Chapter 21 Leave
The night is getting darker and more starry.

Funiu Village was silent and dead.

"Squeak~"

Accompanied by a heartbreaking sound, the door to the old village chief's home slowly opened.

A man and a dog appeared outside the door.

There was silence in the earth-walled courtyard, and you could hear a needle drop.

There was a long table in the yard with an oil lamp and many rabbit bones.

The oil lamp has not yet been extinguished, and the flame is flickering.

Under the light, the old village chief's clan members gathered around the table, including Zhao Dahu's three brothers and so on. One by one, they were all there.

They were lying on the table, leaning beside the table, or lying on the ground not far away.

All of them were foaming at the mouth, their faces turned black, their lips were blue, and they had already stopped breathing.

"Don't look at it, it's already cold..."

Fang Zhixing's eyes flashed and he was speechless.

"Hehehehe, they drank the problematic water and all ascended to heaven!"

The thin dog was very proud and arrogant. In this operation, it can be said that he played an important role.

To be honest, people like Zhao Dahu actually died at the hands of Xigou.

Xigou's bloodline was awakened and his sense of smell was greatly enhanced. When he was having fun in the woods, he accidentally discovered a kind of mushroom and accurately smelled that the mushroom was highly poisonous.

So, things suddenly became simple.

"The whole family should be tidy."

Fang Zhixing laughed happily, quickly cleaned the scene, and took back the captured arrows with interest, and finally obtained 78 arrows.

In addition, he also found 52 big coins.

……

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The next morning, the weather was still fine, with blue sky, white clouds, and brilliant sunshine.

Fang Zhixing got up early in the morning, lit a fire, cooked some rice porridge, and added four eggs.

One person and one dog had breakfast and began to pack their bags.

In fact, there was nothing to clean up. I just pried the iron pot out of the stove and stuffed it into the broken bamboo basket together with the old hen, eggs and other things.

Fang Zhixing picked up the broken bamboo basket, put on his bow and quiver, led the donkey, accompanied by the thin dog, and left Funiu Village facing the morning glow.

Follow the river all the way south.

"If I remember correctly, you have to climb four mountains to get to that market town from Funiu Village." Fang Zhixing said.

Xigou said silently: "A total of eighty miles, separated by four mountains?"

Fang Zhixing nodded and said: "Funiu Village is very remote. Eighty miles is actually a straight line distance. If measured by foot, it may be two to three hundred miles away."

The thin dog couldn't help humming a song: "It's a long road for me to go on, with courage and enthusiasm..."

One person and one dog drifted away, and Funiu Village disappeared behind them.

The sun climbed from the horizon to overhead.

Fang Zhixing and Xigou walked along the river bank without a moment's rest. They walked about forty miles all morning.

At noon, they stopped, made a fire to cook, had lunch, and fed the donkey.

After resting for an hour, we continued our journey.

In the afternoon, after walking for more than two hours, a mountain appeared in front of us, more than [-] meters high, blocking the way.

One person and one dog climbing a mountain.

"Be careful, I smell a beast."

The thin dog sniffed the smell in the air, "This mountain should be the territory of some ferocious beast."

Only then did he know what to do, so he took off his bow and held it in his hand, always on guard.

Climb the mountain, go down the mountain.safe and sound.

After going down the mountain, Fang Zhixing saw a fork in the road and a road sign.

The left hand side leads to "Wo Niu Village".

The right hand side leads to "Xiaoqinghe Market Town".

The road signs are clearly written.

Unfortunately, Fang Zhixing is illiterate and cannot understand what is written on the road signs.

But he knows numbers.

The full name of the market town he is going to is "Xiaoqinghe Market Town", which should be five characters.

In addition, the market town is in the south, which happens to correspond to the direction on the right.

One person and one dog walked forward along the mountain road without stopping, and the sun gradually set in the west.

They couldn't find a place to stay, so they had to spend the night in the wild.

This is very dangerous.

Not to mention that there are so many ferocious beasts that hunt at night that it is difficult to guard against them. It is just that when people are in the wild, they are bound to be bitten by a large number of mosquitoes, which can be very uncomfortable for you.

If there is a strong wind or rain at night, it will be even more uncomfortable.

"Let's take turns sleeping tonight." Xigou suggested.

Only then will you know that there is nothing you can't do.

However, their imagination was too wonderful.

After nightfall, mosquitoes swarmed in one after another, making them miserable and unable to sleep at all.

After finally making it to daybreak, Zhixing was already covered in bulges, with red blood spots everywhere on his body, as if he had eczema. It was extremely itchy and broke out when he scratched it. He was about to cry without tears.

Thin dogs are much better off with fur protection.

In the morning, one person and one dog were sleepy and tired, and yawned as they climbed over the second hill.

Fortunately, the journey was safe and calm.

After descending the mountain, the two of them walked along the mountain road. After walking for about sixty or seventy miles, a village appeared on the road ahead.

Fang Zhixing was immediately on alert and did not approach rashly. He sent a message: "Xigou, go and have a look."

The thin dog has two lives, and this kind of pathfinding work is most suitable for him.

"it is good!"

Xigou didn't refuse, and he couldn't refuse. If he didn't take the risk, he would definitely not get the next meal.

So, the thin dog walked carefully into the village.

After a while, the thin dog ran back and said: "It's a deserted village, there is no one."

A deserted village?

How can it be?

Fang Zhixing frowned and said, "There are several houses that are obviously newly built, but you didn't notice?"

Xigou even said: "I found bones all over the village, twenty or thirty of them. I suspect that the village was looted. The villagers may have been killed, or they may have fled."

Fang Zhixing asked: "Can you tell by smell, such as the smell of human sweat, that the village has been uninhabited for a long time?"

The thin dog responded: "Okay, I'm sure there is no fresh sweat smell in that village."

Only then did Fang Zhixing feel relieved. He looked at the sky and estimated that the time was around four in the afternoon. He muttered, "Let's spend the night in this deserted village tonight."

The thin dog was also tired and said: "Okay!"

One person and one dog then entered the village and chose a better house to move into.

Afterwards, they searched the village carefully.

White bones were scattered on the ground, and the bones were dressed in coarse linen.

Fang Zhixing inspected several bones and found that one of the bones had a hole in its head. It was suspected that the man's skull was smashed to death.

(End of this chapter)

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