The mountain road was difficult and dangerous. Fu An walked on the small road in the mountains with heavy dry food on his back. To be precise, this could not be considered a road at all. It was just that wild beasts in the mountains stepped out a path. Although the weather was cold, the grass on the road withered, it was still very difficult to walk and could slip if you accidentally fell.

Before, the road was blocked and people could pass, but horses and camels could not. In the end, after discussing, they decided to abandon these animals. Each of them brought enough food for eight days to go on the road, trying to pass through the mountains early.

Today is the fifth day they gave up on livestock. Everyone brought most of the dry food, but the mountain seemed endless. No matter how long they walked, the surrounding scenery seemed to have not changed much, which made everyone in the team a little depressed and their spirits were not as full as they were at the beginning.

In the evening, the forward team immediately stopped and started cooking. They did not dare to walk the mountain road at night. First, it was too dark to see the road clearly, and problems were prone to problems. Second, there were too many wild animals in the mountains, which was even more dangerous at night. The night before yesterday they even encountered a tiger that came out to find food. Fortunately, they were crowded, so they scared the tiger away.

The camp was chosen under a leeward mountain wall. After several bonfires rose, they finally dispelled the darkness, making the mountains more warm. Two iron pots were placed on the fire, and everyone took out their food rations and threw them into the pot to cook them into a paste. For them, the taste of the food was no longer important, as long as it could fill their stomachs.

"Brother Lei, are you sure we have not taken the wrong path. Why do I feel that the path we are taking these few days are no different?" Guo Ji suddenly came to Lei Ming and asked in a low voice. The mountains in winter were yellow and the scenery in the forest was amazing at first sight, but after seeing it for too much, I felt tired and even felt the same.

"Don't worry, at our current speed, we can walk out of this mountain tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. My most worry now is the problem after coming out." Lei Ming said confidently. He has walked this road many times, so he is not worried about leading the wrong way.

"Brother Lei, how far is the nearest town after coming out of the mountain?" Fu An next to him also asked. He was also worried about the problem after coming out of the mountain, because they had no more food at that time. If they didn't find someone quickly, they would be in danger.

In fact, Lei Ming and his friends prepared sufficient supplies this time, but because they abandoned horses and camels, the supplies that everyone could carry were very limited. After all, in addition to food, they also had to bring blankets, iron pots and other items to protect the cold, so they could only abandon a lot of supplies before.

"Don't think about the nearest towns. Even if we have horses and camels, it will take half a month to get to the nearest villages and towns. However, in addition to villages and towns, there will be some herders living at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, so our only hope is to meet these herders and then buy food and horses from them." Lei Ming replied with a frown.

"Are there many herders at the foot of the mountain? Can we really meet them when we come out?" Guo Ji asked again, unable to wait.

"It's hard to say. If it's the spring when the water and grass are abundant, many herders come to the foot of the mountain to graz. But now that winter is coming, the shepherds may move to other places to spend the winter. Of course, some shepherds will stay, but it's not easy to find. Everything depends on our luck." Lei Ming replied again.

After hearing Lei Ming say this, Fu An and Guo Ji don’t know what to say. In fact, Lei Ming has said these words before, but as time goes by, Fu An and Guo Ji and others need to listen to them again to enhance their confidence.

After dinner, the team assigned the vigilants, and then the others took out the blankets and lay around the fire. The vigilants not only had to be on guard against wild animals, but also had to be responsible for adding fire to the fire. After all, they did not bring tents. If there was no fire, they would freeze to death at night.

But even so, when Fu An and his team woke up the next morning, they still felt very cold, even if they were guarding the fire. In the end, they prepared breakfast and swallowed the soup-filled paste into their stomachs, which made them feel warmer.

Then the entire team set out again, and the group walked along the mountain road that seemed to have no changes. The sky was still cloudy, making it impossible to distinguish the direction with the sun. If you get lost in the mountains, it would be very dangerous and you might not be able to get out of it for the rest of your life.

Fortunately, Lei Ming was an excellent guide, and he was familiar with this road, so the team did not have to worry about getting lost after following him. But when they walked to the afternoon, they climbed over a mountain again, but suddenly became clear in front of them. In the distance, there were no longer mountains connected, but a vast plain, and even a river crossed.

"It's out, we're finally out!" Guo Ji couldn't help but shouted excitedly when he looked at the plains at the foot of the mountain, and the others around him also showed excited expressions.

"Go down the mountain!" Fu An, who had always been calm, also trembled with excitement at this time, and he immediately took the first step down the mountain, and the others followed closely.

As the saying goes, if you run to the mountain, you will die. In fact, it is the same when you go down the mountain. Especially in this cold and cold season, it is more difficult to go down the mountain than to go up the mountain, so Fu An and his team spent a whole afternoon. By the time they arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was already dark.

Fortunately, there were already mountains and fewer wild animals, so it would be no more effective to raise the fire later. When they stepped onto the solid land of the plain, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They finally didn't have to struggle in the mountains.

However, this joy did not last long. In the next few days, Lei Ming led his team along the river on the plain. Because according to experience, the left-behind shepherds usually live by the river, so they also have a greater chance of meeting the shepherds when they walk along the river.

Unfortunately, Lei Ming and his team seemed to have spent all their luck in the Tianshan Mountains. After walking for three days, they failed to meet half of the shepherd. Instead, they had eaten up all the dry food. In this way, they still saved food very much, but they had only lasted for one more day. Now everyone is hungry.

In this cold weather, food is needed to keep the cold, so the hungry crowd felt that it was difficult to move forward. Fortunately, Lei Ming had a better way, and he actually caught a wolf with a trap and taught them to dig the mouse's cave, which made the crowd stutter.

However, the bad luck of the group had just begun, because just as they were trying to find food, the clouds in the sky suddenly became heavier, and then a heavy snow fell slowly.
Chapter completed!