In the courtyard outside the grass lu, an old man sat on a stool, pounded medicine and looked up and down at the young man standing in front of him. After a while, he asked aloud, "Young man, are you going to Huling City?"

Danxuan nodded.

The old man meditated for a moment and continued, "Go East and you'll be able to reach Huling City in a day!"

Danxuan hurried to thank him. The old man looked up at the darkening sky and murmured, "It's not too early. If you don't dislike it, you'll spend the night in the grass lug of your husband first, and then start tomorrow!"

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