Weiluo's body is really bad now, she walks a little faster, her feet are still soft, and her heart starts to feel stuffy. Adding that her physical strength is not good, she can only walk about 100 steps before resting for a while.

  When she walked to the west of sunset, she had only walked less than **li. At this time, it was still dusty in front, and trees were dense on both sides.

  Wei Luo pressed on his chest, and his feet quickened. After walking another one or two miles, he finally stopped winding through the forest, and a boundless hilly area appeared in front of him.

  The terrain in front is undulating, and at the end of the field of vision, there is a not very high mountain peak. The mountains are lush with trees, and looking far away, it's unclear whether there are any dwellings or not.

  It's estimated that there are still over ten miles to the mountain peak, and at Wei Luo's physical condition, it's likely they won't arrive until late at night. She's now extremely hungry, her legs are weak, and her chest is pounding anxiously. Looking around, she sees endless hills, where can they spend the night? Moreover, this place is close to the forest, and there might be many wild beasts, no good. Regardless of whether there are people living at the foot of the mountain peak ahead, they have to try.

  Thinking of this, Wei Luo's feet moved a bit faster. Although she had sped up, with her current physical condition, it was only slightly faster than before, and far from the speed at which she started her journey.

  Wei Luo had always been physically healthy and grew up in the countryside, walking on mountain roads with ease. She had never encountered a situation where she was unable to exert her strength before, it was really very uncomfortable.

  The sun had sunk more than half below the horizon, leaving only a last trace of sunset. On the horizon, a strip of dark cloud stretched across it. In just a moment, a layer of night fog rose between heaven and earth.

  It's getting dark.

  Wei Luo looked up and saw a dozen or so starlights in the sky. It seemed that there wouldn't be fewer stars tonight. Thinking of this, Wei Luo's heart felt slightly at ease.

  She felt at ease and began to appreciate the night scene, the sky was clear. The sky was exceptionally clear and dust-free, even in her hometown in the countryside, she had never seen it before.

  By this time, every few minutes, the sky could be clearly felt to have darkened a bit. When she had walked less than a mile, night fell, and the stars in the sky were countless. Unfortunately, there was no moon.

  As soon as the sky turned dark, the entire space became quiet. Wei Luo looked back at the forest behind her and felt that a terrifying giant beast would jump out from the trees at any moment. After shivering with fear, she quickened her pace by several steps.

  In the darkness of night, all sounds seem so piercing. The chirping of insects, the croaking of frogs, and the rustling of leaves blown by the wind, continuous and increasingly dense.

  Wei Luo tightly covered her chest, although she was scared, but still listened attentively.

  She wondered if there would be a dog barking in the midst of these sounds! She wondered if there were people living in the mountains ahead.

  After walking and stopping for about three hours, around midnight, Wei Luo arrived at the foot of the mountain peak. At the same time, she also heard the sound of a dog barking.

  There is someone living here.

  When she knew that someone lived nearby, all of Wei Luo's strength disappeared and she softly collapsed onto the grass beside the official road. As she listened to the sound of dogs barking, she told herself: There are people living here, don't be afraid, there are people living here.

  Under the twinkling stars, a faint glow permeated the sky and earth. The direction of the barking dog was shrouded in darkness, without a glimmer of lamplight. However, Wei Luo thought that if this were truly an era as ancient as the Spring and Autumn or Warring States periods, ordinary commoners might not have been able to light lamps at night.

  At this time, Wei Luo was both hungry and cold, and she was also afraid. Now, more than anything, she yearned for a flame to appear so that she could warm up a bit. As for food, it wasn't even worth thinking about.

  Unfortunately, she didn't have any tools to ignite it on her body, nor did she have the strength to move a single finger. So that longing remained just a longing.

  Although exhausted to the extreme, Wei Luo didn't dare close her eyes, nor did she know where it would be safe to do so. Therefore, she could only tilt her head back and gaze at the sky, counting the numerous stars, listening to the barking of dogs, waiting for time to pass second by second.

  Whether it was six months ago when she helplessly heard the news of her parents and brother dying in the earthquake from her hometown of Dujiangyan, or when she opened her eyes to see so many people falling in front of her, both made Wei Luo's courage much greater, but also made her heart more numb. She always subconsciously told herself: What's there to be afraid of ghosts? Even if a ghost comes, it's just one death anyway.

  Thinking like this, Wei Luo's courage grew bigger and bigger, and before she knew it, she had unknowingly fallen asleep while hugging her knees.

  She was awakened by the cold. Although it's only ** month, the official road without any shelter is quite chilly. Wei Luo opened her eyes and took a look, in the eastern sky, a dawn glow appeared, the sky had finally brightened up!

  Rubbing his numb feet, Wei Luo slowly stood up.

  The sky was getting brighter and brighter, when a bright red sun rose from the east, the sky had already become so bright that it was dazzling. Wei Luo turned her head to look at the foot of the mountain, in the light, she clearly saw that in the valley less than two miles away in front of her, there were seven or eight thatched cottages. Outside the thatched cottages, people's shadows could still be seen working.

  It's really great!

  Wei Luo happily walked towards the valley. As she walked, she took out three knife coins from her bosom, not knowing what their value was or if they could be exchanged for a meal and a pair of straw shoes.

  Out of caution, Wei Luo divided the remaining knife coins into five portions. In addition to the three knife coins she had taken out earlier, she also put one portion in each of her sleeve pockets. She then wrapped the remaining two portions with the green cloth torn from her cloak yesterday and tied them around her calves. Of course, the largest portion was kept safe in her bundle. She knew that since ancient times, common people were the most honest, so there shouldn't be anyone who would harm themselves. However, she couldn't afford to take any chances now, so she had to handle things with extreme caution.

  The road to the valley was very rugged, and Wei Luo walked for half an hour before discovering a small path that led directly to the valley. She walked in intervals, stopping frequently, and it took her a whole hour to finally arrive at the foot of the valley.

  In front of the two hundred meters, there is a thatched hut. The thatched hut has a tree trunk inserted into the ground every two meters, like a stake. Between the tree trunks without scraping off the green skin, several bamboo poles are erected, and between the bamboo poles, thatch grass is tightly stuffed, and the outside of the thatch grass is also smeared with mud. The house is not big, about three rooms in size, extremely short.

  Behind the thatched hut, a man was bent over working in the field. Wei Luoluo hesitated for a moment before taking steps towards the thatched hut.

  When she was still one hundred and fifty meters away, the thatched hut's gate creaked open, and a woman wearing hemp clothes and grass shoes, with her hair tied in a bun, dark and dry skin, and a face full of worried wrinkles walked out. She heard Wei Luo's footsteps and looked up at her.