As the last rays of the sun disappeared below the horizon, the people who had descended to the bottom of the valley finally climbed back up the cliff.
"Reporting to the princess, we went down to the bottom of the valley and searched the entire area, but we found nothing."
Upon hearing this, Li Xue became happy, as it meant that Li Guang had never been here and had probably gone somewhere else.
It's getting late, let's go back. We'll send more people tomorrow to continue the search. With that thought, Li Xue led her people away.
Li Guang led Di Nu's horse forward; it was already dark by then.
He could vaguely see a small village ahead, so he quickened his pace.
The village was very small, with only a few households. Li Guang walked around the village and found that there was a light on in one of the houses, and he could hear the sound of a zither coming from inside.
Li Guang led his horse to the door of this house. The melodious and pleasant sound of a zither coming from inside indicated that the owner of the house was playing the zither with great concentration.
It was inconvenient to disturb him at this moment, so he planned to wait until the music ended before knocking on the door.
To Li Guang's surprise, the music in the room suddenly stopped, and then an old man's voice came from inside.
"Since you have guests visiting, why not knock on the door and come in?"
Unexpectedly, the person inside already knew that he was standing at the door. Hearing the footsteps coming from inside, he knew that someone was coming out to open the door, so Li Guang took a step back.
The wooden door was opened, and standing in the doorway was an elderly man in his sixties or seventies, holding an oil lamp in his hand.
Under the light, it was clear that the old man was very thin, but in good spirits.
The old man looked Li Guang up and down, and was somewhat surprised to see him like this. He seemed to want to say something, but didn't.
Li Guang stepped forward and bowed to the old man.
"A person in distress has wandered here. It would be an offense to disturb him at this time."
"Young man, please don't stand on ceremony. Come inside with me."
After entering, there was a courtyard with several bamboo trees. Li Guang led Di Nu horse in and tied it up at the corner of the courtyard.
"Sir, do you have any hay here? My horse hasn't eaten all day."
Upon hearing this, the old man laughed and said, "This afternoon, I gathered a basket of hay to feed the sheep tomorrow morning. Since your horse hasn't eaten any hay all day, give it some to it first."
After the old man finished speaking, he brought over a basket of hay and placed it in front of the horse, and also fetched a basin of clean water and placed it beside it.
The horse sniffed the air, drank a few sips of water, and did not eat any fodder.
Logically speaking, such fresh hay should be a horse's favorite, so why isn't it eating it? Is the horse sick?
Li Guang couldn't help but worry; it seemed he needed to find someone to take a look at the horse.
Seeing this, the old man circled the horse once, then placed his hand on the horse's neck, sensed it for a while, and couldn't help but frown.
"Young man, your horse seems to have suffered internal injuries. It needs to be treated as soon as possible, or its life will be in danger."
Li Guangda was taken aback. This was a precious horse, a priceless treasure, and it couldn't afford any problems.
"Is there a place to treat horses here? I'll take it there to have a look."
“We do have someone here who knows how to treat horses, but he may not be able to treat your horse.”
Even if he's willing to treat your horse, that's a matter for tomorrow. How about this, I'll apply some ointment to the horse's wounds first.
After the old man finished speaking, he took out some medicine for external injuries and applied it to the horse's wounds.
"I can only treat the horse's external injuries; its internal injuries are very serious, and I am powerless to help it."
Seeing that the old man did not continue, Li Guang did not ask any more questions. After a while, all the wounds on Di Nu's horse were covered with external medicine.
"Young man, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I only have some simple food here. I'll heat it up for you, so please make do with this."
"Thank you, sir," Li Guang said, and then followed the old man into the room.
The old man asked Li Guang to sit down first, and went to prepare the meal.
A short while later, the old man brought out the heated food, which consisted of just some rice and vegetables.
Li Guang was indeed hungry. He swallowed a large bowl of rice in a few bites, and soon the vegetables on the table were also gone.
At this moment, the old man walked over, and Li Guang felt a little embarrassed, feeling that his eating manners were too unsightly.
"Young man, the bed has been made. Get some rest. Go to Gu Family Village tomorrow morning. There are people there who can train horses. We'll talk about the details tomorrow," the old man said.
"Thank you, sir."
After Li Guang finished speaking, he followed the old man to a side room.
Li Guang was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed without even taking off his clothes.
Li Guang slept very soundly and did not wake up until it was fully light the next day.
Li Guang came out of the room, where the old man had already prepared breakfast and was waiting for him to come and eat.
"Young man, come and have breakfast. After you finish, head to Gu Family Manor and find the manor lord."
The owner of the Gu family is over sixty years old this year. Although he has a special skill in treating horses, he rarely treats horses for outsiders.
If you are destined to be together, your horse will have no danger to its life.
"Thank you for your directions, sir. How do I get to Gujiazhuang?"
"Gujiazhuang is more than 20 li away from here. Once you leave this small village, just keep going east."
Your clothes are so tattered they're unwearable. If you don't mind, I have a few pieces you can make do with.
"Thank you very much, sir. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"You're welcome."
After the old man finished speaking, he went to get clothes for Li Guang, and Li Guang took advantage of this time to eat breakfast.
Soon the old man brought over some clothes and asked Li Guang to try them on.
Li Guang had finished breakfast and stood up to change his clothes.
His clothes were already tattered and torn, and Li Guang prepared to take them off first.
The clothes were quickly taken off, and Li Guang found that the tattered clothes were heavy. He took a closer look and found that there were four gold ingots in the pockets.
This is two hundred taels of gold bestowed by the Emperor. I never expected it to still be in my pocket. This is a huge sum of money.
Li Guang took out a gold ingot and handed it to the old man as a token of his gratitude.
The old man quickly waved his hand, saying that this was fifty taels of gold, enough to buy the entire village, how could he possibly accept it?
"Young man, this is too much. I only did a small favor. How could I accept your money? Keep this money safe. You might find it useful when you go to Master Gu to treat your horse."
Seeing that the old man refused to accept the money, Li Guang had no choice but to give up.
Li Guang chose a white robe and began to change.
He quickly changed his clothes. The clothes fit him perfectly, and wearing them immediately made him look more refined. It seems that this old man usually pays attention to his attire.
"Haha, it seems we are destined to meet, young man. This outfit suits you very well."
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