I returned to the yard alone. The wine still didn't taste good. I felt dizzy after just two or three sips. I don't know how the old man drank it as water.

Without the interruption from the Fenghu Gang, the following days will be much more comfortable and return to the ordinary days of the past.

Logically speaking, it is a rule that the north is cold and the south is warm, and it remains the same year after year. However, in the north of the Wei Dynasty, even in winter, it is not so cold that it kills people.

But this year will be different. As Beimang moves south, many refugees will migrate south. This winter, many people may die silently.

He has been out a lot recently, and he can see a lot of refugees begging in despair. Maybe he sees people when he goes out today, but tomorrow he will only see a cold corpse.

When living in troubled times, the most difficult thing is ultimately the common people living at the bottom.

Therefore, many people are trying their best to climb up, whether it is martial arts or officialdom, it is the same reason.

No one wants to be stepped on, waiting for an unpredictable natural disaster to come, and they can only stand there and wait to die.

Today's world may be getting worse and worse.

In fact, Xu Ming doesn't understand that the Wei Dynasty is still prosperous in terms of military force and the overall environment is not bad. Even if it is not as good as the heyday in the middle of history, it is still much more prosperous than dozens of countries around it.

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. In contrast, Beimang is not only smaller, but also has a relatively poor environment.

Even basic food and clothing may become a serious underlying problem.

Such a comparison is a world of difference.

The difference between the two is not even a tiny bit.

But what is the current situation? It is that the Wei Dynasty is retreating steadily, and Beimang is taking advantage of the victory to pursue it.

In fact, Xu Ming also missed a very crucial factor. The bad environment in Beimang is a bad thing, but not all bad.

People who grow up in this kind of environment, even women whose innate advantages are not as good as those of men, are likely to be stronger and have more fighting potential than the men in the Wei Dynasty.

Finally, the terrain in Beimang is quite high, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In the territory of the Wei Dynasty, there is mostly flat land, which is suitable for long-distance raids by cavalry. This created the current situation.

The people and geographical advantages are all in Beimang. Even if the Wei Dynasty takes advantage of them now, it will still be unable to do anything.

The cultivation of the ninth level of self-cultivation realm has gradually become full. But for some reason, Xu Ming still has an intuition. He can still stay where he is and polish his realm. When everything falls into place, he may get an amazing opportunity.

Xu Ming, who knew all this, calmed down and began to practice.

One night half a month later, Xu Ming, who was exhausted, came to the roof.

It's cloudless during the day, and mostly full of stars at night.

Xu Ming was lying on the roof of the medical center with a wine bottle in his hand, thinking about something on his mind, and occasionally taking a few sips. The first drink didn't taste good, but the second drink felt good.

It turns out that it’s never about whether the wine tastes good, but whether a person’s past is profound enough.

If I have a good story, I want to use it as a side dish.

Of course, this is Xu Ming's own opinion. He doesn't know what other people think.

He thought very far, about the carefree life of his childhood, about the dangers of migrating south, and about the mutual care between the old man and himself here.

He also thought that after leaving Beihuang City, he would go to Beiguan and deliver messages to Jiangnan. It should be a few years later, right? Then he would look for the old man who would most likely not come back.

The swordsman ideal in my heart was also realized one by one in this process.

These are his aspirations.

When he came to his senses, he found that the pot of wine had reached the bottom and it was already getting late, so he got out of the house and prepared to go back to rest.

It was at this time that Xu Ming, who was a little dazed, accidentally heard a noise coming from the roof.

Before he could react, a black shadow fell from above, just passed the window, and hit the ground outside hard.

Xu Ming: "?"

After a while, there was no movement outside. Xu Ming gently put down the wine bottle and stuck his head out of the window to look over.

I saw a woman wearing a black tights and a bamboo hat lying quietly on the ground, as if she had lost her life.

Because the hat covers his face, his age and other information cannot be determined for the time being.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally opened the door to check on the woman in black. He found that the woman had dozens of stab wounds of various sizes on her body.

This kind of injury was much more serious than when Xu Ming faced the old man every day.

If this continues, if she is not treated in time, she will definitely die.

Xu Ming, who didn't deliberately lift his bamboo hat to check on the woman, scratched his head: "Forget it, it looks like I have some spare money, so I will reluctantly save you once, hoping to make some money."

He is not afraid that this woman will not admit her fault when she wakes up. Now that he is no longer the restrained Xu Ming, who dares to eat a king's meal at his place?

When he thought of this, Xu Ming no longer hesitated, carried the woman on his back and walked into the house. There was not even a bed in the side room, so he could only carry her back to his room.

After the woman was placed, Xu Ming saw her appearance clearly.

She is a very beautiful girl, about the same age as him, with eyebrows as tall as distant mountains. Her beauty is not lacking in heroic spirit. In terms of temperament alone, Xu Ming, who has not seen much, naturally gives a thumbs up and sighs secretly.

However, because she was seriously injured, her face turned pale and had no color at all.

Xu Ming patted his head and remembered that there were not many medicinal materials left at home, not enough at all.

"That's too careless. How about... carrying it out and putting it back where it belongs?"

He shook his head and rejected the idea as soon as it came up. No matter how immoral Xu Ming was, he wouldn't be like a beast, right?

"It's a big loss. If you don't raise the price, I'll be embarrassed!" Xu Ming rushed out of the door as he spoke.

Where is the medical clinic open in the middle of the night? What else can we do? We must be out of the city and into the mountains!

Zhongqing Mountain is one of the few famous medicinal mountains near Beihuang City, and it has always been Xu Ming's destination for collecting medicinal materials.

Compared with other mountain peaks, most of the medicinal materials grown in this place are more dangerous, so relatively few people come here, so he only came here because of his good skills.

Zhongqing Mountain is located twenty miles south of Beihuang City. Even if Xu Ming rushes all the way, it will still take a while.

At dawn, half of the fish belly white had just been revealed. Xu Ming, who was looking miserable and haggard, came back from outside. The basket he brought out contained the medicinal materials he had picked.

Because the sky hasn't fully opened yet, the view is not particularly clear.

He pushed open the door to the room and was about to go to the table to light a candle when a cold light flashed and before he could react, a sharp weapon was placed on his neck.

A weak but nice cold voice came: "Are you one of theirs too?"

"Who are they? Girl, you have mistaken the person. If you really want to talk about it, I am still your benefactor. Look, what is on my hand? You are injured now and are not suitable for walking.

It's better to be less angry."

As he spoke, the young man in green shirt shook the basket in his hand and reminded him.

Logically speaking, it is impossible to wake up after suffering such a serious injury.

But even so, Xu Ming was not afraid.

To be able to wake up so quickly, this woman must have a high level of cultivation. Of course, she may also be pregnant with a treasure.

But no matter what, it’s not easy to wake up after suffering such a serious injury. You still want to get lucky in a fight?

After a while, she may have figured it out. She put away the sword on her neck: "Get out of the way now, I want to leave here."

Xu Ming calmly put the basket at his feet and went to light a candle. When he saw the pale figure that looked like a female ghost, even though he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.

"I'll take you down! You can leave if you want. We're not doing charity work. I'll just give you 20 cents for having my room all to yourself last night!"

The young swordsman was stunned for a moment, feeling shy for the first time: "I...I have no money."

"No money?" Xu Ming's eyes widened, with an expression even more surprised than when he saw a ghost during the day.

"Something happened. I lost my wallet." The girl in black regained her composure and said softly.

Xu Ming glanced at his basket of medicinal materials and suddenly felt sad: "You are really a damn talent, you can even lose something as valuable as a wallet?"

"If I have a chance, I will pay you back within three days." The woman was very serious, her eyes were clear, and she didn't look like she was lying.

"Any chance?" Xu Ming asked tentatively.

"It's not a chance, it's a certainty!" the woman said firmly.

"Hey, hey, look, what did you say? I know the girl is an honest person. But you are seriously injured now. I will give you a prescription first. When the injury is healed, you can do whatever you want."

"Including the treatment fee, it's not expensive. Since I'm destined to meet the girl, the total is sixty cents, how about it?"
Chapter completed!