called for retreat so the bandits who were still in the battle completely ignored the situation in front of them.
But in this case, the more anxious you are to retreat, the slower you will be. Not only will the people who retreat first block the people who retreat later, but secondly, the warhorse cannot turn around all at once.
Seeing an opportunity to take advantage of. The people of the Gao family brightened up and pursued after the victory. Chu Yan also gritted his teeth and he also chased after them with a long axe.
After a commotion, the bandits left more than ten bodies then they retreated and left. Seeing that the bandits could not be chased, Dian Wei took out the remaining inch-long small halberd from his waist and threw hard at the bandits who were gradually going away, especially the one who shouted retreat in the crowd before.
Swoosh, swoosh!~
The sounds of something breaking through the air were heard, and the small halberd flew like an arrow.
"Ahh!!!"
Several screams came in succession. The horse was still galloping forward, but the person on the horse fell straight to the ground with his Life or death unknown.
Seeing that they had run far away but were still being attacked, the fleeing bandits were horrified. They took out the whip and whipped the horse's butt harder. They fled from here desperately.
There were also a few bandits who had their horses beheaded by Dian Wei before and fell but did not die. They also wanted to take the opportunity to escape. But before they got far they were caught by Dian Wei and the Gao family. A total of five people, all pressed to the ground.
Dian Wei looked at the Gao family and said:
"You guys count the casualties, I'll go see my brother Chu Yan."
After saying that, he walked over to Chu Yan's whose arm was already exposed to the bone, a large piece of meat was probably cut off. It was a particularly horrible sight. The blood couldn't stop flowing out, almost dyeing his robe red.
Chu Yan panted and said weakly:
"Brother Dian Wei, I'm sorry, I may not be able to go with you to pick up your parents."
"I feel so sleepy…."
Dian Wei's heart was in a knot. He knew that once Chu Yan fell asleep he would never wake up so he shook Chu Yan desperately and shouted:
"Chu Yan, Chu Yan! You can't sleep, you must not sleep, I will take you back now, the Lord God will definitely save you."
Chu Yan panted and shook his head:
"Brother Dian Wei, I know my situation. "
"I won't be able to hold on the trip back"
"Brother Dian Wei, please send my words back to my father…tell him I'm sorry I couldn't fulfill my mission"
After saying that, Chu Yan's breath became weaker and weaker. Like a candle in the wind, it may die out at any time.
"No! You can't die. How can you die? I promised your father that I would bring you back safe and sound. How can you let me break my promise?"
"No, I won't let you sleep!"
Dian Wei felt like there was a burning flame in his chest but this flame could not interfere with reality. This is powerlessness against death unless someone can transcend death...
Suddenly, he remembered that the god had given him a bag of milk before he left. At that time, the god said it himself. This is not ordinary milk, but a divine elixir that can bring the dying back from death and recover limbs. Since it is an elixir, can it save Chu Yan?
Dian Wei didn't know, but he had to give it a try.
"Chu Yan, you won't die, you won't!"
After saying that, he took out a water bag filled with milk from his arms, unplugged it, and poured it down Chu Yan's mouth.
Gulp gulp!
One mouthful after another of milk was fed into his stomach.
A magical scene happened, Chu Yan's originally pale face gradually returned to normal. His injured arm with white bones was also closing up, scabbing and healing quickly. In the end, not even a scar was left.
After just a few minutes. Chu Yan, who was on the verge of death just now, now has a stable breath. Dian Wei looked at the water bag filled with milk in his hand and was extremely shocked.
Sure enough, the gods never say empty words. They say it can bring back the dead and regenerate flesh and bone then it must be real.
If Yun Yi has a belief system then Dian Wei's belief value has soared to the level of a fanatic at this time.
But it is true, a mouthful of milk can bring back the dead. Let alone the late Eastern Han Dynasty when ghosts and gods were extremely popular. Even if it was two thousand years later, anyone who witnessed this would change from materialists to believers of myths.
Chu Yan slowly opened his eyes:
"Brother Dian Wei, I am not dead yet?"
Dian Wei showed the water bag in his hand:
"Of course not? Do you still remember the milk medicine that god gave me that can bring back the dead?"
"I fed it to you, and you are now completely healed."
Chu Yan was was surprised:
"Brother Dian Wei, isn't that what the god gave to treat your mother? If I drank it... What about your mother?"
Dian Wei shook the water bag:
"Don't worry, the god told me at the beginning that this bag of milk magic medicine can save at least three people."
"It's no problem to save dozens of people if you use it sparingly."
"Although you were seriously injured, you only drank one-fifth of it. "
Chu Yan was relieved immediately:
"Thank you, Brother Dian Wei, for saving my life."
Dian Wei said seriously:
"I promised your father that I would bring you back in one piece, and I don't want to break my promise.
"Also, if you encounter an enemy in the future, don't stray too far from me. This way we can cooperate better.""
"Thank you, Brother Dian Wei, I'll keep it in mind"
Chu Yan grinned but in his heart, he kept this favor firmly in his heart.
Although MC milk can treat almost all injuries and diseases. After the treatment, there will always be a feeling of hunger as if the body is hollowed out.
"So hungry."
Chu Yan touched his stomach and hurried to the carriage to get a dozen dry food biscuits.
He ate five of them at a time and only then did he feel a bit better.
Dian Wei looked at him:
"Are you okay?"
Chu Yan nodded:
"I feel fine now."
"Then let's go, the Gao family's situation must not be better." Dian Wei said.
If it weren't for the Gao family's men who withstood the enemy that was twice their number. Chu Yan would probably have been besieged to death. Even if he was a martial arts expert, being too outnumbered won't change your fate.
He might have been killed before Dian Wei could use the milk magic medicine on him. The two slowly walked to the vicinity of the Gao family.
Chu Yan stepped forward and asked:
"What are your casualties?"
The old man Gao Ping stood there with a cane, looking solemn.
"Although we withstood most of the charging bandits, some of them still got hurt"
"Fortunately, no one died, but six were seriously injured and four were slightly injured."
You know, there are only 18 people in the Gao family. Counting the light and serious injuries, almost half of them were lightly and seriously injured.
Chu Yan suddenly asked:
"Then are you still going to the capital?"
The old man Gao Ping was stunned. Go or not? This is a difficult choice. Considering the current situation of the group's injuries. Not only will it take a long time, some if not most people may die on the road and that is not an exaggeration.
Minor injuries may still heal on their own but for serious injuries, if they do not get medical help. They will almost certainly die on the road.
But if they don't go, they will most certainly starve to death. After all, there is no food and water here.
After living for several decades, even Gao Ping didn't know what to do in this situation. He raised his head and looked at Dian Wei. He wanted to ask for their opinions.
But then he rubbed his eyes and couldn't believe what he was seeing. Wasn't the arm of Chu Yan cut to his bone? The robe was also stained with blood but there was no wound, how is this possible?!
Gao Ping observed Chu Yan carefully. His robes did not change, and he was indeed red. But his pale face had now returned to normal. He looked up at the night sky again. Could it be that... Young Master Chu Yan has become a ghost?
Gao Ping, who is old, swallowed his saliva:
"Young Master Chu Yan, every grievance has its perpetrator, you should let Dian Wei and our Gao family go."
"If you want revenge, go find the bandit who killed you."
Chu Yan eye twitch and immediately knew that Gao Ping had misunderstood, so he said with a smile:
"Old man, I am not dead...
"Huh? Really?"
"Of course not, if you don't believe me, look at my shadow. "
It is said that ghosts have no shadows. With the moonlight overhead, Gao Ping saw a slender shadow behind Yan. Huh! So he really is not a ghost.
"Young Master Chu Yan, but I remember seeing you lose so much blood before." For a moment, Gao Ping wondered if he had Alzheimer's disease.
Chu Yan showed his arm without any wounds:
"Old man, you remember correctly, i did almost die from blood loss"
"..."
Gao Ping's eyes widened: "Butttt….?"
Dian Wei explained on the side:
"But we brought the divine medicine given by the Lord God that can bring back the dead."
"After taking the divine medicine, he fully recovered."
"Even the wound on his arm disappeared."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Ping couldn't help but step forward to check. It was true, the arm was as smooth as new. He clearly remembered that Chu Yan's arm was severely injured by the bandits. His arm was so injured his bones were exposed and it was gushing blood like a fountain.
But now, there is no wound at all. As if... his arm has never been injured. Gao Shun, who was listening attentively, was also shocked. Brother Dian Wei said before that he was valued by the gods.
Is it true? Gao Ping could no longer bear it and grabbed Chu Yan's hand: "Young Master Chu Yan, can you lend us the elixir? From now on, our Gao family will follow your lead."
Chu Yan spread his hands and said: "The elixir was given to Brother Dian Wei by the gods, it was for him to cure his mothers illness"
Hearing this. Gao Ping opened his mouth but was speechless. He didn't continue to insist since they had already helped them a bunch. They give them food and help fend off the bandit.
"Since the elixir was given by the gods to Dian Wei to save his mother, then forget it. "
Gao Ping said this.
It was as if all the energy in his body was drained. The other Gao family members did not object. Even those who were seriously injured did not say a word to ask for it.
Dian Wei stood up and said:
"It's not that I don't want to give you any, it's just there are not many left"
"But I can show you another path."
"If you are lucky, not only will no one die, but the days ahead will be better and better."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man Gao Ping couldn't wait to ask:
"What path?"
Dian Wei pointed to the north and said:
"Go north, to Zhaojiazhuang, Zhending County, Changshan County, more than a hundred miles away."
Gao Ping was stunned:
"Go north? Isn't the drought there more serious?"
Dian Wei nodded and shook his head:
"The drought there is indeed more serious, but the god I'm talking about is living in Zhaojiazhuang"
"With the god here, there is no shortage of water there, and the divine medicine I drink is abundant there"
"Everyone there live with leisurely without burden"
Hiss! All the Gao family members present took a breath of cold air. T-This was too good to be true! It was simply paradise on earth!
Gao Ping asked in a trembling voice: "Dian Wei, are you telling the truth?"
Dian Wei nodded: "Of course it is true! Chu Yan's father is the patriarch of a family there.
Because he asked the god, their whole village no longer lacks water."
Chu Yan scratched his head and said: "We thought that the people of Zhaojiazhuang cut off the water of the river, so we had even taken weapons to fight for the water source."
"In the end, the god did not blame us, and even gave us unlimited water for free."
"I can't forget the scene of the spring gushing out without roots and sources as it flows endlessly without end."
Listening to Chu Yan's description, the Gao family also yearned for it. Gao Ping took a deep breath and said firmly: "Okay, then we will turn north to Changshan County. "
The Gao family decided to trust Dian Wei and Chu Yan. The magical divine milk was the best proof that this might actually be real.
Even so, Gao Ping decided to gamble on the characters of Dian Wei and Chu Yan. He is also gambling on the fact that the gods are real and they aren't far from it.
If he fails, then this branch of the Gao family will disappear in the river of history. If he succeeds, maybe with the help of the god, their Gao family can rise to glory again.
Since the decision has been made, they will go north! The worst that can happen is death. Anyway, given their current situation and the dangers along the way. Even if they go to Luoyang, the capital, they may not be able to survive long if not at all.
Dian Wei smiled and agreed:
"Trust me, this will be the best decision you've made in your life"
Gao Ping bowed deeply:
"Then I will trust Dian Wei's good words."
Dian Wei laughed, and then took out a water bag filled with milk from his arms.
"Since you have decided to go north, I will do you another favor. The elixir inside is the one that can bring back the dead."
"Although the quantity is not much, if each of the seriously injured drinks a little, it should be enough for you to hold on until you reach the great god."
Hearing this, all the Gao family members present widened their eyes. Looking at the water bag in Dian Wei's hand curiously. Is it filled with elixir? It's really... simple. But no matter how simple it is, it must be extraordinary.
However, Gao Ping shook his head and chose to refuse:
"Dian Wei, warrior, this place is only a hundred miles away from Zhending County and Changshan County, we can still hold on."
"This elixir was given by the immortal to treat your mother. We will feel guilty using it."
Dian Wei smiled and explained immediately:
"Don't worry, I have already poured enough elixir to cure my mother's disease into another water bag. "
"The elixir in this water bag is the rest"
Since they've come this far, it would be hypocritical for them to refuse. So Gao Ping nodded:
"Then we are very grateful for your kindness."
Dian Wei waved to Gao Shun:
"Brother Gao Shun, carry all the seriously injured people here. "
Gao Shun nodded and organized the Gao family to carry the six seriously injured people to Dian Wei. These six people were really seriously injured. They were stabbed, and the narrow saber was still stuck in their bodies and they dared not pull it out for if they did, they might die faster from blood loss.
There were some injured like Chu Yan. But unlike Chu Yan, they did not expose the white bones, but directly cut off half of their legs.
There were other horrifying injuries but all of them had one thing in common, it kept them at the front gates of the afterlife. It can be said that if Dian Wei did not take action. These people would have difficulty surviving the night let alone getting to Zhaojiazhuang.
Dian Wei said with emotion:
"You Gao family members are really tough."
Gao Ping smiled and walked forward:
"Don't make fun of us, Dian Wei, we just live by our motto"
Dian Wei asked curiously: "What motto?"
Before Gao Ping could answer, Gao Shun on the side took over:
"Either live with courage or die with cowardice!"
Dian Wei was stunned. Uh... he doesn't understand. He was born in a farming family not a scholar family so he didn't have much opportunity to read.
However, Chu Yan was born as a local noble family and had read many books so he helped Dian Wei out:
"It means that if you're surrounded by enemies, you either fight with courage to the very end or you die while leaving everything you value like honor and family"
"Your Gao family is worthy of this family motto."
Gao Ping twisted his beard, and he couldn't hide the joy on his face. He separated from the Chenliu Gao family because of this family motto. In his words, those who are greedy for life, those who live in shame, those who run away cowardly are not worthy of being a member of the Gao family like him.
So... he was expelled from the family. Of course, he never regretted it. He would rather die standing than live on his knees.
Dian Wei glanced at Chu Yan. He secretly gave him a thumbs up, it really helped him understand better.
Chu Yan grinned. Then, Dian Wei squatted in front of the Gao family member who was stabbed in the stomach by the saber.
He pulled out the saber stuck in his stomach hard. The next moment, blood gushed out. Gao Shun hurriedly took a large piece of cloth to block the wound. However, the wound was too big and it couldn't be blocked no matter how hard he tried.
With the experience of treating Chu Yan before. Dian Wei did not hesitate and decisively unplugged the water bag. He fed him a limited amount of milk into his mouth.
There are many injured people here so he can only be frugal. He gave them the amount of milk corresponding to how severe their injury was. The more serious the injury or disease, the better the effect of drinking the same amount of milk.
To completely cure a common cold, you need to drink one liter of milk. But even if you are cut and your meridians are broken. As long as you are not dead, you only need to drink one liter of milk to recover from death.
As soon as the milk flows into his mouth.
The blood gushing from the wound of this person began to decrease visibly. Then the wound quickly began to stitch together.
Not long after, a long blood scab slowly formed on the original wound. If he continued to drink the milk, the scan would also disappear but he needs to save the rest for the others.
Afterwards, he walked towards the next seriously injured person. The Gao family members and Chu Yan all stretched their heads around. They were curious to see the effect of the milk magic medicine. Especially Chu Yan, whose head was almost right in front of Dian Wei.
Although he had just drunk the milk magic medicine, he was already unconscious at that time. Before he could see the effect of the milk magic medicine, he was cured.
After everyone saw it clearly. They all gasped in awe. It was magical! So magical! This is definitely not something a mortal can create, only a being like a god can do it!
Walking to the next seriously injured person, Dian Wei continued to squat and feed him milk. As he swallowed the milk, the seriouslyinjuries were all recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
One after another were treated until there was only a little milk left in the water bag. But the effect was amazing. The six seriously injured members of the Gao family were no longer in life threatening conditions.
They might not be completely recovered. But at most they were only slightly injured. As long as they recuperate for a while, they will be able to recover completely.
It was also because of the effect of the milk elixir that the Gao family's attitude towards going north to find the gods changed from the somewhat believable but still cautious to the current absolute determination.
After all, except for the immortal elixir of the gods. There is absolutely no medicine in this world that can bring back the dead to life. So, Dian Wei and Chu Yan did not lie to them. There are really immortals in Zhaojiazhuang, Zhending County, Changshan County, Jizhou!
Dian Wei shook the water bag in his hand and there was only a slight sound of water. Obviously there was not much milk left. But even if there was only the last mouthful of milk, he still carefully collected it. After all, no matter how little it is, it is still a magical medicine.
At this time, Chu Yan also took out a lot of dry food and water from the carriage and said loudly: "Although the elixir can cure diseases and injuries, it cannot replenish blood."
"We still have a lot of food here, everyone comes and eat some."
After the battle just now, the dry food they ate before has long been digested. However, although they were starving, they did not stretch out their hands to ask for it, but looked at the old man Gao Ping.
Gao Ping stepped forward with a cane and shook his head and said: "Young man Chu Yan, warrior Dian Wei, you gave us all the food, what will you eat on the road later?"
"Fanshan County is not far from here, we will make it. "
Chu Yan knew that the Gao family had good intentions. But he pointed at the horse carcasses on the ground and said:
"What are we going to eat? Of course, we eat meat!"
"There is so much horse meat on the ground, we must eat it together, wouldn't it be a waste if we don't eat it?"
"It's just not good to eat it raw. You can eat some dry food biscuits to replenish your energy first, and then we will build a campfire and eat it"
Yes, there are still these horse carcasses on the ground that have not been dealt with.
"Hahaha, young man Chu Yan is right, I must be getting senile. "
Then, he took the dry food cakes and distributed them. While the Gao family was eating the dry food cakes. Dian Wei and Chu Yan brought back all the stray live horses.
The horse carcasses on the ground were also gathered together. This time, the bandits left a total of 32 horses, including 12 live horses and 20 dead horses. Actually, there were only 16 dead horses but four of them were seriously injured.
It was almost impossible to cure them and Dian Wei could not give them the precious elixir so he simply sent them to the afterlife with a halberd.
After eating the dry food cakes, the Gao family's mental state has obviously recovered. They all ran over to help. The old, young, women and children picked up burnable hay and firewood around.
The remaining people took knives to skin and dismember the horse carcasses on the ground. This group of bandits rode Hequ horses. The average weight of Hequ horses is about 800 kilograms. It can yield about 60% meat.
After a lot of effort, the Gao family skinned and dismembered all the 20 dead horses. A total of 10,000 kilograms of meat was produced. Even if the Gao family, Dian Wei, and Chu Yan each ate three kilograms of meat every day. It was enough to last for more than half a year.
In addition, there were 20 horse skins. If these things were taken to the capital to sell, it would probably be exchanged for at least 100 acres of fertile land. Fortunately, there were 12 live horses. Otherwise, Dian Wei and Chu Yan's carriage alone would not be able to carry so many things.
After all were handled, Dian Wei smiled and said to the Gao family:
"How about we divide these spoils equally between the two of us?"
Gao Ping quickly refused:
"If it weren't for you, our Gao family might have not survived"
"We have received such great favors from the two of you. If we still want spoils, it would be too greedy."
Seeing Gao Ping's firm attitude, Dian Wei and Chu Yan were also a little helpless.
"Then let's do it another way."
"Please speak."
Dian Wei said immediately:
"The live horses and horse hides belong to us, and half of the horse meat."
"Don't rush to refuse, I need you to help me do something."
Gao Ping asked:
"What is it? Our Gao family will definitely accept it."
Dian Wei waved his hand and said:
"It's not a big deal, but we are going south to Chenliu State next, and it is not convenient to carry so many things."
"Since you are going north to Zhending County, Changshan County to find the great god."
"Can we entrust you to help us deliver all these live horses and horse hides to Zhaojiazhuang?"
"As for this half of the horse meat, consider it the cost of our entrusting you to help."
Gao Ping certainly knew that Dian Wei and the others were taking care of the Gao family. But he couldn't refuse because the Gao family really needs food now. No matter whether the wounded are light or serious, they need to replenish food before they have the strength to go north. So they can only keep the kindness in mind.
"Dian Wei, Chu Yan, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. This is the second time I have said this."
"We, the Gao family, will always remember this kindness forever."
After saying this, Gao Ping looked at the Gao family members behind him:
"You should all remember this kindness too! Even if you have children and grandchildren, you must let them remember this kindness forever."
"Patriarch, don't worry, we are definitely not ungrateful."
"Yes, we will always remember this kindness."
"In the future, as long as Dian Wei and Chu Yan need it, we will never hesitate!"
The Gao family members talked one after another, and everyone's eyes were full of determination.
Afterwards, everyone helped each other to light a bonfire in the dark wilderness. Then they skewered the dismembered horse meat with sticks. Put it on the bonfire and roast it.
Chu Yan suddenly remembered that he had brought some seasonings with him this time.
He hurried back to the carriage to take out the seasonings. Not much, just a can of salt, a can of sauce and a can of maltose.
"Add some of this when roasting later, it will taste better."
The Gao family member in charge of roasting the horse meat took the seasonings and nodded:
"Brother Chu Yan, you go and take a rest, we can roast it. "
Chu Yan and Dian Wei certainly did not rest. Instead, while the horse meat was being roasted, the two came to the five captured bandits.
The five bandits all tied, curled up and were trembling all over. Gao Shun was the one who was in charge of guarding them.
"Brother Dian Wei, Young Master Chu Yan, why are you here?"
Dian Wei grinned:
"We just came to interrogate them."
Then, Dian Wei squatted down, he grabbed the bandits hair and made him take at his face. After the bandit saw Dian Wei's appearance clearly. He was immediately frightened, he had recognized that this was the killing god who had killed a person with a halberd before.
"Y-You...what are you going to do?"
Dian Wei looked at them coldly:
"What am I going to do? I will just ask you some questions. If your answers do not tsatosfy me, you will join the rest of the beast."
"Of course, if you answer well, I can consider letting you go."