Chapter 120 (continued)

He inspected each pasture, and all eighteen beehives were fine, showing almost no impact from the sandstorm.

After confirming that there were no problems, he rode his horse, sharing it with Yan Kexing, to Fu Meng's house to borrow a horse.

Chang Qingqing knew they were coming to borrow the horses, so she had already prepared them, including the harness, bit, girth, and saddle.

She handed the riding crop to Yan Kexing: "Check it again, see if there are any problems?"

Shi Wen carefully checked it and nodded, saying, "There's nothing wrong, thank you, sister-in-law."

"Don't mention it, you're just helping others." Chang Qingqing patted Shi Wen lightly. "There was just a sandstorm, the road conditions are a bit complicated and might not be very safe. Be careful when you go out, and don't push yourselves too hard."

Shi Wen smiled and said, "We understand. Shall we set off before it gets completely dark?"

Chang Qingqing: "Go ahead, go ahead. Send us a message when you arrive to let us know you're safe."

The two led the horse out of Chang Qingqing's courtyard.

Shi Wen took the riding whip from Yan Kexing's hand. "You ride Shi Suo, I'll ride this horse."

Yan Kexing: "No need."

Shi Wen insisted, "I'm better at reading a horse's condition. I feel more at ease with you riding Shi Suo."

Yan Kexing then stopped refusing and readily accepted his protection.

The two rode their horses toward the Qile Moge house.

Sure enough, there were many cattle and sheep lying on the main road. Although they didn't completely block the road, there were several every few hundred meters, seriously hindering the passage of cars.

These cattle and sheep had just survived the sandstorm and were in a state of high tension, lying on the road waiting for their owners to come and find them, too afraid to move.

Many vehicles slowly drove up from a distance, but after a while, they were blocked by cattle and sheep. They had to get out of their vehicles and push the cattle and sheep's rear ends to try to move them aside.

The rumps of cattle and sheep are very heavy and they are very strong. If you push one one, the other one will lie back down. The driver has no choice but to get back on the truck and drive a little to the side to try to avoid them.

The road is flanked by pastures belonging to herders, which are surrounded by barbed wire fences, making it difficult for cars to maneuver around them.

Therefore, drivers, like snails, can only move slowly, one section of road at a time.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing rode past the car, stirring up a gust of wind.

The driver looked at them enviously, watching them drive away into the distance.

They walked for a while and saw many more herders on horseback along the way.

The herders gathered in twos and threes, probably also out looking for their livestock.

It seems the locals are experienced and know that this is not a good time to drive.

When the herders meet, they always greet each other.

Today, everyone is out looking for their livestock. When they see someone, they'll casually ask if anyone has seen their own animals.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing both have excellent eyesight and memory; as long as the herdsmen come out looking for livestock they have seen before, they can provide the answer.

Along the way, the two helped many herders.

As darkness fell, the horses and the animals, with their excellent night vision, were able to continue their journey without being hindered by the darkness.

Around 7 p. m., the two arrived outside the Qile Moge family's large ranch.

Qile Moge came out to greet them, "You came so quickly!"

Shi Wen, "You've come all this way. Where's your Dolan Sheep? Have you found it?"

Qile Moge shook his head, wiping the sand from his face. "I searched the area, but couldn't find them. I don't know where they went."

Shi Wen, "Then take us to the place where they were last seen, and I'll see if we can find any clues."

Qile Moge: "Aren't you going to rest for a bit? Come in and have some tea, this weather is just too cold."

The temperature here is only 16 or 17 degrees Celsius in the morning and evening. When the cold air comes, the temperature drops to only 7 or 8 degrees Celsius. It's only because Shi Wen and Yan Kexing are not afraid of the cold that they came all this way. Otherwise, their front teeth would probably have been chilled by the cold.

It's perfectly normal for Qile Moge to treat them to a cup of milk tea before asking for their help.

Shi Wen his hand, "Let's come back and drink. I'm afraid another gust of wind might blow away all the clues, making it even harder to find them."

Qile Moge thought about it and agreed, then quickly went home to get a flashlight. "Let's go check out the livestock shed first."

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing wrapped their coats tightly around themselves and followed him to see his livestock shed. When they arrived, Shi Wen discovered that the roof of the livestock shed had been ripped off and was lying about ten meters away.

Good heavens!

Shi Wen stared at all of this in disbelief.

Just a few years ago, he encountered a major typhoon on the eastern coast, which blew off many roofs.

When he arrived here, he never imagined that one day the wind would be so strong that it could blow the roof off.

Shi Wen looked towards Qile Moge.

Qile Moge smiled wryly, "So this is truly an unexpected disaster for our family. Before the sandstorm hit, I even took some people to inspect the livestock shed, and the sheep were all properly locked up and tied up. Who could have imagined that the wind would be so strong that it even blew up the shed? It's no wonder the sheep ran away."

Shi Wen patting me on the shoulder; you really can't blame him for that.

Upon Shi Wen carefully examined the hoof prints on the ground using a flashlight.

Ever since he grew animal ears, he has always paid particular attention to these small details about livestock.

Even amidst a chaotic jumble of hoofprints, he could clearly analyze the differences between them and thus determine how many animals were involved.

The hoofprints are quite messy today, with various tracks overlapping each other, almost crushing the hoofprints.

He had difficulty finding a specific hoof print, but these were definitely hoof prints of Dolan Sheep.

There was a large patch of hoofprints, Shi Wen easily pinpointed the direction the Dolan Sheep had fled in. "They went northwest, let's chase them in that direction."

Qile Moge nodded and said decisively, "I'll have my family prepare food, water, and weapons, and find a few more people to come over."