It was already dark, and the strong winds typical of the grasslands howled loudly, but the reinforced prefabricated houses remained motionless.
Song Dekui picked up a piece of rabbit meat that had been fried until crispy and put it in his mouth. He then took a bite of the flatbread and said with a satisfied look, "I never thought that I could sit in a house and enjoy delicious food in the desolate grassland."
Hehe, nobody would have guessed! We always have a place to stay.
"Xiaoyun, aren't you afraid on this grassland?"
Last night, when I stayed in the Jiang family's dugout, the Jiang family talked about how they spent the night on the grassland.
Generally speaking, people would wrap themselves in wool blankets, choose a sheltered place, and spend the night outdoors in sub-zero temperatures.
Now that there are temporary houses, it's no longer cold, but how come Xiaoyun, a young girl, is more composed than him?
Song Liyun smiled faintly: "I don't know! Maybe I'm destined to live on this grassland!"
She listened intently to the faint howls of wolves coming from outside, and the sounds of three horses feeding and trotting their hooves from just a wall away.
During the ten years of the apocalypse, she spent most of her time surviving alone in the wilderness, though she eventually perished in a horde of mutated rats.
Having spent a whole year living peacefully in Broken Gold Town, I now feel a sense of familiarity, and even a little excitement of wildness rekindling.
After dinner, Song Dekui, carrying a long knife, volunteered to keep watch at night, allowing Song Liyun to get some rest.
Because he needed to feed the horses in the middle of the night, which was called keeping watch, his shed also had a warm charcoal stove.
Potatoes were roasting on the stove, and tea was being heated. He could take a nap with the door open, which was more comfortable than sleeping in a dugout.
Song Liyun was confident about her safety that night.
It was only a day's journey from Shitanbao, and still within the patrol range of the Zhenbei Army, so large groups of Di and barbarian bandits dared not linger.
As for the wolf pack.
Based on her understanding of animals, wild beasts generally do not approach areas frequented by cunning and vicious humans.
There's no heavy snow on the grasslands yet, and various wild rabbits and guinea pigs are out and about, so wolves can easily fill their stomachs and won't attack people.
However, that only applies when there is no heavy snow and food is plentiful.
Song Liyun laid out a sheepskin mat on the wooden floor of the prefabricated house, then put on a cotton quilt, and all that was left was to get some sleep.
Nothing was said that night.
The next day, Song Liyun, who had slept well, opened the door and was shocked by what she saw.
A huge, skin-and-bones horse head stood straight in front of her, almost hitting Song Liyun's nose.
The old horse had somehow gotten out of the enclosure and was standing at the door of its prefab house, tilting its head and gnawing on the brass ring on the door.
Song Liyun's sudden opening of the door clearly startled the old horse. It took a sharp step back, ran several steps, and even turned its head back to look.
Song Liyun was both annoyed and amused. Old Ma watched her warily before reluctantly walking to the side.
At this time, Song Dekui was still fast asleep. He had been keeping watch all night and did not lie down until dawn.
We need to get going today, so Song Liyun gave the three horses some good fodder.
She simply added a drop of strengthening potion to the old horse's fodder.
Upon arriving in the Wu Dynasty, Song Liyun prepared for the Song brothers, Song Zhenping and Song Liyun, to use this biological agent that could strengthen their physique and muscles.
However, as time went on, this idea gradually changed.
Ultimately, enhancement potions violate the laws of natural organisms.
That was during the apocalypse. In order to survive in the harsh environment, they had to forcibly increase their muscle strength and promote bone growth to gain great power in a short period of time.
Such short-sighted and detrimental actions always come at a price.
Then you'll be overdrawing your life!
In the end times, people can only live in the present moment, and longevity has become an adjective.
Things are different now. As long as you take good care of your body, you can live past sixty and enjoy your old age.
Therefore, Song Liyun abandoned the idea of forcibly increasing strength and instead allowed the Song brothers to improve their bodies through medicine and food.
Now, Old Ma's situation is different. She needs a healthy horse, not a hindrance that keeps stopping and starting.
Besides, Old Ma's lifespan wasn't long to begin with. Giving him a small amount of medicine to restore his strength and shorten his lifespan would only reduce the time he suffered.
By the time Song Dekui woke up and ate, the sun was already high in the sky.
Before dismantling the prefab house, Song Liyun took a small bag and pretended to tinker with it, storing both rooms and the stove inside into her space.
All that remained outside was a bare, empty space.
Song Dekui mounted his chestnut horse, a large steamed bun still in his mouth, and said, "It's a fine day today, so we should hurry on our journey so we can get back as soon as possible."
Song Liyun nodded and said, "Okay! I'll be back in ten days at most."
As he finished tidying up the straps binding the cardboard box, he took out a cloud-patterned flag and placed it on the sheepskin mat on his horse's back before mounting it.
Song Dekui watched her take out the colorful flag and exclaimed, "Xiaoyun, you're not being fair! When did you get the flag of the Zhenbei Army without saying a word? It makes me a little uneasy about having to go to the Di tribe."
To be honest, although he wanted to broaden his horizons on the grasslands, he was still unsure about dealing with the Di tribe on his own, as it was just the two of them.
Song Liyun said with a smile, "Don't tell anyone. I got this from Wang Junxu. Didn't you see it's an old one? Wang Junxu said he'd only lend it to me this time, and I have to return it when I get back."
Song Dekui's eyes widened in surprise: "You want the military flag and they'll give it to you?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Who said this is a military flag? According to Wang Junxiong, this is just a flag for presentation, it looks nice but it can't be used to mobilize troops."
The Tengyun Banner was actually just a colorful flag used by the Zhenbei Army during certain ceremonies, and all the garrisons recognized it.
Song Liyun is now making preparations outside in advance.
If you encounter a Zhenbei Army patrol on the grassland, there will be no misunderstandings, and you can easily seek help.
Moreover, the banners of the Zhenbei Army also served to suppress these small Di tribes near the Wu Dynasty, preventing them from harboring malicious intentions.
Song Dekui spurred his horse forward, chuckling, "With this flag, we don't have to worry about encountering bandits."
Song Liyun was unsure whether the bandits would be afraid.
For desperate criminals, their thoughts are hard to guess, and there's no need to guess them; the best approach is to avoid them.
Thinking of this, Song Liyun took out a high-powered pair of binoculars.
She bought this at a high price in the main city during the apocalypse.
You get what you pay for. It was thanks to this highly precise instrument that she was able to evade attacks from mutated beasts and humans in the post-apocalyptic wilderness time and time again.
This was Song Liyun's most prized possession, and she had never taken it out even once after arriving in the Wu Dynasty.
Standing on the open grassland, with binoculars, Song Liyun could see three wolves in a line climbing over the top of a small hill at the edge of her field of vision.
She knew in her heart that this distance was enough for her to calmly deal with all the variables ahead.
Seeing Song Liyun holding a strange object in front of her eyes and turning it around as if she were looking at something, Song Dekui couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xiaoyun, what is that... the divine object of the immortal?"
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